Nancy Pelosi formally elected House speaker, making history again

The vote made Pelosi the country?s most powerful Democrat as the party begins two more years of confronting President Trump.

Baker sworn into second term as governor with call for positive, optimistic politics

The Swampscott Republican was sworn into a second term on a bible held by his 90-year-old father, Charles D. Baker.

Four Boston city councilors attend former colleague Ayanna Pressley?s swearing-in

Lydia Edwards, Annissa Essaibi-George, Kim Janey, and Michelle Wu were present Thursday when Pressley took the oath of office.

Representative Joe Kennedy III pointed during the 116th Congress and swearing-in ceremony.

Someone voted for Joe Kennedy for Speaker

One of 15 Democrats who declined to vote for Pelosi for Speaker, US Representative Conor Lamb called out ?Joe Kennedy the third? when it was his turn to make his choice.

Supporters defend Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after video of her dancing at BU circulates online

A legion of people online came to the newly-inaugurated congresswoman?s defense after a small contingency of Internet dwellers tried to use it as a means to discredit her.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/19/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tlumacki_043celticsauerbachcenter_sports.jpg ?Our history is we try to make the big deal.? Q&A with Celtics co-owner Wyc Grousbeck

Grousbeck discussed everything from early frustrations to possible moves to his optimism about the next six years.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/06/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/davisaly1names.jpg Aly Raisman has a resolution for 2019: more meditation

?I have been meditating pretty much every single day since April. It has completely changed my life,? Raisman wrote on Instagram.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Boston/Purge/2013-03-26/Arts/Images/163440053.jpg Amanda Palmer discusses ?long-distance? marriage to Neil Gaiman on eighth wedding anniversary

The singer-songwriter and Lexington native acknowledged the difficulties of a long-distance relationship even after so much time together.

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Jeff_Jacoby_150px%20(1).jpg No, locking your house is not like locking the border

Americans lock our homes to deter thieves and other criminals. But foreigners who cross the US border overwhelmingly do so for benign reasons ? to better their lives, not to diminish anyone else?s.

SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Scot_Lehigh_150px-6124.jpg An impressive start for Senator Mitt Romney

Republicans who don?t want the GOP to be a Trump cult should welcome Mitt Romney?s scathing critique.

Photo illustration by Globe Staff; AP

Photo illustration by Lesley Becker/Globe Staff; AP

Opinion | Garry Wills

Celibacy isn?t the cause of the church sex-abuse crisis; the priesthood is

The priesthood itself ? with its imperial rule over the whole of Catholic life ? is what?s at stake, and what the church and its priests are determined to protect.

Police are asking for the public?s help in solving the slaying of 60-year-old Paul Wilson.

Middlesex district attorney?s office

Baseball bat discovered near man?s body in Cambridge park

Paul Wilson, 60, was found unresponsive Wednesday night and later pronounced dead at an area hospital.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/1076629384.jpg Bad news from Apple is part of another bad day on Wall Street

The Dow fell by 660 points, or 2.8 percent. Stocks went into a steep slide after Apple reported a slowdown in iPhone sales over the holidays in China.

Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/bray-9738.jpg Apple?s problems are much of its own making

Apple?s admission that sales of its iPhones would fall $5 billion short of expectations was a stunner. But it wasn?t exactly a surprise.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/a76c63051e6d413dad033fd9744630b9-a76c63051e6d413dad033fd9744630b9-24210.jpg Dartmouth outlines steps to address sexual harassment

The Ivy League school, roiled by allegations against three former psychology professors, will require online harassment training for all faculty, staff, and graduate students.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/easton%20road%20rage.jpg Brockton man arrested in Easton for alleged road-rage incident

A Brockton man punched a 71-year-old man in the face several times during a road-rage incident in Easton on Wednesday, police said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/pho_keene_great.jpg Keene, N.H., restaurant removes possibly offensive sign

The name of a Keene, N.H., Vietnamese restaurant has drawn criticism.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/a8d1ec8b5714483cbdd39a0e9fd861a0-a8d1ec8b5714483cbdd39a0e9fd861a0-0.jpg Susan Collins says a ?final decision? on another run will come closer to 2020

The Maine Republican reiterated her intention to seek another term in the Senate.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/20/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/jfk%20jr-89110.jpg Pilots recall what happened the night JFK Jr.?s plane went missing

?The Last Days of JFK Jr.? features interviews from numerous expert sources, including pilot Kyle Bailey, who saw JFK Jr. at the airport on the evening of his fateful flight.

HELP DESK

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/22/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/turner082216WEST28weoutdroopsculpt84.jpg How to start a meditation practice

If you?re resolving to be less stressed in 2019, meditation might be for you. Here?s how to get started.

REBECCA PACHECO

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/pacheco_09.jpg New Year?s resolutions don?t have to be bold. Sometimes change comes in the quiet ones

Successful resolutions don?t need to look perfect every day. In fact, no one has to see them, Rebecca Pacheco writes.

Special reports

After her cancer diagnoses, Marie Cajuste?s life unraveled. She was unable to work during the most intense part of her treatment.

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

Unhealthy Divide

Battling a double diagnosis ? cancer and poverty

Cancer is a tremendous burden for anyone, but for a growing number of lower-income and even middle-class patients, an illness means an avalanche of trouble.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

The year 2018 in pictures: Part II

Here are the photos from July to December that summed up the year.

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/2011-2020/2019/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/16bitFraudDoctor-16645-1600x900.jpg A shattering breach of trust

What happens to patients when their doctor is not who he claimed to be?

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg Love Letters: 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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