Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison, it seems, is either a throwback or a relic.

Northeastern University students decorated gingerbread houses on Thursday, Dec. 8, as part of the 11th annual Northeastern Gingerbread Construction Contest, which also supports local charities.

Employment growth in Massachusetts will largely stagnate over the next 18 months, sharply slowing the state’s recovery from a recession, state revenue officials projected yesterday.

The nation’s largest anti-bullying event is going to be held in Massachusetts this week.

In what is being billed as the largest anti-bullying event in the nation, thousands of Bay State teens will gather today at Northeastern University to talk about preventing the sometimes deadly behavior.

In May 2010, a 30-year-old Pakistani-American drove his Nissan Pathfinder into one of the most scrutinized urban spaces on the planet and parked along the curb.

Millions of children are lacing up sneakers and skates, donning swimsuits and grabbing rackets to join the ranks of youth sports teams and leagues across the country, often with minimal parental supervision.

Globe reporters and photographers are in Dewey Square where police are clearing out the Occupy Boston encampment that started in September and removing protesters.

You may have heard that a Montana blogger must pay a $2.5 million libel judgment because a federal judge ruled she was not a journalist, and was thus not entitled to protect her anonymous sources.

Chicago is home to the third largest public school district in the country, and it’s a system that’s plagued by a high dropout rate. A new study has taken a closer look at the individual and societal costs of dropping out. Andrew Sum, professor of Economics and director of the Center for Labor Market Studies […]

After the negotiations, questions about an icon’s worth and fallout from Albert Pujols’ decision -€” after news broke Thursday morning that he chose to leave the only franchise he has known since he made his major-league debut in 2001 -€” this Midwestern city faced the start of a new era.

Patriots honcho Robert Kraft’€™s proposed deal to lease land for a massive, $1 billion casino to Las Vegas sultan Steve Wynn could be a watershed moment for National Football League owners and is yet another example of Kraft’s trailblazing business moves, analysts say.