Trump, Mexican president had heated exchange on border wall

The Washington Post obtained transcripts of Trump?s talks with Peña Nieto and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

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?I won New Hampshire because New Hampshire is a drug-infested den,? President Trump privately told Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto.

Jamie McCourt, ex-wife of Boston developer Frank McCourt, is being tapped to serve as the US ambassador to France.

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Jamie McCourt to be nominated as ambassador to France

McCourt previously served as president and chief executive of the Los Angeles Dodgers and is the ex-wife of former Boston developer Frank McCourt.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ac882a85d44f4ac8b4c4078949270c5b-1d022bc0a22a4849a0b9c49561d25e07-1.jpg Will Michelle Carter be sentenced to prison? Maybe not

The Plainville woman will learn Thursday whether she will be sentenced to prison for goading 18-year-old Conrad Roy III into committing suicide.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_050417_Harvard_15850x-9729-U833181251805QDC--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg The majority of Harvard?s incoming class is nonwhite

Harvard?s push to broaden diversity comes as the Trump administration turns its focus on affirmative action policies.

?Dukes of Hazzard? actor arrested in Waltham

Tom Wopat is facing arraignment Thursday in Waltham following his arrest on charges that he indecently assaulted a woman and possessed drugs.

An Auburn Police vehicle manufactured by Ford was parked in Boston last year.

Scott Eisen for the Boston Globe/File

Ford sends team to check police SUVs after fumes blamed for Auburn crash

Are some Ford Explorers causing police officers to pass out? Ford Motor Co. said the company is working with Auburn police to inspect the vehicles.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_01commave-8_metro-9937-9689.jpg Another day, another tough commute on the Mass. Pike

If you?re driving into the city on the Massachusetts Turnpike at rush hour, you?d better be patient.

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Alexander Bradley, a Connecticut drug dealer and former friend of Aaron Hernandez, better act fast if he wants to keep his lawsuit against police in Florida alive.

Boston, MA., 04/13/15, STORY AND PHOTO EMBARGOED UNTIL 9:00PM APRIL 13, 2015) Deval Patrick will work at Bain Capital. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff -- 0607Diversityleaders

Yvonne Abraham

President Patrick? Maybe, maybe not

Deval Patrick would really, really have to want to be president to subject himself to the kinds of scrutiny and attacks he would face.

Five girls accuse a 16-year-old schoolmate of choking, sexual assault

Five girls, ages 15 or 16, said they were sexually assaulted by a male schoolmate on several occasions within the past year.

Algae bloom on the Charles River.

Environmental Protection Agency, file 2007

State will follow Trump lead and delay water pollution rules

A landmark plan to curb pollution in lakes, rivers, and streams throughout Massachusetts has been delayed for at least another year.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Bedford_170730_BIKE_003.jpg A cross-country bicycle trip of a lifetime ? delayed 40 years

John Sweeney averaged 65 miles a day, mostly along Route 20, a 3,365-mile ribbon of asphalt that is the longest road in the United States.

On Tom Brady?s 40th birthday, a look at all the times he?s made us laugh

From his adorable failed high fives to his awkward dance moves, here?s a look at all the things that make Brady, well, Brady.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tlumacki_patriotstrainingcamp_sports1185-U732036907123XFE--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Rob Gronkowski has adopted the Tom Brady workout/diet plan

About three months ago, Gronkowski started working out with Brady and his trainer, Alex Guerrero.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tlumacki_patriotstrainingcampday3_sports1713.jpg 40 things you might not know about Tom Brady

Football is not the only subject the Patriots quarterback is obsessed with.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/2a72295f1a434d00b6bd780c379ec6bd-2a72295f1a434d00b6bd780c379ec6bd-9776-kfOD--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Here are some of the places you might see the Obamas on their Vineyard vacation

Islanders can be on the lookout for the former first family at some of their go-to vacation spots.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bowfin_tauri-adamczk_photo-by-nicole-mcsweeney_high-res.jpg Taunton teen angler reels in state-record bowfin

Tauri Adamczyk, 16, hauled in a nearly 8-pound bowfin as the first certified catch of its kind in Massachusetts.

Perspective | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/31/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/web0827essay.jpg Hey fellow fogies, TMI on your aches and pains

Yes, we?re all aging, but when we get together for fun, let?s not talk about medical procedures.

A sudden downpour swamped Downtown Crossing in Boston on Wednesday.

David Epstein

Wednesday?s weather was wild, and more could be on the way

The storms are part of the typical summer weather pattern the Boston area is experiencing.

A biker and pedistrians during sudden downpour at downtown crossing Wednesday.

These photos and videos show just how bad Wednesday?s storms were

From hail to substantial water on the floor of an MBTA station, here?s a look at how the thunderstorms impacted locals.

Alex Krieger

SHIRLEY LEUNG

This defunct dry dock could be the city?s next great park

Forget about building condos or offices at Dry Dock No. 4. The Seaport District needs a signature public space.

The Vava II, currently docked in Boston Harbor, is reportedly owned by Swiss billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli and his wife, Kirsty, a former Miss United Kingdom title-holder and singer.

This yacht is so big, it had to inform the Coast Guard it was coming to Boston

Turns out when superyachts dock in the Hub, they stay a while.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Handout_names01_liv-001.jpg Heather Unruh says TV newswomen encouraged to dress ?more provocatively?

It?s not clear if dressing ?more provocatively? was a directive from the WCVB-TV bosses, but it?s obviously not something Heather Unruh was interested in doing.

Investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/03/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_MB3WQ.jpg Documenting Hate: Submit an incident you know about

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

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Rhode%20Island.jpg Rhode Island?s novel approach to opioids: access to treatment for all inmates

It?s the first state in the nation to offer medication-assisted treatment to its entire prison population ? in hopes it will reduce recidivism.