12+ hour, 51+ min ago   (548+ words) A mix of veterans, their families, and elected officials gathered beneath the stained-glass windows of St. Brigid Church in South Boston on Sunday for the 45th rededication of the South Boston Vietnam Memorial. Moved indoors because of rainy weather, the ceremony…...

1+ day, 41+ min ago   (133+ words) U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner when the light aircraft lost power as it approached Wausau Downtown Airport. The pilot made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau. They both ended up…...

1+ day, 50+ min ago   (339+ words) Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child currently in foster care awaiting adoption. Elijah (who goes by Eli) is a sweet, resilient, and lovable 10-year-old boy who brings warmth and positivity wherever he goes. Eli has a bright…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (164+ words) bostonglobe.com Why back-to-school computer shopping costs more this year This back-to-school season, new technology is taking a bigger chunk out of people’s budgets than before. Roughly a third of K-12 shopping budgets and a quarter of college spending…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (748+ words) To state the obvious, our region has a serious housing crunch. One way to spur new housing, quickly and cheaply, would be to put up more prefabricated homes. Build them offsite in a factory, then later snap the pieces — a…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (653+ words) More than three decades have passed since the body of 27-year-old Susan “Su” Taraskiewicz was found in the trunk of her car in Revere, after she worked an overnight shift as a baggage handler at Logan Airport. The homicide investigation…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (698+ words) Who had a better Saturday? BB&N graduate T.Y. Harding or the Northeast football run game? Harding, a senior wide receiver for UMass, caught just 24 passes for 361 yards over his first four seasons with the Minutemen. Then came Saturday’s 37-10 win over…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (224+ words) Several claims deserve greater scrutiny. The striking assertion that marijuana costs taxpayers $4.50 for every $1 collected in tax revenue comes from a 2018 report commissioned by the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University, an organization that has advocated against marijuana legalization, not…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (865+ words) Trump is spending the weekend at his golf resort in the village of Doonbeg, Ireland, where he is watching the Irish Open being played there. Irish golfer Shane Lowry held a four-stroke lead going into Sunday’s final day of competition....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (218+ words) The streets of Downtown Crossing came alive Saturday afternoon with Latin rhythms, as hundreds of spectators packed Summer Street Plaza to dance to the clave beat. The third annual Embrace Massó ¡Con Salsa! Ritmo y Sonido Block Party was headlined…...