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Doctors in Boston have made what they consider a major discovery in the world of AIDS research: the HIV virus has become virtually undetectable in the blood of two men following bone marrow transplants.

The Senate approved a casino compact signed by Gov. Deval Patrick and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe.

That's three times the number that applied last year.

How the State House’s cultural artifacts have vanished, piece by piece, and other links.

Our critic-at-large reviews the "thoroughly likable" 2009 stage adaptation of the 2000 film.

Democrats are trying to play down the high-profile new endorsement for Sen. Scott Brown.

Once home to Occupy Boston, Dewey Square is now host to a large mural created by Os Gemeos, identical twin street artists from Brazil.

The compact, which gives the state 21.5 percent of gaming revenues if the tribe succeeds in developing a casino in Taunton, now heads to the governor's desk.

Menino acknowledged that there is little he can do to prevent the fast food chain from coming to Boston, though he stands by his position.

The bill, awaiting the governor's signature, would push banks toward modifying mortgages rather than moving them into foreclosure.

Chief Justice Roderick Ireland is warning that a crime bill passed by the Legislature does not appear to allow for judicial discretion, and could clog the court system if enacted.

Want to know when Olympians with New England ties are competing? Here's a daily schedule.

The MassBenchmarks journal also estimates that the state’s economy will grow at an annualized rate of 3.6 percent over the next six months.

Boston officials and the city's teachers both say they hope to finish long-stalled contract negotiations before the start of the school year.

Divers have discovered a World War II-era German submarine nearly 70 years after it sank under withering U.S. attack in deep waters off Nantucket.

The Wally the Green Monster costume was reported stolen, but it was later revealed that a team employee took the costume without informing a supervisor.

Sen. Scott Brown says he disagrees with the CEO of fast food chain Chick-fil-A, whose opposition to gay marriage has touched off a national furor.

Gov. Deval Patrick says he will be sending a crime bill back to the Legislature because he wants a "safety valve" added to a "three-strikes" provision.

Health officials say they've confirmed Cape Cod's first-ever case of a human-biting mosquito infected with eastern equine encephalitis.

A joint venture between a Worcester company and an Italian firm has won a $1 million grant from the Department of Energy to fund development of clean coal technology.

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