Husband admitted stabbing wife to death, police say

As neighbors tried to save the Rockland woman, her husband sat on the porch, smoking a cigarette, police said.

This morning Bush took to Twitter announcing his jump.

Bush jumps out of helicopter to mark 90th birthday

George H. W. Bush made a tandem jump with a retired member of the Army?s parachute team in Maine.

Evan Horowitz | Analysis

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/06/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/horowitz--90x90.png Inside the benefits and costs of minimum wage hike

State lawmakers have agreed to increase the minimum wage from $8 to $11, a boost of nearly 40 percent.

Retiring couples face $220,000 in health care costs, study says

The new estimate includes Medicare premiums, out-of-pocket expenses, and co-pays over the course of retirement.

Executive chef  Jerry Marano will serve Asian- and North African- inspired small dishes.

Julia Cumes for the Boston Globe

Hip new businesses arrive on Martha?s Vineyard

New restaurants are trying to appeal to city-dwelling young professionals.

Interactive

2014 World Cup schedule

The United States soccer team faces a daunting challenge in Group G.

Red Sox starting pitcher Rubby De La Rosa gave up four runs on seven hits in Baltimore, falling to 1-2.

on baseball

Nothing?s going right in Red Sox lineup

It was another staggering performance for the Red Sox, who were shut out again in Baltimore, capping a miserable road trip.

John O'Brien departed Moakley Federal Court May 30

Probation trial witness tells of charade in hiring

A retired Probation Department supervisor was the first to testify in detail about the alleged scheme to manipulate the hiring process.

Ideas

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/A13730.jpg The vanished grandeur of accounting

Once, bookkeepers were valorized in great art. Sound funny now? The joke might be on us.