5 taken from Logan plane in precaution

Boston, MA., 10/13/14, Brothers Ahmed and Ali, facing camera, from Wyndam, NH, were on the plane from Dubai, and are welcomed by relatives. Hazmat response to an Emirates airplane from Dubai had the anxious family members waiting for word on their loved ones. They finally reunited. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff (The Boston Globe.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Officials said none of the five sick passengers on the flight to Boston from Dubai showed signs of an infectious disease of public concern.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/patients150-10112.jpg Ebola risk minimized, but fear high

Fears about the deadly virus prompted holiday press conferences and reverse 911 calls to reassure a jittery public after two Ebola-related scares.

Pope Francis attended a morning session of Monday?s synod at the Vatican.

John L. Allen Jr.

Catholic bishops soften tone on same-sex unions

The summit acknowledged that relationships that don?t accord with Catholic teaching, including same-sex unions, can have positive moral value.

An architectural rendering depicts the Harvard Bridge as it will appear after the new lighting, paid for by an anonymous donor, is installed.

Rosales + Partners

$2.5 million gift will shed light on the Harvard Bridge

The anonymous donation will pay for state-of-the art LED bulbs that will illuminate the roadway every 30 smoots.

Google Express set to launch deliveries in Boston area today

Customers in Greater Boston can browse the offerings of local merchants online, order, and get the items within several hours.

Jerod Mayo was taken to the locker room on a cart Sunday.

Patriots? Stevan Ridley, Jerod Mayo out for the season

Ridley tore two ligaments in his knee in Sunday?s game, while Mayo sustained a serious leg injury.

Candlestick Park in San Francisco was in need of repair and the 1989 World Series was delayed for 10 days following a memorable earthquake. (AP Photo/John Mabanglo)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Still shaken by memories of 1989 World Series

It was 25 years ago this week that an earthquake that registered 6.9 on the Richter Scale held up the World Series.

Kevin Cullen

The human issue in Long Island evacuation

Nearly a week after the Long Island evacuation debacle, it remains unclear who actually gave the orders to leave immediately.