Ex-headmaster was paid $375,000 while on leave

The Boston school system quietly cleared Queon Jackson to return to work on May 9 and gave him a desk job.

Brighton, WEEI radio studio, sports talkmeisterJohn Dennis at mike for story by Bill Griffith. 06/03/05 staff photo/George Rizer Library Tag 06072005 Sports

CHAD FINN | SPORTS MEDIA

Will John Dennis return to Dennis and Callahan on WEEI?

Dennis has had a deteriorating relationship with his colleagues.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/T%20green%20line1-1269227.jpg Asbestos, mechanical problems delay Green Line trolleys

A project to refurbish 86 Green Line trolleys found asbestos and other problems with the 1980s-era vehicles, according to MBTA officials.

August 6, 2016 | Sturbridge, MA Start of Pan-Mass Challenge bicycle ride. Kieran Kesner for The Boston Globe.

Kieran Kesner for The Boston Globe.

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2016?s Pan-Mass Challenge

Riders kicked off the Pan-Mass challenge in Sturbridge early Saturday morning.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/06/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/2016-08-06T002759Z_427155879_S1BETTTZYTAB_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-TRUMP.jpg Donald Trump endorses Ryan, McCain, and Ayotte

Donald Trump endorses House Speaker Paul Ryan, ending a four-day standoff between the GOP?s most powerful men.

06somalis - PORTLAND, ME - AUGUST 5: Portland resident Reqiya Egal, originally from Somalia, stands amid protest signs at City Hall during a rally protesting Thursday's comments by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who claimed Maine's Somali community has led to an uptick in crime. ( Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald)

Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald

Mainers defend Somali neighbors against Trump

Donald Trump?s incendiary charge linking Somali refugees to crime and terrorism was denounced by a chorus of protesters.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/scott-brown2-11590.jpg Scott Brown joked about being in the Mile High Club

Former US Senator Scott Brown and his wife, Gail Huff, recently got some laughs while playing a cruise ship-version of The Newlywed Game.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/farragher-11804.png There?s no defending police decision in case of fallen taxi king

After all of the problems uncovered at Boston Cab, the police department says Edward Tutunjian?s family can stay in the taxi business.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/15099_KDB_WALSH_0011-6121-11856.jpg Mayor Walsh rejects idea of Boston police carrying long guns

Mayor Martin J. Walsh joined a chorus of voices skeptical of the demands in a strident letter sent to the city by the leadership of the Boston police unions.

2016 Olympics

Olympics open with fireworks in Rio

A photographic look at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Games.

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Rio got the job done, but presented nothing spectacular under a reduced budget and amid heavy security.

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The US is in action in men?s basketball and women?s soccer, and gold is up for grabs in the pool.

FILE -- Victor Bevine reads from â??The Hooliganâ??s Return: A Memoir,â?? by Norman Mane at Audibleâ??s offices in Newark, N.J., May 18, 2015. Audible, Amazonâ??s audiobook and spoken-word subsidiary, on July 7, 2016, announced Channels, a subscription service that will offer a new library of audio, including original programs, articles read aloud and more. (Bryan Anselm/The New York Times)

New York Times

Interest in audiobooks and digital storytelling grows

The boom is the result of easier accessibility, lower pricing, and a wider embrace of digital audio storytelling.

Eddie Vedder, lead singer with Pearl Jam, performed in concert with his band at Fenway Park on Friday.

Pearl Jam includes personal touches, local surprises in sold-out Fenway Park show

Pearl Jam?s members know their jobs and how to do them, and the result is a near-ceaseless ebb and flow, executed at an extraordinarily high level.

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/26/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/townofficials0807cape.jpg Cape Cod?s big drinking water problem

When you live on what?s essentially a sandbar, pollution, septic systems, and political roadblocks add up to one tough challenge.

Foxborough-08/05/2016-The New England Patriots held their 2nd day of training camp at the practice fields of Gillette Stadium. Tom Brady broke his silence and spoke to the media affter practice. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(sports)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

In long-awaited comments, Tom Brady speaks softly

There were no fighting words from the quarterback as he (sort of) addressed his four-game suspension.

Style Watch

Making grandma?s house your own

A Dorchester triple-decker gets a fresh redo for a third-generation family member.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Restaurant_702159.jpg Rubin?s may not have served its last knish

Reports that Rubin?s Kosher Delicatessen in Brookline has served its last hot pastrami sandwich may be premature.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_06powerball7_MET.jpg Everyone whispers in Raymond: Who is the $487m Powerball winner?

From the grocery store parking lot to the pub around the corner, townsfolk and those passing through are all asking: ?Who could it be??

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/15/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/golf2.jpg For Obama, time on Vineyard hasn?t always been relaxing

Many of President Obama?s vacations at Martha?s Vineyard were cut short or interrupted by disasters and international situations.

Globe investigations

Private schools, painful secrets

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/160607_BH__ErikaSchickel3.jpg The unexpected price of reporting abuse: retaliation

The Globe found 15 instances of retaliation at New England private schools against students or employees who raised concerns about sexual abuse by staffers.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight-9497.jpg Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight?

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

The Big Picture

The 2016 Rio Olympics opening ceremonies

The Rio Olympic Games officially got underway Friday night with Opening Ceremonies at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.