Charge against man who bumped officer is reduced

A Dorchester man whose run-in with a Cambridge police officer drew national attention will be charged with disorderly conduct.

The transition to Trump

President-elect Donald Trump waves as he leaves after speaking at a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in New York. The news conference was his first as President-elect. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

JOAN VENNOCHI

Trump?s unchained ego takes center stage

This was no press conference. It was a rambling, bizarre entertainment show starring the president-elect.

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Donald Trump repudiated claims that Russia may have information on him that could expose him to blackmail. ?It?s all fake news ? phony stuff,?? he said.

ground game

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For the first time since July, the president-elect held a press conference ? nine days before he is set to be sworn into office.

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Rex Tillerson faced tough questions from both Democrats and Republicans during his confirmation hearing to be secretary of state.

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Attorney General Maura Healey demanded company documents on climate change dating back 40 years.

Students injured after bus crashes on Interstate 95

Ten students were hospitalized with minor injuries and 12 as a precautionary measure after the crash near Waltham.

Naturopaths get their own licensing board in Mass.

Governor Charlie Baker signed into law a controversial bill that lincenses the alternative medicine practitioners.

8/10/2016 - Roxbury, MA - Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative - Boston City Councillor for District 7 Tito Jackson, cq, attended the meeting. Residents of Robey Street in Roxbury, community activists, City of Boston officials and others met at Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative in Roxbury on Wednesday evening, August 10, 2016 to discuss the development underway by Rocco Scippa, a notorious developer, who is trying to build a set of 2-family houses. Neighbors say he's been terrorizing them with the help of Kevin O'Neil, the infamous associate of Whitey Bulger. Topic: 12roby. Story by Astead Herndon/Globe Staff. Dina Rudick/Globe Staff.

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Tito Jackson to run for Boston mayor against Walsh

Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson vows a vigorous campaign against his friend and former ally Mayor Martin Walsh.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bradypjs_biz.jpg I took Tom Brady?s pajamas for a test drive. Here?s the verdict.

Last Friday, a Globe writer headed to the Under Armour store and, for the price of $144.98, picked up a pair of Tom Brady pajamas.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/therock-11973.jpg Watch The Rock?s response to Tom Brady?s sleepwear video

While The Rock has no problem labeling Tom Brady as ?excellence personified? on the field, he?s not sold on TB12?s acting chops.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/image.jpg Woman lived with body of sister in Brookline kitchen for more than year

A cousin of the sisters discovered the body last month in the kitchen of the $1.2 million home.

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2011, file photo, Eric Rego stitches boots in the facility where LL Bean boots are assembled in Brunswick, Maine. L.L. Bean has a backlog of 51,000 orders for their famous boots that it intends to fill in the coming weeks. A company spokeswoman says harsh winter weather and the bootâ??s ongoing popularity are driving demand. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)

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Yvonne Abraham

An L.L. Bean boot boycott is not the way to go

L.L. Bean is a company committed to caring for the environment, generous with donations, and good to its workers.

Movie Review

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Affleck has directed some very good movies. His latest is not one of them.

Boston dogs make Puppy Bowl roster

Two pups from Last Hope K9 Rescue in Boston will appear in Animal Planet?s Puppy Bowl XIII on Super Bowl Sunday.

Texans at Patriots | Saturday, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)

HOUSTON, TX - JANUARY 07: Brock Osweiler #17 of the Houston Texans rushes for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the AFC Wild Card game against the Oakland Raiders at NRG Stadium on January 7, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

Beating Patriots last season gives Texans? Brock Osweiler confidence

Osweiler completed 23 of his 42 passes, throwing for a TD and an interception, in the Broncos? 30-24 win last year.

LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 04: LG Electronics USA Vice President of Marketing David VanderWaal (L) and Amazon Vice President of Alexa, Echo and Appstore Mike George display the LG Smart InstaView Door-in-Door refrigerator during a LG press event for CES 2017 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 4, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 5-8 and is expected to feature 3,800 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 165,000 attendees. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

hiawatha bray | TECH LAB

Do Alexa and other such devices mean the end of privacy?

A growing number of devices in our homes, cars and elsewhere are designed to keep tabs on us.

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SCOT LEHIGH

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President Obama?s speech was too political to be properly solemn and lasting, detracting from a more important message about democracy.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/04/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Burkowitz-hero-1932[1].jpg She loved him, and he died in the Holocaust. Now her son is bringing his music back to life.

A tale of young love drove a son on an eye-opening journey. And in the process, a musical legacy that was all but lost has been found, and a life revealed.

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

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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.