No charges in 2013 fire that killed BU student

Prosecutors have decided not to bring criminal charges against the woman who owned the Allston house where Binland Lee died in a 2013 fire.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/comp-8899--90x90.jpg Candidates confront opioid epidemic in N.H.

Addiction has emerged as a central issue on the presidential campaign trail, and candidates are showing empathy but not many solutions.

DA clears police in 2013 fatal shooting

A Boston police officer was justified in fatally shooting Roudy Hendricks in Dorchester after the man opened fire on the officer, Dan Conley ruled.

RED SOX 7, ROYALS 2

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/22/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/chin082115RedSoxRoyals_spt7.jpg In Red Sox rout, Henry Owens outduels Royals ace

The rookie lefthander pitched eight excellent innings and Blake Swihart added four hits.

Dave Dombrowski inherits a team that has finished in last place in two of the last three seasons.

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Chance to hire Dombrowski prompted fast action from Sox

With other teams lurking, Red Sox ownership decided quickly that a front office shakeup was warranted.

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The selling marked one of the most serious setbacks to a stock rally that began near the end of the Great Recession in 2009.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke during his campaign pep rally.

Hundreds line up to see Donald Trump in Alabama

Boasting of his position atop so many polls, Trump said he would like ??to have the election tomorrow.?

Boston residents skeptical of councilor raises

Some Boston taxpayers say council members should reassess the value of their work before seeking new salaries.

?Animaris Umerus,? a Theo Jansen Strandbeest on a beach in the Netherlands.

Loek van der Klis

Fantastical Strandbeests take their first steps in Boston area

The kinetic sculptures created by the famed artist Theo Jansen are coming to the Boston area.

A family from Scotland took a break from touring Boston by bicycle in the Public Garden earlier this month.

Boston sets record for overseas tourist visits in 2014

Officials say the record proved that new flights between Logan Airport and international capitals are boosting the local travel economy.

Boston, MA - 07/04/15 - (9th inning) Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Clay Buchholz (11) pitched the Red Sox to a complete game 6-1 win over the Houston Astros in Game 2 of a three game series at Fenway Park. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Julian Benbow, Topic: 05Red Sox-Astros, LOID: 8.1.1821041706.

Clay Buchholz running out of time for a return this season

The odds are against him pitching for the Red Sox before the season ends in seven weeks.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/02012011_01names_7-7840265-4998--90x90.jpg Boxer Dicky Eklund arraigned on domestic assault charges

Well-known former welterweight boxer Richard ?Dicky? Eklund was arraigned Friday on charges of domestic assault and battery.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/HAH_8233T[1].jpg Healey urges accord on Sullivan Square before issuing casino permit

Attorney General Maura Healey wants Wynn Resorts to provide ?a long-term traffic solution? for the area.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/89e7f9c6015047919ab0b8dad9cc3963-89e7f9c6015047919ab0b8dad9cc3963-0.jpg Two Americans subdue gunman on Paris-bound train

A gunman opened fire on a train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris Friday, wounding two people before two passengers subdued him, officials said.

The newest member of the Boston Police Department K-9 Unit got his official name ? Viggo.

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Boston police puppy to be called Viggo

The name for the Belgian Malinois was chosen from among more than 20,000 suggestions sent in by the community.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/150821_WALKER_22walk_07301x.jpg Clergy, residents, and officials walk for peace in Roxbury

About 40 people walked through Roxbury as part of a renewed drive to stem gun violence.

The Issue of Food

opinion | Stephen Kinzer

Blame pepper for imperialism, bananas for misery

History would be very different had Western Europe not developed a taste for spices and exotic fruit.

Ground Game

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/9bdd9fc2c8394a69b5a5c3849f72127f-eba2e57227444bd68fbb7b6a006b33ba-0.jpg But how does Bernie Sanders win Ohio?

Since 1980, Democratic voters have faced a choice: the candidate they love versus the person they know can win.

Opinion & Ideas

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Joan_Vennochi_150px-1320.jpg Prepping the next generation of cooks

Future Chefs is a nonprofit dedicated to connecting urban kids with an interest in culinary arts to jobs.

The Big Picture

Paul Sancya/Assoicated Press

The big picture

Pork chops and politics

The Iowa State Fair was a top destination this week for the vast array of presidential candidates.

BetaBoston

beta boston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/schefter-big-4700--90x90.jpg Adam Schefter mistakenly ?terminated? by ESPN

With both of his phones, a laptop, and an iPad deactivated, Schefter went 14 hours between tweets ? an eternity by his standard.

Crux

ON SPIRITUALITY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/crux.jpg Jimmy Carter, full of grace

The former president offered us a model for facing where we?re all heading: death.