Starts & Stops

MassDOT loses chance to save nearly $70m

?It?s unfortunate that things didn?t line up perfectly,? said the chief financial officer of MassDOT.

Charting project reveals Charles River?s depths

The first survey of the river in 16 years found intriguing traces of its past ? and concerns about its future.

Boston-12/17/2016- The first significant snow blanketed the region, as people came out to enjoy the snow in the Boston Public garden. JohnTlumacki/Globe Staff(metro) — John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Rain is expected after snow, with freezing later

About 4. 5 inches of snow fell in Boston, and roads could become icy this evening, forecasters said.

China says it will return US Navy drone that it seized

The United States had demanded the underwater drone be returned, and the incident triggered a diplomatic row.

Henry Heimlich, life-saving maneuver creator, dies at 96

The surgeon who created the life-saving Heimlich maneuver for choking victims died early Saturday in Cincinnati. Dr. Henry Heimlich was 96.

The transition to Trump

FBI agrees with CIA that Russia aimed to help Trump win

The revelations could put to rest suggestions that the CIA and the FBI weren?t on the same page.

Republican congressman Tom Price will be nominated as health and human services secretary. — Alex Brandon/Associated Press

Yvonne Abraham

It is time to fight to maintain choice

When it comes to choice, women in Massachusetts will not be dragged back into the last century. If only those in other states were as fortunate.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Mile High is Tom Brady?s House of Horrors

Brady is 2-7 in Denver (and one of those was against the Tim Tebow Broncos).

BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

Cyrus Jones isn?t going anywhere

The rookie has not performed well on special teams or at cornerback, but the Patriots believe in their second-round pick.

IDEAS | BETH WOLFENSBERGER SINGER

The nine concentric circles of New England winter hell

In the central core of Hell, you won?t need your ice scraper.

When did parkas become a status symbol?

Does anyone need to wear a $1,700 down jacket to make a coffee run? More shoppers are saying yes, you do.

Fall 2016 Globe All-Scholastics: Honoring the area?s best

We look back at the sports season that was and recognize the team and indivdual achievements that happened along the way.

Chicago?s London Guarantee & Accident Building is now Hilton?s LondonHouse.

TRENDSPOTTING

More landmark buildings remade into unique hotels

Developers have been adapting iconic landmark buildings into singular hotels that are becoming destinations in themselves.

2016 ADDRESS GIFT GUIDE

Great gifts for under $25

From the practical to the fancy, these presents will delight without draining your wallet.

Robert Durst interrogation: ?worst fugitive? in the world

The comment was one of several that hinted at his involvement in three suspected killings chronicled in the documentary ??The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.?

Special reports

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Every doctor told the Lacey family their son would die ? except one

Pat and Dina Lacey had been parents for only a few months when doctors discovered a tumor in their new baby?s chest. Told to take their son home to die, they put their faith in a young doctor who wouldn?t accept death as the answer.