Last week, the Justice Department issued a scathing report on the Worcester Police Department, finding that officers engaged in a “pattern or practice” of sexual contact with women suspected of prostitution. Continue reading →
Fed officials wrapped up their last meeting of the year with a vote to lower their benchmark lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point, to about 4.3 percent. Continue reading →
WATCH: Immigration took center stage this year. Political reporter James Pindell sat down with reporter Samantha J. Gross to break down the facts and pushback. Watch →
WATCH: This year, the cases against Trump took dramatic twists and turns. Political reporter James Pindell sat down with reporter Jim Puzzanghera to look back. Watch →
The report was expected to be released after House members cast the final votes of Congress this week and have left Washington to return to their districts, sources said. Continue reading →
Lawmakers said that emerging research, combined with fallout from a mass shooting in Maine, committed by an Army Reserve soldier whose brain was found to have signs of blast-related injury, prompted both the Pentagon and the Congress to reconsider the hazards. Continue reading →
Several Democrats opposed the bill after House Speaker Mike Johnson added a provision that would ban the military health system from providing transgender medical care for children. Continue reading →
The men gave testimony that prosecutors hope will be useful in the eventual trial of Encep Nurjaman, who is accused of being the mastermind of the Bali bombing and other terrorist attacks. Continue reading →
Fixing the fast-fashion climate problem isn’t just good for the planet, it’s good for American businesses and farmers. Republicans should heed the call. Continue reading →
"In every country’s history, there are certain seminal dates that mark its moral development. … When will we be able to say: On this date, the United States abolished the death penalty?" writes one contributor. Continue reading →
“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the story of Mount Auburn Cemetery and its celebration of light. Continue reading →
Van Pelt hasn't had a lot to work with, but it's time. Jerod Mayo needs a proven offensive mind, preferably with head coaching experience, as his co-pilot to prevent his coaching career from crashing. Continue reading →
The NBA has become a copycat league. Teams acquire players and build schemes around the most popular, effective style, and that is taking more threes than twos. Continue reading →
The best path forward is for the Krafts to act like fans, which means that every decision should be geared toward getting the most out of Drake Maye, their golden asset. Continue reading →
“The Sound we Travel at," a series of 11 grass-covered, wave-like mounds of earth, can be found in Kendall Square — though there's no sign installed to tell you what you're looking at. Continue reading →
Only 835 homes were sold throughout the region last month, according to new figures out this week, a sign that the region’s housing market still has not recovered from nearly three years of elevated mortgage rates. Continue reading →
Mr. Furgurson, who had gone for lunch at the food court across the street from the newspaper, set up an impromptu newsroom in the bed of his pickup truck to report on the tragedy. Continue reading →
Mr. Spratt was a Democrat who served for 28 years in the US House of Representatives, where he chaired the Budget Committee and was known on both sides of the aisle as a conscientious steward of the nation’s pocketbook. Continue reading →
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