Football players accused of beating homeless man

The alleged assault by two former college players, including a member of BC’s 2013 team, only stopped when a woman threw herself on the victim, authorities said.

At the East Bay Food Pantry in Bristol, R.I., people waited in line this month.

In R.I. town, a snapshot of middle class erosion

Bristol is a community of extremes, home to both great wealth and a shrinking middle class as more residents slip closer to poverty.

Lawsuit targets ex-college chief over excessive pay

The former president of a Falmouth college allegedly squandered millions, buying Mercedes automobiles and even a quarter-million-dollar timeshare.

Around Internet, password fatigue setting in

In the wake of recent security breaches, taking serious precautions still seems unnecessary and just too much work for some users.

 Pedestrians walk past a Primark store in central London, 23 April, 2014. Primark is to open its first stores in America, beginning with clothing store in Boston, Massachusetts, the clothing retailer announced 23 April.

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Dublin retailer to open store at former Filene’s site

Primark plans to open a 70,000-square-foot store late in 2015 at a location once occupied by Filene’s in Downtown Crossing.

KEVIN PAUL DUPONT

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/04/23/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/dupont-14715.tif Red Wings running themselves out of series vs. Bruins

The Bruins are getting better, the Red Wings worse, and there was nothing about Boston’s Game 3 win that hinted that things are going to change.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/04/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kelly150-13250.jpg BU coach Kelly Greenberg out after bullying accusations

Greenberg’s exit comes after a university committee reviewed complaints of abuse lodged by former players.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/24/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Shaughnessy_150px.jpg Jacoby Ellsbury hears boos in Fenway return

Ellsbury was added to the Rushmore of Fan Stupidity Tuesday night when the majority of Red Sox fans booed him when he led off the game.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/04/21/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/oldnorthchurch001-2066.jpg The Old North Church

Boston’s oldest church structure is where Paul Revere told patriots to hang two lanterns that warned of the impending British occupation.

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Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka struck out seven and gave up seven hits and two runs in running his record to 3-0.

Masahiro Tanaka starring for Yankees

The new Yankees starter outshined Jon Lester Tuesday to improve to 3-0. He looks like a pitcher the Red Sox don’t want to see often.