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A surfer notices a shark swimming behind him off Nauset Beach in Orleans

'The encounter didn’t last very long, fortunately'

Mosquito spraying for mosquitoes carrying Eastern equine encephalitis, EEE started a second round of aerial spraying in the southeastern Massachusetts area in August 2006.

2nd person dies from EEE as Mass. officials confirm 10th human case

'It escalated that fast': Rhode Island father speaks about 6-year-old daughter's EEE battle

Trump heads to UN with long list of deals he's yet to close September 21, 2019 | 12:13 PM

A man exhales while smoking an e-cigarette in Portland, Maine.

2 students hospitalized after ingesting e-cigarette September 21, 2019 | 11:13 AM

Justices' DC sniper case examines teen murderers' sentences September 21, 2019 | 10:18 AM

U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference in August. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Joe Kennedy officially announces U.S. Senate campaign September 21, 2019 | 9:05 AM

Connecticut resident dies from rare mosquito-borne disease September 21, 2019 | 7:30 AM

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Woman denies rubbing opioid on toddler's gums September 21, 2019 | 7:04 AM

Trump says he had 'perfectly fine' call with Ukraine leader September 21, 2019 | 12:41 AM

Biden decries reports about Trump, Ukraine's president September 20, 2019 | 8:27 PM

The Latest: US to deploy more troops to Saudi Arabia, UAE September 20, 2019 | 6:54 PM

Whitey Bulger's family filing wrongful death claim September 20, 2019 | 6:26 PM

Boston Ma 9/20/19:At city hall plaza demonstration for climate. This is the first all-ages climate strike, and will likely be the largest climate strike in history. We need to break our habit of business-as-usual that is creating an ecological emergency and quickly destroying any chance of a livable future for our children. (David L. Ryan/Globe Staff)

Here's a look at some of the best signs at the Boston 'climate strike' September 20, 2019 | 6:23 PM

Timeline: Tracking the whistleblower, Trump and Ukraine September 20, 2019 | 4:50 PM

Fed announces plans to provide more support for repo market September 20, 2019 | 4:47 PM

A look at controversy over intelligence whistleblower law September 20, 2019 | 4:41 PM

Hyde Park, MA - 9/19/2019 - Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins leaves Roxbury Prep High School in Hyde Park, Mass. on Thursday, Sept. 19. (Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe) Topic: 20RoxburyCop

Students say Boston police officer used racist slurs toward them at a local McDonald's September 20, 2019 | 4:10 PM

Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell

The Boston City Council president wants the city to have an inspector general. Here's what to know. September 20, 2019 | 3:44 PM

The Latest: US may send some asylum-seekers to El Salvador September 20, 2019 | 3:44 PM

Trump scolds Europe over captured Islamic State fighters September 20, 2019 | 3:39 PM

House intel chief says Facebook working on election threats September 20, 2019 | 3:17 PM

No one injured when skydiving plane crash lands in Pepperell September 20, 2019 | 2:27 PM

'We cannot stress this enough: PLEASE LEAVE WILDLIFE ALONE!!!' September 20, 2019 | 2:21 PM

Brazil aims to deflect criticism over Amazon deforestation September 20, 2019 | 2:18 PM

Boston, MA., 073118, Employees at work at Wayfair.

Wayfair says CEO's comment about looking for 'non-political' employees was 'misinterpreted' September 20, 2019 | 2:09 PM

Vernelle Jackson

An 83-year-old Maine woman buried her friend's body in her backyard. She says it was the woman’s dying wish. September 20, 2019 | 1:51 PM

Luther, the Franklin Park Zoo's beloved white tiger, dies

Luther, the Franklin Park Zoo's beloved white tiger, dies September 20, 2019 | 1:28 PM

Trump says he doesn't need China trade deal before election September 20, 2019 | 1:04 PM

House votes to end forced arbitration in business disputes September 20, 2019 | 12:44 PM

New England Journal of Medicine

Rhode Island woman turns blue after using toothache medicine, doctors say September 20, 2019 | 12:40 PM

2 Federal Reserve officials highlight deep divisions September 20, 2019 | 12:36 PM

Carmela Saunders.

Salem man sentenced for strangling wife to death with children, grandchildren in next room September 20, 2019 | 12:30 PM