Hope Hicks to step down as White House communications director

The news comes a day after Hicks was interviewed for nine hours by a panel investigating Russia interference in the 2016 election.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/664123786[1].jpg Red Sox ask Boston to change name of Yawkey Way back to Jersey Street

The Red Sox say the move is intended to send a message of inclusion.

Globe staff photo illustration

Is Amazon?s Boston expansion sign of something bigger to come?

The company says its plans to bring thousands of new jobs to the Seaport have nothing to do with the HQ2 hunt. That isn?t stopping the speculation.

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President Trump told a group of lawmakers to pursue bills that have been opposed for years by most congressional Republicans and the NRA.

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Researchers from Harvard Medical School said the decline is probably because of a brief period during which gun owners aren?t firing their guns.

Trump Winery is located outside of Charlottesville, Va.

NYT

Republicans are not just attached to Trump ? they?re his customers, too

From his winery in Virginia to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Republicans are seeking out ways to partronize Trump properties.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/2ea72536adf9468789c737ebde79bc6e-2ea72536adf9468789c737ebde79bc6e-0.jpg Rep. Don Young suggests armed Jews could have prevented the Holocaust

??How many millions of people were shot and killed because they were unarmed??? the Alaska Republican said last week.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/4f41194a-cea0-40ab-8667-d6e655bbaf78.jpg In a public spat, Trump taunts Sessions ? and the AG doesn?t keep quiet

Harshly criticized yet again by his boss, Attorney General Jeff Sessions abandoned his usual stony silence and pushed back against President Trump.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_stpaul1_met-12116.jpg Former teacher at St. Paul?s is arrested after alleged relationship with student

A state investigation into sexual assaults against students at St. Paul?s School has resulted in charges against a former instructor.

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Home prices higher in Mass., with fewer options

In January, the median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts increased 4 percent to $369,000.

ground game

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On Tuesday night, Democrats won elections for state lawmaker seats in New Hampshire and Connecticut that were previously held by Republicans.

Waves struck Lynn?s King?s Beach last year during a nor?easter. The storm later this week is expected to bring coastal flooding.

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Dave Epstein

What to know about the major nor?easter heading toward Mass.

This storm won?t bring snow along the coastline, but there are other hazards to watch out for.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Tlumacki_blizzard_metro401.jpg Coastal towns should brace themselves for heavy rain

A storm moving into New England on Thursday night is expected to bring coastal flooding, 4 to 5 inches of rain, and damaging wind gusts.

Globe Magazine | Charles P. Pierce

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/patspic-3455.jpg The twilight of the Patriots? dynasty has finally arrived

For almost two decades, the Patriots have torched opponents and fired up New England?s sports fans. Now the clock is ticking down.

PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/90e0280357cb4c59bf21d75a2a212243-90e0280357cb4c59bf21d75a2a212243-17493.jpg Matt Patricia defers to Bill Belichick on Malcolm Butler question

The new Lions coach was asked about the Patriots? Super Bowl strategy at the NFL Combine.

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Deane Stryker thrived as a volunteer in a program serving elementary school students who have endured trauma.

Hatchling anoles lizards explore a tank in a Harvard lab where researchers are studying what role environment plays in speciation, or the process by which new species arise.

In a Harvard basement lab, 1,000 lizards and 85-degree heat

For the past two years, more than 1,000 anole lizards from five Caribbean islands have populated rows of tall, narrow, and extremely humid tanks.

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump attended the State of the Union address in January.

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Michael A. Cohen

?Javanka? shows why nepotism is so dangerous

Nepotism prizes family loyalty and proximity over policymaking ability.

Hedy Lamarr in ?Ziegfield Girl,? as seen in ?Bombshell.?

Movie Review | ? ? ?

?Bombshell? shows that Hedy Lamarr was no joke

The fascinating documentary looks at the Vienna-born star of classic Hollywood films who was celebrated for her beauty and ignored for her brains.

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-4475.jpg #MeToo catches up with Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky

The hands on the levers of power have switched enough to give Lewinsky a platform and path from notoriety to respect.

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/24/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/Meredith_Goldstein_NewLogo.jpg She?s moving in, but what she really wants is marriage

Her divorced boyfriend never wants to get hitched again, but she hopes living together will change that.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/WhydahPirateMuseum_28pirate_01_met.jpg Pirate mystery off Cape Cod may soon be solved, thanks to DNA testing

Forensic science professors are now working to extract a high-quality DNA sample from the bone in the hopes of proving that it belonged to Captain Samuel ?Black Sam? Bellamy.

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The review was initiated after the Globe published a story about a climate of misconduct in the State House.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/WBUR_31wbur_07_biz.jpg WBUR gets record $5 million donation for its cultural events center

Money from Jonathan and Jeannie Lavine will help fund the Boston University-owned radio station?s CitySpace, which will break ground on Thursday.

FILE - In this April 4, 2016 file photo, Mick Jagger, left, and Keith Richards pose for photographers upon arrival at the Rolling Stones Exhibitionism preview in London. Richards says he regrets saying Mick Jagger needed a vasectomy after recently having his eighth child. In a story posted Wednesday morning, The Wall Street Journal Magazine reported that Richards said ?it?s time for the snip _ you can?t be a father at that age. Those poor kids!? Richards says ?I deeply regret the comments I made about Mick? in a statement released Wednesday afternoon. He says his words ?were completely out of line? and that he apologized to the Rolling Stone frontman in person. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

NAMES

Keith Richards apologizes to Mick Jagger for vasectomy comment

Richards says he regrets saying Jagger, 74, needed a vasectomy after recently having his eighth child.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/frank%20crop.jpg Aging mobster Frank Salemme ?chomping at the bit? for murder trial to start, lawyer says

Salemme, 84, ?100 percent? denies any involvement in the 1993 slaying of Steven DiSarro.

Chad Finn

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/b2df4b9432e54f0d93d14b014eef447c-b2df4b9432e54f0d93d14b014eef447c-0.jpg Red Sox-Yankees rivalry returns, but Red Sox have edge

Both teams are well-stocked for this season, and a postseason meeting between them is overdue.

Modeling?s glamour hides web of abuse

The fashion industry is built on glamour and allure, but many models, especially the very young, know it for something else: sexual exploitation and abuse.

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Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/devotion2-1740707.jpg Brookline should remove slaveholder?s name from school

Brookline should take slaveholder Edward Devotion?s name off the school he founded.

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Parkland. Las Vegas. Sutherland Springs. Newtown. On and on: In America, mass shootings have become so familiar that they seem to follow the same sad script.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Hurd.jpg This scientist is testing a marijuana ingredient as a way to prevent relapse

Neuroscientist Yasmin Hurd thinks cannabidiol has potential in treating addiction.

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Olympic celebrations

Capturing the moments when Olympic athletes celebrated a win or their performance at the PyeongChang Games.