Dave Epstein

How much snow are we getting? No one really knows.

To say this storm is difficult to forecast is certainly an understatement.

Metro

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_farm10_met.jpg 27 indicted in largest animal cruelty case in New England

The owner of a Westport farm and 26 tenants that rent out space on the property have been indicted on charges of mistreating more than 1,400 animals.

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A Southborough man who went to a Celtics game Wednesday night has not been seen since.

Michael Flynn, Donald Trump?s former national security adviser.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

Is Flynn bluffing? Or does he really have a story to tell?

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was forced to resign. Now he?s threatening to repay the favor.

Frank Hegyi

Boston man blows the lid off Crayola?s big secret

It was supposed to be a surprise, but it?s difficult to keep anything under wraps in the age of social media.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/unnamed-9340.jpg The slippery story of a squirrel, a dumpster, and some butter

Rescuers were called to an unusual scene involving a squirrel that somehow managed to get its head lodged into an opening at the base of a dumpster in Quincy.

The Trump administration

Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/31/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-2331-3183.jpg The Trump administration goes off the rails

A week in the Trump White House is like a political lifetime.

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A press release included a critical statement. Was it an honest mistake, or a deliberate act of sabotage from a rogue operator in the EPA press office?

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Elizabeth Warren doesn?t have an opponent yet in her 2018 re-election bid, but she?s already trying to stop third-party groups from dumping buckets of cash into the race.

Arts patron and philanthropist Ted Cutler.

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

Ted Cutler, premier arts patron in Boston, dies at 86

Ted Cutler, who made an improbable start as a Dorchester boy playing bass fiddle in a cowboy band, knew that the arts nourish the soul.

Sports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/31/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/trades_cover.jpg How trades helped build the 2017 Red Sox

More than half of the players on the Opening Day roster will have been acquired by trades. Here?s how it all came together.

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The Patriots QB was due a $14 million deferred bonus payment Friday as part of the contract extension he signed last offseason.

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?Not sure we?re going to inject him into the lineup,? said coach Bruce Cassidy after a less-than-impressive showing from Patrick Chung.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_31fenwaytour-4_metro.jpg Bigger dugouts, new food, at Fenway this season

The Boston Red Sox spent $10 million on improvements to Fenway Park during the offseason.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/02/21/BostonGlobe.com/Enterprise/Images/06CoppsHillLandmarks2-7334579.jpg The Skinny House is on the market

The unusual house in the North End can be all yours for the right price.

The Wynn casino is under construction.

A look at the Everett homes bought up by Wynn

Wynn Resorts is buying properties in a three-block area from Thorndike Street to Dexter Street.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/handout_nazirecruitment01_liv.jpg White nationalists see fertile ground for new recruits ? on college campuses

White nationalist groups have become an increasingly visible presence on college campuses, using fliers, posters, and e-mails in an effort to recruit new blood.

Arts

Scarlett Johansson stars in ?Ghost in the Shell,? an American studio version of a classic Japanese anime film.

Paramount Pictures

Ty Burr

Is ?Ghost in the Shell? an act of Hollywood whitewashing? Yes. And no

The Japanese movie has been transformed into a ?global? experience. As far as entertainment corporations are concerned, that means Caucasian actors like Scarlett Johansson.

Your Home | Gardens

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/29/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/lede0402maine.jpg Vegetables and flowers mix beautifully in a Maine garden

She teaches Italian cooking, so it?s no surprise that her backyard contains plants that are pretty to look at and tasty to eat.

Munch Madness

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/munch-madness-og-1.jpg It?s the Final Four

We?re nearing the end of the tournament: Only four restaurants remain. Vote now for your favorite.

Trump Today

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/05879695.jpg Trump says Russia probe a ?witch hunt?

?This is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss) by media & Dems of historic proportion!? the president tweeted Friday morning.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

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Donald Trump?s opioid panel needs smart members like Charlie Baker.

Newsletters

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Our weekly digest on buying, selling, and design, with expert advice and insider neighborhood knowledge.

Special reports

Special report | Part 1

Fleeing Syria for Trump?s America

The trip was over for these refugees. They had found a new home in Mass. But uncertainty lay ahead: Tomorrow, Donald Trump would be sworn in.

Investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/03/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_MB3WQ.jpg Documenting Hate: Submit an incident you know about

If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/31/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Biotech%20blockbuster.jpg As blockbuster drugs fizzle, biotech looks to the next big thing

Several pricey drugs projected as best-sellers have flopped, unnerving the industry.