Nation

Judge vacates murder conviction of Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’

In a remarkable reversal, Adnan Syed walked out of prison Monday for the first time since he was a teenager, having spent 23 years fighting his conviction on charges that he murdered his former high school girlfriend, a case that was chronicled in the first season of the hit podcast “Serial.” Continue reading →

Politics

The story so far: Where 6 investigations into Donald Trump stand

WASHINGTON — Former president Donald Trump has set up his office on the second floor of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida as part replica of the Oval Office and part homage to his time in the real White House. Continue reading →

Nation

Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychological operations

The Pentagon has ordered a sweeping audit of how it conducts clandestine information warfare after major social media companies identified and took offline fake accounts suspected of being run by the US military in violation of the platforms’ rules. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine warns of ‘nuclear terrorism’ after strike near plant

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Monday, damaging nearby industrial equipment but not hitting its three reactors. Ukrainian authorities denounced the move as an act of “nuclear terrorism.” Continue reading →

World

US hostage exchanged for Afghan drug lord in prisoner swap

KABUL — The Taliban government of Afghanistan on Monday said that it had freed an American engineer, Mark Frerichs, in exchange for the release by the United States of a prominent Afghan tribal leader who had been convicted of drug trafficking. Continue reading →

World

Thousands pay tribute as Britain says final farewell to its queen

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest Monday after a majestic state funeral that drew tens of millions of Britons together in a vast expression of grief and gratitude, as they bade farewell to a sovereign whose seven-decade reign had spanned their lives and defined their times. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Members of Congress shouldn’t play the market

Regaining public trust requires swift action on a bill to ban members’ stock trades. Continue reading →

OPINION

It’s time to stop believing in immaculate disinflation

August’s inflation numbers shattered that faith and suggest the Fed will now have to pay the price for waiting too long. Continue reading →

LETTERS

A Florida DeSantis supporter is read loud and clear in Mass.

Sending defenseless migrants to Martha’s Vineyard and other places may play well with the most extreme elements of the far right, but that still doesn’t make it right. Continue reading →

Metro

Texas sheriff opens criminal probe into relocation of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said in a news announcement Monday that his office will look into whether the migrants were “lured ... under false pretenses” from a Migrant Resource Center in San Antonio and brought — after a brief stop in Florida — to Martha’s Vineyard, “where they were unceremoniously stranded.” Continue reading →

Elections

On abortion, NH Republican Senate challenger has a message: ‘Get over it’

Don Bolduc, the Republican nominee for senate in New Hampshire, told Maggie Hassan, the Democratic incumbent, to "Get over it" with her focus on abortion rights, prompting a strong response from Democrats and other groups. Continue reading →

Politics

After ‘no comment’ sparked controversy, Diehl will accept results of the November election, campaign says

A spokeswoman for GOP gubernatorial nominee Geoff Diehl said he will accept the results in his race against Democratic nominee Maura Healey, who has also pledged to accept the results. Continue reading →

On football

NFL Week 2 review: Josh McDaniels and Mike McDaniel — both part of 28-3 — were on opposite ends of wild comebacks

It was a fascinating NFL Sunday. The Jets came back to win, Jimmy Garoppolo was pressed into service, and the Broncos look like a mess. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

We should have known Bill Belichick would refuse to let the Patriots fall to 0-2

The Patriots haven’t started a season 0-2 since 2001, and as much as it felt like a very real possibility it was going to occur again 21 years later, Belichick wasn’t about to let that happen. Continue reading →

Bruins

David Krejci returns to Bruins eager to tackle some exciting opportunities, including playing with David Pastrnak

He enters the season with 962 games played and the 1,000-game milestone in sight. Continue reading →

Business

‘He is going to have to battle his ghosts’: Charles takes over the family business

At 73, he becomes CEO of the royal family’s $28 billion business at an age when most leaders have already stepped down. Continue reading →

BOLD TYPES

It’s no joke: Improv Asylum CEO branches out into the co-working business

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

THE FINE PRINT

AG sues car dealership for overcharging Black and Hispanic customers for add-ons

The office of Attorney General Maura Healey said a dealership in Haverhill charged Black customers about $500 more and Hispanic customers almost $400 more for add-ons, compared with white customers. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Virginia Dwan, behind-the-scenes force in the art world, dies at 90

Through her galleries in Los Angeles and New York and her personal financial support, she helped fuel artistic innovation of the 1960s. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Virginia Dwan, behind-the-scenes force in the art world, dies at 90

Through her galleries in Los Angeles and New York and her personal financial support, she helped fuel artistic innovation of the 1960s. Continue reading →

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STAGE REVIEW

A fallen entrepreneur reconnects with the community she left behind in ‘Fabulation’

Lyndsay Allyn Cox stars as a high-flying, high-powered New York publicist brought down to earth in Lynn Nottage’s “Fabulation or, The Re-Education of Undine” at Lyric Stage Company. Continue reading →

Theater

Chita Rivera brings Broadway to Worcester

On Friday, she will talk about her 70-year career with pianist and interviewer Seth Rudetsky and sing some tunes at the BrickBox Theater. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Lil Nas X, a pop star in three acts, at MGM Music Hall

The evening offered a fantastical version of Lil Nas X’s origin story, accompanied by the hooky, over-the-top songs that have cemented him as a chart mainstay since 2018's “Old Town Road.” Continue reading →