President Trump?s sophomore year is coming to a close with a news cycle that has been bruising and dramatic even by the standards of his freewheeling presidency.
Tell us what you really think. Washington pols? goodbye speeches contain stern warnings Amid the fond farewells and the upbeat flourishes, departing members sounded alarms about the state of Congress and the nation.
Analysis
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis?s abrupt resignation Thursday marks the end of the ?contain and control? phase of President Trump?s administration.
Globe journalist Carrie Blazina appeared on Jeopardy! Thursday night and offered a first-person perspective on what it?s like to be on the storied game show.
A chef?s journey from high-stress kitchen to a better fit at Facebook The public adored Barry Maiden?s Hungry Mother restaurant. Then he closed it and vanished.
These Facebook holdouts are very glad they never joined the social network With back-to-back scandals plaguing the company this year, those who never joined social media platform think they made the right decision.
Bill Belichick on Josh Gordon: ?I hope he?s able to deal with it successfully? The Patriots coach spoke for the first time since the receiver announced his departure from the team and was suspended by the NFL.
IDEAS | A.J.B. LANE
Author and illustrator A.J.B. Lane envisions a modern-day nativity story ? complete with border patrol and family separation.
Opinion | Stephen Kinzer
Trump?s vow to pull US out of Syria is his best foreign-policy decision so far Wherever the United States deploys troops, we stay until we get what we want. President Trump seems to recognize this as a recipe for permanent war and occupation.
Letters
A look back at 2018, in our readers? own words A look back at letters to the editor gives us a snapshot of the year.
Best albums of 2018 What were the greatest pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz, country, and classical albums? Globe critics pick all the year?s best, plus discoveries, local faves, and the Top 10 tracks of 2018.
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?He was one of the nicest people you could ever meet,? Donna Harris Lewis told the Globe in an exclusive interview.
Audrey Geisel, the widow of children?s author Dr. Seuss, has died.
Starts & Stops
Mass. considering an East-West rail link ? no tunnel needed An idea to connect the Newburyport/Rockport and Fitchburg lines would add capacity and create commuters to employment centers outside downtown Boston, transportation planners say.
Surveillance video released in hopes of identifying man involved in suspected assault at McDonald?s Cambridge police are looking to identify a man who physically threw another man out of a McDonald?s restaurant in Cambridge Wednesday afternoon.
Two Boston men arrested in rush to hit N.H. ski slopes, both clocked at more than 105 miles per hour The drivers, Michael Leach and Xintong Zhang were arrested in separate incidents within a 2 and 1/2 hour span in Holderness, N.H.
Officers Tuesday were approached by a man who told them he had been kidnapped by a man and woman that morning. The Boston duo allegedly demanded money and threatened the man.
The Big Picture
Photographs from January to June on a range of topics from around the world.
After suicides in Acton and Boxborough, a communion of sorrow The unthinkable has been an all-too-common companion in two small neighboring towns, where six young people took their lives in the short span of 30 months. The questions keep coming: What is happening? Why? When will it stop?
Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc. The story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America?s most popular sport.
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The program has been the station?s highly rated morning show since its August 2009 launch.
A cyclist was killed in November as he approached the Charles River Dam Road, where advocates have long called for safety improvements.
The home comes with a two bedrooms, one bath, a balcony, and access to a rooftop deck.
The United States? main ally in Syria rejected President Donald Trump?s claim that IS militants have been defeated while Trump said local enemies of ISIS don?t appreciate US efforts.
That means about 7,000 will remain there. President Trump has repeatedly criticized the war.
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Hot Wheels has always held the Chevrolet Camaro close to its heart; a blue Camaro RS was the first Hot Wheels car issued in 1968.
During his nearly nine years as CEO, Hooley pushed one of Boston?s biggest companies to expand beyond its core business to offer a more sophisticated suite of services.
A mural in Port Talbot references the town?s air pollution.
We wish we?d written that: our favorite stories of 2018 It?s been a busy 2018 at STAT, but we still have found the time to see what other journalists are writing ? and get jealous we didn?t do it ourselves.
Love Letters: Until next year, my sweetheart In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.
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Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix? Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.
