The president says the ??easy solution is for me to call a national emergency . . . but I?m not going to do it so fast.??
How the effects of the government shutdown extend to everyone from home buyers, to air travelers, to farmers.
Governor Charlie Baker told lawmakers Friday that he would not sign the controversial bill passed by the Legislature last week.
With US parks understaffed, people are destroying California?s protected Joshua trees Viral pictures of these protected trees show a vastly different scene unfolding at Joshua Tree National Park, about 130 miles east of Los Angeles.
Jake Thomas Patterson is jailed in the deaths of a Wisconsin couple he killed because he wanted to kidnap their daughter, investigators said, a day after the girl was found.
Fla. sheriff suspended over response to Parkland shooting The governor?s office said Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel ?has repeatedly failed and has demonstrated a pattern of poor leadership.?
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Retired Townsend police officer, wife die in N.H. crash The New Hampshire State Police received a report of a wrong-way driver on Route 101 westbound near exit 7 Thursday night just moments before the fatal crash.
Mass. State Police second-in-command steps down It?s just the latest change for an agency that?s weathered a string of controversies and administrative turnover over the past 14 months.
Harvard student drops suit over college?s investigation into out-of-state rape claim The university intends to continue to look into the allegation after the semester begins Jan. 21, but through a different office.
This building once served as a beacon for North End immigrants. Should it be saved? The Nazzaro served as a bathhouse for the immigrants who came to define the North End. Now the neighborhood is trying to balance that history with a new community center.
Doctors find no remaining cancer after Ginsburg?s surgery Doctors for the 85-year-old Supreme Court justice confirmed their initial evaluation.
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As more restaurants close, here?s one New Year?s resolution: Go out and eat at your favorite places. If you don?t, then you can?t be shocked when they close.
Danny Ainge on Marcus Morris-Jaylen Brown incident: ?I?m not worried about it? Morris confronted Brown during Thursday?s Celtics-Heat game. ?It?s two good kids that are competitive,? Ainge said Friday. ?They both want the same thing.?
Buzzsaw | Matthew Gilbert
Some of TV?s biggest shows are on the way out in 2019 In 2019, the credits will roll for the last time for ?Game of Thrones,? ?The Big Bang Theory,? ?Veep,? ?Homeland? and many more.
Don?t like Elizabeth Warren? Here?s how you can tell her how you feel Elizabeth Warren?s presidential exploratory committee?s website includes a questionnaire for visitors to say why they don?t support her.
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EDITORIAL
Massachusetts gaming regulators have a right to see its own report ? and all of it ? on Steve Wynn and what his former company knew about his sexual misconduct.
Letters
Roadblocks ahead for bike lanes? Jeff Jacoby?s suggestion that bike-lane fever is breaking stirred much response from readers.
IDEAS | A.J.B. LANE
Saving lives and fighting fires, it?s all heroics until you get back to the firehouse.
ON THE JOB
She?ll wait at the RMV so you don?t have to Susan Ho reentered the workforce to start her one-woman concierge company, with a little inspiration from Mr. Rogers.
The Sox started out with 12 possible cases but none will go to hearings, including Betts, whose deal set a record.
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A berth in the AFC Championship game is on the line as the teams square off in Foxborough.
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Sarah Jessica Parker drops by Boston dressed for the weather When the ?Sex and the City? actress posted a photo of herself at South Station, fans couldn?t help but wonder . . . why was she visiting Boston?
Dinner With Cupid
Blind date: ?I thought maybe I?d been wrong all along? Will this analytical dater be forced to revise his first impression?
Globe Local
Turning food into a guilt-free pleasure Three local businesses strive to offer a delicious solution to the healthy eating conundrum.
Alabama judge orders reinstatement of Maori Davenport The judge issued an order stopping the Alabama High School Athletic Association from disqualifying Davenport until the court rules on a complaint filed by the teen?s parents.
Something is happening out there, and astronomers sure wish they knew what it was.
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One hundred years ago this month an enormous steel tank ruptured, sending a torrent of brown syrup on a deadly path through the North End.
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The Big Picture
Here are the photos from July to December that summed up the year.
Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc. The story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America?s most popular sport.
Court Sense Follow the Celtics? quest for a title and other NBA news both on and off the court. Sign up here.
Nash, 34, was one of the game?s premier forwards at his peak, but head injuries marred the second half of his 15-year NHL career.
Flags across the state were lowered to half-staff Friday in honor of Army Sergeant First Class Eric Michael Emond.
Homes in Newton and Wellesley also made our weekly tally of the region's biggest sales.
N.H. Democrats vote for progressives, candidates from neighboring states, and ? perhaps more so than any other state ? for women.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and a Cabinet granted posthumous pardons Friday to four African-American men accused of raping a white woman nearly 70 years ago.
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The $1.1 billion project promises to radically reshape the western face of the city and will certainly disrupt travel for years.
Boston?s reputation will get a significant boost on Friday when MHI Vestas Offshore Wind announces plans to put its US headquarters here.
A Hollywood Reporter story last month said the show, set in South Boston, was ?a production plagued by allegations of abusive behavior and violations of industry rules.?
Democrats eyeing 2020 put an early spotlight on drug prices A whole slate of Democratic hopefuls are suddenly fixating on the same policy target: high prescription drug prices.
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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Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix? Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.
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