Barbara Bush, matriarch in a political dynasty, dies at 92

Barbard Bush watched as her husband, President George H.W. Bush, congratulated their son, George W. Bush, when he was inaugurated as Texas governor in 1999.

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Mrs. Bush was the first woman since Abigail Adams to be the wife of one president and mother of another. She died Tuesday at her home in Houston.

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Politicians from New England and across the US offered condolences and warm remembrances of Mrs. Bush on Tuesday.

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The former first lady was known for her plainspoken, grandmotherly style.

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Passengers attempted to save a woman from being sucked out a window after an engine blew on a Southwest jet. She was identified as Jennifer Riordan, a bank executive and mother of two from New Mexico.

Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump spoke during an event at the Derry Opera House in Derry, N.H.

On Tax Day in N.H., Ivanka Trump and Steve Mnuchin promote GOP?s overhaul

The Derry, N.H., audience included the state?s top Republican officials and state lawmakers, as well as at least three candidates for Congress.

The Internal Revenue Service?s electronic system partly failed Tuesday.

IRS gives taxpayers an extra day to file after computer crash

The IRS said it would give US taxpayers an extra day to file their returns electronically after a computer malfunction disrupted the agency?s website.

Bagpipers led police from all over the country in a procession to St. Pius X Church on Tuesday.

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Thousands gather on Cape Cod for wake of slain police officer

Law enforcement officers and Cape Cod residents gathered on the chilled streets of Yarmouth to attend Sean Gannon?s wake and reflect on his short but meaningful life.

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A budget doesn?t have to kill your social life if you address the issue early.

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A November ballot question is expected to be the first statewide referendum on transgender rights.

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The ad, which is set to start airing on TV Thursday, ends with a subtle swipe at leading Republicans for failing to reach a deal on immigration reform.

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Stormy Daniels released a composite sketch of the man she says threatened her in a parking lot in 2011 to stay quiet about her relationship with Donald Trump.

CELTICS 120, BUCKS 106

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Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 30 points as Boston rolled over Milwaukee at TD Garden.

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Once again, a widely circulating video has raised the issue of excessive force.

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The guidelines allow officers to respond in a range of ways. If an individual resists a less severe action, police are trained to escalate the amount of force used.

Toddler drowns in backyard swimming pool

Officers found the 3-year-old boy in the home?s backyard swimming pool, which was uncovered and partially filled with dirty water and leaves, police said.

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Gina Haspel, the deputy director of the CIA, played a key role in a controversial interrogation program after 9/11 ? a fact that will likely dominate her confirmation hearing.

122nd Boston Marathon

Natick, MA - 4/16/2018 - elite men's runners run through the rain along the route of the Boston Marathon in Natick, MA, Apr. 16, 2018. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

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JOHN POWERS | ON THE MARATHON

Many elites couldn?t weather the storm in Marathon, opening the door

With Monday?s conditions intolerable for the top Africans, Desiree Linden and Yuki Kawauchi took advantage.

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The video had more than 2 million views on Facebook by Tuesday evening.

Runners climbed Heartbreak Hill.

The weather wasn?t the only strange story from this year?s Marathon

From the drama of the bathroom break heard ?round-the-world to the runner racing after an all-night drive, here are some of the strangest moments the race.

At Concord Academy, misconduct claims against former headmaster made public

The school banned Russell Mead from its campus after an alumna accused him of engaging in ?inappropriately close conduct.?

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Both the AMC show and Sean Hannity?s conception of attorney-client privilege seem to rest on a faulty understanding of the legal concept.

Protesters outside of a Starbucks in Philadelphia on Sunday, where two black men were arrested after employees called police to say the men were trespassing.

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It?s not just Starbucks: White fear is an American problem

For black people, this video has been viral forever.

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All of our modern presidents have felt the need to affect a presidential persona in public. Not Donald Trump.

A new chapter in the story of a terrier who found adventure in Milton

One day, in the friendly little town of Milton, a mysterious visitor arrived out of the blue. No one could say where, exactly, the little dog had come from. But before long, they began spotting it all over town . . .

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Experts say it is illegal for a nursing facility to refuse admission simply because a patient is prescribed addiction medicines.

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