Barbara Bush, family matriarch with a lifetime of service, dies

Mrs. Bush, 92, was the first woman since Abigail Adams to be the wife of one president and mother of another. She died Tuesday at her home in Houston.

BARBARA SLIDER FILE - In this 1990 file photo, first lady Barbara Bush poses with her dog Millie in Washington. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)

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BARBARA SLIDER FILE- APRIL 17: Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies at 92: ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 02: Former first lady Barbara Bush attends day two of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 2, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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BARBARA SLIDER 6/13/99--KENNEBUNKPORT, ME--Barbara Bush places her hand on the face of her son Texas Governor George W. Bush as Laura and former President George Bush look on during a brief media conference held on the Bush compound in Kennebunkport Sunday.Governor Bush is on the first trip of his 2000 Peresidential campaign. GLOBE STAFF PHOTO BY JOHN BOHN. Library Tag 10171999 National

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BARBARA SLIDER Boston, MA - 6/15/1991: Former First Lady Barbara Bush is awarded an honorary Doctor Of Public Service by Northeastern University during commencement at Boston Garden on June 15, 1991. Dennis Picard, Board of Trustees member, vests her. (Joanne Rathe/Globe Staff) --- BGPA Reference: 170126_MJ_007

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BARBARA SLIDER (FILES) In this file photo taken on February 06, 1992 former US First Lady Barbara Bush prepares to throw a rugby ball in Washington, DC, after receiving it from Mary Sullivan (R), captain of the US national women's rugby team. The US team, which won the World Cup, received the Team Spirit Award from Mrs. Bush. Former US first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the age of 92, her husband's office said.

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BARBARA SLIDER FILE - In this Sept. 13, 1991, file photo, first lady Barbara Bush, her granddaughter Barbara, and Millie wait on the steps of the White House for U.S. President George H.W. Bush to return from his check-up at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Washington. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File )

Barry Thumma/associated press/file 1991

BARBARA SLIDER FILE Ñ Barbara Bush, the wife of Vice President George H. W. Bush, in the official residence of the Vice President in Washington, March 21, 1984. Bush, the widely admired wife of one president and the fiercely loyal mother of another, died on April 17, 2018. She was 92. (George Tames/The New York Times)

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BARBARA SLIDER Washington, D.C - 1/20/1989: President George HW Bush, left, and his wife, First Lady Barbara Bush, wave from the platform after being sworn in as the 41st President of the United States during the Inaugural Ceremonies at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 1989. (Paul R. Benoit/Globe Staff) --- BGPA Reference: 170119_MJ_002

Paul R. Benoit/Globe StaFf/FILE 1989

BARBARA SLIDER FILE - In this Feb. 8, 1989, file photo, first lady Barbara Bush strolls on the White House South Lawn in Washington, with the family dog, Millie. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File)

Barry Thumma/associated press/file 1989

Remembering a ?91 campaign stop where Barbara Bush got fired up for husband

On a December day in 1991, Barbara Bush went to Concord, N.H., in what turned out to be one of the more memorable moments in her husband?s 1992 reelection campaign.

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An ESPN report says he has not formally committed to playing in 2018. But there?s also no requirement he must do that.

Mookie Betts was congratulated by his Red Sox teammates in the the eighth inning after he hit his third home run Tuesday in Anaheim, Calif.

Red Sox 10, Angels 1

The Shohei Ohtani show turned into the Mookie Betts show

Betts hit three home runs to upstage the Japanese phenom, and joined Ted Williams as the only Red Sox to do so three times.

Jaylen Brown scored 30 points in Game 2 vs. the Bucks.

Chad Finn

Underestimate Jaylen Brown? I won?t do that again

After his Game 2 performance, it was also time to raise the ceiling when it comes to expectations.

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The comment came after Rozier mistakenly referred to Bledsoe as former Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe.

Jennifer Riordan, of Albuquerque, N.M., was the vice president for community relations at Wells Fargo.

Here?s what we know about the woman who died on Southwest Flight 1380

Jennifer Riordan was well-known in New Mexico, where she had built a career over more than two decades in community relations and communications.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/18/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/de42a7b966354e4ba04b90e0679fd044-de42a7b966354e4ba04b90e0679fd044-0.jpg ?She has nerves of steel.? Pilot who calmly landed damaged plane once flew fighter jets

??Southwest 1380, we?re single engine,?? said Tammie Jo Shults. ??We have part of the aircraft missing so we?re going to need to slow down a bit.??

1,200 artworks were stuffed into a 3-story Quincy home. Now a collection is unveiled

James Pantages for decades stuffed cheap pieces into his home. Now, an appraiser says, ?we could be looking at a $1 million collection.?

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Paul Allen?s mission to locate sunken warships in the South Pacific has chalked up another victory with the discovery of the USS Helena nearly 75 years after it was sunk.

TV Critic?s Corner

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Season two, premiering next week, depicts an empty newsroom (not the actual one on Morrissey Boulevard) and a repurposed Fenway Park.

More hidden State Police pay surfaces

Officials last week quietly released new State Police pay figures, and once again Troop F members benefit.

Funeral services for Yarmouth Police Sergeant Sean Gannon held

Gannon was shot last week as he assisted other law enforcement officers attempting to arrest a suspect previously convicted of illegal gun charges.

Concord Academy reveals misconduct claims against ex-headmaster

The school banned Russell Mead from its campus after an alumna accused him of engaging in ?inappropriately close conduct.?

In the brewing fight over short-term rental regulations in Boston, Airbnb just took a big shot at City Councilor Michelle Wu. And now her supporters are firing back.

Keith Bedford/Globe Staff

Capital Source

Airbnb has targeted Michelle Wu. She and her supporters are not having it

The e-mail, which appeared to go to thousands of people across the city, was an unusually loud critique of an individual council member.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/23/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/85b5b6a63cb74fbe966f370b0fd7fbc2-85b5b6a63cb74fbe966f370b0fd7fbc2-0.jpg Trump rewrites history on rationale for firing Comey

The firing of FBI Director James Comey, and President Trump?s subsequent suggestion that the Russia investigation was a factor, led to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/18/BostonGlobe.com/Obits/Images/dicklynchcrop-0950-U84935131118DII--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Dick Lynch, longtime coach at Swampscott High, dies at 91

While helping to make sports history at Swampscott High School, Dick Lynch worked to bring out the best in all his physical education students and athletes.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/IMG_2479-15106.jpg Malden multi-family home gutted by three-alarm fire

Malden firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze that tore through a home on Ashland Street Wednesday.

122nd Boston Marathon

JOHN POWERS | ON THE MARATHON

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/17/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/BEDFORD_20180416_MARATHON_024-18868.jpg The Boston Marathon was all about who could weather the storm

With the conditions intolerable for the top Africans, Desiree Linden and Yuki Kawauchi took advantage.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/17/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/manjailWEB.jpg We?re not done with criminal justice reform

The legislation fell short in failing to make bold changes on how to handle young adults.

A new chapter in the story of a terrier who 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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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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