Walsh nominates 2 to replace BRA board members

Out are two who served for years during the administration of the late mayor Thomas Menino.

A man scratched a lottery ticket at Tan-Thang Market on Broadway in Chelsea.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Best chance to win big at Mass. lottery? Pricey scratch tickets

The odds still aren?t great, but the lottery?s scratch ticket games are a player?s best bet, according to a review.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/johnn-tease-8564--90x90.jpg Somerville fixture Johnny D?s to close in early 2016

News of Johnny D?s closure comes while another venerable local nightclub, T.T. the Bear?s Place, prepares to close on Saturday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_julie_bauer.jpg More community college students defaulting on loans

Those students defaulted at rates much higher than students at four-year public and private schools, a review found.

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A cold front moving through the region Tuesday night is going to make the end of the week sunny and pleasant.

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Hackers threatened to publish the stolen info unless the site and its peer EstablishedMen.com are taken offline.

Ex-Uber driver facing rape charges held without bail

Alejandro Done is linked to two assaults in South Boston and three others along the Esplanade since 2006, authorities said.

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Cuba on the cusp

This moment of transition with the US provides an opportunity to see old and new Cuba through the same lens.

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It?s a symbolic move signaling the start of a new post-Cold War era in US-Cuba relations.

Live updates

British Open final round

Globe golf writer Michael Whitmer and others have the latest from St. Andrews.

Nick Cafardo | On baseball

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/20/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/200_erod.jpg Could Rodriguez become the ace of the Red Sox staff?

If there?s one guy who has a chance to be the Jon Lester replacement, it?s Eduardo Rodriguez.

GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump spoke in Ames, Iowa, at the Family Leadership Summit on Sunday.

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Trump shrugs off GOP uproar of his McCain comments

After dismissing John McCain?s reputation as a war hero because he was captured, Trump declared ??I will say what I want to say.??

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Olympic organizers are vowing to resurrect Frederick Law Olmsted?s plans to include Columbia in the Emerald Necklace.

Ground Game

Video

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/20/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/481250824--90x90.jpg Conversations with the 2016 presidential candidates

The Globe?s James Pindell sits down with presidential candidates and hopefuls to discuss the race.

Opinion

DANTE RAMOS

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How free should workers be to switch employers, or start their own companies, within their chosen fields?

The Big Picture

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Following the 102nd Tour de France

A look at the fans who are catching a glimpse of the Tour de France as it moves though different locations in Europe.