Police chief’s son arrested on drunken driving charges
The arrest marks the second incident this month in which the son of Boston’s police commissioner was suspected of being too impaired to drive.
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Ashby stunned by crash involving firefighters
A mother and her teenage son, both volunteers in the fire department in the small town of Ashby, died in a crash with another vehicle, also driven by a town firefighter.
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JOHN E. SUNUNU
For Obama, a license to kill?
In the history of American armed conflict, no president before Barack Obama has ever claimed the power to target a specific US citizen for death, and to do so without oversight.
Television Review
‘Cult’: Following with too much fervor
The new CW drama is too messy and unnecessarily complex to be the show it could and should be.
JULIETTE KAYYEM
Cruise ships now too big to bail
The lesson of the Triumph episode isn’t about the inconvenienced passengers, but rather about boats that are so large that evacuation becomes a last resort.
A steady flow of troubles for the long-foul Mystic
The Mystic River serves as a stark symbol of the cleanup challenges remaining for waterways in cities nationwide.
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Sports
Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers’ owner, dies
The owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships has died.
Metro
At HIV refuge, new hope and old face
Longtime advocate Larry Kessler has stepped away from retirement to direct the Boston Living Center’s efforts to assist those living with HIV and AIDS.
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Nation & World
Series of car bombs rocks Iraq; 37 dead
Car bombs tore through shopping areas within minutes of each other in mainly Shi’ite neighborhoods of Baghdad.
Politics
Republican senator from Nebraska won’t seek reelection
Senator Mike Johanns becomes the fifth lawmaker to bow out of an increasingly polarized Senate.
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Shale oil helps revive East Coast refineries
The controversial drilling process fracking has helped keep gas prices stable in Mass., and has put the US on track to become the world’s largest oil producer.
Arts
Book Review
‘Shouting won’t help’ by Katherine Bouton
In the book, journalist Katherine Bouton chronicles her own long, steady descent into deafness.
Health and wellness
Daily Dose
Testosterone therapy could help men, but it has risks
Whether men should get tested and treated for “low-T” — as drug company ads call it — remains controversial.
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From the Archives | Photo gallery
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Potholes in Boston
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Potholes in BostonNew England traffic has long negotiated the effects of our repetitive freeze-thaw cycle that leaves roads an obstacle course of potholes.