IRS audit results in $1 million in penalties for city

The agency issued seven findings, four of which centered on mismanagement of student activity accounts at Boston schools.

Kim Jong-Un?s military had last launched a missile more than two months ago.

If N. Korea?s claim is true, its new missile could reach Boston

For context: It?s more than 6,700 miles from Pyongyang to Boston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_lucian_wintrich.jpg Conservative speaker arrested after altercation at UConn

Lucian Wintrich grabbed a woman after she took papers off his lecturn. He was briefly taken into custody.

Suspect in Everett armed robbery in custody after manhunt

The East Boston man drove a van into a Revere backyard, ditched it atop a covered in-ground swimming pool, and fled before being captured, police said.

Jason Torres, of Mason, N.H., uses his camera to search for evidence of the Earth?s curvature. He says he hasn?t found any.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

A lonely world for a flat-earther at the point of no turn

Jason Torres believes that everything we?ve been taught about our planet is a lie; there is no globe, no blue-and-green orb spinning endlessly on its axis in space.

Hillary Clinton waved to the crowd at the Opera House on Tuesday. The stop was part of a 16-city national tour to promote her book, ?What Happened.?

Jim Davis/Globe Staff

Hillary Clinton gets a hero?s welcome during Boston stop

Judging from the reaction she received Tuesday at the Opera House, it would be reasonable to conclude that Clinton won the 2016 election.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/28/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/themooch.jpg Students rejoice after Anthony Scaramucci quits Tufts board

The former White House aide said his resignation ?will make it easier for all parties. . . . Easier for Tufts and easier for me.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Rex_President_Trump_meets_with_Congr_9247123B-4744.jpg Despite tax plan?s progress, government shutdown still possible

Republicans held together and shoved their signature tax overhaul a crucial step ahead as wavering GOP senators showed a growing openness.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/04gloucester06-10507.jpg Attorney rejected for state bench accused of domestic abuse

The estranged wife of North Shore attorney Edward O?Reilly told a judge she has suffered a series of violent-laced encounters with her husband.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/24/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kreiter_burlingtonmall3_biz.jpg Retailers, online and traditional, smiling over start of season

About 174 million Americans made purchases between Nov. 23 and 27 ? 10 million more than had been projected.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/28/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/a8fa793565924b52a562a75b17307036-a8fa793565924b52a562a75b17307036-0.jpg John McCain slams Trump over ?Pocahontas? ?insult?

Families of Navajo war veterans who were honored at the White House also weighed in, saying they were dumbfounded over the remark.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/28/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/6805ea82f0174789993fcfd908730ecd-6805ea82f0174789993fcfd908730ecd-0.jpg Trump pick is winner, for now, in fight over consumer agency

President Trump scored a victory Tuesday when a judge refused to block the president?s choice to temporarily run the nation?s top consumer financial watchdog.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/100f6aca3dde488d8e15070a09245474-100f6aca3dde488d8e15070a09245474-0.jpg Police capture suspect linked to 4 shootings in Fla.

Howell Emanuel Donaldson III was taken into custody Tuesday, according to Tampa police.

Developer Jon Cronin wants to build a $260-million luxury condo tower at 150 Seaport Blvd. but still needs some approvals and is facing a lawsuit.

Lane Turner/Globe Staff

Developer coughs up $2m for slice of Seaport sidewalk

Jon Cronin needed 3,000 square feet of sidewalk to make his $260 million condo tower project work.

GLOBE SANTA

Grandparents ask for Christmas help from Globe Santa

They wrote that the opioid epidemic ?destroyed? their grandson?s family. Books to replace those lost in an eviction could help make his Christmas better.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick speaks to the media following an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Dan Shaughnessy

Don?t you dare question Bill Belichick!

Take Tom Brady out with the game in hand? Obviously we don?t watch enough football, and Belichick is much, much smarter than you are.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wahlburgers.jpg Call me by my neighborhood?s name

It?s a tough time to be a Southie ? or it would be, if that?s what people from South Boston were called. It?s not.

Lesley Becker/Globe Staff

Opinion | Lawrence H. Summers and Rachel Lipson

A tax on the American Dream

Congress and the president are gravely wrong to levy punitive taxes on engines of opportunity.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_deerhunt_metro058.jpg Hunting or hiking next week? Wear bright orange.

It?s the start of shotgun deer hunting season on Monday, and state officials are urging you to wear bright clothing if you?re anywhere near a hunting site.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/28/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Handout_names03_arts-002.jpg Is it OK to say Christmas? Holiday song stirs political debate

Rich DiMare?s seasonal jingle has people talking.

Starts & Stops

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/04/11/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/highway.jpg New Hampshire is considering first big highway toll hike in a decade

Your trip up to Maine or the White Mountains could get more expensive.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Rex_Detroit_Pistons_at_Boston_Celtic_9244202E.jpg Coach K knew Kyrie Irving?s trade request was the right call

The Duke coach said the guard and coach Brad Stevens appear to be ?a perfect match.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Tlumacki_risingmoon_metro066new.jpg A lunar view to get us ready for Sunday?s supermoon

The moon was in the waxing gibbous phase tonight, and more than half visible, as it moves into position for a supermoon on Sunday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/11-25-2017_flanagan_05.jpg After N.Y. victory, will Shalane Flanagan make one more attempt to win Boston?

The Marblehead runner hinted at retirement, then won the New York Marathon in historic fashion. Now the question is: Will she run Boston one last time?

Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

TECH LAB

Like Y2K, the Net neutrality crisis is way overhyped

As the Federal Communications Commission nears a fateful decision on network neutrality, it?s beginning to feel a lot like Y2K all over again.

Johnny Bobbitt Jr. (left), Kate McClure, and McClure's boyfriend Mark D'Amico posed at a gas station in Philadelphia.

Good Samaritan who was homeless gets paid back many times over

The New Jersey woman helped by the man raised more than $385,000 so that the man can get a home, truck, and a trust fund.

Miss Conduct

Advice: Do I have to share the holiday treats I receive at work?

The office chowhounds usually get all the goodies, anyway.

The glitch is a rare and potentially embarrassing failure for Apple, whose software is generally known for being less prone to hacking and malware infections than Windows software.

Apple?s latest Mac software has login flaw that puts data at risk

A serious security issue allows anyone to log in without a password, potentially making private user data vulnerable.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Image%20Tease%20Place%20Holder.png The Season Ticket podcast

Pro Bowl safety Devin McCourty joins host Chris Gasper to talk about the season the Patriots are having.

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Magazine | A nonfiction novella

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/muck1105altimage-2940[1].jpg He put BSO on the map ? then landed in a world of trouble

One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Tlumacki_statehousegovbakeropiod_metro210.jpg The secrets of Governor Charlie Baker

Despite a reform of the state?s public records law, some offices, including the governor?s, still claim to be exempt.

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Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].

Holiday Arts Preview

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Holiday%20Arts%20preview%20web150-5211.jpg The best of the arts this upcoming holiday season

?Tis the season for music, shows, and productions of all kinds, just in time for the holidays.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/28/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Azar%20bw.jpg 7 questions for Alex Azar, Trump?s health secretary nominee

The former drug company executive is expected to face tough questions from the Senate HELP Committee on Wednesday.

Crossword

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/crossword.jpg Play the crossword

Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.