Kevin Cullen

?Model immigrant story? faces uncertain ending

Deporting Pearse McDermott does not punish someone who cynically beat the system.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_CP2MY.jpg Fond memories of Elie Wiesel in Boston

The Nobel laureate and concentration camp survivor made an impact on those he met at BU and elsewhere.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/e136fc42a5054fad8771a03d939ac4d5-e136fc42a5054fad8771a03d939ac4d5-0.jpg Human rights activist Elie Wiesel dies at 87

Wiesel, a professor at BU for decades, was an unflinching witness to the Holocaust?s crimes against humanity.

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Most Mass. doctors wary of approving marijuana use

The concentration of medical marijuana approvals in the hands of a few physicians is a story of both opportunity and fear.

Fourth of July

A broadside of the Declaration of Independence.

Skinner, Inc.

Ty Burr

Through the years, July Fourth events a microcosm of our nation

Happy birthday, America! The Fourth of July means more than you may realize.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy-11311.jpg Don?t run from unions

The prosecution of City Hall employees might make some officials reluctant to promote union labor.

Juan Medina/Reuters

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

Unfortunately, cheating in bicycle racing motors on

The Tour de France is taking this tricked-out bike thing quite seriously.

Cow kills 8-year-old in Georgetown

The boy was dragged and trampled to death after the animal apparently ?got spooked,? his mother said.

Orleans man dies while diving for lobsters in Sandwich

An Orleans man drowned as he was fishing for lobsters in Sandwich, the Cape and Islands District Attorney?s Office said.

NBA free agency

Al Horford averaged 14.3 points and 8.9 rebounds per games over his first nine NBA seasons.

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Meet Al Horford, the newest Celtic

The forward/center agreed to a four-year deal with Boston.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/523900404.jpg It?s a landmark day for Celtics

The addition of Al Horford helps the franchise erase the stigma of being unable to attract a major free agent.

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The addition of the former Hawks center represents one of the biggest free-agent signings in team history.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/CmYjkcTXYAEn1Xe.jpg Tom Brady is helping the Celtics recruit Kevin Durant to Boston

A league source verified that Brady was part of the pitch. The Celtics meeting with Durant ended just before 7 p.m. Saturday.

 Boston- 07/02/2016 Boston Red Sox vs LA Angels. Sox manager John Farrell reacts by closing his eyes as Angels Gregorio Petit hits a double in the 8th inning with the Sox down, 20-2. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(sports)

Angels 21, Red Sox 2

Angels supply fireworks in rout of Red Sox

The rout was on at Fenway even before the 11-run seventh inning.

On the Job

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner060216BIZcarroll35.jpg Junk cars drive his business

?The junkyard business is a litmus test for the economy, and right now I think we?re headed for a real downfall,? John Carroll of JP Carroll?s Auto Parts says.

LENNY MEGLIOLA

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/28/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/Copy%20of%20Wein_03webrady03_we.jpg Back in the game and playing hard

In remission from leukemia, 8-year-old Brady Wein of Framingham is an inspiration.

Beverly Beckham

Just an ordinary girl, until war gave us a hero

When Germany invaded Belgium, artist Andrée de Jongh set out on a path of resistance.

These volunteers in Hull won?t take no for an answer

After voters rejected a tax hike for a new turf field at Hull High, the town Boosters Club took on the daunting task of raising $1.8 million.

UP CLOSE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/03noprofile05.jpg Preserving a 200-year-old flag for Ross Perot

A rare 29-star flag that once flew on the USS Constitution, and is owned by billionaire H. Ross Perot, is being conserved in Andover.

Opinion & Ideas

IDEAS | Carly Carioli

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/28/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/AP_440112012.jpg Did the Star-Spangled Banner land Stravinsky in jail?

Boston police kept tabs on a modern composer in Symphony Hall.

Globe investigations

Families in fear

The state?s plan to close psychiatric hospitals has had unintended consequences.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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