Boston police to randomly assign 100 body cameras

After no officers volunteered for the program, Commissioner Evans said he intends to randomly assign the cameras by September.

Ed Ansin has owned WHDH in Boston since 1993.

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Shirley Leung

Ed Ansin drops fight to keep NBC affiliation for WHDH

The billionaire said Channel 7 will launch as an independent station next year with expanded local news coverage.

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Strong storms with heavy rain, lightning, and a chance of tornadoes were possible in Southern New England.

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The water fountains have been shut off at the buildings, which house seven schools in total.

First West Nile virus infection this year is seen in Mass.

A woman from Middlesex County in her 70s is hospitalized with the mosquito-borne West Nile virus.

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The two testified as part of a Frederick Weichel?s bid for freedom, buttressing his claim that he did not commit the Braintree murder 36 years ago.

Hyannis man dies while swimming with his children

The 36-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital after he had slipped under the water?s surface while swimming in Joshua Pond.

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Services for Vanessa Marcotte, who was killed last week, were held in the same church where she was baptized 27 years earlier.

A state trooper saluted as the body of Korean War prisoner of war Ronald M. Sparks was unloaded from a plane at Logan International Airport on Tuesday.

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Remains of Korean War POW returned to Cambridge

US Army Corporal Ronald M. Sparks died in May 1951 in a prisoner-of-war camp. His remains arrived at Logan Airport on Tuesday.

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How millennial business owners tapped into cider success

Five years ago, three college grads founded Downeast Cider House with a mission to brew cider that actually tastes like apples. Since then, that mission has ripened into a beverage empire.

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Aquinnah?s Gay Head Light on ?The Martha.?

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Locals don?t call Martha?s Vineyard ?The Martha?

A New York magazine writer used the phrase in a story about the Obamas, writing that the island is ?more commonly known? as ?The Martha.?

Dan Wasserman

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Embracing tolerance.

In this March 31, 2016 photo, Nahed Alsalkini hugs daughter Rawan before the child boards the preschool bus in Tukwila, Wash. After, the mother will go to her English as a Second Language class. One of the worst refugee crises since World War II has prompted a remarkable outpouring of support across Seattle and beyond. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times via AP) SEATTLE OUT; USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; TELEVISION OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT TO BOTH THE SEATTLE TIMES AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER

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Trump, refugees, and the truth

To hear Donald Trump tell it, our refugee program is a terrorist attack waiting to happen.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reacted as she is introduced at a Pennsylvania Democratic Party voter registration event at West Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Trump?s foreign policy ?absolutely bewilders? her, says Clinton

Donald Trump said the country?s national security requirements demanded ??extreme?? vetting of immigrants.

Full Olympics coverage

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CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

One false move shouldn?t doom an Olympic dream

Runners and swimmers get disqualified for their first false start ? surely too harsh a measure.

US gymnast Alexandra Raisman and US gymnast Simone Biles (R) celebrate on the podium of the women's floor event final of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 16, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Toshifumi KITAMURATOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images

Simone Biles edges Aly Raisman for gold in floor exercise

Biles captured her fourth gold medal of the Rio Olympics, while Raisman took the silver.

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Former Dartmouth standout Abbey D?Agostino helped a fellow runner in the 5,000 meters after the pair had fallen.

In an undated handout photo, a technician installs optic fiber in Kansas City as part of Google Fiber services. Optical fiber, most often called just â??fiber,â?? allows upload and download speeds about 100 times as fast as what is typically offered in the United States, but only a few areas in the U.S. have the option of fiber. (Google via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH STORY SLUGGED CIR FIBER CONNECTIVITY BY KATE MURPHY. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --

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Why Google is dialing back on Google Fiber

The company is abandoning its expensive effort to wire cities with high-speed fiber.

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Continuously switching between tasks is horrible for productivity, and businesses are paying for it.

FILE - In this April 28, 2012 file photo, John McLaughlin arrives at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington. McLaughlin, the conservative political commentator and host of the namesake long-running television show that pioneered hollering-heads discussions of Washington politics, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, according to the Facebook page for ?The McLaughlin Group.? He was 89. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

John McLaughlin, host of confrontational TV show, dies at 89

McLaughlin was a conservative political commentator and host of a long-running television show.

Tortilla espanola, an egg, potato, and onion omelet, with lemon aioli.

Dining Out

At Dali, the tapas party never ends

The Somerville spot, serving small plates since 1989, is still true to its original spirit.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/16/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/b8f80a7dfe31495bb327745c5b6dbfa5-d28095543f4c43958e1e395a8c002097-0.jpg Amy Schumer?s terrible ?Trainwreck? press tour

In her new book, Schumer said ?the slut-shaming was off the charts? while promoting her latest movie.

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'

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

The Big Picture

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Farmer Olympics in Vermont

With the world?s attention focused on the Olympic Games in Brazil, a decidedly different type of competition was held in a small corner of New England.