Parents charged in admissions scandal seek new judge
The lawyers accused prosecutors of ?judge shopping? when they added 16 parents to an existing wire fraud indictment against a Canadian parent accused in the cheating scandal.
The lawyers accused prosecutors of ?judge shopping? when they added 16 parents to an existing wire fraud indictment against a Canadian parent accused in the cheating scandal.
The US Justice Department has charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with conspiring with Chelsea Manning to break into a classified government computer.
Attorney Michael Avenatti was indicted late Wednesday by a Southern California grand jury on a raft of additional charges following his arrest last month in New York.
Globe Magazine | Book excerpt
The air traffic controller couldn?t decipher the ominous message as he struggled to contact the plane on September 11. And officials were in the dark even while flight attendants called colleagues on the ground to describe the terror unfolding in the sky.
Lawyers for Robert Kraft on Wednesday asked the Florida prosecutor overseeing the prostitution case against the New England Patriots owner to turn over evidence favorable to Kraft before a high-stakes hearing on video evidence in the case slated for April 26.
Senator Elizabeth Warren is proposing another new tax that targets the richest entities in the US economy, this time Amazon and the nation?s other most-profitable companies.
Researchers used an experimental brain scan to detect signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in former football players, which currently can only be diagnosed by examining the brains of deceased victims.
A Lynnfield teenager armed with a handgun was arrested Tuesday for allegedly trying to sell THC oil cartridges to undercover officers through the popular social media app Snapchat, officials said.
Police were told that this was the fourth incident since mid-March in which the statue had been vandalized. Each time the same red substance was splashed on the statue.
Boston school officials will likely close two schools in Allston that share a deteriorating building in two years for extensive renovations, but some parents worry the announcement signals a possible permanent closure.
Yvonne Abraham
Outrage is a hard thing to sustain over the long term, especially when there is so much to be angry about. But it is a vital emotion, say those on the front lines.
The ACLU of Massachusetts is suing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a bid to force the agency to release information regarding ?immigration updates.?
The crowds at the Boston Marathon are one of the many things that make it the most famous footrace in the world. Globe reporter and bad marathoner Billy Baker has some tips on how you can have the most impact on the course.
Rebecca Pacheco
When it comes to parenting, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Each kid is different. And yet, one technique stands out: Be present.
Hoping to grab an outdoor drink in Boston? We?ve got you covered.
?We?ve been busting at the seams about what we?ve seen, but we had to keep our mouths shut,? said Bouman, 29, a doctoral graduate of MIT. The team made their discovery almost a year ago but had to keep it secret until now.
Matthew Gilbert
A genre show, of all things, with fire-breathing dragons and sub-zero zombies, has won our game of Peak TV.
As the show enters its endgame Sunday, even die-hard fans could use a refresher on the past seven seasons.
Which of our beloved and not-so-beloved ?Game of Thrones? characters are going to wind up sitting pretty?
A report in The Washington Post this week found that employers can access aggregated data about their employees through a partnership between Ovia Health?s app and insurers.
A global team reviews audio clips in an effort to help the voice-activated assistant respond to commands.
ADAM HIMMELSBACH
After a disappointing regular season rife with stumbles, the time to pull it all together is now.
2019 NBA Playoffs
The first two games of the Boston-Indiana series are at TD Garden.
MATT PORTER
The Boston-Toronto series opens at 7 tonight (airing on NESN), and if you haven?t been paying close attention, we can catch you up.
Indira A.R. Lakshmanan
If Israel?s far-right is encouraged by Trump administration policies to become an apartheid state, it will backfire.
Editorial
The exit of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen makes it clear that President Trump would rather break the law than merely bend it in pursuing his immigration policy.
JOAN VENNOCHI
The zeal to denounce Nielsen has an edge to it that?s reserved for Trump-connected women.
TARA SULLIVAN
The relationship between Jane Spicer, the head cover maker, and Woods stretches back to the earliest days of the Tiger phenomenon.
Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city?s business community to talk about their career paths, work and accomplishments, as well as their vision for Boston?s future.
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
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.
It?s back! Get the latest intelligence on presidential politics from Globe reporter James Pindell. Sign up here.
After a disappointing regular season rife with stumbles, the time to pull it all together is now.
The proposal would also rely on revenue from the administration?s previously announced increases in hotel and parking meter fees to fund new initiatives on homelessness and city streets and sidewalks.
The House?s $42.7 billion budget proposal, unveiled Wednesday, would add $218 million more in aid sent to local school districts across Massachusetts.
A condo in a restored Gilded Age property was the top home sale last week, according to the Multiple Listing Service.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?s main rival conceded defeat Wednesday, promising to wage a robust battle from the opposition.
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With room for up to five people, the Encore was designed for young, upwardly mobile singles and couples looking for a vehicle that fits their active lifestyles.
The CEO said in a letter to franchisees that the locations are in ?geographic areas that have changed dramatically.?
A spaceship full of death row inmates heads to a black hole to save Earth.
Take-out food is a wonderful thing ? if you?re the person doing the taking out. But it must make the kitchen nuts. Chef Jordan Bailey had a better idea.
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.
If you want to start an argument in a group of real estate agents, bring up escalation clauses.
Lawmakers in Annapolis have enacted a first-of-its kind ?affordability board? that could cap payments for pricey meds.