Part Two of Two

For Richard family, finding strength

 Bill and Jane Richard waited for a doctor at Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary in February.

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It had been 10 weeks of hospitals and surgeries, of therapy and slow recovery, of fearful memories and inklings of hope. And now it was time to go home.

State asks judge to uphold ban on powerful painkiller

The state argues it has the authority to regulate drugs, like the new painkiller Zohydro, coming into its market.

Boston Globe wins Pulitzer for coverage of Marathon bombings

The staff of The Boston Globe was awarded a 2014 Pulitzer Prize today for breaking news coverage of the bombings a year ago.

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Healthy mom, healthy baby

Researchers have learned more precisely what risks pregnant women face, and what they can do to protect their health — and the health of their baby.

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After safety, the goal is to maintain the quality and integrity of the race, director Dave McGillivray says.

Pro-Russian protestors wave the Russian flag in front of the police headquarters in Slaviansk.

Evidence of Russia driving Ukraine unrest, US says

The White House said there was ‘‘overwhelming evidence’’ that Russia is fomenting unrest in eastern Ukraine.

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A former Ku Klux Klan leader was jailed after three people were shot and killed near Kansas City Sunday.

Opinion

JAMES CARROLL

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That “miracles” are taken to represent divine interventions says something quite horrible about how God operates.