Flynn says Trump transition official told him to make contact with Russians

While pleading guilty to lying to the FBI, former national security adviser Michael Flynn admitted that a senior member of Trump?s transition team directed him to make contact with Russian officials.

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Court documents released Friday show Flynn has been charged with a single count of making false statements.

Senate to hire independent investigator in Hefner allegations

A Globe report released on Thursday detailed the accounts of four men who say Bryon Hefner, the husband of Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg, sexually assaulted and harassed them over the past few years.

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Four men allege sexual misconduct by Senate president?s husband

Four men told the Globe that Bryon Hefner, who is married to Senate President Stan Rosenberg, sexually assaulted and harassed them over the past few years.

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A jury on Thursday found the man not guilty of murder in the killing of a woman on a San Francisco pier that touched off a national immigration debate two years ago.

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President Donald Trump linked the Democratic party to the acquittal of a Mexican man who had been charged with murder.

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The comment came amid another veiled reference to President Trump: Obama pointed out he had more Twitter followers than others ?who use it more often.?

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President Trump has brought his penchant for high drama to Capitol Hill once again, as another high pressure vote looms over the US Senate.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

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Step by hasty step, Republicans are turning their tax plans into reality. With great ambition, however, comes great risk.

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Tony Hovater, a white nationalist and Nazi sympathizer, was featured in a controversial New York Times story last weekend.

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A mild Friday is expected to set the stage for a chilly weekend with partly sunny skies and winds that aren?t expected to be heavy.

Aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Catano, Puerto Rico.

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The Caribbean needs tourists. A guide to traveling there after the hurricanes

Most of the islands were not affected and are open for business. But even the places hit hard could benefit from travelers.

Matt Lauer, co-anchor for the ?Today? show, met with the show's producers in the control room in New York.

Ty Burr

What can we learn from the barrage of allegations?

When we place trust in a public figure, we?re projecting it onto a façade.

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Bette Midler to Geraldo Rivera: Apologize for alleged sexual assault

Bette Midler renewed an allegation of sexual misconduct against Geraldo Rivera, one day after Rivera called the news business ?flirty? amid Matt Lauer?s dismissal by NBC.

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Astronaut Scott Tingle, 52, a married father of three, is making the voyage with Russian and Japanese crewmates.

Boston, MA - 11/30/2017 - (4th quarter) Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving (11) drives and puts up a high floater good for two and a 99-87 lead on this drive during the fourth quarter. The Boston Celtics host the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Adam Himmelsbach, Topic: 01Celtics-76ers, LOID: 8.4.190246640

CELTICS 108, 76ERS 97

The 76ers rested their star, but Celtics turned theirs loose

Dynamic guard Kyrie Irving scored 36 points in 32 minutes as the Celtics topped the 76ers.

Worcester rapper?s ?I?m not racist? video spurs dialogue

Joyner Lucas released the video on Tuesday. It?s been watched more than 2.6 million times.

CARSON, CA - NOVEMBER 19: Nathan Peterman #2 of the Buffalo Bills throws a pass during the first quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at the StubHub Center on November 19, 2017 in Carson, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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CHAD FINN | UNCONVENTIONAL PREVIEW

How would Belichick catalog Peterman?s assets?

The Bills? choice of a starting quarterback against the Patriots represents a missed opportunity.

Navajo Code Talker Thomas Begay (left) and retired Army colonel Ronald Begay in Washington Monday.

KEVIN CULLEN

By mocking Warren, Trump dishonored the heroes he was supposed to be honoring

Trump?s name-calling overshadowed the people he was ostensibly trying to honor: Native American Code Talkers.

Dr. Roger Kligler, a Falmouth physician suffering from metastatic prostate cancer and a long-time advocate for physician aid in dying, plans to speak in favor of ending the opposition to physician-assisted suicide.

Mass. Medical Society to weigh if doctors should help the dying end their lives

Doctors will vote Saturday on whether to end their opposition to physician-assisted suicide, possibly clearing the way for legislation to allow it.

07/21/2012 CAMBRIDGE, MA An MBTA patron holds his Charlie Card (cq) outside Kendall Station (cq) in Cambridge. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

Dante Ramos

The MBTA?s problem? They?re just too nice

Switching to an electronic payment system doesn?t take a social revolution ? it just requires a modest change in customers? habits.

We had a pretty average, mild November  ? Joseph Brancaleone, 3, took a bundled-up beach day in Gloucester earlier this month ? but an Arctic blast may be coming later in December.

Dave Epstein

The Arctic?s frigid air may be uncorked and coming our way soon

Since a brief record-breaking cold outbreak in early November, there hasn?t been any truly cold air that?s lasted. That may be about to change.

Federico Erebia played with Pepito the squirrel.

A squirrel. A doctor. Who saved who?

After 25 years in medicine, Federico Erebia never imagined that a snap decision to treat a squirrel would change his life.

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Tony Massarotti of joins Chris Gasper to discuss Red Sox trade rumors and debate whether the Celtics or 76ers have a brighter future.

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Researchers are giving cancer to miniature human brains, called organoids, in hopes of improving glioblastoma care.

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