Heather Unruh says Kevin Spacey assaulted her son

Fighting back tears, the former Channel 5 anchor told reporters that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her teenage son last year at a Nantucket bar.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/31/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/AFP_TV9Z0.jpg Kevin Spacey was just accused of assault on Nantucket. What happens now?

Prosecutors would need to prove their case beyond doubt and accusers would be under intense focus.

yvonne abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy-9835.jpg Tips on how not to be That Guy

With a little forethought, it?s possible to both work with women and avoid sexually harassing them.

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The city of Newton is at war ? over leaf blowers

With fall leaf cleanup in full swing in a suburb that prizes both pristine lawns and tranquility, incensed neighbors are turning on one another.

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?But I don?t blame China,?? Trump said. ?After all, who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens??

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/O'Hanley,%20Ron_high%20res.jpg State Street CEO-designate says law school plagiarism was a ?very big mistake?

Ronald O?Hanley withdrew from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1983 after admitting to plagiarism as editor-in-chief of the Vanderbilt Law Review.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/a8f4a89c72934541b56553099946da75-a8f4a89c72934541b56553099946da75-0.jpg Mass. House approves bill that ensures free birth control

The bill would shield state residents from changes to federal law regarding contraceptive coverage requirements.

Somerset-11/08/17- Canton vs Somerset-Berkley Div 1 south semi-final. Somerset-Berkley's Lucas Crook fights for a loose ball in the first half with Canton's Emily Campbell. Debee Tlumacki for the Boston Globe

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WEDNESDAY?S SCHOOL ROUNDUP

?They shouldn?t have boys on their team, it?s ridiculous,? said Canton field hockey coach

Fourteen athletes took the field, but all eyes were on Somerset-Berkley?s Lucas Crook and Alex Millar, the only two boys in uniform.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/IMG_3174.JPG%20(1).jpeg Three teens killed in West Brookfield crash remembered at candlelight vigil

Lena Noonan, 16, Christian Congelos, 15, and Jaclyn Desrosiers, 14, were remembered as loyal teammates and treasured friends whose promising lives were tragically cut short.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_sb2N_spts-11139.jpg Jerry Jones is said to hire high-profile lawyer to block Roger Goodell?s contract

The owner of the Dallas Cowboys has escalated his feud with the NFL commissioner.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Healey_02writers_04.jpg In digital age, tiny studios offer writers solitude ? and ties to a literary past

Feel free to leave the cellphone behind.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Berkelee.jpg Berklee let teachers quietly leave after alleged sex abuse, and pushed students for silence

Berklee College students reported being assaulted, groped, or pressured into sex with their teachers, at least three of whom were allowed to quietly leave, according to court documents and interviews.

In West Vancouver Canada, a nonprofit installed a 3-D decal on a road near a school to raise awareness about drivers speeding through school zones.

The Community Against Preventable Injuries

Things That Work

Can optical illusions trick drivers into slowing down?

A handful of cities around the world have painted optical illusions on roadways ? think raised beams and even images of children ? that appear, at first glance, to be blocking motorists? paths.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/07/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/main0806felger.jpg Michael Felger on Roy Halladay?s death: ?He got what he deserved?

The 98.5 sports talk show host is facing backlash after he ranted about the pitcher?s death.

Los Angeles Lakers' Brandon Ingram tries to get past Boston Celtics' Marcus Morris during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Celtics-Lakers rivalry in the rebuilding process

Magic Johnson is hoping to turn the franchise back into a contender.

BRUINS INSTANT ANALYSIS

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The Bruins allowed three goals in the first period and couldn?t recover.

Red Sox catching prospect Daniel Flores.

Bill Mitchell

Red Sox prospect Daniel Flores, 17, dies of cancer

The highly regarded catcher was receiving treatment in Boston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/women.jpg Women channel political angst into election success

After a year of indignities, women this week made dramatic strides in municipal elections across the country.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/cfb1e305fa554da885c3e78fc0d86618-cfb1e305fa554da885c3e78fc0d86618-0.jpg Do Tuesday?s GOP losses prove Trump?s politics don?t work for everyone?

Ed Gillespie?s candidacy tested whether President Trump?s playbook of explicit appeals to racial resentment could spell victory in a key swing state.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/71c85d9f848747fa87b0fb87abdd7d32-71c85d9f848747fa87b0fb87abdd7d32-0.jpg Maine governor threatens to thwart Medicaid expansion approved by voters

Governor Paul R. LePage of Maine threatened to defy the will of the voters, who approved a ballot question to expand Medicaid coverage for the poor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/map.PNG A precinct-by-precinct look at how Boston voted

Martin J. Walsh dominated much of the city, but Tito Jackson had strongholds in Roxbury and parts of Jamaica Plain.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_first5_met-9699-ksLE--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Retired Watertown fire Chief Mario Orangio dies

Mr. Orangio was appointed fire chief in 2004 at the age of 37, making him the youngest in the town?s history.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/06/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/6b284dec952f4e0fb6c812e76b7e6605-6b284dec952f4e0fb6c812e76b7e6605-0-7482.jpg Panera Bread to acquire Boston-based Au Bon Pain

Ron Shaich will step down as chief executive of Panera and serve as chairman of the combined company.

The latest report on double-booked surgeries was based on a study of cases at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.

Growing wave of research weighs in on double-booked surgeries

Atlanta researchers found that surgeons can safely run two operations at once, the latest medical study in the wake of a Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on the issue.

TECH LAB

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Facebook is already too powerful. It would be good for Mark Zuckerberg to have some competition.

Movie Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/lady-bird-V1-0067_LB_00000.jpg ?Lady Bird? a wise, funny, empathetic tale from Greta Gerwig

The indie actress?s directorial debut follows a Sacramento teenager (Saoirse Ronan) launching herself at life headfirst.

SEASON TICKET PODCAST

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The former Patriots star joined Chris Gasper to talk about a range of topics Wednesday.

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One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.

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The appointment of Alex Cora as manager of the Red Sox caps the team?s embrace of Latino talent on and off the field.

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The Amazon bid

newsroom commentary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/drone-5771.jpg Dear Jeff Bezos: Come and help us build a better Boston together

An open letter to the owner of Amazon, proposing a true partnership that rewrites the relationship between a city and the big companies that call it home.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Off%20the%20charts.jpg An elderly doctor was struggling. I spoke up. Then came the ?snitch guilt?

Patients complained that he wasn?t polite, that he wasn?t professional. I made flimsy excuses for him. Finally, I had to speak up.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.

Real Estate

Installing smart-home technology in an old house? It?s a lot easier ? now

In fact, smart-home technology is advancing so rapidly that houses only recently considered a formidable challenge for this technology can now be fitted with any number of remote and automated functions.