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The airline says it's about convenience. But for the federal government, it's about national security.

At Level Ground Mixed Martial Arts, students learn much more than how to take down opponents and spar. For many at-risk youths there, the skills they gain there helps them with experiences off the mat.

Under the permit bank model, a nonprofit pools money together to buy fishing permits, then leases the rights to small-scale fishermen at deep discounts.

Today's weather will still bring a slight chance of a shower, but it will be dry on Thursday.

Environmental scientist Ralph Baker said he would pay the city if it agreed to leave 205 acres of city-owned forested land untouched for the next 30 years.

MassHealth is the state program that provides health coverage to more than a quarter of the state's residents.

Sean Devlin allegedly shouted the slurs at a 61-year-old woman who was wearing a headscarf and made false accusations that she had a bomb.

Plus, The Dance Complex is celebrating 25 years with a flash mob and a big brass band in Central Square.

The 56 new recruits that graduated Wednesday are welcome additions to the force, but not nearly enough to compete with the staffing challenges the department is facing.

A spokeswoman for the Steamship Authority says both tested negative for alcohol. The results of drug tests are pending.

Sharon Brody on motherhood, potty humor and the new film reboot of Dav Pilkey's best-selling books.

Transcending misconceptions, Rubinos emerges as a true polyglot, gesturing deftly toward hip-hop and R&B as she continues her avant-garde inflections.

Undocumented immigrants’ fear of seeking medical attention is not simply a moral dilemma for doctors, writes Leila Haghighat. It’s an issue of concern to all Americans.

In the wake of recent violent acts against Muslims, many in the Boston-area Islamic community are coming together not only to pray, but also to seek comfort and safety.

Residents say Senior House's culture of care and free expression attracted large LGBT and minority populations, as well as lots of students who might not normally thrive at MIT. But administrators have decided its freewheeling attitude came with unacceptable risks.

As summer days go, today will be one of the nicest possible.

The legislation approved 126-28 Wednesday night would tax the product at 28 percent and devote $50 million in pot revenues to addiction prevention and treatment.

The House bill raises the tax on marijuana from 12 to 28 percent and allows elected officials to ban marijuana businesses from their cities and towns without the need for a local referendum.

Johnson had served 15 months in prison following his conviction in 2009.

The Boston Celtics have created plenty of buzz leading up to the draft.

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