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Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse.

Amid college inquiry, congressional challenger Morse says he had 'consensual' relationships with students

Dr. Ashish Jha appeared on Good Morning America on Monday.

Harvard's Dr. Ashish Jha: 'We may find ourselves looking at a lockdown'

Why America’s window of opportunity to beat back COVID-19 is closing

A photo provided to The New York Times shows David Haas performing at his “I Will Bring You Home” concert in Dayton, Ohio, in March of 2019.

COMPOSER ACCUSED

Catholic churches, including in Boston, drop hymns after accusations against composer August 10, 2020 | 2:52 PM

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on CNBC

'They’re coming after our citizens': N.H. governor blasts Massachusetts effort to tax telecommuters during pandemic August 10, 2020 | 2:36 PM

In this photo posted on Twitter, students crowd a hallway, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga. The 30,000-student suburban Paulding County school district in suburban Atlanta resumed classes Monday with 70% of students returning for in-person classes five days a week, days after the principal at North Paulding announced some members of the football team had tested positive for COVID-19. The district says it is encouraging mask use, but isn't requiring it. (Twitter via AP)

Children and the coronavirus: As schools reopen, much remains unknown August 10, 2020 | 1:47 PM

Somerville Detective Mario Oliveira in 2017.

'More cops are going to get hurt and killed': Violently injured officers weigh in on proposed police reform August 10, 2020 | 1:36 PM

A courtroom sketch shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Feds seek more time to mull Boston Marathon bomber ruling August 10, 2020 | 1:23 PM

Pedestrian struck and killed on Mass. Pike August 10, 2020 | 1:12 PM

Man killed, 5 injured in boating collision in Maine August 10, 2020 | 1:08 PM

2 drown in separate incidents in Massachusetts August 10, 2020 | 12:58 PM

SOMERVILLE MA - 5/04/2020: WALK UP TESTING, a hospital staff member with a swab at the Cambridge Alliance Hospital in Somerville during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC:stand alone photo

Everett, Revere ramp up efforts to control COVID-19 spread August 10, 2020 | 12:45 PM

Baltimore City Fire Department carries a person out from the debris after an explosion in Baltimore on Monday, Aug. 10.

BALTIMORE EXPLOSION

UPDATE: 1 dead, 4 rescued after gas explosion levels Baltimore homes August 10, 2020 | 12:15 PM

First responders met Stoneham Police Officer Joe Ponzo at a dock to help transport a pilot who crashed into Lake Winnipesaukee Sunday afternoon.

Lake Winnipesaukee

Off-duty Stoneham police officer helps rescue pilot after glider plane crashes into Lake Winnipesaukee August 10, 2020 | 11:12 AM

RODE Architects

PINE STREET INN

Neighbor sues to block Pine Street Inn project in Jamaica Plain August 10, 2020 | 10:51 AM

Whale: It's what's for dinner.

Watch: White shark feasts on dead whale off of Nantucket August 10, 2020 | 9:48 AM

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SOCIAL DISTANCING

These human-sized leaves were spray-painted on Boston Common to encourage social distancing August 10, 2020 | 8:33 AM

Virus Outbreak School Photos.

9 people test positive for coronavirus at Georgia school where photos of packed hallways went viral August 9, 2020 | 7:19 PM

Somerville, MA - 7/22/20 - A health care worker waves to a patient who arrived for a COVID test at Assembly Square. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Mass. reports 14 new COVID-19 deaths, 286 new cases August 9, 2020 | 4:03 PM

US Attorney Andrew Lelling speaks to reporters at Moakley Courthouse.

DOJ grants more than $370,000 to YWCA of Central Mass. to provide housing for human trafficking victims August 9, 2020 | 2:58 PM

Courtesy of Netflix

Happily, we haven’t seen the last of ‘Tuca & Bertie’ August 9, 2020 | 2:18 PM

House fire in Shrewsbury displaces family of 4 August 9, 2020 | 1:32 PM

Connecticut primary seen as Election Day rehearsal August 9, 2020 | 1:17 PM

In this Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2019 file photo, a shark warning sign warns visitors at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass.

Cape Shark Sightings

Wellfleet beach closes twice after great white shark sightings August 9, 2020 | 12:53 PM

Students working on laptops in casual clothing.

No pajama pants allowed while learning from home, district says August 9, 2020 | 12:34 PM

Calla Kessler

Kanye West's presidential bid bolstered by Republican operatives in at least five states August 9, 2020 | 12:28 PM

Body of 61-year-old Mass. man found in Maine river after report of unoccupied boat August 9, 2020 | 12:00 PM

5 injured after shooting outside Brockton house party August 9, 2020 | 11:35 AM

Native mascots still a sticking point in high school sports August 9, 2020 | 11:25 AM

Puerto Rico's historic primaries marred by lack of ballots August 9, 2020 | 11:00 AM

In this July 24, 2020, file photo, a sign informs customers at the Edison Hotel restaurant about wearing a protective face mask during the coronavirus pandemic along Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Fla. America's failure so far to contain the spread of the coronavirus as it moves across the country has been met with astonishment and alarm on both sides of the Atlantic.

US hits 5 million coronavirus cases, Europe is alarmed by American response to outbreak August 9, 2020 | 9:45 AM

Barry Chin/Globe Staff

Blue Jays strike late to get past punchless Red Sox August 9, 2020 | 9:00 AM

A sign made by parents and students of Queen of the Rosary Catholic Academy hangs on the fence outside the school in Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Queen of the Rosary is one of six Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens that will permanently close at the end of August. Nationwide, more than 140 Catholic schools will not reopen in the fall.

Catholic Schools

Amid pandemic, future of many Catholic schools is in doubt August 9, 2020 | 8:31 AM