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Crime & Courts

Who will investigate the State Police Academy death of Enrique Delgado-Garcia?

Legal experts said a judicial inquest, with hearings in open court led by a judge, could be a sure way to provide an accountable process. Continue reading →

Business

Steward’s leaving the state, but folks in Norwood want their local hospital to return

Finding a new operator willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to complete the rebuilding of Norwood Hospital will be no easy task. Continue reading →

NH NEWS

In New Hampshire, flags spark a free speech lawsuit

The core question is whether flags contributed by the general public and approved by city officials constitute government speech — a case similar to one that failed in Boston. Continue reading →

Retail

In battle of retailers and grocers, BJ’s Wholesale Club eyes expansion far beyond New England

The Massachusetts-born discount chain, facing off against the larger Costco and Sam’s Club, has ambitions of spanning the entire United States. Continue reading →

Nation

Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 17 in nightlife district in Birmingham, Ala.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Four people were killed and 17 others injured when multiple shooters opened fire Saturday in what police described as a targeted “hit” on one of the people killed at a popular nightlife spot in Birmingham, Ala. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Congress unveils short-term spending deal

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders from both parties unveiled a short-term agreement to fund the government on Sunday, after Speaker Mike Johnson abandoned demands for a longer-term deal that also included new proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration. Continue reading →

Nation

Venezuelan gang’s path to US stokes fear, crime, and border politics

At the country’s southern border, US Border Patrol agents have been on the lookout for members of a notorious Venezuelan gang. In the nation’s heartland, police officers from Denver to Chicago have made dozens of arrests for alleged crimes linked to the group, from retail theft to murder and prostitution. Continue reading →

Nation

Zelensky visits Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank workers

SCRANTON, Pa. — Under extraordinarily tight security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday visited the Pennsylvania ammunition factory that is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces. Continue reading →

The World

World

UN meets amid a backdrop of growing chaos and violence

When the United Nations General Assembly convenes Tuesday, attention will focus on the major wars raging in Ukraine, the Gaza Strip, and Sudan, amid a reckoning that neither the global body nor world powers have been able to end the violence. Continue reading →

World

Leftist leader elected president as Sri Lanka rejects the old order

The Marxist candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, was elected president of Sri Lanka on Sunday, riding a wave of popular anger at the established political order that ran the South Asian nation’s economy into the ground. Continue reading →

World

For Mideast foes, diplomacy takes a back seat to military force

JERUSALEM — The last, best chance for a peace plan between Israel and the Palestinian authorities came in 2008. Then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was prepared to give up territory in the West Bank, and allow some refugees to reclaim land. He was even willing to relinquish control of Jerusalem’s Old City to an international committee as part of recognizing Palestine as a sovereign state. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Smaller trucks? Yes, please.

American automakers have focused on selling ever-larger pickups and SUVs. But the cult following for tiny kei trucks imported from Japan suggests they might be missing the demand for smaller options. Continue reading →

OPINION

Israel sends Hezbollah twin messages

But will Israel’s extraordinary cloak-and-dagger pager ploy dissuade its Lebanon-based foe? Continue reading →

LETTERS

Mass. medical group lauds bid to drop religious exemptions to vaccines

We recognize that the proliferation of dangerous misinformation about vaccine safety and efficacy can lead to hesitancy. We urge all parents and guardians with concerns to raise them with their child’s health care provider. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

Methuen Mayor Neil Perry has died, city officials say

Neil Perry was elected mayor in 2019 and was sworn in Jan. 6, 2020. His office said further details will be announced in the coming days. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

State Police suspend boxing between trainees after recruit’s death

Fewer than 10 days after a Massachusetts State Police recruit died from injuries he suffered during a training exercise in a boxing ring at an academy in New Braintree, the agency has suspended full-contact boxing between trainees, authorities said Continue reading →

Massachusetts

A new bike share in Greater Boston with a twist: trunk-sized storage to do your shopping on two wheels

CargoB’s electric bike, introduced to Greater Boston in May, has storage that can hold up to 300 pounds. Continue reading →

Sports

ON BASEBALL

Triston Casas’s 3-homer day shows what the Red Sox missed for much of the season

The three shots — which traveled a combined 1,183 feet — were a reminder of what the 24-year-old first baseman is capable of and what the Red Sox missed for so much of the season after he tore rib cartilage in April after taking a big swing. Continue reading →

Sun 93, Fever 69

Alyssa Thomas’s triple-double leads Connecticut to win over Indiana and Caitlin Clark in WNBA playoff opener

After a back-and-forth first 16 minutes, Indiana led 36-34 with 3:45 left in the first half. The Sun then took over, closing the opening 20 minutes on a 12-2 run. Continue reading →

ON FOOTBALL

Sam Darnold, Justin Fields, and Malik Willis get their redemption in Week 3

Circumstances — the quality of coaching and the teammates around them — are more important than natural talent when determining which players succeed or fail, and three quarterbacks are proving it this season. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Steward’s leaving the state, but folks in Norwood want their local hospital to return

Finding a new operator willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to complete the rebuilding of Norwood Hospital will be no easy task. Continue reading →

innovation beat

Is startup funding coming back?

The value of four recent deals exceeds the $3 billion of exit activity in Massachusetts all of last year, a sign that the local market could be heating up. Continue reading →

tech lab

Could exploding device attacks like those in Lebanon happen here?

It’s a serious question, now that hundreds of devices have exploded in the hands and hip pockets of people in Lebanon, allegedly by remote control from Israel. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Daniel J. Evans, Washington state governor turned senator, dies at 98

He was a mountain climber and skier, a master yachtsman, an eloquent speaker and, in his first term as governor, a fresh face in national politics who repeatedly be considered for the vice presidency. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Mercury Morris, part of Dolphins’ two Super Bowl wins and their perfect season, dies at 77

Mr. Morris was a gifted, quick runner who led the NFL in touchdowns in 1972. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Kathryn Crosby, actress and guardian of husband Bing’s legacy, dies at 90

Kathryn Crosby, a 1950s Hollywood starlet, gave up her film career to marry Bing Crosby, the Oscar-winning actor, radio star and mellifluous “White Christmas” crooner. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Boston at a Bargain: Allston Village Street Fair returns, Black student film festival, and fire throwing

Check out our roundup of cheap (but worth it) happenings in the area. Continue reading →

Names

Foxborough’s Joanna ‘JoJo’ Levesque brought her memoir to Massachusetts first

She became a pop star at 13, fought to own her music for years, and has a new life on Broadway. “Over the Influence,” just released, tells her story. Continue reading →

ASKING ERIC

Widower has millions in the bank but wants close friends

Advice from R. Eric Thomas. Continue reading →