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Eli Lilly settles Mass. pregnancy drug-cancer case
Eli Lilly and Co. has settled a lawsuit brought by four sisters who contended their breast cancer was caused by a drug their mother took during ...
Flu season has Boston declaring health emergency
Boston declared a public health emergency Wednesday as flu season struck in earnest and the state reported 18 flu-related deaths so far. The city is ...
Mass. women at trial: Pregnancy drug caused cancer
Eli Lilly and Co. failed to test a drug's effect on fetuses before promoting it as a way to prevent miscarriages, a lawyer charged Tuesday in opening ...
Bruins on ice at BU as they wait for NHL season
Boston Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg drove by the TD Garden on Tuesday morning on his way to Boston University, where a handful of his teammates ...
Small fire sends smoke into 787 cabin in Boston
An electrical fire filled the cabin of a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 with smoke Monday minutes after passengers disembarked following a non-stop flight ...
Author offers spot in book for finding lost dog
There's a new mystery on Dennis Lehane's mind, and the best-selling author is offering a special reward: Find his lost dog and get a spot in his next ...
Trial set to begin in Boston over pregnancy drug
At first, the Melnick sisters thought it was just a cruel coincidence that two of them were diagnosed with breast cancer. But when two more sisters ...
Red Sox get All-Star closer Hanrahan from Pirates
If Joel Hanrahan can do for the Boston Red Sox what he did against them, they should be very happy with their new closer. In the first of his two ...
Anti-tax conservatives say no to tax-increase deal
In the city where a protest over tax policy sparked a revolution, modern day tea party activists are cheering the recent Republican revolt in ...
Mass. chemist pleads not guilty in drug lab case
A former Massachusetts drug lab chemist at the center of a scandal that threatens to unravel thousands of criminal cases pleaded not guilty Thursday ...
Strike looms at East and Gulf Coast ports
Weeks after a critical West Coast port complex was crippled by a few hundred striking workers, the East Coast is bracing for a possible walkout ...
Red Sox look for innings in Dempster
The Boston Red Sox have the reliable starter they sought in Ryan Dempster. He's pitched at least 200 innings in four of the past five seasons, ...
AP Sources: Dempster, Red Sox agree at $26.5M
The Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms with right-hander Ryan Dempster on a two-year contract worth $26.5 million, two people familiar with the ...
Red Sox complete Victorino's $39M, 3-year deal
Hawaiian Shane Victorino was so excited to arrive in Boston in the chill of December he ordered some New England clam chowder at dinner and sent a ...
Fidelity cutting fees at 8 index mutual funds
Fidelity Investments is trimming fees at its largest index mutual funds and making some of its lowest-cost options accessible to a larger number of ...
Man calls 14-foot canoe on Boston Harbor his home
Michael Richard Smith is a man without a fixed address, someone who leaves it to the wind and tide in Boston Harbor to help decide where he'll dream ...
Obama uncle in Mass. gets new deportation hearing
President Barack Obama's uncle is getting a new deportation hearing after an appeals board ordered the agency running the U.S. immigration court ...
Boston College hires Addazio away from Temple
When Brad Bates arrived at Boston College as the new athletic director, he had in his mind a list of football coaches he might someday want to hire.
Romney's big loss leaves GOP with no clear leader
Mitt Romney's shadow looms over a Republican Party in disarray. The face of the GOP for much of the last year, the failed presidential candidate has ...
Mitt Romney's loss creates GOP leadership vacuum
Mitt Romney's shadow looms over a Republican Party in disarray. The face of the GOP for much of the last year, the failed presidential candidate has ...
Historic Boston church considers sale of hymnal
The first book printed in what would become the United States was a Puritan hymnal of psalms, sturdy enough that 11 copies that came off a wooden ...
Insider trading suspect was model ethics student
Mathew Martoma knew from an early age he wanted to blend his interests in health care, business and law into a career, and he excelled as a bioethics ...
After Rondo ejected, Nets beat Celtics 95-83
Doc Rivers wants the Boston Celtics to be tough — not violent. The message came too late for Rajon Rondo. The Celtics point guard was ejected from ...
Rondo, Humphries, Wallace ejected for fight
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo was ejected in the second quarter of Wednesday night's game against Brooklyn when he shoved Kris Humphries ...