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DA Rollins reportedly a finalist for US Attorney in Massachusetts

President-elect Joe Biden waves to reporters as he walks out of The Queen theater Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Wilmington, Del.

Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants

This Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, booking photo provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Office shows Aditya Singh.

Man allegedly hid 3 months at Chicago airport due to virus

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 20: A view of the Prudential Center and the Boston City skyline on March 20, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. Local gyms and health clubs have been shut down across the country due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but people have still been encouraged to exercise outside while social distancing. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Report: Of all state capitals, Boston has highest quality of life — and is second least affordable January 18, 2021 | 11:53 PM

A utility pole fell in South Boston, requiring a level 2 hazmat response.

Downed utility pole spills 50 gallons of oil in South Boston, hazmat techs on site January 18, 2021 | 9:47 PM

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Photos: Gillette Stadium officially opens as state's first mass vaccination site January 18, 2021 | 7:09 PM

A man wears a double mask as he visits Times Square in New York on December 10, 2020. - US President-elect Joe Biden said he will ask Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days of his administration to curtail the spread of coronavirus. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

One mask is good, but would two be better? January 18, 2021 | 6:59 PM

People evacuate from the West Front of the U.S. Capitol during a rehearsal the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.

Inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire in homeless camp January 18, 2021 | 6:40 PM

Lego truck storrowing

STORROWED legos!

Watch: Experience the thrill and terror of a truck 'Storrowing' in Lego form January 18, 2021 | 5:52 PM

Randolph, MA - 1/5/2021: Covid Specialist Nicholas McKenzie of Cataldo Ambulance Service collects a specimen at a COVID-19 testing site outside the Randolph Intergenerational Community Center in Randolph, MA on January 05, 2021. The site run by the town of Randolph, Cataldo Ambulance Service and many volunteers is part of the Massachusetts Stop the Spread program. On Monday (Jan. 4) the site performed 992 tests at the location. (The Stop the Spread program is intended to provide low barrier, free, and easy to access testing to all Massachusetts residents. Open to all Massachusetts residents. Testing is not restricted to residents of the cities where sites are located.) (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) coronavirus Covid-19

Mass. reports 3,224 new COVID-19 cases, 52 new deaths January 18, 2021 | 5:09 PM

A black bear in Lyme, N.H.

Vermont, N.H. hunters take record number of bears in 2020 January 18, 2021 | 4:43 PM

Kevin C. Peterson, founder and director of The New Democracy Coalition, spoke during a gathering outside of Faneuil Hall on Sunday to reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.

Martin Luther King Jr.

King honored by Boston University and in police brutality protests January 18, 2021 | 4:34 PM

A researcher at Aalborg University stands behind a safety screen to analyze all positive Danish coronavirus samples for the virus variant cluster B117 from the United Kingdom, in Aalborg, Denmark on January 15, 2021, during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.

Mass. health officials confirm first case of COVID-19 variant in state January 17, 2021 | 5:56 PM

Foxboro Police Officer Brendan Fayles waits 15 minutes before he can leave after receiving the Moderna vaccine at the Putnam Clubhouse at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. Friday, Jan. 15, 2021.

Mass. reports 4,283 new COVID-19 cases, 67 new deaths January 17, 2021 | 5:14 PM

Virgin Orbit Boeing 747-400 rocket launch platform, named Cosmic Girl, takes off from Mojave Air and Space Port, Mojave (MHV) on its second orbital launch demonstration in the Mojave Desert, north of Los Angeles.

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space on 2nd try January 17, 2021 | 3:52 PM

A police car burns after being set on fire in Boston, Sunday, May 31, 2020, following a march and gathering to protest the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.

Mass. teen accused of torching Boston police cruiser detained at NY airport January 17, 2021 | 3:15 PM

Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot January 17, 2021 | 2:14 PM

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny detained after landing in Moscow January 17, 2021 | 1:40 PM

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Massachusetts State House fortified, police gather as precaution ahead of presidential inauguration January 17, 2021 | 1:19 PM

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Coronavirus stories

400,000: The invisible deaths of covid-19 January 17, 2021 | 12:46 PM

President-elect Joe Biden waves as he leaves The Queen theater, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Wilmington, Del.

Biden vows rapid steps to battle virus after inauguration January 17, 2021 | 12:34 PM

Adoption Supervisor Naomi Johnston (cq) plays with Camilla (cq), a 5 year old pit bull mix, at the Animal Rescue League of Boston (cq). Camilla was just taken from the Boston animal shelter on June 27th.

Animal Rescue League builds new facility in Dedham January 17, 2021 | 11:53 AM

Record producer Phil Spector is seen in this 1989 file photo. Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who was later convicted of murder, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at age 81.

Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81 January 17, 2021 | 11:39 AM

Pet mayors help Vermont town raise $100k for playground January 17, 2021 | 11:18 AM

Beetle keeps rivals off scent of food buried for offspring January 17, 2021 | 11:02 AM

Biden Administration

Biden outlines 'Day One' agenda of executive actions January 17, 2021 | 10:49 AM

Man arrested for string of Roslindale, Roxbury vehicle break-ins and thefts January 17, 2021 | 10:13 AM

Vice President-elect Harris to resign her Senate seat Monday January 17, 2021 | 9:50 AM

Capitol Riot Arrests

From Baked Alaska to a guy with horns: notable riot arrests January 17, 2021 | 9:35 AM

A police barricade blocking a street near the White House in Washington on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. The U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man at a security checkpoint in Washington on Friday, Jan. 15, after he flashed what an officer described as an “unauthorized” inauguration credential and a search of his truck found an unregistered handgun and more than 500 rounds of ammunition, the authorities said. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times)

Amid fears of Inauguration violence, man with gun and ‘unauthorized’ credential is arrested in Washington January 17, 2021 | 9:25 AM

CVS and Walgreens, which are largely responsible for vaccinating residents and workers in long-term care facilities, are on track to make at least initial vaccination visits to nearly all nursing homes they are working with by Jan. 25.

Frustrations boil at pace of vaccinations at long-term care facilities January 16, 2021 | 5:29 PM

Health workers place a swab in a tube after taking a nasal sample from a pedestrian for COVID-19 during a free, government testing campaign in Panama City, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Panama is waiting for its first shipment of doses of the vaccine against the new coronavirus, expected next week.

Mass. reports 5,657 new COVID-19 cases, 74 new deaths January 16, 2021 | 5:21 PM

FILE -- A "Trump 2020" campaign sign is seen in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool near the Capitol in Washington on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, after rioters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol on Wednesday. The events of Jan. 6 appear to have damaged President Trump in his final days in office in a way that finally moved the needle as his approval rating reaches 29 percent, the lowest of his presidency, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)

Trump will leave office with the worst approval rating of his presidency January 16, 2021 | 4:26 PM