MBTA fiscal panel cites ?serious? problems

The report is a bleak assessment of the T, summarizing the board?s findings since it first began meeting in July.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/mbtaolympics1.jpg Why the T?s repair backlog bill has grown so rapidly

The T's repair bill has grown for a variety of reasons, including an aging system and changes in the way data is crunched.

Bella Bond

THOMAS FARRAGHER

There are thousands of Bella Bonds out there

As Bella?s story has become front-page news, many other cases of abuse and neglect remain invisible to us.

Jessica Geller for the Boston Globe

Boston police at scene of shooting on Huntington Ave.

Police said the victim is a male, and that the ?incident appears to be isolated.?

Harvard endowment reaches all-time high

The endowment posted a 5.8 percent return during fiscal year 2015, finishing at $37.6 billion, an all-time high.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/done2--90x90.jpg Man indicted in four Boston rapes

In each of the four Boston assaults, Alejandro Done allegedly attacked women while they were walking or jogging.

Clinton announces opposition to Keystone pipeline

Hillary Clinton says the project has been a distraction and she doesn?t believe it?s in the best interest of ?what we need to do to combat climate change.?

Catherine Greig

Bulger girlfriend to face new charges

Catherine Greig, who helped ?Whitey? Bulger evade capture for 16 years, was indicted for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating Bulger allies.

Police can?t stop drivers solely for having marijuana, SJC rules

The state?s highest court ruled that police cannot stop motorists solely to issue civil citations for marijuana possession.

Crux | Pope's visit to the US

Pope Francis greets onlookers as he was escorted by President Obama after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

Susan Walsh/Associated Press

Crux

Pope Francis lands on US soil for first time

Francis was greeted by President Obama and his family after arriving on a flight from Cuba.

John Wojnowski has been protesting in front of the Vatican embassy every day for 17 years.

After 17 years, lone protester still holds vigil at Vatican embassy

Despite health problems, John Wojnowski speaks out against sex abuse at the embassy in Washington, D.C., seven days a week.

Orchard Park, NY - 09/20/15 - (1st quarter) The Buffalo Bills came out with perhaps an excess of emotion as their play and aggressiveness earned a number of penalty calls. The New England Patriots take on the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, NY. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Michael Whitmer, Topic: 21Patriots-Bills, LOID: 8.1.3611291606.

Flags were flying in Patriots-Bills game

Referee Ronald Torbert?s crew called 31 penalties, of which 25 were accepted, the third-highest total in the NFL Sunday.

Harvard students chose prints during the first day of the Student Print Rental Program at the Harvard Art Museums.

Harvard Art Museums

A Picasso in your dorm? Harvard lets students rent prints

Dude, what?s that on your wall? In some Harvard dorm rooms, the answer could be a Matisse, a Picasso, or a Warhol.

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A Superior Court judge is expected to consider whether to allow the city?s legal challenge to the casino to go forward.

Migrants and refugees stood behind a fence at the Hungarian border with Serbia.

EU approves plan to shelter 120,000 refugees

Despite the plan, European Union interior ministers continued to feud over which countries will take them in.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Untitled-1-8737.jpg FBI offers $10,000 reward in Woburn bank robbery

The male suspect walked into the Citizens Bank on Russell Street in Woburn on Sept. 5, and demanded cash from the two tellers.

Perspective

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/17/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/shutterstock_270358598.jpg The trouble with having kids when you?re older

I?ve spent years toggling, at times frantically, between caring for young children and supporting aging parents.

Opinion & Ideas

Garry Wills

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/21/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/0922pep200-1354.jpg Pope Francis? balancing act

The pontiff walks the divide between two ideas of his church.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Untitled-3-8702.jpg How the debates ruined Walker and Perry

It is important to note that debates create the incentive for candidates to spend less time campaigning in early states.

The Big Picture

Carmen Jaspersen/EPA

The big picture

Animalia

A collection of images of creatures recently captured by photographers all over the world.

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/GuysVsGals-Feature-Image-920px-526px.jpg Digital counter keeps tracks of who?s in, out

GuysVsGals, a new mobile app, allows venues to keep a running tally of the number of people inside ? including a breakdown in gender ? by tapping a ?plus? and ?minus? sign.

Crux

Presidential Campaigns

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Bush, who converted to Catholicism 20 years ago, is generally seen as an ally of the Church on issues such as euthanasia and abortion.

Lifestyle

Love Letters

Confusion after a ?sexcapade?

After a ménage à trois, she found that her husband was still in contact with the woman. Now, she feels like she?s opened pandora?s box.