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EGYPT Mr. Austin and Ms. Geoghegan met in Washington.

A dream crushed on a mountain road: The cyclists and the Islamic State militants

Webster, MA - August 04, 2018: Buildings on Main Street were damaged by the tornado in Webster, MA on August 04, 2018. A tornado, along with intense rain, hit Central Massachusetts Saturday morning, downing trees, damaging buildings, and causing power outages in Webster and Dudley, officials said. A brief tornado warning had been issued Saturday morning for areas south of Worcester, but it expired at 10:45 a.m. Severe storms were also sweeping across the eastern part of the state, with the potential for flash flooding, throughout the afternoon. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

Tornadoes on the East Coast may be a sign of things to come

newton town hall mouse

A mouse poked its head out of the ceiling at a New Hampshire town hall. Then it went too far.

Belmont, where Cranley used to live.

Former Belmont man who defrauded 15 people of $6M sentenced August 10, 2018 | 4:48 PM

Peek inside a sleek 273-square-foot apartment in the South End August 10, 2018 | 4:46 PM

Timberwood Drive in Gardiner, Maine.

Man stopped by Maine troopers kills self; body found in trunk August 10, 2018 | 4:40 PM

New Bedford

Massachusetts cab driver shoots, kills passenger during robbery, officials say August 10, 2018 | 4:22 PM

The crashed bus that was carrying summer campers from the Kittery Community Center.

Children injured in New Hampshire when school bus crashes into trees August 10, 2018 | 4:16 PM

Hearings for Supreme Court nominee to start Sept. 4 August 10, 2018 | 4:09 PM

Trump's destroyed granite block in New Hampshire.

Granite marking Trump's New Hampshire primary win smashed August 10, 2018 | 4:06 PM

Hailey Allard.

UMass Dartmouth nursing student killed in crash involving police cruiser August 10, 2018 | 3:28 PM

drug bust in Hollis

Maine police responded to a reported overdose and discovered several ‘one-pot style’ meth labs August 10, 2018 | 2:58 PM

WBUR host Tom Ashbrook.

Former ‘On Point’ host Tom Ashbrook launches new media project August 10, 2018 | 2:28 PM

US budget deficit totals $76.9 billion in July August 10, 2018 | 2:02 PM

Roger Stone associate held in contempt in Russia probe August 10, 2018 | 1:36 PM

DC's police and protesters prepare for white nationalists August 10, 2018 | 11:59 AM

The great black hawk.

‘This is one for the record books’: Birders are flocking to Maine to see a rare hawk August 10, 2018 | 10:44 AM

Stormy Daniels' lawyer dabbles in Iowa, says it's no stunt August 10, 2018 | 12:43 AM

Serving on corporate board while in Congress? That could end August 10, 2018 | 12:07 AM

Viktor and Amalija Knavs listen as their attorney makes a statement in New York, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. First Lady Melania Trump's parents have been sworn in as U.S. citizens. A lawyer for the Knavs says the Slovenian couple took the citizenship oath on Thursday in New York City. They had been living in the U.S. as permanent residents. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Meet the newest U.S. citizens: Melania Trump's parents August 9, 2018 | 10:16 PM

This photo from Nov. 28, 2017, shows Wake Forest assistant coach Jamill Jones, second from left, with the team and head coach Danny Manning, second from right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C. Police say Jones threw a punch that killed a New York City tourist who knocked on his car window thinking it was his Uber ride. He was arrested Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, and charged with assault. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Police: College basketball coach threw punch killing NYC tourist August 9, 2018 | 10:04 PM

Chinatown Park.

A Boston man bit an officer's thumb, police say August 9, 2018 | 5:06 PM

Member of Congress, member of corporate board? It's allowed August 9, 2018 | 4:26 PM

Zillow predicts two more local towns will become ‘million-dollar cities’ within the next year August 9, 2018 | 4:14 PM

Police say a man ran out of gas and no one stopped. So he allegedly started waving axes. August 9, 2018 | 4:03 PM

Court orders ban on harmful pesticide, says EPA violated law August 9, 2018 | 2:40 PM

James Andrews, 51, of New Bedford, is being sought in connection with a Thursday morning homicide.

Man sought in connection with New Bedford stabbing death August 9, 2018 | 2:03 PM

FILE - This Oct. 26, 2016 file photo shows a Twitter sign outside of the company's headquarters in San Francisco. A new study published Thursday, March 8, 2018, in the journal Science shows that false information on the social media network travels six times faster than the truth and reaches far more people. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu), File

Cambridge man arrested for threatening ICE agents on Twitter August 9, 2018 | 1:23 PM

Carla Provost is named Border Patrol's first female chief August 9, 2018 | 12:58 PM

Kavanaugh's Bush White House role emerges in new documents August 9, 2018 | 12:44 PM

Who's in, out in small business tax break? It's complicated August 9, 2018 | 12:29 PM

Pence outlines US Space Force plan for 'next battlefield' August 9, 2018 | 12:22 PM

bob cat seen in hadley, mass.

Watch: Bobcat spotted strolling outside office building in Western Mass. August 9, 2018 | 11:35 AM