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Salem, MA - 12/11/2018 - Alternative Therapies Group, the state's third pot shop is opening in Salem on Saturday. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Metro, Reporter: Daniel Adams, Topic: 12potshop, LOID: 8.4.4106552210.

Eastern Massachusetts is getting its first recreational marijuana dispensary

Boston councilors consider whether marijuana, liquor stores should be banned near addiction treatment centers

'Sex, lies, and deceit': Denise Williams's trial gets underway in Florida

The naughty list? Donald Trump Jr. calls his dad a regifter December 12, 2018 | 3:13 PM

Here's what Ayanna Pressley said in a closed-door meeting with top Democratic donors December 12, 2018 | 2:58 PM

When it comes to natural gas, US 'open for business' December 12, 2018 | 12:57 PM

Trump campaign Russia contacts alarm intelligence experts December 12, 2018 | 12:44 PM

Michael Cohen, right, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, accompanied by his children and wife, arrive at federal court for his sentencing for dodging taxes, lying to Congress and violating campaign finance laws in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in prison December 12, 2018 | 12:15 PM

Health law sign-ups lagging as Saturday deadline is looming December 12, 2018 | 11:45 AM

A 9-year-old’s family says she committed suicide after racist bullying, including taunts of ‘kill yourself’ December 12, 2018 | 11:21 AM

CIA briefs House leaders on Khashoggi as Senate nears votes December 12, 2018 | 11:14 AM

Former Vermont principal pleads guilty to videotaping girls December 12, 2018 | 10:50 AM

Police: New Hampshire man in wheelchair hit by tractor-trailer dies December 12, 2018 | 10:44 AM

AP Interview: Jones says farmers scared by Trump's tariffs December 12, 2018 | 10:43 AM

Report: China could allow more access for foreign companies December 12, 2018 | 10:33 AM

Massachusetts man dies while cutting down tree December 12, 2018 | 10:24 AM

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2018, file photo, acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Ronald Vitiello appears for his confirmation hearing in Washington. Nearly 70 former judges, including federal judges and state supreme court justices, sent a letter to Vitiello calling for U.S. immigration officials to stop making arrests at courthouses of people suspected of being in the country illegally, saying immigrants should be free to visit halls of justice without fearing they will be detained. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Ex-judges to ICE: End immigration arrests at courthouses December 12, 2018 | 10:20 AM

Man convicted of Boston road rage shooting December 12, 2018 | 10:08 AM

AP: Ivanka, Kushner could profit from tax break they pushed December 12, 2018 | 8:44 AM

Trump, Democrats dig in for fight over border-wall funding December 12, 2018 | 8:03 AM

Google grilled in Congress: What's ahead for tech companies December 12, 2018 | 2:01 AM

Analysis: A rancorous first glimpse of new Trump-Dem dynamic December 12, 2018 | 12:27 AM

(Boston, MA 11/29/18) Mayor Martin Walsh and Ivy Lawson cut the ribbon for Ivyee's Everything Honey in Boston's North End. (Mayor's Office Photo by John Wilcox)

Ivy Lawson didn’t set out to become a pioneering businesswoman. But she’s making history in the North End. December 11, 2018 | 9:02 PM

Correction: Kushners-Opportunity Zones story December 11, 2018 | 7:31 PM

Bear seen in Burlington

There's a bear in Burlington — and it was spotted again Monday evening December 11, 2018 | 7:23 PM

Reading between the lines of Trump's Oval Office tussle December 11, 2018 | 7:02 PM

Trump signs bill to help religious minorities in Iraq, Syria December 11, 2018 | 5:35 PM

Chao announces $1.5 billion in infrastructure grants December 11, 2018 | 5:26 PM

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow asylum ban December 11, 2018 | 5:20 PM

McCrae Williams past away Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (Facebook)

Parents of Weston lacrosse player who died at Lafayette College sue students December 11, 2018 | 5:02 PM

Senate votes overwhelmingly to renew farm programs December 11, 2018 | 4:52 PM

Massachusetts doctor charged with involuntary manslaughter in opioid death December 11, 2018 | 4:48 PM

New head of watchdog agency vows consumers will be top focus December 11, 2018 | 4:45 PM