Samantha Herring stood in front of a sober home in Delray Beach, Fla., where her cousin Peter SanAngelo was living before his death from an opioid overdose in October 2016.

ANGEL VALENTIN FOR STAT

Lost in a circle of lies

It was a dirty game to start, luring addicts with promises of free treatment. And at the core of the scheme is insurance fraud, blatant and national. By Evan Allen and David Armstrong

Driving through these towns in Mass.? Watch your speed

Where do police in Massachusetts issue the most traffic violations? Some of the answers might surprise you.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/14/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/turner061317BIZ15cambridgeside60.jpg CambridgeSide has found a formula for success

Demographics, location, and an interesting mix of stores are helping the East Cambridge mall buck trends and thrive.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_child.jpg Chicopee toddler, subject of Amber Alert, found safe

Jandel Calcorzi, 21 months, was taken from his mother?s home around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, police said.

The Trump presidency

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said President Trump?s meeting with Vladimir Putin went ??about the way we expected.??

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The president made the comments Sunday on his Twitter feed.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/07/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/06072097.jpg Untested Trump faces several military crises

Despite President Trump?s deep affinity for the armed forces, he is a historically inexperienced commander in chief.

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The president?s eldest son arranged a meeting with a Russian lawyer who has connections to the Kremlin, according to The New York Times.

President Trump, right, and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis hold a joint news conference at the White House June 9.

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Renée Graham

Trump has seen the enemy, and they?re American

Every politician dislikes the press, but President Trump says the media is a real adversary against him.

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Mass. towns balking at pot shops

Nearly one-third of Mass. communities have adopted some form of permanent or temporary marijuana business restrictions.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/09/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_QG2VA.jpg Iraq declares victory over Islamic State in Mosul

Three years after the Islamic State occupied Mosul, the Iraqi government said it is close to fully retaking the city.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/b73c33e496eb46c39691a44ab651d664-b73c33e496eb46c39691a44ab651d664-0.jpg Tom Brady got a lot of dough for his upcoming book

According to a report, the Patriots? quarterback received ?$5 million or more? for ?The TB12 Method,? which comes out in two months.

A New Kids on the Block banner featured on Fenway Park?s Green Monster before Saturday night?s concert.

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Photos: New Kids on the Block play Fenway

The iconic Boston group headlined a show that also featured Paula Abdul and Boyz II Men.

Craig Davis

They?re off: Setting sail from Marblehead to Halifax

About 80 boats will make the 363-mile journey in the ?granddaddy? of ocean races.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner070617METRO06cpcs24.jpg State budget gap leaves private lawyers for the poor in financial straits

The Legislature has once again failed to set aside enough money for court-appointed lawyers charged with representing the poorest clients.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/pfosi_170708_pizzafestival_17.jpg This is what the Boston Pizza Festival looked like

If you like pizza, City Hall Plaza was the place to be Saturday.

NICK CAFARDO | SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/08/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/ca965636a4ee4370a51779b99f252a82-ca965636a4ee4370a51779b99f252a82-0.jpg Expect more supply than demand at baseball?s trade deadline

There will be a market for top-of-the-rotation pitchers, but how many big bats will find a new home?

Ideas | Chloe K. Fox

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/06/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/UltrasoundWeb.jpg How children change their mothers ? and their mothers? DNA

During pregnancy, the placenta allows a small transfer of cells between mother and fetus. It?s called microchimerism.

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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/2011-2020/2017/07/07/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Writing%20group.jpg This writing group gives Boston?s homeless an outlet for their pain

At a health center for the homeless, the group gives patients a chance to tell their stories with dignity and humanity.