Medical journal retracts paper by Tufts researcher

The journal said the researcher acted unethically by giving Chinese children genetically modified rice without informing their parents.

Edvan Costa of Stoughton said he applied for legal residency after crossing the border illegally and was initially approved.

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Immigrants face a deportation push despite Obama vow

Illegal immigrants and their advocates say federal officials are pressing ahead with efforts to deport even those who don?t have criminal records.

Mayor Marty Walsh spoke to clergy members at police headquarters during a meeting on gun violence.

City officials, clergy pledge to address gun violence

Officials and clergy said they would walk the streets and speak to youths in an effort to stem the recent tide of violence.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/IMG_0030A.jpg State reviewing DCF handling of Auburn child

Governor Baker said the state has launched a review of how the agency handled the case of a 2-year-old girl who died in the custody of a foster mother.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/150816_KDB_CHILD_REMOVAL_AUBURN__0013.jpg How does the Mass. foster care system work?

The Auburn case has put a spotlight on the state foster care system and what it does to protect children.

Video shows great white shark leaping after seal near Chatham

Shark researchers were on hand to film a seal and a shark as they lept out of the water just off shore.

A courtroom sketch shows Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev during his sentencing in Boston on June 24.

Attorneys for Tsarnaev file for new trial

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?s attorneys say he had no chance for a fair trial amid intense publicity after the 2013 attack.

The MBTA?s commuter rail service will have new schedules for its trains this fall.

Globe file

New schedules coming to commuter rail this fall

The new schedules haven?t been determined and are intended to help the T with its goal of operating trains on time.

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The crashes were up 2 percent from 2014, but 21 percent from 2013, a new study found.

John Farrell and then-Red Sox manager Terry Francona met with reporters after Farrell was hired as Sox pitching coach in November 2006.

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CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Friendship comes first for Terry Francona

The Indians manager will be there for John Farrell when the Red Sox manager begins his cancer treatment Tuesday.

Zdeno Chara is big and active, and doubless eats a lot, along with the other Bruins players. Hence a spat the team is having with the IRS of road meal expenses.

Bruins in face-off with IRS over how much players eat

The Bruins say the food that players eat on the road is a business expense and should be fully deductible.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/17/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/GettyImages-51533704A.jpg Fiorina?s record of layoffs at HP is campaign issue

Carly Fiorina is the only GOP candidate who led a Fortune 50 company and the only one who oversaw mass job cuts.

The Ostrich letter, and more missives among Bush brothers

More messages between Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and President George W. Bush have been released.

The view of the sunset from Hull on a sultry day.

If it feels like a heat wave, that?s because officially it is

Boston has seen three straight days in the 90s, and hot temperatures are expected to continue into Wednesday.

Gavin Chambers, 15, of Windham, Maine, plays on his laptop while the theater screen showed another view of the action during the Super League Gaming Minecraft tournament.

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Minecraft fans fill Boston theater, ready to build

Players enjoyed the company of other gamers, and parents got a look at their kids that they may not often see.

FOXBORO, MA - AUGUST 13: A fan holds a

Fan bases divided: The sides in Deflategate stake their claims

Patriots fans have passionately defended their quarterback, while others have adamantly argued that Tom Brady is guilty.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/fentanyl_05.jpg In fight against opioid abuse, Mass. AG targets fentanyl

Fentanyl is being added to heroin to make it more powerful, and has led to an increase in overdoses and deaths.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_casino22_met.jpg Plainridge casino brings in $18 million in first full month

The numbers have the slots facility on pace to bring in $200 million in its first full year.

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Bezos, the retail giant?s founder and chief executive, said he did not recognize the workplace portrayed in the article.

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

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/17/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Joan_Vennochi_150px-1327.jpg Tragedy should be nonpartisan when it comes to children

Just like his predecessor, Governor Baker must answer for DCF.

The Big Picture

Explosions shock Chinese city of Tianjin

At least 104 people died in large explosions in Tianjin, a port city on China?s northeast coast. The explosions are thought to have originated in a warehouse that contained chemicals.

BetaBoston

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The fantasy sports provider is delivering on its promise to expand overseas.

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/17/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/pope150-1378.jpg Chinese TV reports favorably on the pope?s comments

In a rarity that may suggest an opening in Vatican/China relations, networks dedicated airtime to the pope Saturday.