On paper, US Senator Elizabeth Warren?s bid for a second term shouldn?t attract a lot of national interest.
Ex-State Police trooper indicted by federal grand jury in overtime fraud scandal A former Massachusetts State Police trooper was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for allegedly collecting thousands of dollars in overtime pay for shifts he didn?t work.
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Nearly half of the buses were tardy, but 80 percent of all buses arrived within 15 minutes of the opening bell, school officials said.
80-year-old using a walker dies in Cambridge hit-and-run crash Romelia Gallardo was pushing a wheeled walker when she was struck at the L.B. Johnson Apartments on Erie Street.
At rally, Trump lauds Kavanaugh progress, decries ?meanness? President Trump praised Judge Brett Kavanaugh?s progress in winning confirmation to the Supreme Court on Thursday, decrying the ?anger and the meanness on the other side ? it?s sick.?
Democrats make final attempt to block Kavanaugh confirmation A newly disclosed email suggested Brett Kavanaugh once indicated the abortion case was not settled law, though he denied in the hearing that he had been expressing his personal views on the issue.
Giuliani to AP: Trump will not answer obstruction questions President Trump will not answer federal investigators? questions, in writing or in person, about whether he tried to block the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, one of the president?s attorneys told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Talking Points
Worcester?s PawSox deal includes unusual corporate backstop A provision in the deal between the team and the city guarantees at least $3.1 million a year in sponsorships during the team?s first five years in its new home.
8 great white sharks spotted off Nauset Beach A pilot spotted the animals from the air and said one was swimming close to shore.
Arbour Counseling Services, which treats more than 1,200 poor patients, threatens to close ?imminently?? if Massachusetts does not restore funding.
You won?t catch Peter Wolfe listening to a podcast on his way to work in the morning. Instead, he shreds the guitar.
Trump?s Washington: The cliff-hanger that never ends Every week is remarkable. Practically every day is bizarre. So how to describe days that are even more remarkably and bizarrely unprecedented than the last?
Who wrote the anonymous Times op-ed? Here are some prime suspects Here?s a brief look at some of the highest-level officials in the administration who might have a motive or an inclination to write the letter.
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Editorial
Cabinet members shouldn?t be applauded for resorting to extralegal measures in response to Trump?s erratic behavior when the Constitution provides a legal recourse.
Families separated at the border suing US over suffering of their children The lawsuit is believed to be the first claim for compensation for the more than 2,500 children taken from their parents under a policy from President Trump.
Both campaigns face a 5 p.m. Friday deadline to submit 500 signatures to petition for a district-wide recount in the race.
Like Nike, several companies are jumping into the political debate Like it or not, American companies are increasingly being pulled into the country?s political and cultural wars.
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Joe Monahan, 86, has made his barbershop at 262 Hyde Park Ave. something of a local institution.
Dave Epstein
This weekend offers a first taste of fall. Don?t get used to it Thursday is the final day of extreme heat in this current go-around, and perhaps for the entire season. But don?t get too used to the coolness.
WEEI?s Kirk Minihane announces ?indefinite leave? from show ?Still battling mental health issues,? the radio host said on Twitter. ?Truth is I came back to work too fast.?
Kevin Garnett sues accountant, claims $77 million was stolen from him Garnett filed a federal malpractice suit claiming an accountant and his firm helped a wealth manager steal his money for many years.
Saving enough for a down payment, particularly in a housing market as red-hot as Greater Boston?s, is among the top concerns for many would-be first-time home buyers.
SCOT LEHIGH
Dire warnings about Donald Trump The warning signs about Donald Trump?s presidency are increasingly impossible to ignore.
TSA says air marshals don?t follow ?ordinary? travelers. Some ordinary travelers beg to differ She?s a social media manager for an arts-and-crafts company, and somehow became a target of a secret TSA surveillance program.
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Amid anger over drug prices, former pharma CEO runs for Senate seat Can the former head of Celgene talk his way into elected office in Wasington?
The matchups should be more appealing than last season, and the ?color rush? uniforms may be seen less.
An autopsy found 11 lesions on the whale, as well as ?linear depressions,? suggesting it got caught in an entanglement line and drowned.
See inside this home and the others that made our list: a Back Bay condo, a town home in Cambridge, and a unit in Millennium Tower.
Ayanna Pressley?s purple folding chair lapel pin says ?BYOC,? in honor of Shirley Chisholm?s quote: ?If they don?t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.?
The first lady reportedly said the unnamed author was ?sabotaging? the country, while the press secretary encouraged people to call The New York Times.
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Mercedes-Benz has unveiled an all-electric SUV that it plans to start producing next year in Germany, the latest to challenge Tesla in luxury electric car market
Adding to the confusion, the two groups squaring off over an initiative to mandate staffing ratios at hospitals have similar-sounding names.
Reynolds made scores of movies, ranging from lightweight fare such as the hits ??The Cannonball Run?? and ??Smokey and the Bandit?? to more serious films like ??The Longest Yard?? and ??The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing.??
One of the most unpopular decisions the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has ever made was reversed Thursday.
And it's not called "Dude (Looks Like a Lager)."
Until next year, my sweetheart In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.
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Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town? As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.
Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
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The Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: staying cool in the summer heat, installing a new police commissioner, spotting sharks on the Cape, campaigning politicians on the trail, and flipping gymnasts at the US championships.
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