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.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_towing6_met.jpg 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.

Maura Healey spoke at a 2016 press conference announcing the enforcement of a ban on the sale of copycat assault weapons.

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.

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/2594f11d77a44c418c387b6d1d06594d-2594f11d77a44c418c387b6d1d06594d-0.jpg 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/librarysuspect2.jpg 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.

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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.

1955 Ted Williams baseball card

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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.

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 6: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees watches Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the New York Yankees during batting practice prior to their game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on April 6, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)

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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.

People passed by Bob Kelley at the window of his Key Works shop in Downtown Crossing.

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.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/larry1-14719.jpg Local Facebook group liberates large lobster from Roche Bros.

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

WISCASSET, ME - APRIL 5: Wiscasset business owners Stacy Linehan of Treats Bakery, James Kochan of James Kochan Fine Art and Antiques and Erika Soule of Rock Paper Scissors sit outside Soule?s shop on Thursday, April 5, 2018 . The Maine Department of Transportation?s plan to eliminate on-street parking in the town, in order to widen the travel lanes and reduce bottlenecks during the summer tourist season, is being met by opposition by the three owners. (Carl D. Walsh for The Boston Globe)

?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.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Archived/2017-07-22/Boston/Content/Enterprise/Images/08232009_23wecollege-7336787-10952.jpg 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.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/sleepPod.jpg 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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/soxsnow6.jpg 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.

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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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Nester-14765.jpg 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.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/03/12/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/24sunlet1.jpg 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.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/513d46b4fa504cfc9ea0cdff9b104b37-513d46b4fa504cfc9ea0cdff9b104b37-18303-ktnC--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg 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.

Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/LoveLetters-Podcast-AlbumArt-7096.png The Love Letters podcast: Cloudy with a chance of breakup

The worst kinds of breakups are the murky ones. Meredith learns the do?s and don?t?s of breaking up ? from the people who know best.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/graham-1370.jpg 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 . . .

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Government: Goodyear tires may have caused 95 deaths or injuries

The U.S. government's road safety agency says it has received allegations that defective Goodyear motor home tires caused crashes that killed or injured 95 people during the past two decades