Analysts divided over Phillipos?s marijuana defense

As Robel Phillipos?s lawyers build his defense around marijuana, legal experts are divided on whether it is a winnable strategy.

Bernard F. Baran and his mother, Bertha Shaw, after he was released from prison in Pittsfield in 2006.

Exonerated man?s friends to recall personal side of life cut short

Bernard F. Baran Jr. spent 21 years in prison after being convicted of child molestation, a crime he insisted he never committed.

Smoke rose after an US-led air strike in the Syrian town of Kobani Friday.

Fighting continues as Kurds, ISIS battle for Syrian town

Islamic militant fighters pressed their assault in Kobani as Kurd defenders fought to hold the town.

The CityTarget at the corner of Boylston and Kilmarnock streets will occupy four floors.

Target tries new, bigger strategy for Fenway store

The CityTarget store, to be spread over four floors, is the retailer?s first on the East Coast.

Firefighters battled a 5-alarm fire on Winthrop Street.

One man dead in five-alarm fire in Roxbury

The fire sent flames through the roof of a large apartment building, the Boston Fire Department said.

Since 2005 Sylvia Googoo has cut out and painted the cast of ?The Simpsons? and arrayed them around her house in Nova Scotia, a delightful surprise for travelers.

Hannah Swartz for The Boston Globe

D?oh! Simpsons in Canada?

There?s nothing quite like the pleasure of a suprise roadside attraction like the lawn covered in ?Simpsons? characters in Nova Scotia.

Five cast members play 18 roles in Actors From the London Stage?s ?Much Ado About Nothing? at Wellesley College.

Stage Review

This ?Much Ado About Nothing? is really something

The touring company Actors From the London Stage has brought an exuberant, rousingly funny production to Wellesley College.

Anthony Valenti used sheers to cut up a slice of pizza at the Topsfield Fair.

In Topsfield, a slice of the old Boston Garden

Every year, the Valentis treat Topsfield Fair visitors to a time-machine taste of the old Garden in the form of a slice of pizza.

A New England Aquarium Whale Watch boat traveled under the Long Island Bridge.

Mayor Walsh vows to keep Long Island Bridge open

Martin Walsh pledged Friday to restore the 63-year-old Long Island Bridge, but that could take as long as five years.

Alex Beam

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