Former FBI director James Comey has declined to testify before a Senate Intelligence Committee, aides said.
Evan Horowitz | Quick Study
It helps to imagine the Trump-Comey episode as a kind of Shakespearean drama.
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Essay
It took Nixon five years and six months to get to the ?Saturday Night Massacre.? It took Trump little more than 100 days.
Trump threatens to cancel press briefings, issue written statements President Trump said ?perfect accuracy? from his surrogates isn?t possible.
Michael A. Cohen
Trump admitted he obstructed justice. Now he needs to go The president openly acknowledged that the Russia investigation was the key factor in his decision to fire James Comey.
Former Exeter official pleads guilty to abusing prospective student Arthur Peekel agreed to pay a $1,200 fine, participate in counseling and sex offender evaluation, and register as a sex offender for the next decade.
Talking Points
Partners cutting costs, Rockland?s growth plan A roundup of the most important business news from Friday.
This deal would open Lynn?s Riverworks Commuter Rail station to the public and build about 1,200 apartments there.
Sears to close store in Dedham Mall The troubled retailer has been closing dozens of other Sears and Kmart stores around the country.
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Angel Feliz, who met Lina Bolanos through her aunt, said the ceremony was ?very, very emotional.?
Cyberattacks using tool described in NSA leak hit computers worldwide An extensive cyberattack struck computers across a wide swath of Europe and Asia on Friday, and strained the public health system in Britain.
Philanthropy
Michael Bloomberg hasn?t forgotten Boston, and his recent donations show it The multibillionaire son of Medford gives back ? and then some. Just ask the Museum of Science and Harvard University.
The Mystic Valley Regional Charter School disciplined black and biracial students because of hairstyles that violate the school?s dress code policy.
Looking for a product boost? Call it ?unicorn? Why has the mythical horned creature become a pop-culture fad again?
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Pig goes on tour of Melrose, is rescued by police The pig was safely rescued after wandering the streets of Melrose about 8 a.m Wednesday.
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Kyle Gathers will take the stage to address his classmates and instructors at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology on Saturday.
Dave Epstein
An unusual Mother?s Day nor?easter is set to hit this weekend From Saturday evening through much of Sunday it?s going to be wet. Just how wet and how windy remains somewhat in question.
THINGS TO DO
The Weekender: WikiLeaks, New Kids, and the great Goldie Hawn The Globe?s picks for everything fun this weekend.
President Donald J. Trump contradicted his top aides and the vice president on his reasons for firing FBI Director James Comey.
Renée Graham
The ?Badfellas? presidency rolls on This presidency operates like a criminal enterprise, the likes of which we?ve only witnessed in Martin Scorsese gangster films.
Special section | Game Changers
Fifty-one bright ideas and breakthroughs for 2017 In a revolutionary place like Boston, innovators and innovations are as common as bad drivers. See who made our annual list.
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I didn?t want to bear witness to my mother?s anguish. But how could I not? I didn?t want to watch my mother writhe in pain. But I cared for her. Did I help? I don?t know. But I was there.
The Celtics will know where they are picking after Tuesday?s draft lottery, but it can?t be worse than fourth.
Police posted surveillance video of the suspect who engaged in a ?targeted attack? on an Elmwood Road residence.
The big sales in the Greater Boston area this week were all in the $2 million range, but the homes span quite a range of shape, space, and style.
President Trump directly contradicted his top advisors, including the vice president, on his reasons for ousting FBI Director James Comey.
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The Car Doc weighs in.
Moon Jae-in, the newly elected leader of South Korea, moved swiftly to mend ties with China on Thursday.
Up to 44 employees, mostly scientists and researchers, could be laid off when the company ends the program on June 6.
The drama continued to unfold at Boston Children?s Theatre on Thursday.
Films include ?American Patriot,? ?Unbroken Glass,? ?Africa?s Great Civilizations,? ?Warning: This Drug May Kill You,? ?Birth of a Nation.?
New paint line takes color to whole other dimension.
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.
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