learning curve
Keith Bedford/Globe Staff
With Boston schools ever more diverse, many teachers journey to Haiti and other lands, hoping to learn more of students? roots, challenges, and dreams.
Divided Nation
In national politics, big money drowning out everyone elseThe way democracy is practiced is being redefined. To some, it is a breakthrough for free speech; to others, a threat to fair elections.
Warner Bros. Pictures/2015
Ty Burr | Critic?s notebook
This is how our culture explains a sociopathic thug. We build him up until he?s legendary, and then we get a movie star to play him.
The action sparked questions about the background checks state regulators rely on to issue licenses to thousands of nurses.
KEVIN CULLEN
Nanny?s case could have broad effects on child abuse prosecutionsThe state?s highest court is about to consider appeals in two cases of men convicted of child abuse.
Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff
Nearly 20 women tried out Saturday for Harvard?s all-male Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
Yvonne Abraham
Life doesn?t come with trigger warnings, and neither should collegeSchools are increasingly in the business of making sure that students are never offended or made to feel uncomfortable.
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Stifled as a power hitter in Minnesota, Ortiz was able to break loose in Boston, thanks to Grady Little and a ground out.
Interactive
An interactive database of the Red Sox slugger?s major hits, and how he compares to other players in the 500 club.
David Ortiz asks into lineup, then hits No. 500Ortiz, originally slated for a day off Saturday, instead became the 27th player to cross baseball?s major home-run milestone.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
It did not start with Bill Belichick and the 2001 Patriots. No doubt you already knew that. This goes way back.
A moral case to let athletes dopeSuch prohibitions promote a sense of justice and fairness that we reject in other aspects of society.
my first home
From Haverhill to HollywoodHaverhill native and ?Dancing with the Stars? host Tom Bergeron recounts his days in the ?little shack by the railroad track.?
Jim Davis/Globe Staff
The papal visit feels like a moment of possibility to Catholics concerned about the church?s relationship with gay and transgender people.
JOHN L. ALLEN JR. | ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
This pontiff is perennially capable of surprise, from his schedule to his statements.
fall arts preview 2015
Globe writers offer noteworthy exhibits, attractions, and concerts to see this season, including Courtney Love and Todd Almond in ?Kansas City Choir Boy.?
Home sales likely to stay strong this fallAgents and analysts predict a seller?s market, as buyers take advantage of more homes for sale and interest rates near historic lows.
Some Democrats question debate scheduleCalls to add additional Democratic presidential debates have gained some traction in the past week.
JEFF JACOBY
The Iran deal is a bait and switchHere are five ways that President Obama has conned the voters.
Mitsu Yasukawa/The Record of Bergen County via Associated Press
The Big Picture
In a familiar fall ritual, children around the world returned to classes this week.
BetaBoston
Apple takes on carriers with iPhone lease planApple?s new program allows customers to keep paying by the month, and get a new iPhone once a year.
ON SPIRITUALITY
Colbert: A cultural ? and Catholic ? superstarLet?s face it. There are not many cultural superstars who are superstar Catholics, too. But Stephen Colbert is one of them.
Players could be leaving money on the table since the salary cap increases every offseason. But they also get financial security locked up.
The Chinese soft-shell turtles found last week could pose a threat as an invasive species, officials said.
A growing number of young families choose proximity to city jobs over sprawling lawns and spacious homes.
Trump said he doesn?t think Carson ??has the energy?? to negotiate with world leaders.
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The last Studebaker was built in 1966, but the car still has a legion of loyal followers.
The discord has further unsettled a union already shaky from struggles over the euro and the Greek financial crisis.
The cost of making things in China and India are rising, and keeping production at home can make it easier to update products.
The Omni Mount Washington Resort Hotel?s subterranean bar was on a bootlegging route from Canada through the mountains to Boston.
It seems our eyes are looking back while we try to figure out exactly how we got where we are now.
The online revival of the iconic retailer begins Sept. 24.
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