Boy?s accidental shooting shocks Abington

Abington, MA - 8/31/2016 - 2 bicycles at the scene at 159 Linwood Street in Abington where a 11 year old boy was injured in an apparent accidental shooting. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Metro, Reporter: Travis Anderson, Topic: 01Abington Shooting, LOID:

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Many in Abington said they could not understand how the children were able to get their hands on a gun.

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The pact comes after the attorney general?s office finds lapses in dispensing controlled substances.

Adrian Walker

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walker-12006.jpg Who will succeed Brian Joyce in the state senate?

The race pits Beacon Hill insider and staunch conservative Walter Timilty against Nora Harrington, a progressive businesswoman.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/st-georges_01.jpg ?Profoundly disturbing? abuse documented at elite R.I. school

An explosive new report on sexual abuse at the elite R.I. prep school describes a cauldron of exploitation.

JetBlue mistakenly flies two youngsters to wrong cities

Two children were traveling to their respective homes in New York and Boston, when they were switched and put on the wrong planes.

A zipper is put through the paces at the L.L. Bean lab in Freeport, Maine.

L.L. Bean sticks to core promises in competitive backpack market

It?s the height of backpack season in a region that may have more packs per capita than any other, and few know the industry better than L.L. Bean.

Shirley jogger incident was an innocent act

A man who approached a woman running Tuesday only wanted to help, police said.

Billerica woman charged with ice pick stabbing

The woman said she ?had a surprise? for him.

US judge allows ?Top Chef? complaint

A magistrate judge refused to dismiss extortion charges brought against Teamsters members who sought jobs from the show.

A news reporter doing a stand-up near a sea wall in Cedar Key, Fla., was covered by an unexpected wave as Hurricane Hermine neared the Florida coast on Thursday.

Florida braces for first hurricane landfall since 2005

The storm is expected to make landfall later tonight or tomorrow morning on Florida?s Gulf coast.

Advocates say Boston must do more to convince motorists to stay clear of bike lanes.

David L Ryan/Globe Staff

As students return, frustration from Boston?s cyclists

Advocates say Boston?s transportation and police departments need to do more to keep motorists out of bike lanes.

America on Edge

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Wickerham_28retirement09_met.jpg In Pennsylvania, baby boomers see the American Dream slipping away

Many of the bright-eyed 18-year-olds from the Butler High School class of 1976 are now weary, worn, or furious, and for many, those feelings are driving their votes.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/trump%20immigrant%20crop.jpg Immigrants wary of Trump?s words

Trump has made clear that cities like Chelsea and Cambridge would become targets.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/2016-09-01T171314Z_1889749126_D1BETYVGGOAA_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-TRUMP.jpg Donald Trump cited the Boston Globe?s coverage of immigration. Here?s the backstory.

Trump singled out a June Globe article in his speech in Phoenix.

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A top aide to Hillary Clinton agreed to try to obtain a diplomatic passport for an adviser to Bill Clinton in 2009, according to newly released emails.

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The new funding is a potential high note for DraftKings, signaling renewed investor optimism after months of heated and costly debates.

Boston Public Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Boston superintendent outlines what?s on his to-do list

Top issues include de-leading school water and increasing ways to monitor students on school buses.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/unnamed-11879.jpg Longtime UNH librarian leaves $4 million to school

While Robert Morin was known to live simply, he quietly amassed the fortune that was left to UNH following his death.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/598596332.jpg Bill Belichick plays it safe in fourth preseason game

The Patriots coach didn?t risk playing Jimmy Garoppolo against the Giants.

GIANTS 17, PATRIOTS 9

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Tom Brady played the first half, completing 16 of 26 passes for 166 yards, one TD, and one INT.

THINGS TO DO

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/BPT2016Circus_1021_creditMarkDannenhauer-5280.jpg The Weekender: Labor Day? Let?s do this.

Everything fun to do in the Boston area and beyond.

Globe investigations

The desperate and the dead

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight9090-11856.jpg The broken covenant

Behind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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

The Big Picture

A woman looks on while riding the tramway as Turkey?s flag is reflected in the window in Taksim square in Istanbul on July 22, following the failed military coup attempt of July 15.

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The Big Picture

Reflection (Defined)

One in an occasional series exploring the definitions of words via photography.