She cheated, and she?s banned from Boston Marathon

?It was a temptation, is what it was,? said Gia Alvarez, whose actions brought a lifetime ban from the Boston Marathon.

Obituary

Barbara Anderson was the voice of limited taxation in Mass.

Ms. Anderson, who held a highly visible and influential role in Massachusetts politics for more than three decades, died Friday at 73.

Middlesex district attorney Marian Ryan, left, addressed the spike in overdoses at a press conference.

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Middlesex County has seen 7 overdose deaths in past week

?As I have said many times, this is a public health crisis,? county DA Marian Ryan said.

Thomas Farragher

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/farragher-10670.jpg Amid the skyscrapers, a new home for the needy

As Boston enjoys a building boom, high costs are chasing the poor out of their neighborhoods.

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Prosecutors in a new court filing say that the former House Speaker agreed to pay $3.5 million to a victim for sex abuse.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/09/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/9f9e0513ceb748ada85206205eeb4704-9f9e0513ceb748ada85206205eeb4704-0.jpg After Iraq, Kerry confronts problems in Afghanistan

Secretary of State John Kerry wants to help a government he helped create but which has proved largely incapable of governing.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/519849518.jpg Was Bernie Sanders being sexist?

A recent remark highlights, once again, how the Vermont senator must be especially careful in attacking his female rival.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/819c4458-d178-4739-98ff-a6f9b2b11b05.jpg Ted Cruz adds 21 delegates with Colorado sweep

Slates loyal to Cruz won every assembly in Colorado?s seven congressional districts, which began April 2 and culminated Friday.

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Two plaintiffs? lawyers admitted they made ?a mistake? when they accused Alan Dershowitz of having sex with their client when she was a minor.

Alysia Abbott

An open letter to our local diner: Thank you for welcoming our autistic son

I never explained what these outings mean for my family, and it is time that I do.

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Joe Kelly throws against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, April 8, 2016, in Toronto. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP)

Nick Cafardo | On baseball

For starters, I?m already worried about Red Sox

Is it too early to be this worried about the Red Sox starting rotation?

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/11/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/goldstein.jpg His ex won?t stop reaching out

Calmly explaining myself didn?t work. The silent treatment didn?t work. Mutual friend mediators didn?t work.

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How to train your teen from texting while driving

Lecturing about the ills of texting and driving are meaningless without a game plan.

DANTE RAMOS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/dante_ramos-1724.jpg In ?Panama Papers,? other countries? corruption entwines with ours

A massive data leak highlights political and financial intrigue around the world ? but also sheds a certain light on the United States.

Bruce Springsteen performs during The River Tour at the LA Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, in this March 17, 2016 file photo. Springsteen cancelled a concert scheduled for this weekend in North Carolina in protest over the state's new law restricting public toilet use based on gender identity by transgender individuals. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files

Springsteen cancels North Carolina concert over new law

The backlash against North Carolina?s law kept going unabated Friday.

Singer dies after her ?gimmick? ? a live king cobra ? bites her on stage

Irma Bule, a singer in Indonesia, used live snakes during her performances as a way to stand out.

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FILE - In this May 13, 2014 file photo, a Google self-driving car goes on a test drive near the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. Self-driving cars are more likely to be a threat than a boon to public safety because of unresolved technical issues, engineers and safety advocates told the government Friday, countering a push by innovators for expedited government approval. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Experts caution self-driving cars aren?t ready for roads

Self-driving cars are more likely to hurt than help public safety because of unsolved technical issues, engineers and safety advocates told the government Friday, countering a push by innovators to speed government approval.