Air Force planes get OK to help corral fires

By Dan Elliot

Air Force tanker planes returned to the flight line for firefighting missions in Colorado.

UN urges Jordan to open camp for Syrian refugees

By Dale Gavlak

Jordan must open a refugee camp for thousands of Syrians fleeing the fighting in their country, a UN official said, just hours after another 1,000 crossed the border.

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A hippopotamus that killed two fishermen in Nigeria’s northeast has been shot dead, authorities said Tuesday.

UN urges Jordan to open camp for Syrian refugees

By Dale Gavlak

Jordan must open a refugee camp for thousands of Syrians fleeing the fighting in their country, a UN official said, just hours after another 1,000 crossed the border.

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A hippopotamus that killed two fishermen in Nigeria’s northeast has been shot dead, authorities said Tuesday.

Demand has soared in the past two decades for the pricey and popular soup and is blamed for a sharp decline in global shark populations.

Scot Lehigh

By Scot Lehigh

Four Massachusetts sons became president, yet none has a statue in Boston in open view, though the city features likenesses of plenty of other luminaries.

James. M. stone

By James M. Stone

Banks should be required to set aside a reserve to counter the risk that is inherent in derivatives trading.

The Declaration of Independence, adopted in Philadelphia by the second Continental Congress.

New streetlights a glaring concern

By David Abel

A multimillion-dollar project will replace all of the roughly 60,000 electric streetlights in the city with more efficient LED fixtures, but critics say the new lights are too bright.

Mary Malone Sullivan, 92, Patriots’ founder’s widow

By J.M. Lawrence

Mrs. Sullivan helped her husband, Billy, found and run the Boston Patriots, and it was her ascent to postpone a vacation house that helped her husband launch the team.

Drop in gifts sparks questions over Murray’s future

By Andrea Estes and Sean P. Murphy

The Lieutenant Governor’s fund-raising has plummeted since his auto accident and entanglement in the Chelsea housing scandal last year.

Maine islands using grants to attract new residents

By Jenifer B. McKim

A $3 million statewide initiative is using affordable housing to bolster year-round island communities, which have dwindled from about 300 to 15 over the past century.

In Taunton, a feeling of angst over defense cuts

By Dan Adams

The Pentagon’s request to cut $334 million from a contract with General Dynamics this year threatens hundreds of jobs, and has left Taunton feeling helpless.

By Katie Johnston

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is launching a “Boots to Business” program to help returning veterans enter the job market.

Mary Malone Sullivan, 92, Patriots’ founder’s widow

By J.M. Lawrence

Mrs. Sullivan helped her husband, Billy, found and run the Boston Patriots, and it was her ascent to postpone a vacation house that helped her husband launch the team.

Andy Griffith; actor’s shows won wide following

By Douglas Martin

Mr. Griffith, whose folksy Southern manner charmed audiences for more than 50 years, died Tuesday at his home on Roanoke Island in North Carolina. He was 86.

Sergio Pininfarina; led Ferrari design company

Mr. Pininfarina, who headed a family company known for its designs of sleek Ferraris and other cars, has died. He was 85.

ON BASEBALL

Red Sox have more players they may cut ties with

By Nick Cafardo

The team finally got rid of Bobby Jenks, but they have a few other players they could consider parting with, either through trade or release.

MLB roundup: Sean Rodriguez, Rays sink Yankees

Sean Rodriguez hit a go-ahead two-run homer, helping the Tampa Bay Rays continue their home dominance over the New York Yankees in a 7-4 victory.

NBA notebook

Notes: Deron Williams takes Nets’ $98 million deal

Williams, the top free agent available, chose to stay with the Nets over signing with his hometown Mavericks.

Short orders

Backdoor BBQ at Hungry Mother, until they run out

Get to the Kendall Square eatery’s Backdoor BBQ early on Thursdays and Fridays to score a succulent pulled pork sandwich to-go.

Fresh Pick

Recipe for hake with sliced tomato ‘crust’ and lemon-caper dressing

This column will run through October and offer simple ways to prepare native ingredients from the farmers’ market, farm stand, or fishmonger.

Cheap Eats

Otto opens with a flourish in Brookline

By Sheryl Julian

Owners Anthony Allen and Mike Keon have expanded to Harvard Square and now to Brookline from their three locations in Portland, Maine.