The criminal probe focuses on whether former troopers violated the law by receiving complimentary guns after negotiating a deal with a firearms dealer.
INNOVATION ECONOMY
Not long ago, Boston companies Jibo and Jana showed a lot of promise, but now their survival is in doubt.
Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
Thousands of mourners gathered in Hanover Friday morning to pay their final respects to a fallen Weymouth police sergeant who was killed in the line of duty earlier this week.
Trump again slams Fed, trading partners The tweet comes a day after President Trump cast aside concerns about the Federal Reserve?s independence to say he was unhappy with the central bank?s recent actions.
17 people dead after Missouri duck boat capsizes At least 17 people, including children, died after a boat carrying tourists on a Missouri lake capsized and sank Thursday night, officials said.
Harvard employee who asked neighbor if she lived in ?affordable apartments? now on leave Officials from the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative announced Theresa Lund was on leave ?effective immediately.?
18-year-old man arrested for shooting paintballs at bystanders from car Police say Victor DosSantos was likely involved in at least three incidents, including one in which a 12-year-old boy was hit in the left eye.
Joe Kennedy III says Trump administration is ?letting people down every single day? ?I have an awful lot of faith in the American public,? the congressman told Stephen Colbert. ?My faith in this administration this past week didn?t quite hit that same level of confidence.?
Charlie Baker?s no-new-fees pledge tested by police-backed bill A new bill pits two of Baker?s strongest GOP tenets ? supporting law enforcement and his pledge against new fees ? against each other.
Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
Parking has long favored the people who own the spots. But now parking apps are empowering parkers.
SHIRLEY LEUNG
Not everything on the Boston waterfront is fraught with friction. Here?s a roundup of what?s progressing along.
Don?t bother with cheap luggage that falls apart ? check out your best carry-on options Here are some of our travel-tested favorites.
Ty Burr
You want bad movies? We?ll give you some really bad movies An ode to the pleasures of panning a bad movie.
Joseph Runci/Globe Staff/File 1967
Brian Schweizer has worked in Pi Alley for 12 years, but how the downtown shortcut got its name is a mystery to him. ?I have no idea,? Schweizer said. He?s not alone.
Now that women in the Navy can wear ponytails, men want beards Beards were banned in 1984 in the Navy, but some men are hoping there is change on on the horizon after new female grooming standards were recently announced.
Ideas | Jesse Singal
When outrage is all the rage, progressive politics suffer Online outrage may be altering our thinking in worrisome ways and interfering with our ability to be effective, well-adjusted people.
NAMES
On Gisele?s birthday, Tom Brady wants her to know he loves her a lot. Awww. The Patriots quarterback celebrated the supermodel?s 38th with a photo of a kiss on the beach.
Alex Speier
Next 11 days could define whether Red Sox seek rotation help Almost every start can serve as a catalyst for greater or lesser urgency to add to the rotation.
Peter Abraham | Beat writer?s notebook
Red Sox could be even better if underachievers bounce back Winning 105-plus games is not out of the question if Jackie Bradley Jr., Rafael Devers, David Price, Joe Kelly, and Eduardo Nunez improve.
After strong year as a Celtic, Shane Larkin is still waiting for a new chance The guard remains a free agent, and open roster spots are being gobbled up by the day.
Gordon Hayward gives an update on his recovery and expectations for the upcoming season After fracturing his left ankle six minutes into Boston?s season opener, Hayward says his rehab is on the right track.
Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ?I guess we?re both mean people? They enjoyed quietly making fun of people who passed by. But will their snarky banter lead to more?
Photos: Inside the ?Brady Bunch? home, on sale for nearly $1.9 million The home featured in the establishing shots of ?The Brady Brunch? can be yours for $1.885 million. Take a look inside.
This Boston resident was a millionaire ? for 10 whole minutes Ellen Fleming?s stint as a member of the 1 percent was fleeting. But she?s totally OK with it.
Editorial
Opportunity for Baker to seize the moment on toll test This pilot plan is designed to help reduce peak congestion and collect helpful data.
For refugees in Kenya, an education in hope The Kakuma Refugee Camp is a holding center for thousands dispossessed by war and conflict. A New Hampshire university has made it the focus of its global plans.
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Atul Gawande?s first task as health CEO: a listening tour He?ll travel across the country to meet employees he will serve through an Amazon-backed health care venture.
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
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The Celtics wanted Smart more than they wanted to win the deal (four years, $52 million).
Two key state lawmakers are urging a crackdown on municipalities demanding excessive payments from marijuana companies seeking to sell locally.
Rob Robillard offers tips on home maintenance and energy conservation.
Health care industry groups warn that proposals by state lawmakers to raise millions of dollars for struggling community hospitals would send costs soaring.
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Ford is recalling about 550,000 cars and SUVs in North America to fix a gearshift problem that could cause the vehicles to roll away unexpectedly
Summer is the high season for non-alcoholic drinks. Let the battle begin over who makes the best raspberry lime rickey.
Nineteen people drowned when a boat loaded with as many as 150 people who were thought to be migrants capsized off the northern coast of Cyprus, a Turkish Cypriot official said Wednesday.
General Electric reported a sharp drop in second-quarter profit as the industrial giant continues its transformation into a slimmer company.
Irving, 76, the author of ?The World According to Garp,? ?The Cider House Rules,? and ?In One Person,?? among others, has won the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award.
If you?re a food lover, the Wells, Maine, destination feels an awful lot like a carnival.
Address
Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town? As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.
Keith Bedford/Globe Staff
The Big picture
Established in 1992 following the arrival the ?Lost Boys of Sudan? and with a population of nearly 190,000, the UNHCR refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya, now resembles a sprawling shanty town.
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