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The downside of owning a global brand is the awful possibility of screwing it up. Ford holds its collective breath whenever it has to roll out a new F-150 pickup. Early reactions to the Cayenne crossover must have had Porsche managers back-dating their résumés. And at Jeep, straying too far from the original mil-spec formula is guaranteed to set the Timberland-and-Carharrts brigade to howling. Which is just what they did when they first saw this new soft-shouldered, squinty-eyed Cherokee with — Lord help us — front-wheel drive.

Weekly auto rail, with tips on distracted driving, Car Q&A and more. 

QUESTION: Is the price for the full synthetic oil worth the extra money?

The number of homeless Massachusetts families being placed by the state in hotels has surged to an all-time high, despite efforts to reduce the number.

For the casino industry in Massachusetts, this year was a bit like the experience of a gambler during a long evening at the blackjack table: giddiness after early success, then despair after mounting losses.

Retailers got Americans into stores during the start to the holiday shopping season. Now they’ll need to figure out how to get them to actually shop.

Thousands of holiday revelers lined a 3-mile stretch of Hancock Street Sunday afternoon to catch a glimpse of 16 marching bands from around the state, 15 Christmas-themed floats ranging from a gingerbread house to a nativity scene, Clydesdales, clowns and antique cars.

NEW YORK — A Metro-North passenger train derailed on a curved section of track in the Bronx on Sunday morning, killing four people and injuring 63 as it came to rest just inches from the water, authorities said.

Participants in the Brockton Area Fatherhood Program take divergent routes into the program, and not all of them are there by choice. But those who complete the course graduate with a set of tools to help them be better parents, despite the challenges in their lives.

An eight-year-old Rockland boy was transferred to Children's Hospital in Boston after being struck by a car Saturday evening while crossing the street at an intersection in Rockland with his family, the Rockland fire department said.