In many ways, the nation?s capital on Wednesday appeared utterly normal. But underneath it all is a capital in chaos.
Democrats redoubled demands for investigations of the administration?s ties to Russia, and Republicans found themselves on the defensive.
Puzder withdraws as Trump?s labor nomineeAndrew Puzder, President Trump?s pick to run the Labor Department, withdrew his name from consideration.
Intelligence officials fear the move could curtail their independence and reduce the flow of information that contradicts the president?s views.
Russian ship reportedly spotted near Navy base in ConnecticutOne Connecticut representative said ?a Russian spy ship? was patrolling 30 miles from a Groton base, and Coast Guard officials said they?re aware.
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Thirteen winters ago, Maura Murray crashed her car on a sharp turn in N.H. When a cruiser arrived shortly after, she was gone.
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Another winter storm will bring up to a foot of heavy, wet snow to northern New England and a light dusting to the Boston area.
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Privacy-conscious app makers have been working the problem for years, but even the best are still far short of ideal.
Lahey is one of several US hospitals that provide specialty care in Bermuda ? a venture that put it at the center of a federal lawsuit.
In a Globe interview, Attorney General Maura Healey says President Trump has set the country on the wrong foot.
An MIT professor said the companies quickly got in touch to talk about research that found a pattern of discrimination in the industry.
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Celtics defeat 76ers at GardenMarcus Smart continued his sparkling play with a career-high eight steals to go with 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
A Russian shadow grows over the White HouseThe Trump White House is facing dueling scandals ? both related to Russia.
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A life taken, but also a life lostHow did 14-year-old Raeshawn Moody wind up becoming among the youngest to face a murder charge in Boston?
Broad Institute prevails in heated dispute over gene-editing patentsCRISPR genome editing is expected to be a multibillion-dollar annual market, and the Broad has won a key victory.
With Claude Julien running their arch-rival, the Bruins are facing new pressures.
The land and the people of the far northern reaches of Vermont were muses who stoked his creative fires through the fiercest weather.
Would you prefer a 500-square-foot, updated apartment in Dorchester or a 1,000-square-foot unit in Quincy? You can get either for about $2,000 per month.
??Do not allow those which destroy the earth, which destroy the environment and the ecological balance, and which end up destroying the wisdom of peoples,?? the pope said.
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A dealership general manager, an analyst, and a safety official weigh in.
The launch was high-risk because the satellites could collide with one another if ejected into the wrong path.
Larry Weber has handed the CEO?s title at Racepoint Global to his longtime lieutenant, Peter Prodromou, but will stay on board at the public relations firm as chairman.
Actors? Shakespeare Project is staging a production of ?Edward II? that explores the tension between public expectations and private desires.
The sister restaurant to Newburyport?s Ceia and Brine arrives in Boston, bringing culinary ambition along with it.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
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Communists say the schools are an extreme example of ?patriotic education,? but critics condemn as little more than brainwashing.
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The making of a so-called White House controversyHere?s one theory behind what?s going on over Senator Richard Blumenthal?s meeting with the Supreme Court nominee.
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