Vice President Mike Pence called Saturday?s talks ?productive,? but President Trump tweeted that ?not much headway? had been made.
Massport monitors TSA staffing at Logan during shutdown Hundreds of Transportation Security Administration agents ? required to work without pay during the shutdown ? called out of work across the US this week.
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President Trump?s fixation with a border wall has run into the new realities of divided government, pitting him against Democrats who have rejected the idea.
Rain is expected to keep falling Saturday, with snow in store Monday afternoon Rain is in the forecast for much of Massachusetts with snow on the horizon for the start of the work week.
Businesses, trade groups pony up $1.1m for Baker inauguration Governor Charlie Baker?s aides have said that the big-money contributions wouldn?t afford donors any special access to the administration.
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Yvonne Abraham
There seem to be so many reasons to write the senator off. None of them would have anything to do with her being a woman. Right?
Boston will get a new ferry soon, but only for some people A ferry between North Station and Fan Pier will be open only to employees or tenants of businesses funding the service. A few seats for the general public are eventually part of the plan.
3 dead in national parks as shutdown wears on Trump administration officials decided to leave the scenic parks open even as the Interior Department has halted most of its operations.
Ayanna Pressley is co-sponsoring a bill to repeal ?pay-as-you-go? Pay-as-you-go, or PAYGO, requires all new spending to be offset by equal cuts or tax increases and has been the target of newly elected House Democrats.
Starts & Stops
Transit in rural communities is a rising concern A new report, along with activists, calls for better transportation in sparsely populated areas of the state.
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Saturday?s Colts-Texans game could decide who the Patriots play in the divisional round. Here?s a summary of what?s at stake this weekend.
TARA SULLIVAN
?Bro, hands down, you?re the best corner I played with?: Stephon Gilmore wows his teammates Gilmore has allowed only one 50-plus-yard game by a receiver this season.
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Free agent market, trades too slow to develop ? just like last year Minus a deadline for deals, the market?s slow pace has become the new norm, says an American League executive.
From beer to bongs: Pot shop could sprout at site of well-known Boston dive bar Brighton community members will have an opportunity to discuss the proposal for the Mary Ann?s site Monday.
Off-duty trooper helped woman having a seizure aboard European flight Trooper Christian Paluk and his family were flying on Dec. 30 from Munich to Lisbon when the incident unfolded.
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The Jan. 6 holiday commemorates the biblical story in which three kings bring gifts to newborn baby Jesus, and its celebration is popular in Latin American communities.
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Sorting through my mother?s closets Winnowing down the possessions of a lifetime shows what really matters.
STAN GROSSFELD
BC teammates Vin Baker Jr. and Chris Herren Jr. share a bond born of adversity Both have fathers whose lives were ravaged by addiction before they recovered to help others.
Mayors around the region chart course for 2019 Six city leaders completing their first year in office, plus two veterans, outline their challenges and goals.
Editorial
Governor Baker should sign these bills leftover from 2018 session Governor Charlie Baker should sign into law these two bills: one to protect consumers from data breaches and another to ban gender discrimination in disability insurance.
OPINION | CHRISTOPHER WEYANT
Cartoonist and illustrator Christopher Weyant wants to believe.
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Unhealthy Divide
Cancer is a tremendous burden for anyone, but for a growing number of lower-income and even middle-class patients, an illness means an avalanche of trouble.
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The Big Picture
Here are the photos from July to December that summed up the year.
Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc. The story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America?s most popular sport.
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In winning Friday night, the Celtics moved the ball as well as they have all season, collecting 35 assists on 42 field goals.
Ronald Paquin, who has been defrocked, served time in a Mass. jail in a separate case.
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The Michigan Democrat didn?t back down Friday, tweeting that ??I will always speak truth to power.?? She added the hashtag, ??#unapologeticallyMe.??
A late-night fight at a suburban Los Angeles bowling alley turned deadly Friday.
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The recall is to replace Takata passenger air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel.
A manager of the iconic South Boston restaurant says there is a deal to sell the half-acre parcel.
The hosts are key to the success of the annual awards show, and these two seem to have a special rapport.
Will San Francisco?s issues push people away from J.P. Morgan? The annual trip to the J.P Morgan Healthcare Conference is getting harder to justify each year, executives and investors told STAT.
Love Letters: Until next year, my sweetheart In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.
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Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix? Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.
