No deal is in sight on border security with second shutdown looming

Border security negotiations are teetering just days before a potential new government shutdown, with Democrats and Republicans still in disagreement.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/1128077950.jpg Ilhan Omar apologizes over tweets about US support of Israel

Representative Ilhan Omar insinuated in tweets Sunday night that US support for Israel is fueled by money from a pro-Israel lobbying group that has Jewish backing.

Storm could complicate Tuesday evening?s commute in Greater Boston

Snow is expected around noon and could be heavy at the start before changing to sleet and freezing rain. Visibility and driving could be difficult, forecasters said.

Educator killed in hit-and-run will live on in those she taught, colleagues say

Allison Donovan was fatally injured in a hit-and-run crash while in the crosswalk on Powderhouse Boulevard.

Associate of PixarBio founder pleads guilty in fraud scheme

M. Jay Herod admitted to manipulating trading of Medford company?s stock, and to cashing in on the deception.

Human remains found at N.H. wastewater treatment plant are determined to be a fetus

Conway police were notified of human remains at a pumping station on Feb. 5, and a doctor said the fetus ?was the result of a spontaneous natural miscarriage.?

Fall River man melts fillings in search of silver, unleashes mercury fumes, poisoning residents and animals

A Fall River man trying to melt dental filling for silver poisoned himself and two residents, killed four pets, and forced the evacuation of a 6-unit apartment building Saturday, officials said.

Massport is unloading another acre of its South Boston real estate holdings

Massport on Friday began circulating a promotional brochure within Boston?s commercial real estate industry to hype a 1.1-acre parcel, now used as a parking lot, that will hit the market soon.

Talking Points AM/Larry Edelman

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/bezospost.jpg Who loaned $460m to American Media? Inquiring minds want to know

The parent company of the National Enquirer borrowed the money in January to refinance its debt, before Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos went public with allegations of extortion and blackmail.

Judge orders Michelle Carter to begin serving sentence

The state?s highest court has denied Michelle Carter?s request to stay the imposition of her sentence, pending an appeal to the US Supreme Court.

FILE- In this Sept. 25, 2018, file photo, Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax gestures during remarks before a meeting of the Campaign to reduce evictions at a church meeting room in Richmond, Va. A California woman has accused Fairfax of sexually assaulting her 15 years ago, saying in a statement Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, that she repressed the memory for years but came forward in part because of the possibility that Fairfax could succeed a scandal-mired governor. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

JOAN VENNOCHI

How Brett Kavanaugh and the ?complexifier? of race help Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax

When it?s he said, she said ? deny, deny, deny.

Jessie Fire posed for a portrait in her apartment's gym.

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

A pricey personal training contract with a vulnerable client raises some troubling questions

Jessie Fire signed up for a personal training contract costing $14,400. Pricey, perhaps, but not otherwise an unusual transaction, except for the fact that Jessie is mentally challenged.

Brighton, MA--02/11/2019--Celtics power forward Marcus Morris looks to receive a pass during practice at the Auerbach Center on Monday afternoon. (Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe) Topic: celticspractice Reporter:

Lessons learned? Celtics acknowledge they?ve lacked energy, passion

Players agree with Marcus Morris?s criticism questioning the team?s determination after Saturday?s embarrassing loss to the Clippers

Tom Brady is entering the final year of his deal, and Brian Hoyer is under contract in 2019 for just $3 million ($1.51 million guaranteed).

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Here are the moves the Patriots should make this offseason

All Bill Belichick has to do is read this nine-item to-do list, then start clearing room for that seventh Lombardi Trophy.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi20maine05.jpg A change is happening in Maine with wide-ranging effects: State is seeing more deaths than births

The gap is reshaping life here in myriad ways, from shrinking the workforce to intensifying the demand for elderly services, and it will only widen in the coming years.

Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe

It?s a trend in downtown Boston: Older office buildings are getting a makeover

Fix up the lobby, and the tenants will come. That?s the approach a growing number of downtown office buildings are taking with ambitious re-dos of their lobbies and front door areas.

Cooking | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/chrismeat1.jpg Chris Kimball of Milk Street joins the Globe Magazine?s weekly Cooking column

Check out his recipes for a roast with Italian flavors, an Australian take on pulled pork, and a weeknight-friendly schnitzel.

SHIRLEY LEUNG

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Leung-6497.jpg Who wants to be the next Partners CEO? Anyone?

The board shouldn?t stick with the Partners Way, which is plucking a doctor from one of its teaching hospitals.

Opinion | Thomas Piketty

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/12PikettyWEB.jpg A tax on wealth is long overdue

The movement of a return to progressive taxation and greater fiscal justice that is emerging today and is long overdue.

Recreational marijuana store in Hudson to open Wednesday

The state?s ninth recreational marijuana store is set to open, more than a month after it received approval from the state commission to begin operations.

Special reports

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Highlights from the Patriots Super Bowl parade

Patriots fans filled the streets to celebrate New England?s sixth Super Bowl win.

Real Estate

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/10-beechwood-road-halifax-exterior-side-1024x576$medium-9070.jpg 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.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AP_17115644164313-1024x576.jpg Francis Rooney, the rare Republican joining Democrats to take on pharma

Here?s why he?s bucking his party to work with Democrats on drug-pricing legislation.

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