Nation

Southern Baptist leaders covered up sex abuse, lied about secret database, report says

The findings of nearly 300 pages include shocking new details about specific abuse cases and shine a light on how denominational leaders for decades actively resisted calls for abuse prevention and reform. Continue reading →

Nation

Scorned by Trump, Brooks rises in Alabama Senate race

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Nation

Buffalo shooting’s wounds need a strong salve, residents say

The shooter, whose racist attack deeply wounded east Buffalo’s Black community, has stolen much more than the neighborhood’s only grocery store and the sense of peace many residents felt in the community gathering spot. Continue reading →

World

Gangs strangle Haiti’s capital as deaths, kidnappings soar

Gangs are fighting each other and seizing territory in the capital of Port-au-Prince with a new intensity and brutality. The violence has horrified many who feel the country is swiftly unraveling as it tries to recover from the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Continue reading →

World

‘Such bad guys will come’: How one Russian brigade terrorized Bucha

The story of Bucha and its horrors has unfolded in chapters as new revelations of Russian atrocities emerge, fueling outrage among Ukrainians and across much of the world. Continue reading →

World

Australia’s ‘climate election’ finally arrived. Will it be enough?

For voters, activists, and scientists who spent years in despair, lamenting the fossil fuel industry’s hold on the conservatives who have run Australia for most of the past three decades, Saturday’s results amount to an extraordinary reversal. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The ridiculous uniform of domestic terrorism

I am so sick of these people with their fake soldier garb and outsized guns. They are blustering bullies, not the tough guys they purport to be. Continue reading →

LETTERS

These Supreme Court justices are showing us who they are

Advocates of right-wing politics are defending Alito, claiming that his critics are being alarmists. But do not be deceived. Continue reading →

LETTERS

It’s not ‘bias’ — liberal media are telling the truth, pointedly

Those who favor conservative media have picked their side, and history will not look kindly upon them. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Volodymyr Zelensky, Liz Cheney honored at JFK Profiles in Courage ceremony

The awards each year honor leaders from around the nation and the world who have demonstrated a commitment to protecting democracy in the United States and abroad. Continue reading →

Politics

For the first time this year, Boston city councilors have the power to tear up the mayor’s budget. Will they?

Armed with broad new power to rewrite Boston’s annual operating budget, the city council has so far been treading lightly. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Bob Woodward to Boston University graduates: ‘Don’t be afraid to try new things’

Speaking to throngs of Boston University graduates gathered Sunday at Nickerson Field, reporter Bob Woodward pointed to his career in journalism and urged them to be open to new experiences as they move forward in their lives. Continue reading →

on golf

One careless decision costs Mito Pereira everything at PGA Championship

Needing only a par to seal victory, a double bogey on the last hole cost Pereira the lead, a spot in the playoff, and so much more. Continue reading →

Christopher L. Gasper

The Celtics know they can flip the switch, but they can’t afford to switch off at this stage of the playoffs

While the Celtics haven’t lost back-to-back playoff games, they have lost focus when they think they’ve established their dominance. Continue reading →

Red Sox 8, Mariners 4 (10 inn.)

Red Sox blow ninth-inning lead, but Franchy Cordero walks it off with a grand slam in the 10th

The Sox bullpen blew another save, but Cordero delivered with the bases loaded in extras. Continue reading →

Business

78,000 pounds of baby formula arrives in US

Enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis. Continue reading →

Jobs

This summer, teens have the upper hand in the job market

The younger generation hasn’t necessarily been the saving grace businesses had hoped for to solve their labor shortage, and filling summer positions in retail and restaurants, for example, is harder than ever. Continue reading →

Business

National Grid spars with nearby officials and activists on the banks of the Malden River

A state environmental agency said the utility has to build a half-mile riverwalk. National Grid says no. Continue reading →

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MUSIC REVIEW

Under new leadership, Phoenix takes on Mahler and Schreker

Led by music director Joshua Weilerstein, the chamber orchestra revived its Prime series on Thursday night at the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Garth Brooks gets rowdy with his friends in Gillette’s low places

The country superstar — who limited tickets for Friday's show to the field and the stadium’s first tier — was boisterous and charged up, burning nonstop with the thrill of performance. Continue reading →

Names

How award-winning cartoonist and Malden native Keith Knight created the ‘Charlie Brown of activism’

The second season of "Woke,” Knight's Hulu series, dropped last month and continues to follow “Toast & Butter” cartoonist Keef as he navigates being a very public Black artist-turned-activist in a not always so “woke” world. Continue reading →