With improved economy, budget earmarks return

An indication that lawmakers are feeling flush is that local projects are getting funding at an increased rate.

AshleyMadison is the world?s second-largest paid Internet dating website, with 36 million users.

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Hackers hit adultery site and threaten to reveal all

Online criminals said they would publish stolen information about the site?s users unless it and another one are taken offline.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/IMG_6159.jpg Milton teens, firefighter save man in waters off South Boston

A Boston man was revived on the M Street Beach Monday afternoon after nearly drowning, State Police said.

Pilot was incapacitated before fatal crash, report says

A report concluded that the Massachusetts Air National Guard pilot who was killed in the crash of his F-15 was incapacitated.

Scientist Paul M. Quinton in his lab at University of California in San Diego.

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$259,000 a year? Group objects to Vertex drug?s price

A California researcher and several doctors who treat cystic fibrosis are going public with their objection to the new drug?s ?egregious? price tag.

Mass. man returns home after N.C. shark attack

Andrew Costello, the 67-year-old former editor of the Boston Herald, had been hospitalized in Greenville, N.C.

The Cuban flag over the country?s new embassy in Washington on Monday.

New era begins in US-Cuba relations

John Kerry announced he will travel to Havana in August, while the Cuban flag was raised at the country?s embassy in Washington.

John McCain won the New Hampshire primary in 2000 and 2008. The state is home to about 127,000 veterans.

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Trump?s attack on McCain might not resonate in N.H.

John McCain twice won the New Hampshire primary, making Donald Trump?s criticism of him a risky gambit in that state.

Bill Belichick will have plenty of familiar faces and new people sprinkled on the sideline this season.

The 10 most important Patriots heading into training camp

There?s a surprise at the top of a list that includes some veterans, some rookies, free agent signee, and a world class partier.

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez walks through the dugout after he was relieved during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, July 20, 2015, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Angels 11, Red Sox 1

Red Sox are hammered in first game of doubleheader

Eduardo Rodriguez lasted just 1? innings as the Sox dropped their fourth straight.

Mark Shanahan (right), poised with his buzzer at the audition for  ?Jeopardy!?

Just how hard is it to make it onto ?Jeopardy??

Unless the categories are ?Bourbon,? ?Bob Dylan Lyrics,? or ?Maine Mill Towns,? the Globe?s Mark Shanahan found he had no business competing.

Selectman George Simolaris of Billerica took it upon himself to repaint faded crosswalks.

Unauthorized crosswalk painting in Billerica leads to charges

Officials also called on Selectman George Simolaris, who said he wanted to help pedestrians, to step down from the board.

Alex Rocco received and Emmy award for best supporting actor in a television comedy series for his role in

Alex Rocco, 79; left a Somerville gang, rebuilt life as noted character actor

Mr. Rocco left the Boston area after brushes with the law and became an actor who appeared in more than 160 TV shows and movies.

Law enforcement personel search for David Sweat and Richard Matt on June 25.

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N.Y. prison escape was result of patient work and good luck

David Sweat provided details about how he and Richard Matt, who was killed while on the run, escaped from a New York prison.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/20/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/130911namesyoung0347.jpg Memorable shows at Johnny D?s

Globe writers reminisce about some of their favorite shows at the venerable Davis Square club.

The Big Picture

Cuba?s moment of transition

Globe photographer Suzanne Kreiter traveled to Cuba this summer, 21 years after her first journey there, as that nation prepared to reestablish relations with the US.

Food & dining

Cooking

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/15/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/mag0719_cookingA1.jpg Recipes for a simple summer vegetarian supper

Grilled eggplant plus toppings makes for healthy satisfaction.

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