Trial on Everett casino land deal to begin today

Jury selection will begin in the case of three men accused of trying to hide a reputed Mafia associate?s ownership of the tract.

Bill Rowan, a 66-year-old Vietnam veteran, lives just north of long-struggling Aliquippa in Pennsylvania.

Vincent Pugliese for The Boston Globe

In Pa., Reagan Democrats turn to Donald Trump

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

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Kate McCarthy, 15, died when an SUV veered off the road and crashed into a utility pole, a parked car, and a nearby tree.

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

//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.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/05/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/net1.jpg Demonstration planned outside Fenway over alleged abuse

Advocates say that the Red Sox are refusing to help more than 20 victims of a former clubhouse manager.

Opening Day at Fenway Park

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Finally, baseball?s back at Fenway Park

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

Opinion | Stephen King

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/StephenKing-Fenway-Final.jpg Protective netting at Fenway? Thanks, but no thanks

There are questions inherent in the decision to net, and they?re bigger than baseball. Like when does protection become overprotection?

Dina Rudick/Globe Staff/File

Here?s how to spot a potentially treacherous tree

The danger of decaying trees can be serious, as underscored by recent incidents that killed five people.

Shirley Leung

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Is Charlie Baker too busy basking in the glory of winning GE to notice that he?s about to fumble the ball here?

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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/2011-2020/2016/04/10/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.

Elena Ferrante?s series traces the lifelong friendship of two impoverished Italian girls.

Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff

Success of ?Neapolitan Novels? stranger than fiction

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

//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

US District Judge Dennis Saylor refused to step into the dispute, which is part of the ongoing Deflategate saga.

//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.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/11/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/200_chris_pratt.jpg Chris Pratt steals the show at the MTV Movie Awards

?Star Wars? might have taken home top honors, but Pratt seemed to capture America?s hearts.

Ground Game

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/519457882.jpg Donald Trump broke all the political rules. Is he paying for it now?

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.