Clinton clinches historic nomination

Hillary Clinton captured commitments Monday from the number of delegates needed to become the Democrats? presumptive nominee, according to the AP.

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Hillary Clinton shattered a glass ceiling to become the first woman in American history to top a major party ticket.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/berniehillscomp.jpg Clinton has clinched the presumptive nomination. What will Sanders do?

Pressure is growing for Democrats to end the internal fracas and give the country a clear alternative.

Hillary Rodham at Wellesley College.

Listen to Hillary Clinton?s Wellesley commencement speech

On Monday, Wellesley College released audio excerpts of Hillary Clinton?s 1969 commencement speech for the first time.

Bernie Sanders spoke at a news conference in California on Monday.

President Obama called Bernie Sanders on Sunday

The phone call comes as Hillary Clinton is near winning the nomination and Obama is preparing to endorse her.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell makes his way into the NFL owner's meeting in Charlotte N.C., Tuesday, May 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)

?No avenue to settle Deflategate,? Roger Goodell says

Goodell said he was right to discipline Tom Brady under powers granted the commissioner by the collective bargaining agreement.

Krypton is a 4-month-old puppy at Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem, one of three born with no carpal bones.

Northeast Animal Shelter

Puppies without bones in their front legs get help in Mass.

Three puppies at a Salem shelter are getting corrective surgery ? and people are pitching in to cover the costs.

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The father of a man convicted of sexual assault wrote a controversial letter in defense of his son.

WPI says rape victim partly responsible for assault

The student engaged in risky behavior, including excessive drinking, while studying abroad, the school says.

Video shows fatal clash between man with knife, Everett officer

Authorities released dramatic footage that appeared to show a knife-wielding suspect charging at a police officer, who shot the man.

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In an on-demand economy where speed is a given, the new chip-card transactions have all the charm of a dial-up modem.

FILE - In this March 8, 2010 file photo, Krista Johnson passes an order to a customer at a Panera store in Brookline, Mass. Panera on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 announced it will remove artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners and preservatives from its food by 2016, a reflection of the growing distaste people are showing for such ingredients. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Restaurant workers show gaps in knowledge about allergies

A study found misconceptions and incomplete information about food allergies among restaurant workers.

Chef Jody Adams says Rialto will close down June 22.

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Rialto to close this month

Chef Jody Adams announced that June 22 will be the last evening for the restaurant.

KEVIN CULLEN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-11043.jpg Treating at-risk kids as an afterthought

The city plans to relocate the McKinley School, home to some of the most vulnerable kids in Boston.

South Boston, Ma. -- 6/6/16 -- Aja Crockett (cq) is a special education teacher at the Dr. Joseph P. Tynan Elementary School (cq) in South Boston. She works with students on the autism spectrum. Lane Turner/Globe Staff Photo Section: METRO Writer: Jeremy Fox Topic: 07womenofcolor

Boston focuses on nurturing black female educators

As Boston struggles to recruit and retain minority teachers, the school district has begun an effort to nurture black female educators.

MBTA is urged to keep ?money room? fare-counting jobs

Officials said privatization efforts must move quickly to ensure accurate accounting of cash fares.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_autismtennis2_met.jpg Tennis clinics teach game, life skills to students with autism

In the two months since the clinics began, 35 students at Boston Community Leadership Academy have learned about tennis and beyond.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Stephen Kinzer

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/06/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/3372b714f2724a9a9b0b57b454fba014-3372b714f2724a9a9b0b57b454fba014-0.jpg Don?t mythologize Ali?s rage

Accolades for Muhammad Ali have been reverent; but, during his prime, Ali was widely hated.

Ground Game

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/dc85ea4e-d2f7-4ee9-8207-de6ea23e940e.jpg What the tough primary season means for Clinton

While Americans may not like Hillary Clinton as much as when she was secretary of state, they dislike her GOP opponent even more.

Globe investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight9090-10654.jpg Private schools, painful secrets

More than 200 victims. At least 90 legal claims. At least 67 private schools in New England. This is the story of hundreds of students sexually abused by staffers, and emerging from decades of silence today.

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.

Design New England

Design New England

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/low_res.png ?This is home?

Keith Leblanc and Kelly Monnahan create a haven for themselves, family, and friends in the piney hills of outer Cape Cod.