TSA says air marshals don?t follow ?ordinary? travelers. Some ordinary travelers beg to differ

 ?I?m not a terrorist,? Taylor Usry said upon learning that she was followed by air marshals.

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She?s a social media manager for an arts-and-crafts company, and somehow became a target of a secret TSA surveillance program.

Seven swimmers rescued, two hospitalized at Seabrook, N.H., beach

Emergency responders performed CPR on two of the swimmers, and resuscitation efforts were still in progress when they were taken to local hospitals.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/19/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/9e73768bd1a34daab3be6d9da0e1f701-9e73768bd1a34daab3be6d9da0e1f701-0.jpg The new alternative facts: ?Truth isn?t truth?

President Trump?s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani says it?s ??silly?? to say Trump should testify ??because he?s going to tell the truth and he shouldn?t worry?? because ??it?s somebody?s version of the truth. Not the truth.??

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/19/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_18G7Q8.jpg Trump says his White House counsel not a ?RAT? like Nixon?s

President Trump insisted Sunday that White House lawyer Don McGahn isn?t ?a John Dean type ?RAT,?? making reference to the Watergate-era White House attorney who turned on Richard Nixon.

Toddler dies after being pulled from Granby pool

A 2-year-old child died after being pulled from a pool in Granby Saturday night.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/13/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/rathe_alewifegarage_01.jpg Alewife garage to reopen Monday after a weekend structural assessment

The largest garage in the MBTA system was closed over the weekend to allow for an assessment on the structure?s condition during ongoing repairs.

The gaming room at MGM Springfield.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

MGM hopes its big bet on Springfield casino pays off

The state?s first full-fledged casino opens Friday, seven years after gaming was legalized in Mass. And this looks like no casino you?ve ever seen, as un-Vegas as Springfield itself.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/18/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/1013897452.jpg Pentagon sees space as next frontier

The US is perched on the edge of a new era in space militarization, and a new administration is eager to engage in a high-tech arms race.

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Former CIA Director John Brennan said he is considering taking legal action to try to prevent President Donald Trump from stripping other current and former officials? security clearances.

At St. Christopher Church in Dorchester, the Rev. Paul Helfrich became emotional as he addressed the Pennsylvania grand jury report from the pulpit during Mass on Saturday.

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In parishes around US, outrage grows in wake of Pa. scandal

More than 1,000 people have signed a letter demanding that every US bishop resigns in the wake of the latest sexual abuse scandal to rock the Catholic Church.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/unnamed-19416.jpg Motorcyclists ride against racism through Dorchester streets

The ride was organized by a Roslindale resident who recorded a video of a man going on a racist diatribe against her and her husband in Dorchester earlier this month after the couple had pulled over their motorcycles on Chelmsford Street.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/13/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/ee2790fc77e946909d3bbcdc422c56fa-ee2790fc77e946909d3bbcdc422c56fa-3163.jpg Parkland survivor to join marchers calling for gun reform

A survivor of the Florida school shooting and a parent of one of the victims are planning to join students in Mass. this week for a 50-mile march calling for gun law reforms.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/19/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/afa2e31ef565446fb22543a4cfca6fdc-afa2e31ef565446fb22543a4cfca6fdc-0.jpg Avenatti visits New Hampshire as he considers 2020 bid

Michael Avenatti, the attorney taking on President Trump on behalf of adult film star Stormy Daniels, is attending a New Hampshire picnic held by local Democrats as he weighs a bid for the White House.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/39138fd3de7941de8021a88103db8208-39138fd3de7941de8021a88103db8208-0.jpg US says conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative

The position was outlined in a memo released last month in support of the Trump administration?s proposal to relax fuel mileage standards.

Bon Appetit magazine has named Portland, Maine, as its Restaurant City of the Year for 2018. The city has a thriving restaurant scene, including the Eventide Oyster Co.

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Devra First

Why don?t Boston restaurants win national awards?

The city inarguably offers excellent food and a wealth of culinary talent. But when it comes to wider recognition, it is often overlooked.

Tech Nomad

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/04/10/BostonGlobe.com/Boston/Images/734955453b03473e8294c4bea8b2d3ed-734955453b03473e8294c4bea8b2d3ed-0.jpg The biggest impact of 3-D printing may be in medicine

The world of 3-D printing promises far more than more guns.

ON THE JOB

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/12/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/071118_Carlton_0846.jpg She?s helped launch thousands of products

Bobbie Carlton has been called the den mother of start-ups, and the fairy godmother of entrepreneurs.

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To locals, it seems only fitting that a city the size of Worcester should have a pro sports team, if not more than one.

RAYS 2 RED SOX 0

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/19/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/RinaldiSoz22.jpg Rays shut down Red Sox to win series finale

Five Tampa pitchers ? including former Red Sox Jalen Beeks ? limited Boston to two hits and two solo homers proved to be the difference for the Rays.

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Rodriguez will pitch Monday with Portland while Wright is close to going on a rehab assignment.

BOSTON, MA - 08/19/2018 Participants of the Fisherman's Feast lift the Madonna del Soccorso (Our Lady of Help) at the start of the Grand procession of la Madonna. For several hours, the men carry la Madonna through the streets of the North End. Erin Clark for The Boston Globe

Erin Clark for The Boston Globe

North End angel is ready to take flight

Sophia Fialkosky, 10, of Newton stars as this year?s Flying Angel in the North End?s 108th annual Fisherman?s Feast. Sophia?s great-grandmother, Anna Campo, is the oldest living Flying Angel at 94.

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/14/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/Meredith_New_Logo-4393.jpg I was about to say ?I love you,? when he dumped me

Did I wait too long? Or would saying those three little words have changed nothing.

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/13/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/web0819cover.jpg Put away that credit card. You need to use cash more

Big banks are the big winners when shoppers whip out the plastic. Meanwhile, Americans sink further into debt.

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/14/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/opener0819excerpt%20.jpg How I found my race in America

When I stopped smiling like a good immigrant, I risked becoming an angry brown woman.

Music Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/19/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/wickedgood-17.jpg Despite rain, happiness reigns at Wicked Good Festival

Boston itself was the common thread running through the first Wicked Good Festival.

Top: The Fens portion of Fujiko Nakaya?s ?Fog x FLO.? Below (from left): Liz Glynn?s ?Open House,? Alicja Kwade?s ?TunnelTeller,? Yayoi Kusama?s ?Where the Lights in My Heart Go.?

Melissa Ostrow

Art Review

Four art installations you?ll want to see

This summer has brought atmospheric environments to get excited about.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/4de49636-cfd2-49e3-9ca8-fd2d4bd67f6e.jpg Flushing contact lenses can cause environmental damage

When the lenses make their way to a wastewater treatment facility, they do not biodegrade easily, researchers report, and they may fragment and make their way into surface water.

Trendspotting

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/09/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/Apollo%20Saturn%20V%20kennedy-space-center.jpg Interest in space tourism is sky high

Enthusiasm appears to have been reignited by images of SpaceX rocket boosters landing gently back on earth, Elon Musk?s Tesla Roadster shot into solar orbit, and by the prospect of traveling aboard Virgin Galactic or Jeff Bezos?s Blue Origin.

TV Critic?s Corner

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/17/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/20tvdaily1.jpg E! talk show will keep Philipps very busy

Busy Philipps will host a new talk show on E! called ?Busy Tonight,? the half-hour will air from Sundays through Wednesdays at 10 p.m.

Brainiac

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/07/31/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/Cheat2.jpg Uncommon Knowledge: Testing for cheaters

Unusual insights from the social sciences, from transplants to Christianity to secrecy.

Ideas | Jane Solomon

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/17/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/Millennial-illo.jpg Jane Solomon: How ?millennial? got skunked

A ?skunked term? means different things to different people, because its meaning is ambiguous or has changed over time.

COLLEGE BOUND

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/09/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/rathe_bedford_location08.jpg Transferring from community college is now a lot easier

The Mass Transfer website allows students to map out their college educations and see the most affordable options.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Turner010318METRO04mbtaprep27-13970-14194-14235.jpg When it comes to commuter rail, privatization isn?t problem

The T doesn?t have ? and never has had ? the in-house ability to operate the commuter lines itself.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner051518METRO07chelseabus505-19204-U832996319084rWB--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg This MBTA route showcases all of the T?s bus problems

The 111 is a rolling case study of all that ails MBTA bus service: overcrowding, delays caused by traffic and passengers who pay in cash, and frequent cancellations.

Newsletters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/25/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/statehouse150-3271.jpg This Week in Politics

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/2011-2020/2018/08/16/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/CF3A0977.jpg A women?s health firm pitched a much-needed drug. Men didn?t get it

Antiva Biosciences is getting a front-row view of the challenges involved in pitching a company focused on women?s health.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg 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.

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.

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Elon Musk confronts a fateful tweet and an 'excruciating' year

?I thought the worst of it was over ? I thought it was,? Elon Musk told the New York Times. ?The worst is over from a Tesla operational standpoint.? He continued: ?But from a personal pain standpoint, the worst is yet to come.?