T board approves 6 percent fare hike

The MBTA?s board on Monday approved a fare increase aimed at bolstering its budget, but agreed to keep fares stable for bus riders, seniors, and riders with disabilities.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a press conference before the start of day 33 of the partial government shutdown, on Jan. 24, in Washington, D.C. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Bill O'Leary

Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post

?He?s just not worth it?: Pelosi says she opposes moving to impeach Trump

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in an interview that she opposes moving to impeach President Trump even though she believes he is ??unfit?? for office.

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Louis D. Coleman was led into federal court in handcuffs on Monday, marking the start of a case that could lead prosecutors to seek the death penalty.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1129867746.jpg Here are the airlines that own Boeing 737 Max jets ? and how many they own

A new version of the Boeing 737 jetliner has come under scrutiny after two crashes in five months that killed everyone on board each time.

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The Merrimack Valley is getting its first recreational marijuana shop.

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The NAACP, one of the nation?s oldest and prominent civil rights organizations, announced Monday that it will hold its 2020 convention in Boston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kreiter_wburcityspace1_biz.jpg General manager Charlie Kravetz to leave WBUR

Charlie Kravetz, the general manager of WBUR-FM, is leaving the station to ?pursue new options,? Boston University said in a statement.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-26781.jpg Dorchester man charged with secretly recording boys in Boston Latin School bathroom

A 36-year-old Dorchester man was arrested Monday on federal charges alleging that he secretly recorded several boys in a bathroom at Boston Latin School.

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A pair of polls have shown the former vice president ahead among Democrats in Iowa as well as nationwide.

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Pirro questioned whether Omar?s wearing a hijab indicated her adherence to Sharia law, saying that?s antithetical to the United States constitution.

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A Coast Guard officer accused of stockpiling guns and compiling a hit list of prominent Democrats and network TV journalists pleaded not guilty on Monday to drug and firearms charges.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology on Monday named Mark A. Thompson, a Quinnipiac University administrator, as its new president.

Turkey crashes through driver?s windshield on Cape Cod road

A Cape Cod woman walked away with minor injuries Monday after a turkey smashed through her car windshield as the woman drove along a busy Sandwich road, according to police.

Wire photos

NFL FREE AGENCY TRACKER

Trey Flowers, Trent Brown to leave New England

The Patriots lost two major cogs in their Super Bowl-winning team as free agency talks began Monday.

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The move gives Detroit a slot receiver they lacked after trading Golden Tate to Philadelphia last season.

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You can spot a nonconformist a mile away. Because they all look alike. Just ask mathematician Jonathan Touboul.

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

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Arnie Greenfield has no problem helping his children with student loans. But he does have a problem being penalized for making an early payment. Yes, that?s right. Not late, early.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

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Trux and HaulHub aim to make it easier to get materials to job sites.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/12blizzard.JPG It?s been 131 years since the Great White Hurricane. Do you know about it?

The blizzard killed 400 people and dumped almost 60 inches on some parts of the East Coast.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/GettyImages-1007434922.jpg Samin Nosrat of ?Salt Fat Acid Heat? fame is coming to Boston

The Emerson Colonial Theatre announced Monday that the chef will be in town for a conversation and book signing on May 1. Tickets go on sale March 15.

(Photo by Scott Eisen/Boston Celtics)

Photo by Scott Eisen/Boston Celtics

NAMES

Alma Wahlberg has a ball at Tobin Community Center

Wahlberg family matriarch Alma Wahlberg hugs former Celtics power forward Leon Powe at a Senior Celtics Dance Party on Friday.

Chad Finn

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From some impressive live batting practice to a star on the comeback trail, there was no shortage of things to see in Fort Myers last week.

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

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?It happened. There?s nothing you can do about it,? the lefthander said.

Globe Staff; Adobe

Opinion | Jennifer C. Braceras

Ayanna Pressley?s false start on teen voting

At 16, most kids have have little life experience to inform their decisions.

Opinion | Kenneth Rogoff

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Progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are pushing Modern Monetary Theory as a way to fund social programs. It?s a bad idea.

Opinion | Niall Ferguson

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A cold war with China and a vogue for socialism with young Americans makes for a worrisome combination.

Road to Recovery

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The experiences of three young adults who fatally overdosed, as told by their parents, contain lessons for addressing the opioid crisis.

John Oliver explains why you?ve been getting more robocalls lately

On ?Last Week Tonight,? the comedian targeted the FCC with a thematic prank to punctuate a segment about the rise of predatory robocalls.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryanbird4met-26739-kFPG--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Former Celtics guard Jabari Bird admits to facts in domestic assault case

Bird, 24, made the admission during a hearing in a session of Brighton District Court that had been relocated for the day to Brookline.

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The four-person panel will meet monthly to assess the quality of the law enforcement inquiry into the death of 36-year-old Kasim Kahrim.

Newsletters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/MichaelCohenNewsletterHP-3632.jpg Truth and Consequences

Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a candid and no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.

Munch Madness

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/chalk%20BAT%20image.jpg Munch Madness 2019: The top restaurants in Boston

If it?s March, it must be time for the tournament everyone awaits all year: Munch Madness.

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.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

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.

The Big Picture

Barry Chin/Globe Staff

The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, February 2019

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: winter weather, presidential candidates on the campaign trail, a Chinese New Year celebration.

Real Estate

US housing starts climbed 18.6 percent in January

Builders ramped up the construction of single-family houses to the fastest pace in eight months. The rebound fueled optimism that new-home sales will improve in 2019. | realestate.boston.

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/2011-2020/2019/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Genome-map-1024x576.jpg Reference genome is threatening dream of personalized medicine

The human reference genome has achieved near-mythic status, but it falls short in ways that have become embarrassing and misleading.

Podcasts