Boston Marathon bombing trial

Tsarnaev appeal may focus on victims? stories

The heart-wrenching stories of the Marathon bombing victims may help drive defense efforts to appeal Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?s death sentence.

A bouquet of flowers lied on the Marathon finish line after Friday?s sentencing.

Kevin Cullen

Choosing to focus on heroes, not Tsarnaevs

I?ll remember the choices people made. The heroes who emerged. A city that stayed true to its best self.

Tom Brady with his wife, Gisele Bundchen, and son Benjamin in 2013. Below, he greeted fans in 2002 at the Patriots training camp at Bryant College in Smithfield, R.I.

Tracing Tom Brady?s fame, fortune

It?s tough to remember the Tom Brady that arrived here 15 years ago amid the media frenzy that?s erupted since Deflategate.

Foxborough, MA--7/31/2014--QB Tom Brady (cq) talks to the media after the conclusion of the day's Patriots 2014 Training Camp, on Thursday, July 31. Photos by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Topic: Patriots Reporter: XXX

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Tom Brady needs to voice his defense

The Patriots quarterback promised to address the controversy, and should do so sooner than later.

Yvonne Abraham

After 21 years, a relentless quest for justice may pay off

After a bail hearing in Salem on Monday, Angel Echavarria might finally walk free, after 21 years in prison.

More than 275 apartments are under construction next to the JFK/UMass station.

Transit-oriented development could transform Dorchester

Transit-oriented development is finally becoming more than just high-minded planning jargon in Dorchester.

Red Sox starter Rick Porcello lasted into the seventh inning Saturday night, holding the Mariners to two runs. (Jennifer Buchanan/USA TODAY Sports)

RED SOX 4, MARINERS 2

Rick Porcello proves to be king of the hill in Seattle

Porcello sparkled into the seventh as the Red Sox handed Felix Hernandez his first loss of the year.

Officer Ged Driscoll watched for drug-related activity on a Plymouth street as part of a special plainclothes police unit.

Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe

Heroin exacts an especially savage toll in Plymouth

So far this year, the town has recorded 136 overdoses ? an average of exactly one a day ? and 10 related deaths.

Poll finds great awareness ? and fear ? of opioid abuse

Mass. residents are more worried about drug abuse than are Americans generally, a Boston Globe poll found.

John L. Allen Jr. | All Things Catholic

Beatification of El Salvador?s Oscar Romero marks turning point

It?s hard to imagine anyone with a more remarkable tale to tell than Archbishop Oscar Romero. PLUS: Vatican push for Africa shows why the Holy See?s sovereignty matters.

MAY 012, 2015 - WORCESTER- MA- Students demonstrate how robot can grasp an item from sorter in manuel mode after robot was not cooperating.WPI developing robots for an Amazon-sponsored competition. Their goal is to design robots that can pick products off of shelves and put them into boxes. (globe staff photo :Joanne Rathe reporter: scott kirsner section: business : topic: 17kirsner)

Innovation Economy

Mass. robotics teams take on $20,000 Amazon contest

Amazon has always had the drive to dominate retail. It?s no surprise the company is pursuing a dual-path strategy.

Young men and women wore different-colored gowns at East Longmeadow High School?s 2014 commencement.

Neil A. Hawley/The Republican

High schools changing rules for gowns at commencement

The change reflects a growing awareness that simple categories of male and female do not fit every teenager.

Looking at ?Mad Max? then and now

?Mad Max? practically invented the grim, violence-filled landscape now routinely populating movies, YA novels, TV shows, and video games.

summer arts preview

The best of upcoming arts events

Critics suggest where you should go, what you should see, who you should hear, and what you should be reading this summer.

Summer Travel

What are the best beaches in New England?

Love tide pools? Hate crowds? Looking for pirate treasure? There?s a beach for that.

Marathon trial podcast

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This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

Opinion

opinion | Kari Hong

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/05/12/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/AP422195946749-2.jpg Kari Hong: Bring back the firing squad

The needle spares the witnesses, not the condemned.

The Big Picture

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Big Picture

Living with creatures

Photographers have documented the relationships between humans and animals in countless ways.