The Justice Department will appoint a special counsel to investigate possible coordination between associates of President Trump and Russian officials in the 2016 election.
Robert Mueller, special counsel in Russia investigation, has Boston ties Mueller served in Boston under William Weld, the US attorney at the time, and led the office when Weld took another job in the Justice Department.
It?s been a spring of political assertions and denials, and now a long, broiling summer is about to unfold.
Flynn told Trump team he was under investigation Michael Flynn told the Trump transition team that he was under investigation, and despite the warning, President Trump made Flynn his national security adviser.
House majority leader in 2016: ?I think Putin pays? Trump A month before Donald Trump clinched the GOP nomination, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Trump could be paid by Vladimir Putin.
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Mueller was the right choice ? now Congress must follow suit The decision to name a special counsel is the right call to restore a measure of confidence in the integrity of the investigation into Russian interference in last year?s election.
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More liberal policies could help fuel region?s growth, some business leaders and workforce development
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Study suggests cashews can halt return of colon cancer Can tree nuts play a role in battling cancer? It?s a question researchers are trying to answer.
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LeBron James led Cleveland with 38 points.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
It wasn?t a banner night at the Garden LeBron James and the champion Cavaliers dominated the Celtics in Game 1.
Boston Teachers Union poised to elect 1st person of color as president The ascension of Jessica Tang, who is Chinese-American, to the post will represent a generational shift in power.
For some people, a Taunton police Facebook post about a woman with a lizard in her bra went too far.
N.H. lawmaker who created incendiary ?Red Pill? forum resigns In a statement to WMUR, Robert Fisher said he was resigning for the safety of himself, his girlfriend, and family.
Yvonne Abraham
Congratulations, Bill Cosby, of a sort Not so long ago, Bill Cosby would have scoffed at claims that racism can intrude when black men meet the justice system.
Franklin Police Department
Michael Doherty, a Duke University student, never returned home after leaving a friend?s house early Sunday.
Bates receives its largest donation ever The college?s officials said the donation will be used to create a new facility for the study of science, engineering, and technology on the campus in Lewiston.
Proposal would demolish, replace Boston Arts Academy The project would finally give Boston Arts Academy a state of the art facility in the Fenway specifically designed for its unique needs.
GOP lawmakers begin to edge away from Trump They have stood by Trump for months during his tumultuous presidency, but just how much can they take?
Michael A. Cohen
The corruption of H.R. McMaster As a military officer, he had a willingness to speak truth to power. Not anymore.
Finding Lisa: A story of murders, mysteries, loss, and, incredibly, new life Her father was not who he said he was. He had secrets, secrets that Lisa would uncover, years later, when she set out to answer the question that burned in her: Who am I?
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Advice on taking real estate photos from a Pulitzer-winning photographer In America, everyone who has a cellphone thinks they are a professional photographer. They are not.
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.
Patients fare worse with older doctors, study finds A new study led by a Harvard Medical School researcher finds that older doctors have higher patient mortality rates.
The Red Sox president of baseball ops hasn?t been reluctant to deal some of the team?s top young talent.
How much affordable housing should governments require of developers without scaring them off?
Tour single-families in Wellesley, Winchester, and Newton and condos in Cambridge and South Boston.
US Rep. Richard Neal of Springfield said President Trump?s tax plan will have a difficult reception in Congress because of questions about Russia?s role in the election.
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A hybrid, an electric vehicle, and several midsize SUVs.
The fracas took place on the same day that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the White House.
Buying a simple backup service may defeat ransomware.
A single-camera comedy called ?Champions? will also star Anders Holm of ?Workaholics.?
One former New Yorker sets out to compare this city?s artisanal bagels.
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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The surge of more than half a million South Sudanese refugees into Uganda since July 2016 has created Africa?s largest refugee crisis.
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