McCabe calls his firing part of the Trump administration?s ?war on the FBI?

Attorney General Jeff Sessions late Friday night fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a little more than 24 hours before McCabe was set to retire.

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Trump tweeted that the former FBI deputy director ?knew all about the lies and corruption? in the intelligence organization.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/932567530.jpg Visa winners hit President Trump with truth

The leader of the free world has turned his considerable ire toward a group of immigrants who came to the United States legally through a visa lottery program.

Amazon held a job fair at the Hilton Hotel in Boston in late 2017.

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Questions on Amazon bids met with silence, as 50,000 jobs hang in the balance

At the company?s request, officials in Boston and other cities have stopped talking about their efforts to lure Amazon?s second headquarters.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_10T1EP.jpg GOP candidate who called teen ?skinhead lesbian? quits race

A Republican Maine House candidate who called a Florida high school shooting survivor a ?skinhead lesbian? and called another a ?bald-faced liar? is quitting the race.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_windfarm4_met.jpg Opponents say Block Island wind farms are causing problems across prime fishing grounds

The nation?s first ocean-based wind farm has exposed what fishermen say are serious threats caused by scattering metal shafts and snaking underwater cables.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/OctavianCantilliforTheBostonGlobe_15kochswoohispanics_06_natl.jpg Koch groups try to convince Hispanic voters that Trump doesn?t represent the GOP

The Koch groups are trying to build a bulwark against the Trump-fueled erosion of support among Hispanics.

FILE Ñ Michael Cohen, President Donald TrumpÕs lawyer, leaves a meeting with the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 19, 2017. The Wall Street Journal reported on Jan. 12, 2018 that Cohen orchestrated a $130,000 payment to a pornographic-film actress in October 2016 to prevent her from going public with claims of a consensual sexual encounter with Trump. (Al Drago/The New York Times)

Trump lawyer says he can seek at least $20m from Stormy Daniels

President Trump?s personal attorney claims he has the right to seek at least $20 million in damages from Daniels for allegedly violating a nondisclosure agreement 20 times.

United Airlines said last year that it was launching an employee training program that would transform its bloodied and bruised customer service image.

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Christopher Muther

Why are people still flying United?

Basement-level customer satisfaction ratings persist because people are still flying United. If there is outrage, consumers are not adequately expressing it with their wallets.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rex_Demonstration_for_the_Legalisati_9436132G.jpg Pot shops face bans in most of Mass.

A review of local restrictions heightens concerns that the early adult-use pot market will be smaller than many consumers expected.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/12-31-2017_first-night_07-13605.jpg An unseasonably cold St. Patrick?s Day weekend lies ahead for Boston

This weekend will be mostly dry with temperatures in the 30s before another storm potentially sweeps through Boston in the upcoming week.

Jason Triplett, dressed in an Elsa costume, pushed a Boston police wagon that was stuck in the snow Tuesday night.

Ice, ice, baby: Figure skating star Adam Rippon shouts out Boston?s drag Queen Elsa

The queen of ice got a smiles and salutations from a star skater.

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 16: The UMBC Retrievers bench reacts to their 74-54 victory over the Virginia Cavaliers during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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Joe Sullivan | College basketball

UMBC?s achievement remarkable in many ways

The Retrievers are not a particularly good shooting team. Heck, they aren?t even the best team in the America East. That would be Vermont.

Boston, MA - 10/11/1967: Boston Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, left, stands with Red Sox player Reggie Smith after the Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 of the World Series at Fenway Park in Boston on Oct. 11, 1967. The Red Sox forced a Game 7 by winning, 8-4. (Frank O'Brien/Globe Staff) --- BGPA Reference: 170322_MJ_041

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

?I wish they would leave it Yawkey Way?: Reggie Smith, Jim Lonborg weigh in on Yawkey debate

Two stars of the 1967 Red Sox are in favor of keeping the name ?Yawkey Way? on the street that runs in front of Fenway Park.

Foxborough-01/26/18 The New England Patriots practiced in the bubble at Gillette Stadium. Patrick Chung speaks to the media after practice. JohnTlumacki/The Boston Globe(sports)

Patriots, safety Patrick Chung working on contract extension, reports say

Chung was scheduled to make $2 million in 2018 with another $1 million in bonuses and incentives.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_031618_01mendez_15387x.jpg Family furious at plea deal in death of young Swampscott mother

Jason Fleury, 39, admitted Friday to manslaughter in the Nov. 6, 2014, death of 25-year-old Swampscott mother Jaimee Mendez.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/09/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/tlumacki_paulsheehanandRFK_metro053.jpg A single moment, 50 years ago, that changed the course of a life

Paul Sheehan was a funeral director when he met Robert F. Kennedy on St. Patrick?s Day in 1968 and was propelled into a career in politics.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/eecd6fdb2d804751b47bc3ee08fd59a7-5f0b6669961f4aa088de5a016924f27e-1.jpg Engineer of Florida bridge reported cracks days before collapse

An engineer reported cracks on a newly installed pedestrian bridge two days before it collapsed on a busy roadway here, killing at least six people, state officials said Friday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/gorilla-6116.jpg ?Cleanfreak? gorilla at Philly Zoo walks upright like a human

A male gorilla at the Philadelphia Zoo is taking a stand against dirty hands by opting to walk on two legs.

Munch Madness 2018: The top restaurants in Boston

A la March Madness, local restaurants are pitted against each other. Vote now to make sure your favorite place wins.

Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/love_letters_teze.jpg A breakup: Is it an end, or is it a beginning?

In Season One, Meredith Goldstein explores this question through intimate stories of love and heartbreak and confessions from her own life.

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Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-4565.jpg Don?t put a torturer in charge of the CIA

Promoting Gina Haspel would be a tacit endorsement of what she did.

Modeling?s glamour hides web of abuse

The fashion industry is built on glamour and allure, but many models, especially the very young, know it for something else: sexual exploitation and abuse.

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