Lawmakers have a deal on border security that avoids shutdown

Negotiators from both parties said they have an agreement in principle to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown, but President Trump had yet to respond to the announcement.

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President Trump was in El Paso, Texas, to push his immigration policies, while Beto O?Rourke, a possible Democratic presidential candidate, was at a protest in that city.

Storm could complicate Tuesday evening?s commute in Greater Boston

Snow is expected around noon and could be heavy at the start before changing to sleet and freezing rain. Visibility and driving may be difficult, forecasters said.

See a list of school closings, early dismissals for Tuesday

Many schools are announcing early dismissals and closures ahead of Tuesday?s storm.

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With a storm that could hamper Tuesday afternoon?s commute home in Greater Boston, the MBTA is planning on having an increased capacity on its subway lines starting at noon, officials said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_1DC0JN.jpg Here?s what you need to know about the Ilhan Omar controversy

Ilhan Omar, a freshman Democratic representative from Minnesota, apologized Monday after tweets about Israel on Sunday.

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US Representative Ilhan Omar?s implication that Jewish money is driving pro-Israel sentiments has drawn fierce rebukes.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/15/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/bostonpolicehq-aerial.jpg Boston officers are suspended in payroll investigation

Three officers assigned to provide security at the front desk of the Boston Police Department?s Roxbury headquarters have been placed on administrative leave.

12-year-old student arrested after making threats to Methuen school

The boy, a student at the Tenney Grammar School, threatened to ?shoot up? his school and referenced a specific employee at the school as a target.

Educator killed in hit-and-run will live on in those she taught, colleagues say

Allison Donovan was fatally injured in a hit-and-run crash while in the crosswalk on Powderhouse Boulevard.

Man is arrested for 19 break-ins in five Boston-area communities

After 19 different house break-ins in five different communities across Massachusetts, police and prosecutors believe they finally have their man.

Talking Points AM/Larry Edelman

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/bezospost.jpg Who loaned $460m to American Media? Inquiring minds want to know

The parent company of the National Enquirer borrowed the money in January to refinance its debt, before Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos went public with allegations of extortion and blackmail.

Judge orders Michelle Carter to begin serving sentence

The state?s highest court denied Michelle Carter?s request to stay her jail sentence, pending an appeal to the US Supreme Court.

KEVIN CULLEN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-26084.jpg This time, Michelle Carter sheds no tears as she hears her fate

Michelle Carter displayed what seemed like sad resignation in court Monday afternoon.

2-11-19 Boston, MA: Northeastern's Austn Plevy (14,center) erupts in celebration after he put th epuck behind BC goalie Joseph Woll (not pictured) to give the Huskies a 1-0 first period lead. Northeastern University met Boston College in the Beanpot\Championship Game at the TD Garden. (Jim Davis /Globe Staff)

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BEANPOT FINAL: NORTHEASTERN 4, BC 2

Top dogs again: NU edges BC to repeat as Beanpot champs

Northeastern built a 3-0 lead then held on to win consecutive Beanpot titles for just the second time.

Boston MA 12/10/18 Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens against the New Orleans Pelicans during first quarter action at TD Garden (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: 16allschopics reporter:

GARY WASHBURN|ON BASKETBALL

Brad Stevens has earned his share of blame for Celtics? woes

With his team failing to live up to its great expectations, the young coach concedes he has to do a better job.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi20maine05.jpg A change is happening in Maine with wide-ranging effects: State is seeing more deaths than births

The gap is reshaping life here in myriad ways, from shrinking the workforce to intensifying the demand for elderly services, and it will only widen in the coming years.

Jessie Fire posed for a portrait in her apartment's gym.

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

A pricey personal training contract with a vulnerable client raises some troubling questions

Jessie Fire signed up for a personal training contract costing $14,400. Pricey, perhaps, but not otherwise an unusual transaction, except for the fact that Jessie is mentally challenged.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/KREITER02082019highstreet6.jpg It?s a trend in downtown Boston: Older office buildings are getting a makeover

Fix up the lobby, and the tenants will come. That?s the approach a growing number of downtown office buildings are taking with ambitious re-dos of their lobbies and front door areas.

Cooking | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/chrismeat1.jpg Chris Kimball of Milk Street joins the Globe Magazine?s weekly Cooking column

Check out his recipes for a roast with Italian flavors, an Australian take on pulled pork, and a weeknight-friendly schnitzel.

FILE- In this Sept. 25, 2018, file photo, Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax gestures during remarks before a meeting of the Campaign to reduce evictions at a church meeting room in Richmond, Va. A California woman has accused Fairfax of sexually assaulting her 15 years ago, saying in a statement Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, that she repressed the memory for years but came forward in part because of the possibility that Fairfax could succeed a scandal-mired governor. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

JOAN VENNOCHI

How Brett Kavanaugh and the ?complexifier? of race help Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax

When it?s he said, she said ? deny, deny, deny.

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/Clipboard-0270.jpg Democrats dig in on immigration, and it?s not about a wall

Immigration enforcement, again, is at the center of the budget impasse. This time, though, the controversy has nothing to do with a border wall.

SHIRLEY LEUNG

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Leung-6497.jpg Who wants to be the next Partners CEO? Anyone?

The board shouldn?t stick with the Partners Way, which is plucking a doctor from one of its teaching hospitals.

Lesley Becker/Globe Staff; Adobe; Globe file photo

Opinion | Thomas Piketty

A tax on wealth is long overdue

The movement of a return to progressive taxation and greater fiscal justice that is emerging today and is long overdue.

Recreational marijuana store in Hudson to open Wednesday

The state?s ninth recreational marijuana store is set to open, more than a month after it received approval from the state commission to begin operations.

Special reports

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Highlights from the Patriots Super Bowl parade

Patriots fans filled the streets to celebrate New England?s sixth Super Bowl win.

Real Estate

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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AP_17115644164313-1024x576.jpg Francis Rooney, the rare Republican joining Democrats to take on pharma

Here?s why he?s bucking his party to work with Democrats on drug-pricing legislation.

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