Yahoo says hackers stole data from 1 billion accounts

The company says it?s a different breach from the one it disclosed in September, when 500 million accounts were exposed.

Trump adviser shared secrets without permission

Michael Flynn, Donald Trump?s pick for national security adviser, ?inappropriately shared? classified material, though he was never reprimanded.

Tomorrow it will be legal to possess, use, and home-grow marijuana for Massachusetts residents over the age of 21. — Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

It?s official: Marijuana will be legal at midnight

The Governor?s Council formally certified the results of Question 4 Wednesday afternoon.

Extreme cold to sweep into region Thursday night

The freezing weather could usher in dangerous, below-zero wind chills.

Fed hikes rates and sees more to come

The Fed signaled that additional rate increases will likely be made slowly.

Boston is finally getting a cat ?cafe?

The city approved plans for a cat cafe in Brighton, though food will not be prepared at the establishment.

A literal wall for women who want to become officers

A five-foot climbing wall at the center of the lawsuit is still in place ? a barrier to entry, critics say, to a career that has long struggled with a lack of diversity.

Lasers hit 6 aircraft, including Boston MedFlight helicopter

The helicopter was struck while landing at Mass. General Hospital.

Oklahoma mandates anti-abortion signs in public restrooms

Businesses and other organizations will have to pay an estimated $2.3 million to put up the signs.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 12: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) listens as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee November 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Cordray testified before the committee on the topic on — Win McNamee/Getty Images/file 2013

Yvonne Abraham

From Senator Warren, an explanation

?I think I took it too far,? Warren said in an interview about her ?heated? Facebook post blasting Whitney Tilson.

Warren gets spot on Armed Services Committee

Senator Elizabeth Warren has landed a high-profile perch on one of the US Senate?s most powerful committees.

Love Letters

At 36, she just learned he doesn?t want marriage or kids

With dreams of being a wife and mother, should she stay with the love of her life?

The transition to Trump

JOAN VENNOCHI

Carly Fiorina is one of the guys when it comes to groveling for a job

In a quest to become national intelligence director, Carly Fiorina is looking past any sexism she experienced first-hand from Donald Trump.

Trump tries for positive tone at meeting with tech execs

Donald Trump called the tech executives gathered at Trump Tower ?a truly amazing group of people.?

President-elect Donald Trump tosses a 'Make America Great Again' hat into the crowd while speaking at the Dow Chemical Hangar in Baton Rouge on Dec. 9. — Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Eric Fehrnstrom

Donald Trump leaving his critics in the dust

Trump?s critics view him as uninformed, but they miss the can-do qualities the American people crave in their president.

Names

?SNL? veteran joins ?Hamilton? cast on Broadway

Former ?Saturday Night Live? star Taran Killam will be getting plenty of live performances next year.

The last piano leaves Piano Row?for now

M. Steinert & Sons is relocating to a temporary store in Park Square after 120 years at its Boylston Street building, which is being renovated.

Von Miller listed his five toughest opponents, and three are Patriots

The Denver linebacker wrote on The Players? Tribune about the five toughest guys he?s faced in the NFL.

Special reports

special report

Every doctor told the Lacey family their son would die ? except one

Pat and Dina Lacey had been parents for only a few months when doctors discovered a tumor in their new baby?s chest. Told to take their son home to die, they put their faith in a young doctor who wouldn?t accept death as the answer.