Ex-State Police trooper indicted by federal grand jury in overtime fraud scandal

A former Massachusetts State Police trooper was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for allegedly collecting thousands of dollars in overtime pay for shifts he didn?t work.

Burt Reynolds in the car from ?Smokey and the Bandit,? circa 1970.

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Burt Reynolds, star of film, TV, and tabloids, dead at 82

Reynolds made scores of movies, ranging from lightweight fare such as the hits ??The Cannonball Run?? and ??Smokey and the Bandit?? to more serious films like ??The Longest Yard?? and ??The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing.??

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/e2396af3-97ce-437c-9d6a-3b65fff9449c.jpg Who wrote the anonymous Times op-ed? Here are some prime suspects

Here?s a brief look at some of the highest-level officials in the administration who might have a motive or an inclination to write the letter.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/1026943764.jpg Here?s what Melania Trump, Sarah Sanders are saying about the anonymous op-ed

The first lady reportedly said the unnamed author was ?sabotaging? the country, while the press secretary encouraged people to call The New York Times.

Cambridge police investigated the death of a woman who was struck on Erie Street.

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Woman using walker killed in Cambridge hit-and-run

Police in Cambridge are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman.

SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/lehigh-5101.jpg Dire warnings about Donald Trump

The warning signs about Donald Trump?s presidency are increasingly impossible to ignore.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1027351430.jpg Lawsuit says immigrants suffered under Trump?s policies

The lawsuit is believed to be the first claim for compensation for the more than 2,500 children taken from their parents under a policy from President Trump.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_22campaignnotes-3_metro.jpg In ad war over ballot question, both sides give nurses leading roles

Adding to the confusion, the two groups squaring off over an initiative to mandate staffing ratios at hospitals have similar-sounding names.

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The Cannabis Control Commission may issue final licenses in two weeks, if inspections go according to plan.

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Twitter says Alex Jones won?t be able to create new accounts on Twitter or take over any existing ones.

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A pilot spotted the animals from the air and said one was swimming close to shore.

Dispute over documents dominates Kavanaugh hearing

Republican John Cornyn said senators could be expelled from office for violating confidentially rules, while Democrats led by Cory Booker responded, ??Bring it on.??

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_barber5_met.jpg ?Joe the Barber? is about to make his final cut

Joe Monahan, 86, has made his barbershop at 262 Hyde Park Ave. something of a local institution.

Thunderstorms rolling across Massachusetts

The thunderstorms were expected to offer some relief from the heat after the mercury rose to 96 in Boston, breaking the previous record for the day by 2 degrees.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/180828_FirstTimeHomeBuyers_RGB_WEB.jpg How to buy a home when you don?t have enough saved

Saving enough for a down payment, particularly in a housing market as red-hot as Greater Boston?s, is among the top concerns for many would-be first-time home buyers.

Your Home

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/illo0909guide%20.jpg A beginner?s guide to buying an older home

There are things you ought to know before buying an old house???among them, the names of a few reliable tradespeople.

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Dave Epstein

This weekend offers a first taste of fall. Don?t get used to it

Thursday is the final day of extreme heat in this current go-around, and perhaps for the entire season. But don?t get too used to the coolness.

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Issa Rae of ?Insecure? is cover girl fresh for Glamour?s October issue. And our favorite awkward black girl came to slay.

Connections | Magazine

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As a smart-mouthed preteen, I scoffed at our family?s resourceful gardener, and she answered with love.

FILE - JULY 11: Adult film actress Stormy Daniels was arrested during a strip club performance in Ohio for reportedly allowing a customer to touch her in a

NAMES

Stormy Daniels makes an appearance in Portland club

The adult film star was in Portland Wednesday for the first of a two-night performance at PT?s Showclub.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/AFP_18W3SA.jpg Inquest: Cranberries singer O?Riordan drowned after drinking

The Cranberries singer Dolores O?Riordan accidentally drowned in a bathtub after drinking, a coroner?s inquest concluded Thursday.

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A Maine lobster wholesaler is suing one of its owners, claiming he embezzled nearly $1.5 million worth of lobsters.

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Don't throw away your shot at these discounted seats.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/3rdbedford.jpg Ranked-choice voting to the rescue?

Ranked-choice voting is an electoral reform that would revitalize democracy in Massachusetts.

Arts

Mark Wahlberg arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of

Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne are brand-new foster parents in first trailer for ?Instant Family?

Wahlberg and ?Daddy?s Home? director Sean Anders have reunited for another family-centric comedy. This time, the movie is a bit more personal for Anders.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg Until next year, my sweetheart

In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Real Estate

Address

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As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever

A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, August 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: staying cool in the summer heat, installing a new police commissioner, spotting sharks on the Cape, campaigning politicians on the trail, and flipping gymnasts at the US championships.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.