Elizabeth Warren, the future senator, taught a class at University of Pennsylvania Law School in Philadelphia in the early 1990s.

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Ethnicity not a factor in Elizabeth Warren?s rise in law

An exhaustive review bolsters Warren?s assertion that her claim to Native American heritage did not help her win academic jobs, even though there is evidence Harvard took advantage of it after she was hired. By Annie Linskey

Kissa Owens received a $1 million settlement from Springfield police when her son, 15-year-old Delano Walker Jr., was killed during a 2009 confrontation with police.

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?I could crush your [expletive] skull and [expletive] get away with it.? A deep look at the Springfield police

The US Department of Justice is conducting two investigations into the city?s police force. That puts it into a class with cities like Ferguson, Mo., Baltimore, and Chicago.

Ideas | Chelsea Conaboy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/31/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/sqkondrich.jpg The abortion debate doesn?t change, but the science of abortion does

The political lines defining the abortion fight have barely moved. But as a new battle looms, scientific advances could change everything.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_davidbellfamilymourns_metro111.jpg Prosecutors say teen involved in crash that killed 4 friends was high on marijuana

Naiquan Hamilton was indicted on a number of charges related to the May 19 crash, the Plymouth DA said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/31/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/tlumacki_capesharks_metro260.jpg Authorities search waters off East Sandwich Beach Sunday after report of shark

A report of a shark attacking a seal off a Sandwich beach Sunday caused officials from the Fire Department and US Coast Guard to spend much of the day patrolling the area, police said.

Most students can return to BU dorm after Saturday night fire

The fire came at an already stressful and busy time for the campus: the middle of move-in weekend at the university of more than 16,000 undergraduate students.

Stevie Wonder performed at the funeral service for Aretha Franklin in Detroit on Friday, then came to Springfield for a concert Saturday.

Music Review

A night of hits from Stevie Wonder? That?s a safe bet.

The legendary singer?s concert Saturday in Springfield was billed as a grand-opening celebration for the new MGM casino in the city.

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, a poster for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts hangs in the window of a local business in Brooklyn, Iowa. Rob Tibbetts, father of slain Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts in a Saturday, Sept. 1, opinion piece spoke out against using his daughter?s death ?to advance views she believed were profoundly racist,? a call that comes after President Donald Trump and others seized on the suspected killer?s citizenship to argue for changes in U.S. immigration laws. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Father of Mollie Tibbetts criticizes using her as ?pawn?

Rob Tibbetts in an opinion piece spoke out against using his daughter?s death in support of ?views she believed were profoundly racist.?

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Senator Chuck Schumer called the disclosure a ??Friday night document massacre.?

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There?s a race for governor on the ballot, and few people care

In conversations with 25 registered voters, one clear theme emerged: People are aware of Tuesday?s primary, but they are far from excited about it.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - AUGUST 30: Danny Etling #5 of the New England Patriots rolls out against the New York Giants during a pre-season NFL game at MetLife Stadium on August 30, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Sunday?s Roster Moves

Patriots reportedly add Danny Etling to practice squad, sign two receivers

One day after cutdown day in the NFL, the Patriots were busy bringing players into the fold.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy_20131006.jpg ?I don?t know why the guys let me in the way they did?

Mark Leibovich?s new book is a 349-page grenade guaranteed to rattle cages in Foxborough and across the NFL.

John McCain: 1936-2018

Family members, including Cindy McCain, back center, follow a horse-drawn caisson that carries the casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., as it proceeds to the United States Naval Academy cemetery in Annapolis, Md., Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, for burial. McCain died Aug. 25 from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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John McCain buried at Naval Academy alongside a longtime friend

A horse-drawn caisson carrying the senator?s casket led a procession of mourners from the academy?s chapel to its cemetery following a private service.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/5a41bc3c-b4b9-4bc4-8d3a-47b5083546a8-20011.jpg After shocking Pa. report, states consider next steps in church abuse scandal

Prosecutors in a number of states, including Missouri, Illinois, and New York, have said they are beginning or exploring new investigations.

The Transition D2 prototype uses a runway; Terrafugia is also working on a vehicle that takes off and lands vertically.

Terrafugia

With a new Chinese owner, Terrafugia says its flying car is getting closer to takeoff

Can Terrafugia?s longtime ambition to sell flying cars finally take off?

Provincetown, Ma-August 2, 2018-- Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff- Low tide on Cape Cod Bay offers some heat relief to beachgoers in Provincetown looking back towards Truro off Commercial St.

Summer is lingering with a humid Labor Day and back-to-school Tuesday

After a warm Sunday in Boston, Monday and Tuesday are expected to see temperatures approaching 90 with plenty of humidity.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/Boston-City-Hall-Plaza-8183277-GEGU-5485.jpg The plug was pulled on this music festival at the last minute, and answers are lacking

?Rock the Roots? was canceled hours before its scheduled start. ?Super vague and sketchy,? tweeted one band that was on the bill.

Karly MacLeod

Kevin Paul Dupont

A former Northeastern hockey player is in the fight of his life

Wade MacLeod recently had his fourth brain surgery in his battle with cancer.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/02/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/bd0baf7a-aed8-11e8-9a6a-565d92a3585d.jpg Chinese billionaire head of JD.com is arrested in Minneapolis

Chinese billionaire Liu Qiangdong, also known as Richard Liu, was arrested in Minneapolis on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/AFP_18S0O1.jpg Pastor at Aretha Franklin funeral apologizes to Ariana Grande for how he touched her

The bishop who officiated Aretha Franklin?s funeral was criticized for how he put his arm around her and for a joke he made about her name.

Opinion & Ideas

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/31/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/jacoby-1629.jpg In easing up on mileage rules, Trump gets one right

The Trump administration?s rule will mean cars that are cleaner, safer, more fuel-efficient, and more affordable, with no discernible impact on air quality.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg Until next year, my sweetheart

In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Real Estate

Address

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As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

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.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg 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.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

A home, but for how long?

The Trump administration canceled the program that had allowed Patricia Carbajal to create a life as a mother, a construction worker, and a budding activist.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.