Jerusha Hall has put everything else on hold as she searches for her son, Aksil.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

?I can?t abandon him. He?s my son?: A mom spends months in Algeria searching for her child

Jerusha Hall?s ex-husband fled with their 3-year-old to Algeria one day in July. She hasn?t seen her boy since, but it?s not for a lack of trying.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) leaps over teammate Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley (79) and a Cleveland Browns defender as he runs for a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, in Baltimore. Looking on is Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle James Hurst (74). (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Things just got a little tougher for Patriots

The Texans lost to the Colts, 21-7, in Saturday. We were all hoping the Texans would come here next weekend, happy to take their beating. Now that?s off the table.

Bruins 2, Sabres 1

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Wagner and David Backes scored for Boston in their fourth straight victory.

NICK CAFARDO | SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

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Minus a deadline for deals, the market?s slow pace has become the new norm, says an American League executive.

It can seem like the winter uniform for some women in Boston, but what does wearing a puffy coat mean?

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

Some women think they can escape the long, dark, puffy coat. But many have succumbed

Does the long puffy coat indicate a woman?s given up? Or is it a sign of empowerment?

Travel

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This southern Vermont beauty, considered one of the prettiest towns in New England, is best in winter. Here?s why.

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The Jan. 6 holiday commemorates the biblical story in which three kings bring gifts to newborn baby Jesus, and its celebration is popular in Latin American communities.

Obituary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_100_232820.jpg Leona Benoit, 105, of Stoughton, was a tireless advocate for peace

Benoit founded Stoughton Mothers for Peace in 1967, during the Vietnam War. ?It wasn?t anything I really wanted to do,? she said. ?I just felt my conscience wouldn?t let me rest.?

Connections | Magazines

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/02/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/Jan6WEBconnections2.jpg Sorting through my mother?s closets

Winnowing down the possessions of a lifetime shows what really matters.

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Brighton community members will have an opportunity to discuss the proposal for the Mary Ann?s site Monday.

Editorial

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Governor Charlie Baker should sign into law these two bills: one to protect consumers from data breaches and another to ban gender discrimination in disability insurance.

OPINION | CHRISTOPHER WEYANT

Is bipartisanship out there?

Cartoonist and illustrator Christopher Weyant wants to believe.

Pricey student housing triggers debate over income, inequality

A Northeastern residence hall run by a private developer will open in the fall.

Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe

Northeastern, Tufts, and others are creating more expensive student housing options ? with more amenities than your average dorm.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abraham-24363.jpg People have problems with Warren. It?s not about her gender, of course

There seem to be so many reasons to write the senator off. None of them would have anything to do with her being a woman. Right?

Senator Elizabeth Warren greeted an overflow crowd Saturday in Storm Lake, Iowa.

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Iowa women meet Warren and wonder anew about the glass ceiling

For many female Democrats in Iowa, it is thrilling to see another woman candidate take the stump after the disappointment they felt when Hillary Clinton lost.

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Hundreds of Transportation Security Administration agents ? required to work without pay during the shutdown ? called out of work across the US this week.

President Donald Trump pauses while speaking about border security, Thursday Jan. 3, 2019, in a surprise appearance in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press

For Trump, a wall may be an obsession that?s boxed him in

President Trump?s fixation with a border wall has run into the new realities of divided government, pitting him against Democrats who have rejected the idea.

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Areas near Boston should get less than an inch, with more in western Mass.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/wilson,paul.jpg Slain Cambridge man ?just made people happy,? says cousin

Paul Wilson?s relatives are still struggling with his death, which happened as a result of a violent beating Wednesday at a local park.

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Janet Mills is dealing the aftereffects of Paul LePage?s administration ? including some lawsuits she filed as the state?s attorney general.

Man?s body found under Route 1 overpass in Revere

The body showed no signs of trauma, but the state medical examiner?s office will conduct an autopsy, officials said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/klima_06lawrence_20190105_004.jpg Baker visits Merrimack Valley businesses hurt by gas explosions

Part of the purpose, the governor said, was to remind customers ?that these folks are up and operating.?

Special reports

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

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

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.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

The year 2018 in pictures: Part II

Here are the photos from July to December that summed up the year.

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.

Newsletters

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Follow the Celtics? quest for a title and other NBA news both on and off the court. Sign up here.

Real Estate

Recent home sales north of Boston (Jan. 4)

ANDOVER: 16 Balmoral St. #422, Condominium Condo/Apt, built 1925, 768 square feet, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $225,000 | realestate.boston.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/04/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/JPM_PAINTED_LADIES-1024x576.jpg Will San Francisco?s issues push people away from J.P. Morgan?

The annual trip to the J.P Morgan Healthcare Conference is getting harder to justify each year, executives and investors told STAT.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg 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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