MBTA pension fund head to resign

Michael Mulhern, executive director of the T?s retirement fund, will step down in August.

A fire broke out early Monday in Manchester, N.H., killing four people and leaving one firefighter with a broken leg.

2 adults, 2 youths killed in Manchester blaze

Thirty people were evacuated from the building as firefighters tried to rescue the victims.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AP91889129818.jpg Many criminal immigrants reoffend after release

A Globe review of 323 criminals released in New England from 2008 to 2012 found that as many as 30 percent committed new offenses.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/2016-06-02T053458Z_1680696100_S1AETHNNNEAA_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-TRUMP.jpg On average, Trump is paying women less than men

Donald Trump paid men on his campaign staff in April about 35 percent more than women, according to a Globe analysis.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/JohnRussoWithDaughterForPaneraAllergyStory.jpg Panera sued over sandwich served to child with allergy

The case of a 6-year-old Natick girl reflects the growing tensions around food allergies.

A toppled over crane that crushed a small outdoor bar, shed and damaged another building on Crane St. in Dedham on Monday, June 6, 2016. (Scott Eisen for The Boston Globe)

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Crane falls over, hits Dedham home

Crane Street lived up to its name Monday morning.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/blackbox.jpg Did they just find a clue in a decades-old mystery?

For Dan Futrell and Isaac Stoner of Mass., what began as a fascination with plane crashes ended with a trip to Bolivia, and a potentially huge discovery.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ddc3db67bd884779b6285ea13835ed23-ddc3db67bd884779b6285ea13835ed23-0.jpg Amid high anticipation, Janet Yellen to address economy

Yellen will give a widely anticipated speech on the economy and interest rates Monday after a dismal jobs report.

Supreme Court rejects Tom Scholz?s defamation suit against Boston Herald

The Supreme Court has declined to revive defamation lawsuits filed by the founder of the rock group Boston against the Boston Herald.

Full-scale brawl takes place after near-miss on Quincy road

Tempers got out of hand Sunday morning after the incident on Farrington Street.

Police officers walk in an alley during a police operation at Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Friday.

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Zika may not be the real threat at the Rio Olympics

There is possibly a greater concern that athletes and visitors should consider when weighing whether to go to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Games.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/508395128.jpg Aqib Talib escapes serious injury after being shot in leg

A new report Monday details the nature of the injury suffered by the former Patriots cornerback early Sunday morning.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/09/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/160127_WALKER_28casino_1296x-10633.jpg Walsh arrives in Beijing for climate change summit

The summit will put the mayor on a global stage with urban leaders from Phoenix to Sichuan, Santa Fe to Guangyuan, and Dubuque to Beijing.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/christine-tierney-wide.jpg Cambridge educator must start search for kidney anew

A parent who had offered to be a donor was ruled out because of previously undiscovered hypertension.

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The state?s utility companies reported nearly 20,000 unrepaired natural gas leaks in 2014.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/05/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Joseph_Nigro.jpg Joseph W. Nigro Jr., longtime IBEW union leader, dies at 75

Nigro was a visionary when it came to what a union should be.

globe staff illustration

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Why our location histories are a glimpse into the future

On social media, location tracking is increasingly widespread. What perils does it hold?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/10/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/MayflowerIIatsea_cmyk.jpg Mayflower II gets its upgrades, heads back to Plymouth

The replica of the historic ship is scheduled to dock in Plymouth Harbor Monday afternoon.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/05/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/IMG_0941.JPG Milton High prom-goers find themselves taking selfies with Gronk

The teens were en route to their big evening Friday when they ran across the Patriots tight end in the Seaport District.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ds_17134_01_16x9.jpg A millennial?s guide to finding a ?superboss?

After 10 years of research, a Dartmouth College professor thinks he has found an entire class of amazing bosses.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Niall Ferguson

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/AP_16148002247620.jpg The clash of generations

What if the great struggle of our time turns out to be not between classes, but between the generations?

Life sciences

STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.

Ground Game

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/dc85ea4e-d2f7-4ee9-8207-de6ea23e940e.jpg What the tough primary season means for Clinton

While Americans may not like Hillary Clinton as much as when she was secretary of state, they dislike her GOP opponent even more.

The Big Picture

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the big picture

Remembering Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali said ? I am the greatest? and proved it many times over, on the way to becoming perhaps the most widely recognized person on the planet.

Globe investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight9090-10654.jpg Private schools, painful secrets

More than 200 victims. At least 90 legal claims. At least 67 private schools in New England. This is the story of hundreds of students sexually abused by staffers, and emerging from decades of silence today.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight-9497.jpg Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight?

?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Design New England

Design New England

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/05/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/DNE-4947.png When inspiration strikes

With their home as canvas, the couple behind KTII Design Group embrace the stylistic power of change.