SJC orders new trial in Boston detective?s slaying

Sean Ellis?s conviction in the 1993 killing was vacated after a lower court judge had ruled that corrupt detectives played a large role in the investigation.

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The deal includes an unlikely new military partnership between the rival governments targeting the Islamic State and Al Qaeda.

Boston, MA--4/27/2016--OneUnited Bank is photographed, on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Topic: 29oneunited Reporter: Deirdre Fernandes

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?Bank Black? movement boosts embattled local bank

for Boston-based OneUnited Bank, the nation?s largest black-owned bank, the impact of the ?Bank Black? movement was almost immediate..

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/krreiter_mathers1_met-12071.jpg Boston elementary school provides helping hand for needy students

Catie?s Closet, which provides clothes and toiletries for students in need, opened its first location in Boston at Mather Elementary School.

Man arrested for assault on MBTA Red Line train

Vincente Lomba, 25, was charged with intimidating a witness, assault and battery, and making threats to commit a crime, Transit Police said in a statement.

Cambridge man charged with secretly recording women

A Cambridge man allegedly recorded a dozen women undressing, using the bathroom, and engaging in sexual activity, said Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan?s office.

Keep pets away from area where birds died, group says

Bakersfield Street residents in Dorchester awoke Thursday to sick birds strewn through their yards and falling from their trees.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/07camerapic01.jpg Judge grants police commissioner authority for 100 body cameras

The judge ruled that Boston Police Commissioner William Evans has the authority to order 100 officers to wear body cameras as part of a pilot program.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee_bodycamera1_met.jpg Do police body cameras really work?

Body cameras aren?t a cure-all. A lot depends on implementation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/filipov-p1-11446.jpg One step closer to swimming in the Charles River?

The Charles River Conservancy met its first fundraising goal to begin water testing for a permanent swimming facility.

Sep 9, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Rick Porcello (22) throws against the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

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Red Sox 13, Blue Jays 3

Rick Porcello wins 20th as Red Sox hammer Blue Jays

It was a one-sided affair as the Sox moved two games up on Toronto.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/521029414-9742.jpg A 14-year-old boy was shooting hoops by himself. Then Isaiah Thomas showed up

A 14-year-old Cambridge boy got the surprise of his life Tuesday, courtesy of Isaiah Thomas.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin090716PatriotsPractice_Spt23.jpg Rob Gronkowski will not play Sunday night

The Patriots downgraded the star tight end to out against the Cardinals.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/millisfootball10-kYAF--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Live updates: High school football Week 1

The new season kicks off Friday, and we?ll have updates from around the region, scores, photos and more.

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Historic Boston lighthouse approaches 300 years of shining bright across the harbor

Boston Light is the nation?s last manned lighthouse, first lighting the way on Sept. 14, 1716.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/30ServiceCorps07.jpg Program offers students credit for internships

Boston?s College for Social Innovation lets college students receive full academic credit while spending a semester as unpaid social service interns.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Schneier_08names04_liv.jpg Man who shot iconic Boss image going to Gillette show

It all started when Barry Schneier walked into Charlie?s Place in Cambridge in 1974 and some guy named Bruce Springsteen was singing.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/06/05/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/ryan_capecodcanal4_mag.jpg Stopgap measures pondered to ease Cape traffic

Officials plan to huddle Sept. 28 to discuss less-costly measures like new bypass roads and entrance ramps.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/08/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/AFP_DL0XQ.jpg Sharon Stone calls ? and compliments ? the Globe

On the eve of her appearance at the Martha?s Vineyard Film Festival, the actress and producer talks about why she does what she does.

fall arts preview

There?s a lot of amazing art, music, movies, and more coming this fall

Get ready, Boston, it?s going to be a busy autumn.

What our critics say

THINGS TO DO

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/tlumacki_cheersonstage_lifestyle047.jpg The Weekender: ?Cheers,? fests, and Fenway goes country

Everything fun to do this weekend in Boston 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'

//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

Palestinian schoolgirls sit in front of a mural on the first day of a new school year.

Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

Back to school

A look at children around the world starting school after their summer break.