Nation

Redistricting battles kick off early as Democrats scramble to try to cut into GOP advantages

"Every twist and turn in every state is going to be contentious and chaotic and contested," said one political observer. Continue reading →

Politics

Officer dead, suspect killed in violence outside Pentagon

A Pentagon police officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit center outside the building, and a suspect was shot by law enforcement and died at the scene, officials said. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

Trump says he will not try to stop ex-Justice officials from testifying

Trump said that he would not sue to keep six former Justice Department officials from testifying, according to letters sent to them Monday by Douglas A. Collins, who was known as one of Trump’s staunchest supporters when he served in Congress and who is now one of the former president’s lawyers. Continue reading →

World

Afghan official: Acting defense minister targeted in attack

A powerful explosion rocked an upscale neighborhood of Afghanistan’s capital Tuesday in an attack that apparently targeted the country’s acting defense minister. At least 10 people were wounded, a health official said. Continue reading →

World

Taliban take much of provincial capital in south Afghanistan

The Taliban pressed ahead with their advances in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, capturing nine out of 10 districts of the Helmand provincial capital, residents and officials said. Afghan government forces launched airstrikes, backed by the United States, in a desperate effort to defend the city of Lashkar Gah. Continue reading →

World

Missing Belarusian activist is found dead in park in Ukraine

A Belarusian antigovernment activist was found dead in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Tuesday, in what police described as a murder or a suicide, casting a renewed spotlight on the risks faced by opponents of the Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko even outside their own country. Continue reading →

OPINION

The pathetic politics of anti-public-health pandering

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis leads a cynical group of demagogues. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Infrastructure deal is too important to lose

Whatever its flaws, the legislation would be an unprecedented infusion of much-needed money into roads, bridges, and transit. Congress shouldn’t let this rare moment of bipartisanship pass. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Measure would repair educator pipeline to boost teacher diversity

Diverse talent is already in our classrooms in the form of our students, but we have a broken educator pipeline in Massachusetts that presents challenges for diverse talent from entering teaching in the first place. Continue reading →

thomas farragher

A final salute to a man who had saluted so many

Russell Pittsley was a longtime member of a military honor guard and stood at attention at countless funerals. On Saturday, he was the recipient of those honors during his own funeral at St. Mary's Cemetery in Middleborough. Continue reading →

Metro

Today in History

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 4, the 216th day of 2021. There are 149 days left in the year. Continue reading →

K-12

Baker digs in on mask-wearing in schools: ‘I don’t think you can apply a national standard’ to Massachusetts

“I’m not going to get into making decisions that I believe, in many cases, ought to be driven, at the end of the day, by the folks at the local level who know those communities best,” Governor Charlie Baker said Tuesday. Continue reading →

Red Sox notebook

Red Sox place closer Matt Barnes on COVID-19 injured list, but his test comes back negative

The team hopes Barnes, who is vaccinated, can rejoin the club on Wednesday. Continue reading →

Tigers 4, Red Sox 2

‘We don’t want this slide to continue,’ says Red Sox manager Alex Cora after his team’s season-high fifth straight loss

Over the last eight games, Sox starters have an 8.47 ERA while averaging just over four innings an outing. Continue reading →

PGA Tour

TPC Boston loses next year’s PGA Tour playoff event

Northern Trust ended its partnership with the PGA Tour, bouncing TPC Boston in Norton from the playoff rotation in 2022. Continue reading →

Business

Biden extends eviction moratorium another two months, including in most of Mass.

Citing the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Tuesday announced a new 60-day federal moratorium on evictions in counties where the cases are at elevated levels. Currently, that includes all of Massachusetts, except for Franklin and Hampshire Counties. Continue reading →

Business

Senators behind $1 trillion public works plan show off their work

The lawmakers, part of a group that they like to call the G-10, for gang of 10 — five Republican, five Democratic senators — are appealing to the wishes of many voters for not only better airports, roads, and Internet service, but also for some bipartisanship in Washington. Continue reading →

Business

French drug giant Sanofi buys Lexington’s Translate Bio for $3.2b

It’s betting big on the local company’s expertise in technology that led to the first two COVID-19 vaccines. Continue reading →

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Arts

Boston Ballet dancer files sexual assault lawsuit

Sage Humphries, a Boston Ballet Dancer, has filed suit against Mitchell Taylor Button. She says he and wife Dusty Button, a former Boston Ballet principal dancer, sexually and verbally abused her. Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

For a ruthless mother in David Mamet’s ‘Communion,’ justice is beside the point

The playwright's one-act drama at Great Barrington Public Theater presents some provocative ideas, but leans too heavily toward abstraction. Continue reading →

BOOKS

Weaving the amazing tale of fiber artist Judith Scott

Author Melissa Sweet collaborated with Scott's twin sister on a new biography for kids. Continue reading →