School committee wants to know why audit was buried

Superintendent Tommy Chang didn?t tell the panel about details of the IRS audit until a reporter began asking questions.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/TRUMP_TRANSITION_3.jpg Scaramucci calls critics of his threatened lawsuit ?baby-ish?

The former White House staffer made the comments during an interview with a Tufts student magazine.

President Donald Trump.

Trump made a ?Pocahontas? joke ? at an event honoring Native Americans

President Trump was honoring three Navajo code talkers in the Oval Office when he took a shot at Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Rex_Consumer_Financial_Protection_Bu_9244082B.jpg Two bosses, one agency, and a whole bunch of chaos

The agency Elizabeth Warren helped start was at the center of a media and political storm on Monday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/ea1133d716d949719158cc304bf254c3-78675e2ae9b44775a807785dd75bb0e2-4684.jpg A woman approached The Washington Post with a dramatic ? and false ? tale about Roy Moore

The woman appears to work with an organization that uses deceptive tactics to secretly record conversations in an effort to embarrass its targets.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/3eed7d170b2644f98e9bb08a51e8d872-3eed7d170b2644f98e9bb08a51e8d872-0.jpg At Harvard, Maine senator says he thinks the Russians will be back

Angus King is warning that the Kremlin is coming back for more.

Boston police officer was recorded driving on sidewalk

An officer drove his cruiser onto the sidewalk outside the Boston Public Library in October as he chased a dirt bike rider.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/ingram150-4663.jpg More than 180 people claim they?ve been sexually assaulted at Massage Envy

A BuzzFeed News article on sexual assaults reported at various Massage Envy locations has led many to express their outrage with the massage chain.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/9837d75381864229bbd2a26c393aa6a4-5e3265a440174fec943c9e8e5341bf0c-0.jpg Republican tax plan has 2 time bombs built in

And defusing either one will set off the other.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/23/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/cavanaugh_092814LocationPics3_bizA.jpg How Mass. home values could go down if the GOP tax overhaul bill passes

Are you going to lose tens of thousands of dollars in home value if Republicans are successful in ramming their tax overhaul bill through Congress? It?s possible, according to some estimates.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tree-10440.jpg Sudbury police reminds public: Big trees and little cars don?t mix

One quick way to end up on the Sudbury Police Department?s holiday naughty list? Improper tree transportation.

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11-year-old Massimo achieves superhero status with help from local comic book artist.

Born premature, Massimo has defied predictions at every stage. Now, his courage is inspiring his transformation into a real hero: Traffic Man.

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(CREDIT: Elkus Manfredi Architects) -- RENDERING info from source: Proposed pedestrian flow improvements with the widening of the south side of the Boylston Street sidewalk as viewed from the corner of Boylston Streetand Tremont Street. Thisvisioning project will help Emerson College redefine its?front door? to Boston Common and the City ofBoston. Looking west along Boylston Street, in theforeground on the south side isthe Little Building,currently being enovated by EmersonCollege. ( dusk no-crosswalk )

Elkus Manfredi Architects

Emerson College has big plans for its corner of Boston

The school will transform the tarp covering a building under construction into a canvas ? the latest in changes the school is making to boost its image in Boston and around the world.

Pistons 118, Celtics 108

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_bosdet7_spts.jpg Celtics can?t match Pistons at TD Garden

The Celtics lost their fourth game of the season in a meeting of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.

Celtics notebook

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_bosdet9_spts.jpg Avery Bradley gets standing ovation from Celtics fans

The TD Garden crowd enjoyed the video tribute for the Pistons guard played before Monday?s game.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-10445.jpg Johnny D?s former home in Somerville has been torn down

The once-popular music hall and bar closed in 2016.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/22/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/RinaldiBus02.jpg The MBTA wants to go cashless. What about people who might be left behind?

While only 7 percent of all MBTA riders pay with cash, the bulk of those users live in predominately low-income communities that have the highest concentration of bus ridership system-wide.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appeared on Monday in London.

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KEVIN CULLEN

Insipid commentary aside, congratulations to the happy (royal) couple

I wish the new royal couple many years of wedded bliss. But I also wish they could move their wedding day up to, say, Thursday.

Erin Colon worked to help Globe Santa keep Christmas happy for thousands of children.

Globe Santa

Globe Santa?s helpers ensure a happy Christmas for thousands of children

The Globe Santa team is hard at work making sure that any child whose family asks for help is not disappointed Christmas morning.

Dan Shaughnessy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-14110.jpg Dave Cowens might be the most unappreciated superstar in Celtics history

If you didn?t see him play, it?s hard to explain the essence of Cowens, who will be honored at ?The Tradition? on Tuesday night.

Mrs. Redd, who raised six children, persevered after her husband?s death and a fire that ravaged her home.

obituary

Frances Redd, special needs teacher who overcame tragedies, dies at 95

Mrs. Redd, of Roxbury, raised six children and persevered after her husband?s death and a fire that ravaged her home.

Patriots 35, Dolphins 17

Foxborough MA 11/24/17 New England Patriots Elandon Roberts sacks Miami Dolphins Matt Moore for a 10 yard loss during fourth quarter action at Gillette Stadium. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic reporter:

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BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Patriots finally showed that they can get after the quarterback

New England blitzed 15 times on 43 Dolphins dropbacks and recorded a season-best seven sacks.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/876402418.jpg Patriots place Martellus Bennett on injured reserve

The tight end appeared in two games for the Patriots after being claimed on waivers following his release by the Packers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Image%20Tease%20Place%20Holder.png The Season Ticket podcast

NFL reporter Ben Volin joins host Chris Gasper to dig into the state of the Patriots and the team?s collision course with the Steelers.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/muck1105altimage-2940[1].jpg He put BSO on the map ? then landed in a world of trouble

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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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Scot_Lehigh_150px-3571.jpg Al Franken should resign

Franken should ask Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton to appoint someone to take his place.

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Holiday Arts Preview

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Holiday%20Arts%20preview%20web150-5211.jpg The best of the arts this upcoming holiday season

?Tis the season for music, shows, and productions of all kinds, just in time for the holidays.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/McEwen.jpg Intense pain. Crushing weakness. Why was this young man near death?

Doctors had no explanation for Colin McEwen?s symptoms. It would be eight years before he got an answer.

Crossword

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/crossword.jpg Play the crossword

Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.