Nation

Maxwell, Epstein were ‘partners in crime,’ prosecutor says

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were “partners in crime” in the sexual abuse of teenage girls, a prosecutor said Monday, while Maxwell’s lawyers said she was being made a scapegoat for a man’s bad behavior as the British socialite’s sex trafficking trial got underway in New York. Continue reading →

Nation

Cosby prosecutors urge Supreme Court to restore conviction

Prosecutors asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to reinstate Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, complaining the verdict was thrown out over a questionable agreement that the comic claimed gave him lifetime immunity. Continue reading →

Nation

Prosecutors: Jussie Smollett faked attack after real threat was ignored

Actor Jussie Smollett made himself the victim of a staged hate crime in 2019 to draw the attention of his colleagues on the television show “Empire” after he decided they had failed to take an earlier written threat seriously, a prosecutor said in a Chicago court Monday. Continue reading →

World

‘Hate crime’ attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians spike in the West Bank

Israeli settlers have dramatically increased their attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank over recent months, with violent incidents up about 150 percent in the past two years, according to data presented by the Israeli military at a defense ministry meeting this month. Continue reading →

World

Taliban and 9/11 families fight for billions in frozen Afghan funds

Nearly 20 years ago, about 150 family members of Sept. 11 victims sought a measure of justice for their losses by suing a list of targets like Al Qaeda and the Taliban. A decade later, a court found the defendants liable by default and ordered them to pay damages now worth about $7 billion. Continue reading →

World

Myanmar court postpones verdict for ousted leader Suu Kyi

A court in Myanmar postponed its verdict on Tuesday in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to allow testimony from an additional witness. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Vaccination IDs now can save pain later

Rising COVID rates even ahead of Omicron point to need for Wu and Baker to get moving on a good idea. Continue reading →

OPINION

How you can help end gender-based violence

Activism is about using your experiences, platforms, and resources to raise awareness and call for change. Continue reading →

OPINION

Accountability elusive for veterans who died at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home

A civil rights class action suit states that while the veterans residing at the Soldiers’ Home 'kept their promise to serve their country, the Commonwealth did not keep its promise to protect and keep them safe from harm when they were unable to care for themselves.' Continue reading →

Metro

Hiding in plain sight: How one of the country’s most-wanted fugitives led a quiet life in Lynnfield

To those who knew him, Tom Randele had all the hallmarks of a regular guy. He was an avid golfer and car enthusiast. His wife worked for the town, and they owned a modest home on a quiet cul-de-sac. But Randele had a secret — something he’d been hiding for 52 years. Continue reading →

Metro

The unassuming, unflinching courage of Phil Saviano

Phil Saviano always downplayed his courage in refusing to abide by the Catholic Church’s demand for confidentiality, but his bravery gave hope and inspiration to survivors of sexual abuse everywhere. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

In Cambridge’s Central Square, a very public canvas gets a clean slate

For years, Richard B. “Rico” Modica Way, otherwise known as Graffiti Alley, has served as a perpetually in-flux street art mecca. What is new, however, is all the pristine space untouched by spray paint. Continue reading →

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Bruce Arena has more in common with Bill Belichick than the same workplace

Gillette Stadium is home to two of the most accomplished, successful, occasionally irascible coaches in the history of American men’s team sports. Continue reading →

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Mac Jones’s early success actually is making the case for Bill Belichick’s mastery

The question is, exactly how good a quarterback does Belichick need to be successful in the manner we’re accustomed to during his Patriots reign? Continue reading →

Bruins Notebook

Brad Marchand suspended three games for slew-footing Vancouver’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy thought it was just "two guys were battling for a puck, got tangled up," but the Department of Player Safety found otherwise. Continue reading →

Business

Judge strikes down Boston’s eviction moratorium

Housing advocates argue that eviction bans protect public health by keeping people in their homes. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

How to save money on groceries in these high-priced times

Supermarkets and warehouse stores compete fiercely for customers by offering a variety of sale prices, coupons, and rewards programs. You should try to take advantage of all of them. Continue reading →

Business

Investment firm Eaton Vance to lease new HQ in Post Office Square

The Eaton Vance deal has been the talk of Boston’s commercial real estate industry for weeks, as brokers try to divine the future of the office district at a time when only a fraction of workers who normally occupy the towers are coming in on any given day. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Lee Elder, barrier-breaking Black golfer, dies at 87

Elder made history in 1975 by becoming the first Black golfer to play in the Masters, paving the way for Tiger Woods and others. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Adolfo, designer who dressed Nancy Reagan, dies at 98

Adolfo, who achieved international fashion fame as one of Nancy Reagan’s favorite designers during her years as first lady and who dressed many of society’s most prominent women for almost three decades, died Saturday at his home in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Continue reading →

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LOVE LETTERS

Dating as a 23-year-old single mom

"Guys lose interest in me quickly once I mention that I have a kid." Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Harry Christophers leads his last ‘Messiah’ as artistic director of Handel and Haydn Society

On Sunday afternoon, he finished his 13th and final season with a drama that pleads, laments, rejoices — and, most of all, dances. Continue reading →

Music

Rick Berlin’s stuff has a lot of stories to tell

The musician has written his second book, “The Big Balloon (A Love Story),” inspired by the things in his home and the memories and feelings they evoke. Continue reading →