Donald Trump replaces Reince Priebus

Former Chief ofStaff Reince Priebus.

Evan Vucci/Associated Press

President Donald Trump has replaced his chief of staff in a surprise announcement posted to Twitter Friday afternoon.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/USSC_08kelly01_met.jpg General John F. Kelly: from Brighton to the White House

John F. Kelly is remembered fondly as an adventurous Irish-Catholic son who reached the highest echelons of military service.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cop.JPG Stay less than 10 m.p.h. above speed limit and you?re unlikely to be ticketed

The odds of being issued a fine for speeding spike dramatically when drivers go 10 miles per hour or more over the limit.

CARS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/a2e6e468fe4c4f74948531a5b86b80f8-a2e6e468fe4c4f74948531a5b86b80f8-0.jpg Car enthusiasts: Tesla?s much-anticipated Model 3 is finally here

The company will be holding a special launch event at its Fremont, Calif., factory, in which it will reportedly turn over the keys to around 30 models of the new vehicle.

nestor ramos

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/29Nestor.jpg ?They?ll all be fired?: A few options for Scaramucci?s new leak-proof team

Anthony Scaramucci is the third guy to be White House Communications Director in just a few short months, and it?s fair to say he may not pan out, either.

Mario Cantone as Anthony Scaramucci on ?The President's Show? on Thursday.

Names

Mario Cantone called us from ?The View? to talk about Anthony Scaramucci

?He?s in me . . . yet he?s not in me totally,? the Stoneham native and Emerson College graduate said, adding, ?I mean that as a character.?

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Fueled by Chipotle and caffeine, the Senate delivers its own surprise ending

The mood was tense, if not exactly rousing. But by 12:54 a.m. Friday, everyone was wide awake and coffee-infused.

GROUND GAME

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_R24N5.jpg Was this Trump?s worst week ever?

When the history of Donald Trump?s presidency is written, this past week will be remembered as the one when everything changed.

Opinion | Leonard L. Glass

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/TrumpPsychiatrists.jpg Let psychiatrists talk about Trump?s mental state

The Goldwater Rule still stands, but it shouldn?t.

?There are other worlds than these.?

Stephen King has created many worlds and many of them he has connected, in ways big and small, with the ?Dark Tower? series acting as the linchpin.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/b637b5e8-658e-49ae-a3fb-ab4f2562ab1b.jpg Uber board wants a seasoned pro at the helm

All the candidates being floated for the CEO?s job are older and more experienced than Travis Kalanick, some considerably so.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/983252f0-5059-11e7-b064-828ba60fbb98.jpg GE?s new boss isn?t going to get a honeymoon

Stockholders are expecting John Flannery to act decisively to lift the company?s sagging share price.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/07c4e8ed4a3a42c989573942d962eff6-90b173e536ca4b718e7dec0e73c7c698-0.jpg GOP-controlled Congress on pace to be historically unproductive

By almost every objective measure, this Congress is off to a dismal start.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/MurderforHire.jpg N.H. mother and son allegedly paid $5,000 to kill son?s former wife

Maurice Temple, 63, and Pauline Chase, 83, were arrested and charged with solicitation, conspiracy, and attempt to commit murder, officials said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_mcphs4_met.jpg Boston pharmacy program put on probation

The signature pharmacy degree program at MCPHS University in Boston has been placed on academic probation for having too few professors and overcrowded buildings.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/HandelArchitecture_26winthrop05_biz.jpg Boston Common shadow fight is over, for now

Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill that changes rules restricting shadows on parks, clearing the path for a tower at the Winthrop Square Garage.

12 people were on board a 24-foot Four Winns Horizon brand powerboat when it capsized and overturned near the Hog Island in Buzzards Bay on Wednesday.

Boy in Buzzards Bay boating accident remains hospitalized

Authorities have not released any information on his condition.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

North Korea fires missile that lands in sea off Japan

North Korea launched a missile Friday that was in the air for 45 minutes before landing off Hokkaido, the northernmost Japanese island.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/BOS25_29cambridge13_met.jpg 11 buildings evacuated after ?major? gas leak in Cambridge

Buildings were evacuated and traffic was being diverted from the area, the Cambridge fire department said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/shanley.jpg Paul Shanley, convicted child rapist and former priest, released from prison

The defrocked Catholic priest spent 12 years behind bars for raping a boy in Newton in the 1980s.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/48509322H7807051-2036.JPG Boston ranks high for mice, rats in homes ? not so much for cockroaches

About 17 percent of households in the Boston metro area said they had seen signs of either mice or rats inside their home, and about 2 percent said they had seen signs of cockroaches.

For cyclists, BU Bridge closure is like ?heaven?

Some riders described traveling over the bridge while it?s closed down to cars as a stress-free experience.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/NPS_29whale01_met.jpg 33-foot whale washes ashore on Eastham beach

A 33-foot humpback whale carcass washed ashore on a beach in Eastham Thursday evening.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_pot1_met.jpg Baker approves changes to legal pot sales, pledges fast roll-out

The governor said he remains personally opposed to legal sales of the drug.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/17/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/lee_yanksox4_spts.jpg Red Sox put David Price on disabled list

The lefthander will miss his Friday start because of a recurrence of elbow issues, and Rick Porcello will go instead.

Newsletters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/20/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/629844334[1].jpg Sign up for Talking Points

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

Investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/03/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_MB3WQ.jpg Documenting Hate: Submit an incident you know about

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

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Draft-1-1024x576.jpg From chemicals to life: Scientists try to build cells from scratch

A synthetic cell could answer the fundamental question: What does it mean to be alive?

Real Estate

What does your money buy in Weymouth?

A sampling of the housing market here includes an antique with five fireplaces and a town house with a private courtyard.