BOSTON — Hundreds of of cyclists convened for the annual midnight marathon bike ride, in which they ride the course of the Boston Marathon the night before the big race.

CONCORD, N.H. — The program aims to reassure new parents that it’s normal for young babies to experience long bouts of inconsolable crying.

Chris Mehmel, who runs with a prosthesis, recalls how chance encounter on Heartbreak Hill led to a generous gift.

DEVENS, Mass. — Drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has announced a $250 million expansion of its manufacturing complex in Devens.

BOSTON — A Brigham and Women’s program treats gunshots and knife wounds as symptoms of a larger illness that can be managed — and maybe even cured — with the right approach.

A study found insurance claims by individuals would soar 32 percent under Obamacare. That quickly turned into (inaccurate) headlines that premiums would rise 32 percent. We try to clear things up.

BOSTON — Opponents will be in court Thursday arguing for a permanent injunction against research that which deals with some of the deadliest pathogens.

BOSTON — The decision comes a day after Town Meeting refused to authorize spending $14 million to tear down the turbines.

There are reports today of another person killed by that new strain of bird flu in China. It brings the total number of deaths from the H7N9 virus to seven, of 24 people known to be infected.

TOPEKA, Kan. — A phrase declaring that life begins “at fertilization” tucked into new abortion legislation in Kansas is creating concern among abortion rights advocates that the wording will inspire new attempts to prevent the procedure.

BOSTON — Dr. Lauren Smith is stepping down in early May.

Almost 26 percent of New Hampshire residents have a mental illness. Concord Monitor reporter Annmarie Timmins has navigated the system for close to a decade now, and chronicled her experiences in the paper.

New York district court judge Edward Korman has ruled that Plan B One-step, commonly called the morning-after pill, be made available over the pharmacy counter to anyone who wants it.

WASHINGTON — The proposal aims for a compromise on the Fiscal 2014 budget by combining the president’s demand for higher taxes with GOP insistence on reductions in entitlement programs.