Walsh says Wynn offers hefty sum to end casino spat

Steve Wynn recently offered ?hundreds of millions? of dollars to the city to help end the Boston lawsuit to halt Wynn?s casino, Mayor Walsh said.

FILE - In this Thursday, July 23, 2015, file photo, GOP presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks at a campaign event in Las Vegas. Huckabee is sticking with his criticism of the Iran nuclear deal, after first making the comment when denouncing President Barack Obama for his role in the agreement reached by the United States and other world powers. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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Climate skepticism emerges as trend in GOP field

Climate change skepticism lines up with the conservative base, but not with the broader swath of voters in the general election.

Ronald Paquin appeared in court in 2002.

Expert testifies that local priest who raped child remains a danger

The testimony comes as prosecutors move to keep Ronald Paquin in prison even though he has completed his sentence.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/11705807_931939843532572_436396344610903102_oA.jpg Tornado touched down in Warner, N.H., on Thursday

With winds up to 75 miles per hour, the damage path was about 100 yards wide, the National Weather Service said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/4ff9d163d5ae4349a43a4550dbb84d1b-4ff9d163d5ae4349a43a4550dbb84d1b-0.jpg Two men plead not guilty in Boston Harbor boating incident

Benjamin Urbelis, owner of the ?Naut Guilty,? and Alexander Williams faced charges stemming from an incident in which a woman lost her arm.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/31/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/zakim.jpg Boston is nation?s second-tightest rental market

Just 2.6 percent of apartments here were empty in the second quarter, according to new figures from the Census Bureau.

Dorchester man found not guilty of murdering close friend

A jury on Friday acquitted Peter Carvalho following a two-week trial that centered around one of the bloodiest gang feuds in the city.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/478322544.jpg Outgoing Boston FBI head says agency worked to rebuild trust

Vincent Lisi said Friday that law enforcement must continue to monitor national security and cyber-security threats.

Sailboat washes ashore in Beverly with body on board

Beverly police are investigating the discovery of a body on board a sailboat that washed ashore around 1:30 p.m.

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Beth Teitell

Skinny jeans over? We need a fashion bill of rights

Women stuck with hundreds of dollars of spoiled inventory deserve a ?Fashion Victim?s Bill of Rights.?

A group of 6-year-old classmates in a Milton summer-enrichment class take a close look at ?W hat Pet Should I Get??

Local kids give new Dr. Seuss book a thumbs-up

Eleven 6-year-olds in a Milton summer-enrichment class were among the first kids in the country to hear ?What Pet Should I Get.?

Manager John Farrell said the Sox are ?looking for the potential for a bounceback.?

Red Sox do ?a whole lot of nothing? at trade deadline

The Sox made one minor move, acquiring minor league righthanded reliever Ryan Cook from the A?s.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/31/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/e27983430dce451ba9b3f522336c72bb-e27983430dce451ba9b3f522336c72bb-0.jpg NFLPA asks court to decide Brady case before season

The league and its players union have agreed to an expedited process to settle their dispute.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/slider_460751622.jpg Jets? Sheldon Richardson allegedly drove 143 mph ? is that possible?

The league?s top defensive rookie in 2013 was arrested after an alleged road race incident in a Bentley, which can travel up to 200 mph.

Bill Cosby in Washington in 2014.

NAMES

Tom Werner comments on Cosby allegations

On Friday, Red Sox chairman Tom Werner ? who produced ?The Cosby Show? ? broke his silence. Sort of.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/obit150-8582.jpg Obituary blames LePage, Maine policies for woman?s death

The former husband of a 32-year-old woman who died of a heroin overdose lashed out at the Republican governor.

Childe Hassam?s ?At Dusk (Boston Common at Twilight).?

Gift of Miss Maud E. Appleton; Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

brainiac

The enduring appeal behind an iconic Boston painting

A new book looks at why Childe Hassam?s ?At Dusk? is so popular.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Jim_stand2[1].jpg Jim Koch says he will be ?the last American owner of Boston Beer?

Even a company that named its top beer after a hero of the American Revolution may eventually forsake its home country.

Ideas | the word

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/0802ideas_wordFinal.jpg ?So don?t I,? from Shakespeare to modern New England

We aren?t about to give up this handy non-negative negative any time soon.

Mark Zuckerberg in 2013.

Facebook?s Zuckerberg says wife is pregnant with a baby girl

Mark Zuckerberg, the 31-year-old billionaire, said he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are expecting a baby girl.

Ground Game

Video

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/29/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/paul.jpg Conversations with the 2016 presidential candidates

The Globe?s James Pindell sits down with presidential candidates and hopefuls to discuss the race.

Opinion

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/circle-big.jpg With Widett Circle, can Mayor Walsh reshape Boston?

If the city?s failed Olympics bid accomplished anything, it was to kindle a conversation about the future of the circle.

The Big Picture

A cyclist crossed a bridge in Christian A. Herter Park on the Charles River.

Lane Turner/Globe Staff

Globe photos of the month: July, 2015

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month including the Fourth of July celebration.

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BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SMK_9850A.jpg ?Fishiness? led to HubSpot firing, but few details revealed

CEO Brian Halligan and cofounder Dharmesh Shah spoke about the events that led to an executive?s firing amid a book scandal.

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Margery Eagan | On Spirituality

Witnessing an abortion

With an abortion, there is no happy ending. That doesn?t mean the government should outlaw the practice.