Nation

Justice Dept. has reviewed documents seized in Mar-a-Lago search

The Justice Department has set aside documents seized from former president Donald Trump’s Florida estate potentially covered by attorney-client privilege, a maneuver that might make his efforts to have an independent arbiter review the materials unnecessary. Continue reading →

Nation

NASA scrubs launch of new moon rocket after engine problem

NASA called off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard Monday after a last-minute cascade of problems culminating in unexplained trouble related to an engine. Continue reading →

Nation

US signs $11 million deal to fund monkeypox vaccines

The Biden administration signed an $11 million deal to support a Michigan company that’s helping make vaccine against monkeypox, another move to bolster prevention of the quickly spreading virus. Continue reading →

World

Greenland ice sheet set to raise sea levels by nearly a foot, study finds

Greenland ice sheet set to raise sea levels by nearly a foot, study finds. Continue reading →

World

Iraq clashes leave 12 dead after powerful cleric says he is leaving politics

Influential Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Monday that he was retiring from Iraqi politics. Continue reading →

World

Pakistan floods leave wrecked lives, half million in camps

Nearly a half million people crowded into camps after losing their homes in widespread flooding, and the climate minister warned Monday that Pakistan is on the “front line” of the world’s climate crisis after unprecedented monsoon rains wracked the country since mid-June, killing more than 1,136 people. Continue reading →

OPINION

Politics and revenge in the race for attorney general

Michelle Wu, Elizabeth Warren, and Kim Janey are ditching all their equity happy talk to support Shannon Liss-Riordan over Andrea Campbell. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Andrea Campbell for attorney general

The former Boston city councilor has the skills to run the office well — and the vision to make it better. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Mo. district’s return to spanking strikes longtime teacher as unfathomable

There is myriad evidence that striking a child is ineffective in the long term and sends the message that problems can be solved with aggression and violence. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Family demands answers after Harvard grad student, LGBTQ+ activist dies in police custody in Indonesia

Rodrigo Ventocilla, 32, a student at the Harvard Kennedy School from Peru, died in a hospital five days after he arrived in Bali and was taken into custody at the airport by authorities, who said he possessed items containing cannabis. Continue reading →

BLOCK ISLAND

Ballard’s owner Steven Filippi faces new challenge in his bid for a Town Council seat on Block Island

Another Block Island business owner, Neal P. Murphy, has announced he will run as a write-in candidate for the New Shoreham Town Council, which also serves as the area’s Board of License Commissioners. Continue reading →

Politics

‘It sounds like I don’t want to vote for either of them’: Controversy defines Suffolk DA’s race

With little more than a week to go before primary day, voters find themselves contemplating two Suffolk district attorney candidates buffeted by scandal. Continue reading →

MIAA

SJC backs MIAA on fifth-year eligibility case

A student-athlete was granted an injunction permitting them to continue competing for a fifth year because of trauma caused by bullying. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

Serena Williams not yet ready to exit center stage at US Open

At 40, Williams arrived in New York having written the tournament’s biggest headline. Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

For college students coming to town, here is a guide to the local sports scene

We'll get you freshmen oriented with the inside info on the local teams, the Boston fans, and the media coverage. Continue reading →

Biotech

Despite industry-wide stock slump, Mass. biotech startups raised $5.1b in the first half of 2022

Employment in the state’s biopharma industry grew by more than 12,400 last year, according to a report from MassBio. Continue reading →

Business

Brigham and Women’s researchers say diabetes drug helps reduce heart failure

A study of 6,000 people found that the medicine cut the number of deaths and medical emergencies. Continue reading →

Business

Taking the helm at Boston’s newest luxury tower involves skill with swords

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers of Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Carl Croneberg, explorer of deaf language and culture, dies at 92

In addition to helping write the first comprehensive dictionary of American Sign Language, the Swedish immigrant was the first to outline the idea of deaf culture as a distinct part of society. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jaimie Branch, trumpeter who crossed genre lines, dies at 39

An innovative avant-garde trumpet player and composer, she packed punk-rock intensity and a relentless commitment to experimentation and invigorated the music scenes of New York and Chicago. Continue reading →

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Names

As gossip about Tom Brady’s 11-day absence continues, one peculiar explanation keeps cropping up

Seriously, did the GOAT miss all that practice with the Bucs because he’s going to be on a Fox singing competition? As the rumors continue to swirl, here's what we know. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Michael Tilson Thomas closes Tanglewood on a triumphant note

During the BSO’s final weekend in the Berkshires, Russian pianist Alexander Malofeev brought down the house, while the traditional performance of Beethoven’s Ninth raised spirits and hopes. Continue reading →

Arts

Taylor Swift just announced a new album. Let the fan theories begin.

"Midnights" will be Taylor Swift's 10th studio album, a project the Grammy winner described on social media as “the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life.” Continue reading →