Trump walks out of meeting with Democrats over shutdown
President Trump called his Wednesday meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and other Democrats a ?waste of time.?
President Trump called his Wednesday meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and other Democrats a ?waste of time.?
The bill is unlikely to move forward in the Republican-controlled Senate, where majority leader Mitch McConnell has dismissed it as political theater.
Here?s a look at what legal experts are saying about President Trump?s idea of going it alone and declaring an emergency so he can build his border wall.
Matthew Gilbert
Social media may have had fun, but as television programming goes, the Oval Office address and Democratic response were pointless, awkward exercises.
NESTOR RAMOS
Matt Cameron has more facts than most: while a lot of us have vacillated between irritated and irate over the Trump administration?s hard-line immigration policies and tactics, Cameron has lived it.
The head of the Food and Drug Administration said that the government shutdown prevents it from doing some routine food safety inspections.
Elizabeth Warren?s scheduled visits to the first-in-the-nation primary state will include a stop at Manchester Community College on Saturday.
Temescal Wellness in Hudson received a ?commence operations? notice from the Cannabis Control Commission, giving it approval to open as early as Saturday.
The Boston-to-Los Angeles flight was diverted to Buffalo, where passengers endured a long wait, before flying back to Logan ? with some continuing on to L.A.
State Street Corp.?s new chief executive officer is executing on a plan to whittle the management ranks.
An outdated school funding formula in Massachusetts is putting a severe strain on district budgets, a panel of school and municipal leaders warned Tuesday.
Globe Magazine
One hundred years ago this month an enormous steel tank ruptured, sending a torrent of brown syrup on a deadly path through the North End.
The Fine Print
In June, Pamela Howard adopted Muse, a blue-eyed, gray-striped, half-Siamese cat who had suffered terrible burns in a previous owner?s neglectful care.
TARA SULLIVAN
This is a reminder of what happens when those in power value service to their rules over servicing their constituents.
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Statistically speaking, we all know a victim of domestic violence ? or are a victim.
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Frontier enters the Boston market in April with low introductory fares on flights to Orlando and Raleigh-Durham. But watch out for the large number of ancillary fees.
The restaurant at the Ames Hotel is the latest in the city to close down, which its proprietor said was due to ?unforeseen events that have created the perfect storm.?
Movie Review
This tale of an alcoholic detective seeking to absolve her guilty conscience and bring culprits to justice 17 years after a deadly crime barely rises to the level of a genre rehash.
JOAN VENNOCHI
Please don?t squander the platform you so gloriously won.
Indira A.R. Lakshmanan
The fixation on the Mexican border is a distraction from far bigger problems beyond.
book review
Kristen Roupenian?s ?You Know You Want This? is a scintillating new debut story collection.
The Boston Fire Department?s newest class of recruits is training on Moon Island.
The tech giant?s local outpost started with a tiny team at in 2013, but it plans to grow to around 600.
Love Letters
I dumped him when I found out he was hanging out with his ex. Then he started making some big promises. Do I believe him?
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.
The Big Picture
Here are the photos from July to December that summed up the year.
The story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America?s most popular sport.
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The Bruins got off to a 3-0 first-period lead in cruising to a victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild.
City officials say zoning laws simply don?t allow the proposed facility at a burned-down mill.
Rents for one- and two-bedroom units in Waltham have increased by about 16 percent year over year, according to a Zumper report.
When female politicians ? and particularly women of color ? curse publicly, the blowback is fierce.
Iran confirmed it is holding US Navy veteran Michael White at a prison in the country, making him the first American known to be detained under President Donald Trump?s administration.
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Patient advocates are pursuing orphan drug status to give companies incentives to develop new treatments.
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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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.