Kevin Spacey to be charged in alleged Nantucket sex assault

The actor is accused of sexually assaulting the teenage son of former Boston WCVB-TV news anchor Heather Unruh at a Nantucket bar in 2016. He is due to be arraigned on Jan. 7.

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Shortly after the Globe reported the actor faces criminal charges in Nantucket in an alleged sex assault, the actor broke his Twitter silence to post an eyebrow-raising video.

President Trump has frequently taken credit for stocks hitting peak values.

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Trump took credit for a growing economy. Now what?

As the stock market buckles, the president has a lot less to crow about. Many economists and business-watchers say some of the downturn is his fault.

A picture of President Donald Trump is displayed on a computer on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Stocks hit 20-month low as D.C. turmoil weighs on markets

President Trump?s attack on the Federal Reserve spooked financial markets and sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average down around 650 points.

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President Trump and first lady Melania Trump spoke by phone from the White House to children on the day before Christmas.

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Russia?s UN ambassador said a cold relationship between the two is bad not only for both countries but for the world.

Watertown, MA - 12/24/18 Sophia Biggins (cq), 4, left, studies her candle's flame near the end of the service. At right is Aubrey Croak (cq), 9. Grace Chapel Watertown holds it's first of two Christmas eve candlelight services. Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Topic: 25christmaseveserviceMetro

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Candles and hope light up Christmas Eve services in Watertown

Audiences enjoyed musical and spoken-word performances based on the theme ?Hope to the World? at Grace Chapel.

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Dr. Judith Pinsker was hiking with her husband and sons, and other people, in the White Mountains when she was struck by falling ice.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Swensen18122425toydrive0004.jpg Menino family tradition of giving out toys in Dorchester marks 25 years

For the 25th year, Christmas presents were provided for some 1,000 children who live in and around St. Peter?s parish.

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?I am all alone (poor me) in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come back and make a deal on desperately needed Border Security,?? President Trump tweeted.

METHUEN, MA - 06/25/2018 Bernadette Coughlin stands in her living for a portrait nearly one month after she fell and broke her wrist while at work. After the fall, Bernadette was required to take a drug test and her occasional recreational marijuana use led to a positive result. She then lost her job. Erin Clark for the Boston Globe

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Companies couldn?t fire workers for off-hours marijuana consumption under proposed law

The legislation by state Senator Jason Lewis was drafted in response to the case of Bernadette Coughlin.

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Gift wrapping complete? Kick back with a glass of eggnog and enjoy some snow-dusted streaming options.

Another year, another round of wacky business tales

Here?s a look back at the stories that had us wondering, chuckling, or running out to buy some Donut Fries.

There?s a ?M*A*S*H? marathon Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. on TV Land.

TV Critic?s Corner

Some merry TV marathons to spread holiday cheer

There is nothing like relaxing to beloved shows playing over and over on linear TV. It?s a different kind of watching: daze-watching.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/03/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/03122010_23library_oped-7533537.jpg These were the 10 most-borrowed books at the Boston Public Library in 2018

Have some free time on your hands over the holiday break? Now?s a good time to pick up a new book. These ones proved popular among Boston borrowers.

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/55caa70d9985446db5d766206f4a5e47-55caa70d9985446db5d766206f4a5e47-0.jpg ?Twas the Night Before Christmas (Trump edition)

?No leader ever has been so first rate. I?m better than Santa and America?s great!?

JENEÉ OSTERHELDT

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The holidays were my mother?s time to shine, because giving and receiving presents made her light up.

Chef of the year JuanMa Calderón?s spicy potato terrine ? causa de avocado and tomato ? at Celeste.

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The 2018 Boston-area restaurant awards

From a restaurant pushing the Seaport?s boundaries to a Peruvian party in Somerville to an adult snack bar near Fenway Park, these are the places that stood out this year.

Foxborough, MA: 9-30-18: Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski is pictured during pre game warmups. The New England Patriots hosted the Miami Dolphins in a regular season NFL football game at Gillette Stadium. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

Chad Finn

It?s too soon to count out Rob Gronkowski

Sunday felt like a low point, but it says here the Patriots tight end has more big moments left in the tank.

RENÉE LOTH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/21/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/reneeLoth_150px-6116.jpg In deep winter, trees keep on giving

The importance of trees to our health and the planet?s is well documented, and they bolster our spirit as well.

Alex Beam

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/21/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/09c1f16de98142c5ba73ff9c03f78a0d-09c1f16de98142c5ba73ff9c03f78a0d-0.jpg The word of the year: Stop!

It?s true that no small animals perish in this nothingburger selection process. But ? Ugh.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

The year 2018 in pictures: Part I

Photographs from January to June on a range of topics from around the world.

Special reports

Shannon Goyette (left) and Cynthia Pierce became friends when their children were in kindergarten. Both mothers lost a son to suicide.

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After suicides in Acton and Boxborough, a communion of sorrow

The unthinkable has been an all-too-common companion in two small neighboring towns, where six young people took their lives in the short span of 30 months. The questions keep coming: What is happening? Why? When will it stop?

Podcasts

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/gladiator%20pic5.jpg Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.

The story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America?s most popular sport.

Newsletters

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Follow the Celtics? quest for a title and other NBA news both on and off the court. Sign up here.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/21/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/New-York-Newsstand-Bernice-Abbott-1024x576.jpg We wish we?d written that: our favorite stories of 2018

It?s been a busy 2018 at STAT, but we still have found the time to see what other journalists are writing ? and get jealous we didn?t do it ourselves.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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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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