Derek Rappaport meets his clients on the worst days of their lives. It’s a situation the career paramedic has experienced countless...

WASHINGTON — A government panel says too many women who want to avoid a second Cesarean-section for child birth are being denied the chance. About...

WASHINGTON — Democrats are tying the fate of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul to a fast-track process that will make...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Three American scientists who contributed to the mapping of the human genetic blueprint — an advance that continues...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — President Barack Obama denounced waste, inefficiency and downright fraud in the government’s health care system...

Gov. Deval Patrick says he’s “open” to doing battle in the lion’s den of conservative talk radio as he struggles for...

If Gov. Deval Patrick enters the arena with some of the Hub’s sharpest-tongued radio talk hosts, he’ll face some rough-and-tumble...

CONWAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers. This week, she has 20,000 — as well as a new iMac...

WASHINGTON - The Washington Post says more than two dozen people have canceled their subscriptions over a photo of two men kissing that ran on...

CBS’ contract to carry the NCAA Tournament runs through 2013, but the NCAA can opt out after this year’s event, which has led...

GREENSBORO -- When the city began its effort to sell Greensboro as a test ground for the Google Fiber project, there was no mistaking the enthusiasm...

DETROIT — Former Detroit Tigers infielder Doug Baker is selling his 1984 World Series ring on eBay for $5,000. The 48-year-old...

PHILADELPHIA — A coalition of big pay-TV companies and public-interest groups are asking the Federal Communications Commission to consider...

LOS ANGELES — Google Inc. broke a long silence in its clash with China on Wednesday as its chief executive, Eric Schmidt, said that...

SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps...

As unemployment continues to rise, Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston wants to put people back to work. Today, the training and...

A Qualified Tuition Plan, commonly known as a 529 college savings plan, has become a popular method for families to put money away for...

A year ago, I would have called myself a journalist. Today, I am an entrepreneur tackling a variety of challenges I didn’t anticipate....