Obama chooses political insider as ?Ebola czar?

The president?s choice to lead the nation?s response has no medical experience, but is instead known as a political crisis manager.

A Carnival cruise ship near the shores of Cozumel on Friday.

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Cruise ship carrying Dallas health worker returning to US

The ship carrying a worker who handled an Ebola victim?s lab specimen was not allowed to dock in Mexico.

Judge rejects Tsarnaev request for dismissal of charges

The defense had argued that the charges should be dismissed because of flaws in the selection of grand juries in federal court.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/maeda_06bishop_met5[1]-10376-8372--90x90.jpg Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, Episcopal leader, dies at 69

Shaw was one of the most visible religious leaders of his time.

Brad Pitt as Sergeant ?War-daddy? Collier and Logan Lerman as a new recruit.

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movie review

?Fury? takes on WWII, with Brad Pitt in command

The movie tries to balance the standard veneration of the Greatest Generation while acknowledging what war does to men.

Cotton Mather?s successful smallpox campaign was based on inoculation advice he received from a slave named Onesimus.

Ideas | Hindsight

How an African slave helped Boston fight smallpox

Centuries before Ebola, Cotton Mather faced down another global epidemic with a health tactic from abroad.

The Patriots blocked Nick Folk?s attempt at a game-winning kick Thursday night. Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis

PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

Official followed NFL procedure on final play of Patriots-Jets

There was speculation that an official helped the Patriots avoid a penalty by repositioning a player, but it was a safety issue.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/10/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/rathe_blackstone_met02.jpg Blackstone mother told police baby died in bassinet

Erika Murray allegedly told police that one of the three children whose remains were found was born alive and lived for a ?number of days.??

The fireplace wall is made of natural stone cut in irregular shapes; built-in shelving to one side holds Jan Moscowitz?s collection of Buddhas.

Your Home: Make It Your Own

A smart approach to combining households in Needham

A widow and widower begin anew with a home renovation that suits their life together.