Former Dorchester layman faces sexual abuse charges

The 79-year-old, who later became a Roman Catholic priest, is accused of assaulting a child while he served as a volunteer ?altar boy coordinator.?

Boston, MA., 09/27/16, Nathan Carman is brought into the USCG Base Boston after his adventure at sea. Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Carman thought boat ?seaworthy? before fatal sinking

A multistate investigation is underway after a 22-year-old man survived at sea while his mother apparently perished in a fishing disaster.

Three wounded in S.C. elementary school shooting

A teenager opened fire at the Townville Elementary School, wounding two students and a teacher before being taken into custody.

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Boaters at a marina in South Kingstown, R.I., remembered their interactions with Nathan Carman.

Chuck Schumer spoke to a reporter Wednesday.

Congress votes to override Obama?s veto of 9/11 bill

The law allows families of the Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for allegedly backing the attackers.

Girl, 7, runs over her toddler sister while starting family car

The Salem, N.H., 2-year-old was flown to Boston Children?s Hospital with injuries to her leg, chin, and scalp, as well as some bruising, police said.

Terrorism is topic of two-day conference in Cambridge

Speakers include local and national law enforcement officers and terrorism experts, and parents of people who have carried out attacks.

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Shawn Maguire was placed on paid leave after allegations of verbal misconduct toward the players.

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David Scher faces forgery and perjury charges that cost him his state real estate license.

Hillary Clinton (left) and Donald Trump.

European Pressphoto Agency (left); Reuters

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

How Clinton can beat Trump and still lose the election

Gary Johnson and Jill Stein have been siphoning away support for Hillary Clinton, particularly among young people.

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Bernie Sanders called the November election ??enormously important for the future of our country.??

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If you want to snap a photo of your New Hampshire ballot and share it online, go ahead: a court has ruled that you can.

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Donald Trump sent one Miss USA to rehab. He fired a Miss Universe for missing too many events and a handful of contestants drew public scoldings from him.

KEITH BEDFORD/ Globe staff

Education | Magazine

It?s time for vocational schools to get some respect

Vocational education is in demand once again.

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The morning, midday, and afternoon programs on Sports Hub all finished ahead of rival WEEI.

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Tebow batted second and played left field for the Mets? instructional league team.

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The Bills coach impersonated a reporter during conference call with Julian Edelman to ask him whether he was playing quarterback this week.

PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

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?I can?t wait until I?m going freaking crazy out there again,? said the Patriots tight end.

San Francisco 49ers Blaine Gabbert, right, stands as Eli Harold (58), Colin Kaepernick (7) and Eric Reid (35) kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Should athletes stand for national anthem? Here?s what one poll found

Fifty-two percent of the 1,298 adults polled responded that athletes should be required to stand.

A ghost bike at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Beacon Street memorialized Anita Kurmann, a Boston surgeon killed while cycling in the Back Bay.

Bike, pedestrian advocates to press mayor on road safety

Hundreds of advocates and survivors of traffic accidents will converge on City Hall Thursday.

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The Boston-based restaurant chain, known for its homemade flatbread, said business would continue as usual at its remaining locations.

Globe investigations

The desperate and the dead

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Behind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.

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

Kim Ludbrook/EPA

South Africa motorbike racing

Not far from the refurbished F1 race track of Kyalami in Johannesburg is a small, virtually dirt race track that attracts only the brave.