McLaughlin probe takes aim at rigged inspections

Prosecutors are looking into whether federal officials or others tipped off former Chelsea housing chief Michael McLaughlin about “surprise” apartment inspections.

Paul A. Collins, 62, was taken to Mt. Auburn Hospital for observation.

Man charged with abuse at Arlington club

Allegations of sexual abuse at the Arlington Boys & Girls Club from the 1970s to the 1990s continue to escalate as police arrested a former club employee in New York.

Winning ticket for $600m Powerball sold in Fla.

The winner will collect from a total pot of $590.5 million, and the cash option is worth $370,896,780.54 — before taxes.

Jim Boyd will receive his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Tufts University.

Retired WCVB anchor fulfills dream of getting degree

Over a span of 45 years, Jim Boyd built a successful career in broadcast TV, but there was one goal that eluded him: earning a college degree.

Fuel cleanup limits ramp to Lowell Connector

One lane on the ramp connecting Route 3 northbound to the Lowell Connector is now open as crews continue to clean up after a tanker truck crashed Friday.

Ron and Karen Brassard rested at home in Epsom, N.H. He had a severed artery, and she had bomb pieces in her ankle and shin.

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A look at the Boston Marathon wounded

An ongoing series in which the Globe profiles those injured in the Boston Marathon explosions.

Dean of College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Luis Falcon laid a hood on Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis during UMass Lowell's commencement exercises.

UMass Lowell grads applaud Edward Davis

Boston Police commissioner Edward Davis, who gave the commencement address, was also awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters degree.

Harold Roy watched Joseph Bertrand (left) and Jean Ford Sainvil as they practiced cardiopulmonary resuscitation on baby mannequins in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

MGH guard brings his gifts to Haiti, his ancestral home

Harold Roy hopes to transform the security officers for Zanmi Lasante, the sister organization of the Boston-based charity Partners in Health, into first responders.

The nurses assigned to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at Beth Israel Deaconess felt ambivalent but duty-bound to care for him.

For bombing suspect’s nurses, angst gave way to duty

The nurses assigned to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at Beth Israel Deaconess did what they had to do, and did it well.

Yvonne Abraham

Custody case shows limits of US power

Colin Bower’s ex-wife kidnapped his two American sons and fled to Egypt, and the mightiest nation on the planet can’t get them back.

Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy said at least five people had critical injuries following the collision.

Passenger on derailed train describes collision

“Right as the conductor was taking my ticket, the train went right off the tracks,” a passenger said of the Conn. incident.

Spotlight Report: Driven to the Edge

Investigation

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A nine-month Globe investigation of Boston’s $1 billion taxicab industry found widespread corruption.

The Boston Marathon bombings

Coverage

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Coverage of two blasts that shook the city, killing 3 and injuring at least 170, and the ensuing manhunt resulting in the death of a MIT police officer, the death of one suspect, and the capture of another.

Obituaries

Ms. Marshall enjoyed photographing big events at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Cambridge.

Ruth Marshall, 85, supportive librarian, avid photographer

Ms. Marshall worked at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square for 39 years and acted as church historian for St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Cambridge.

Regionals

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68 Blocks: Life, Death, Hope

Special report

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A five-part Globe series on a year in Boston’s Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.

Casino gambling in Mass.

Coverage

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Globe coverage of the state’s implementation of resort gambling following the 2011 law legalizing casinos.

The Station nightclub fire - 10 years later

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The 2003 West Warwick, R.I. fire was one of the deadliest in US history. The blaze killed 100, injured hundreds more, and forced the region to reasses fire safety.

The meningitis outbreak

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Globe coverage of the national outbreak linked to a Framingham compounding pharmacy.

State drug lab scandal

Coverage

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A former state chemist is accused with mishandling drug evidence that may have helped convict hundreds of people from 2003 through 2012.

Justice in the Shadows

Dec. 9, 2012

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A year-long Globe investigation reveals a US immigration system that has released thousands of potentially dangerous criminals to US streets.

Globe Investigations

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Read recent stories and ongoing investigations from the Globe’s journalists.