Mass. considers charges after welfare audit

Hundreds of people may have fraudulently collected welfare or illegally sold food benefits for cash, according to a report.

Oprah Winfrey clasps hands with Boston Mayor Thomas Menino prior to their receiving honorary degrees from Harvard at commencement ceremonies.

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Harvard awards Menino, Winfrey honorary degrees

Mayor Thomas Menino was one of nine people who was awarded the prestigious honorary degrees at Harvard’s commencement today, including Oprah Winfrey.

Cortlan Wickliff says he wants to own and operate a medical device company.

At age 22, a Harvard Law graduate

Cortlan Wickliff will be one of the youngest African-Americans to ever graduate from Harvard Law School.

New push to end inequities in payments to hospitals

A coalition being led by Steward Health Care System will press for higher payments to community and safety-net hospitals.

Mery Daniel visited Shipyard Park in Charlestown Monday.

A quiet survivor

Mery Daniel, who arrived from Haiti speaking no English at 17, was home from medical school in Europe when she was injured in the Marathon bombings.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/08/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Advance/Images/06252011_25scene_photo1.jpg Courthouse gets set for Bulger trial

With jury selection set to begin next week, court officials expect hundreds will flock to the courthouse each day.

Aereo, which lets subscribers watch live television on computers, iPads, and iPhones, has broadcasters worried.

Tech Lab

Aereo’s Internet TV service is so good it’s scary

The service, which lets subscribers watch live television on computers, iPads, and iPhones, has broadcasters worried.

Scott Brown’s barn jacket said, “I’m a regular guy.” Gabriel Gomez’s flight jacket says much more: “I’ve done something so difficult most can only dream of it.

Yvonne Abraham

Beyond Gabriel Gomez’s jacket

Scott Brown’s barn jacket said, “I’m a regular guy.” Gomez’s flight jacket says much more: “I’ve done something so difficult most can only dream of it.

Jean Pronovost (with John Wensink nearby) sports the early Penguins attire.

Dan Shaughnessy

Bruins, Penguins have a colorful history

Starting with Pittsburgh “stealing” the Bruins colors, there’s some history to the rivalry that will be renewed in the East finals.

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Buddhists armed with sticks rode through Lashio, where at least one person died in anti-Muslim unrest.

Ongoing violence shakes Myanmar

A swelling tide of anti-Muslim unrest has led to deaths and injuries, and highlights the ­racial and religious intolerance that plagues the deeply fractured nation.

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Accounting firm employee Adrian Martin spoke with seniors Selena Gonzales, Luis Capriles, and Katherine Chavez (right) during the last financial literacy class.

West Roxbury Academy aims for financial literacy

The program, in partnership with accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, aims to give students the tools to make the right financial decisions.

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Stage Review

From left: Margaret Dunn, Sarah Barton, Elisabeth Yancey, and Angela Bilkic as four of five sisters in “Dancing at Lughnasa.”

Recalling fleeting joy in Brian Friel’s ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’

The Wellesley Summer Theatre Company’s lovely production reaches the threshold and surpasses it, with an ensemble that embodies all of playwright’s tenderness.