Zika outbreak a global emergency, WHO says
The World Health Organization called the explosive spread of the virus in the Americas an ?extraordinary event.?
Police swarm Katherine Clark?s home after apparent hoax
The US representative has sponsored legislation increasing the penalties for ?swatting.? On Sunday, she believes she was a target herself.
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Driver charged after allegedly hitting couple, dragging woman for miles
Police say a vehicle struck a couple in Chinatown and dragged a woman three miles to Dorchester.
Bill Gates memorized license plates to keep track of workers
In an interview with BBC Radio?s ?Desert Island Discs,? the Microsoft cofounder said he was ?fanatical? in his early days at the company.
Seriously injured child removed from Roxbury home
The child was hospitalized and in Department of Children and Families custody.
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Live updates: 2016 Beanpot Tournament
Boston College faces Harvard and Boston University faces Northeastern in the first round. Here?s the latest from TD Garden.
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Emerson students say they faked engagement at Cruz rally
They didn?t really get engaged at a Ted Cruz rally. But the country ? and Ted Cruz ? thinks they did.
Clinton, Sanders look for liftoff in Iowa?s caucuses
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders made frantic, last-minute appeals to Iowa voters in the final hours before Monday?s caucuses.
Iowa snowstorm likely to spare campaigns
A major snowstorm is scheduled to arrive as caucuses are winding down late in the evening.
NAMES
Maria Stephanos lands at Channel 5
WCVB confirmed that Stephanos will co-anchor the news with Ed Harding at 7 and 11 p.m.
Alex Speier
What?s next for Red Sox? young core of players?
At age 22, Xander Bogaerts and Mookie Betts posted impressive stats, but will they continue to improve or regress in 2016?
Television review
Glasses half-empty in C.K.?s barroom drama 'Horace and Pete?
The show is definitely not a comedy, even by the new standards that C.K. has helped to create.
Embattled Suffolk University president challenges trustees
?I will not stand by while this board fabricates reasons to justify my termination,? Margaret McKenna wrote.
Opinion & Ideas
Opinion
Zika virus is not Ebola
The WHO?s declaration that Zika is a public health emergency is based on more fear than science.
Life sciences
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Ground Game
Four things to watch in the Iowa caucuses and later
The state?s results can yield clues on how a candidate might be able to perform in other states later on the calendar.
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Zika virus spreading in Latin America
The virus has spread rapidly, transforming from a little-known ailment to an international public health concern.
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Sports
Bruins put Jonas Gustavsson on injured reserve
The backup goalie was taken out of last Tuesday?s game because of an elevated heart rate.
Metro
Temperatures in Boston reach 65, just shy of record
Spring was in the air in the Greater Boston area, as temperatures flirted with record highs Monday afternoon.
Politics
Early-voting states are white, old, and rural
Voters in Iowa and New Hampshire together form a small, yet strikingly homogeneous group.
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IIHS: Front crash prevention systems could stop 700,000 crashes a year
The safety agency conducted the first study of the technology?s effectiveness.
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Nation & World
Price tag for Biden cancer initiative at $1b in Obama budget
The White House says the funds are for new programs at the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration.
Business
Gas inches lower again in Mass.
The price of a gallon of gasoline fell for the eighth straight week, according to AAA Northeast.
Arts
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John Krasinski brings ?The Hollars? to Sundance
Krasinski closed out the film festival with his family story.
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Boston changes app for parking tickets
Drivers in Boston are getting a new way to settle their parking tickets with a smartphone.
The story behind 'Spotlight'
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight?
?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
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Pope Francis meets Iranian leader to discuss Middle East
The meeting marked the first time ranian President Hassan Rouhani has visited the West since a landmark nuclear agreement with Iran last year.
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