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Passengers leave a departure area after arriving at Logan.

What to expect from the major overhaul planned for Logan Airport

Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy.

Barstool Sports founder railed against unions. Now his threats are under investigation.

Captain of ferry that ran aground off job pending drug test

Mansfield teen is a finalist for a national award that recognizes outstanding individuals with hearing loss.

Mansfield teen is award finalist for hearing loss innovation August 18, 2019 | 10:10 AM

Epstein's purported madam now a focus in sex abuse cases August 18, 2019 | 10:00 AM

New Haven map

Man accused of abducting son in 1987 to change plea August 18, 2019 | 9:49 AM

Bernie Sanders' criminal justice plan aims to cut prison population August 18, 2019 | 9:35 AM

Ebyn Moss poses for a photo outside the University of New England's dental school in Portland, Maine.

Massachusetts among states to consider 'dental therapists' August 18, 2019 | 8:55 AM

Trump wields sanctions hammer; experts wonder to what end August 18, 2019 | 8:31 AM

Erik Levinsohn breaks the tape and claims the overall win at Mt. Washington Bicycle Hillclimb.

Boston bicyclist wins Mount Washington Bicycle Hillclimb August 18, 2019 | 8:10 AM

Dr. Jasmine Saavedra, a pediatrician at Esperanza Health Centers whose parents emigrated from Mexico in the 1980s, examines a newborn baby in her clinic in Chicago.

Doctors say new rule will mean sicker immigrants August 18, 2019 | 7:50 AM

Woman dies in New Britain police custody August 18, 2019 | 7:25 AM

Sever Hall

2-alarm fire extinguished at Harvard’s historic Sever Hall August 17, 2019 | 5:36 PM

Salisbury, MA

5 escape serious injury after boat overturns in Salisbury August 17, 2019 | 3:04 PM

1 dead, 2 injured in Bedford crash August 17, 2019 | 1:57 PM

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu talks about the new New Hampshire Lottery New England Patriots scratch ticket game from the State House in Concord on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The game, which is available only in New Hampshire in 1,200 stores starting Tuesday, features four, $100,000 grand prizes and the chance to enter a series of second-chance drawings to win Patriot tickets. (Elizabeth Frantz/Concord Monitor via AP)

Delayed New Hampshire judicial nomination approved August 17, 2019 | 1:45 PM

Providence, R.I.

School security guard accused of soliciting teen boy for sex August 17, 2019 | 12:58 PM

A shark was sighting off Orleans.

Sharks prompt swimming bans at Massachusetts beaches August 17, 2019 | 11:19 AM

Representative Joe Kennedy spoke during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Joseph Kennedy III said to be eyeing Edward Markey’s Mass. Senate seat August 17, 2019 | 10:22 AM

The Boston Poetry Marathon is hosted at the Community Church of Boston in Copley Square.

125 poets in lineup for weekend Boston Poetry Marathon August 17, 2019 | 9:55 AM

2 police officers struck by alleged drunken driver August 17, 2019 | 9:48 AM

An online petition signed by more than 300,000 people seeks to officially rename one block of Fifth Avenue as President Barack H. Obama Avenue.

Obama watches Vineyard fireworks as #ObamaAve petition goes viral August 17, 2019 | 9:30 AM

City pleads for state, regional help with homelessness, drug crisis in South End August 17, 2019 | 9:20 AM

House speaker as US emissary: Pelosi emerges as force abroad August 17, 2019 | 9:13 AM

Scene in Sutton.

Man charged in hit-and-run that killed jogger August 17, 2019 | 9:11 AM

A Sturbridge man used fireworks to kill hornets and set his roof on fire August 17, 2019 | 7:14 AM

Florida vacation home invaded by vomiting vultures August 16, 2019 | 8:53 PM

California man convicted of torture of pot dispensary owner August 16, 2019 | 8:11 PM

In this still image from video provided by WLNE-TV, protesters blocking an entrance to the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility begin to move as a pickup truck approaches, Wednesday night, Aug. 14, 2019, in Central Falls, R.I.

Officer resigns after 2 hurt by truck at immigration protest August 16, 2019 | 7:59 PM

AP Interview: Pelosi assails 'weakness' of Trump, Netanyahu August 16, 2019 | 7:58 PM

This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein.

Jeffrey Epstein

Medical examiner rules Epstein death a suicide by hanging August 16, 2019 | 7:48 PM

A Trump supporter, center, tries to grab a protesters' sign as President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

After Trump body shames him, supporter says ‘I love the guy’ August 16, 2019 | 6:30 PM

Pelosi: Gun action needed to ensure 'domestic tranquility' August 16, 2019 | 6:12 PM