After a 29-hour trip to visit US troops in Iraq, President Donald Trump is returning his attention to the ongoing partial US government shutdown, which is in its sixth day.
An audio recording of a court hearing obtained by the Globe provides insight into how the actor?s attorneys plan to defend him against charges that he assaulted a teenager on Nantucket.
Senator Elizabeth Warren named a new chief of staff on Thursday, shaking up her office ahead of a possible presidential run and making it one of only a handful in the Senate to be led by a person of color.
The wild ride continues: US stocks open lower as sellers return Wall Street?s wild Christmas week goes on, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumping 300 points at the open Thursday, a day after notching its biggest-ever point gain.
Marijuana applications from Eugene McCain could test the integrity of the state?s new regulatory system and demonstrate how rigorous officials intend to be.
Russian weapon 27 times faster than speed of sound, Kremlin official says A top Russian official says the nation?s new strategic weapon has made any missile defenses useless.
Two 17-year-olds suffered serious injuries and a 19-year-old passenger, who suffered life-threatening injuries, was hospitalized in Mass. following the fiery crash.
One person killed, two wounded overnight in Dorchester Two male victims were shot ? one fatally ? and found in a vehicle in the area of 7 Dyer St. in Dorchester early Thursday.
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Higher mortgage rates haven?t cut into home prices appreciably, but forecasters see a softer 2019 ahead.
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Shelter Music Boston performs scores of concerts at homeless shelters and recovery centers each year, while Eureka Ensemble has launched a Women?s Chorus that welcomes the homeless to lift their voices in song.
Don?t worry, that big change to Instagram wasn?t permanent A message appearing for many users explained that Instagram was offering ?a new way to move through posts? that required uses to tap to see the next post in their feeds.
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L?Espalier, the restaurant that changed Boston?s local restaurant scene, is closing Synonymous with fine dining in Boston, the restaurant helped usher in the farm-to-table movement and introduce the city to a new level of service.
Guide to First Night 2019 in Boston After a bitter cold blast canceled several of First Night 2018?s marquee events, the temperatures
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Advice: How to tell would-be guests they aren?t making the cut Plus, helping a friend to stay sober.
If you?re looking to #GramYourStay ? and admit it, who isn?t ? we?ve rounded up some of the most eye-catching, gram-worthy inns in New England. Grab your phone.
Christopher Muther
A look back at some of travel writer Christopher Muther?s favorite, previously unpublished, photos of 2018.
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The 2018 Boston-area restaurant awards From a restaurant pushing the Seaport?s boundaries to a Peruvian party in Somerville to an adult snack bar near Fenway Park, these are the places that stood out this year.
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Here?s what you need to know for tonight?s Bruins-Devils game The Bruins will be back in action after three days off, and hope to have a few players back from injury.
OPINION | CHRISTOPHER WEYANT
With the death of a second Guatemalan child in immigration custody, Trump is building a grim wall on the US border.
Opinion | Stephen Kinzer
Predicting the unpredictable for 2019 It?s tough to make predictions, especially about the future. Yet the very fact that the world has become so topsy-turvy makes the exercise all but irresistible.
Cincinnati Zoo?s premature hippo Fiona hits big milestone The Cincinnati Zoo said its famous premature baby hippo Fiona has hit 1,000 pounds, which is a big deal because zoo officials were originally unsure if the creature would survive at birth.
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth appear to have tied the knot amid reports the couple got married in a secret wedding ceremony.
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Photographs from July to December on a range of topics from around the world.
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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.
Court Sense Follow the Celtics? quest for a title and other NBA news both on and off the court. Sign up here.
The Patriots quarterback is bailing on a lot of passes at the first sign of a rush, and he?s not always stepping into his throws.
Owen Labrie, the former St. Paul?s School student convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl on campus in 2014, began his nine-month prison term Wednesday.
Prices have consistently climbed faster than wages, a challenge that was overcome until last year by historically low mortgage rates. | realestate.boston.
The move sets the stage for a raucous recall election that could feature Jasiel Correia vying on the very ballot to replace him.
8-year-old migrant dies in US custody on Christmas Day
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John Paul, AAA Northeast's Car Doctor, answers a question from a reader questioning a technician's recommendation.
The Dow spiked more than 1,000 points in the best day in 10 years for Wall Street as stocks rallied back from a Christmas Eve beating.
Over the long holiday weekend, a bevy of bands will say goodbye to 2018 at venues all around Boston.
You can listen to ?Lessons? read by the supermodel herself.
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.
