Baker pushes T for additional savings, privatization

Governor Charlie Baker insisted the MBTA is not underfunded, but ?poorly led and horribly managed.?

Melania Trump, wife of Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, speaks during first day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Monday, July 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump staffer takes blame for Melania?s speech

The writer had offered her resignation, but the Trumps rejected it.

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Remember when President Obama apparently lifted speech passages from former governor Deval Patrick?

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listens at ;eft as Al Baldasaro, a New Hampshire state representative, speaks during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, May 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Trump adviser says Clinton should be ?shot for treason?

The N.H. state representative used strong language in his criticisms of the presumptive Democratic nominee, calling her ?a piece of garbage.?

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Donald Trump?s plane landed at an airstrip before the celebrity businessman took his helicopter to a landing field near the convention site.

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To win the general election, Trump needs to strive for higher ground than the dark valley Republicans are inhabiting in Cleveland.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Clinton search focus is Kaine, Vilsack, Perez

Hillary Clinton's vice presidential search is centering on three contenders, with an announcement expected as soon as Friday.

Southwest suffers technology outage; flights held at gates

Some Southwest Airlines flights are being held up while the airline tries to fix a technology outage.

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You?re posting your vacation photos all wrong

If you share your travels in real-time, make sure you?ve got your social media privacy settings on lockdown, or thieves will know you?re out of town.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey outlined steps Wednesday to crack down on the state?s assault weapons ban.

Mass. AG to crack down on assault weapons

Maura Healey outlined steps to remove a ?loophole? in the state?s assault weapons ban in the aftermath of a recent spate of violence nationwide.

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Hashtag this, Twitter: Stop racist, sexist abuse

Leslie Jones left Twitter after racist abuse. How many more will leave before Twitter cleans up its act?

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The creature, about two and a half feet long and floating in the Merrimack River, was determined to be a tegu.

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Taking the ?ask me anything? nature of the post to heart, Damon covered a lot of ground.

Chemist Annie Dookhan in 2013, after she pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence.

Those convicted in Dookhan drug cases can seek new trials

The SJC ruled people can seek new trials if disgraced state chemist Annie Dookhan was involved in their drug convictions.

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Play hockey? It could net you $5,000.

Boston Casting is looking for a hockey player to appear in a commercial . . . and the pay is VERY good.

The owners of the Dorchester Brewing Company say they hope it helps put Boston?s biggest neighborhood on the map.

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Now on tap: Dorchester Brewing Company

The new 25,000-square-foot brewery will serve as a launchpad for local craft brewers looking expand commercial operations.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan after a news conference following the National Security Council and cabinet meetings at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday.

Turkey to shut hundreds of schools in anti-coup measure

Turkey said that it will close more than 600 private schools and dormitories following an attempted coup.

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The planets, orbiting a dwarf star and first identified in May, have rocky terrain and compact atmospheres ? all indications they could support life.

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A Marblehead mother offers a retort to the fashion blogger who wants to remake the ?suburban mommy uniform.?

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Opinion | Maura Healey

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The gun industry has found a way to exploit state laws, a loophole of potentially horrific proportions. That ends today.

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?When the EMTs arrived, Dave was laying like this.? Gerry Hill said, offering to show where his suicidal son was fatally shot after a tense encounter with police.

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When despair meets deadly force

Nearly half of people killed by Massachusetts police over the last 11 years were suicidal, mentally ill, or showed clear signs of crisis.

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

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Boston hits pause on plan for special ?free-floating? parking permits

The city of Boston has put on hold plans to introduce a new form of car-sharing service that would allow a fleet of cars to park in any city-owned spot without paying meters or worrying about resident permits.