Bland injuries consistent with suicide, official says

No injuries consistent with a violent homicide were found during an autopsy of Sandra Bland, who was found dead in a Texas jail.

Texas state trooper Brian Encinia points a taser as he orders Sandra Bland out of her vehicle.

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Ty Burr | Critic?s notebook

In the video of Sandra Bland?s arrest, the tape doesn?t lie

This is a tale of two stories, the official one and the one we can see.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/23/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/481661542[1]-1454--90x90.jpg At Senate hearing, Kerry challenges critics of Iran deal

The secretary of state called it ??fantasy, plain and simple?? to think the US failed to hold out for a better nuclear deal.

A plane took off from Logan Airport.

Two flight crews say lasers pointed at planes near Logan

The FAA says the lights are dangerous, as distracting to pilots as a camera flash or high-beam headlights.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1012920_669833803044266_451514381_n--90x90.jpg Former Uber driver ordered held in Esplanade sex assault

Last week, officials announced Alejandro Done had been implicated in a series of unsolved assaults in Boston between 2006 and 2010.

Former staffer at DYS program arraigned in abuse case

Emmanuel Fedna pleaded not guilty to charges that he and seven other employees ritualistically abused teenagers in their care.

Donald Trump spoke during a news conference near the US-Mexico border outside Laredo, Texas on Thursday.

Hispanics love me, Donald Trump declares at Mexican border

Trump claimed a ??great relationship?? with Hispanics, even as Latino leaders have come at him with blistering criticism.

In the last decade, the popularity of the so-called morning-after pill among girls has more than doubled.

US teens having much less sex, CDC says

Less than half of teens older than 14 said they?ve had intercourse, a sharp drop from rates in the ?80s, a new CDC study found.

What made Pedro Martinez so great

Fueled in part by his doubters, Pedro Martinez developed a formidable arsenal that delivered him to the Hall of Fame.

Boston Olympics debate | 8 p.m.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/17/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/horowitz.jpg What to look for in tonight?s Olympic debate

At 8 p.m., four of our finest Olympic debaters will square off in a prime-time, tag-team clash of opinions.

The Boston Globe/FOX25 Olympics debate

Supporters and opponents of the bid will face off in a debate at 8 p.m. moderated by FOX25 anchor Maria Stephanos and Boston Globe reporter Sacha Pfeiffer.

@large

The Gawker implosion and peak snark

With Gawker?s recent implosion comes a feeling that perhaps we?ve finally reached the summit of this low.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/23/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/kaplar150-1464.jpg NASA may have found the most Earth-like planet yet

Known as Kepler 452b, the planet circles a sunlike star in an orbit that takes 385 days, just slightly longer than our own year.

Harry Bartnick

opinion | Harry Bartnick

Give Boston?s City Hall a much-needed makeover

Why can?t we make changes that are easily reversible, while simultaneously acting to protect and preserve the structure?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Capture-8580.JPG Are we due for a major quake in N.E.? Someday, experts say

This week?s seismic event in Rhode Island was barely noticeable, but experts say a big one will eventually strike.

A newly planted tree bore a tag urging neighbors to report suspicious activity.

With suspect in ?tree ninja? case behind bars, city replants in Brighton

?It?s great news,? said Mark Buccelli, a Winship Street resident. ?Hopefully, this time, they will stay there.?

An artist's rendering shows what a big air ramp at Fenway Park might look like.

Ski and snowboard big air competition coming to Fenway Park

Fenway Park will host a ski and snowboard big air competition in February, according to NBC Sports, which plans to televise the event.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/6caba7dfb5154ba09e53c1c2df03184c-6caba7dfb5154ba09e53c1c2df03184c-0.jpg John Kasich joins popular path to GOP nod through N.H.

Kasich mapped his path to the nomination through the first-in-the-nation primary, but so have six other GOP hopefuls.

Opinion

editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/tlumacki_volpecenterproperty_business196seqn}.jpg Kendall Square?s growth will require sharp transportation plans

As the city considers inviting developers to construct a 500-foot building, it?s important to create better transit connections.

The Big Picture

Cuba?s moment of transition

Globe photographer Suzanne Kreiter traveled to Cuba this summer, 21 years after her first journey there.

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/22/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/KATARAM_CardsA.jpg Getaway lets you try a tiny house on for size

A new startup out of Harvard is taking the off-the-grid retreat and miniaturizing it with 160-square-foot cabins.

Crux

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/23/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/pope150-1030.jpg Pope Francis? US approval rates slump sharply

Growing conservative disaffection appears to be taking a toll on the pope?s Teflon-grade popularity.

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Lifestyle

Bottles

Goose Island gets crafty with marketing

Several teams from Goose Island Beer Co. are going around to key cities to offer their craft brews. They?re owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, so they have deep pockets to do it.