Parole Board OK’s release of man convicted as teen

For the first time, the board approved the eventual release of a person who was convicted of first-degree murder at age 17.

US Army Sgt. Bowe Berghdal.

Bergdahl left assigned areas before, report says

Before his capture by the Taliban, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl had previously wandered away from assigned areas, the report said.

Officials urge caution after Esplanade sexual assaults

At least four sexual assaults have been connected to one man, who has not yet been identified, officials said.

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Lawyers for the man accused of killing a UNH student suggested his ex-girlfriend killed the teen, not his client.

Movie Review

‘Edge of Tomorrow’: Tom Cruise rebooted

In the pretty good summer-kablooie movie, the star is better than pretty good in it.

A defensive shift by the Boston Red Sox.

Evan Horowitz

Don’t expect baseball’s defensive shifts to keep working

Here’s one reason the shifts won’t work: it’s called the Lucas critique, and it’s one of the most far-reaching theories in modern economics.

Wicked Strong has already won once at Belmont, in a 1-mile maiden race last October. AP Photo/Morry Gash)

146TH BELMONT STAKES

Wicked Strong may have a shot in Belmont

Owned by Mass.-based Centennial Farms, the colt will be racing for the first time since finishing fourth at the Kentucky Derby.

The Wisconsin park where two 12-year-old girls are accused of planning to kill another 12-year-old girl before deciding to go to some nearby woods, where the girl was severely injured with 19 stab wounds.

Creator of Slender Man ‘saddened’ by stabbing

‘‘I am deeply saddened by the tragedy in Wisconsin and my heart goes out to the families,” Slender Man creator Eric Knudsen said.

Opinion

NICHOLAS BURNS

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Since that day, the connective tissue in American policy has been our commitment to human freedom in every part of the world.

BetaBoston

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Could a mobile app save thousands of lives a year? Seratis, a startup working out of the Harvard Innovation Lab, thinks so.

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Analysis | Nick Cafardo

Jackie Bradley Jr.’s fielding has been fine, but his hitting has been lousy.

Red Sox’ season could be in jeopardy soon

If the Sox can’t solve their many problems fast, their World Series title defense may turn into a lost season.

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Book Review

John Waters, shown at his Provincetown home, writes about his three hitchhiking treks — two imagined and one real — in “Carsick.”

‘Carsick’ by John Waters

The true and untrue tales of the director’s cross-country hitchhiking jag offers a panoramic view of Waters’s twisted American landscape.