Police officer shot in Ferguson, Mo.

The officer was shot in the arm Saturday night, according to authorities.

?Why do you want to be governor??

This one question, almost never asked, cuts to the heart of why the five gubernatorial candidates are campaigning.

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Campus police recruited the student as an informant rather than telling his parents he was arrested for selling drugs.

Yvonne Abraham

New Lynn ferry has ripple effect

Now that Lynn has a ferry to whisk commuters away to Boston, the city is getting big ideas.

Suffolk court faces shutdown, maybe for good

The proposal is part of a sweeping study of the state?s 101 courthouses, many of which are overcrowded and rundown.

John L. Allen Jr. | All Things Catholic

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Also: Pope Francis and Opus Dei, and what to watch for in the sexual abuse case.

Randy Pritzker fell from this bridge in Cutler Park.

Essdras M. Suarez/Globe Staff

Finding a way, finding help, and finding time

Randy Pritzker was a hard-charging lawyer, rising at dawn for high-risk workouts. Then he woke up in a ditch.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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Cities, teams, ballparks, legends, dates. Everything connects in baseball.

For the better part of 20 years, Derek Jeter has popped out of the Yankees? dugout ready to take on all comers, including the Red Sox.

Derek Jeter has place in Red Sox history

Jeter has played almost a full season?s worth of games at Fenway, more than any other stadium outside the Bronx.

Kevin Cullen

Hyatt should take page from Derek Jeter?s playbook

Some advice to the suits at Hyatt: Be a little more like Jeter and appreciate how lucky you are to make big money in this short life.

Opinion

Stephen kinzer

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Don?t forget less virtuous American interventions in the world.

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