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 […]

In April lenders began the process of seizing Massachusetts homes at a faster rate for the second straight month, a sign that foreclosures could rise again, according to some housing specialists.

Five short years ago, many learned men and women warned Americans against thinking that rising home prices would eliminate or lessen the need for them to save for retirement. Institutions and advisers alike advised people against relying on the equity in their homes to finance part or even all of their consumption needs in retirement.

We’re often taken aback when a respected governor, political candidate, husband or wife is caught cheating. But psychologist David DeSteno argues that there’s a growing body of evidence that shows that everyone — even the most respected among us — has the capacity to act out of character.