Judge rules NSA phone record collection unconstitutional

The federal judge put his decision on hold pending a near-certain government appeal.

Police were investigating after unconfirmed reports of explosives at the Science Center, Thayer, Sever, and Emerson buildings.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

E-mail triggers evacuations, canceled exams at Harvard

No explosive devices were found after an e-mailed threat spurred police to search four buildings at the heart of the campus.

State investigators find Wynn ‘suitable’

Wynn Resorts, which is seeking to build a casino in Everett, will have to explain its business practices in Macau, China.

First of two parts

Pediatric patient in limbo as parents, hospital at odds

Just a few days after a 14-year-old girl had arrived at Children’s Hospital, doctors were urging state officials to take emergency custody of her.

In July, Justina Pelletier’s family was rattled by a phone call from the state child protection agency saying it was ready to release the 14-year-old from Boston Children’s Hospital — but not into her parents’ custody.

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Second of two parts

Frustration on all fronts in struggle over child’s future

The Justina Pelletier case sheds light on the fact that there are few good paths to resolution once doctors are convinced that parents are harming their child.

A Boston Globe investigation

The fall of the house of Tsarnaev

A five-month Globe investigation offers new insights into the two suspects in the Marathon bombings and their deeply dysfunctional family.

Rajon Rondo has been participating in drills since October.

Rajon Rondo looks impressive in Celtics practice

Though Rondo has been cleared for full-contact practice, there is no timetable yet on the point guard’s return to games.

Opinion

JAMES CARROLL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/12/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/james_carroll_150px-1541.png What is personhood?

When animals and humans developed a relationship of love, only one species knew to wonder about the meaning of the interaction.

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