Nation

A school shooting shattered a Kentucky town in 1997. Now the gunman could get parole.

School shooter Michael Carneal is up for a hearing next month in what family members of the deceased, survivors, and experts say is among the first instances that an assailant in a school shooting has a chance at being released. Continue reading →

Nation

Tiny oysters play big role in stabilizing eroding shorelines

Establishing oyster colonies could form natural barriers that blunt the force of waves and help stabilize eroding shorelines. Continue reading →

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

King family announces coalition to aid Black, Brown organizers

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World

Putin’s army expansion may not help Russia much, US and British officials say

An order to raise Russia’s target number of active-duty service members by about 137,000, to 1.15 million, will not be realized quickly, and Russia will be unable to train or deploy new troops effectively enough to make up for huge casualties in Ukraine, analysts said. Continue reading →

World

The ‘MacGyvered’ weapons in Ukraine’s arsenal

From the sinking of the Moskva, Russia’s Black Sea flagship, in April to the attack on a Russian air base in Crimea this month, Ukrainian troops have used American and other weapons in ways few expected, the experts and Defense Department officials say. Continue reading →

World

Cloud wars: Mideast rivalries rise along a new front

With 12 of the 19 regional countries averaging less than 10 inches of rainfall a year, a decline of 20 percent over the past 30 years, their governments are desperate for any increment of fresh water, and cloud seeding is seen by many as a quick way to tackle the problem. Continue reading →

OPINION

Biden’s student loan debt plan is driven by politics, not economics

If economic relief or addressing racial inequity had been the goal, the White House would have ignored student loans entirely and focused on programs that target those goals explicitly, like refundable tax credits or reparations. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

US must take a closer look at nonfatal police violence

The federal government does not require state and local agencies to collect, let alone submit, statistics on violent officer misconduct. That has to change. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Endorsement of Galvin draws counter views

If the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth were a company and Bill Galvin its CEO, it would be his good fortune, and ours, to be able to pass the baton to Tanisha Sullivan. Continue reading →

Elections

For decades, Mass. attorneys general have tried to expand the state’s wiretap law. The next top cop might not follow suit.

It's a sign of a Massachusetts political environment increasingly suspicious of amplifying police power and wary of infringing on privacy rights. The candidates’ opinions could also be a bellwether for how they’d approach issues surrounding privacy and policing more broadly. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Cambridge finds elevations of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water; will switch to MWRA

The city is expected to remain in the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s system through December after officials discovered the levels of six PFAS chemicals that were above the state limits for drinking water. Continue reading →

Transportation

Orange Line work on schedule, 37 percent complete as governor tours State Street station

Governor Charlie Baker toured State Street station on Sunday to get a better picture of the progress on the Orange Line. Continue reading →

patriots

Examining the four undrafted rookies most likely to make the Patriots’ roster

Rosters must be trimmed to 53 players by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, and for 18 straight years Bill Belichick has kept at least one undrafted rookie. Continue reading →

Celtics

Celtics’ Danilo Gallinari has a torn meniscus, Italian national team announces

Plans for surgery and a potential recovery time were not immediately known. Continue reading →

Alex Speier | On baseball

For Red Sox pitching staff, the grim present is a harbinger of an uncertain future

The Red Sox pitching staff continued its gruesome summer plummet on Sunday, allowing a second-tier Rays offense to plate a season-high for runs in a 12-4 blowout victory. Continue reading →

Business

Port designation poses big hurdle for redevelopment of power plant land in Everett

Not even a marina can be built in a designated port area, let alone luxury hotels or housing — or a sports facility, for that matter. Continue reading →

Business

Port designation poses big hurdle for redevelopment of power plant land in Everett

Not even a marina can be built in a designated port area, let alone luxury hotels or housing — or a sports facility, for that matter. Continue reading →

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Obituaries

Women’s Lunch Place cofounder Jane Alexander, 66, ‘ministered to people’s souls’

"We are absolutely called to be with them," Ms. Alexander said of the women who came to the shelter. "But to be called, you have to hear." Continue reading →

Obituaries

Joey DeFrancesco, reigning king of the jazz organ, dies at 51

Joey DeFrancesco, who was widely credited with bringing the organ back into vogue in jazz circles in recent decades, has died. He was 51. Continue reading →

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Arts

Got the back-to-school blues? Spice up your routine with a new study spot.

If you’re looking for a way to make the back-to-school grind a little less soul-crushing, one tried-and-true option is a change of scenery. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

In his return to Gillette, Kenny Chesney is his usual ray of sunshine

The country mogul's tour-closing shows in Foxborough have become a rite of passage for the end of New England summers since 2011. After a four-year gap, Friday’s concert was a resounding return to that annual ritual. Continue reading →

Arts

Mass Cultural Council poised to distribute nearly $75 million to state’s cultural sector

MCC chair Nina Fialkow said in a statement that the funds, part of a larger $85 million spending plan approved Thursday by the MCC’s governing council, would support a sector that has shown “incredible resilience and incredible need over the past two years.” Continue reading →