Lawyer expects John Connolly to be freed soon

After Connolly’s murder conviction was overturned, the lawyer for “Whitey” Bulger’s former FBI handler said he expects his client to be freed soon.

Kevin Cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-13132.jpg A Kafkaesque moment in Bulger saga

John Connolly’s murder conviction was thrown out because he didn’t get caught soon enough.

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Aaron Hernandez is accused of ambushing and killing two Cape Verdean immigrants on a South End street.

Boston Police officers investigated the roof a Columbia Road apartment building where a 2-year-old boy fell and died Wednesday.

Toddler dies after fall from building

The toddler apparently wandered from a day care center on the first floor and climbed four floors before falling from the roof.

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At 94, a high school senior like no other

Genevieve Johnson is about to graduate high school, 78 years after dropping out to help her family get by during the Great Depression.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_CWLAreport3_met.jpg DCF failures didn’t lead to Oliver’s death, report finds

“We did not conclude… that DCF was responsible for Jeremiah’s death,” the report commissioned by Governor Patrick found.

With $1.1 billion in revenue last year, Beats is already making money and will boost Apple’s earnings once the new fiscal year begins.

Apple purchases Beats Electronics for $3 billion

The acquisition of the headphone maker and music-streaming service is by far the most expensive in Apple’s history.

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Angelou rose from poverty, segregation, and violence to become a force on stage, screen, and the printed page.

Opinion

opinion | Phillip Niemeyer

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/05/24/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/songs-of-summer-0523.JPG The songs of summer

Each of these songs has the power to bring us back to a certain time.

John L. Allen Jr.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/05/27/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/allenj-1720--90x90.png Perils of a ‘let it all hang out’ pope

There can also be a price for transparency, which Pope Francis neatly illustrated Monday night.