In late January, the National Association of Medical Examiners told chief medical examiner Dr. Mindy J. Hull that her office will ?most likely? lose its fully accredited status.
State Police move to fire suspended trooper convicted of raping, assaulting former girlfriend Trooper Robert Sundberg was convicted on two counts of rape, assault with intent to rape, strangulation, stalking, and five counts of assault and battery on a household or family member.
Doomed 737 Max 8 Jets lacked two key safety features that Boeing sold as extras Many airlines, especially low-cost carriers like Indonesia?s Lion Air, have opted not to buy them ? and regulators don?t require them.
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What She Said
If it were up to Sheriff William Snyder, there would be no plea deal for Robert Kraft ? or any of the other men charged with soliciting prostitution at Florida day spas accused of sex trafficking.
Robert Kraft?s legal team has two other high profile lawyers for soliciting prostitution case Robert Kraft added the attorney who helped Julian Edelman fight his suspension for using performance enhancing drugs and a second attorney who helped prosecute Martha Stewart to his legal team.
Yvonne Abraham
Say this for Robert Kraft: His being charged with soliciting prostitution has done more to raise awareness of sex trafficking in a couple of weeks than he could have achieved with a lifetime of philanthropy.
Fall River teen charged with causing disturbance at Natick High School, shouting racial slurs Police say a teenager drove through the front of the high school campus and shouted profanity, threats, and racial slurs. He also fired a paintball gun into the air.
Starts & Stops
Take the E-train? MBTA mulling electric locomotives The T would test the electric vehicles on the Providence commuter rail line, where Amtrak already runs electric trains.
Chilling details emerge in Boston kidnapping, rape case Victor Pena, 38, accused of abducting a 23-year-old woman outside a Boston bar in January and holding her captive in Charlestown for three days, pleaded not guilty Wednesday.
Shopping for pot in Brookline this weekend? Here?s what you need to know The first Greater Boston recreational marijuana shop is opening in Brookline on Saturday, and local officials are expecting thousands to rush to the store on its opening weekend.
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Second-hand shopping is all the rage right now. Here are some tips from experienced shoppers to ensure a successful trip to the thrift store.
Bracing for an influx, senior housing operators face rising costs and declining subsidies The oldest baby boomers, born after World War II, will be entering their 80s in the coming decade, boosting demand for independent living, assisted living, and memory care.
Dave Epstein
The dry weather will continue through the evening commute, but there is a rain on the way.
Harvard is sued over use of photograph of slave A Conn. woman is suing Harvard for allegedly profiting from a photo of her ancestor, an African slave forced to pose in what is believed to be one of the oldest images of a slave in the US.
Movie Review | ? ? ? ½
Jordan Peele?s ?Us? is a smart, funny, very scary night at the movies His follow-up to ?Get Out? also does us all a great service by handing the talented Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong?o a genuine starring role.
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Photos: The last supermoon of 2019 March?s ?super worm equinox moon? is the first in nearly 20 years to fall near the spring equinox.
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Former governor Dukakis fires back after Trump mention at Ohio tank plant After President Trump joked about him in an appearance in Ohio, former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis criticized the president?s lack of military service and his recent attacks on the late US senator John McCain.
Ichiro Suzuki was showered with cheers and chants in his final game Suzuki started for Seattle on Thursday in what the Japanese news agency Kyodo is reporting will be his final major league game.
ALEX SPEIER
The consistency of Mookie Betts?s negotiating style Will Betts, who has made no secret of his comfort negotiating contracts with the Red Sox on a year-to-year basis, rule out the possibility of signing an extension before he hits free agency?
Olympic organizers explained that the torch for the relay leading up to the 2020 Tokyo Games is based on a cherry blossom.
TARA SULLIVAN
The MMA star with a dubious history was a big hit at a Bruins game and the St. Patrick?s Day parade.
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Opinion | Alissa Quart
Why are we not distraught by the ordinary scandal of adjunct mania at universities?
Opinion | Luke O?Neil
Nothing ever changes when it comes to guns, not in America anyway There were at least 103 incidents of gunfire on school grounds in America in 2018, according to Everytown For Gun Safety ? numbers that have been steadily rising since they started keeping track in 2013.
Ideas | Julie Scelfo
?Helicopter parents? are so 20th century. Say hello to the ?snowplow parents? Some parents will go to extreme lengths to protect their kids, and themselves, from failure.
Ground Game It?s back! Get the latest intelligence on presidential politics from Globe reporter James Pindell. Sign up here.
Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.
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Munch Madness
See which restaurants advanced to Round Two The top 32 restaurants have advanced to the second round of Munch Madness. Vote to keep your favorites in the running.
Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.
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The Big Picture
Students worldwide skipped classes Friday to protest their governments? failure to act against global warming as part of the ?Fridays for Future? movement.
Joel Embiid had a monster game for the 76ers with 37 points and 22 rebounds, offsetting Kyrie Irving?s 36 points for the Celtics.
The school becomes the fourth overall and the first private school to join the initiative.
Spring has finally arrived and the house hunt is on. From a commuter-friendly condo in Quincy to a 5,000-square-foot house in Wellesley, there are plenty of open houses taking place this weekend. Check them out: Under $500,000 328 Copeland St.
Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim, who has represented the Back Bay and Beacon Hill neighborhoods, will not seek reelection this fall.
The ban includes assault rifles, high-capacity magazines, and ??military style semi-automatic rifles?? like those used in attacks on two Christchurch mosques.
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The MIT spinoff, which has been testing its cars in Massachusetts, will soon be in four states.
Shares dropped as much as 29 percent in heavy trading, knocking about $18 billion out of the company?s market value.
By noon Wednesday, the new trailer already had almost half a million views and was trending on Twitter.
Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix? Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.
What was it like when mumps was rampant? Ask Greg In 1957, 7-year-old Greg Cox got mumps, and it was the pits. A photo taken by his father captured what it was like, and took on a life of its own.
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