Santos Hernandez Carrera had raped a woman at knifepoint and spent roughly half his life in jail.

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ICE?s sex offender policies under scrutiny

A Globe investigation found immigration officials have released many violent sex offenders without making sure they register with local authorities. By Maria Sacchetti

Body of Bolton man killed in battle with Islamic State returns home

Keith Broomfield died June 3 in Syria while fighting for a Kurdish militia.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_william_evans.jpg Turned in by their mothers, two teens arrested in slaying

?We locked up two young kids, basically children,? Boston?s police commissioner said. ?It?s a terrible tragedy, three young lives.?

Yvonne Abraham

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Dorchester?s Daily Table features the kind of innovation that is every bit as revolutionary as anything Kendall Square has produced.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/14/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/200_john_kerry_home.jpg John Kerry back at home, but not for very long

The secretary of state, on his first full day home after surgery, said he is eager to return to nuclear arms talks with Iran.

Those who know 18-year-old Fatah Adan say he acquired his sense of humor and equanimity from his mother, Habibo Osman, and father, Abdi Adan Hussein.

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From refugee camp to top of his class

From birth in a refugee camp to Harvard University, Fatah Adan, a Hyde Park valedictorian, credits his family for his success.

Mangok Bol will soon be reunited with his niece. She was kidnapped last year after a rival tribe killed her parents.

Kevin Cullen

Amid a family?s tragedy, a South Sudan rescue

Thanks to intervention by the US government, Mangok Bol will soon be reunited with his once-kidnapped niece.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/14/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/200_hillary_clinton.jpg Hillary Clinton looking to build up advantage in Iowa

Clinton wants to build an organizational edge there as some of her lesser-known Democratic rivals clamor for attention in the state.

With high-speed Internet, Leverett resident Carter Wall (above) now can download data-heavy files for her job. Voters approved borrowing $3.6 million to pay for the fiber-optic lines; Select Board member Peter d?Errico (left) showed off the  town?s broadband center.

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Remote Mass. towns welcome broadband?s arrival

A fiber-optic network, financed with state and federal money, will extend broadband to 45 towns in Western Mass.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_mike_sherman.jpg Former NFL coach Mike Sherman starting over at Nauset

Sherman, the Norwood native who once coached Brett Favre in Green Bay, is thrilled to begin a new chapter in his life.

john l. allen jr. | all things catholic

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/allen_20140906.jpg Benedict and Benedict 2.0

The real difference between Francis and Benedict XVI may lie in reach and effectiveness, not content.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/funeralhomedirector-8563.jpg Investigators say many families received wrong remains

An ex-Dorchester funeral home director allegedly failed to cremate bodies entrusted to him, supplying relatives with unclaimed ashes.

Red Sox fan Katelyn Abel, 10, admires Red Sox memorabilia in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Boston fans, Baseball Hall of Fame will knock your sox off

Beyond the plaques honoring the Red Sox? greats, the Cooperstown shrine is a treasure trove of Red Sox memorabilia.

New probation promotion test raises concerns

More than half of probation department employees who took a promotional exam failed, a setback in the effort to erase a patronage hiring system.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

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Bill Belichick could be in line for a $100,000 fine and the Patriots could be docked $250,000 if OTA rules were violated.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/150613_Parade_HHill7.jpg Despite strides, many still see role for city?s Pride parade

Advocates said the LGBTQ community still needs to be able to express themselves freely and feel comfortable.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/05/03/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Advance/Images/lorenz_24nopajamas_007.jpg Dreams and compassion on Pajama Sunday

At an Ipswich church, children learn about others who dream of being warm and safe in their bed at night.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/09/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/AP070713049792.jpg Can New Hampshire remain ?Clinton country??

Bill and Hillary Clinton have a long and well-traveled history with the Granite State.

Opinion

Ian Bowles

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/06/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/29meters106-001.jpg Ian Bowles: Your electric bill is pretty average

The next time somebody tells you prices have gone crazy, tell them to spend some time with a monthly bill.

The Big Picture

Commencement ceremonies 2015

Cliff Grassmick/The Daily Camera via AP

It?s the time of the year for many to commemorate their achievements and to mark moving on to the next step in their lives.