Nation

Judge denies requests for video in N.C. police shooting

Superior Court Judge Jeff Foster ruled against a petition filed by a coalition of media outlets to release the footage of the fatal police shooting of 42-year-old Andrew Brown Jr. Continue reading →

Nation

Deadly California arrest carries echoes of George Floyd case

The family of 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez blamed police, accusing them on Tuesday of using excessive force and escalating what should have been a minor encounter with the man. Continue reading →

Nation

Federal investigators search Rudy Giuliani’s apartment and office

Federal investigators in Manhattan executed search warrants early Wednesday at the home and office of Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who became former president Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, stepping up a criminal investigation into Giuliani’s dealings in Ukraine, three people with knowledge of the investigation said. Continue reading →

World

India’s coronavirus death toll tops 200,000 as infections surge and anger grows

India on Wednesday reported another record number of coronavirus cases and deaths, nudging its official COVID-19 death toll past 200,000 as the virus coursed through urban centers and out into rural areas, leaving broken families and communities in its wake. Continue reading →

World

Brexit trade deal gets a final OK from EU parliament

The European Parliament has voted by a large margin to give the European Union’s final approval to a Brexit deal already beset by difficulties, complaints, and a court challenge. Continue reading →

World

Former members of Italian Red Brigades arrested in France

Seven Italians convicted of left-wing domestic terrorist crimes in the 1970s and 1980s, including several former members of the Red Brigades, were arrested at their homes in France on Wednesday, the French presidency said, a development Italy hailed as historic. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Home of the gerrymander, Massachusetts should move to independent redistricting

As more states have turned redistricting over to independent commissions, Democrats on Beacon Hill retain their grip on drawing the Commonwealth’s political boundaries. Continue reading →

OPINION

The winners and losers in the 2020 Census

This census precedes the crucial redistricting process that will potentially swing the balance of power away from the Democrats and to the GOP. Continue reading →

LETTERS

SJC ruling on firefighter’s firing is timely on eve of Brookline election

We residents of Brookline own this situation. We elected these local representatives, and we kept reelecting them. I voted for some of them. No more. Continue reading →

Metro

In Duxbury, a celebrated football team with a boorish underside

The win-at-all-costs, leave-it-all-on-the-field style of play that helped raise Duxbury’s sports profile to one of the best in the state masked a very different team culture. Continue reading →

Metro

DCF has long failed families with disabilities, advocates say. A pair of investigations is spurring a reckoning

The state’s child welfare agency has long struggled to properly accommodate children and parents with disabilities, failing them in ways both small and devastating, according to a review of lawsuits, independent reports, and interviews. Continue reading →

K-12

Federal Appeals Court denies request to halt Boston exam school admission decisions

In their ruling, the judges questioned the plaintiffs' claims of racial discrimination and cast doubt on whether their appeal would ultimately succeed. School officials quickly sent out acceptance letters to applicants. Continue reading →

Celtics 120, Hornets 111

Jaylen Brown was as good as his words with 38 points to lift the Celtics past the Hornets and other observations

The Celtics snapped a three-game losing streak. Continue reading →

Celtics notebook

Celtics’ Marcus Smart suspended one game for threatening language

According to the league, the incidents took place during and after the Celtics’ 119-115 loss to Oklahoma City at TD Garden. Continue reading →

alex speier

Other shortstops have the acclaim, but Xander Bogaerts has the goods

A strong case can be made that Bogaerts has been the most valuable shortstop in the big leagues over the last few years. Continue reading →

Business

‘He asked me if I wanted to date a board member’: An Asian American grant writer on being treated like a commodity at work

Angela Chan O’Donnell is a grant writer for a local nonprofit. Here, she talks about the experience of being a young Asian American woman treated like a commodity by the older white men she used to work with. Continue reading →

Business

Work to start on Prudential Center observatory

The $182 million project will include outdoor decks atop Boston’s second tallest building. Continue reading →

Business

The TSA wanted 6,000 new officers by summer. Most positions are unfilled as airlines expect a passenger surge.

With Memorial Day approaching, the TSA is about one-third of the way to reaching a goal it publicized in February to hire 6,000 officers by summer. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Michael Collins, who orbited moon during famous landing, has died

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the ship from which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left to make their historic first steps on the moon in 1969, died Wednesday of cancer, his family said. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Leo Stapleton, former Boston Fire Department commissioner, dies at 93

Mr. Stapleton was recognized for his efforts to improve safety equipment for firefighters and for increasing the use of sprinklers in high-rise buildings. Continue reading →

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Listener

Getting true-crime podcasts right

A lot of true-crime podcasts exist only to shock. They lean into the lurid by highlighting the most heinous aspects of a story. But some focus on stories that raise larger questions — about police incompetence, judicial malfeasance, systemic racism. Continue reading →

Names

Director Adam McKay’s new podcast explores intersection of sports, culture, and conspiracy

"Death at the Wing" is about the cultural and political forces that cost several young basketball stars their lives in the 1980s and early 1990s. Continue reading →

ASK AMY

Grandpa wants to bribe girls not to get a tattoo

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →