At Hernandez trial, conflicting accounts of fatal encounter

Aaron Hernandez listened to closing arguments in the trial.

John Tlumacki/Globe staff

Jurors headed home for the day after beginning deliberations in the murder case against Aaron Hernandez.

LeGarrette Blount is still eligible to participate in offseason workouts and training camps.

Patriots? LeGarrette Blount hit with one-game suspension

The running back?s suspension stems from his marijuana arrest following a traffic stop last August.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/allen150-3993.jpg Former Patriot charged in alleged Ponzi scheme

William Allen and an associate allegedly lured investors to back loans for professional athletes.

Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/p55_opening_illo.jpg How to rethink the Olympic bid for Boston?s benefit

With planning and discipline, we could create a better city for all ? even if the torch never makes it here.

Roxbury building renamed in honor of Bruce Bolling

The Ferdinand Building was renamed in honor of the first African-American elected president of the City Council.

Alex Speier

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Red Sox starter Rick Porcello is quite unlike any other pitcher who has landed a deal worth $20 million or more a season.

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5 steps to prepare your home to sell

While there is no magic formula to achieve a sale, there are things you can do to better your chances.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/buzz150-3998.jpg Governor Charlie Baker gets a buzz cut for charity

It didn?t take long for a barber to lop off Baker?s reddish locks and reveal a graying base.

An architectural rendering of Steve Wynn?s planned casino in Everett.

Opinion | JOAN VENNOCHI

Could the MBTA?s land sale sink Wynn?s Everett casino?

Pull that thread, and the entire project starts to come undone.

Plymouth DA asks for outside review of racially charged emails

The e-mails, many of them written by a former prosecutor, include off-color humor about President Obama and Asian stereotypes.

Brookline doctor sentenced to jail, fined for Medicaid fraud

Dr. Punyamurtula Kishore and his statewide chain were found guilty of fraudulently billing MassHealth for unnecessary drug tests.

State Police to give drivers time to adjust to new ?Light Law?

A new state law requiring motorists to keep their headlights on when operating their windshield wipers takes effect today.

Boston Marathon bombing trial

Key pieces of evidence in the Marathon bombing trial

Taken as a whole, the evidence suggests that the plan to bomb the Boston Marathon took shape over three months.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tsar150-8072.jpg Deliberations to resume Wednesday in Marathon bombing trial

A jury of seven women and five men deliberated their first day in the federal death penalty trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Condition of Partners in Health clinician with Ebola upgraded

The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center said the man?s condition has been upgraded from fair to good.

In the 2014 fiscal year, the report said, the T planned to spend $1.3 billion on crucial long-term upgrades. In reality, the agency spent just $631 million.

MBTA didn?t spend $2b budgeted for crucial upgrades

The agency failed to spend almost half of the money it has budgeted since 2009 for upgrades to aging vehicles and stations.

Mayor Walsh was a late addition to the conference lineup.

Mayor Walsh says members of his female staff underpaid

Speaking at a women?s venture capital summit, the mayor said he?s been reflecting on his own gender equality record.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/Lee_bakerpresser3_met-2392.jpg Some Democratic senators oppose Baker?s early retirement plan

The Senators said the pension-sweetening bill is fiscally irresponsible and they worry the plan could gut some state agencies.

Marathon trial podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Advance/Images/podcast.jpg Episode 16: Tsarnaev?s guilt now in jurors? hands

This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

Opinion

editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kreiter_treasurer1_biz.jpg Deb Goldberg?s inappropriate call exposes gap in state ethics law

Ethical standards about the use of information should be enforced as soon as a candidate is elected.

The Big Picture

Attack in Kenya

The alarming attack at Garissa University was the deadliest in the country since 1998.