//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_04water-2_metro.jpg Charles River at its cleanest in at least two decades

The Environmental Protection Agency says the waterway has never been cleaner since testing began in 1995.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/thefts2--90x90.jpg Three men face charges in $1m computer parts theft ring

Police are searching for two former Hewlett-Packard employees who allegedly participated in a scheme to steal parts.

Partners merger would raise health costs, panel says

The merger would raise costs by as much as $23 million a year without necessarily improving quality, a state panel found.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/madoff150-4627.jpg Andrew Madoff, son of convicted financier, dies at 48

Andrew Madoff was the second of ?Bernie? Madoff?s sons to die. The former financier is now serving a 150-year sentence.

Democratic gubernatorial candidates debate tonight

The debate is set to air at 7 p.m. on two broadcast TV stations.

2014 NFL Preview

For Patriots, Super Bowl is only measuring stick

Re-claiming the Lombardi Trophy is the true measure of success for the Patriots. Check out the full 2014 NFL Preview section tomorrow.

03school - Karoline Boehm Goodnick's recipe for alphabet soup. (Karoline Boehm Goodnick)

School-night suppers for family dinners

You?re tired, they?re cranky, and it may seem impossible. . . but, cheer up, here are some easy dinner ideas.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/sacra-richard-web.jpg Mass. doctor is third from US with Ebola virus

The brother of Dr. Rick Sacra said Sacra was doing his life?s work helping the sick in a Liberian hospital when he was infected.

The argument over the Knee Defender became so tense that the pilots of the Aug. 24 fight diverted the Boeing 737 to Chicago.

Passenger in dispute plans to keep using Knee Defender

The businessman who sparked a national debate about air-travel etiquette says he?s embarrassed by the way the confrontation unfolded.

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