The number of violent crimes in the United States dropped significantly last year, to what appeared to be the lowest rate in nearly 40 years, a development that was considered puzzling partly because it ran counter to the prevailing expectation that crime would increase during a recession.

As an extreme Bruins fan, Kathryn Uggerholt had never seen her beloved team take on the Montreal Canadiens in person.

Gossip can be malicious and mean, but it also may serve a protective purpose, forcing the brain to focus on people who might be threatening, a new study suggests.

A Texas mother’€™s self-published book about how to battle insomnia -€” a tome detailing her son’s temper tantrums, a bout with depression and ‒emotional turmoil’€ about losing ‘€œthe love of my life’ -€” was a desperate cry for help from an overwhelmed single mom marching down a path to destruction, a prominent criminologist said yesterday.

The Massachusetts economy continued to show surprising strength as the state unemployment rate hit a two-year low in April and employers added nearly 20,000 new jobs, officials reported yesterday.

Are you going to college? Are you paying for someone to go to college?

The arrest of a Texas mother, charged with murdering her young son, has a lot of people, especially parents, wondering how a parent can kill their own child.

Hearing gossip about people can change the way you see them — literally.

In my article today on the job market for recent college grads, I mentioned that academic majors seem to have a big effect on whether students are employed — and employed in jobs that use their college degrees — after they graduate.

The Massachusetts economy will experience moderate growth at best through next year and unemployment won’€™t fall ‘€œsubstantially’ until 2013, according to a tepid economic forecast out today.

The term, “chauds lapins,” was used in Stephen Clarke’s Op-Ed article to describe French men’s allegedly unrestrained libidos. That point also brings to mind the arrogance of power, especially male power.

It`s Wednesday afternoon at this mall in Garden City, New York and you could play catch in the parking lot. A slow shopping center is hardly conclusive evidence of a weak economy, but some experts say it`s no surprise given other signs of lackluster activity. The housing market remains in the cellar. Sales are down […]