Markey’s claims on Herbalife at issue

Senator Edward Markey did little to vet claims of constituents he cited as victims of Herbalife sales practices.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak spoke Saturday during a news conference in Sepang, Malaysia.

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Malaysian leader says plane’s disappearance deliberate

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak also said authorities are now trying to trace the airplane across two possible ‘‘corridors.”

Heroin epidemic exposes deficiencies in care system

Demand for recovery beds chronically outpaces supply, insurance covers only a few services, and families are increasingly turning to courts for help.

BU women's head basketball coach Kelly Greenberg.

BU women’s basketball coach fighting allegations

Kelly Greenberg this week authorized a lawyer to defend her as two more former players alleged emotional abuse.

Peter Riddle stretched for a run along the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. He helped rescue a victim who lost a leg in the Boston Marathon bombings last year and struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Emotions overcome runners training for Marathon

For many, the conditions are insignificant, comparatively speaking. Some runners say they cry as they train.

Former US Senator Scott Brown announced Friday that he will explore a run for the US Senate from his new home in New Hampshire.

Scott Brown resets sights on US Senate

Brown announced Friday that he’ll lay the groundwork to run for the US Senate from New Hampshire.

The RIKEN institute investigation committee explained the results of interim investigation report during a news conference Friday in Tokyo.

Probe of stem cell research finds errors, but no fraud so far

Thee scientists at a Japanese research institute have agreed to consider a retraction of controversial stem cell papers.

Dan, Dave, and Michael Andelman, the trio behind the Phantom Gourmet brand, walked the grounds of the Mendon Twin Drive-In. It is one of three drive-in theaters left in Massachusetts.

‘Phantom Gourmet’ brothers buy Mendon drive-in

Dan, Dave, and Michael Andelman are taking over the drive-in, one of only three left in the state.

Opinion

Michael Patrick MacDonald

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The biggest misperceptions gun-buyback advocates are up against today are the same ones we saw 20 years ago.

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Embattled Suffolk register wants to return to work

Patricia Campatelli told the Supreme Judicial Court Friday that court officials had no legal right to suspend her and bar her from entering the courthouse.

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A building at the facility in 1981. A warehouse will be transformed into office space.

BRA approves plans for Hood headquarters

The scaled-down plans on the Charlestown property call for renovating and expanding a warehouse into 126,000 square feet of office space.

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Love Letters

Time for ‘the talk’?

Their relationship has been going along happily for months, but it’s still undefined.