Trump makes rare admission that he was wrong

Donald Trump tweeted that the plane he saw on television was carrying hostages freed from Iran, not a flight with money for Tehran.

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A former modeling agent has offered the most detailed description yet of how the wife of the GOP nominee came into the country.

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A former acting director of the nation?s foreign intelligence service has endorsed the Democratic nominee.

Boston officer injured in collision with alleged drunken driver

The officer was responding to a call with the cruiser?s lights and siren on when an alleged drunken driver struck the vehicle.

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A man walked through an unlocked front door in Weston, triggering a confrontation with a Spanish-speaking woman.

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Firefighters embarked on a grueling, two-hour rescue to save the 22-year-old worker.

A closer look at the new mason bee hotel at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. Mason bees, or wild bees, are smaller than honey bees, live in wood, not hives, and do not make honey.

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

It?s check-in time for the bees

The buzz at the Fairmont Copley Plaza is a new wing for the tiniest of guests: bees.

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Zimmerman allegedly introduced himself as ?you know, that guy who killed Trayvon Martin??

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_marine5_biz.jpg Stalled veterans housing project pushes forward

The Brighton Marine Health Center and WinnCompanies filed new plans to put a 102-unit apartment building on the Comm. Ave. site.

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More Americans launched job searches, and nearly all were hired, leaving the unemployment rate unchanged.

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Prosecutors and the defense have both urged the US District judge to accept a plea agreement.

Representatives from the Forest Park Zoo handled a 6-foot-long, 150-pound alligator found in a backyard in West Springfield, Mass.

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6-foot-long alligator removed from Mass. backyard

Police received reports the alligator had been living at the Main Street home for 26 years.

2016 Olympics

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The Moroccan athlete will be jailed for a period of 15 days while police conduct a rape investigation.

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Organizers faced daunting challenges, but a last-minute rush seems to have everything in place.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_busstop1_met.jpg Is there a ?sorrier? bus stop out there? Send us your pick

With the 64 bus stop in Allston out of the running for a quirky national contest, we want to find out if passengers think there?s a worse place to wait for a ride.

Molly Walsh for the Boston Globe

Connections | Globe Magazine

I like my mom?s advice, even though I pretend not to need it

The message she sends is comforting: I?m here for you, no matter what.

adrian walker

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What kind of neighborhood is downtrodden downtown on the verge of becoming?

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Rescue came from an unlikely source: a 720-foot long war ship-turned-museum, docked at the former Fore River Shipyard in Quincy.

Examiner | Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/newperseids0807mag.jpg Fascinating facts about August?s Perseids meteor showers

The annual show shines especially brightly this year thanks to Jupiter.

THINGS TO DO

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/25/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/SS-07566r.jpg The Weekender: Bowie, Buress, and the Olympic Games

Everything fun to do this weekend in Boston and beyond.

Love Letters

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How should I handle this final breakup without potentially worsening the situation?

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ABC Entertainment?s president said she wants to increase diversity at the network, namely on these reality shows.

Globe investigations

Private schools, painful secrets

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The Globe found 15 instances of retaliation at New England private schools against students or employees who raised concerns about sexual abuse by staffers.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

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Rio locals reflect on upcoming Olympics

Residents expressed mixed feelings about the cost and security of the Games, while holding out hope they will bring joy to a nation facing economic and political crises.