The diversity visa program makes up to 50,000 green cards available each year by lottery to people from countries that are little represented in the U.S.

The tipster, John, was the reason why. “He blew this case right open,” said Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha of the information provided by the individual that resulted in finding the ...

Two students were killed and 9 were injured at Brown University Saturday. An MIT professor was shot and killed in his ...

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For those who’d like a side of winter wonderland with their meal this holiday season, two New England restaurants really deliver. Time Out released a list of the most festive holiday restaurants in ...

This letter writer keeps dating men who are unemployed or in school. Is she enabling their problems? Or are these healthy relationships?

You might want to pick up the phone if 55 Church St. in Dedham strikes your fancy. Built in 1906 as the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, 55 Church St. was expanded in 1920 as the need for ...