Nation

Victims of Charlottesville rally argue the violence was planned

The violent rally started with a mob of men brandishing burning torches in the heart of a US city while chanting racist, antisemitic slogans, and it ended with a woman murdered, scarring a nation. Now, more than four years later, a civil trial starting Monday in Charlottesville, Va., will revisit those unsettling events. Continue reading →

Nation

Pelosi: Democrats ‘pretty much there now’ on deal on social spending bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Democrats are on the verge of an agreement on a social spending bill and also plan to vote on a separate $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill this week. Continue reading →

Nation

Let computers do it: Film set tragedy spurs call to ban guns

With computer-generated imagery, it seems the sky’s the limit in the magic Hollywood can produce. Elaborate dystopian universes. Trips to outer space, for those neither astronauts nor billionaires. Immersive journeys to the future, or back to bygone eras. Continue reading →

World

Pope: Don’t send migrants back to Libya and ‘inhumane’ camps

Pope Francis on Sunday made an impassioned plea to end the practice of returning migrants rescued at sea to Libya and other unsafe countries where they suffer “inhumane violence.” Continue reading →

World

French sexual abuse victims denounce police mistreatment

Despite recent training programs for French police and growing awareness around violence against women, activists say authorities must do more to face up to the gravity of sex crimes and to eradicate discrimination against victims. Continue reading →

World

South Korea’s leader vows final push for talks with North

South Korea’s president said Monday he’ll keep striving to promote peace with North Korea through dialogue until the end of his term next May, after Pyongyang raised animosities with a resumption of provocative weapons tests. Continue reading →

OPINION

Let Medicare negotiate lower drug prices

An estimated 18 million Americans were unable to afford a prescription due to its cost at some point this year. The United States is paying three times more than other countries for brand-name drugs. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Children’s vaccines are coming. So is an even fiercer debate about mandates.

Requiring students to get vaccinated against COVID-19 protects them — and also vulnerable teachers and staff. Continue reading →

OPINION

The risks of government negotiation of drug prices

Under the guise of Medicare “negotiations,” the US House of Representatives is considering a measure that would mandate the government to set prices on some of the most widely used drugs. Continue reading →

New Hampshire

Remains found in Abington identified as 5-year-old Elijah Lewis; mourners hold vigil in Merrimack

The development came about an hour before a scheduled candlelight vigil in Merrimack’s Watson Park, where family members asked people to gather and offer their support to Elijah’s loved ones. Continue reading →

Boston Mayoral Race

Wu, Essaibi George rake in campaign donations in final stretch

Annissa Essaibi George brought in $108,788 in individual donations in a three-day stretch this week, about $10,000 more than Michelle Wu. Continue reading →

Metro

Mom and son have labor of love to save a folksy general store, a switchboard that connects neighbors

In New Marlborough, "it’s always been the hub of the community." Continue reading →

Bruins 4, Sharks 3

Bruins hold off Sharks in Sunday matinee at TD Garden

The Bruins established their dominance early with three first-period goals, including two in the opening 3:18. Continue reading →

Celtics notebook

Jaylen Brown sits out vs. Rockets with ‘left patella tendinopathy’

Brown, who scored 46 points in the Celtics’ season-opening loss to the Knicks in double OT, had just 9 on Friday vs. the Raptors and had been listed as questionable Saturday with the injury. Continue reading →

Ben Volin | On Football

‘This is what we needed.’ Patriots’ offense finally puts it all together in big win over Jets

The Patriots went 6 for 6 in the red zone and had 551 yards of total offense. Continue reading →

Business

Whatever you want, they’re out of it.

Hearing aids. Sensitive-skin dog food. Fancy refrigerators. The Supply Chain situation has gotten intense. Continue reading →

Business

In global shipping crisis, Port of Boston deliveries are getting passed over

Boston isn’t facing a backlog like other major US ports, but cargo from China has been arriving up to a month late. Soon, and for a couple of months, it won’t be arriving at all, as a major shipping line has decided to temporarily bypass Boston’s newly remodeled container port. Continue reading →

Business

Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India

Facebook in India has been selective in curbing hate speech, misinformation and inflammatory posts, particularly anti-Muslim content, according to leaked documents obtained by the Associated Press, even as the internet giant’s own employees cast doubt over its motivations and interests. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Rabbi Earl A. Grollman, author and pioneering grief counselor, dies at 96

Rabbi Grollman wrote 27 books and traveled widely to sites of tragedies to console the grieving. Continue reading →

Obituaries

James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther on ‘Friends,’ dies

Tyler died Sunday at home in Los Angeles from prostate cancer, said his manager, Toni Benson. Tyler was first diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in 2018. Continue reading →

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MUSIC REVIEW

Enigma Chamber Opera brings Britten’s ‘Curlew River’ closer to the community

Reformulation made the piece seem wholly relevant to beginning to edge back to normalcy after a pandemic. Continue reading →

Names

How singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham met Harry Styles and finessed the healing powers of nostalgia

She will bring her harmonic and hypnotic blend of Western folk, blues, and rock to the Sinclair on Oct. 25. Continue reading →

Visual Arts

Griffin museum names new director

Crista Dix, who currently serves as associate director, will succeed Paula Tognarelli, who has led the Griffin Museum of Photography since 2006. Continue reading →