Area high schools salute Medal of Honor recipients

Medal of Honor recipient and Vietnam veteran Walter Marm, Jr. paused at the entrance of Malden Catholic High School.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

From dramatic helicopter arrivals to resounding ovations from the crowd, the high school visits were marked by fanfare and solemn appreciation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/17medalpic09.jpg Blackhawks land on Boston Common

Seven Blackhawk helicopters swooped down onto the Common as part of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society?s annual convention.

NFL allows Patriots to reinstate suspended employees

John Jastremski and Jim McNally were suspended after the Wells Report was released, but can now return to work.

Reasearchers captured an image of the shark from above.

Atlantic White Shark Conservancy

Researchers spot large, unruly great white off Cape

Most sharks in the area are about 12 feet. This one was closer to 16, and so wild that researchers couldn?t tag it.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

US still waiting for the real recovery

Officially, we?re in the midst of a slow but steady economic recovery. Yet American families don?t seem to be benefiting.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/drugs22.jpg Police find 2004 World Series ring in drug probe

Police uncovered a stolen piece of local memorabilia while executing a search warrant at a Quincy home as part of a drug investigation.

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The boy, 14, brought a clock to school in hopes of impressing his engineering teacher. Instead, he was arrested for a hoax bomb.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/Wires/2015/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/APOnlineImages/2015-09-16/c021bcf0b27b3229820f6a706700a2e6.jpg Caitlyn Jenner files to legally change name and gender

Caitlyn Jenner has filed paperwork to make her name and gender transition official, but she has requested privacy accommodations.

A police officer looked at a car with a bullet hole and shattered window at the scene of a shooting in Mission Hill.

Scott Eisen for The Boston Globe

Man fatally shot in Mission Hill Stop & Shop parking lot

The victim, a man in his 20s, was shot multiple times in an attack that did not appear to be random, police said.

Republican debate coverage

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks as Jeb Bush watches during a Republican presidential debate in Cleveland on Aug. 6, 2015.

Ronald Reagan imagery looms over tonight?s GOP debate

The top 11 Republican hopefuls will battle for attention at the Reagan Presidential Library at 8 p.m., with the former president?s Air Force One in the background.

FOXBORO, MA - SEPTEMBER 10: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots and head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers shake hands after the Patriots defeated the Steelers 28-21 at Gillette Stadium on September 10, 2015 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

The evidence is clear, Belichick?s brilliance is unmatched

The critics can continue to pile on, but the Patriots coach is killing them with cold-blooded strategy and execution.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/4467374484001-7983--90x90.jpg Upbeat Tom Brady weighs in on Rex Ryan and Donald Trump

The Patriots quarterback looked ahead to Sunday?s game in Buffalo, and even further ahead to the 2016 election.

Dylan Lopez was flanked by his father Sebastian Lopez and Representative Katherine Clark.

Waltham student, 12, wins ticket to see pope

US Representative Katherine Clark held an essay contest to select her guest, 12-year-old Dylan Lopez.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/image1(43)A[1]--90x90.jpg A college dream turns into a court nightmare

Ashley Whorf?s journey in and out of Simmons College is a cautionary tale about academic rigor, dashed expectations, and dogged bill collectors.

Saugus, MA 091615 Worker pointed to an air conditioning unit as demolition began on the former Weylus at 7am today on Route 1 in Saugus, Wednesday, September 16 2015. According to owner, Anthony Dinanno (cq), the work will continue for about a week. (Globe Staff/Wendy Maeda) section: Business slug: 17Weylus reporter: In-Cap

Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff

Former Route 1 landmark falls to wrecking ball

Demolition of the fabled 1,500-seat Weylu?s, which thrived in the late 1980s and early 1990s, began this morning.

Bottles

Sierra Nevada celebrates Oktoberfest

Sierra Nevada partnered with German brewery Brauhaus Riegele to make Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/15/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/chin091515BlackMass_liv5.jpg Bulger victims object to Depp?s comments

Johnny Depp said he had a responsibility to portray Bulger in a human light, but one victim?s family called the gangster ?a sicko, a psycho.?

Connections

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/14/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/final%20(11).jpg My fiancee and I still haven?t kissed

If a mere kiss on the forehead could give us such joy, I try to imagine the sheer electricity following the words ?You may now kiss the bride.?

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/DEBATE%20HISTORY-331235.jpg The real challenge for candidates during tonight?s debate

The length of the debate is probably the largest factor at play tonight. It means this will be an endurance test, both physical and mental.

Opinion & Ideas

Renée Graham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Graham-1262.jpg Ben Carson is a contender, so treat him that way

With his campaign gaining traction, he must be scrutinized just as vigorously as his fellow candidates.

The Big Picture

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Maine hiker peaks at ninety

Richard Dreselly first hiked to the top of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire in 1941. Now at 90, he climbed for what he says will be the last time.

BetaBoston

Betaboston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/15/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/wiggs_Hearing_447842.jpg Uber vs. taxi clash takes center stage at State House hearing

Officials strongly signaled their intent to foster the growth of alternatives to taxis at the hearings.

Crux

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Pope Francis issued a blunt warning to any religious orders in Europe that spurn his recent call to open their doors to refugees.