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Behind the shield

For Boston police officers accused of crimes, legal troubles tend to just melt away

Boston police officers accused of crimes over the last decade have encountered a kinder, gentler justice system than the one civilians must navigate — a system where justice takes a back seat to protecting officers. Continue reading →

Coronavirus

‘The end is in sight’: Experts express optimism about COVID-19 pandemic coming to a close

Promising trials from Pfizer and Moderna suggest that highly effective vaccines could be available in a matter of weeks, bringing the end of the pandemic in view for the first time since March. Continue reading →

Metro

Escaped slave and Navy sailor recounted his remarkable Civil War story in a diary. Now Dedham looks to honor his legacy

Thanks to a grass-roots movement, William Benjamin Gould’s life will no longer be overlooked by history. Continue reading →

Politics

The deliberate, staged normalcy of Joe Biden’s Wilmington transition

As President Trump actively blocks Joe Biden’s transition team from preparing to take over the reins of government, Biden is publicly acting out the process of the transition about 100 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. Continue reading →

Coronavirus

With kids at home, working mothers are forced to quit or scale back jobs

Statewide, more than half of women whose jobs have been affected by child care and educational upheaval said they had pulled back at work or were thinking of doing so, according to an October report. Continue reading →

The Nation

Coronavirus

‘The end is in sight’: Experts express optimism about COVID-19 pandemic coming to a close

Promising trials from Pfizer and Moderna suggest that highly effective vaccines could be available in a matter of weeks, bringing the end of the pandemic in view for the first time since March. Continue reading →

Politics

The deliberate, staged normalcy of Joe Biden’s Wilmington transition

As President Trump actively blocks Joe Biden’s transition team from preparing to take over the reins of government, Biden is publicly acting out the process of the transition about 100 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. Continue reading →

Coronavirus

With kids at home, working mothers are forced to quit or scale back jobs

Statewide, more than half of women whose jobs have been affected by child care and educational upheaval said they had pulled back at work or were thinking of doing so, according to an October report. Continue reading →

The World

World

For Netanyahu and Israel, Trump’s gifts kept on coming

President Trump’s treatment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been nothing short of lavish. Continue reading →

World

Remains of two killed in Vesuvius eruption are discovered at Pompeii

Excavations at a suburban villa outside ancient Pompeii this month have recovered the remains of two original dwellers frozen in time by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius one fateful morning nearly 2,000 years ago. Continue reading →

World

How a man with a van is challenging UK drug policy

Overdoses are more common in Scotland, by some measures, than even the United States. In 2018, Scotland had nearly 20 drug-related deaths per 100,000 people, compared with 18 deaths in the United States and around five in Ireland, Finland, and Sweden. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Impeach the president again

The Constitution allows Congress to bar a president from running for office again. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

A decimated State Department needs a reboot

The Biden administration needs to reimagine the foreign service and revitalize America’s influence abroad. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Don’t worry — the Democrats can fly with a progressive wing

If the writer "is implying that good jobs will win over Trump voters, he is naive." Continue reading →

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Metro

Metro

Escaped slave and Navy sailor recounted his remarkable Civil War story in a diary. Now Dedham looks to honor his legacy

Thanks to a grass-roots movement, William Benjamin Gould’s life will no longer be overlooked by history. Continue reading →

Metro

Escaped slave and Navy sailor recounted his remarkable Civil War story in a diary. Now Dedham looks to honor his legacy

Thanks to a grass-roots movement, William Benjamin Gould’s life will no longer be overlooked by history. Continue reading →

CORONAVIRUS

A coronavirus surge made worse by inequity

Poverty, a lack of affordable housing, and jobs that can’t be done remotely make Central Falls a hot spot for COVID-19 infections in Rhode Island. Continue reading →

Sports

Bob Hohler

Lost fantasies, enduring hopes: colleges wrestle with competing amid COVID-19

Many teams across New England and the nation have already had their schedules disrupted by the virus. Continue reading →

Celtics

Gordon Hayward agrees to four-year, $120 million contract with Charlotte Hornets

Hayward opted out of his final year of his Celtics contract on Thursday and became an unrestricted free agent. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots receiver Jakobi Meyers making a habit of exceeding expectations

An afterthought as a QB in high school who switched to receiver in college, the undrafted Meyers is hitting his stride with Cam Newton and the Patriots. Continue reading →

Business
Ideas

IDEAS

The country needs marital therapy

A national divorce isn’t really an option. So what would it take to make this broken relationship work? Continue reading →

IDEAS

Consider the small landlord

I’m one of the independent property owners who keeps housing affordable — and I’m terrified. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

‘Mr. Cambridge’: Frank Duehay, a former three-time mayor, dies at 87

A longtime advocate for education, Dr. Duehay formerly was assistant dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Continue reading →

Obituaries

‘Mr. Cambridge’: Frank Duehay, a former three-time mayor, dies at 87

A longtime advocate for education, Dr. Duehay formerly was assistant dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Soumitra Chatterjee, globally acclaimed Indian film star, dies at 85

Mr. Chatterjee, who appeared in more than 350 movies, rose to fame playing the title character in "The World of Apu." The film cast Chatterjee in an epic role familiar from canonical works of literature: A young man imagines a glorious literary career but encounters the hard realities of adult life, which he struggles to transcend. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

ART REVIEW

At the ICA, William Kentridge explodes the popular narrative on World War I

The artist has adapted and distilled his 2018 stage production on the war's devastating impact in Africa. Continue reading →

TY BURR

‘Small Axe’: excellence any way you slice it

“Small Axe” consists of five distinct feature-length films, each focusing on an aspect of Britain’s West Indian community in the 1960s through the 1980s. Continue reading →

MUSIC

The jolt, and the joy, of hearing live music from Boston Lyric Opera’s Street Stage

After all these months, the company's mobile opera truck offers a safe, socially distanced treat for music-starved listeners. Continue reading →

Travel

SPORTS EDITOR MATT PEPIN

Here’s one skier’s approach to a most unusual winter

Let’s not have "Reckless skiers ruin things for everyone" be a real headline this season. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

10 New England travel joys we are thankful for this year

We have had to dig deeper, discover new places, and learn to appreciate some of the region’s more subtle pleasures. Continue reading →

Real Estate