The Trump administration

Comey confirms Russia inquiry, including possible ties to Trump

FBI Director James Comey (left) testified next to you National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Monday.

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FBI Director James Comey said his agency is looking into any potential coordination between Trump campaign associates and Russia?s government.

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When asked whether President Obama could unilaterally order a wiretap of an individual Comey responded, ?no president could.?

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US Representative Adam Schiff said the contacts should ?concern us and concern all Americans.?

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?This story is FAKE NEWS and everyone knows it,? the president tweeted in what appeared to be preemptive response to the James Comey hearing.

Senate hearings get underway on Trump Supreme Court pick

Thirteen months after Antonin Scalia?s death created a vacancy on the Supreme Court, hearings are getting underway on President Trump?s nominee to replace him.

Ali Gold (far left) led the singing and clapping as students entered the Condon School in South Boston in 2013.

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City Year says Trump?s proposed cuts would ruin program

President Trump?s budget proposal would kill AmeriCorps, which provides millions of dollars to City Year and other public service programs.

Weather

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A sunny day with blue skies and temperatures in the 50s is expected for Greater Boston.

Dave Epstein | On Weather

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/earthplanets-8260.png Why is Monday considered spring? The vernal equinox, explained

In the northern hemisphere, spring in the form of the vernal equinox started Monday at 6:29 a.m. Here?s why.

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Once, after a fire destroyed three buildings in Lawrence, Paul Zipper played pick-up basketball games at a nearby court until local teens revealed who set the blaze.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/SLIDERbradylooks.jpg Two Tom Brady Super Bowl jerseys found in Mexico

The FBI is investigating how two missing jerseys were located in possession of a member of the international media.

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The Patriots owner and President Trump apparently spent some quality time together Sunday.

Metro

State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Will lawmakers gut the Mass. pot law?

As hearings begin today, the group that led the ballot initiative is demanding that lawmakers leave the measure alone and give it time to work.

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Bradley said Hernandez asked him to buy the former NFL star a gun about a month before the South End double murder.

This is one of many construction projects under way on the UMass Boston campus.

Adrian Walker

UMass Boston?s present is a mess

The university has a budget gap that could reach $30 million by June. That isn?t just a problem. It?s a disaster.

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Auto insurance costs are once again surging for Mass. drivers and insurance companies are laying the blame squarely on technology.

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A Worcester woman allegedly stole the five-week-old puppy early Monday from an Auburn residence.

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Munch Madness

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The field has been narrowed to 32. Vote in our March Madness-style bracket to pick the most universally loved local place to eat.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Jeffrey D. Sachs

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Trump?s travel bans are about identity, emotion, and politics, not logic, national security, or law.

Newsletters

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Our weekly digest on buying, selling, and design, with expert advice and insider neighborhood knowledge.

Special reports

SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP

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New York authorities are probing how a famed prostate specialist manages his vast patient load.

Investigations

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/20/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/carafem.jpg A provocative abortion clinic opens in the Bible Belt

With its bold pink billboards and in-your-face ads, Carafem embraces an unapologetic brand of women?s health care.