S&P Global Ratings said it is lowering the state?s rating one notch because Beacon Hill leaders have failed to replenish the state?s rainy day fund.
Jacob Geanous
The incident occurred around 8 p.m., officials said.
House will remove 1-word impediment to pregnancy rights legislation The House, facing blowback over a controversial one-word change in a pregnant workers? rights bill, has backed down.
Analysis
?It?s a disaster zone,? says presidential historian Donald Trump is only four months into his young presidency. He?s politically wounded and faces a minefield of Russia-related investigations ahead.
Trump says he would deny under oath pressuring Comey President Trump reacted to James Comey?s comments in a news conference Friday with the president of Romania.
Ground Game
At Romney?s elite summit, the establishment could strike back On one level, it?s a gathering of the rich and powerful. On another, the gathering in Utah is America?s establishment acting like it?s supposed to act.
David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
The hearing focused on a controversial immigration bill called the Safe Communities Act.
Softbank bets on Boston robotics firm With Boston Robotics in its portfolio, Softbank might someday offer walking robots that could stock store shelves.
Boston professionals kick for a cause Nearly 300 Boston professionals participated in a kickball tournament to raise money for Playworks New England.
?I love you. Kill yourself.? To prosecutors, Michelle Carter transformed words of affection into a brutally cold directive to Conrad Roy III.
Change The World Club
A group of idealistic high school students wanted to bring five Gambian girls to Natick for a benefit concert. But the US State Department denied the girls? visas.
No medical evidence that stomach blow killed Bella Bond The biological father of Bella Bond also resumed testifying Friday about how he learned from Rachelle Bond that the toddler was dead.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
Provincetown community rallies around seasonal workers When a restaurant fire left three dozen workers unemployed, many from overseas, the Cape Cod community stepped up to wash the anxiety away.
Starts & Stops
MBTA is looking into late-night service?again The T is taking steps that could bring late-night service back ? albeit in a very different format.
Quick Study | Evan Horowitz
Winners and losers in Thursday?s UK election Pundits and participants are still trying to gauge the full fallout from the vote, but here are some preliminary thoughts.
Ideas | James S. Murphy
?Free college? shows how big ideas always get sanded down How ?free college? turned into a modest scholarship plan.
Kayana Szymczak for The Boston Globe
In the polarizing Trump era, less political non-profits are watching revenues cautiously, and in some cases, finding increasingly creative ways to raise money.
RED SOX 5, TIGERS 3
Jackie Bradley Jr.?s homer in eighth lifts Red Sox His two-run blast to right field capped a three-run rally that knocked off the Tigers.
On the Cape, baseball is more than just a game ? it?s a community thing The Cape Cod Baseball League games are a lot cheaper than the ones at Fenway: They?re free.
JEFF JACOBY
Can a revival of labor unions reverse income inequality? Not a chance Do you lie awake at night fretting over income inequality? Don?t count on a union revival to do anything about it.
Love Letters
Snap judgments hamper this relationship Now it?s been a week and he hasn?t contacted me at all. Should I take this as him distancing himself from me and move on?
$1M lottery prize split 42 ways? About $16K a piece Persistence has paid off for a group of Massachusetts factory workers who have been purchasing lottery tickets together since 1999.
Have an investigative news tip? Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].
Opinion | Douglas Murray
Britain?s young vote for the future by voting for the past The young were the future once. Not anymore.
Spotlight follow-up
Whistle-blower files suit over alleged double-booked surgeries A former MGH anesthesiologist charges in a lawsuit that orthopedic surgeons at the hospital put patients at risk and defrauded the government.
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?Part of the new reality?: Despite confusion, Zika warnings are here to stay Public health authorities are grappling with how to get the message about the risk the virus poses out to pregnant women.
Golden State can become the first team to go 16-0 in the playoffs if it wins Friday in Cleveland.
?It is believed that this represents the DEA?s largest seizure of a fentanyl precursor in the New England Region in recent years,? the US attorney?s office says.
The Trustees of Reservations will hold its 24th annual South End Garden Tour on Saturday, June 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Artists will be painting in the gardens this year and will sell their works at the reception after the tour.
Samantha Geimer told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon that she wanted the case to end.
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Honda says its Accord midsize car will be offered only with four-cylinder or gas-electric hybrid engines when an all-new version comes out later this year
Lawmakers put off consideration of how to shrink the number of royals and whether to allow women to ascend to the throne.
The founder of the GrubStreet creative writing center is trying to make her organization more inclusive and diversify Boston?s literary scene.
?Big River? at Old Sturbridge Village features a real river, the South Shore Art Center festival takes over Cohasset Common, and more.
A comfortable work space mixes personality and functionality for an inviting, inspiring feel.
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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