Investigations into fantasy sports contests widen

Another state on Friday said its regulators believe contests such as those by Boston-based DraftKings are illegal gambling.

Mother who triggered amber alert arrested in Boston

Authorities have arrested a woman who triggered an amber alert after she allegedly fled Pennsylvania with her ill infant son.

Former Uber driver sentenced to 10 to 12 years for rape

Alejandro Done of Boston pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman he had picked up when he was driving for Uber in 2014.

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The final US Airways flight has landed in Philadelphia, completing the last leg of its roundtrip journey.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/150920_KDB_SANDERS_0025[1].jpg In N.H., a tight race between Clinton and Sanders

Hillary Clinton reclaimed some of the ground she?d lost over the summer, a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll found.

Vice President Joe Biden reacted on Wednes-day as reporters asked if he had made a decision on whether to run for president.

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E-mail rekindles speculation on Biden run

An e-mail from a close confidant of the vice president set off another frenzied round of speculation about his 2016 intentions.

The last known photograph of Gerry Largay, taken shortly before she vanished on July 22, 2013.

Foul play not suspected in death of hiker in Maine

The remains of Appalachian trail hiker Geraldine Largay, who had been missing since 2013, were found in a heavily wooded area.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/rathe_lulu_biz01.jpg Lululemon deals draw thousands to Boston warehouse sale

Women ? and a few men ? queued up on Friday for a shot at buying discounted yoga pants at the brand?s three-day sale.

BPL fires employee who oversaw misfiled prints

The move comes after the disappearance of two valuable prints, which were later discovered misfiled at the Copley branch.

Vehicles were stuck on a road after being trapped by a mudslide on California Highway 58 in Mojave, Calif.

Landslides in Calif. leave highways, vehicles inundated

Heavy rain left a section of at least one highway in California waist-deep in mud, stranding hundreds of vehicles.

COLLEGE BOUND

Do early birds catch the college acceptance?

Some high school seniors are better off nailing the fall grading period before they apply.

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Proper tackling technique has long been a point of emphasis with the Patriots coach.

STEVEN A. ROSENBERG

With Hank Finkel, Celtic Pride still stands tall

Hank Finkel?s life has always been about working hard and taking advantage of opportunities.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kreiter_newtrain8_met[1].jpg MBTA considers parking, fare hikes to boost revenue

T officials are considering ways to reach a goal of $40 million in additional annual revenue by fiscal year 2017.

Clockwise from top: the living room and its original wood-burning fireplace; the enclosed porch, which has a bead-board ceiling; the property, with the home set back far from the street; and the updated kitchen, which has granite countertops.

home of the week

Home in Andover radiates charm of Arts and Crafts style

The details that made this style popular have been preserved, including a layout where you step from the porch directly into the living room.

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?A ray of hope? near Dudley Square

After five years of planning, a Roxbury hotel project that became mired in uncertainty over unionization and higher wages finally got the green light.

SUBURBAN HANDBOOK: YOUR HEALTH

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Boston-based hospitals and national health care companies are spending millions of dollars in the suburbs, building everything from cancer centers to specialist doctors? offices.

Brookline?s Larz Anderson Auto Museum hosts Extinct Car Day on Oct. 24 and Studebaker/Packard Day on Oct. 25.

Event in Brookline will look at extinct cars

When car companies veer off track, they sometimes disappear altogether, leaving a curious historical record.

Friday?s high school football scores

Check out the final scores from Friday?s high school football games in and around Greater Boston.

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/goldstein-4120.jpg They say I?ll change my mind

She?s upset when people comment on her life.

The Big Picture

Protesters opening their umbrellas, symbols of the pro-democracy movement, in 2014.

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The Umbrella Movement, one year later

A year after Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas at pro-democracy protesters, a Reuters photographer revisited the scenes.

BetaBoston

Innovation Economy

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They?re part of the entrepreneurial drive to solve a problem that costs the health care system hundreds of billions of dollars.

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/africa150-970.jpg A conversation with Catholic Africa?s lion in winter

Cardinal Francis Arinze of Nigeria is unyielding in his defense of Catholic orthodoxy.

Lifestyle

obsession

Hip, hip beret!

Despite popular belief, the beret isn?t limited to Wes Anderson heroines, baguette-wielding Parisians, and the 2012 U.S. London Olympics team.