Could new technology solve the Gardner heist?

Private investigators and analysts are questioning how technology could be used to help solve Boston?s last great mystery.

Dun Meng, shown in a video from the Mobil station where he sought shelter after being carjacked, and David Henneberry, who found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding in his boat.

Bombing reward goes uncollected

No one will get a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the Boston Marathon bombers.

The parking lot next to Braza Grill & Bar where a woman was fatally shot in Everett on Thursday.

Everett bar closes in wake of fatal shooting

An Everett bar will close through Monday after the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old Malden mother in an adjacent parking lot.

Donald Trump spoke to reporters before a campaign rally in Hampton, N.H. on Friday.

Trump tells Boston to ?get a real mayor?

After Mayor Walsh tagged Donald Trump to take the ice bucket challenge, Trump called Walsh ?a clown.?

Boston City Councilor Charles Yancey.

Dina Rudick/Globe Staff

Suddenly, Yancey faces a fight for Boston City Council

Charles C. Yancey, Boston?s longest serving city councilor, faces his first real election challenger in years.

Shoppers in an Ikea store in Stoughton during a tax-free holiday in 2007.

Five things to know about the Mass. sales tax holiday

It?s becoming a tradition, but how can you maximize the benefits? And is buying this weekend even worth it?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/machete150-8904.jpg Three sought in Holyoke robberies

A market robbery sent one person to a hospital after a pistol-whipping, and a bank robbery prompted a response from the State Police bomb squad.

A wall sculpture pays tribute to the Liberty Tree.

Liberty Tree protest 250 years ago is marked

The elm became the gathering place for the first large protest that led to the shots fired at Lexington and Concord.

Keolis has come under harsh criticism for subpar rail service, including frequently late trains.

MBTA tightens reins on Keolis

Under a new plan, the MBTA is requiring its commuter rail contractor to operate trains on time 92 percent of the time.

A humorous sign posted in downtown Chatham.

Julia Cumes for the Boston Globe

In Chatham, sharks are part of the vacation

In the summer tourist mecca, a burgeoning population in the waters offshore have made sharks a new zeitgeist.

The gap between the prices of crude oil and gasoline has reached a two-year high. Pictured: customers filled up on the Mass. Turnpike on Friday.

Gas prices resist oil?s steep decline

Market quirks and a robust demand for gasoline are keeping drivers from feeling the effect of plummeting oil prices.

Webster Street in Somerville. (Steve Annear/Globe Staff)

Bicycle commuting isn?t always an easy ride

Reporter Steve Annear tells of his alternately perilous and thrilling daily trip from Somerville to the Globe?s Dorchester offices.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/15/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/brady150-7559.jpg Tom Brady?s legal team goes after Roger Goodell, NFL

In the latest motion, Brady?s attorney called Goodell?s decision to uphold the quarterback?s suspension a ?smear campaign.?

Boston, MA - 10/11/13 - Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell (53). Red Sox workout as they prepare for the American League Championship Series. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Peter Abraham, Topic: 12UMass-BU, LOID: 6.2.1770191226.

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

A bad Red Sox season suddenly gets a lot worse

The revelation of manager John Farrell?s cancer makes the wins and losses seem far less important all of a sudden.

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/14/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/62d3246dea0648d3814b91f9e56414ec-62d3246dea0648d3814b91f9e56414ec-0-7500--90x90.jpg Torey Lovullo prepared for unexpected opportunity

Lovullo has been a manager-in-waiting for some time; now he gets his first extended chance to run a major league team.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/lorenz_16zolighthouse_017.jpg Finding the light: Hull and Salem get new access to historic beacons

Public boat tours launched last month from Hull and Salem are shining a new light on storied structures.

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Victor Suski, 26, a gaming enthusiast and Bentley graduate from Connecticut, is looking for a piece of the action.

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The leader of the Islamic State personally kept a 26-year-old American woman as a hostage and raped her repeatedly.

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

Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, and Rand Paul have picked up the most support from top party activists in the Granite State so far.

Opinion & Ideas

Michael A. Cohen

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Stop me if you?ve heard this before: Donald Trump has gone too far.

The Big Picture

Daniel Reinhardt/EPA

Perseid meteor shower

Sky gazers got the chance to be amazed by the nighttime show put on by the oldest meteor shower observed by humans.

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Akamai-5of5.jpg Akamai wins round in $45m patent lawsuit

The case against Limelight involves the way content is distributed across the Internet.

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/14/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/woo150-1371.jpg For Catholic Relief Services? Carolyn Woo, capitalism isn?t all bad

The former business school dean winces a bit when Pope Francis rails against capitalism.