Barr testifies before Congress amid revelation of criticism from Mueller

William Barr defended his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller?s Russia report amid new revelations that Mueller expressed frustration to Barr about how the attorney general was portraying the investigation?s findings.

Read the letter from Robert Mueller to AG William Barr

The letter was released to the public on Wednesday.

Ryan La Sala

Alleged shooter still at large after bank robbery investigation in Somerville, police say

One person was taken into custody for questioning after the incident at the Middlesex Federal Savings Bank in Davis Square.

Bruce Isackson outside federal court in Boston last month.

California couple that paid $600,000 in college admissions scam pleads guilty

Bruce and Davina Isackson also have agreed to cooperate with US Attorney Andrew Lelling?s investigation into the cheating scandal.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumackihchinatown204.jpg Residents, advocates, work to save Chinatown row houses

They are vestiges of Chinatown?s working-class immigrant community, the small brick row houses that line one of the last untouched pockets of a neighborhood that has been roiled by development.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/05/01/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/2048d7393baa45829483e941cbc12b7d-2e957f851ed24f24b60b6832e17467c2-1.jpg Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in UK for jumping bail in 2012

The British judge rejected Assange?s claim for leniency based on the nearly seven years he spent in the Ecuadorian Embassy.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_24splitshifts-1_metro.jpg Fired Environmental Police colonel claims he was ousted for reporting misconduct

An internal state review found former colonel James McGinn fixed two tickets, installed unauthorized surveillance cameras, and hired a private investigator to follow an officer.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/05/01/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/firefighters-885e5a4c-6c02-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5.jpg Trump fires off 60 mostly anti-Biden retweets in an hour

President Trump retweeted more than five dozen messages in an hour Wednesday morning, most seeking to cast doubt on the support of firefighters for Joe Biden.

Adrian Walker

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1146101340.jpg Joe Biden, front-runner?

As expected, Joe Biden has immediately entered the Democratic race leading the polls. But will his promise to restore dignity to our politics have staying power?

The Maine School of Science and Mathematics was named the second-best public high school in the country Tuesday by US News & World Report.

This tiny New England high school was just ranked second best in the country

The school?s dean of enrollment at first thought its second-best ranking was a joke.

Man rescued from fire in N.H. apartment building charged with arson, attempted murder

Police issued an arrest warrant Tuesday afternoon for Gerald Gutekunst after he allegedly set fire to a three-family apartment complex on Central Street early Monday morning.

Elizabeth Warren.

The Suffolk/Globe poll of N.H. voters has some warning signs for Elizabeth Warren

The stakes are high: Only one Massachusetts Democrat mounting a presidential campaign has ever lost the neighboring New Hampshire presidential primary.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/DID_pineapple_lockup_1389hX2700w%20(1).jpg National advertising nonprofit behind Smokey Bear launches marijuana-impaired driving campaign

The Ad Council is launching a new multimedia campaign to combat marijuana-impaired driving.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi06wynn08-6236.jpg ?Everyone is going to know Everett?: The public reacts to casino decision

Around the Everett, local politicians and everyday residents said they were pleased that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission deemed Wynn Resorts suitable to keep its casino license.

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Wynn Resorts retains license for Everett casino, panel decides

The Mass. Gaming Commission imposed a $35 million fine against Wynn Resorts, though the ruling still lifted a cloud cloud of uncertainty from over the company?s $2.6 billion casino.

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/Meredith_New_Logo-3081.jpg My wife lied about her evening with a famous athlete

There was more to this bachelorette party than just hanging out at the casino bar.

Picking the right tie can be confusing.

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How to choose the right tie

Picking the right tie to go with your outfit can be difficult, so we asked for some expert advice.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/lee042119bostor4SPTSjpg.jpg Brad Marchand?s good-boy streak may be over for Bruins

The forward punched Columbus defenseman Scott Harrington in the back of the head during a stoppage late in Boston?s Game 3 loss.

Rory McCann as Sandor Clegane in ?Game of Thrones.?

?Game of Thrones? cinematographer says episode ?wasn?t too dark?

Fabian Wagner defended his filming following reactions from fans and critics that the episode was too dark, making it hard to see what was happening.

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SCOT LEHIGH

Democrats should embrace a carbon tax

It feels as though Democrats are losing sight of the greenest, tallest tree for the broader public-policy forest.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-6173.jpg We asked readers if they trusted the State Police. Here?s what they said

Massachusetts State Police Colonel Kerry Gilpin and Governor Charlie Baker vowed last April to reform the agency. One year later, results are mixed.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/ptown7.jpg We?re digging into climate change on the Cape. We want your help

Climate change has changed Cape Cod, and it?s only going to become more apparent as the years progress. Tell us your experiences, what worries you, how you?re already affected.

Greg Shell on evening economic disparities

As managing director of the Bain Capital Double Impact Fund, Greg Shell works to identify and fund companies that offer profitable models for addressing critical social problems.

Special reports

The house at 212 Forest St.

He bought the fencing coach?s house. Then his son got into Harvard

The Needham house was assessed at $549,300, but sold for nearly a million dollars. The buyer, who never lived a day there, would sell it 17 months later at a substantial loss in what may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions.

Munch Madness

Munch Madness | Final

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/munch.jpg And the Munch Madness winner is . . .

Beloved Boston bakery Flour takes the cake over Sarma to clinch Munch Madness 2019.

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.

Newsletters

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Follow the Sox as they try to repeat as world champs, with insight and analysis from the Globe?s beat writers and columnists. Sign up here.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Spring blossoms

In celebration of Earth Day, a look at photographs depicting the beautiful transformation of spring landscapes all over the globe.

Spring House Hunt

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/12sellersxref.jpg The things home sellers do that can turn off buyers or kill a sale

A hot housing market forgives a lot of mistakes, but that doesn?t stop sellers from undermining their own home sale.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/05/01/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AdobeStock_69649061-1024x576.jpg Opinion: #MeToo has done little to improve medicine for female physicians

Two surveys of female physicians show that ?it?s hard? to work in the still-patriarchal health care system.

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