Boston police may use drones for crime scene photos

The Boston Police department began buying drones in January and now has three.

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North Korea?s foreign minister earlier said President Trump?s latest statement was ??a declaration of war?? against his country.

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Moria Nickerson of Chatham and Ben Elliott of New Hampshire remained on the small island of Vieques as Maria approached.

This is how bad Puerto Rico?s electricity outage looks from space

With 100 percent of the power grid offline in Puerto Rico, the island has been plunged into darkness.

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The multiple invitations she has received may be less an indication of her popularity and more a sign of how polarizing a figure she is.

Six puppies that were left for dead in an Uxbridge river Sunday are doing well, ?considering the circumstances,? police said.

Uxbridge Police Department

Uxbridge police seek ?low life? who threw puppies into river

A kayaker on the Blackstone River found the bag of puppies after they were dumped there. Officials believe all the dogs will survive.

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?We apologize. That should not have happened,? a Patriots spokesperson said.

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Business leaders in Tucson have tried to mail Jeff Bezos a 21-foot cactus, while hundreds of Wharton students have a new assignment: Pitch Philadelphia.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cousins[1]-9599-kheE--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg ?This is really eating me up inside,? mother says after son?s killing

The Lowell man?s body was found alongside a road in Billerica last week.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_nathancarman12_met.jpg Nathan Carman made ?suspicious? fixes to boat, attorneys say

Lawyers for the vessel?s insurer said Carman made ?structural alterations? to his boat before its ?curious sinking? with his mother on board.

President Trump relies on a strategy of distraction when the news is bad.

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Ground Game

Are you talking about the NFL? Then Trump is winning

What better way to divert attention from all the news that?s dogging President Trump than to launch an attack on professional athletes?

In this Sept. 22, 2017, photo President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Huntsville, Ala. Trump says he wants to lure Democratic lawmakers to sign on to a Republican-crafted tax overhaul plan. But negotiators must grapple with the reality that any handouts to Democrats quickly could turn into turn-offs for the GOP. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

KEVIN CULLEN

Donald Trump, the gridiron?s newest genius

If patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels, the worst scoundrels excel at trying to define it along narrow, partisan lines.

A police officer secured the crime-scene tape outside of the Grand View Avenue home where the body of 30-year-old Vanessa MacCormack, a Lynn schoolteacher, was found in Revere.

Elementary school students in Lynn told of teacher?s death; homicide probe underway

Heartbroken students of Vanessa MacCormack, a second-grade teacher, learned from the principal that the popular instructor had died.

Doris Toohey, 85, walked down the stairs at her condo in Brighton with her dog, Bonnie.

The Fine Print

Broken elevator taxes patience, and knee of condo owner

Since her building?s elevator broke down in August, 85-year-old Doris Toohey has had to climb 56 steps to get to her fourth-floor condo.

Secrets in the Sky | Part 2 of 2

A flight plan for failure

There is a troubling pattern of lax oversight by the FAA that has made the agency vulnerable to fraud, and the public vulnerable to those who mean to do harm.

FOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS - SEPTEMBER 24: Head coach Bill Belichick looks on as members of the New England Patriots kneel on the sidelines as the National Anthem is played before a game against the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium on September 24, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)

Bill Belichick expresses ?immense respect? for how Patriots players conduct themselves

Belichick released a statement after Sunday?s protests during the national anthem.

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Though the NFL has a rule requiring players to be on the field for the national anthem, an NFL spokesman said it will not pursue any punishment.

President Donald Trump.

Trump spent the weekend tweeting color commentary on anthem protests

For the past four days, the president has been armchair quarterbacking the actions of NFL players.

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Seemingly overnight, the NFL ? which has weathered damaging scandals involving CTE and domestic violence ? went from punching bag to sympathetic victim.

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?They?d tell me not to be so serious,? said Molly Pidgeon, whose renovation of a Charlestown home will be featured this fall.

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The students have said the name ?Millionaire? is embarrassing, can give the wrong impression, and leads to razzing at games.

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The country is talking about football players taking a knee ? not about health care.

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In 2016, VA employees filed nearly 2,000 complaints with the Office of Special Counsel ? more than the next four most-complained-about departments combined.

STAT

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A number of recent breakthroughs in cancer biology could be in line for the big prize.

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