Mass., N.H. crack down on ?synthetic marijuana?

The drug has been linked to a series of recent overdoses as it remained on store shelves despite federal attempts to ban it.

UMass Memorial?s former  president, John O?Brien, earned $4.8 million in 2012.

Hospital executives received hefty raises

Cost-cutting measures have little impact on pay increases in seven-figure packages.

Evelin Valibayova was last seen in mid-July 2011.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

3 years on, a break in Quincy slaying

We now know who authorities suspect killed Evelin Valibayova, missing since 2011.

Charlie Baker greeted volunteer Samantha Morin before buying a kielbasa sandwich at the Lowell Polish Cultural Committee.

Charlie Baker sets sights on Lowell

The area is a battleground filled with the kind of voters that Baker needs to win in November, analysts say.

While Red Sox pitcher Burke Badenhop loses the ball, the Astros? Gregorio Petit goes airborne to avoid the tag and score the tying run in the eighth inning. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

ASTROS 5, RED SOX 3 (10 inn.)

Red Sox lose to Astros in 10 innings

The Sox had their winning streak ended at four games after Houston scored twice in the 10th.

Construction worker Alex Guimaraes  worked on ramps in Beacon Hill.

Other Boston neighborhoods compromised on ramps

Preservationists and disability advocates typically find common ground.

Patrick Walsh has found a really cool summer job.

Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff

The Jobs of Summer

For Swan Boat pedalers, a storybook ride

In the pantheon of iconic summer jobs in Boston, this is hard to beat.

Pete Wilson played golf at Abbott?s Glen Clothing-Optional Inn and Campground.

A camp to get away from it all ? even your clothes

A Vermont resort offers nude golf, nude fishing, nude Frisbee, and more nude sports.

Jimmy Garoppolo (10) and Patriots fullback James Develin celebrated after hooking up for a first-quarter touchdown.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Jimmy Garoppolo shows poise, potential

The rookie QB has show more spark, more potential, and more of a pigskin pulse than incumbent backup Ryan Mallett.

Pope Francis visited with a boy at the House of Hope center in Kkottongae, South Korea, on Saturday.

Pope Francis visits controversial S. Korean care home

The pontiff visited a health center that?s seen by fans as an icon of care for the poor and by critics as a scam.

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Captain Ronald Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol expressed his displeasure with how the information was released. Video (left) showed a man shoving a store clerk.

Ferguson, Mo., tensions flare following disclosures

Police identified the officer involved in Michael Brown?s shooting but also released evidence that the teen was a suspect in a convenience store robbery.

Lifestyle

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From top: Lindsay Culbert-Olds, Kia-Melinda Eastman, and Patrick Tobin of F.A.Q. Circus.

F.A.Q. Circus brings contemporary circus to Boston

A young troupe is hoping newer cirque du soleil-style circuses, already popular in Europe, catch on in America.