MBTA didn?t spend $2b budgeted for crucial upgrades

The agency failed to spend almost half of the money it has budgeted since 2009 for upgrades to aging vehicles and stations.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bus150-8061.jpg MBTA system strained by worker absences, report finds

With employees out of work for an average of 57 days per year, unscheduled absences led to 6,400 canceled bus trips in January and February.

Mayor Walsh was a late addition to the conference lineup.

Yooree Kim Losordo

Mayor Walsh says members of his female staff underpaid

Speaking at a women?s venture capital summit, the mayor said he?s been reflecting on his own gender equality record.

UMass research adds wrinkle to finding gender gap solution

In a study, women felt less anxious when they were represented in greater numbers, but they still said less.

Former Patriot charged in alleged Ponzi scheme

William Allen and an associate allegedly lured investors to back loans for professional athletes.

Boston Marathon bombing trial

Defense attorney Judy Clarke addressed the jury during closing arguments as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (right) listened.

Deliberations begin in Marathon bombing trial

A jury of seven women and five men have begun deliberations Tuesday in the federal death penalty trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Live video: Aaron Hernandez murder trial

Closing arguments have begun in the first degree murder trial of the former Patriots star.

After his speech in Louisville, Senator Rand Paul was set to answer questions from voters on his Facebook page.

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Senator Rand Paul joins 2016 presidential race

The Kentucky senator said he?s running to ?return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government.?

Rick Porcello agreed to a four-year extension that will keep him under contract through 2019.

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Alex Speier

Why did Porcello get so much before he threw one pitch?

Red Sox starter Rick Porcello is quite unlike any other pitcher who has landed a deal worth $20 million or more a season.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-7017.jpg Could worst-to-first be a reality again for Red Sox?

Everything worked out perfectly for the guys who run the Red Sox in the first 24 hours of the new major league season.

The value of the South End land has soared amid nearby luxury housing.

Bidding war erupts over Boston Flower Exchange

Three new developers have matched or exceeded a $35 million offer made last year on the Albany Street property in the South End.

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As state treasurer-elect, Deborah Goldberg allegedly used her position to find out about a job-hunting worker at the nonprofit she heads.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/colina150-8063.jpg Police made a ?gruesome discovery? in dismemberment case

The scene inside a Kendall Square apartment building resembled a horror film when Cambridge police arrived.

The evil genius of ransomware is that victims are far more likely to pay small amounts to recover crucial data.

When hackers cripple data, police departments pay ransom

Tewksbury is the latest police department to be victimized by ?ransomware,? an insidious form of Internet crime.

Construction is ongoing at the Pier 4 site in the Seaport District.

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City seeks cultural tenant for prime Pier 4 property

The Boston Redevelopment Authority is soliciting proposals to find a tenant for civic space in the bottom two floors of the new Pier 4 tower.

?This has been a magic book for me,? said Noah Gordon about his medieval medical-adventure saga, ?The Physician,? which he wrote 30 years ago.

Noah Gordon is widely read and honored ? just not here

Millions around the world have been drawn into a medieval medical-adventure saga created by a soft-spoken Dedham resident.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/welch.JPG Jack and Suzy Welch give advice on navigating the workplace

The dynamic business pair married in 2004 and have been on a tear ever since.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/05/03/BostonGlobe.com/HealthScience/Images/Lee_marijuana7_met.jpg Continued delays threaten medical marijuana firms

Months of controversy and bureaucratic delays in the Mass. medical marijuana program have driven away some investors.

Marathon trial podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Advance/Images/podcast.jpg Episode 16: Tsarnaev?s guilt now in jurors? hands

This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

Opinion

Jessica Stern

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/26/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/1f68b03487ff4fef8fe09942c93c6ff4-1f68b03487ff4fef8fe09942c93c6ff4-0.jpg How ISIS, other jihadist groups lure Westerners

Many are drawn by the lure of avenging wrongs. But they are also seeking adventure and a more glamorous life.

The Big Picture

Attack in Kenya

The alarming attack at Garissa University was the deadliest in the country since 1998.