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WATCH: Who gets credit for building this winning team? Brad Stevens? Danny Ainge? Joe Mazzulla? Columnist Dan Shaughnessy answers. Continue reading →

Best Celtics team that Boston has ever seen?

WATCH: How do Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown stack up against Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, Larry Bird and Kevin McHale? Columnist Dan Shaughnessy weighs in. Continue reading →

Did the road to another Celtics championship just get harder?

WATCH: Columnist Chad Finn dives into Kristaps Porzingis’ recovery timeline. Plus, reporter Jim McBride believes the Bruins aren’t done dealing. Continue reading →

Politics

Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down two antiabortion laws

The court's dissenting justice, widely seen as its most conservative, warned that Kansas is headed toward “a legal regime of unrestricted access to abortion.” Continue reading →

Nation

Policies that could be vulnerable to new legal challenges

Regulations that touch nearly every facet of American life could face new challenges after the Supreme Court’s move to overturn a longstanding legal precedent last week. Just days later, litigants around the country are already taking aim at some rules with new motions and filings. Continue reading →

Nation

These voters supported Biden in 2020. Now they want a Plan B.

Jeanne Winograd, 72, a Democrat in Phoenix, is such a ride-or-die fan of President Biden that, on Valentine’s Day, she mailed him a card to say his vigor, not his age, would shape the presidential election. But after a week of panic attacks after his dismal debate performance, she felt compelled to send him another card. Continue reading →

World

Seven Palestinians killed in West Bank by an Israeli raid and airstrike in the Jenin area

Palestinian authorities say seven people have been killed during an Israeli military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin. Continue reading →

World

New UK prime minister vows to heal wounds of distrust after Labour landslide

Keir Starmer says he will lead a “government of service” on a mission of national renewal. Continue reading →

World

Talks on Gaza cease-fire revive after weeks of deadlock

Israeli negotiators traveled to the Gulf nation of Qatar on Friday for the first time in weeks to restart talks over a cease-fire deal that would end the war in the Gaza Strip and free the hostages held there, following weeks of deadlock in the negotiations. Continue reading →

OPINION

How to replace Biden as the Democratic nominee

It would be best if the president voluntarily quit the race and opened up the convention. But if he doesn’t, there is another way to select an alternative. Continue reading →

OPINION

The magnificent Epsteins

The Epsteins are simultaneously great and commonplace. Continue reading →

OpEds

Biden needs a full medical evaluation

Voters deserve to know the results. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Your most pressing questions about a retrial in the Karen Read case, answered

Would the same judge preside over a retrial? Would the lead investigator in the case testify again? And just how common are mistrials? Continue reading →

K-12

As district leaders hesitate, Cambridge School Committee pushes on middle school algebra

A district official said at a recent meeting that the plan for universal eighth-grade Algebra 1 by 2025 is not feasible. Continue reading →

Metro

Should President Biden stay in? Governor Healey seems ambivalent.

Governor Maura Healey was one of a group of Democratic governors to meet with Biden this week after his disastrous performance in his debate last week against former president and current felon Donald Trump. Continue reading →

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Reliever Chris Martin returns to Red Sox’ injured list with elbow inflammation

Martin came off the IL in June and produced five straight scoreless appearances. He is eligible to return again July 19, when the Red Sox play the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Continue reading →

ON BASEBALL

For one night, Yankee Stadium is Masataka Yoshida’s stage

It took a season and a half and overcoming a mountain of doubts, but Masataka Yoshida finally had his moment with the Red Sox — and it came at just the right time against just the right team. Continue reading →

RED SOX 5, YANKEES 3 (10 innings)

Ceddanne Rafaela follows Masataka Yoshida’s tying homer with a blast of his own as Red Sox rally past Yankees

The homer heroics from Rafaela and Yoshida came long after starter Tanner Houck was knocked out in a sloppy fourth inning for the Red Sox. Continue reading →

Business

Beryl moves over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula as Texas officials urge coastal residents to prepare

After battering the resort of Tulum, Beryl prepared to reemerge into the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading →

Business

Boston VC firm raises $150 million for national security startups

J2 Ventures was founded four years ago by combat veteran Alexander Harstrick and Jonathan Bronson, a PhD chemist who has worked on Wall Street. Continue reading →

Jobs

US employers added a solid 206,000 jobs in June in a sign of continued economic strength

Last month’s job growth did mark a pullback from 218,000 in May. But it was still a strong gain, reflecting the resilience of America’s consumer-driven economy, which is slowing but still growing steadily. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Michael Tracy, artist who helped restore a Texas border town, dies at 80

Michael Tracy, a flamboyant artist inspired by religion, violence, and sensuality who dedicated much of his life to preserving neglected 19th-century architecture on the Texas-Mexico border, died June 15 at his studio compound in San Ygnacio, Texas. He was 80. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Nancy Azara, sculptor who created a haven for feminist artists, dies at 84

Nancy Azara, a sculptor who evoked ancient feminine imagery in her carved and painted wood pieces, and who in 1979 was a founder of the New York Feminist Art Institute, a school run by and for women artists, died June 27 in Manhattan. She was 84. Continue reading →

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Names

When it comes to Pilates, Chuck D believes the hype

The Public Enemy frontman shares the art of ‘RAPilates’ in his new illustrated book, out this week. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Expect more big names and AI story lines in season 4 of ‘The Morning Show’

Jeremy Irons and Marion Cotillard will be regulars when the series returns for season 4, which is filming now and due at some point next year. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

Can my marriage survive seasonal affective disorder?

Winter is always coming. Continue reading →