Who’s to blame for the Patriots ugly play?

WATCH: Reporter Christopher Price explains why owner Robert Kraft deserves a big piece of the blame pie. Continue reading →

World Series abound with Boston connections

WATCH: It could be a tough year for Red Sox fans to watch. Who’s in a better position to win? Mookie Betts or Alex Verdugo? Reporter Alex Speier weighs in. Continue reading →

Patriots wide receivers put a target on their backs

WATCH: Reporter Christopher Price unpacks why the team’s wide receiver room is rife with unrest, and what needs to happen to fix it. Continue reading →

Nation

Fatal drug overdoses are dropping. Not everyone is spared.

Overdose deaths across the country decreased by more than 12 percent between May 2023 and May 2024, according to new federal data, a major development in the nation’s efforts to combat the effects of fentanyl. The decrease continued a trend observed in recent months and was the largest on record, the White House said last week. Continue reading →

Nation

Harris and Trump deadlocked to the end, final Times/Siena national poll finds

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are locked in a dead heat for the popular vote, 48% to 48%, the final national poll by The New York Times and Siena College has found, as the vice president struggles for an edge over the former president with an electorate that seems impossibly and immovably divided. Continue reading →

Nation

‘I formally apologize’: Biden condemns US Indian boarding schools

Biden called government-run Indian boarding schools one of the “most horrific chapters in American history that most Americans don’t even know about.” Continue reading →

World

Ukraine’s Zelensky says North Korean troops are poised to join the war, cancels UN chief’s visit

Western officials have warned that North Korean units joining the fight would stoke the almost three-year war and bring geopolitical consequences as far away as the Indo-Pacific region. Continue reading →

World

Israeli strike in south Lebanon kills three journalists

The deaths occurred in Hasbaya, a town about 10 miles from the Israeli border that had previously been spared much of the devastation of the war. Continue reading →

World

India and Germany look to bolster ties as Modi and Scholz hold talks in New Delhi

Berlin looks to strengthen its relationship with New Delhi at a time when the West is seeking to counter China’s growing influence in the region. Continue reading →

OPINION

State GOP candidates who have a shot at winning

Under new leadership, Republicans have made a determined effort to champion more mainstream issues with a slate of moderate candidates. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Reliving the dream: Sox fans recall their memories of 2004

A youngster of about 10 or 11 standing next to me looks my way and says, "Lady, I’ve waited my whole life for this." I smile at him and respond, "Sweetie, my father died waiting for this." Continue reading →

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Crime & Courts

Somerville officer awarded $800,000 in damages in termination suit against former mayor, police chief

Officer Dante DiFronzo was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for his outspoken criticism of alleged corruption in the department, a federal jury found Wednesday. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Two dozen Harvard faculty suspended from library after pro-Palestinian protest

About 25 faculty members were notified by email that they are suspended from entering the Widener library for two weeks, The Harvard Crimson reported Thursday. Continue reading →

Money, Power, Inequality

What does it take to build Black wealth? Mass. leaders come together to find the answer.

Leaders like US Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, and experts from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston talked about the need for business owners to get support at the state and local level. Continue reading →

LOUISVILLE 31, BOSTON COLLEGE 27

BC grabs 20-0 lead, then watches it evaporate in crushing loss to Louisville

The visiting Cardinals scored three unanswered touchdowns in the second half to race past the Eagles at Alumni Stadium. Continue reading →

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Sox degrees of skipper separation: Yankees’ Aaron Boone and Dodgers’ Dave Roberts meet in the World Series

Neither played in a World Series for the Red Sox, but both had enormous impact on the Yankees-Sox rivalry when it peaked in 2003 and 2004. Continue reading →

PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

Why has Patriots rookie Javon Baker seen so few snaps? Receiver defers to coach Jerod Mayo for answers.

“I feel like I’m heading in the right direction,” Baker said in the Patriots locker room. “But that’s a coach question. You have to ask him that one.” Continue reading →

Business

After delay, Boston’s property tax bill inches along in City Council

The measure is intended to increase commercial real estate tax rates and prevent a spike in residential taxes. Continue reading →

Technology

Entrepreneur John McQuillan invests $10 million for new center to study interplay of science and society

The owner of Somerville-based Triumvirate Environmental is backing a new research institute with Harvard roots. Continue reading →

innovation beat

This Lowell startup is getting buzz for quicker coffee service

An automated coffee drive-through called P!ng aims to serve beverages quicker than humans can. Continue reading →

BASEBALL

Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled ‘Fernandomania,’ dies at 63

The team said he died Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital, but did not provide the cause or other details. Continue reading →

BASEBALL

Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled ‘Fernandomania,’ dies at 63

The team said he died Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital, but did not provide the cause or other details. Continue reading →

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Music

Noah Kahan’s L.L. Bean collab celebrates his Green Mountain roots. But what exactly is Vermont style?

Bernie Sanders’s meme-able mittens come to mind. So does a certain Phish drummer’s "donut dress." Continue reading →

DANCE REVIEW

‘Fall Experience’ gets Boston Ballet’s 61st season off to a flying start

Crystal Pite’s “The Seasons’ Canon” is the centerpiece of the program, which opened Thursday at the Citizens Bank Opera House. Continue reading →

Arts

Maison Mono brings its model of hyper-curated tattoo artistry from Brooklyn to Boston

The hybrid gallery, artist residency, and tattooing and piercing outfit from cofounders Mona Kim and Uno Kim opened in Southie this month. Continue reading →