Nation

Minneapolis to pay $27 million to settle Floyd family lawsuit

The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody. Continue reading →

Nation

ICE asks for volunteers to deploy to border ‘as soon as this weekend’ to cope with surge

Biden administration officials said Friday they do not have the ability to quickly add thousands of shelter beds to care for the record numbers of migrant teens and children stuck in crowded Border Patrol stations, as the new administration struggles to care for the soaring number of families and unaccompanied minors crossing from Mexico each day. Continue reading →

Nation

Cuomo says he won’t bow to ‘cancel culture’ and rejects calls to resign

A raft of powerful Democratic members of New York’s congressional delegation, including Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jerrold Nadler, called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign Friday, saying Cuomo had lost the capacity to govern amid a series of multiplying scandals. Continue reading →

Coronavirus Notebook

CDC offers guidelines for child care programs

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters that prevention strategies — such as wearing masks, staying home when sick, and good hand hygiene — have been proved to curb virus spread in child care centers. Continue reading →

World

British police officer charged with murder of Sarah Everard

A police officer was charged late Friday with kidnapping and murdering Sarah Everard, a marketing executive who went missing in south London last week and whose disappearance had touched off a national outcry over violence against women. Continue reading →

World

Italy to tighten lockdown restrictions next week

Starting Monday, health authorities will shut down schools, restaurants and many shops in most northern regions as well as the regions of Rome and Naples. People will also be restricted from leaving their homes except for work, health care visits, and emergencies. Continue reading →

OPINION

Relief for Venezuelans in the US finally arrives

The Biden administration’s granting of temporary protected status to Venezuelans is an important acknowledgment of conditions there. But a long-term solution is needed. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

State needs to hurry up with restaurant aid

The state ignored a Springfield strip club’s history of violations to grant it state COVID-19 aid ahead of law-abiding businesses. What gives? Continue reading →

LETTERS

Trees in the path of public housing in Charlestown: ‘false choice’ or real trade-off?

The Charlestown Resident Alliance has been at the table for more than four years and is acutely familiar with the complex details and challenges of this project. Continue reading →

Politics

Boston police overtime is projected to be $15 million over budget for this fiscal year

Boston police overtime, which city authorities tried to slash last summer amid calls for reform and the dismantling of systemic racism, appears to be at least $15 million over budget for the year, officials said Friday. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev suing over his treatment in supermax prison

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is making a variety of claims in a lawsuit over his treatment by federal prison officials, including that they are illegally preventing him from building relationships with his nieces and nephews — and undermining his chances of avoiding a death sentence. Continue reading →

Metro

Today in History

Today is Saturday, March 13, the 72nd day of 2021. There are 293 days left in the year. Continue reading →

ben volin | on football

The pros and cons of bringing Cam Newton back to the Patriots

There is just as much good as bad to say about this move, and at least it gives the Patriots more time to figure out their long-term plan. Continue reading →

CELTICS

Celtics’ social justice initiative has produced real and noticeable changes

By breaking the focus into segments, each with its own committee, this massive plan could become somewhat less daunting. Continue reading →

Minor League Notebook

Baseball’s experiment trying to put action back into the game

Alex Cora said that after watching during his suspension, "I’ve just got to be honest — strikeouts, walks, and homers. … In the regular season, it was tough to watch.” Continue reading →

Business

‘For the first time, we can see the other side’: The stimulus and spring are coming for restaurants

The $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund is the first restaurant-specific federal relief package since the pandemic started, and for an industry that has faced remarkable challenges this past year, it is a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel. Continue reading →

Business

State vaccine site is a big improvement, but still hardly perfect

When Massachusetts launched its COVID-19 vaccine registration website in mid-February, everything that could go wrong did. But on Friday, the state took a do-over, and aced it. Continue reading →

Business

Design firm Sasaki moving downtown

Earlier this year, the company said it was leaving its longtime headquarters in Watertown. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Black space engineer, housing advocate Ken Kelly dies at 92

After many years working on deep space missions through NASA subcontractors, Mr. Kelly worked directly for JPL from 1999 until retiring in 2002, helping to design robotic antennas for the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Black space engineer, housing advocate Ken Kelly dies at 92

After many years working on deep space missions through NASA subcontractors, Mr. Kelly worked directly for JPL from 1999 until retiring in 2002, helping to design robotic antennas for the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Continue reading →

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DANCE

Jacob’s Pillow is a go with an all-outdoor dance festival

The Pillow also announced plans for an $8 million renovation of its Ted Shawn Theatre. Continue reading →

ARTS

Jessica May named to artistic leadership at deCordova and other Trustees properties

The role gives her full curatorial oversight over the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum as well as public art at Trustees properties. Continue reading →

GALLERIES

Painter Rosie Ranauro is alive to the body’s grief and joy

Her art revolves around the experience of her body, with concurrent shows at LaMontagne Gallery and Brookline Arts Center. Continue reading →