The worst gridlock in the US is right here in Boston

Boston has the worst rush-hour traffic in the country, says INRIX?s annual report tracking traffic across the world.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

The new civic milestone of sorts comes courtesy of INRIX?s annual report tracking traffic across the world.

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GOP congressional leaders on Tuesday swung behind a hard-won agreement to prevent a new government shutdown. It?s not clear whether President Trump will support the deal.

KEVIN CULLEN

This time, Michelle Carter sheds no tears as she hears her fate

Michelle Carter displayed what seemed like sad resignation in court Monday afternoon.

The Boston Police Department?s headquarters.

Boston officers are suspended in payroll investigation

Three officers assigned to provide security at the front desk of the Boston Police Department?s Roxbury headquarters have been placed on administrative leave.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Walker_060117_Trillium_5399x.jpg Trouble could be brewing at the State House for beer gardens

The local beer biz is buzzing right now over a bill filed on behalf of the restaurant industry to crack down on beer gardens.

Roxbury 02/12/19 Boston firefighters battled a five-alarm fire in a residence at 27 Perrin Street as freezing temperatures made for difficult conditions.Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

5-alarm fire consumes home in Roxbury; one resident hurt

The fire broke out just after 9 a.m. on Perrin Street, officials said.

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Police confiscated several marijuana cigarettes and candies from the King Smoke Shop at 600 East Broadway Street on Monday.

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Kelly announced he will run to finish John McCain?s last term in one of the most closely contested Senate races of the 2020 election.

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/clark_jessie_fitness_02062019_02-001.jpg A pricey personal training contract with a vulnerable client raises some troubling questions

Jessie Fire signed up for a personal training contract costing $14,400. Pricey, perhaps, but not otherwise an unusual transaction, except for the fact that Jessie is mentally challenged.

Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff/File

Commuting home Tuesday? Leave work early if you can. It?s going to get messy

With an afternoon storm expected to bring heavy snow before changing over to sleet and rain, driving home during the customary evening window could be treacherous.

Dave Epstein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_020619_feature_321x.jpg Here?s what to expect from Tuesday?s storm

By the time 3 p.m. or 4 p.m. rolls around, the snow will be coming down hard, at rates of a ½-inch to 1 inch per hour.

What to know about Tuesday afternoon's storm:

? Snow in Boston will start after 1 p.m.

? By 3 p.m., a ½-inch to inch could be falling per hour.

? A warm up and melting will come overnight.

Parts of Greater Boston could see more than half a foot of snow Tuesday.

The latest snowfall projection maps

The storm headed toward Greater Boston will bring a burst of wintry weather.

Love Letters podcast season 2

How do you meet someone?

Meredith Goldstein shares the story of a most unlikely set-up. And meet the woman whose dating life we?ll be chronicling all season.

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The casino is looking to fill a lot of positions before its planned grand opening in June.

Opinion | Thomas Piketty

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/12PikettyWEB.jpg A tax on wealth is long overdue

The movement of a return to progressive taxation and greater fiscal justice that is emerging today and is long overdue.

Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-6478.jpg Scandals in Virginia: When should we forgive and when should be shun?

What is the proper response to bad acts that happened years, even decades, before?

Editorial

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Immigration enforcement, again, is at the center of the budget impasse. This time, though, the controversy has nothing to do with a border wall.

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CHAD FINN

Dividing up the blame among the Celtics

Who is responsible for the problems? The young players? Kyrie? Brad Stevens? Danny Ainge?

NBC Sports Boston parts ways with its Red Sox reporter

Evan Drellich had covered the team for the past two seasons. The network is not expected fill the position, and instead depend on aggregation of Red Sox news.

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The Ora Face Block Heel and Rue Face Slip-On Loafers were released last summer in nine different colors. They included protruding eyes, nose and red lips.

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Officials say the big cat was well fed, but the cage was secured by a nylon strap and screwdriver and the beast could have easily opened it and gone on a ?rampage.?

Special reports

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Highlights from the Patriots Super Bowl parade

Patriots fans filled the streets to celebrate New England?s sixth Super Bowl win.

Real Estate

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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/12/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AP_17011689177012.jpg Cory Booker looks to shake his reputation for drug industry coziness

That reputation, deserved or not, could become a major political liability for Booker as he makes a presidential run.

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