James Parker was sent to jail in February 2001 after he and his co-conspirator, Robert Tulloch, were caught in Indiana.

JOHN HARRELL/Associated Press/file

Confessed killer in 2001 Dartmouth professors? slayings seeks early release

Seventeen years after he pleaded guilty to his role in the murders of two beloved Dartmouth College professors, James Parker wants to be a free man.

Hundreds of mourners attended the April 17 funeral of Eleanor Maloney, who was killed on April 6 by gunfire outside her Mattapan Street home.

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

Mattapan woman?s slaying leaves heartbreak, mystery

No one has yet been charged with killing Eleanor Maloney on April 6, or wounding a second man who was also hit on the street outside Maloney?s house.

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Building trades leaders are launching a conference to show contractors and union members how they can help those who are hooked on drugs and alcohol.

Newton District Court Judge Shelley M. Joseph left federal court last week after a hearing.

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Adrian Walker

Did Shelley Joseph obstruct justice? That might depend on your idea of ?justice?

The Newton District Court judge and a court officer allegedly helped a prisoner avoid detention by ICE. But should they really be prosecuted for that?

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?There are no words to describe the pain of being associated with such heinous attacks on my own native homeland and people,? said Amara Majeed.

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US officials have largely failed to deliver on a 2007 promise to erase student debt if public service workers made 10 years of payments on federal student loans.

Photo courtesy of Raymond Huffman

MIT ?hackers? turn Great Dome into Captain America?s shield

A group of MIT pranksters transformed the school?s Great Dome Saturday night into Captain America?s shield in celebration of the new ?Avengers? movie.

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Jewish leaders organized a vigil on Sunday at the New England Holocaust Memorial, where dozens of people gathered to honor the victims of the attack.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-6165.jpg Bystanders rescue woman who fell on MBTA tracks in Somerville

The 48-year-old woman may have been intoxicated when she fell at the Orange Line?s Assembly Station around 1 p.m., officials said.

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A gunman fired indiscriminately into a crowd that had gathered for Sunday afternoon cookouts along a west Baltimore street, killing one person and wounding seven others.

Is Bernie Sanders likable enough to become president?

Some at a Houston forum last week thought Senator Bernie Sanders came across as ?agitated.??

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For many, the Vermont senator?s gruff manner is evidence of his authenticity. But some in the party feel he hasn?t been subjected to the same personality-based critiques as female candidates.

Al Horford had Giannis Antetokounmpo tied up in knots for much of Game 1.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

The Celtics have a message to share: Don?t sleep on us

By putting the clamps on Giannis Antetokounmpo and cruising to a win in Game 1, the Celtics asserted themselves as a major force in the East.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

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He scored when needed, but his overall game is what shined brightest in Boston?s Game 1 rout.

Boston MA 4/28/19 Boston Red Sox Andrew Benintendi slams his bat to the ground after striking out swinging against the Tampa Bay Rays during third inning action at Fenway Park. (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: reporter:

Peter Abraham | On baseball

It?s time for scuffling Red Sox to get it going

Good teams don?t often talk about why they should be winning games; they win them.

TUSCALOOSA, AL - NOVEMBER 24: Jarrett Stidham #8 of the Auburn Tigers passes against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 24, 2018 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Early verdict on Patriots? draft: It looks solid

They filled some important needs at receiver and both lines, but still need to find answers at tight end.

Joe Biden is back on the talk show circuit this week after appearing on the ?The View? with co-hosts (from left) Abby Huntsman, Ana Navarro, and Sunny Hostin.

MATTHEW GILBERT/YOUR TV GPS

The week in TV: Talk-show campaigning, a Queen rhapsody, and shows you need to binge

Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert?s guide to the week in watching.

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As unlikely as it sounds, the group has morphed into a committee dedicated to eradicating illicit massage parlors across the state.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/05belmont%2003.jpg For some Craft Beer Cellar franchisees, it?s a bitter taste after jumping in

A number of franchisees say they find themselves facing mounting financial pressures and fearing failure.

All seemed well with Christine Lupien (upper right) in her high school yearbook. Beside her is reporter Mark Arsenault.

Searching for a life lost

Reporting on story after story about teen suicide, the writer couldn?t stop thinking about one that hit home: a high school friend who died by suicide more than 30 years ago.

Governor Charlie Baker received an honorary doctor of engineering degree on Sunday at Wentworth Institute of Technology?s commencement.

Charlie Baker encourages Wentworth graduates to find value in failure

The governor told the students to never forget the importance of optimism, especially in moments of hardship.

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The Islamic Society of Boston near Central Square in Cambridge joined 17 other mosques across the state in opening their doors Sunday.

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President Trump claimed reversing the policy resulted in a surge of people coming into the country illegally.

Greg Shell on evening economic disparities

As managing director of the Bain Capital Double Impact Fund, Greg Shell works to identify and fund companies that offer profitable models for addressing critical social problems.

Special reports

The house at 212 Forest St.

He bought the fencing coach?s house. Then his son got into Harvard

The Needham house was assessed at $549,300, but sold for nearly a million dollars. The buyer, who never lived a day there, would sell it 17 months later at a substantial loss in what may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions.

Munch Madness

Munch Madness | Final

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Beloved Boston bakery Flour takes the cake over Sarma to clinch Munch Madness 2019.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

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.

Newsletters

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Follow the Sox as they try to repeat as world champs, with insight and analysis from the Globe?s beat writers and columnists. Sign up here.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Spring blossoms

In celebration of Earth Day, a look at photographs depicting the beautiful transformation of spring landscapes all over the globe.

Spring House Hunt

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/12sellersxref.jpg The things home sellers do that can turn off buyers or kill a sale

A hot housing market forgives a lot of mistakes, but that doesn?t stop sellers from undermining their own home sale.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Boghosian_Soheil5_STAT-1024x683.jpg Visa ordeal separates Iranian scientist from his family. Is it worth it?

Soheil Saeedi was exactly where he wanted to be, in a lab at Brigham and Women?s. His mind was elsewhere, though.

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