Baker backs down on demand to rein in MassHealth costs

The governor says he?ll sign legislation imposing $200 million in higher fees on businesses to fund health care for the poor.

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In a first-of-its-kind case, judge queries jurors on bias at ?85 trial

One juror on an all-white jury claims two colleagues declared a defendant was guilty of murder because he was black.

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?I placed two kitchen knives ? one under my bed and one near my door,? Derek Cunningham told a jury Tuesday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Chin080117GeoffDiehlSenateRun_Met7.jpg ?Let?s win the ?people?s seat? back,? says Warren challenger

State Representative Geoff Diehl, a Whitman Republican, promises a populist approach in his bid to beat incumbent Elizabeth Warren.

KEVIN CULLEN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen_20131018.jpg He?s being deported ? and he can?t see his new son

When Francisco Rodriguez?s pregnant wife was rushed to Beth Israel on Monday, he was less than three miles away, locked up.

Willie Gross, Police Department superintendent and chief, addressed the National Night Out crowd at Harris Park.

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Police call for unity on a night they disavow Trump?s remarks

City officials said at Tuesday?s National Night Out that they want to maintain contact with the community, not foster antagonism.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/pfosi_170702_sundayfeature_07.jpg DCR?s warning on the Charles: Don?t touch the dirty water

The state wants the public to steer clear of the Lower Basin, near the Museum of Science, because of a cyanobacteria bloom.

Traffic was heavy Tuesday on the Massachusetts Turnpike, in the area of the Commonwealth Avenue bridge and the accompanying lane reductions.

I-93 commuters to Pike travelers: Welcome to our life

For some drivers in Boston, every day is a bad traffic day.

The Conservatory Lab Charter School. The school?s leader Diana Lam, earned more money than Superintendent Tommy Chang.

?I should have gotten paid more,? says one charter school leader

Leaders of the city?s 16 charter schools are among the highest-paid public school officials in Boston, according to a Globe review.

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Meet an MLK Scholar turned community activist

Watch Darius Davis talk about his journey of personal success and community outreach.

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Customers shop at The Source cannabis dispensary in Las Vegas, Nev. on July 28, 2017.

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Pot?s legal in Vegas ? but tourists have nowhere to smoke

Retail pot sales became legal in Las Vegas on July 1, but there?s almost nowhere for tourists to consume it without breaking the rules.

Price vs. Eck: The fallout

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_eck2A_spts.jpg Fans at Fenway Park give Dennis Eckersley a rousing ovation

The Red Sox broadcaster and fan favorite appeared to be grateful for the reception.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy_20131013.jpg Eck does not want to ?talk it out?

The Hall of Famer also said he has no intention of changing his broadcasting style.

Red Sox 12, Indians 10

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_clevebos19_spts.jpg Christian Vazquez, Red Sox soak up walk-off victory

Vazquez?s three-run blast in the ninth inning salvaged the night for the Sox.

Boston, MA -- 7/12/2017 - Arlydia Walker, 11, of Dorchester (R) and her sister, Dayana, 6, pick carrots at Boston Medical Center's Rooftop Farm. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 13rooftopfarmpic Reporter:

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A growing trend in employee well being

Corporate gardens offer workers a chance for a break and an opportunity to help others.

The Trump presidency

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/brown%20mooch.jpg Who introduced ?Mooch? to Trump? Scott Brown, apparently

?I?m actually the guy who introduced him to the president,? Brown said in a radio interview.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Chin101316ChelseaClinton_Met15.jpg Chelsea Clinton salutes White House staff after Trump reportedly calls it ?real dump?

The former first daughter thanked ?ushers, butlers, maids, chefs, florists, gardeners, plumbers, engineers & curators for all you do.?

People are stocking up on the new Polar Seltzer flavors like the apocalypse is coming

It?s happening again. What?s in that water, exactly, that?s making people go so crazy?

A UMass Dining services staffer prepared to-order soup for several students at Berkshire Dining Commons.

UMass Amherst tops best college dining list, again

The campus led the Princeton Review rankings for the second year in a row.

CAMBRIDGE, MA - 7/18/2017: THE NEW BIKE LANE on Brattle Street by Harvard Square has cars driving down the bike lane, delivery trucks parked in the middle of the roadway, passenger vehicles stopped in the bike lane dropping off bags, bikes travelling on the car lane with cars that swerve out of the bike lane and pedestrians jaywalking and passing through the bike lane. () SECTION: METRO TOPIC

Nestor Ramos

In Cambridge, a new bike lane and a plea for (gulp) patience on the roads

A two-directional bicycle lane on one-way Brattle Street has tensions between bikers and business owners high.

5 out 8 Julian Edelman and Stephon Gilmore fight at Patriots practice Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. (Shaun Ganley)

Here?s a close-up view of the Julian Edelman-Stephon Gilmore scuffle

The receiver and cornerback landed a few haymakers at practice Tuesday before being separated.

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/2011-2020/2017/08/01/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Price%20docs.jpg With Tom Price in charge, doctors are winning again in Washington

Away from the spotlight, Price has been rolling back regulations that have been criticized by his former physician colleagues.