Celtics brace for an epic Kyrie Irving showdown

The C’s will play the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals. Columnist Gary Washburn thinks Irving may not be the only threat to Boston. Continue reading →

Fresh faces dominate as Red Sox rookies ignite Fenway

WATCH: Reporter Michael Silverman says he’s impressed with Wilyer Abreu and argues that Ceddanne Rafaela has room to grow. Continue reading →

Trio of legends inducted into Red Sox Hall of Fame

WATCH: Papelbon, Pedroia and Nixon have been enshrined at Fenway. Reporter Michael Silverman explains which player was shocked to be included. Continue reading →

Nation

Chief Justice Roberts declines to meet with Democrats on court ethics

Chief Justice Roberts Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Thursday turned down an invitation to meet with Senate Democrats to discuss what the lawmakers called an “ethics crisis” at the Supreme Court following reports of two politically charged flags displayed outside the homes of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Continue reading →

Nation

Judge denies petition to recall death sentence of man who killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas

Jurors in 1996 found Davis guilty of first-degree murder and of the “special circumstances” of kidnapping, burglary, robbery, and attempting a lewd act on a child. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump rails against his guilty verdict, claiming ‘sick people’ are behind his prosecution

He began to go back and forth between the trial and the standard stump speech he uses to broadly portray immigrants crossing the border as violent, mentally ill criminals Continue reading →

World

Blinken hints US may allow Ukraine greater latitude to strike in Russia

Blinken was responding to a reporter’s question on whether the United States might give permission for Ukraine to use US-made weapons to strike deeper into Russia. Continue reading →

World

US and Chinese defense chiefs hold first in-person talks since 2022

President Biden has made the case that the United States and China must stay in high-level communication to avoid potential crises. Continue reading →

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OPINION

Americans must reject Trump’s assault on rationality

It’s fine to disagree with Donald Trump’s conviction, but the idea that it was a rigged trial ordered by President Biden is absurd. Continue reading →

OPINION

Trump verdict: No one is above the law

Donald Trump will decry the verdict as being nothing but a political vendetta. But nothing he says can erase the fact that a jury heard all the evidence and found him guilty on all counts. Continue reading →

LETTERS

We have a verdict

"Can such a man be entrusted to be commander in chief, with the authority to ask our sons and daughters to lay down their lives for our country?" asks one reader. Another writes that "cult followers only grow stronger in their convictions when their leader is convicted." Continue reading →

Higher Education

Northeastern University seeking to replace historic Matthews Arena

Northeastern University has filed a proposal with the Boston Planning and Development Agency to replace 124-year-old Matthews Arena, billed as the world’s oldest ice hockey venue, with a new 290,000-square-foot athletics facility. Continue reading →

POLITICS

Even before Trump verdict, most N.H. voters already had their minds made up

“It doesn’t change anything for me,” one supporter said a day after the former president and presumptive Republican nominee’s conviction on 34 felony charges. Continue reading →

K-12

Southborough teacher on leave after holding ‘mock slave auction,’ using racial slur, superintendent says

The incidents occurred in a fifth-grade class in January and April, Superintendent Gregory L. Martineau said in a letter to parents this week. The teacher, whose name was not released, was placed on leave during an investigation. Continue reading →

nba finals: celtics vs. mavericks

The Finals matchup is set, and here are the keys to the Celtics-Mavericks series

The Celtics went 2-0 vs. Dallas in the regular season, but this is a different team from the one they swept. Continue reading →

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Sluggish Red Sox welcome progress in returns to health for Tyler O’Neill, Masataka Yoshida

The offense could use all the help O'Neill (knee) and Yoshida (thumb) will offer, since the Red Sox overall have been without four of their projected top six hitters. Continue reading →

RED SOX 7, TIGERS 3

No. 9 hitter Ceddanne Rafaela homers twice, drives in five to power Red Sox to series-evening win over Tigers

Rafaela, for one game at least, saw the results after making swing adjustments. Starter Tanner Houck looked like an All-Star again while allowing one run over seven innings. Continue reading →

Retail

Report: Boston Beer could be bought by Japanese company

Suntory, which also owns Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark, is in discussions with the brand behind Sam Adams and Truly hard seltzer. Continue reading →

innovation beat

Electric plane startup Beta looks to train its future workforce

The Vermont company is trying to boost aviation and manufacturing jobs around New England. Continue reading →

Biotech

Moderna’s vaccine for RSV gets FDA approval for people 60 and older

The approval was welcome news for Cambridge-based Moderna, which has desperately needed a money-making follow-up to its COVID vaccine, Spikevax. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Caleb Carr, author of dark histories, dies at 68

A military historian and author, Caleb Carr's experience of childhood abuse drove him to explore the roots of violence — most famously in his 1994 bestseller, “The Alienist." Continue reading →

Obituaries

Caleb Carr, author of dark histories, dies at 68

A military historian and author, Caleb Carr's experience of childhood abuse drove him to explore the roots of violence — most famously in his 1994 bestseller, “The Alienist." Continue reading →

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MUSIC REVIEW

At Gillette, the Rolling Stones come out rocking with songs and a spirit that never get old

Eighty-year-old Mick Jagger was astonishing from the get-go. Continue reading →

Music

Alan Jackson brings his ‘Last Call’ to TD Garden this summer

Grammy-winning country star will kick off his 10-stop farewell tour in Boston on Aug 2. Continue reading →

Documentaries

With a sense of urgency, filmmaker spotlights New Mexico’s victims of nuclear testing

"First We Bombed New Mexico," a 2023 documentary about Trinity atomic bomb fallout, premieres at the Berkshire International Film Festival this weekend. Continue reading →