Fetal tissue researchers under increasing pressure

Undercover videos that appear to show clinics selling fetal tissue for a profit have placed the research at the center of the abortion fight.

Two heavily armed men were arrested after allegedly threatening a Pokemon event taking place in Boston.

Boston Police Department

Threats to Pokémon event were ?real, serious?

Two heavily armed men from Iowa drove across the country with a cache of weapons in their car, police said.

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Shanghai?s main index lost more than 8 percent, and European markets were lower in early trading.

With Dave Dombrowski in charge of baseball operations for the Red Sox, seemingly everything is subject to change ? and that?s a good thing.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

No one?s job is safe on Dave Dombrowski?s Red Sox

The only certainty in the organization right now is uncertainty ? and that is a good thing.

Brenda Chaney, who was hired to teach in Boston in 1977,  retired this summer.

Boston struggles to diversify teaching ranks

A wave of retirements by black teachers means the district is now violating a federal judge?s 1985 edict.

Lawmakers consider taxing short-term rentals

A Globe review shows 15 percent of Airbnb users have posted multiple listings, raising concerns that the site is being used to run lodging businesses.

Said Ahmed (in suit) spoke with students inside the Islamic Society of Boston?s mosque.

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Somali-American helps others adjust to life in US

Said Ahmed?s United Somali Youth provides support systems and life skills to young African immigrants.

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Charlie Baker?s comments came after a young mother said a SWAT team mistakenly broke into her apartment last week.

Adrian Walker

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A few stray thoughts while waiting for Tom Brady?s near-certain vindication by the federal judiciary . . .

Shutterstock/Tom Wang

Home Life

When to start trying if you want a specific number of kids

Past research on the effect of age has tended to focus on the chances of a first pregnancy, but the new study specifies the chances of realizing a certain family size.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/westofchestnut.jpg Suburbs to the south see sharp rise in rents

Rents in Greater Boston are soaring. But not where you might expect.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/200_brady_under_armour.jpg Despite Deflategate, Under Armour doubles down on Tom Brady

The sportswear company will feature the Patriots star in a commercial that highlights his training regimen.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_brandeis_move_in.jpg Freshmen initiated into campus life at Brandeis University

More than 800 first-year students have moved in to the Waltham school, marking the beginning of the region?s transformation back into collegiate central.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/pipeline13.jpg Report disputes need for more gas pipelines

The report was issued by GDF Suez Energy North America, the state?s primary importer of liquefied natural gas.

Music director Sandi Hammond plays piano for chorus members (from left) Diane Griffin, Avery Lee, Tarah Tamayo, Owen Lewis, Kit Johnson, George Hastie, Laurie Wolfe, and Samantha Magnusson.

Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe

Members of transgender chorus find their voices

Members of the new Butterfly Music Transgender Chorus, one of two choirs in the country open only to transgender people, are learning to sing with new voices.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/20/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kreiter_cutispharma1_biz.jpg Compounding fallout rattles Wilmington firm

CutisPharma got caught in the fallout after a 2012 meningitis outbreak was traced to a Framingham company?s operations.

Seth Moulton (left) and Vice President Joe Biden appeared at a campaign rally for Moulton in October 2014 in Lynn. Moulton, a freshman member of the US House, admires Biden. ?He?s a political mentor of mine. And he?s been very good to me.?

Would Seth Moulton back a Biden White House bid?

The freshman representative, who unseated a nine-term incumbent, said he admires the vice president.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_pop_warner.jpg City youth football teams come together for Mayor?s Cup

Nearly 2,000 people gathered at a Dorchester field for the annual event, which serves as a kickoff for Pop Warner season.

The Issue of Food

q&a

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/maeda_11umassfood_g12.jpg UMass is on a mission to change the way we eat

The school?s dining staff aims to become a national model for affordable, high-volume sourcing of locally grown food.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/9bdd9fc2c8394a69b5a5c3849f72127f-eba2e57227444bd68fbb7b6a006b33ba-0.jpg But how does Bernie Sanders win Ohio?

Since 1980, Democratic voters have faced a choice: the candidate they love versus the person they know can win.

Opinion & Ideas

data dive

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/BigPicture/Images/305ddacb8d3047a9899b2c82e0453264-305ddacb8d3047a9899b2c82e0453264-0.jpg Drones are revolutionizing farming

Major innovations in farming are at hand, thanks to a rapidly evolving industry.

The Big Picture

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The big picture

Pork chops and politics

The Iowa State Fair was a top destination this week for the vast array of presidential candidates.

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kirsner_new_20150111.jpg Passing on the IPO: The benefits of staying private

The commonwealth?s privately held engines of economic growth include household names, like New Balance and Bose.

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/allen_20140906.jpg Nigeria is a testing ground for solutions to persecution

In 2014, Nigeria claimed a dubious distinction: It became the world?s largest crucible for new Christian martyrs.