Medical examiner?s office struggling again, records show

In late January, the National Association of Medical Examiners told chief medical examiner Dr. Mindy J. Hull that her office will ?most likely? lose its fully accredited status.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/2B9A7806.jpg State Police move to fire suspended trooper convicted of raping, assaulting former girlfriend

Trooper Robert Sundberg was convicted on two counts of rape, assault with intent to rape, strangulation, stalking, and five counts of assault and battery on a household or family member.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/sales-bg-ab995214-45a1-11e9-90f0-0ccfeec87a61.jpg Doomed 737 Max 8 Jets lacked two key safety features that Boeing sold as extras

Many airlines, especially low-cost carriers like Indonesia?s Lion Air, have opted not to buy them ? and regulators don?t require them.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

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What She Said

Does plea deal for Robert Kraft send the wrong message?

If it were up to Sheriff William Snyder, there would be no plea deal for Robert Kraft ? or any of the other men charged with soliciting prostitution at Florida day spas accused of sex trafficking.

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Robert Kraft added the attorney who helped Julian Edelman fight his suspension for using performance enhancing drugs and a second attorney who helped prosecute Martha Stewart to his legal team.

Houston, TX 2-1-17: New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is pictured after he arrived and took his front row seat where NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (not pictured) held his annual Super Bowl press conference this afternoon in the Bush Ballroom at the Media Center in downtown Houston. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) reporter: various topic: Super Bowl

Yvonne Abraham

It?s time for Kraft to own this

Say this for Robert Kraft: His being charged with soliciting prostitution has done more to raise awareness of sex trafficking in a couple of weeks than he could have achieved with a lifetime of philanthropy.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/rodrigues320193572.jpg Fall River teen charged with causing disturbance at Natick High School, shouting racial slurs

Police say a teenager drove through the front of the high school campus and shouted profanity, threats, and racial slurs. He also fired a paintball gun into the air.

Starts & Stops

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The T would test the electric vehicles on the Providence commuter rail line, where Amtrak already runs electric trains.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/penacustody1.jpg Chilling details emerge in Boston kidnapping, rape case

Victor Pena, 38, accused of abducting a 23-year-old woman outside a Boston bar in January and holding her captive in Charlestown for three days, pleaded not guilty Wednesday.

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CBD has landed at CVS.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi08brookline05.jpg Shopping for pot in Brookline this weekend? Here?s what you need to know

The first Greater Boston recreational marijuana shop is opening in Brookline on Saturday, and local officials are expecting thousands to rush to the store on its opening weekend.

There are many reasons why people thrift. Some want to avoid the mall, others want a unique wardrobe with vintage flair. Everyone wants a deal. Whatever your reason, treasures await you if you?re willing to put in the time and effort.

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HELP DESK

How to be a master thrift-store shopper

Second-hand shopping is all the rage right now. Here are some tips from experienced shoppers to ensure a successful trip to the thrift store.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldixxseniorhousing01.jpg Bracing for an influx, senior housing operators face rising costs and declining subsidies

The oldest baby boomers, born after World War II, will be entering their 80s in the coming decade, boosting demand for independent living, assisted living, and memory care.

A person crossed the street in Boston last month.

Dave Epstein

Rain (and possible snow showers) will give way to sunny Sunday

The dry weather will continue through the evening commute, but there is a rain on the way.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/20/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/SLAVEIMAGESLAWSUIT1.jpg Harvard is sued over use of photograph of slave

A Conn. woman is suing Harvard for allegedly profiting from a photo of her ancestor, an African slave forced to pose in what is believed to be one of the oldest images of a slave in the US.

Movie Review | ? ? ? ½

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/2511_D010_00001R.jpg Jordan Peele?s ?Us? is a smart, funny, very scary night at the movies

His follow-up to ?Get Out? also does us all a great service by handing the talented Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong?o a genuine starring role.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_032019_moon_37963x[1].jpg Photos: The last supermoon of 2019

March?s ?super worm equinox moon? is the first in nearly 20 years to fall near the spring equinox.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/1234c3f3ae14467e83e0fa49ab4a8224-1234c3f3ae14467e83e0fa49ab4a8224-0[1].jpg Former governor Dukakis fires back after Trump mention at Ohio tank plant

After President Trump joked about him in an appearance in Ohio, former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis criticized the president?s lack of military service and his recent attacks on the late US senator John McCain.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/AFP_1EW567.jpg Ichiro Suzuki was showered with cheers and chants in his final game

Suzuki started for Seattle on Thursday in what the Japanese news agency Kyodo is reporting will be his final major league game.

ALEX SPEIER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/fa5e70cd673d434890a869de773c6ee4-fa5e70cd673d434890a869de773c6ee4-0.jpg The consistency of Mookie Betts?s negotiating style

Will Betts, who has made no secret of his comfort negotiating contracts with the Red Sox on a year-to-year basis, rule out the possibility of signing an extension before he hits free agency?

Members of the media photographed the Olympic torches of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

It?s going to be lit: Design of Tokyo?s Olympic torch unveiled

Olympic organizers explained that the torch for the relay leading up to the 2020 Tokyo Games is based on a cherry blossom.

Mixed martial arts fighter and boxer Conor McGregor salutes the crowd before making the ceremonial puck drop at an NHL hockey game between the Boston Bruins and the Columbus Blue Jackets in Boston, Saturday, March 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

TARA SULLIVAN

Conor McGregor is not one we should be celebrating, and other thoughts . . .

The MMA star with a dubious history was a big hit at a Bruins game and the St. Patrick?s Day parade.

Opinion | Luke O?Neil

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There were at least 103 incidents of gunfire on school grounds in America in 2018, according to Everytown For Gun Safety ? numbers that have been steadily rising since they started keeping track in 2013.

Ideas | Julie Scelfo

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/20/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/Footballbaby.jpg ?Helicopter parents? are so 20th century. Say hello to the ?snowplow parents?

Some parents will go to extreme lengths to protect their kids, and themselves, from failure.

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It?s back! Get the latest intelligence on presidential politics from Globe reporter James Pindell. Sign up here.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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Munch Madness

Munch Madness

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/munch90x90-21475.jpg See which restaurants advanced to Round Two

The top 32 restaurants have advanced to the second round of Munch Madness. Vote to keep your favorites in the running.

Special reports

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Students stage global protest to speak out on climate change inaction

Students worldwide skipped classes Friday to protest their governments? failure to act against global warming as part of the ?Fridays for Future? movement.

Real Estate

12 must-see open houses in Greater Boston this weekend (March 23-24)

Spring has finally arrived and the house hunt is on. From a commuter-friendly condo in Quincy to a 5,000-square-foot house in Wellesley, there are plenty of open houses taking place this weekend. Check them out: Under $500,000 328 Copeland St.

Real Estate

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/10-beechwood-road-halifax-exterior-side-1024x576$medium-9070.jpg Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix?

Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Greg-Cant-Play-Mumps-AP_570116076-1024x576.jpg What was it like when mumps was rampant? Ask Greg

In 1957, 7-year-old Greg Cox got mumps, and it was the pits. A photo taken by his father captured what it was like, and took on a life of its own.

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