College student, father of 3 were innocent victims in JP shooting

Christopher Joyce, 23, and Clayborn Blair, 58, were shot and killed Friday night at a Bickford Street housing development, officials said.

AG Maura Healey promises transparency, but critics say her record falls short

Healey frequently favors keeping documents secret, even the records of an unsolved 1951 murder.

French anger mounts after Trump says Paris needs more guns

President Trump Friday told the NRA that the 2015 terror attacks, which he mimicked, would have been prevented ?if just one person had had a gun.?

A year into Trump presidency, Melania raises her profile

The first lady has settled into a quieter routine, often apart from the president, raising their son and carving out a place for herself in a most untraditional White House.

Ailing John McCain is ?chatty? and ?walking around?

?He?s reflecting at the end on a lot of different things,? his son-in-law said Sunday.

Supporters pray for Felix D. Arroyo, who remains hospitalized

Friends, family, and colleagues gathered to pray for Felix D. Arroyo, the Suffolk register of probate.

Women rally to promote safer childbirth

Mothers, midwives, and other women gathered Sunday afternoon in Copley Square to raise awareness of the number of women dying in childbirth, especially women of color.

SUV stolen from East Boston parking lot ? with a dog inside

A woman suffered ?any dog owner?s worst nightmare? while making a quick convenience store stop.

Waltham, MA - 5/2/18 - Linda Abrams (cq) took a picture of the booth. Instead of a chance at the $500 Whole Foods Market shopping card she thought she was signing up for, Abrams realized she had filled out a slip for a hard-sell vacation time-share company. (She dug through the box and retrieved her slip.) The booth was set up at a sheep shearing festival in Waltham. Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Topic: 05consumer Reporter: Sean Murphy — Handout

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

Beware of that free raffle: It may be something else

Linda Abrams? eye caught the familiar logo of Whole Foods. But the raffle had nothing to do with the grocer ? only with a time-share telemarketer bombarding people with e-mail and phone calls.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Lightning 3, Bruins 1

TARA SULLIVAN

The bitter disappointment will linger for Bruins

With this team, in this unexpected breakout season, this playoff loss hurt more.

Tampa, Florida - 5/06/2018 - (3rd period) Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) makes a save as both Bruins right wing David Pastrnak (88) and center Patrice Bergeron (37) are tied up during the third period. The Boston Bruins play the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Five of the Eastern Conference second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Kevin P. Dupont , Topic: 07Bruins-Lightning, LOID: 8.4.1824583991. — Barry Chin/globe staff

Bruins? playoff ride ends in a traffic jam

Boston was unable to find a way through the Lightning?s forecheck.

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

Sox long ball hitting is a smashing success

A big difference between this season and last is Boston?s ability to hit timely home runs.

Adrian Walker

What comes next after the renaming of Yawkey Way?

Now is the time for the two sides ? which both claim to care about race in Boston ? to find common ground about where to go from here.

The ?Codfather? is behind bars, and New Bedford?s economy is paying the price

NOAA has slapped unprecedented punishments on the city?s fishing industry, and everyone is hurting.

SHIRA SPRINGER I FAIR PLAY

Boston Marathon?s elite women?s race needs tweaks, but it?s complicated

The Marathon considers the elite women?s start and Wave 1 different races. And that?s where things get complicated.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Baseball great Barry Larkin impressed by his NBA-playing son

Shane Larkin never tried to follow in his father?s footsteps on the diamond, but has resurrected his NBA career with the Celtics.

PHOTO COPYRIGHT TED GARTLAND: USE REQUIRES PAYMENT: AUTHORIZED FOR ONE TIME USE WITH ERIC MOSCOWITZ STORY ONLY. Boston, MA: Nov. 9, 1984: Julius Irving (left) of the Phildelphia 76ers and Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics during basketball game at Boston Garden in Boston, Mass., Nov. 9, 1984. Mandatory credit: copyright Ted Gartland Story/Eric Moskowitz, 07teddy — Ted Gartland

A Celtics-Sixers photo for the ages. And the photographer behind the shot.

The story behind a famous photograph of Larry Bird and Julius Erving choking each other, and the photographer who made the picture.

Boston police resume using license plate readers after accidental release of data

The technology has been a point of contention between police and civil liberties groups, who say collected data can invade privacy and potentially chill free speech.

Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab

Feds still fighting smartphone lock-down

In a federal building in downtown Boston is a crime lab where agents perform autopsies on smartphones.

Boston?s plan to get a handle on evictions stalls, thanks to Mass.? tough home rule process

The defeat of the Jim Brooks Stabilization Act was another blow to advocates? work to address the city?s housing crunch.

Arlington police rescue 11 ducklings from sewer drain

Officers were able to get the ducklings out and reunite them with their mother.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

Can you really get back together?

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.

Listen: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | RadioPublic

Opinion & Ideas

Ideas | David Scharfenberg

Why we?re told to ?stand up straight!?

Considering the curious power of posture, from ancient Greece to Hogwarts.

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Can Trump use the bully pulpit to lower drug prices? Don?t bet on it

There are already suggestions among some administration officials that the political climate created by the president has helped keep prices in check.