State Police order investigation into their handling of fatal crash

State Police Colonel Kerry Gilpin ordered an independent investigation that will include the agency?s failure to tell prosecutors of missteps allegedly made by troopers before the crash.

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When Warren is added to the pack of candidates, she leads former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, and five other potential candidates, a new poll says.

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Here?s a deal ? $36 a night for an Airbnb in Southie. One problem ? it?s in a public housing unit

A tenant in the Mary Ellen McCormack housing project in South Boston has been renting out a spare bedroom for close to two years, shocking officials when they learned about it.

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President Donald Trump said ?at some point? he would have ?no choice but to use the powers granted to the Presidency and get involved!?

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White House chief of staff John Kelly views himself as ?the lone bulwark against catastrophe,? according to a new report.

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The city is hoping to assuage officials from nearby Quincy who are worried about noisy construction vehicles rumbling down their roads.

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Mount Ida College was on track to run a $10 million deficit this year and only 40 percent of its students graduate on time, according to an accreditation report.

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Was it a Freudian slip? A parody of President Donald Trump?s infamous comments about French President Emmanuel Macron?s wife? Maybe Macron simply slipped up in his use of English.

obituary

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Lana Jones made her mark at WBZ NewsRadio, where her smooth, confident voice delivered a broad spectrum of news for almost 30 years. She died at 62 on April 25.

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5 of the best rooftop bars and restaurants in Boston

What?s more relaxing than a rooftop bar or restaurant on a warm Boston day? Check out our list of five Boston-area rooftops to visit.

Kansas City Royals' Jon Jay (25) slides home as he scores on from third, while teammate Alcides Escobar attempted to steal second, during the sixth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. At left is Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez broke an obscure baseball rule Tuesday

The violation allowed two Royals runners to advance, although they did not end up scoring.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

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It?s not that football isn?t important anymore, but at this point, it?s not more important than family.

NESTOR RAMOS

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It doesn?t take a stretch worthy of Brady?s legendary pliability to infer what he meant: The NFL?s 2017 most valuable player thinks his bosses maybe don?t treasure him like they should.

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The suspect tried to shoplift from a local store by covering up the anti-theft device with a wad of red, blue, and green Play-Doh, police said.

A vehicle with placards for both Lyft and Uber waited at a traffic light outside South Station. Boston accounted for more than half of the 65 million rides Uber and Lyft provided across all of Massachusetts last year, a new report said.

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There were nearly 100,000 Uber and Lyft rides per day in Boston last year

It?s not your imagination: There are an awful lot of Uber and Lyft cars in Boston traffic.

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The new ad did not sit well with some Georgians but Brian Kemp shrugged off the criticism. ?I?m conservative, folks. Get over it!?? he tweeted.

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Amazon formally announced a huge expansion in Boston that will bring 2,000 technology jobs to a new building in Seaport Square.

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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge announced Tuesday morning that it plans to split into two independent publicly traded companies.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

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It?s tempting to think you can undo a breakup. And maybe you can, but odds are you?ll need time, distance, and lots of life in between.

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The Legislature should work together with Governor Charlie Baker to find the money needed now and settle a long overdue debt at UMass Boston caused by long-ago corruption.

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California and 16 other states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its plans to scrap standards on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, which help set gas mileage rules