A fraudulent cancer breakthrough, a test for the future president of MIT, and a new age of doubt in science

It seemed like Duke scientists had developed a “Holy Grail” of cancer treatment. Then the truth came out.

Once houses of worship, soon homes for those who need them: More churches are becoming affordable housing

As congregations shrink, religious institutions from Roxbury to Cambridge to Allston are repurposing their real estate.

US July budget deficit up 20 percent year-over-year despite record Trump tariff income

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Opponents of White Stadium project unveil new alternative design, with updated cost of $64.6 million

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy proposes a roughly 5,000-seat facility, compared to the 11,000-seat stadium of the current project.

Lawsuit of Natick couple harassed by eBay can go to trial, judge rules

David and Ina Steiner sued after eBay employees were arrested for sending them threatening messages, live spiders, and a funeral wreath, and surveilling them while they drove around Natick.

‘Roxbury always elects a fighter’: As 11 candidates vie for open council seat, residents say housing is top issue

District 7 is the only open seat on the September preliminary ballot, after former incumbent Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges and stepped down.

‘Crazy!!’: How Labor Statistics staff reacted to Trump firing commissioner after dismal jobs report

Emails obtained by The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act suggest an agency with little of the corrupting partisanship that President Trump had claimed.