Supreme Court declines to hear Bulger appeal

The US Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of notorious Boston gangster James ?Whitey? Bulger.

Man killed in police-involved shooting in Lynn

It was not immediately known which law enforcement agency was involved.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/chin060816LocationHull_biz3.jpg There?s been a rash of creepy clown sightings in the US lately

The recent wave of sightings nationwide have revived memories of similar reports in the 1980s in the Boston area.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/27/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/13_ArtistFacingBlankCanvas(2).jpg George Lucas donates $1.5m to Norman Rockwell Museum

The Norman Rockwell Museum is moving into the digital age, thanks to ?Star Wars? creator George Lucas.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/200_coakley_obama.jpg No, Obama hasn?t forgotten about Martha Coakley?s loss to Scott Brown

President Obama spoke about the 2010 Senate race in a wide-ranging interview with New York magazine.

David Ortiz teared up as he remembered his late mother.

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Papi breaks down while talking about his mom

The Red Sox slugger was emotional Sunday, and it wasn?t just because it was his final regular season game.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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Now that Papi-Palooza is over, it?s time for the playoffs ? when Ortiz does his best work.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/AFP_GN4DP.jpg Gunmen tie up Kim Kardashian West, rob her of $10m in jewelry

The reality star returned to the US hours after she was robbed at gunpoint in Paris.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/shooting004.jpg Lynnfield seeks to get tough on short-term home rentals after killing

?It?s a public safety matter,? said the chairman of the Board of Selectmen.

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In 1995, Donald Trump was struggling mightily with his Atlantic City casinos.

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Trump rushes to defend against tax revelations

News that Donald Trump could have spent 18 years without paying income taxes threatens to puncture one of his campaign?s core arguments.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/611905924.jpg Did Donald Trump spin his tax losses into gold?

Absent more of Donald Trump?s tax returns, we?re left with tantalizing hints and lots of speculation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/TV%20THE%20APPRENTICE-749480.jpg ?Apprentice? insiders say Trump demeaned, objectified women

His spokeswoman said the claims were ?outlandish, unsubstantiated, and totally false.?

Bills 16, Patriots 0

Buffalo Bills defensive back Robert Blanton (26) shoves New England Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett (7) during warmup's before an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, in Foxborough, Mass. (Bob Breidenbach/Providence Journal via AP)

AP

NFL to review Patriots-Bills pregame shoving incident

A brief shoving match took place on the sideline before Sunday?s game at Gillette Stadium.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin082316PatriotsPractice_Spt21.jpg The Patriots lost. But Tom Brady?s coming back today.

Losing to Rex Ryan always grates, but the Patriots? 3-1 mark without No. 12 feels like a win.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/chin080715PatsPractice_spt10.jpg Tom Brady already in contact with Patriots coaches

Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels spoke with the quarterback Monday following the end of his suspension.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/c12b42fe0a4748118bf1c4348253242a-e46df18e27254c8fa338de45c3f3289a-0.jpg This Patriots fan told ESPN where to go

When the network asked a Boston man for permission to use his video of Tom Brady at Milton Academy, he made his thoughts on Deflategate crystal clear.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_churchyard3_met.jpg When a final resting place isn?t so final

A Wayland Episcopal church decided to close and sell its property. But what about the souls who were buried there?

SPOTLIGHT | Private schools, painful secrets

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_spotlight.jpg Educators accused of sexual misconduct often find new posts

The Spotlight Team identified 31 private school educators who found work at other schools or other settings with children after accusations of sexual misconduct.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/HealthScience/Images/47a2a86cc9074e9d96cdcb93785a6023-47a2a86cc9074e9d96cdcb93785a6023-0.jpg Japanese scientist captures Nobel Prize in medicine

Yoshinori Ohsumi was honored for his seminal work on the fundamental cell process called autophagy.

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

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Big Picture

Big Papi

Red Sox slugger David Oritz closes out his regular season career this weekend at Fenway Park.