CVS agrees to buy Aetna for $69 billion
The merger would give R.I.-based CVS an even broader role in managing health care.
The merger would give R.I.-based CVS an even broader role in managing health care.
A conservative operative told a Trump campaign adviser last year that he could arrange a back-channel meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Collins said she didn?t know whether collusion had taken place between Russia and the Trump campaign, but she said that conversations had occurred during the transition.
To the south of Cape Cod, rising sea temperatures have contributed to the decimation of the lobster population. The industry has collapsed.
After a recent patient suicide, critics are discussing what they see as the addiction center?s fundamental flaw.
Senate President Stanley Rosenberg?s husband is accused of allegedly assaulting and harassing four men.
President Trump was very active in Twitter on Sunday morning, tweeting and retweeting on a range of topics, from an erroneous ABC News report to an assertion that the FBI?s reputation is in ?tatters? after ?the phony and dishonest Clinton investigation.?
Analysis
The tax plan President Trump is backing in Congress would hurt the many in the middle class in the long term.
Investigative reporter Brian Ross was suspended for four weeks without pay for what the network called a ?serious error.?
By next fall, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell predicted, Americans will already be feeling the effects of the revisions in the tax code.
A showdown was avoided when President Trump announced in August that he would not attend.
PATRIOTS 23, BILLS 3
The Patriots built an increasing lead over the Bills, who were unable to respond.
Chad Finn
The running game and defense were among the positives in New England?s eighth straight victory.
The Patriots quarterback could be seen shouting at offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.
BEN VOLIN | INSTANT ANALYSIS
With Dion Lewis and Rex Burkhead shining again Sunday, the offense is showing good balance as the playoffs near.
49ers 15, Bears 14
The former Patriots backup quarterback threw for 293 yards in his first San Francisco start to set up five field goals.
Oklahoma got the No. 2 seed, Georgia is the No. 3 seed, and Alabama rounded it out at No. 4
Alec Baldwin again portrayed President Trump, who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, president, and future.
A toy company and strangers are pitching in to help a Maryland woman find a particularly important Christmas gift for her disabled brother.
The Boston Pops Orchestra is giving one lucky winner a chance to narrate its performance of ?Twas the Night Before Christmas.?
The local recipients attend Amherst College, Harvard, and MIT.
Ideas | Amy Crawford
By 2050, more than 80 million Americans will be 65 or older, nearly twice the number of senior citizens today. It?s a statistic that has implications for a range of things.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra said it was never ?approached by anyone in connection with inappropriate behavior? by James Levine during his tenure as BSO music director.
Love Letters
He?s filled with regrets. He wrote a letter of apology and commitment. Should he send it?
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The woman writing to Globe Santa is not asking for a hand for herself but for the children of a Congolese family she has been helping to resettle in a community north of Boston.
Boston Celtics CEO and co-owner Wyc Grousbeck joins host Chris Gasper to discuss the Celtics? hot start, if they can truly contend for the NBA title, and Boston?s reputation as a destination for star players.
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One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.
Editorial
A spotlight has been turned on Congress?s handling of claims of sexual harassment against its own members.
Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].
?Tis the season for music, shows, and productions of all kinds, just in time for the holidays.
Researchers are giving cancer to miniature human brains, called organoids, in hopes of improving glioblastoma care.
Just three weeks ago, some thought tanking might be the best option for the Bruins.
Isaura Mendes, who lost two sons to street violence, hosts an annual holiday party for children in her neighborhood.
Some residents say it?s the wrong time to be spending $17 million on work the town doesn?t really need.
A home in Weston and an updated Back Bay condo also made our list.
A former aide has accused Ruben Kihuen of repeatedly making sexual advances toward her during his 2016 campaign.
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Zero to 60 in less than 3 seconds with a top speed of over 210 miles per hour.
Developers of a suburban Houston neighborhood created what were, in effect, gerrymandered maps of flood risk.
Cook made the comments at the opening ceremony for China?s World Internet Conference.
Kimmel said he will take up the US Senate candidate on his challenge to discuss Christian values ?man to man.?
The 120-mile archipelago remains one of the Caribbean?s most pristine destinations.
The Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month.