Future of old-time Mattapan trolleys up for debate

While the MBTA ponders the next stop for its Mattapan service, some train enthusiasts are seeking to preserve the historic cars.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/979770558.jpg Trump tweet complicates House GOP efforts on immigration

President Trump suggested Thursday that any measure the House passes would be doomed in the Senate anyway.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/6b672caf97cf44428e4c527454bbef8d-6b672caf97cf44428e4c527454bbef8d-0-U841247453615kOC--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg ?We?re sending them the hell back,? Trump says of securing the country?s borders

President Donald Trump vowed at a rally in Duluth, Minn., on Wednesday that his administration would be ?just as tough? on immigration as before.

Immigrants recently processes and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection wait at the the Catholic Charities RGV, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. Nearly 2,000 children have been separated from their families at the U.S. border over a six-week period during a crackdown on illegal entries, according to Department of Homeland Security figures obtained Friday by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Flood of children is overwhelming network of shelters and foster care

An estimated 2,300 children are flooding a system that was designed for older teens and was not ready for the special challenges of small children in a crisis.

devra first

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If we believe what is happening in this country is wrong, we may have to ruin a few dinners on the road to right.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/20/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_16B6NH.jpg Here?s why Trump is taunting a Republican congressman on Twitter

An hour after signing an executive order that would keep migrant families together, President Trump tweeted about US Representative Mark Sanford.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/5f532f88ee334197904b7db11b8d9079-5f532f88ee334197904b7db11b8d9079-0.jpg There?s a growing belief Celtics will stay where they are in the draft

Despite speculation they might try to trade up, a league source said the Celtics are likely to hold onto the 27th pick Thursday.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_edwards3_spts[1].jpg Jack Edwards to remain with NESN as Bruins play-by-play voice

Edwards reportedly got a four-year extension, and the rest of the NESN hockey team will remain intact, too.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/oliver_wahlstrom_usa2[1].jpg For his next trick, Oliver Wahlstrom will become a high NHL draft pick

A trick-shot artist at age 9, the Boston College recruit has a powerful offensive game that could make him a top-10 selection.

Republicans in Congress have had almost two years to prove they could govern responsibly. They failed.

Opinion | Michael R. Bloomberg

Why I?m supporting Democrats in 2018

Republicans in Congress have had almost two years to prove they could govern responsibly. They failed.

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Three years after a Boston police crackdown on off-road vehicles on city streets, many say they?re seeing fewer dirt bikes and ATVs ? but that could change.

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2016 image originally released by NBC, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears with host Jimmy Fallon during a taping of

Jimmy Fallon reveals his personal pain following Trump fallout

Jimmy Fallon is opening up about the personal anguish he felt following the backlash to his now-infamous hair mussing appearance with Donald Trump.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/truck1-17224.jpg Conspicuously overloaded truck stopped by State Police in Springfield

Police cited the driver for operating with an unsafe load.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/hogweed.jpg This pretty plant can burn your skin and cause blindness ? and it?s growing in more than a dozen Mass. communities

That beautiful plant with white flowers that appeared out of nowhere in your backyard may be trouble.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_101217_14HUBplaza_5651x.jpg HUBweek?s City Hall Plaza rendering released as early bird passes for 2018 festival go on sale

HUBweek, billed as ?Greater Boston?s festival for the future,? aims to bring together thousands of attendees for sessions and events focused on the intersection of art, science, and technology.

Movie review | ? ? ½

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/18/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/2482_TP_00001R.JPG_cmyk.jpg The new ?Jurassic World? is kind of a Tyrannosaurus wreck

Dinosaurs, adorable and dangerous, are back in ?Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.?

Things to Do

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/20/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/U2Crop.jpg The Weekender: Bono, Beyoncé, Neko, and Hamlet

The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.

In Wayfair case, Supreme Court to let states collect Internet sales tax

The ruling, which opened the door for states to collect sales taxes on products their residents buy from online retailers in other states, is a loss for Mass.-based online retailer Wayfair.

Boston, MA - 05/08/18 - Hundreds rallied inside the State House for paid leave and a $15 minimum wage. The Raise Up Massachusetts coalition rally featured speakers and a march inside the building that passed by Speaker DeLeo's office. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (in caps) Topic: (09rally)

Business owners up in arms as $15 minimum wage, paid leave passes

The wide-ranging ?grand bargain?? bill would also impose a small payroll tax on workers and employers to pay for the leaves.

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?Fire rainbows? spotted in New England

A burst of bright colors could be seen in the sky in parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire on Wednesday afternoon.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_strawberrypicking_metro183.jpg Sunny weather continues . . . until the weekend

The first weekend of summer is almost upon us, but the forecast for the Boston area leaves a lot to be desired.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/26ca24f0e3e44430889ccfdcbf4270d4-240831b333d7467b982ab00cbefd3ee2-0.jpg Salemme jurors want transcripts of R.I. mobsters? testimony

Deliberations in the Francis ?Cadillac Frank? Salemme trial hit a snag when jurors asked for transcripts of testimony from two Rhode Island mobsters, but only one transcript was available.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/koko1-6757-kZ9C--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Koko, the gorilla who knew sign language, dies at 46

Koko?s capacity for language and empathy opened the minds and hearts of millions.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/09772d0ccc264f0189d1778c45d7f68d-09772d0ccc264f0189d1778c45d7f68d-0.jpg Suspect arrested in XXXTentacion?s Florida shooting death

The 20-year-old rapper was ambushed by two suspects as he left an upscale motor sports dealership Monday afternoon.

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It wasn?t a foul ball this time around - it was a flying frankfurter launched by the Phillie Phanatic, and it left a fan in the stands with a black eye.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/85321c02-74c6-11e8-805c-4b67019fcfe4.jpg Burger King apologizes for Russian World Cup pregnancy promotion

The chain had offered a lifetime supply of Whoppers to Russian women who get pregnant by World Cup players, ensuring ?the success of the Russian team for generations to come.??

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/7ddadc70bbed4480a42ec2aab53f0e46-7ddadc70bbed4480a42ec2aab53f0e46-6775.jpg Can you dig it? Archaeologists scour Woodstock 1969 concert field

The five-day dig aimed to map out the exact location of the music festival?s stage, but diggers also pulled up some artifacts that dated back to a time of peace, love, protest, and good vibes.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/comet.jpg NASA issues asteroid preparedness plan

If you think that the apocalypse may be upon us, you now have one less Earth-shattering disaster to worry about, thanks to a plan released Wednesday by NASA.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/20/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/951580446-7870.jpg Watch Steve Carell fight Nazis in uplifting ?Welcome to Marwen? trailer

The Acton native could be looking at an Oscar nomination for his role in the film, based on a true story.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/20/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/PlusChapmanBill.jpg Baker bill brings much-needed reform to sex-offender law

The law would bring long-overdue changes to the state laws dealing with sexually dangerous people.

Special reports

IDEAS | THE BIG TECH ISSUE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/14/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/hero-scharf.jpg Why Facebook and Google should pay you for your data

Users? clicks and posts built Facebook and Google?s online empires. Isn?t it time they got paid for their labor?

STAT

Stat

Watch ?Runnin?,? a STAT documentary

?Runnin?,? now available for purchase on Vimeo, takes an intimate look at a group of friends in Somerville who came of age as the opioid epidemic took hold and morphed into a national nightmare. It retraces the lives of friends lost, and one last member of the group struggling to avoid the same fate.

Globe event

Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/lovelettersalbum.jpg Getting over a breakup

Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

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Our new weekly summer newsletter, ?Eat. Drink. Eat some more,? gives you 15 weeks of recipes and restaurant tips. Find out more.