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 Photo: Longtime Boston South Enders socialize at a neighborhood senior lunch program: (l-r) “Spider” Edwards, James Banks and Luther Flynt. (Photo by Sandra Larson)This story is part of our ongoing “BOSTON” series in NAM’s “Growing Older, Getting Poorer” section.BOSTON--At United...

The Boy Scouts of America unanimously approves a resolution to end the organisation's ban on gay adults working as leaders.

US President Barack Obama commutes the prison sentences of 46 drug offenders as part of a renewed effort to reform the criminal justice system.

Pope Francis says that he did not chew coca during his recent trip to Bolivia, where the leaves are used to alleviate the effects of the high altitude.

Thousands of people in Bangladesh are demanding justice for a 13-year-old boy whose gruesome murder was filmed by his jeering attackers.

 The July 3 shooting death of an NOPD officer’s daughter, two weeks days after the murder of NOPD Officer Daryle Holloway, underscores the city’s ongoing struggles to get a handle on rising violent crime and to boost the police department’s...

Pluto has just been found to be ever so slightly bigger than we thought, having a diameter of 2,370km.

Wisconsin governor Scott Walker announces his bid for US president, by tweeting 'I'm in' and releasing a video.

Newly crowned Wimbledon winners Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams hit the dance floor at the tournament's traditional Champions Dinner

Grammy-award winning rapper 50 Cent files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to reports in the US.