Sanctions against Russia

Trump calls Putin ?very smart? for reaction to sanctions

The move by the incoming president to side with a foreign adversary over the sitting president was a dramatic departure from typical practice.

A 13-page joint analysis by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI revealed new details about Russia?s alleged election hacking.

US gives detailed look at Russia?s election hacking

A 13-page joint analysis by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI officially tied intrusions into the DNC to Russian hackers.

Homicides are up slightly in Boston, but overall crime drops

There were 44 homicides in the city this year through Dec. 30, compared to 40 in 2015.

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Connecticut?s highest court has reinstated the murder conviction of Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel.

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Even the so-called special relationship is subject to limits, it seems.

Man pleads guilty to 52 charges related to arson in Worcester County

Jonathan Shyllberg, 33, pleaded guilty Friday to setting dozens of fires in Worcester and Shrewsbury.

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Mass. residents are urged to check their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, especially during winter.

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Charter Spectrum and NBCUniversal have been unable to reach a new national agreement to carry more than a dozen of the media giant?s channels.

It?s All Downhill

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Thursday?s storm made for one of the best powder days in recent memory.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/WALKER_122116_22bostonwinter_02552x[1].jpg Don?t worry, city says, the City Hall Plaza platform is safe

The platform is in the middle of a concrete arc at a corner of the plaza and covers what remains of the terraced water fountain.

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Police said the driver?s suspicions that the girl in his vehicle was being sold for sex were right.

Marijuana in Mass.

Kathryn Rifkin protested the delay in the marijuana law at the Massachusetts State House.

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Baker signs marijuana delay amid protest

The governor?s announcement came just as pro-marijuana activists were rallying outside the State House to protest the delay.

PATRIOTS AT DOLPHINS | SUNDAY, 1 P.M. (CBS)

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A close look at Sunday?s matchup, with an emphasis on who has the edge in the passing and running games.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/ali%20gallery%20ii.jpg The sports figures we lost in 2016

A look back at some of the notable figures from the world of sports who died this year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/30/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/523284562-2061.jpg The top behind-the-scenes moments from the White House

White House photographer Pete Souza ? a South Dartmouth native and graduate of Boston University ? shares his favorite photos of the year.

Talking Points

Chesto on TJX growth, ski mountains rejoice, and a new home for NBC.

Here?s your recap of the most important business news for Friday, Dec. 30.

KRT photo/Globe Staff illustration

@Large | Michael Andor Brodeur

Six predictions for our Internet future

Predictions for the new year don?t always pan out ? except for these, which absolutely will.

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Celebrities: we know them, we love them, we just want to see them sitting next to us at a restaurant.

New Year?s Eve

First Night festivities in Boston on Dec. 31, 2015.

The Weekender: A happy new year, a list of resolutions, and a bit of Cumberbatch

The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your New Year?s weekend.

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Opinion & Ideas

Ideas | Jacob Haqq-Misra

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It?ll be highly ironic if, instead of curbing the flow of immigrants, Donald Trump?s climate policy ends up accelerating it.

Special reports

special report

Every doctor told the Lacey family their son would die ? except one

Pat and Dina Lacey had been parents for only a few months when doctors discovered a tumor in their new baby?s chest. Told to take their son home to die, they put their faith in a young doctor who wouldn?t accept death as the answer.

Life sciences

STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.

Investigations

The Desperate and the Dead | Part 7

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/20160923_SAMentalHealth_312.jpg The San Antonio solution

One Texas city took on mental health as a community and became a national model. Why can?t Mass. do the same?

The story behind ?Spotlight?

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