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Saturday, August 15, 2026
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Politics

MBTA to pay nearly $500,000 to chief communications official whose hair GM Phil Eng pulled in ‘insensitive’ incident

Gabrielle Mondestin, the T's chief communication officer, will resign effective Sept. 18 and receive a $495,000 settlement. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘He betrayed that trust’: Lawrence mayor arrested on federal charges of wire fraud, money laundering

Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña is accused of spending about $1.5 million in COVID-19 small business relief funds on campaign expenses and personal debts, authorities said. Continue reading →

Money, Power, Inequality

In deeply unequal Massachusetts, high home prices have helped fuel persistent racial wealth gap

A new landmark report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston shows Massachusetts' lofty housing prices have helped maintain, or perhaps deepen, the state’s stubborn racial wealth gap. Continue reading →

Politics

Inside Trump’s Patriot Games, where a new generation was introduced to the ugly side of politics

Amid competition and camaraderie, an undercurrent of political criticism loomed over the White House athletic competition for teens. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Bird protections frustrate Duxbury beachgoers at every tern

Duxbury is among the places in Massachusetts battling over beach access, as restrictions to protect nesting shorebirds have worked, and created more restrictions. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to greenlight White House ballroom

The administration’s request comes after an appeals court ruled the president had most likely exceeded his authority by moving ahead with the privately financed project without approval from Congress. Continue reading →

Nation

Federal job cuts are making wildfires harder to fight

The result is confusion, supply problems, and slower responses, according to former Forest Service officials. Continue reading →

Politics

US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity

Conservatives have eyed the schools — which, unlike most public schools, are run by the federal government — as a testing ground for reshaping education. Continue reading →

The World

World

Jason Arday, Cambridge scholar who resigned under scrutiny, is found dead

Jason Arday, a former Cambridge University scholar whose remarkable rise to stardom was followed by a rapid fall from grace in recent weeks, has died, his family said Friday. Continue reading →

World

After Notre Dame fire, France restored the cathedral — but not these windows

The installation of new stained-glass windows has fueled fierce debate over the ethics of introducing contemporary artwork to an 800-year-old masterpiece. Continue reading →

World

Female Afghans erased from public life in five years of Taliban rule

In those few years, women and girls have been systematically erased from most public life, experts say. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Op-eds

The Hubble is our window into the universe. We can’t afford to close it.

The telescope has given all of us a front-row seat to cosmic history. We should give it another lease on life. Continue reading →

Columns

AOC is freezing her eggs. I didn’t — and I don’t regret it.

Freezing eggs can expand a woman’s options. But it can’t give her control over the one thing she wants most: her reproductive future. Continue reading →

Letters

Meet the old Nixon, different from the new Trump

David Shribman's essay on the rehabilitation of Richard Nixon in the time of the Trump presidency generated a range of reactions from readers. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

Mass. Democratic Party leader attended awards gala in Boston before he was charged with drunken driving, footage shows

Steve Kerrigan, the chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, was driving home from a charity gala in Boston when he he was pulled over after crossing marked traffic lanes in what police called a “pretty egregious” fashion, bodycam footage shows. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

South Station stabbing victim identified by his mother, says man was killed by a friend

The suspect was apparently able to escape South Station and still hasn’t been captured by police. Continue reading →

Transportation

The Green Line is shut down, and will be again soon. Take a look at what the T is fixing.

Signal system upgrades and accessibility improvements are well underway on the Green Line, but the work will require two additional nine-day shutdowns this fall, T officials say. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Suddenly sliding: Jake Bennett, Red Sox struggles continue in a series-opening road loss to the Pirates

The Red Sox 8-4 loss at PNC Park marked the team’s sixth loss in seven contests – all to sub-.500 teams. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Red Sox hitters reignited home run power through improved pitch selection

The Red Sox entered Friday night’s game against the Pirates at PNC Park with 49 homers in 36 games dating to July 2. Continue reading →

Celtics

‘I’m a Boston Celtic. I’ll never not be’: Doc Rivers, coach of 2008 NBA champs, enters the Hall of Fame

Along with president of basketball operations Danny Ainge, Rivers resurrected the Celtics with Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Mangione was not given any deal or incentive to plead guilty, federal prosecutors and his lawyers said. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Cancer patients face longer wait times to begin treatment, according to new study

Over the last few decades, the time cancer patients are waiting between diagnosis and treatment has steadily grown, according to a new study of more than 2.7 million patients. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Boston Red Sox staff moving out of Fenway Park offices

The move will bring office employees of the Sox, its ownership conglomerate Fenway Sports Group, and marketing company Fenway Sports Management together under one roof. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

TV

Jaylen Brown talks Celtics trade, LeBron James, and MIT aspirations on ‘Kimmel’

The now former Celtics star stopped by “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for a wide-ranging conversation with guest host Anthony Anderson. Continue reading →

Arts

I got to interview Anthony Bourdain. Here are the memories and lessons I’ll never forget.

As the new biopic “Tony” arrives in theaters, one writer reflects on the lasting impact of Anthony Bourdain. Continue reading →

Love Letters

My wife was in someone else’s memoir

One chapter describes meeting my wife at a well-known local bar, spending the night with her, and includes explicit details about their sexual encounter. Continue reading →