Healey, other AGs sue DeVos over student loan rules

The Education Department is trying to ?dilute? the protections put in place by the Obama administration, the attorneys general said in the complaint.

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Boston?s violent crime rate is among the lowest compared with other major cities, but don?t tell that to residents in Roxbury or Mattapan.

Here?s why flying with toddlers can be awful, even in the best of circumstances

A mother who flew United with her 2-year-old was forced to hold him on her lap. Yeah, OK. Good luck with that.

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Cirque du Soleil, the global performance juggernaut best known for its acrobatic circus displays, on Thursday announced that it had acquired Blue Man Productions.

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In a statement annoucing he will join Campaign Legal Center as a senior director for ethics, Shaub appeared to criticize the Trump administration.

Diego Castillo, 4, of East Boston rested on his mother Elsa?s shoulder during the ?Here to Stay? rally.

Activists, labor groups oppose Trump?s immigration policies

Nearly 100 activists and labor union members have rallied in Boston in opposition to President Trump?s crackdown on illegal immigration.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/11162008_16cisomerville(3)-7004849.jpg Man charged with throwing bedbugs at Maine municipal office

Authorities say the man had complained to the code enforcement office about bedbugs at his former apartment and left.

Gene Conley, who played for three Boston teams, dies at 86

Gene Conley, who died July 4, won three NBA titles with the Celtics, and played for the Red Sox and Boston Braves.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Lee_masspike2_met.jpg Mass. Pike lane reductions begin Friday ahead of bridge rebuild

A lane will close in each direction on the Mass. Pike this weekend.

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In her own words: An MLK Scholar turned aspiring journalist

Watch Boston student Takora McIntyre talk about the moment she became inspired to take control of her future.

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The Trump presidency

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Declaring ignorance on Independence Day

It?s surprisingly easy to mistake our founding documents for today?s political discourse.

Ground Game

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If this morning?s press conference was any indication, we now now have some indication of how the one-on-one meeting at the G-20 summit will go.

Michael A. Cohen

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President Trump bashes his own intelligence community, undermines the free press, denigrates NATO, and spouts bigotry. And that?s just Day One.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/06/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/ed1acda811404100854a698b96250a09-ed1acda811404100854a698b96250a09-0.jpg German police use water cannons to disperse G-20 protest

Black-hooded protesters attacked a police vehicle with bottles and bricks, breaking its window.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_cityhall10_met.jpg Mayor Walsh is leaving his mark on City Hall Plaza

Mayor Walsh once wanted to demolish City Hall. Now, he might be the first in decades to revitalize it.

Tom Holland in ?Spider-Man: Homecoming.?

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Movie Review

Welcome back: Spider-Man comes home

It?s a reboot, and a good one, for everyone?s favorite web master.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AP17183847870290.jpg Maine governor suggests he makes up stories to mislead media

Maine Governor Paul LePage characterized the Maine media as ??vile,?? ?inaccurate,?? and ??useless.??

Perspective | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/29/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/perspective0709essay.jpg The canary next door: Shrinking bird populations warn us to take environmental action

It was 55 years ago that Rachel Carson's ?Silent Spring? warned of birds disappearing. It?s happening. Here?s what we can do.

Connections | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/05/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/connect0709_crop.jpg My simple good deed left me with a pain in the wallet

You read about things like a motorist paying the toll for the next car. I wanted to be that guy for once.

Things to Do

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/30/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/30names5.jpg The Weekender: ?Spider-Man,? women roommates, and boy bands

The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.

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Many fans have been walking around in a fog, commiserating with strangers in Jazz jerseys.

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An afternoon recap of the day?s most important business news, delivered Monday through Friday.

Investigations

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Clinic%20volunteers.jpg A desert clinic tries to save lives without breaking immigration laws

Volunteers at a border clinic in Arizona try to not cross the line between permissible medical care and unlawful assistance to migrants.