Attorneys say ICE is struggling to carry out deportations

As ICE officials intensify efforts to remove unauthorized immigrants, those deportations are taking months ? often beyond the legal limit of six months set by the Supreme Court.

Steady rain could put a damper on First Night revelry in Boston

New Year?s Eve in Boston is likely to be a wet one, with steady rainfall beginning around sundown and lasting into mid-morning Tuesday.

Peter DeMarco shook hands with Lynette Alberti, chief nursing officer, when he met with hospital executives Nov. 13 to discuss the death of his wife, Laura Levis.

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Peter DeMarco

My wife?s death was senseless. Using it to save other lives is the only thing that makes sense to me

My quest to understand what happened to my wife, who died in 2016 after suffering an asthma attack, led to hard questions at Somerville Hospital.

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The family of Erich Stelzer expressed sympathy for the victim in a statement released Saturday and said they had tried to get Stelzer help over the past days.

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President Trump firedTwitter barbs at Democrats this weekend as talks to end a partial government shutdown remained at a stalemate.

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The others, according to advisers and people briefed by their associates: Kamala Harris of California, Cory Booker of New Jersey, and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/113018WiggsChief4.jpg In his last six weeks on the job, Leicester police chief leaves a legacy for the marijuana industry

Leicester Police Chief Jim Hurley had barely six weeks left on the job when his small suburban town became the central Massachusetts epicenter for recreational marijuana sales.

Bob Richardson prayed Saturday at St. George Catholic Church during a Mass honoring teens killed in a cabin fire in 1968.

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50 years later, Worcester remembers 5 teenagers killed in Indian Hill fire

Warren Briggs, Timothy Donohue Jr., and Ronald Vysniauskas, all 17, died on that cold night, along with Michael Foley and John Quinlivan, both 16.

After her cancer diagnoses, Marie Cajuste?s life unraveled. She was unable to work during the most intense part of her treatment.

Unhealthy Divide

Battling a double diagnosis ? cancer and poverty

Cancer is a tremendous burden for anyone, but for a growing number of lower-income and even middle-class patients, an illness means an avalanche of trouble.

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The Tam on Tremont Street and Sullivan?s Tap on Canal Street will reopen Monday at 5 p.m., a company spokesman said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/27/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/KristenRoupenian_liv.jpg Remember ?Cat Person?? The author of the viral short story has written a book

A viral sensation, Kristen Roupenian?s ?Cat Person? has led to a hotly awaited collection, ?You Know You Want This,? due out Jan. 15.

live updates

Patriots will end regular season with game against Jets

The Patriots have their eye on the playoffs as they get set to host the Jets in Foxborough.

Kyle Van Noy (center) and the Patriots defeated Elijah McGuire and the Jets in November, 27-13.

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Here?s what the Patriots need to do to beat the Jets

The regular season wraps up with an AFC East clash that has major playoffs implications.

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving (11) shoots next to Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (33) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

CELTICS 112, GRIZZLIES 103

Down 19, Celtics come back to beat Grizzlies

Kyrie Irving had 26 points and 13 assists and Al Horford hit five 3-pointers in the comeback win.

Sarah Rapaport made the decision to euthanize PJ, a daschund, this month before heading to LA for Christmas on Dec. 19, for fear he would otherwise need to be put down while the family was away.

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?Get ready for an influx of sadness?: Why veterinarians dread the holidays

Come this time of year, veterinarians see a spike in pet euthanasia.

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/27/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/barry1230web.jpg Dave Barry?s year in review: Good riddance, 2018!

Who?s got the bigger nuclear button? And other highlights of another ridiculous year.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

A double diagnosis ? cancer when poor

Marie Cajuste couldn?t ignore it any more. She had noticed a hard lump in her left breast about a year before, but kept the discovery to herself. She literally could not afford to be sick.

Special reports

Shannon Goyette (left) and Cynthia Pierce became friends when their children were in kindergarten. Both mothers lost a son to suicide.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

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?

Podcasts

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/gladiator%20pic5.jpg 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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Follow the Celtics? quest for a title and other NBA news both on and off the court. Sign up here.

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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: The Podcast

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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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