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.

In fall 2010, Northeastern University began planning an expansion of its mobile applications to allow students, faculty, and staff to stay much better connected to the university. To support and expand this initiative, Alicia Russell, director of Northeastern’s Educational Technology Center, considered ways to facilitate faculty members’ use of mobile technologies and applications in teaching.

Teens who drop out of high school have a greater likelihood of ending up in jail, being unemployed, relying on food stamps and becoming a fiscal drain on society than those who graduate, according to a new study commissioned by the Chicago Alternative Schools Network.

Returning to work after maternity leave is a huge stressor for many first time moms, not only because of the logistical hoops you have to jump through to re-arrange your work life around your new baby, but it can also fill women with self-doubt about their roles as career woman and mom.