Climate change will hit New England hard, report says

King tides hit the Boston waterfront in October 2016.

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The findings are in a draft of a major report about climate change awaiting the approval of the Trump administration.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/DG1UZsZVYAEqq9s.jpg Mother may have been on verge of murder-suicide when State Police found 3-year-old girl

The child was the subject of an Amber Alert after her mother, Lee-Ann Rickheit, allegedly kidnapped her in Worcester Wednesday night.

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A string of bizarre incidents left a group of American diplomats in Havana with severe hearing loss attributed to a covert sonic device.

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?I have the deepest respect for John McCain,? Johnson said on CNN Thursday morning. ?In no way was I trying to criticize him.?

Danvers babysitters allegedly placed child in refrigerator

Two females face child endagerment charges as a result of a video showing their involvement with a child being placed in a refrigerator.

Police investigating death of third baby goat found with neck snapped

It appears someone is killing goats in North and West Brookfield.

A South Korean navy ship fired a missile during a drill aimed to counter North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test in early July.

Yvonne Abraham

The experts say don?t worry about North Korea. Well, I?m worried

President Trump?s reckless blustering about North Korea has me freaked out. And I am not alone.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/HealthScience/Images/PackagedFentanylCalgaryPoliceService(1)-286.jpg Are people really falling ill from touching fentanyl?

Many of the recent reports of police and other people overdosing from incidental contact with fentanyl are probably false alarms, experts say.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/29/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/categor%20ymanager.jpg The dot-Boston domain is now open

A new custom Internet domain for Bostonians goes live Thursday, with registration opening first for nonprofit and civic groups.

MIGUEL GALLARDO for The Boston Globe

Christopher Muther

A dozen easy ways to be a better airline passenger

We kindly ask that you quickly stow your overhead luggage, take your seat, and read these tips on how to be a better passenger.

James Taylor.

James Taylor?s first album makes him cringe

A quick Q&A with the folk-rock legend before his Fenway show revealed some interesting truths about his storied career.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/848d59168c814d51bbeb401499b4a07a-e6fc2d73ef6b4da98267c15a70ae3d8b-0.jpg Taylor Swift on witness stand in groping trial: ?It was a definite grab?

Taylor Swift?s lawyers have said she does not know the man she accused of groping her and has no incentive to target him or to fabricate a story.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/cab381d29994441eb0e8aed6fd1ddd5c-cab381d29994441eb0e8aed6fd1ddd5c-0.jpg Seth Meyers cracks jokes about the Patriots? planes, BU students making sushi

Boston made its way into Seth Meyers? Late Night monologue twice Wednesday evening.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/walmartgun1-5898.jpg Walmart takes heat for back-to-school banner over gun display

Walmart is apologizing after a photo of a back-to-school store sign placed over a glass firearms display started rocketing across social media.

David Epstein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cad9084151a34b058c228206852399bf-cad9084151a34b058c228206852399bf-0.jpg This hurricane season may be the most active since 2010

Could this be the year New England experiences a hurricane? It?s certainly possible.

Omar Vega/Globe Staff illustration, Associated Press photo

Trump is making lexicography great again

Linguists in America and abroad are noticing a new trend ? the president?s words are increasingly changing the English language itself.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/11/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin101116SoxSeasonEnd_Spts22.jpg ?Astro?s Dad?? The Red Sox will be wearing these nicknames on their jerseys soon

Major League Baseball is allowing teams to replace players? surnames with nicknames on their uniforms.

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A small, feisty cat sprinted onto the field at Busch Stadium during the sixth with the bases loaded and two outs.

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/2011-2020/2017/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Menzel.jpg Struggling with addiction in an opioid ?treatment desert?

Experts recommend medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction, but much of the country is a ?treatment desert.?