Once in the shadows, gay police now out and proud

MBTA Deputy Police Chief Preston Horton was the founder of the New England Gay Officers League.

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

The New England Gay Officers Action League has more than 300 members and will celebrate its 25th anniversary this weekend.

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The books? popularity was spread largely by word of mouth from women readers who see some essence of their own lives in the series.

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Kate McCarthy was killed after an SUV veered off the road, crashing into a utility pole, a parked car, and a nearby tree.

Special Senate election attracts diverse field of seven

The seat is up for grabs after East Boston Democrat Anthony Petruccelli resigned to take a job as a lobbyist.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/16wynn13-10790.jpg Trial on Everett casino land deal to begin Monday

Jury selection will begin Monday in the trial of three men accused of trying to hide a reputed Mafia associate?s financial interest in the land.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_11catholicreax-1_metro.jpg Catholics laud pope?s change in tone on divorce, remarriage

On Sunday, Catholics in the Boston area praised Pope Francis? major proclamation on family life.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/5cac4988da214ed786c8e4c2261bde0e-5cac4988da214ed786c8e4c2261bde0e-0.jpg Judge refuses Patriots fans? request to restore draft pick

A federal judge refused to grant a preliminary injunction that would block the NFL from taking the team?s first-round draft pick.

Shirley Leung

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Boghosian_07springsteen10_ART[1].jpg A bill that?s good for transgender rights is good for business

The bill would give the state an edge in wooing companies to do business here.

William Rowan talks about the upcoming presidential election in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.

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In Penn., Reagan Democrats consider Trump

In many small, post-industrial towns in Pennsylvania, the seeds of Donald Trump?s appeal were sown decades ago with President Reagan.

OPINION | NIALL FERGUSON

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When Ted Cruz speaks, you hear the echo of P.T. Barnum.

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?Fox News Sunday? host Chris Wallace asked President Obama about the ?worst mistake? of his White House years.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/10/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/yankee-1269.jpg ?SNL? skewers Clinton?s losing streak

Kate McKinnon, posing as Hillary Clinton, performed a monologue highlighting Clinton?s recent missteps during the show?s opening skit.

TORONTO, CANADA - APRIL 10: Hanley Ramirez #13 of the Boston Red Sox hits a single in the fourth inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 10, 2016 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

Red Sox need to be dominant at home

The Sox are four games over .500 the last four years at Fenway. That?s just not good enough.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/net10.jpg Finally, it?s baseball?s turn at Fenway

A lot has happened inside Fenway?s ancient walls since the Red Sox last played there.

THE MASTERS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/10/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/AFP_9J2KE.jpg Danny Willett wins the Masters after shocking Spieth collapse

Willett took advantage when leader Jordan Spieth scored a quadruple-bogey 7 on the par-3 12th.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/PackagedFentanylCalgaryPoliceService(1).jpg Chinese suppliers flood US, Canada with lethal fentanyl

Chinese suppliers are providing both raw fentanyl and the machinery necessary for the assembly-line production of the drug.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/24/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_GE2_biz.jpg What happens if GE?s jobs don?t pan out?

The state?s $120 million infrastructure deal includes no protection if General Electric doesn?t live up to the deal?s terms.

Ground Game

ground game

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From his announcement speech last summer until now, there are two things Trump has done with consistency: insult and win.

The Big Picture

 An ethnic Chinese Malaysian family visits the grave of an ancestor at a cemetery on the eve of the annual Qingming Festival in Kuala Lumpur on April 3. Qingming, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, is an annual Chinese festival to commemorate the dead. Families visit and clean the graves of their ancestors, burning incence, paper money and presenting offerings such as food, tea, wine and joss paper accessories. (Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images)

Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

The Big Picture

Qingming Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day

The Qingming Festival was marked by people visiting cemeteries to clean tombs, lay flowers, and make offerings to the deceased.