?Rejected takeoff? before Hanscom crash, NTSB says

Data from the flight recorder suggested that pilots did not check to see if their controls worked before takeoff.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/06/13/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/Nic6337942.jpg Sunni militants move closer to Baghdad

The militants captured two more towns Friday, including one just 60 miles from the Iraqi capital.

Harvard professor challenges school?s denial of tenure

Candidates turned down for the lifetime appointment, the biggest achievement in a professor?s career, generally never know why.

JOAN WICKERSHAM

Advice from 617 years of marriage

Don?t expect to stay married to the same person; all marriages are a series of marriages.

Enormous hurdles remain before Boston could host an Olympics.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff/File

Boston makes US short list for 2024 Summer Olympics

Making the short list is only an incremental step in an arduous process, but it keeps alive the possibility of a Boston Olympics.

Ray Allen, who will turn 39 next month, remains in great shape and would likely receive free agent offers this summer.

NBA FINALS NOTEBOOK

Ray Allen says retirement is an option

Allen said he has enjoyed playing with considerably younger players, downplaying the generation gap.

Perspective

My dream for my black sons on Father?s Day

I will raise my sons to understand the challenges facing black men, but to never stop believing in themselves.

Opinion

Take the Globe Opinion news quiz, June 13, 2014

Were you paying attention this week? Test your knowledge of electoral politics, presidential birthday celebrations, and fruit juice brands.

Capital

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/06/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/candidares--90x90.jpg For Democrats at the convention in Worcester, a change in tune

Delegates are facing a rare dynamic: A front-runner likely to lose the convention and a convention winner who lags in the polls.