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Firefighters were battling a blaze Friday evening after a man had exchanged gunfire with police sporadically this afternoon.
Storms taking toll on towns? sea wallsMarshfield, Scituate, and Plymouth have repaired portions of decades-old seawalls that continue to take beatings well beyond their lifespans.
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is about to make your trip a little bit easier ? and a lot more caffeinated.
For Christmas Day: partly sunny skies and temperatures in the low 60s.
Cardinal O?Malley calls for compassion at homeless shelterThe archbishop of Boston asked all present to remember Jesus as ?a baby born in a stable, in obscurity.?
UK astronaut calls wrong number from spaceAnyone can dial a wrong number, but it?s not often done from outer space.
Erin Hull/The New York Times
One Syrian said he embraces his new identity as a Texan, but has watched state officials battle to keep out more like him.
Months after deadly West Bank arson, case makes progressIsraeli authorities are expected to soon raise charges against Jewish extremists suspected in a July arson attack.
editorial
Giving Strider Wolf a startThose who would roll back services that are an essential part of lifting children out of poverty would do well to remember Strider.
Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Pre-dawn hill-running, visits to the gym, jogging. For some, Christmas was just another day for a workout.
Joey Iosefa had a bullish impact on Patriots ground gameThe sturdy rookie announced his presence emphatically in last Sunday?s win over Tennessee.
In the new year, we?ll be debating MBTA fare hikes, the Green Line extension, service cuts, and more.
Figuring out what diamonds like the golf-ball-size, 357-carat rock found this year in Lesotho are worth can prove difficult.
The delivery company is being excoriated on social media from customers missing everything from clothes to food.
Bella English
The Duxbury superintendent declared the holidays to be homework-free because of the stress on students, parents, and teachers.
The Boston Globe
Heading away from balmy Boston in a determined search for a white Christmas? Don?t bother looking in the Berkshires, or even Buffalo.
Holiday music with the Obamas and the BidensPresident Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden released their families? holiday playlist on Spotify.
Movie Review
In ?Carol,? standout performers include the directorUnfolding in a haze of romantic and sexual tension, Todd Haynes?s adaptation of Patricia Highsmith?s 1952 novel is about loving someone you?re not supposed to.
James Reed
Critic James Reed picks five of the year?s most overlooked albums, including releases by PWR BTTM, Lady Lamb, and Dawn Richard.
In Buffalo, everybody likes ?Eich?The speedy Hobey Baker winner from BU and Chelmsford is off to a good start in his NHL career.
UP CLOSE
Furnishing families in need for a quarter centuryBarbara and Ira Smith of Acton have operated Household Goods since 1999.
opinion | Anthony D. Galluccio
Uber is getting a free rideWe have to level the playing field before the taxi industry is decimated.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
ground game
Things are not going well for the Carson campaignAfter several confounding statements on foreign policy and then fighting claims he made about his own life for weeks, Ben Carson?s poll numbers have tanked.
Globe investigations and Spotlight reportsA look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.
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The Big picture
They come in all shapes and sizes, donning the iconic red suit and hat that symbolize modern-day Christmas.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
The Jets have won four straight, and New England is still dealing with injury issues.
Cardinal Sean O?Malley delivered plates of ham, sweet potato, and other vegetables to clients at the shelter.
After Hillary Clinton attacked Donald Trump, Trump?s response Monday night was angry and vulgar.
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Boston.com?s most-read car stories of 2015.
Local authorities on Okinawa sued Japan?s central government on Friday in an attempt to stop the relocation of a US air base.
The governor has taken on serious problems, but his inaugural year is defined by what he hasn?t done.
The story of Joy Mangano (Jennifer Lawrence), a single-mom inventor who rose to success via home-shopping cable TV.
Despite numerous personnel changes, John Brown?s Body has maintained its chemistry as one of the most popular acts in reggae.
Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab
Blink?s DIY video-based home security system may be the futureThe new home security system is from a company that might become the state?s next big consumer electronics firm.
Crux
In Christmas message, Pope Francis urges peaceHe called for peace in a series of global hotspots and denounced ?brutal acts of terrorism? in 2015.
Design New England
The Meaning of HomeA thoughtful design gives two Boston Marathon bombing survivors accessibility with panache.
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MIT awards pirate certificates to undergraduates
Jack Eichel has made fast friends with Sabres and their fans
Ten years later, revelation of John Kerry?s ancestry has a new chapter
Kelley Shea, at 27; her love story transcended illness
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