In a sign that Boston could be taking a step forward on one of its most challenging problems, new state data to be released today show that the number of black infants who died before their first birthday plunged by nearly 50 percent between 2008 and 2009.

Anders Behring Breivik said he was a boy when his life’s path began to turn. It was during the first Gulf War, when a Muslim friend cheered at reports of missile attacks against American forces.

Republican Mitt Romney bills himself as a business-savvy job creator, but his presidential campaign will have to contend with the fact that Massachusetts ranked 47th in job creation during his tenure as governor.

Boston-area rents are hitting new heights – with the median price recently reaching $1,665 a month – as the vacancy rate falls to the lowest level in almost a decade, new data show.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel may want to update his summer reading list with an article by a law professor at the University of Chicago.

Gambling wasn’t a problem for Michael Burke until 1994, when a casino opened near his home. It was only then that he became a compulsive gambler, playing more often and losing larger sums of money.

Unless you’re a True Blood diehard, the idea of bleeding yourself intentionally shouldn’t really seem all that appealing. So imagine how most diabetics feel when they’re forced to prick their thumbs three times a day in the name of health. Well, soon they might not have to thanks to a nanosensor tattoo and… an iPhone?

Dave Leitao, a former head men’s basketball coach at three NCAA Division I schools, is expected to be named the next head coach of the Maine Red Claws on Thursday.

Hacking into an ex-girlfriend’€™s Facebook account to read private conversations. Sending threatening text messages that end with, “€œOr else.”€™ Flirting with an ex-boyfriend’€™s buddies on Twitter.

Scarborough right-hander Les Williams isn’€™t the only Blue Jays June draft under contract trying to make it all the way back to the city where he used to live.

While policymakers focus on encouraging small companies to hire more workers and jump-start the economy, business owners would do well to look at their existing workforce before taking on new employees.

Economic news these days is pretty bleak: job growth is anemic, retail sales are stagnating, and consumer confidence is plummeting. But the luxury goods market is another story. Today, the French company Hermes raised its 2011 revenue forecast by 12 to 14 percent on growing demand in the U.S. and China for its silk scarves […]