Memoir puts focus on possible discord among Kennedys

Associated Press

Patrick Kennedy?s new book was criticized by both his brother and mother.

After two terms as Nashville?s mayor, Karl Dean can cite a list of local successes, and a mass transit project stymied by national politics.

Martin B. Cherry for The Boston Globe

Divided Nation

In Nashville, partisan politics extends its reach to block bus line

The city?s ambitious new bus line seemed to have a green light ? until the GOP-led Legislature stepped in.

Kevin Cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen_20131018.jpg Rising from the ashes after the Long Island bridge debacle

Phoenix House, a 64-bed detox facility, is one of the few facilities for addicts that has found a new home.

Staring down a brutal opioid epidemic, Governor Baker wants to give hospitals authority to force treatment on substance abusers.

Baker would give hospitals the power to hold addicts

Staring down a brutal opioid epidemic, the governor wants to give hospitals authority to force treatment on substance abusers.

Danielle and Ken Lambert have 4-year-old boys, Sheadon (left) and Kolten. Their other children were killed in 2008 when Danielle?s sister carried them into highway traffic during a psychotic episode.

Devastated by a relative?s struggle, a broken family gets a second chance

Ken and Danielle Lambert lost their young children when a close relative lost her sanity. Now, they?re helping others.

Weymouth man arrested after pedestrian is struck

A 46-year-old man was charged with drunk driving and other offenses after a pedestrian was seriously injured.

A student, who did not want to be identified, said he owns this orange Lambor-ghini and the Audi R8 Spyder behind it.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

For some foreign students, a driving passion for luxury

The luxury vehicles that adorn some Boston campuses are a sign of the enormous wealth that pours into the city each year.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/10/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-7716.jpg The Patriots are the new sheriff in town

There was a time when the Cowboys were the gold standard in the NFL, but the axis of power has shifted.

opinion | Francis J. Doyle III and Nitin Nohria

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/30/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/MITCheetah3.jpg Engineering, entrepreneurship, and Boston?s newest innovation district

Someday, the corridor surrounding Western Avenue will be a hotbed for emerging technology companies.

BETABOSTON

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/11/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/200_daniel_theobald.jpg Mass. emerges as a robot industry powerhouse

The local scene features more than 100 companies, employs more than 3,000, and attracts tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars of investments.

Winston Churchill and Ivan Maisky dined in the observatory of the Russian Embassy in London in August 1941.

Courtesy of the Scheffer-Voskressenski family

Diary of Russian ambassador is witness to history

It would hardly be an exaggeration to suggest that this diary rewrites history that we thought we knew.

David Ortiz finished the season with 37 home runs, 108 RBIs, and a .913 OPS.

NICK CAFARDO I SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

Yes, baseball?s old guys can still get the job done

The game is getting younger in some ways, but 2015 proved that older players still play valuable roles.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Yvonne_Abraham_150px-8808.jpg Carson proves daft, disturbing ? and darling of the GOP

If not for Ben Carson?s amazing, up-from-nothing story, he would be dismissed as a crackpot.

Movies

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/SJP_BTS_JB_D02_00117R.jpg Steven Spielberg?s ?Bridge of Spies? a family story

Spielberg talks about his new film, ?Bridge of Spies,? the based-on-fact story of James Donovan, a New York lawyer, played by Tom Hanks.

Game On

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/08/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/PreviewScreen_01.jpg ?SOMA? may be among best video games ever

It does not depend on high-tech, incendiary ordnance, but SOMA blew me away with its complex, thoughtful storyline and well-crafted design and graphics.

Opinion & Ideas

Farah Stockman | Boston after busing

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/08/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/stockman-588.jpg In schools, can separate be equal?

Integration alone doesn?t produce a quality education, and it can?t be our only strategy for academic success.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/150921_KDB_SANDERS_0036.jpg N.H. millennials and politics: It?s complicated

There are two key concepts to understand when it comes to the millennial vote in New Hampshire.

The Big Picture

Mic Smith/Associated Press

Historic flooding in South Carolina

Residents face uncertainty as they cope with major flooding after record-settings rains.

BetaBoston

Scott Kirsner | Innovation Economy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kirsner_new_20150111.jpg A courtyard view of Boston?s tech economy

The courtyard behind the Charles Hotel holds a mirror to what we?re good at, and how we could get even better.

Crux

John L. Allen Jr. | All Things Catholic

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/allen_20140906.jpg Seeing Francis as shock therapy for the church

For Catholics accustomed to traditional ways of doing things, Pope Francis is undeniably a shock to the system.