Suspect dead, two officers wounded in Dorchester

Police searching for suspect on Wellesley Park, Dorchester after two Boston Police officers were shot several blocks away. Another suspect was shot and killed.

Bill Brett for The Boston Globe

Two suspects opened fire on officers from the drug control unit in a wild, broad daylight shootout this afternoon.

Matt Damon and Alice Braga star in the Neill Blomkamp-directed drama “Elysium.”

Exclusive Thursday preview | Movie Review

Matt Damon’s ‘Elysium’ is standard, not gold standard

Writer-director Neill Blomkamp’s new film is essentially “District 9” with bigger stars and less reason to exist, which hardly means it’s terrible.

Anna Volain (center), 20, shopping for snacks at Shaw’s on Commonwealth Avenue with friends Liza Posner (left), 20, and Isabel Monteiro, 21.

Generation Y a tough target for marketers

Millennials — generally defined as people born after 1980 — have become skilled at finding ways to avoid the constant stream of advertising.

Latest news

 

No verdict on second day of Bulger deliberations

Since getting the case on Tuesday, jurors in the James “Whitey” Bulger case have deliberated for about 13 hours.

Wes Welker is now wearing Denver colors, but it sounds as though he is still bothered by things that happened in New England. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Welker details how bond with Belichick fell apart

The ex-Patriots receiver said the coach rode him especially hard last year, and that he finds himself still wary of violating Belichick’s rules.

Dan Wolf speaks during the 2013 Massachusetts Democratic Party Platform Convention.

Dan Wolf still running for governor despite ethics ruling

The State Ethics Commission ruled that Wolf, a Democrat, cannot be governor or hold his state Senate seat unless he divests of his minority interest in Cape Air.

Minority officers vow to oppose candidates who support Davis

A group vowed to “vigorously oppose” any mayoral candidate who would let Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis keep his job.

Opinion

editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/08/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/fedb36e9ca2a40c283b0d98e50be382d-fedb36e9ca2a40c283b0d98e50be382d-0.jpg MLBPA sends the right message on steroids

The Players Association prodded those union members who allegedly received performance-enhancing drugs to accept a measure of punishment.

Nation & World

Tags in this section: