Elsa Oliver unable to aid defense, lawyer says

The lawyer for the mother of the Fitchburg boy who was found dead said it’s difficult to have “meaningful conversations” with her.

Teen faces manslaughter charge in death of brother

A 14-year-old Mattapan boy is facing adult charges in the shooting death of his 9-year-0ld brother.

Before infant’s death, police fax was lost by agency

A fax warning of possible harm to a Grafton infant was missed by DCF officials for six days because the report was misplaced.

The Canadiens won three of four regular-season matchups with the Bruins this season.

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Bruins’ confidence may be unrivaled

Historically, the Canadiens have had the Bruins’ number in the playoffs, but talent-deep Boston is on a roll.

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Chad Finn joins Christopher L. Gasper to discuss what the NBA will do with Clippers owner Donald Sterling, among other topics.

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling with V. Stiviano, to whom racist remarks were allegedly directed.

Obama, teams decry racist remarks linked to Sterling

The president weighed in on what he called the “incredibly offensive racist statements” that Clippers owner Donald Sterling allegedly made.

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Shortstop Xander Bogaerts has impressed teammates with the work he’s done trying to improve defensively. Abelimages/Getty Images

Growing pains will happen for Xander Bogaerts

Red Sox veterans are invested in the progress of the phehom shortstop and will both protect him and also kick him in the pants if he needs it.

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Tom Webster, a chemical engineer at Northeastern, examined bone cancer cells at a school research center.

Nanomedicine could improve surgical implants

Northeastern University’s Tom Webster believes nanomaterials can be used to stave off infections triggered by conventional materials used in surgical implants.

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Tenor Fernando Guimarães and mezzo-soprano Jennifer Rivera in dress rehearsal for Boston Baroque’s “semi-staged” production of “Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria.”

Boston Baroque makes a home for Monteverdi’s ‘Ulisse’

The singing throughout was excellent, and the orchestra impinged on it only rarely, but at times, particularly in the first half, the drama dragged.