The Senate voted to confirm Haspel after several Democrats were persuaded to support her despite lingering concerns about her role in the brutal interrogation of suspected terrorists.
Boston school gym teacher allegedly molested four students while drunk Students told the principal that the teacher appeared ?drunk and had touched them inappropriately? outside in a playing field area, prosecutors said.
Private corner offices are out; collaborative bullpens are in. And employers want amenities to attract workers. Sometimes, the corporate headquarters just doesn?t fit the bill.
Mobster says memory of burying murder victim came back to him during walk in woods A Rhode Island mobster testified during the trial of Francis ?Cadillac Frank? Salemme that his memories came flooding back when he was collecting mushrooms.
Trump defends ?animals? remark about some immigrants, says he?ll always use it The president said he would continue to use the term to refer to violent gang members in spite of a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders.
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FDA calls out 39 drug companies for allegedly blocking access to generics The new list is part of the Trump administration?s efforts to lower prescription drug prices.
Warren challenger ends lawsuit over ?fake Indian? sign Shiva Ayyadurai had filed a lawsuit against Cambridge, which asked him to remove a sign from a campaign bus reading: ?Only a REAL INDIAN Can Defeat the Fake Indian.?
Another developer wants to build over the Mass. Pike A new complex along Mass. Ave. would feature two buildings with 540,000 square feet of space.
JOAN VENNOCHI
Mount Ida is classic Boston: Steeped in insider politics, secrecy, and faux outrage What happened at Mount Ida is unconscionable. But UMass and top political leaders didn?t try to stop it. They were party to it.
Ground Game
In Rhode Island, a father and daughter run for office He?s running for Congress. His daughter is running for state representative. And, yes, he is ?so proud? of her.
Boston homeless man jailed after trying to eat at Burger King Emory Ellis is suing the fast food giant and franchisee for nearly $1 million, saying he was discriminated against because of his appearance.
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Lucio Perez, who is in the US illegally from Guatemala, traveled in fear to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy, but returned to the church without incident.
NESTOR RAMOS
Welcome to the world of legal sports betting. Who?s ready to lose some money? Here are a few of the agonizing ways Boston fans could have lost ? or won! . . . but probably lost ? money in recent years.
In the past 10 years, the number of students taking AP tests in Mass. has more than doubled School officials say while the college credit is appealing to many students, most are attracted to the classes because they?re rigorous.
Is someone secretly producing gas that harms the ozone layer? Government scientists have detected an increase in emissions of an outlawed industrial gas that destroys ozone, potentially slowing progress in restoring the atmosphere?s protective ozone layer.
It?s extremely rare to get sucked out of an airplane window. But here?s how it would work Even though it?s happened twice in two months, incidents of people being sucked out of plane windows are extremely rare, experts said.
These were the top baby names in Massachusetts last year One name that seemed much more popular here than nationwide might reflect the region?s love of a certain football player.
Franklin Park Zoo?s prairie dog colony is welcoming 15 tiny additions, as young pups emerge from their underground burrows to greet visitors.
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Another Aaron Schlossberg video is out. This one?s not any better, and it has a Mass. connection A Massachusetts native posted a video of the New York lawyer calling him ?an ugly [expletive] foreigner? two years ago.
Hawaii?s Kilauea volcano erupts from its summit The summit explosion sent a dusty plume of ash about 30,000 feet into the sky.
Danny Ainge responds to allegedly being called a ?thief? The comment was made by a Cavaliers player in reference to the Kyrie Irving trade last summer.
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Showtime orders 12 episodes of Boston-based crime drama ?City on a Hill? The series is based on an idea of Ben Affleck?s.
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The Weekender: A snarky hero, a rebel pope, and royal to-dos The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.
Love Letters Podcast
Getting over a breakup Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.
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Michael A. Cohen
Both sides to blame for violence in Gaza Everything that happened this week was inevitable, predictable, and at least, in part, avoidable.
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Connor Biscan?s family gave a Globe reporter and photographer access into his world and their struggles, believing it might help other families.
After tense eye surgery, world comes into focus for gene therapy recipient Shortly after receiving Luxturna, 13-year-old Jack Hogan could see the board in class without help and take bike rides at night.
David Price will be on the mound as the Red Sox open a four-game series with Baltimore Thursday night.
A dorm is needed to address the island?s housing crisis, which has made it so hard to find affordable apartments that some workers have been sleeping on basement floors or in old shipping containers, officials say.
We found a Colonial in Winthrop, a Cape in Melrose, and a Colonial in Scituate that fit the bill.
President Trump marked the first anniversary of special counsel Robert Mueller?s investigation by repeating accusations that the FBI had a confidential informant inside his campaign.
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Here's a look at Tesla Autopilot, Cadillac Super Cruise, and Nissan ProPilot Assist.
President Trump reported reimbursing his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, for an expenditure over $100,000 last year - an apparent reference to the $130,000 that Cohen paid to ensure the silence of Stormy Daniels.
Shari Redstone won the battle Thursday with CBS Corp. The war? A final victory still seems a long way away.
The wise-cracking, low-rent superhero of the Marvel universe is back, played again by Ryan Reynolds with all the snark at his disposal.
Wine-beer hybrids will soon be everywhere, brewed by your favorite brands and as on-trend as last year?s rosé-all-day movement.
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Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town? As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.
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He is a boy easy to love, and also a heart-testing puzzle to those who love him.
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