Man fatally shot by police near BU

The scene at the Silber footbridge near Boston University following a shooting Friday afternoon.

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A State Police Colonel said the man threatened a trooper and did not obey the trooper?s order to put his knife down.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/477465922.jpg Sanders has favored a lighter touch on gun control than rivals

Bernie Sanders is from Vermont, a state where support of guns and hunting is part of the political culture.

A rendering of Harambee Park in Dorchester as envisioned for use as an Olympics tennis venue.

Boston 2024

Boston 2024 stretches its definition of walkable Olympics

The bid committee now expects spectators will walk from commuter rail stations and subway stations to venues.

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The young woman claimed she was accepted to dual study at Harvard and Stanford. No such program exists.

Thomas Farragher

The best dads are always there for their kids

Whenever our kids asked if I wanted to do something with them, I would always be ready with this nonnegotiable reply: ?I sure do.??

MBTA takes bus out of service after finding hole in floor

MBTA officials say they?re examining all buses that run along Route 9 between South Boston and Copley Square.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/19/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/peterson.jpg Mass. Convention Center Authority names interim chief

Fred Peterson will run the quasi-public agency while the board hunts for a permanent replacement for James Rooney.

State?s first medical marijuana dispensary to open soon

The Salem dispensary received a temporary waiver that will allow it to sell cannabis that has not been tested for contaminants.

At Roof bond hearing, victims? relatives speak of pain, forgiveness

Dylann Storm Roof appeared by closed-circuit television.

Relatives of the shooting victims also spoke at the hearing, with one victim?s daughter sobbing as she said, ??I forgive you.??

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Roof seemed to show no emotion as family members spoke, showing their anger, sadness and even forgiveness.

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/05/27/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/0aeea315525546829e24585b4c1b1eaf-0aeea315525546829e24585b4c1b1eaf-0.jpg Baker?s damaging remarks on Confederate flag

Governor Baker?s initial failure to condemn the Confederate flag after the Charleston shootings qualifies as a stunning lapse of judgment.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/477621576.jpg Why South Carolina?s Confederate flag isn?t at half-staff

Atop the State House, the US flag and South Carolina?s flag were lowered after the church shootings, but not the Confederate flag.

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South Carolina and other states have contended with the racially charged history of the flag?s emblem.

Royals outfielder Alex Gordon is rated among the best defensive players in the American League.

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Alex Speier

If Alex Gordon can prosper in left field, why can?t Hanley Ramirez?

The Royals star was once a below-average infielder, but became a Gold Glove outfielder who gave the Red Sox reason to try the same.

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All of New England?s 11 draft picks have now agreed to terms.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady spoke at Salem State in May.

Brady donates Salem State speaking fee, charity says

The group said Brady had given it $50,000 and the remainder to other charities.

Address

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/062115skills07.jpg Is the era of the handyman dad coming to an end?

The handyman dad has become as rare today as things that can be repaired.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/23/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/tracker-089.jpg Tracking the endorsements of N.H. GOP activists

In the aggregate, endorsements can signal who has the best ground game in the Granite State.

Opinion

Kareem Crayton

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/19/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/2015-06-19T174918Z_1923683479_TM3EB6J12CG01_RTRMADP_3_USA-SHOOTING-SOUTH-CAROLINA-NAACP.jpg Take down the Confederate flag

For all its historical merit, the flag conveys and inspires an idea that is not just unappealing but decidedly antidemocratic.

The Big Picture

A man kneels across the street from where police gather outside the Emanuel AME Church following a shooting on June 17 in Charleston, S.C.

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Shooting at Charleston church

Dylann Storm Roof, 21, allegedly killed nine people at a prayer meeting inside the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.