21,000 nursing licenses reviewed amid fraud

After finding 13 fake credentials earlier this month, and two more this week, the state is warning health facilities about fraudulent licenses.

Republican Speaker John Boehner announced Friday that he will quit his seat in Congress.

With exit, Boehner sets off shock waves

John Boehner?s bombshell announcement has left the fractured GOP caucus on an uncertain course.

Crux | Pope's visit to the US

Pope Francis waved as his motorcade drove through Central Park. Below, he celebrated a grand Mass at Madison Square Garden. At right, the pope spoke to  world leaders at the United Nations, urging them to wipe out global struggles.

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In New York, Pope Francis covers much ground

A speech at the UN was the political highlight of a whirlwind day that had the pope traversing ? and transfixing ? Manhattan.

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State poised to take over Weston Ski Track

The same company has offered cross-country skiing at the state-owned Leo J. Martin Golf Course for 40 years. But that is about to change.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ASSIT_A_G__PAUL_MCLAUGHLIN-201039.jpg ?It was a life cut far too short?

Twenty years ago, Paul McLaughlin became the first prosecutor in the history of Mass. to be murdered for doing his job.

The White Barn Inn Restaurant.

At play in the fields of the rich

At two Maine luxury resorts, the trick is to make each guest feel appreciated and special through great effort that only appears to be absence of effort.

How do you say thanks for 12 years of Spaghetti Nights?

After long enjoying the Fitzsimmons? hospitality, Maynard residents showed their gratitude by secretly renovating the family?s home.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cavanaugh_25leafpeep07_metroA.jpg In Vermont, they?re seeing green ? but the wrong kind

It?s almost October, but a warmer than usual September means the Green Mountains are still living up to their name.

Boston- 09/25/15 - Red Sox vs Orioles- Sox starting pitcher Rich Hill reacts to a spectacular game ending catch by Mookie Betts in the 9th inning to secure a shutout and complete game for him. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(sports)

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Red Sox? Rich Hill tosses two-hit shutout

The Milton native struck out 10, and Mookie Betts ended the game with a spectacular catch in right field.

 9/25/15--CAMBRIDGE - MIT Student Ian Reynolds built an MBTA map on his wall in his room using LED lights that tells him where trains are on the map in real-time. (globe staff photo :Joanne Rathe reporter: steve annear topic: 26mbta section: metro )

MIT student builds real-time MBTA map using LED lights

?I do find myself staring at it sometimes,? Reynolds said in a telephone interview. ?I?ll just turn it on and then zone out.?

Brunswick, Maine - 5/26/2015 - Bean boots sit on a conveyor belt before they are packaged at the LL Bean factory in Brunswick, Maine, May 26, 2015. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

Keith Bedford/Globe Staff

L.L. Bean struggles to keep up with orders for boots

In the midst of a backlog, the retailer is urging customers who may want the boots before Christmas to order now.

Left to right: Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and John Deacon  of Queen

Neuroscientist calculates feel-good Top 10 playlist

Dr. Jacob Jolij, polling respondents in the UK and Ireland, calculated the top 10 pop songs most likely to improve a listener?s mood.

Foxboro Ma 09/23/2015 New England Patriots QB Tom Brady (cq) talks with the media at his locker before the teams practice..(Sharper Version) Staff/Photographer Jonathan Wiggs Topic: Reporter

NFL asks for expedited briefing in Tom Brady lawsuit

However, a decision is highly unlikely to come before the Super Bowl on Feb. 7, 2016.

Friday?s high school football scoreboard

Check the latest scores from around Eastern Mass.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/goats-8829.jpg Goats munch poison ivy in Watertown

Officials have turned to the animal kingdom to help clear a hazardous plant from the banks of the Charles River.

Opinion & Ideas

Eric Fehrnstrom

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Americans see that everything is broken. They want a return to normal and see no obvious path ? except to upend the political system.

Ground Game

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Bernie Sanders draws large crowds in New Hampshire. Now he needs to turn that enthusiasm into a developed political operation.

The Big Picture

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Pope Francis? mission to the US

The world leader of the Roman Catholic Church has already visited the White House and addressed a joint session of Congress.

BetaBoston

BetaBoston | Hiawatha Bray

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/25/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/fd77fd0f42a14bc29041a91fcce6dc84-fd77fd0f42a14bc29041a91fcce6dc84-0.jpg First impressions of the iPhone 6s

The new iPhone is here, and so were the crowds lined up outside the smartphone stores on Boylston Street.

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/23/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/Quiz-Know-Pope.jpg The pope?s in the US. How well do you know him?

With Pope Francis visiting the United States, we challenge you to show us how well you know him.