All three finalists for UMass Boston chancellor job withdraw from consideration

The finalists withdrew four days after the faculty at the Dorchester campus called the candidates unqualified for the job.

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After top officials met with President Trump, the Justice Department said it would investigate ?any irregularities? and would allow Congressional leaders to view information they have requested.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/rathe_reading_address08.jpg The MBTA is giving a big summer discount on weekend commuter rail

Unlimited rides, anywhere on the commuter rail, will cost $10 a weekend. It?s part of an effort by the MBTA to boost ridership.

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President Trump defended his use of the word ?animals? last week to describe some immigrants who enter the country illegally, saying his comment was directed at gang members.

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Pope Francis? reported comments to a gay man that ??God made you like this?? have been embraced by the LGBT community as another sign of Francis? desire to make gay people feel welcomed.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/b57283c84f5c4ca9b70b6974f9038281-b57283c84f5c4ca9b70b6974f9038281-0.jpg Western Mass. man pleads guilty to plotting a terror attack at state university

Alexander Ciccolo, 25, of Adams, could face 20 years in prison under the terms of a plea agreement.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/10252011_25necco_photo1-8078249.jpg Three new bidders are sweet on acquiring Necco

The bankrupt Revere-based candy company is scheduled to be auctioned off Wednesday.

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Officials successfully rescued 7 stranded dolphins stuck on a Dennis beach

Officials spent nearly an entire day rescuing seven stranded Atlantic white-sided dolphins found on a Dennis beach Sunday morning.

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Several councilors questioned the purpose of regulations that would all but ban by-the-night rentals of homes by non-owner-occupants through popular websites such as Airbnb.

DALLAS, TX - MAY 04: Lt. Colonel Oliver North speaks at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum during the NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on May 4, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. The National Rifle Association's annual meeting and exhibit runs through Sunday. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Oliver North ? who endorsed violent game ? blames shootings on ?culture of violence?

The incoming National Rifle Association president wasted no time in jumping into the gun control debate.

Notes from underground: A journey through an abandoned subway tunnel

The tunnel is a hidden reminder of another era when Bostonians in bowler hats descended below streets for the luxury of traveling on America?s first subway line.

Students knelt for a moment of silence at the site of the deadly crash on Monday.

State police conduct accident reconstruction at scene of deadly East Bridgewater crash

The cause of the devastating crash in East Bridgewater that killed four teenage boys over the weekend remained unclear.

A look at the four teenagers who died in East Bridgewater crash

A portrait has emerged of the four Stoughton High School students who were killed in a devastating single-car crash over the weekend.

Richard Goodwin at his home in Concord.

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Richard Goodwin, Kennedy speechwriter and husband to Doris Kearns Goodwin, dead at 86

Goodwin died Sunday evening at his home in Concord. Doris Kearns Goodwin said he died after a brief bout with cancer.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen at the Met Gala.

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Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen are selling their New York apartment

If you have a spare $13.95 million, it?s all yours.

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Coming off a 30-point stomping in Game 3, Boston needs to get its defensive communication and lineups straightened out, among other things.

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GE steps up divestitures with deal to exit transportation equipment business

GE today unveiled an $11 billion deal to merge its transportation business with train equipment maker Wabtec.

Emilia Romagna is Italy?s gastronomic heartland.

Food & Travel

A family organized a whole trip around one restaurant in Modena, Italy. Was it worth it?

This family organized a whole trip around a meal at Osteria Francescana, the 2016 ?World?s Best Restaurant,? in Modena, Italy. Was it worth it?

names -- Michael Chiklis at BU commencement (Handout)

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Chiklis tells BU grads art is more vital than ever

?The Shield? star graduated 33 years ago.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (center) in Windsor Castle with (back row, from left) Jasper Dyer; Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Prince Charles; Doria Ragland; Prince William; (center row, from left) Brian Mulroney; Prince Philip; Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Charlotte; Kate, Duchess of Cambridge; Prince George; Rylan Litt; John Mulroney; (front row, from left) Ivy Mulroney; Florence van Cutsem; Zalie Warren; Remi Litt.

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First official royal wedding portrait released

Monday, Kensington Palace released several images, shot by celebrity photographer Alexi Lubomirski.

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Postal Service to debut scratch-and-sniff stamps

Each square will be decorated with two colorful ice cream treats, perfect for summer.

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We reached out to some nutritionists to find out the produce gadgets they use to help them and their families eat better in less time.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

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Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

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Once the club lets you in, your job is to defend fellow club members.

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Is homegrown food safer? Not necessarily. Take these precautions.

Food safety often is cited as the primary reason why people grow their own edibles, but that?s frequently an illusion. Food-borne illnesses are almost as likely to be caused by homegrown produce as by fresh foods acquired elsewhere.