Here is a sampling of my latest stories.
(Note – stories might be behind a paywall.)
A few topics among the many that I have either spotted or written up for the Globe’s Express Desk:
We tried Tom Brady’s TB12 workout. Here’s what it was like
Where in the world is Santa Claus? It depends which online tracker you’re following
This was the most popular name of the decade in Massachusetts
Here’s why people are reacting so viscerally to the ‘Grace in Boston’ Peloton commercial
How the new law banning cellphone use while driving in Mass. affects you
A Mass. bill up for a hearing today would make saying the ‘B’ word a fineable offense
Jennifer Lawrence is getting married in Rhode Island this weekend
What is known about the ‘unimaginable’ deaths of a family of five in Abington
‘I’m friends with George Bush’: Ellen DeGeneres defends sitting with Bush at Cowboys game
Rihanna visited The Pour House in Boston 3 times over the past 2 days
8 interesting things we learned from Mark Zuckerberg’s leaked audio
7 key takeaways from the memo on Trump’s call with Ukraine’s new president
Doyle’s in Jamaica Plain plans to close, sell liquor license to Davio’s
Barack and Michelle Obama are reportedly buying a Martha’s Vineyard mansion
Elizabeth Warren met her doppelganger in Minnesota Monday night
Retired Red Sox star David Ortiz shot in the Dominican Republic
9 ways Sunday’s ‘Game of Thrones’ was foreshadowed — and hints on how the series could end
We talked to the Brandeis employee who came within $18 of ousting James Holzhauer on ‘Jeopardy!’
Here’s how the nationwide college bribery plot worked, according to officials
Bob Woodward tells Stephen Colbert how he got sources to talk for his book ‘Fear’
Apple unveiled three new iPhones today. Here’s a look at what’s new
Five of the most powerful quotes from Joe Biden’s eulogy for John McCain
US Senate unanimously passes resolution affirming the press ‘is not the enemy of the people’
More than 300 newspapers join Globe effort on freedom of the press editorials
‘I will never drink Sam Adams beer again!’ Somerville’s mayor fumes at founder’s praise for Trump
How did 12 boys and their coach survive in a Thai cave for more than a week? Experts weigh in
Alan Dershowitz laments being ‘shunned’ on Martha’s Vineyard
On her way to border, Melania Trump wore jacket that said: ‘I really don’t care, do u?’
For sale in Melrose: An uninhabitable, fire-ravaged home — for $650,000
Here’s what body language experts are saying about the Trump-Kim meeting
Southwest apologizes after Cal coach questioned while flying with biracial son
Who the heck is Boston Marathon runner-up Sarah Sellers, anyway?
Here are the most interesting things Obama said in his secret MIT speech
Photograph shows Trump’s talking points for listening session on gun violence: ‘I hear you’
Michael Felger on Roy Halladay’s death: ‘He got what he deserved’
People are posting ‘me too’ on social media to show how widespread sexual harassment is
Six things Trump probably shouldn’t have said about Puerto Rico while in Puerto Rico
Photos show Christie lounging at N.J. state beach closed due to government shutdown
All the ways Taylor Swift is throwing shade in her new music video
So about that bombshell casually dropped on ‘Game of Thrones’ . . .
Red Sox fan struggles with poncho, announcers can’t keep it together
Some stories I wrote as a community reporter for The Boston Globe:
Statue of sleepwalking man triggers controversy at Wellesley College
Watertown man had front-row seat to shootout with Boston Marathon bomb suspects
In Boston Marathon explosion aftermath, chaos, worry, and frantic calls home
A morning’s calm is shattered in Newtown, Conn.
Patriots’ Aaron Hernandez reportedly questioned in death investigation
Neighbor says he tried to help alleged murder victim of Jared Remy
Watertown residents know their town best: A post-Marathon profile of Watertown, Mass.
Jaclyn Reiss 