McCain courting Clinton loyalists
Republican John McCain's campaign is aggressively targeting former supporters of Hillary Clinton, hoping to capitalize on their dissatisfaction with presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama and anger over how Clinton was treated during the Democratic primaries. (By Lisa Wangsness, Boston Globe) 

Teen drivers running on empty
There was a time, not long ago, when 17-year-old Jennifer Ogle of Braintree drove her Mercury Mystique to her part-time job at a local CVS . Matthew Gill, 17, of Tewksbury used to drive his Chevrolet Blazer to school twice a week and would buy a soda every afternoon. Eric Warren, 17, of Burlington freely ferried friends in his Volvo. (By Irene Sege, Globe Staff)

Trying to make the blacktop greener
Every time it rains, a soup of chemicals washes off roadways: Brake fluid, oil, salt, antifreeze, and heavy metals from tens of thousands of cars pour off the asphalt and, often, into rivers and streams. (By Beth Daley, Globe Staff)

Taste of N.Y. on the Common?
A clutch of Boston officials journeyed to New York City parks yesterday in search of ways to rejuvenate their own urban centerpiece, Boston Common. And they found that serving food - whether it be hamburgers and milkshakes, or wine and cheese - may be the answer. (By Jonnelle Marte, Globe Correspondent)

Tim Russert, tenacious journalist, dead at 58
Tim Russert, a powerhouse of broadcast journalism who made interviewing both an art form and a contact sport on NBC's "Meet the Press," died yesterday of a heart attack at age 58 after collapsing at the network's Washington bureau. (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)