Charges could be filed against Robert Kraft as early as Monday

The solicitation charges that ensnared Kraft and nearly 200 other men stems from a sweeping, months-long law enforcement probe of massage parlors.

Robert Kraft?s legal woes may be a boon to the world of late-night comedy and talk radio, but to those touched by the moral rot of human trafficking, there?s nothing amusing about this.

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Adrian Walker

Robert Kraft got busted. What should happen now?

The Patriots owner has given generously to support victims of human trafficking, but if the charges are true the stain on his legacy will be permanent.

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Construction on the Blue Hill Avenue stop on the Fairmount line has been going on since 2017.

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Transit specialists say another fare hike could lead to a drop in the number of people who take the bus, train, and subway.

From left, Carson Harold, Mithra Salmassi, and Caroline O?Connor displayed signs they held during a sit-in they helped stage at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester.

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Sex misconduct cases fuel student protests at Holy Cross

The small, private Jesuit college has never been a hotbed of revolt, but several incidents involving alleged sexual misconduct have sparked an uproar.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/HO021719KlibanskiMET.jpg New Partners CEO thrives on helping other women succeed

In Anne Klibanski, the medical giant will have not only its first woman leader, but one known for being passionate about the success of women in fields still dominated by men.

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The unions did ask employees to remain on the job while contract negotiations continue.

After a fire devastated a block in the Fens, Ms. Frankian organized artists to paint murals on the facades until the owners could rebuild.
Ms. Frankian battled spinal muscular atrophy all her life.

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Lori Frankian, inspirational actress, volunteer and consultant, dies at 52

Lori Frankian, 52, of Boston, who died Jan. 28, was an inspirational actress, volunteer, and consultant.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/24/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/1127024776.jpg White House manages expectations for second Kim summit

President Trump is heading to Vietnam for his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Fifty-eight signatures, including that of John Kerry, are on the statement.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/unnamed-002.jpg Waltham pilot remembered for his passion for teaching

Sydney Miti and 18-year-old flight student Julian Lattermann of Dover were both killed around 12:30 p.m. Saturday after their single-engine plane crashed.

Peter Farrelly (center) and the cast and crew of ?Green Book? accept the award for best picture at the Oscars on Sunday.

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Ty Burr

?Green Book? leads a night of surprises at the Oscars

The crowd-pleasing road movie about an interracial friendship in the civil rights-era Deep South was named best picture of 2018 at the 91st Academy Awards.

Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler presented the first award of the night.

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Matthew Gilbert

Even minus a host, Oscars are a little much

It?s a long night. It always is, and that will never change. That said, the hostless Oscar ceremony felt a little more streamlined and energetic than usual.

Angela Bassett was one of many actors to wear pink while strolling down the red carpet.

Hayley Kaufman

Pretty in pink ? and so many other colors ? at the Oscars

There was one hue that kept popping up at Sunday night?s Academy Awards.

Spike Lee after winning the Academy Award for best adapted screenplay.

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See a full list of winners from the Oscars

Olivia Colman was named best actress for her performance in ?The Favourite? and Spike Lee won his first competitive Academy Award.

From left, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga accept the original screenplay Oscar for ?Green Book.?

New Englanders Peter Farrelly, Brian Currie honored for best picture ?Green Book?

The best screenplay Oscar was also shared with Nick Vallelonga.

23 and Me is one of the companies offering home DNA tests.

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First came the home DNA kits. Now come the support groups

?I feel like I?m a freak now,? said the founder of a secret support group with nearly 5,000 members.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/22/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/BT_301_0253-001.jpg The week in watching: ?Better Things? is back, HBO?s Michael Jackson exposé, the Fox News origin story

Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert?s guide to the week ahead in television.

BOSTON, MA - DECEMBER 10: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics drives against Anthony Davis #23 of the New Orleans Pelicans at TD Garden on December 10, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

ADAM HIMMELSBACH

?Jayson was killing it.? How an 18-year-old Tatum took on Anthony Davis for 3 days at Duke

Three days in September 2016, before Tatum had even played a game at Duke, he battled the Pelicans and left them awed by his potential.

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Editorial

MBTA pension system operates like a Ponzi scheme

As MBTA proposes yet another fare hike, it?s time the agency and union officials reform an unsustainable pension system that?s being balanced on the backs of riders and taxpayers

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_020819_BAT_HERO.jpg Young pianist crushed in building collapse must find a way to start again

All her life, she?d wanted nothing more than to be a professional pianist. Then the massive concrete facade of a building in Allston fell on her.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/23/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin022219OrchidsofAsiaDaySpa_Met13.jpg Sex traffickers rely on the vulnerable and ?keep reselling people?

Commercial sex trafficking operations such as the one Robert Kraft is accused of patronizing have taken hold in plain sight in Massachusetts and across the country.

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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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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.

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The Big Picture

Smartphone society

In a world where the smartphone is now ubiquitous, photographers capture daily life in which the personal device is part of the moment.

Real Estate

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

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One?s a college dropout. One?s a self-proclaimed street fighter. And one survived a presidential tweetstorm.

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