BOSTON — A government watchdog group is calling on U.S. Senate candidates Gabriel Gomez and Edward Markey to agree on a plan to limit outside spending.

NEW YORK — Jason Collins is the first male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay.

BOSTON — The former Republican governor called Gabriel Gomez “exactly the new American leader that this state needs in the Senate.”

BOSTON — Investigations by the state inspector general and others have pointed to possibly millions of dollars in fraud.

TYNGSBOROUGH, Mass. — Police say a 15-year-old boy has apparently drowned at Greater Lowell Technical High School in Tyngsborough.

BOSTON — The tour bus crashed into an overpass on Soldiers Field Road in February, injuring 35 high school students and their chaperones.

BOSTON — A review has found that the waiting list for charter schools in Massachusetts is not as long as it appears.

BOSTON — Bill Walczak, co-founder of the Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester, said he wants to look at innovative ways to keep Boston growing across all neighborhoods.

BOSTON — It’s warning that a revenue plan offered by legislative leaders could result in huge state budget cuts and significant increases in tolls, fares and fees.

BOSTON — Sullivan and Cogliano Training Centers allegedly misrepresented job placement numbers and mislead students about its job training program.