16 states sue Trump over emergency declaration

A group of at least 16 states, including Maine and Connecticut, sued President Trump after his declaration of a national emergency over border security.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_021819_19Klobuchar_14489x.jpg Voters in N.H. thank Klobuchar for her composure during Kavanaugh hearings

In her first stop in the first-in-the-nation primary state, US Senator Amy Klobuchar spoke to a crowd of about 250 people in Goffstown.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/klima_19harris_20190218_003.jpg In N.H., Kamala Harris says, ?I intend to compete? in the state

New Hampshire is a test for candidates. Kamala Harris, the California senator, said she?s up for it.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/gofundme021719mardenMET.jpg Amesbury teen who died in snowmobile crash is remembered as a leader in school and hard worker

Troy Marden was killed on Saturday night when the snowmobile he was riding on Thompson Lake in Poland, Maine, hit a snowbank.

Pedestrian is struck and killed by car in Weymouth

A pedestrian was struck and killed on Bridge Street in Weymouth just before 6 p.m., police said. The driver remained at the scene.

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Authorities responded to a property near Cedar Springs, about 30 miles north of Grand Rapids, after someone discovered the bodies and called 911. The sheriff said she doesn?t believe a shooter is at large.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/18/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/AnneKlibanskiMD.jpg Partners HealthCare names an interim CEO

Partners HealthCare on Monday named a top official, Dr. Anne Klibanski, as its interim chief executive officer. Klibanski is the chief academic officer at the hospital network.

obituary

George Mendonsa, whose Times Square kiss became an iconic photo, dies at 95

George Mendonsa was a sailor on leave when photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt captured his impromptu kiss in Times Square on Aug. 14, 1945.

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A measles outbreak that has been blamed partly on vaccination fears has killed 136 people, mostly children, and sickened 8,400 others, an official said.

CAMBRIDGE, MA - 1/25/2019: Pedestrians cross Broadway in Cambridge. Cambridge has six subway stops, several major bus lines, and bike lanes everywhere. It?s minutes from downtown Boston, densely packed over just 6.4 square miles, and has enacted several public policies aimed at severely reducing carbon emissions. Yet even Cambridge can?t seem to get its residents to give up their cars ? or, at least, not as quickly as officials would like. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC

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Cambridge wanted a big drop in car ownership by 2020. That hasn?t exactly happened

Even Cambridge ? which took up the anticar cause decades ago ? can?t get more residents to give up their vehicles.

Fort Myers , FL - 2/18/2019 - (Day 7) Red Sox principal owner John Henry and chairman Tom Werner during their their annual spring media session to discuss the state of the team. Boston Red Sox first full squad workout at Jet Blue Park in Fort Myers, FL. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Peter Abraham, Topic: 18Red Sox, LOID: 8.5.44661335.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

For Red Sox owners, spring training news conference is a victory lap

On the heels of another championship, there was no contentiousness in the annual media meeting.

Fort Myers , FL - 2/18/2019 - (Day 7) The Boston Red Sox warm up during their first full squad workout at Jet Blue Park in Fort Myers, FL. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Peter Abraham, Topic: 18Red Sox, LOID: 8.5.44661335.

Peter Abraham

On first full day of workouts, Red Sox? message is to repeat their success

After what the Red Sox call their ?company meeting,? the team was back on the field and raring to go.

In 34 NHL games this season, Ryan Donato was 6-3?9 and a minus-11.

TARA SULLIVAN

He?s in Providence, but Ryan Donato insists, ?I know I?m an NHL player?

Assigned to the AHL in late January, Donato is working to get back to where he feels he belongs.

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SEAN P. MURPHY | THE FINE PRINT

He was recruited to play college lacrosse, but they can?t find a helmet big enough for his head

Alex Chu can?t join the Wheaton College lacrosse team on the field because they can?t find a helmet large enough for him.

Trillium Beer Garden on the Greenway

Editorial

Beer gardens face a stealth attack on Beacon Hill

South Boston senator Nick Collins has made a strange alliance and risks a City Hall rift to get his way on seasonal licenses for these popular outdoor taps.

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JEFF JACOBY

The Republican president who alienated Republicans

Benjamin Harrison had an illustrious family name and a gift for public speaking. He also had a personality problem.

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/18/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-6524.png UMass Boston gets financial breathing space

With UMass Amherst?s purchase of Mount Ida college, the potential for overlap with UMass Boston is already clear.

Opinion | Niall Ferguson

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/freddieNEW.jpg ?Bohemian Rhapsody? ? political style

Brinkmanship led to the release of ?Bohemian Rhapsody.?? How will political brinkmanship play out?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_051518_AlAzraq_3701x.jpg MIT study: Climate change could mean more stagnant air in summers, thunderstorms

More energy will be available to fuel thunderstorms and less energy will go toward summertime extratropical cyclones, researchers said.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/15/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Paddleton_FF_0005.jpg The week in watching: Ray Romano?s serious acting chops, Oscar curiosity, MTV?s repulsive reality show

Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert?s guide to the week ahead in television.

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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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.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Smartphone society

In a world where the smartphone is now ubiquitous, photographers capture daily life in which the personal device is part of the moment.

Real Estate

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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/15/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/RinaldiRainFeature02-001-1024x576.jpg How biopharma is girding for climate change

Hurricanes, power outages, floods, droughts, forest fires ? all pose a risk for biopharma companies.

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