Boston is close to banning plastic bags at stores

Audience members applauded after Boston City Council passed a ban on single-use plastic bags.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

The measure still needs Mayor Walsh?s approval, but Boston is preparing to join other communities that have moved against plastic bags.

James O'Keefe, the founder of Project Veritas.

That group that tried to sting The Washington Post? It?s suing the DA in Boston

In Massachusetts, Project Veritas said, its undercover information-gathering ?could result in criminal charges and civil lawsuits.?

TAJI, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 29: British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks with British soldiers at the Camp Taji military base on November 29, 2017 in Taji, Iraq. Theresa May has made a surprise visit to Iraq during a planned visit to the Middle East. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Trump rebuked in UK after retweets targeting Muslims

The series of anti-Muslim videos retweeted by President Trump were originally posted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of the far-right group Britain First.

Opinion | John Robbins

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/6c18dc863d5b4656a8db92b50b2ed6b2-6c18dc863d5b4656a8db92b50b2ed6b2-0.jpg Hate tweets about Muslims lead to hate crimes

President Trump?s tweets against Muslims are reckless and dangerous, and have empowered a new generation of violent individuals to translate their hatred into abuse.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_UO9OW.jpg 6 benchmarks North Korea?s nuclear program is trying to hit

North Korea is speeding toward a goal it has sought for decades: the ability to hit a major American city with a nuclear weapon.

GROUND GAME

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_UP2IQ.jpg There?s one way to end the crisis in North Korea: Pay them

War would likely be catastrophic, and sanctions aren?t working. But an option remains: pay the North Koreans to end their nuclear weapons program.

Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-3585.jpg Republicans still propping up Trump: What are you waiting for?

There?s been no change and no improvement, just a seemingly never-ending descent.

One of the #ResistTheRisk public awareness campaign ads

US attorney?s office for the District of Massachusetts

Experts assail anti-opioid ads as destined to fail

A public awareness campaign funded by the US attorney?s office was unveiled Wednesday in Boston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/letter.jpg This Roslindale resident received some unexpectedly ugly mail

?Stop Muslim lessons in Roslindale schools,? the letter said.

Talking Points

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_bostonview12_landmark.jpg Retailers make last-ditch effort to curb MassHealth fee increase

The MassHealth saga isn?t taking a break for the holidays.

Matt Lauer was fired by NBC News for ?inappropriate sexual behavior.?

Karsten Moran/New York Times

Matthew Gilbert

Another media figure falls, and mistrust grows

Accused men in the media present a distinct problem, since credibility is essential to legitimate news outlets.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/32b1d1d861e34ca79ead75792c14b1b1-32b1d1d861e34ca79ead75792c14b1b1-10498-U8483544779wRE--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Matt Lauer?s interview with Bill O?Reilly looks different now

O?Reilly spent the interview vehemently denying the harassment allegations made against him. Lauer did not hold back with his questioning.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/lauer111-4717.jpg Matt Lauer fired after sexual misconduct complaint

The decades-long host of the ?Today? show was fired after a complaint Monday night. NBC News?s chairman said it was the first complaint against the anchor, but that the company had reason to believe it may not have been an isolated incident.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/keillor-2a9260f0-9556-11e6-9b7c-57290af48a49-4721.jpg Garrison Keillor says he?s been fired over alleged improper behavior

News of Keillor?s firing from Minnesota Public Radio came shortly after he wrote a column ridiculing the idea that Senator Al Franken should resign over sexual harassment allegations.

//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

Globe sports editor Joe Sullivan and host Chris Gasper weigh in on why certain ?Belichickisms? are banned from the newspaper.

Follow:   iTunes   |   Stitcher   |   RSS

 

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/DPv4YFJXkAMMhGA.jpg Someone wanted a bike lane on the Congress Street bridge ? so they drew one on with spray paint

The fake bike lane runs over the Fort Point Channel.

James Witkowski, 45, is accused of killing Lena Bruce. He appeared in Suffolk Superior Court on Wednesday.

Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff

DNA helped solve 1992 murder of Tufts graduate, prosecutors say

The man accused of killing Lena Bruce is on trial in a Boston courtroom, where DNA evidence will play a key role in the prosecution?s case.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_readyforwinter1_met.jpg Winter is coming. It always does. And Boston says it?s ready

Boston has 44,000 tons of road salt and has expanded its fleet of snow removal equipment to 200 pieces, up from 140 last year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/884010c522c44da4815d6a1417b8b430-884010c522c44da4815d6a1417b8b430-0.jpg American Airlines is scrambling to find pilots for holidays after glitch

American isn?t saying how many flights may be affected during the Christmas holidays but says it plans to avoid canceling flights by paying overtime and using reserve pilots.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/blue%20bone%202.png Prehistoric women worked hard, and they had the muscles to prove it

Researchers found that ?we had been underestimating women?s labour in the past? and that Neolithic women were stronger even than female college rowers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/73ede2c95289456e8214f210182d7eef-73ede2c95289456e8214f210182d7eef-0.jpg Bitcoin drops by $2,000 in five hours after record rally

Hours after surging past $11,000, bitcoin tumbled almost 20 percent, wiping more than $2,000 from its price in five hours. It traded at $9,340 as of 2:52 p.m. in New York.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/24/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/abb8cd05b4e84cf383fe6ca4b79abeed-bb5bb313ec104fc3b361ef197dd28278-0.jpg Apple releases fix to security flaw in Mac operating system

The company said it?s changing development practices after a significant security flaw was disclosed Tuesday.

Newsletters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/fast-forward-speed_160.jpg Fast Forward

A look at the news and events shaping the day ahead, delivered every weekday with a side of humor and a dash of attitude. Sign up here.

Breaking News Alerts

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/10/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/DKu5zGDUEAI5bSf.jpg Sign up for breaking news alerts from the Globe

Get the latest news ? from weather to Trump to local happenings ? delivered via Facebook messenger.

Special reports

Magazine | A nonfiction novella

//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.

Opinion & Ideas

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-3582.jpg Harassment firings turn the spotlight on press

Turning the microscope on our own organizations happens infrequently and usually not until some major crisis of credibility.

Confidential tips

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/22/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/spotlight.jpg Have an investigative news tip?

Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].

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/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/San%20Diego.jpg Come for a new hip, stay for SeaWorld? San Diego bets on medical tourism

A San Diego campaign aims to attract patients, but experts say it?ll take more than online ads to build a medical tourism hub.

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.