Nonprofit working for Youth Services faces abuse charges

The suspects charged allegedly assaulted teens as a form of punishment for misbehaving while in DYS custody.

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Biogen and Eli Lilly released data Wednesday morning of separate Alzheimer?s drug candidates.

At 1,421 feet, 111 West 57th St. would be the skinniest skyscraper in the world.

HAYES DAVIDSON

NYC?s ?pencil tower? trend makes its way to Boston

A Washington Street tower would be Boston?s first, but the sleek type of skyscraper has become popular in New York.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_officer_david_williams.jpg Court orders Boston police to reinstate fired officer

The officer was fired in 2012 for allegedly using excessive force during an arrest and then lying about the incident.

This screen capture shows Texas state trooper Brian Encinia (left) next to the car as Sandra Bland, 28, gets out of her vehicle following a traffic stop for allegedly failing to signal a lane change earlier this month.

AFP PHOTO / TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Texas officials deny editing video of stop before woman?s death

The roadside confrontation occurred three days before officials say the 28-year-old hung herself in her jail cell.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_house2_met-8702.jpg State senator settles roof dispute after board ruling

A city panel approved Sonia Chang-Diaz?s plans to lower her newly built home addition to settle a lawsuit filed by a neighbor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bedford-big-8619--90x90.jpg Three injured in Bedford armed home invasion

The incident Wednesday morning was not a random act of violence, police said.

Firefighters letting huge N.J. warehouse fire burn itself out

A large warehouse fire in New Jersey sent plumes of black smoke into the air that were visible from space.

Converse?s iconic Chuck Taylor shoe line will get an upgrade July 28, when the company will roll out its follow-up to the minimalist 1917 sneaker.

Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff

Converse?s new Chuck Taylors get a comfort boost

The Boston company?s new version of the 98-year-old shoe has been upgraded with tech from parent company Nike.

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/21/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Jeff_Jacoby_150px-1193.jpg Planned Parenthood videos should appall even abortion-rights advocates

Abortion and its aftermath should be treated with the gravest dignity and respect.

Red Sox pitcher Brian Johnson was pulled by manager John Farrell after giving up two runs to the Astros in the fifth inning on Tuesday.

Nick Cafardo | On baseball

Red Sox have to declare this another failed season

It?s time to be honest and just admit that this team wasn?t built properly. Not last year. Not this year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/22/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/kreiter_countryclub2_met.jpg The Country Club in Brookline set to host 2022 US Open

An agreement needs to be finalized between the US Golf Association and the town, but that?s expected to be a formality.

?Now you see lots and lots of families of all different backgrounds and income levels and races enjoying the waterfront together, and doing it for free,? Vivien Li said.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

Boston Harbor leader Vivien Li takes Pittsburgh position

For nearly a quarter-century, Li was instrumental in the dramatic transformation of Boston?s waterfront.

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New legislation would allow municipalities to set their own rules on lead inspections and removal.

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In 2013, Dr. Seuss?s widow found a box she had put aside after he died in 1991. In it was this book, to be published Tuesday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/20/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/wiggs_Chickens_404517.jpg Want to snuggle with your chickens? Stop it, CDC warns

The country?s urban-farming swoon has led to salmonella outbreaks linked to live poultry.

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The program lets people find prescreened plumbers, rug cleaners, and even yoga teachers.

Cheap Eats

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/17/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/fromage_03.jpg Deli, wine bar, and more in Southie

Fromage has a different feel than other places along West Broadway.

Ground Game

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Granite Staters don?t love Jeb Bush?s latest talking point. They like their Mount Washington.

Opinion

SCOT LEHIGH

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A look at two cases involving Mass. unions and Democratic officials shows how, in politics, every action has an overreaction.

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.

BetaBoston

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Jet.com, launched with the backing of several Boston investors, is seeking to recalibrate the way we shop online.

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/22/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/mayors150-1019.jpg At Vatican, mayors vow to fight climate change, human slavery

Mayors from around the world declared that stronger action on climate change is ?a moral imperative.?

The Globe Collection Promo

Food & dining

Q&A | STEVEN RAICHLEN

In praise of smoking ? your food, that is

Steven Raichlen, the grilling and barbecue author, is looking to introduce audiences to a world beyond brisket and burnt ends with his new PBS series ?Steven Raichlen?s Project Smoke.?