Norfolk County Sheriff Michael G. Bellotti has joined forces with Northeastern University to conduct a comprehensive study of the effectiveness of inmate programs designed to prepare offenders to be productive members of society after finishing their sentences at the Norfolk County Correctional Center in Dedham.

The Massachusetts economy wasn’t in great shape during the early aughts. As Mitt Romney’s opponents like to point out, the Bay State ranked 47th out of 50 states in terms of job creation from 2003 to 2007. It was only one of two states to have no growth in its resident labor force between 2002 […]

Ronald Reagan used to say that political campaigns are won by those who make their case in primary colors, not soft or muted pastels. What he was really saying was that strong and compelling leadership requires a clear and candid statement of principles – what you are for and what you are against. Franklin Delano […]

Alex is standing outside the “peace wall” in Peckham, a woodchip board covering the broken window of Rye Lane’s Poundland, which is full of messages of community solidarity. His explanation for why he was at the riots is rather less civil minded.

??Only one woman on the “Super Committee”?

Alicia Thomas, 20, had it all planned out: career at a nonprofit, married by 24, mortgage by 26.

The so-called underwear bomber broke into that paradise. Just months before, Senator Edward Kennedy’€™s death interrupted Obama’€™s Martha’€™s Vineyard getaway. The Iraq troop drawdown last August kept him busy on the Vineyard, as well. It’€™s a small wonder folks think he’€™s entitled to at least a working vacation.

If there’€™s one bright spot in the sluggish recovery, it’€™s the record level of profits at businesses. But with renewed worries over the economy and turmoil in the markets, the question is whether those companies will finally start using that money to hire or whether they will continue to hunker down.

When Prime Minister David Cameron told Parliament yesterday he would turn to Boston for lessons in quelling angry riots in London, he caused some head-scratching on this side of the pond.

A growing body of evidence suggests that sedentary office workers and other inactive people are at a relatively high risk of dying early. Sedentary people have elevated levels of biomarkers linked to cardiovascular disease, including insulin, glucose, and triglycerides. And research in animals has shown that levels of an enzyme responsible for breaking down fat […]

Given the dismal state of the economy these days, internships are becoming an increasingly important part of student life.

MOHAMMED SAEED HARIB is the creator of “€œFreej”€, the first 3D animation show to come from the Middle East. Since premiering in 2006, the show has gained the region-wide, cross-generational popularity of an Arab “Simpsons”. This month sees the start of series four, timed to coincide with Ramadan.