Multiple people killed, gunman dead in Oregon college shooting

Students, staff and faculty are evacuated from Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. after a deadly shooting on Thursday.

Michael Sullivan /The News-Review via AP

The shooter, who exchanged gunfire with officers, is dead, a law enforcement official said. The state?s attorney general said at least 13 people were killed.

KillingtonÃs strength with early season snowmaking will help blanket the race course for a planned November 2016 Audi FIS Ski World Cup featuring womenÃs giant slalom and slalom on KillingtonÃs famed Superstar trail.

World Cup ski race proposed at Killington

The US Ski and Snowboard Association wants to bring women?s slalom and giant slalom to the Vermont resort in 2016.

Democratic presidential hopeful Lincoln Chafee went over notes with committee director Debbie Rich before heading into the Rockingham County Democrats town hall forum.

In longshot bid, what?s driving Lincoln Chafee?

When your poll numbers in the Democratic primary are smaller than the margin of error, you don?t need a driver. You need more supporters.

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The former ESPN personality called the network?s coverage of the Deflategate controversy ?embarrassing.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/NBC-618x400-4939--90x90.jpg Would NBC move programming from Ch. 7 to NECN?

NBC, which owns its affiliates in other large markets, would rather purchase WHDH-TV than sign a contract extension.

Lane Turner/Globe Staff

Magazine | 10 Ideas to Transform K-12 Education

Tommy Chang plans to lead school system like a startup

What the new Boston superintendent has to say about testing, charter schools, and innovation.

Bold Types

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/morriswahlberger-4947.jpg Wahlburgers looking to expand in Greater Boston

The burger shop chain is finally ready to open its first restaurant in the city of Boston, after nearly four years of trying.

Nick Cafardo | On Baseball

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Teams around the majors needing a manager will likely call on Lovullo, but will the Red Sox?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tlumacki_patriotspractice_sports296.jpg How does having an early bye week affect NFL teams?

While there are exceptions, teams with byes in Week 4 or 5 usually follow a pattern.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/blueplane1.jpg Where your miles can take you

Today is a something of a golden age for Boston flyers who want to use miles to fly internationally.

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh.

Teamsters? indictment casts an unwanted light on City Hall

The reference to City Hall in the indictment is particularly sticky for Mayor Walsh, a longtime labor leader.

Holbrook man in extortion case has long criminal record

John Fidler, 51, has been convicted of stabbing several people in downtown Boston, and once admitted to selling cocaine.

Hillary Clinton and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh spoke during a forum on substance abuse on Thursday in Boston.

Steve Senne/AP

Clinton calls for more US regulation for painkillers

?We have got to take another look at the ease with which the opioids are being prescribed,? Clinton told a Boston audience.

Avalena Conway-Coxon died suddenly in foster care in Auburn on a hot Saturday in August.

Auburn girl suffered from heat stroke, report finds

A state report found the 2-year-old who died in a foster home suffered heat stroke due to prolonged exposure to high temperatures.

Top inspection official pushes for changes to student housing law

?The way the statute exists, we cannot enforce it,? the head of the city?s Inspectional Services Department testified at a City Council hearing.

Monsanto connection never disclosed in professor?s paper

A Harvard professor wrote a policy paper supporting genetically modified organisms at the behest of the seed giant, e-mails show.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/LenaBruce007.jpg Man charged in 1992 Lena Bruce murder case

Lena Bruce, 21, originally from Philadelphia, was a recent graduate of Tufts University when she was killed in the South End in 1992.

Hurricane Joaquin was seen over the Bahamas in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday.

NOAA via REUTERS

Hurricane Joaquin strengthens to Category 4, batters Bahamas

Forecasters said it could grow still more intense before following a path that would near the US East Coast.

The Big Picture

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Pope Francis? mission to the US

The trip by the world leader of the Roman Catholic Church included a White House visit.

BetaBoston

Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab

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Samsung Pay works, and it?s cool, but ultimately it?s a dead end. Your wallet will still be there for years to come.

Crux

Analysis

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/30/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/pope150-1116.jpg What it means that Pope Francis met Kim Davis

The encounter was a broad gesture of support by the pope for conscientious objection from gay marriage law.