Making bones at science fairs

The path to success is not paved with paper mache volcanoes — but it can wind through the science fair. It did for Randolph resident Barnas Monteith, a science fair champion in middle school and high school. Monteith took home top honors at the state,...

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Ink Block makes mark at former Herald HQ

The Ink Block is the transformation of the 24-acre former Boston Herald building in the South End into a destination residential area, and now the first two apartment buildings in the complex have opened. They join a 50,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market...

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Critics: Wal-Mart wage hikes aren’t enough for workers

Wal-Mart has budged in the battle with workers over higher wages, but critics say the hourly pay increases pledged by the world's largest retailer don't go far enough. The Bentonville, Ark., company yesterday said it would raise the hourly pay of 500,000...

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Fannie Mae posts $1.3B profit in 4Q; paying $1.9B dividend

WASHINGTON — Mortgage giant Fannie Mae reported net income of $1.3 billion for the fourth quarter. That's down sharply from $6.5 billion a year earlier due largely to losses on investments used to hedge against swings in interest rates. Still, it was...

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Judge rules against American Express in antitrust suit

NEW YORK — American Express violated U.S. antitrust laws by barring merchants from asking customers to use one credit card over another, a federal judge ruled Thursday. The case was a major blow to American Express, who argued that its policies kept...

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Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver indicted on 3 charges

NEW YORK — Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was indicted Thursday on three charges after his arrest in a federal bribery case. The indictment was returned in Manhattan federal court, where he appeared briefly last month when he...

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Tokyo stock rise as other Asian markets closed for holidays

TOKYO — Asian trading was quiet with most markets closed for the Lunar New Year holidays Friday, and Tokyo shares continued to rise on recent optimism about an economic recovery. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.3 percent to 18,323.17...

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Advocates push preventative care

Advocates pushed for greater preventative health care for the state's poor and elderly — services they claimed would save money in the long run — even as Gov. Charlie Baker continued to vow that "reforms and initiatives" for the money-hemorrhaging MassHealth...

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The Ticker

Connector extends hours The Massachusetts Health Connector is extending hours and adding workers at its walk-in and call centers ahead of Monday's deadline to complete an application and pick a health plan. The Boston walk-in center at 133 Portland...

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800,000 HealthCare.gov customers given wrong tax info

WASHINGTON — About 800,000 HealthCare.gov customers got the wrong tax information from the government, the Obama administration said Friday, and officials are asking those affected to delay filing their 2014 returns. The tax mistake is a self-inflicted...

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