Dr. Phil says he rescues people from addiction. Others say his show puts guests? health at risk

Todd Herzog appeared on the ?Dr. Phil? show in 2013.

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In its pursuit of ratings, the ?Dr. Phil? show has put at risk the health of some of the people it purports to help, former guests and addiction experts say.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/WebGraphics/Sports/BostonGlobe.com/2016/01/20moresports/seasonticket_90.jpg The Season Ticket podcast

Globe film critic Ty Burr joins guest host Joe Sullivan to talk about the sports movies they love ? and the ones they don?t.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/28/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/899306218.jpg Confusion about prepaying follows IRS notice on taxes

After the tax law was signed, many taxpayers sought to prepay their 2018 property taxes, hoping to capture the tax break.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Pool_02brockton02_met.jpg Plymouth DA spent millions on private lawyers

Instead of using government attorneys, the Plymouth DA decided to hire Mintz Levin to handle the case of a former prosecutor who claimed he was wrongfully fired.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/28/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/rinaldicomposite.jpg Two men convicted in shooting death of young woman in Dorchester

A Suffolk Superior Court jury convicted two men of first-degree murder charges stemming from the shooting death of Dawnn Jaffier, who was struck by stray gunfire.

Work is in progress as structure supports rise next to the ghost building facade of 54 Devonshire Street.

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A ghost building emerges in the Financial District

Remnants of vanished buildings like the one on Devonshire Street are a rare sight in Boston?s Financial District, where real estate commands such a premium.

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Freezing conditions? That?s cool with the Patriots

Their record in cold weather is excellent, and it?s no accident.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/RinaldiNames21.jpg Behind the scenes of the Mass. Amazon bid

Governor Charlie Baker hoped to schedule a phone call with Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos. He didn?t get one.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/28/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/AFP_VG8OH.jpg Apple will offer discounts on replacement batteries

Apple apologized Thursday for not being clear that the company slows down phones with aging batteries.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/08152007_15donovan-6085705.jpg Ex-MIT professor indicted in property swindle

An Essex County grand jury indicted a former MIT professor for attempting to swindle his relatives out of property by altering the will of his dead son.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/25/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/4eb03e06-9543-4943-abbf-b4e3fdcff9b1.jpg Eric Garner?s daughter suffers ?significant brain damage?

Erica Garner has been in a coma since Saturday, when she suffered a heart attack, according to local news reports and statements posted on Erica?s Twitter account.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Rex_At_least_six_dead_in_blaze_at_Br_9303025B.jpg 12 dead in fast-moving Bronx apartment fire

The blaze broke out at a five-story building near the Bronx Zoo.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_walsh4_met-001.jpg Marty Walsh sees lessons in controversies

In advance of Inauguration Day on Monday, Boston?s mayor outlined his visions for his next four years in office.

The best-read stories of 2017 on BostonGlobe.com

Take a look at the stories our subscribers read the most this year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Timilty_3-10244-12164.jpg Joseph Timilty?s funeral draws who?s who of Boston politics

It was standing room only at St. Gregory Church in Dorchester for the funeral of the former politician.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/28/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/6c543e1ae3c042b98ad23bb05cde0167-6c543e1ae3c042b98ad23bb05cde0167-0.jpg Trump tweets US ?could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming?

At the moment much of the rest of world is warmer than normal even if a portion of the US is chilly.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/869481462.jpg Trump says Russia inquiry makes US ?look very bad?

During an impromptu 30-minute interview with NYT, the president did not demand an end to the Russia investigations swirling around his administration.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner122817METRO29weather98-U8483544779eHF--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg The coldest day of 2017 ? so far

Before Thursday, the lowest high temperature recorded on Dec. 28 in Boston, in 1924, was 18 degrees.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/juddmaude.jpg Judd Apatow?s funny Tufts story in his new Netflix special

The producer regaled his audience with a story about how he toured Tufts University with his daughter, calling it the only fun campus tour he took with her.

Asia Kate Dillon in a scene from ?Billions.?

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Top TV performances of 2017

It?s the end of the year as we know it, and TV critic Matthew Gilbert feels fine . . . about the year in TV.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/28/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/0e606281f0ad4b9482cce0b527a355a7-0e606281f0ad4b9482cce0b527a355a7-2391.jpg Meghan Markle?s half-sister has words for Prince Harry

Samantha Grant took to Twitter after Prince Harry said the royals are the family Markle ?never had.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Obits/Images/d6bccfb914514e4c8709181a4d92255f-d6bccfb914514e4c8709181a4d92255f-0.jpg Actress Rose Marie of ?Dick Van Dyke Show? fame dies at 94

Marie was a child star of the 1920s and 1930s who endeared herself to TV fans on the classic ?60s sitcom that featured Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/881367932.jpg Editor?s markup of Milo Yiannopoulos?s manuscript draws ridicule, ire

??This entire paragraph is just repeating Fake News,?? the editor writes. ??There was NO blood, NO semen and there was NO Satanism. Delete.??

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Recent cases are part of an alarming new assault on abortion rights for one of the most vulnerable populations: undocumented teen immigrants held in government custody.

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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.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/22/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Air%20travel.jpg Traveling over the holidays? Follow these tips to stay healthy

Admit it. There are few things worse than being sick over the holidays. So we have some advice.