With only a few weeks left before the Pilgrim plant shuts down, the citizens advisory panel overseeing the plant?s decommissioning had questions about a New Jersey company?s plan to buy Pilgrim and secure its nuclear waste. But they weren?t getting answers.
Two trains collided outside South Station Tuesday night around 8 p.m., causing a Fairmount commuter line train to derail and triggering delays on other commuter lines.
Hollywood star Lori Loughlin and 15 other defendants were indicted on new charges Tuesday in the nationwide college admissions cheating scandal that exploded into the headlines last month.
In the state?s overwhelmed state child protection system, youngsters are bounced from one emergency foster home to another because there aren?t enough safe havens for all of them.
Attorney General William Barr told Congress Tuesday he expects to release his redacted version of the special counsel?s Trump-Russia investigation report ??within a week.??
The infant?s parents called 911 to report that the baby was not breathing. Rescue crews arrived within three minutes, but the child ultimately could not be saved.
Pastor of St. Augustine?s in Andover put on leave amid sexual abuse allegation The Rev. Peter Gori was removed from ministry and put on leave ?effective immediately,? Archdiocese officials said.
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Representative Katherine Clark takes on Betsy DeVos over ?racist? policy change The federal education department said it would roll back protections to curb excessive suspensions for students of color. But Betsy DeVos didn?t see Katherine Clark of Massachusetts coming.
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Midwest facing ?bomb cyclone? storm of historic proportions An imposing storm will drop rain on New England after dumping heavy snow on the middle part of the country.
Acting head of Homeland Security resigns as turmoil continues over immigration policy Facing bipartisan pushback to his immigration shake-up, President Trump said Tuesday he?s not looking to revive the much-criticized practice of separating migrant children from their families.
Most Americans disagree with Candace Owens: They see hateful rhetoric on the rise One could have predicted the result of inviting Candace Owens of the conservative group Turning Point USA to a congressional hearing. And one would be correct.
Israeli exit polls show Netanyahu edging ahead of rival Exit polls and partial results showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu edging ahead of his main competitor in a tight race that was seen as a referendum on the long-serving leader.
Lawmakers call for MBTA to freeze fares, citing bridge work About 30 lawmakers from north of Boston say the upcoming fare hike should be delayed because of construction on the Tobin Bridge.
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DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Tuesday?s home opener reopened the vault of suspicion and has us seriously wondering what is going on with the Local Nine.
CHAD FINN
After another start in which the ace failed to throw a pitch in the fifth inning, the benefit of the doubt he?s received grows a little thinner.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Boston?s de-facto captain didn?t have the game he wanted in Tuesday?s Fenway opener, but he made no secret what being back in the lineup meant to him.
BLUE JAYS 7, RED SOX 5
Lefthander Chris Sale lasted only four innings as Toronto played spoiler for the home opener.
The team?s off to a rocky start, and it wasn?t exactly perfect baseball weather Tuesday, but none of that mattered to the thousands of fans who converged on Fenway Park.
GARY WASHBURN I ON BASKETBALL
Magic Johnson?s disappearing act leaves Lakers a lost franchise Hall of Famer Magic Johnson pulled a no-look pass Tuesday, resigning as the team?s president of basketball operations.
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK
The placekicker, who has been with the team since 2006, got a two-year deal, according to the report.
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Why this extremely long flight from Boston to Honolulu was actually pleasant I thought at the six-hour mark that I would be thoroughly bored. Instead, I?m sitting comfortably.
EDITORIAL
Spat between Baker and Rollins must lead to real debate on criminal justice reform The tussle between Charlie Baker and Rachael Rollins should prompt a deeper conversation about criminal justice reform.
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SCOT LEHIGH
Democrats should heed Nancy Pelosi?s cautions on single-payer health care.
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The Trump whisperer gets louder When President Trump wants to go to extremes, Stephen Miller is there to push him even further.
JEFF JACOBY
No, President Trump, our country isn?t full The belief that America already contains as many people as it can handle is one that immigration restrictionists have been promoting for years.
Questions over Boston?s marijuana zoning rules will remain unanswered this week.
Bill aims to crack down on black market marijuana A proposed task force would help police and prosecutors with leads on unlicensed sellers.
Dining Out
Yes, the South End needed another French restaurant Bar Lyon is a pitch-perfect bistro, where the good takes precedence over the fancy.
The Needham house was assessed at $549,300, but sold for nearly a million dollars. The buyer, who never lived a day there, would sell it 17 months later at a substantial loss in what may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions.
Munch Madness | Final
And the Munch Madness winner is . . . Beloved Boston bakery Flour takes the cake over Sarma to clinch Munch Madness 2019.
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 Celtics ended the regular season with a record of 49-33 and the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Former Georgetown coach Gordon Ernst says he needs access to cash for legal fees, which will likely eclipse $250,000, and living expenses.
Also, things got a bit heated between the treasury secretary and Representative Maxine Waters at the end of Steven Mnuchin?s testimony Tuesday.
The home, which has six bedrooms, sits on 0.19 of an acre. Search the latest listings to buy or rent at realestate.boston.com.
A strong storm moving east out of the northern Rockies on Wednesday and Thursday could be similar to a storm last month that brought extensive flooding.
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Massachusetts officials have launched a new effort to educate motorists about distracted driving
The CEO said in a letter to franchisees that the locations are in ?geographic areas that have changed dramatically.?
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This year, the Big Apple Circus pitches its tent at the Northshore Mall in Peabody.
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The Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: a fire in the Fens, the beginning of spring, Ice Castles in New Hampshire, and the annual citywide youth Spelling Bee.
Bidding wars: Should home buyers add an ?escalation clause?? If you want to start an argument in a group of real estate agents, bring up escalation clauses.
How gifts to Tufts medical school advanced Purdue Pharma?s goals Sackler and Purdue Pharma gifts to Tufts generated goodwill for the family and amplifed arguments about opioids that dovetailed with their business aims.
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