FBI looked into whether Trump was working on behalf of Russia

President Trump fired then-FBI director James Comey in May 2017.

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An investigation began after President Trump fired James Comey in 2017. Agents sought to determine whether Trump was knowingly working for Russia or had unwittingly fallen under Moscow?s influence.

President Donald Trump speaks as he tours the U.S. border with Mexico at the Rio Grande on the southern border, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in McAllen, Texas, as Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, listens at right. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Shutdown officially becomes longest in US history

The federal government has entered Day 22 of a partial government shutdown, becoming the longest closure in US history.

Trump not ready to declare emergency over wall

The president says the ??easy solution is for me to call a national emergency . . . but I?m not going to do it so fast.?? Such a move likely would lead to multiple legal challenges.

COMMENTARY | JENEE OSTERHELDT

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The congresswoman is not afraid of the facts or scared to speak her mind. And that frightens people across party lines.

EDITORIAL

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Massachusetts gaming regulators have a right to see its own report ? and all of it ? on Steve Wynn and what his former company knew about his sexual misconduct.

OPINION | CHRISTOPHER WEYANT

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You could call the president an artist, of sorts, according to cartoonist and illustrator Christopher Weyant.

Letters

SIOUX CITY, IOWA - JANUARY 05: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks to guests during an organizing event at the Orpheum Theater on January 5, 2019 in Sioux City, Iowa. Warren announced on December 31 that she was forming an exploratory committee for the 2020 presidential race. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Letters

Likability, electability, ability: The case for ? and against ? Elizabeth Warren

Without even formally announcing her candidacy for president, Elizabeth Warren has everyone talking about 2020.

New Orleans, LA: September 17, 2017: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (left) throws a short pass to a wide open running back James White (28). The New England Patriots visited the New Orleans Saints in a regular season NFL football game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff).

Chargers unlikely to play 7 defensive backs against Patriots

The Patriots have the personnel to force the Chargers to play their linebackers, a weakness on their team.

01/04/2019 BOSTON, MA A group of friends shares a shot ski in the courtyard at Publico in Boston. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe

During the winter doldrums, Boston venues get creative to bring in guests

Restaurants and hotels are creating new immersive experiences to keep patrons coming year-round.

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Have you thought of tap dancing? Indoor rock climbing? Fat biking through the snow?

The purpose of the project is to straighten the Massachusetts Turnpike, which currently curves to avoid cutting through a now-disused rail yard.

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Lots of questions, and some answers, about the big Mass. Pike project in Allston

Where?s the Mass. Pike getting grounded? Why is Soldiers Field Road getting lifted? How much is this all going to cost? What?s Harvard got to do with any of this?

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Governor Charlie Baker told lawmakers Friday that he would not sign the controversial bill passed by the Legislature last week.

Calvin Adams served a customer on Friday at Haley House Bakery Café in Roxbury. Saturday will be the last day.

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Haley House cafe?s closing is a blow to Dudley Square

Haley House says the closure is temporary. It marks another chapter in the on-again, off-again efforts to revitalize the neighborhood.

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Three boats went up in flames Tuesday night. The investigation into how the fire started is ongoing, officials said Friday.

Racing at Suffolk Downs in recent years has been limited to a handful of dates each season.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff/File 2017

Chesto Means Business

Suffolk Downs?s thoroughbreds could be headed west

The track?s operator could move racing to the Great Barrington Fairgrounds. First, Suffolk needs help from state lawmakers to pull it off.

Jake Thomas Patterson of Gordon, Wis.

Man, 21, arrested in disappearance of Wis. 13-year-old and the murder of her parents

Jake Thomas Patterson is jailed in the deaths of a Wisconsin couple he killed because he wanted to kidnap their daughter, investigators said, a day after the girl was found.

BLOTTER TALES

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A grenade is found in a backyard, shampoo is thrown in a road rage incident, and other odd tales from local police blotters.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/12/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/kelly-repeat-7577066a-d871-11e8-a10f-b51546b10756.jpg Megyn Kelly, NBC News finalize their messy divorce

The former Fox News star?s attempt to become a network morning television star as part of the ?Today? show floundered.

Person shot in Lawrence, injuries life-threatening

The shooting occurred at 9:07 p.m. near 329 High St., Lawrence police Lieutenant James Raso said.

Special reports

Boston, MA - 1/16/1919: Looking across North End Park on Jan. 16, 1919, the day after a giant tank at the Purity Distilling Co. on Commercial Street collapsed, sending a wave of an estimated 2.3 million gallons of molasses through the streets of Boston. The great molasses tank was located in the center of this picture. Sections of the metal may be seen at the extreme left and right in the picture. Twenty-one people perished, including two 10-year-olds, Pasquale Iantosca and Maria Distasio, who were collecting firewood near the molasses tank while home from school for lunch. (Boston Globe Archive/) --- BGPA Reference: 150115_MJ_001

Boston Globe Archive

Globe Magazine

The day Boston was swamped by a deadly wave of molasses

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 Big Picture

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The Big Picture

The year 2018 in pictures: Part II

Here are the photos from July to December that summed up the year.

Podcasts

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/gladiator%20pic5.jpg Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.

The story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America?s most popular sport.

Newsletters

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Follow the Celtics? quest for a title and other NBA news both on and off the court. Sign up here.

STAT

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A whole slate of Democratic hopefuls are suddenly fixating on the same policy target: high prescription drug prices.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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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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