Nation

Prosecutors say spreadsheets from Trump Organization offer a road map for its indictment. Where the investigation goes now is the question

Former president Donald Trump’s company and its longtime chief financial officer were charged in New York last week in a 15-count indictment alleging they had taken part in a tax-avoidance scheme. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden celebrates progress against virus, but acknowledges hurdles ahead

On the day that President Biden had long anticipated as a milestone in the fight against the coronavirus, the White House hosted a celebration to both commemorate the Fourth of July and herald the administration’s progress toward overcoming the pandemic. Continue reading →

Nation

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter reflect on 75 years of marriage

Their partnership has withstood the glare of political campaigns and the strains of raising a family, triumphs that catapulted them to international prominence and a defeat that sent them home to Georgia as political outcasts with a faltering family business. As their world inevitably narrows in the dusk of life, the couple has come to rely on their bond even more. Continue reading →

World

Pentagon seeks to soften blow of withdrawal from Afghanistan

With the White House’s blessing, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a retired four-star Army general who oversaw the US troop withdrawal from Iraq in 2011, ordered a series of steps to slow the pace of the final withdrawal from America’s longest war. Continue reading →

World

Taliban take districts in NE Afghanistan from fleeing troops

Since mid-April, when President Biden announced the end to Afghanistan’s “forever war,” the Taliban have made strides throughout the country. The Taliban now control roughly a third of all 421 districts and district centers in Afghanistan. Continue reading →

World

Pope Francis undergoes colon surgery and is said to be doing well

The Vatican announced that Pope Francis had responded well to colon surgery in a hospital in Rome on Sunday evening, overcoming the first significant health challenge in a pontificate that has lasted more than eight years and shifted the priorities and direction of the Roman Catholic Church. Continue reading →

OPINION

DEI initiatives leave out the people who voted for Trump

More than 74 million Americans think differently from the prevailing wisdom found on elite university campuses. Universities could help bridge that divide. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

School integration is back. Congress should embrace it.

And here in New England, school officials should make a vigorous play for the federal dollars attached to the White House’s proposal. Continue reading →

OPINION

There’s cause for concern in teaching critical race theory

Initial efforts to define what is right and good can eventually lead to a required adherence to one set of beliefs and the suppression of other views. Continue reading →

Metro

Baseball on the Cape a welcome summertime salve near the sand and the surf

The deadly pandemic that has rearranged lives around the world has not defeated the 2021 edition of the Cape Cod Baseball League, a breeding ground for sluggers and aces who made it big. Continue reading →

THE GREAT DIVIDE

These are the Boston schools used for summer learning that have air conditioning — and the ones that don’t

Sixty-three BPS buildings will be used this summer, and just 29 have air conditioning. Continue reading →

Politics

Months later, Beacon Hill has no agreement on contested transparency rules

It’s yet another sign that state leaders who pride themselves on topping national rankings on many issues have little appetite to lead the nation on open government, critics said. Continue reading →

Red Sox 1, A's 0

Red Sox’ Nick Pivetta keeps the A’s in check

Facing Oakland for the first time in his career, Pivetta threw 101 pitches, 65 for strikes. Continue reading →

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Nick Pivetta in a zone while dominating Oakland

Nick Pivetta pitched seven dominant innings against the Oakland Athletics on Sunday, allowing two singles and striking out 10 in a game the Sox won, 1-0. Continue reading →

GOLF ROUNDUP

High five for Cam Davis, who fends off Troy Merritt in playoff to win Rocket Mortgage Classic

The 26-year-old Australian earned his first PGA Tour victory at Detroit Golf Club when Merritt missed a par putt on the fifth playoff hole. Continue reading →

Business

CSX tries to get its plan to acquire New England freight network back on track

The acquisition plan has come under fire from Amtrak and MassDOT, which are concerned that CSX control of Pan Am’s system would undermine passenger rail service. Continue reading →

Business

CSX tries to get its plan to acquire New England freight network back on track

The acquisition plan has come under fire from Amtrak and MassDOT, which are concerned that CSX control of Pan Am’s system would undermine passenger rail service. Continue reading →

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Obituaries

Theresa Parks, Mission Hill housing advocate who stood up to Harvard, dies at 84

“People kept stopping me in the street, saying, ‘Are you wacked out? Harvard is the most powerful institution in the world. You can’t fight it,’” Mrs. Parks recalled. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Tom Reich, pioneering baseball and hockey agent, dies at 82

Thomas M. Reich, a pioneering baseball agent with an ebullient, oversized personality who helped players gain multimillion dollar salaries in the early years of free agency, died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 82. Continue reading →

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Names

The North End’s Uvida is a zero-waste wonderland

Uvida, a zero-waste shop in the North End started by a recent UMass Boston graduate, sells home goods of all kinds for eco-conscious consumers. Continue reading →

WELLNESS

Vanessa Zoltan on ‘Praying With Jane Eyre’ and how pop culture can be sacred

The author believes that ritualistic deep analysis of your favorite novels (or even TV shows) can actually be a form of prayer. Continue reading →

ASK AMY

Sparks fly when a ‘questioner’ meets an ‘obliger’

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →