DA wants Chism to serve at least 50 years in prison

Philip Chism was 14 years old when he raped and killed Colleen Ritzer, his math teacher at Danvers High School, in 2013.

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The state senator, whose office was raided by the FBI, represented Stonehill and the company that installed 9,000 solar panels there.

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The development comes as Germany pleaded for coordination among the EU countries as the bloc tries to stem the flow of migrants.

This winter has seen several days with warm weather, like Feb. 1, when Boston University students were seen in capris and light jackets along Commonwealth Avenue.

Is this winter the warmest ever in Boston?

The winter of 2015-16 will almost certainly go down as one of the five warmest on record in Boston.

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Close to 8,000 customers were left without power following a string of severe thunderstorms that hit Massachusetts overnight.

Route 9 closed in both directions in Natick

The road was blocked due to downed wires, officials reported.

Boston Scientific cofounder Pete Nicholas to retire from board

The 74-year-old will step down at the annual shareholders meeting in May, the medical device maker said.

Baker promotes his energy legislation at Chamber

Governor Charlie Baker came to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce to seek support for several of his initiatives, but energy was at the top of that list.

Jacoby Ross is celebrating his birthday for the first time on that day in four years.

Scott Eisen for The Boston Globe

What it feels like to turn 1 when you?re really 4

For leap year babies, 2016 is their time to celebrate a rare birthday.

The White House is considering Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia, two people familiar with the process told the Associated Press.

AP/file 2015

Possible choice of Brian Sandoval could break Senate GOP?s planned blockade

The Nevada governor, a Republican, is reportedly under consideration to be nominated to the Supreme Court.

ground game

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There might be no other moment when Elizabeth Warren, who has yet to make an endorsement, can wield this type of leverage over a potential president.

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?I think we have good reason to believe that there?s a bombshell in Donald Trump?s taxes,? the 2012 GOP presidential nominee said on Fox News.

Rendering of Nantasket Green, proposed under the state's master plan for Nantasket Reservation, by Crosby/Schlessinger/Smallridge.

Crosby/Schlessinger/Smallridge

State?s Nantasket Beach plan draws concerns

Some locals are unsure about the state?s proposal to inject $78 million over the next 10 years to freshen up the 26-acre reservation.

names

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Boston has no shortage of glitzy galas and viewing parties this Oscar Sunday.

KEVIN CULLEN

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His critics say he charged too hard, but Danny Keeler did things his way, always believing he did the right thing.

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The cruise hosted by the Patriots tight end is cited in a lawsuit, and has everyone from NFL players to fans and media chattering.

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James Comey says the issues raised in the Justice Department?s dispute with Apple Inc. represent the ?hardest question I?ve seen in government.?

Ground Game

ground game

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Heading into Super Tuesday, the race is effectively a three-person contest between Donald Trump, and Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.

The Big Picture

Chinese opera in Thailand

The Chinese New Year celebration ended with opera performances in Bangkok, Thailand, home to the largest overseas Chinese community in the world.

Globe investigations

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A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

BetaBoston

betaboston

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The improved robot Atlas, made by Waltham-based Boston Dynamics, can walk through snow, and pick up boxes and himself.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Crux

JOHN L. ALLEN JR. | All things catholic

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Pope Francis suggested he?s open to the idea of artificial birth control as a means of combatting the spread of the Zika virus, while taking abortion off the table.