Deaths are reported as vehicle crashes into crowd in German city

Police in the western German city of Muenster said several people were dead and others were injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd. The driver killed himself, authorities said.

State Police troop faced earlier investigation on towing

The Inspector General found that troopers steered thousands of motorists to a favored contractor.The Inspector General found that in 2016, Troop E diverted thousands of motorists to a favored tow company.

Federal judge upholds Mass. assault weapons ban

The ruling delivered a significant victory for Attorney General Maura Healey, who had beefed up the state?s laws against such weapons after the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting.

EPA chief spent millions on security and travel, AP reports

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt?s concern with his safety came at a steep cost to taxpayers.

Fourteen people are dead as bus carrying junior hockey team crashes in Canada

The team bus of the Humboldt Broncos of Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League was ?T-boned? by transport trailer en route to a game Friday.

Could there really be five Mass. politicians running against Trump in 2020?

There?s a quintet of notable figures from the state showing up on political forecasters? lists of possible 2020 contenders.

From left: Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins with Senator Elizabeth Warren and Dr. Jessie Gaeta in the South End. — Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff

Warren?s CARE Act proposes $100 billion toward overdoses over 10 years

Senator Elizabeth Warren said the new bill applies a framework championed in 1990 to stop the wave of AIDS and seeks to apply it to fighting overdoses.

Martha Bonilla is a cook in the cafeteria in Chao Hall at Harvard. She credits the Harvard Bridge adult education and training program with helping her advance. — Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

Harvard service workers learn English between shifts

Small literacy classes nearly 20 years ago became the building blocks of an adult education and training program that?s open to benefits-eligible university staff, faculty, even scholars.

Urine found in bathroom soap dispensers, air fresheners at Burlington library

Witnesses reported that the restroom ?had a noticeable odor of urine throughout,? said police.

In Cambridge?s Central Square, a potential artistic exodus

For more than a decade, Brookline Street?s EMF building has thrummed with musical creativity. That could soon change.

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Let?s revisit Ted Williams?s take on launch angle, and other thoughts

And now that the playoffs are finally (almost) here, admit it, you?re more excited about the Bruins than the Celtics.

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What can we expect from the rejuvenated Red Sox-Yankees rivalry?

Here are some tidbits to consider as we await Red Sox-Yankees, Part 1.

This shop is so small the customers have to stay outside

Bob Kelley?s Key Works store on Washington Street measures just 15 square feet.

Local Facebook group liberates large lobster from Roche Bros.

The large crustacean, dubbed ?Larry,? seems to be ostracized by his smaller tank mates.

?Prettiest village in Maine? faces severe traffic dilemma

Anyone who has driven coastal Route 1 toward Boothbay Harbor or Camden in the summer knows the drill: You?ll be staying for a while, like it or not.

At Brandeis, AD placed on leave pending probe into culture and policies

Brandeis University announced Friday that its athletic director is on administrative leave while an independent investigation into the Waltham school?s culture and policies proceeds.

Baby boomers have insomnia, and Big Sleep is cashing in

An obese, aging, and insomniac nation has become so fearful of sleep insufficiency ? and its links to chronic disease ? that we?re up nights worrying about being awake.

Dave Epstein

More snow and cold coming this weekend

On Sunday, a weather system will move just to our south and may give Cape Cod and the Islands a coating to an inch or 2 of snow if it comes close enough.

The campus center at Mount Ida College in Newton. — Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

Mount Ida College to close; UMass to acquire Newton campus

The deal, finalized Friday morning by UMass trustees, was negotiated over several months as the small liberal arts college in Newton looked for ways to stay viable.

NESTOR RAMOS

Governors have been trying to fix the State Police for decades. Is this time different?

While Charlie Baker?s proposed reforms sound good, it?s worth remembering that we?ve been here before.

Brain freeze: scientist?s idea to preserve human brains too much for MIT

The former Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher believes he can preserve a brain well enough that someday its memories could be recovered.

Red Sox prospect Michael Chavis suspended 80 games for positive drug test

Chavis, the Sox? top positional prospect, said he doesn?t know how the banned substance Turinabol was found in his system.

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The Love Letters podcast: Cloudy with a chance of breakup

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Renée Graham

All those views, likes, and retweets help tech companies ? not you

The YouTube shooter, authorities say, was distraught about her declining view count.

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How a small terrier found adventure in Milton

One day, in the friendly little town of Milton, a mysterious visitor arrived out of the blue. No one could say where, exactly, the little dog had come from. But before long, they began spotting it all over town . . .

Opinion

Editorial: How to save thousands a year from gun violence

Massachusetts has the nation?s lowest rate of gun deaths. Here are #7steps your state can take to save lives.

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Harvard doc pursues a long-ignored treatment for strokes, heart attacks

Dr. Victor Gurewich, 88, is about to launch a clinical trial that he hopes will show that his approach is superior to standard therapies.

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Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town?

Deval Patrick?s brother-in-law arrested for violating a restraining order

Nine West Holdings Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest retailer to do so as it attempts to restructure its debt and refocus on its more successful products.

Nine West files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Mansour Chaya won $44,000 in cash and a trip to Hawaii on an episode of ?Wheel of Fortune? that aired Thrusday night.

UMass Lowell student wins big on ?Wheel of Fortune?

Employees worked on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday.

Stocks selloff deepens amid Trump trade jabs, jobs

In Maine, a voting experiment could have real consequences for partisan politics

The front page of the Boston Globe on Wednesday, April 7.

Forecasters recall historic blizzard that blasted New England on April 6, 1982

Dorchester,MA 06/12/09 Both deer bolt from their hiding place, only to be confronted by animal officers. Mass. Environmental Police , with an assist from Boston Animal Control, tranquilized, hogtied, and removed two young male deer from a backyard on Ellsworth Street about 11am today. (more deets to come, am hearing they may release them in western part of the state) ( staff photo/george rizer ) section:metro

Are these roads death traps for deer, bears, and other wildlife?

Sumner Redstone now supports a deal to reunite the companies.

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Redstones take another run at CBS-Viacom merger

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2017 file photo, Michelle Obama address the crowd during a conversation with poet Elizabeth Alexander at the second day of the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago. The former first lady is scheduled to participate in a moderated conversation for the closing session of a leadership conference at Simmons College on Thursday, April 5, 2018, in Boston.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

?I don?t want to be president.? Michelle Obama says she?s not running in 2020

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?The Great British Baking Show? offers food for thought

Lin Manuel Miranda performed during the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C., last month.

Lin-Manuel Miranda has shingles, quarantined from baby son

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J.D. Martinez?s Fenway debut with Red Sox ?was special?

The team?s new slugger says he?s a slow starter every season, so there?s no need to press.

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DOJ pushes for Harvard admissions info to be public

Lawyers for the government on Friday filed a brief in support of a lawsuit filed by a student group accusing Harvard of bias against Asian-American applicants.