Davis is executed in Georgia
Troy Davis was executed for the killing of an off-duty police officer in a case that drew worldwide support over his claims of innocence.
US House rejects funding measure with disaster aid
Almost every Democrat and 48 Republicans voted against the bill, aimed at averting a government shutdown on Oct. 1, amid bitter divisions in the US House over spending.
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Kara Kennedy’s brothers Ted Jr., left, and Patrick, center, were pallbearers at a memorial service in Washington, D.C.
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Grace and Max Allen, children of Kara, held hands with Kara's mother Joan.
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The service was held at Holy Trinity Church in Washington, D.C.
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Kennedy family member Maria Shriver, center, attended the service.
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Senator John Kerry and his wife, Teresa, attended.
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Kara was buried later in the day at the Kennedy family plot at Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline.
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Kara Kennedy’s children Max and Grace Allen laid flowers on her casket.
Kara Kennedy laid to rest in Brookline
Kara Kennedy was laid to rest today during a private burial in the family plot at Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline after an earlier memorial service in Washington, D.C.
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Bello prime reason ‘Prime Suspect’ works
The new NBC adaptation is related to the Helen Mirren series in name only. Star Maria Bello brings an entirely different energy to the badge.
Poll shows Romney lead in N.H., Perry in fourth place
Mitt Romney has added to an already commanding lead in the first-in-the-nation primary, according to a new Suffolk University/7NEWS poll.
Family sues after ‘alarm fatigue’ death
The family of a patient who died at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after no one responded to warnings on his cardiac monitor filed the lawsuit against the hospital and a nurse.
BALTIMORE 6, BOSTON 4
Sox blow 3-run lead in loss to Orioles
Josh Beckett was strong early but faltered late, as the Orioles tied the game with two runs in the seventh then scored two more in the eighth to win.
“Peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the UN — if it were that easy, it would have been accomplished by now.”
President Obama, to the UN General Assembly
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Metro
Mass. high court upholds fees for traffic ticket appeals
The state’s Supreme Judicial Court upheld the state law that requires people to pay a filing fee when they contest a traffic ticket.
Business
Tech Lab
Windows 8 may be a little too advanced for most users
With a dramatic new user interface that supports an array of smartphone-like apps, Windows 8 is shaping up as the most radical rethink since Windows XP.
Nation
Troy Davis asks Supreme Court to stop execution
Troy Davis, the condemned Georgia inmate scheduled to die tonight, filed an eleventh-hour plea asking the US Supreme Court to stop his execution.
World
Americans freed from Iran reunite with families
After more than two years in Iranian custody, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal arrived in the Gulf State of Oman and into the arms of their families.
Sports
YANKEES 4, RAYS 2
Yankees help out Sox by beating Rays
New York came from behind to clinch a playoff spot and damage Tampa Bay’s hopes for a post-season berth.
Food and dining
Food
The perils of potluck
It used to be the bar at a potluck was a cooler. Now the bar is set higher. Bringing a dish of your own choosing (or one dictated by the host) isn’t always a piece of cake.
Arts
R.E.M. calls it quits
The end of the world: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group announced on its website that it has ‘‘decided to call it a day as a band.’’
Ideas
“It doesn’t make any difference whether you assign more homework in English, science, or history. Students will still do the same.”
Ozkan Eren, assistant professor of economics at the University of Nevada, on whether homework works