Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff/File
The handbook sent to parents Friday from the school no longer bans hair extensions, hair that is more than 2 inches in thickness or height, or shaved sides.
STAT
Medical costs rise in opioid overdoses A new study that assessed costs over a seven-year span concludes sick patients are placing a greater strain on an overmatched health system.
The protesters shouted, ?You will not replace us,? and ?Jew will not replace us,? making this tranquil college town feel like a city under siege.
Trump aide roils police violence session at black journalist convention ??I fight on the front lines every day,?? Omarosa Manigault-Newman said, prompting gasps of disbelief from people in the audience. ??If you?re not at the table, you?re on the menu.??
Trump won?t rule out military intervention in Venezuela President Trump, speaking Friday from his golf clubhouse in New Jersey, said he would not rule out a ?military option? in Venezuela.
Even as the conflict seems to escalate, Bostonians aren?t exactly tightening their gas masks just yet.
Portion of abandoned Cambridge home falls on car The home at 43 Cedar St. in North Cambridge was ?in a tremendous amount of disrepair? and had been condemned for quite some time.
Ralph Geary, now 62, was 17 when he strangled 25-year-old Nancy Cote in a wooded area near an ice cream stand in September 1972.
Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe
The city now has between 60 and 80, including 13 chronically homeless individuals who account for 1,000 calls to the police a year.
Yankees 5, Red Sox 4
Yankees halt Red Sox win streak at eight games Yankees erased a 3-0 deficit with a five-run eruption in the bottom of the eighth.
Nestor Ramos
We spent a day eating convenience store food. What could go wrong? Finding decent food at Boston-area gas stations and convenience stores isn?t always convenient.
David Epstein
This year, the peak of the Perseids will occur in the predawn hours of Aug. 11, 12, and 13.
On Monday, Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse will be crossing through part of the continental United States. Here?s everything you need to know about it.
Jonathan Wiggs\Globe Staff
The Beverly, set to open near North Station early next year, isn?t quite like all the other luxury housing that has sprouted up in downtown Boston recently.
State governs Uber drivers, but couldn?t handle taxis, report says The state government has processed background checks for tens of thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers, but would be unable to do so for taxi drivers, it said in a report.
Taylor Swift had testified that a former radio DJ reached under her skirt and intentionally grabbed her backside in 2013.
Watertown teens grow into tree lovers Six teens spent the summer caring and advocating for Watertown?s public trees.
Body of missing diver recovered in Provincetown John Garzia had been diving for decades, said Ursula Guyer. It was his main hobby. He went every Wednesday, she said.
Livestock sitter carving career out of love for animals A 20-year-old Rockland man will take care of your chickens, goats, emus ? you name it ? for a fee.
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].
EDITORIAL
Unlovely meter reading drives up gas costs Even gas companies don?t like the state law that requires replacement of meters every seven years.
Caring for daughter with disabilities a difficult, solitary vigil Low state pay rates for nurses who could help have left Noelia Ferreira alone as caregiver ? exhausted, fearful, and desperate.
What realtors and sellers are required to disclose to buyers ? and what they aren?t There are only two things state law requires a seller to tell you.
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.
The feds are on an unusual mission here: getting locals to trust science Fear haunts a community near a nuclear plant. So the U.S. is having scientists explain to locals why they should trust in science.
Yankees erased a 3-0 deficit with a five-run eruption in the bottom of the eighth.
The cause of the staff members? sickness at the New Hampshire hospital remained a mystery Friday afternoon.
Tips for making your chic space welcoming.
The goal is to deprive the GOP of its congressional majority in next year?s midterm elections.
Search This Week's Specials
The distribution of public charging stations is wildly uneven around the globe.
Pressure could grow for Washington to put its multibillion-dollar missile defense system into use.
Online shopping may be a game-changer for the cardboard industry, and for recycling habits.
Big Brother & The Holding Company stopped at the museum Friday.
Once you?ve internalized the rules and etiquette of tennis, not much needs to be said.
![//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/20/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/629844334[1].jpg](http://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/20/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/629844334[1].jpg)
Sign up for Talking Points An afternoon recap of the day?s most important business news, delivered Monday through Friday.
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.
Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff
Noelia Ferreira is alone as her daughter?s caregiver ? and exhausted, fearful, and desperate.
