The wind-whipped nine-alarm fire tore through a four-story brownstone swiftly, trapping the firefighters.
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Firefighters escorted the body of one of the fallen firefighters from Boston Medical Center to the medical examiner’s office late Wednesday.
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Boston police officers paid their respects as the procession moved toward the medical examiner’s office.
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A moment of silence was held Wednesday night prior to the Celtics’ game at TD Garden to honor the fallen firefighters.
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A man who said he was a firefighter, but didn’t give his name, placed flowers at a makeshift memorial in front of the Boylston Street firehouse.
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Boston Fire Department Deputy Chief Joseph Finn, who was the incident commander at the scene, spoke to the media Wednesday.
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Firefighters lined a railing at the scene to pay tribute to a fallen comrade; other firefighters continued to battle the blaze.
Friends and fellow firefighters remembered Lieutenant Edward Walsh Jr. and Firefighter Michael Kennedy, who died in the line of duty Wednesday.
Residents in nearby streets were kept from their homes as firefighters battled the blaze.
Obama and the pope were expected to touch on a number of issues during their private meeting.
YVONNE ABRAHAM
The legacy of Jennifer MartelHouse Speaker Robert DeLeo was shocked into action by Martel’s murder, and now has an evangelist’s zeal on matters of domestic violence.
What happened on the Cape on Wednesday felt like a sucker punch: it was impressive, but it was also cheap.
The findings add to a growing list of concerns about the agency, which is charged with protecting 36,000 abused and neglected children.
Tech Lab
New software could broaden illegal movie viewingThe solution: Stop turning customers into criminals. Give us easy access, at reasonable prices, to all the movies and TV shows we want.
The congressional report calls on authorities to tighten up scrutiny of “hot lists” of potential terrorism suspects when they travel overseas.
JOAN VENNOCHI
A bully, or a boosterBoston University women’s basketball coach Kelly Greenberg has been the subject of criticism and support by current and former players.
Rajon Rondo returned in the second half after receiving nine stitches, but it was not enough as the Celtics lost at home to Toronto.
The Boston School Committee eliminated buses for seventh- and eighth-graders, one of many cuts it approved as part of next year’s spending plan.
Heavy rains, strong winds, low clouds and reduced visibility are expected in the area where crews are searching for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
Tito Jackson told the story of the day he found out he was born to a 13-year-old girl who had been sexually assaulted by two men.
King Digital’s stock opened on Wednesday at $20.50, down almost 9 percent. Its shares lost more ground by the day’s close.
Christopher Meloni wears the part of Jack Dunlevy on the new Fox sitcom like a suit perfectly tailored to his imposing frame.
A new Peabody Essex Museum show looks at the roots and influences of West Coast midcentury design.
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ideas
The custom justice of ‘problem-solving courts’A new kind of court is reshaping the American legal system — with little oversight.
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