Donald Trump endorses Ryan, McCain, and Ayotte

Donald Trump endorses House Speaker Paul Ryan, ending a four-day standoff between the GOP?s most powerful men.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/scott-brown2-11590.jpg Scott Brown joked about being in the Mile High Club - and more

Former US Senator Scott Brown and his wife, Gail Huff, recently got some laughs while playing a cruise ship-version of The Newlywed Game.

06somalis - PORTLAND, ME - AUGUST 5: Portland resident Reqiya Egal, originally from Somalia, stands amid protest signs at City Hall during a rally protesting Thursday's comments by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who claimed Maine's Somali community has led to an uptick in crime. ( Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald)

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Mainers rally to defense of Somali neighbors against Trump

Donald Trump?s incendiary charge linking Somali refugees to crime and terrorism was denounced Friday by a chorus of protestors.

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/04/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/AFP_CO5N2.jpg Trump?s profoundly disturbing stance on nukes

Donald Trump?s position on using nuclear weapons is profoundly destabilizing in a world that?s already being squeezed by powerful forces.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/screengrab_queonjackson_met-11880.jpg As paid leave dragged on, former headmaster collected $375,000

The Boston school system quietly cleared Queon Jackson to return to work on May 9 and gave him a desk job.

SJC rules heir can refuse to pay $1.4m to ex-wife

The case involved Curt and Dianne Pfannenstiehl, who were married in 2000 and divorced in 2012.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/15099_KDB_WALSH_0011-6121-11856.jpg Mayor Walsh rejects idea of Boston police carrying long guns

Mayor Martin J. Walsh joined a chorus of voices skeptical of the demands in a strident letter sent to the city by the leadership of the Boston police unions.

Boston, MA--7/29/2013--The defense in the James

Former FBI agent central to Bulger case sentenced for lying

Robert Fitzpatrick was sentenced to two years of probation Friday for lying during the notorious gangster?s trial.

Interest in audiobooks and digital storytelling grows

The boom is the result of easier accessibility, lower pricing, and a wider embrace of digital audio storytelling.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Restaurant_702159.jpg Rubin?s may not have served its last knish

Reports that Rubin?s Kosher Delicatessen in Brookline has served its last hot pastrami sandwich may be premature.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_newburyst1_biz.jpg Will closing Newbury Street to traffic help or hurt business?

Newbury street will close to traffic on Sunday in part as a summer treat, in part to test whether such a policy could work, long term.

2016 Olympics

USA's flag bearer Michael Phelps led his national delegation during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.

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Live updates from the Rio Olympics

Globe reporters are providing live updates from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/06/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/07namesGiselea-1517.jpg Gisele in the spotlight at Olympics opening ceremony

All eyes were on Gisele Bundchen at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Gasper1-9553.jpg At Olympics, a team of refugee athletes is warmly embraced

These competitors don?t have a home country or a national flag, but they have a cause.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/585713620.jpg Have DirecTV? You may miss the Olympics

Unless DirecTV and WHDH come to a last-minute compromise, subscribers in Boston could miss out on the 2016 Rio games.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/2016-07-03T005021Z_932510010_NOCID_RTRMADP_3_SWIMMING-U-S-OLYMPIC-TEAM-TRIALS-SWIMMING-9558-kK0B--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg US swimmer Katie Ledecky poised to make a huge splash

The 19-year-old phenom could come away with three gold medals and five altogether in Rio.

Photos from the Rio Olympics opening ceremonies

The Rio Olympic Games officially got underway Friday night with Opening Ceremonies at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/160324_MJ_008.jpg Asbestos, mechanical problems delay shiny, refurbished Green Line trolleys

A project to refurbish 86 Green Line trolleys was delayed and cost $11 million more because the contractor discovered asbestos and problems with the gears of the 1980s-area vehicles, according to MBTA officials.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_06powerball7_MET.jpg Everyone whispers in Raymond: Who is the $487m Powerball winner?

From the grocery store parking lot to the pub around the corner, townsfolk and those passing through are all asking: ?Who could it be??

ON THE MOVE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/wiggs_FlingGolf_703418.jpg These golfers really fling it

An entertaining hybrid of golf and lacrosse is being marketed this year in the Boston area.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-9550.jpg In long-awaited comments, Tom Brady speaks softly

There were no fighting words from the quarterback as he (sort of) addressed his four-game suspension.

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/26/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/townofficials0807cape.jpg Cape Cod?s big drinking water problem

When you live on what?s essentially a sandbar, pollution, septic systems, and political roadblocks add up to one tough challenge.

Globe investigations

Private schools, painful secrets

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/160607_BH__ErikaSchickel3.jpg The unexpected price of reporting abuse: retaliation

The Globe found 15 instances of retaliation at New England private schools against students or employees who raised concerns about sexual abuse by staffers.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight-9497.jpg Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight?

?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

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Rio locals reflect on upcoming Olympics

Residents expressed mixed feelings about the cost and security of the Games, while holding out hope they will bring joy to a nation facing economic and political crises.