He “threatened me,” “strangled me with a PlayStation cord,” “lunged at me with a pocketknife.” A horror movie? No, real life for far too many young women, an exclusive new Glamour survey reveals. Why is relationship violence still so frighteningly common in 2011? And how can we help? The answer starts with two simple words: […]

Applied Materials Inc., the world’s largest maker of semiconductor fabrication equipment, unveiled plans yesterday to buy Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. of Gloucester for $4.9 billion, making it the biggest local tech deal this year.

The Rogers family spent about $3,500 each of the past three summers so their son, Brian, could play for a travel lacrosse team.

The Fenway area has boasted the “€œFenway Cultural District”€ since 1998, when Mayor Thomas Menino proclaimed Huntington Avenue the “€œAvenue of the Arts”€ and worked to foster arts and culture in the area.

International sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program forced the Islamic Republic to strengthen trade relations with countries in Southeast Asia who have benefited from Iran’s isolation, experts say.

HOLYOKE – The plan for a $168 million high-performance computing center for downtown is before the Conservation Commission and the Stormwater Authority, with only minor issues, an official said.

In The Wizard of Oz, Glinda the Good Witch asks Dorothy”Are you a good witch or a bad witch?” The answer was clear in the 1939 movie. But it’s not anymore, say psychologists David DeSteno and Piercarlo Valdesolo in their new book,Out of Character: Surprising Truths About the Liar, Cheat, Sinner (and Saint) Lurking in […]

Dozens of Chicago teenagers on Monday told a small group of elected officials about their need for summer jobs to save for college, pay for food and, in some cases, avoid homelessness.

I suppose there are obstacles that can come between you and victory in the fantasy video games Darkspore and Diablo. If you are a young gamer, Mom and Dad might object to the violence in these titles. Or you might lack the patience to follow the storylines.

The final nine months of Tuan Dao’€™s life included, in order: a home foreclosure, a bankruptcy filing, a domestic violence-related arrest and a separation from his wife. Following this tailspin, the Vancouver father chose to commit suicide and kill his children.

Last year, on April 27, Lieutenant Richard G. Covino was paid for working an 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. shift with the Massachusetts Port Authority Fire Department. All in all, an ordinary work day.

Massachusetts’€™ technology sector is fueling strong growth, helping the state’s economy expand more than twice as fast as the nation’€™s in the first three months of this year, the University of Massachusetts reported yesterday.