The state’s top court ruled Tuesday that Karen Read can be retried on all the same charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Prosecutors have sought to retry Read ...

Vintage Valentines in Duxbury's archives express love and longing in the 19th century. They also hold tantalizing clues for ...

Boston’s oldest film festival will run at the Somerville Theatre and other Davis Square venues from Feb. 12-17, with 10 feature-length and seven short sci-fi movie programs, along with panels and ...

The State Historical Commission has received the preliminary documentation required in the process of establishing the town's ...

Talk about buyer’s remorse. Seven years ago, a small Massachusetts town purchased a majestic 1886 mansion for the bargain ...

This deeply ingrained diversity in Jewish history should serve as a model for Reform congregations today. Rather than seeing ...

Ida Porter Boyer, a Schuylkill County woman who played a leading role in the women’s suffrage movement, is on track to being honored with a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission marker. J.

Historical accounts of foodborne illness date back to antiquity ... American colonists enacted a replica of the Assize of Bread regulation in 1646, and later passed the Massachusetts Act Against ...

Coming on the heels of statehood, the oldest high school in California is in San Francisco and remains one of the most prestigious in the state.

The Beltrami County Historical Society invites the community to the program, "What's Love Got to Do with It? Understanding and Overcoming Partner Violence," at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13, at the ...

Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few recommendations from Globe writers and critics, covering music, ...