TSA says ?Quiet Skies? surveillance snared zero threats

In a briefing with congressional committee staffers, TSA officials provided details on the ?Quiet Skies? program, which expanded in March to include monitoring by teams of armed, undercover air marshals.

 Smith College students at the Neilson Library on campus in 1999.

TERRI CAPPUCCI FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE/FILE/1999

Smith College to bring in outside investigator after student was racially profiled

Smith College will hire an investigator to review the incident of a black student who was racially profiled while she eating lunch on campus.

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During a press conference Thursday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said: ??Our democracy is in the crosshairs.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_1836U3.jpg Trump trashes media as ?fake, fake disgusting news? at rally

Thundering that the media is the ?fake, fake disgusting news,? President Trump unleashed a torrent of grievances Thursday at a Pennsylvania campaign rally in which he cast journalists as his true political opponent.

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The issue of the White House?s relationship to members of the media has resurfaced after television reporters were targets of Trump supporters? ire at a rally in Tampa this week.

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A former White House staffer is claiming in a new book that President Trump has exhibited a ?mental decline that could not be denied.?

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The senators cited a report that members of President Trump?s exclusive clubs in Florida appear to have been invited on a tour last year.

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Federal authorities allege that a former youth care worker at a Phoenix-area facility for immigrant youths sexually abused eight teenage boys, one of several cases brought to light in recent weeks as thousands of immigrant children have been detained around the country.

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A report on a year-long pilot found that the number of complaints against officers who used the cameras as well as the officers? reported use of excessive force slightly dropped.

James Paschal (center) hung out with loved ones on a recent birthday camping trip.

?He?d do anything for you?: Family remembers man killed in Canton boating accident

James Paschal was fishing in a pond around 8 p.m. when he started struggling and shouting for help.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreitre_mgh3_splt.jpg How to land an appointment with a sought-after doctor

Here are some strategies for getting in to see some of the region?s top doctors.

Boston-08/02/2018 Red Sox Vs. Yankees. Sox Steve Pearce(rt) celebrates his 3-run homer in the 4th inniing with Andrew Benintendi. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(sports)

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RED SOX 15, YANKEES 7

Red Sox power past the Yankees in first game of four-game series

A sellout crowd was on its feet chanting ?Steve, Steve, Steve? in the eighth inning at Fenway Park, hoping to see Steve Pearce become the first Red Sox player to hit four home runs in a game.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tlumacki_soxvsyankees_sports613.jpg Steve Pearce blasts way into Red Sox record book

Pearce is the third Red Sox to hit three homers in a game against the Yankees, joining Mo Vaughn and Kevin Millar.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_bird6_met.jpg Cities grappling with scooter outbreak

Years after the Segway wars, Boston and its next door neighbors are grappling with another two-wheeled transportation innovation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Handout_10DA_04_met.jpg Tito Jackson endorses Rachael Rollins for Suffolk DA

Former Boston city councilor and mayoral candidate Tito Jackson called Rachael Rollins a ?friend? and touted her managerial experience and focus on criminal justice reform.

04/21/2018 Boston Ma Suffolk County DA Candidate Greg Henning (cq) at a Democratic forum.Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff Reporter:Topic.

DA candidate proposes unit to investigate unsolved shootings in Suffolk County

Greg Henning has proposed a plan to more aggressively investigate shootings in which no one is shot or someone was shot but not killed. The goal, he said, is to prevent future fatal shootings.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/BEDFORD_20180429_DEBATE_032-001[1].jpg Rufus Gifford says he?s donating a contribution from CBS head accused of sexual harassment

Rufus Gifford said he sent Leslie Moonves?s $2,700 contribution to Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts on Monday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Walker_080218_ribbon_001x.jpg Blue bows honor South Boston toddler killed in crash

A local florist is selling the bows in honor of Colin McGrath and will donate the proceeds to South Boston Catholic Academy. 

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New Hampshire?s known for many things, including first-in-the-nation presidential primaries, publicly operated liquor stores, and . . . private islands?

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-4685.jpg Despite Wynn?s problems, casino still rises in Everett

Local enthusiasm for casinos says more about the challenge of spreading Boston?s boom than the instrinsic allure of gambling.

Adobe

@LARGE | Michael Andor Brodeur

How social-media sharing amplifies what we want to hear ? and what we don?t

Like a virus, awareness of news spreads indifferently through contact. And this is a condition capitalized on by conspiracy theorists.

Opinion | Jennifer C. Braceras

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiUmass03.jpg Smear campaign against Marty Meehan misses UMass successes

An ad campaign against the UMass system president ignores the positive steps Meehan has taken on financial aid and fiscal oversight.

Connections | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/31/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/MildredJewett.jpg The real spirit of Nantucket has nothing to do with wealthy summer residents

The island has a reputation as an exclusive summer enclave, but my favorite resident was a year-round, down-to-earth legend.

STAN GROSSFELD

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/g30.jpg ?They underestimate the girls?: Baseball team beats boys, turns heads

The Boston Slammers girls team recently reached the semifinals of the Mayor?s Cup, startling boys teams along the way.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/66ba48d144cd45b88fe6a6ee27fe93fa-66ba48d144cd45b88fe6a6ee27fe93fa-0.jpg Matt Damon to play McDonald?s Monopoly fraud mastermind in film directed by Ben Affleck

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck likely hope their next film will not only pass Go, but collect more than $200.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Bedford_170425_QUICK_BITE_005.jpg Les Sablons in Harvard Square closing

Partners Jeremy Sewall, Garrett Harker, Shore Gregory, and Skip Bennett opened Les Sablons just over a year ago, in April 2017.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/3171dbcd606647988b70683bed2e1710-3171dbcd606647988b70683bed2e1710-0.jpg Aly Raisman on learning to be proud of her body

The Olympic gold medalist and Needham native is continuing to speak out to empower women.

Love Letters

Can I have a friend with benefits and still stay married?

She loves her husband, but their sex life has gone MIA. She thinks a no-strings guy on the side might be the answer.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/PlusLegislature.jpg That last-minute rush on Beacon Hill? So not necessary

Lawmakers waited until the last minute to pass legislation and let bills that appeared to have wide support die right at the finish line.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Capture2.JPG An oral history of LeBron James and the 2003 UMass-Boston Summer League

How the 2003 Boston Summer League helped introduce LeBron James to the NBA.

Newsletters

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A convenient digest of the top political news of the past week, delivered every Saturday. Sign up now.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Abilifystill.jpg Hundreds claim Abilify triggered uncontrollable urges to gamble

A judge is pushing for a settlement of lawsuits claiming the drug Abilify triggered compulsive behavior.

Globe event

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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.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever

A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

Lifestyle

The members from the rock group New Kids on the Block (l-r) Joe McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Jon Knight, Danny Wood and Jordan Knight. (Photo by Robin Platzer//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images) Published in NYTimes 01/31/04 Published caption: Super Bowl XXV, 1991: New Kids on the Block performed at Tampa Stadium. (Getty Images) Library Tag 04012008

Boston pols tweet about NKOTB vs. New Edition ? then Donnie Wahlberg joins in

When two Massachusetts politicos got into a friendly Twitter disagreement about the relative merits of New Edition and New Kids on the Block, they probably didn?t expect Donnie Wahlberg himself to weigh in.

Love Letters: The 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

 

Real Estate

Address

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As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

The Big Picture

David L Ryan/Globe Staff

The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, July 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: the Puerto Rican Parade, Taylor Swift performing at Gillette Stadium, and celebrating fourth of July.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.