Paul Ryan won?t seek re-election

House Speaker Paul Ryan will not run for re-election, injecting another layer of uncertainty as Republicans face worries over losing their majority in the fall.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his Facebook data was included in the personal information sold to malicious third parties.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/10/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-18217.jpg The Red Sox finally faced a real contender, and made quite a statement

Tuesday night?s rout of the Yankees at Fenway Park was the ninth straight win for the Red Sox.

Alex Speier

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_betts32_spts.jpg David Ortiz also had something to do with Mookie Betts? fast start

While manager Alex Cora has encouraged aggressiveness, the former Red Sox slugger helped identify and correct a swing flaw.

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Several New England colleges are being investigated by the Justice Department, according to the Wall Street Journal.

NAMES

Who is rapper Meek Mill and why is Robert Kraft visiting him in prison?

Patriots owner Robert Kraft might seem an unlikely person to visit a rapper in prison, but the billionaire businessman?s hip-hip bona fides are for real.

Opinion | Tom Ashbrook

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I am responsible for what happened. I own it and am sorry for it. Is there a way back?

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"There is no room in an apology for asserting that you have 'listened,' or 'owned it,' or become 'better,' or 'paid a price.' Let others be the judge of that. An apology cannot be followed by self-congratulation." -- Foogie
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WBZ-TV's Charlie Austin in 1995.

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KEVIN CULLEN

Charlie Austin was the nicest guy in a competitive business

For us in this ego-driven business, he set a high bar and a marvelous standard: you don?t have to be a jerk to be good. In fact, if you?re a jerk, you?ll never be as good as you should be.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/05/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/neri1.jpg 8 things to know about MIT professor Neri Oxman, who has been linked to Brad Pitt

We don?t know much about the relationship between MIT professor Neri Oxman and Brad Pitt. But here are a few things we do know about Oxman.

Dave Epstein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_020718_feature_7923x.jpg We?ve had a chilly start to April, and the rest of the spring might not be much better

The jet stream has been bringing us cold weather, and it looks like that will continue possibly for several more weeks.

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Hundreds gathered at the State House with a message: Massachusetts should not let the Trump administration determine how colleges handle assault allegations.

After Russia warning, Trump says Syria missile strikes ?will be coming?

Russian lawmakers have warned the United States that Moscow would view an airstrike on Syria as a war crime, saying it could trigger a direct military clash.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Chin041018FitchburgSuspiciousDeath_Met7.jpg Man and woman facing charges in connection with death of 6-year-old girl in Fitchburg

The two are scheduled to be arraigned in Fitchburg District Court Wednesday, prosecutors said.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

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Conservatives are making the case to fire Robert Mueller

Some of President Trump?s most fervent supporters are ramping up demands to dismiss Special Counsel Robert Mueller and halt his investigation.

One person found dead in New Bedford house fire

A person was found dead in a residential structure fire in New Bedford Wednesday morning.

Man fatally stabbed near TD Garden

The victim is a man in his 50s who was attacked on Causeway Street Tuesday night, according to Boston police.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_southbostondoublehomicide_metro530-13698.jpg Evans tells local college kids to behave on Marathon Monday

Police Commissioner William Evans on Monday urged local college students planning to attend the Boston Marathon to ?celebrate in a safe and respectful manner.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/277f04109e1942ce95322a0d12911567-277f04109e1942ce95322a0d12911567-0.jpg Man who allegedly murdered mother, grandparents and caregiver in Groton due in court

Orion Krause, 23, faces a maximum of four life sentences without the possibility of parole if convicted of first degree murder for each death.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_040618_07mountida_0235x.jpg Baker criticizes Mount Ida leadership after college?s sudden closure

Governor Charlie Baker sharply criticized the leaders of Mount Ida College for their abrupt decision to close the school, saying the college?s officials had not looked out for the students and staff.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Press_04.jpg Boston reaches $5 million settlement with family of boy who drowned at Carson Beach

The settlement releases the city of any further claims by the family of Kyzr Willis, a 7-year-old boy who drowned in June 2016 while attending a city-run summer camp in South Boston.

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Immigration authorities owe all detainees humane treatment.

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Real Estate

Recent home sales in Boston and Cambridge (April 11)

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