Nation

Trump hotels charged Secret Service exorbitant rates, House inquiry finds

The Trump Organization charged the Secret Service up to $1,185 per night for hotel rooms used by agents protecting former president Donald Trump and his family, according to documents released Monday by the House Oversight Committee, forcing a federal agency to pay well above government rates. Continue reading →

Nation

Justice Dept. seeks jail for Bannon in contempt of Congress case

Federal prosecutors urged a judge Monday to make former president Donald Trump’s political confidant Stephen K. Bannon the first person to be incarcerated for contempt of Congress in more than a half-century, recommending he serve six months in prison for refusing to cooperate with a House committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Continue reading →

Nation

‘Good Hunting’: Right-wing leaders mobilize corps of election activists

Election officials are on alert as voting begins for midterm elections, the biggest test of the American election system since Trump’s lies about the 2020 results launched an assault on the democratic process. Continue reading →

World

With Liz Truss’s agenda gutted, Brits ask if prime minister is still in charge

Britain’s new finance minister scrapped the remaining elements of Prime Minister Liz Truss’s signature taxation policy on Monday, a move that seemed to successfully reassure markets but left many wondering who is now in charge of the government. Continue reading →

World

Drones strike fear in Ukraine’s capital, killing 4

Waves of explosives-laden drones struck Ukraine’s capital Monday, setting buildings ablaze, tearing a hole in one of them, and sending people scurrying for cover or trying to shoot them down in what the president said was Russia’s attempt to terrorize civilians. Continue reading →

World

Iran’s loyal security forces protect ruling system that protesters want to topple

With hundreds of thousands of members today, the Guard is Iran’s most powerful military force as well as a major player in its economy. Many analysts argue that Iran is no longer a theocracy ruled by Shiite clerics, but a military state ruled by the Guard. Continue reading →

OPINION

US needs to act swiftly in providing military equipment to Ukraine

Providing the equipment Ukraine needs to win as fast as possible does raise the risk of Russian escalation, but the West cannot back away from what it must do to minimize and hopefully eliminate the danger Russia presents to the world. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Cannabis commission needs to right its regulatory ship

Holyoke death investigation points to a tail wagging the dog scenario at the agency. Continue reading →

OPINION

Who’s the real Maura Healey?

What kind of governor will Healey be? It’s hard to say, and she aims to keep it that way. Continue reading →

Politics

Mass. legislative leaders, who promised sweeping and permanent tax relief, still mum on their plans

Pressed by reporters on Monday, the top officials in the House and Senate did not provide a timeline for sending permanent tax relief language that had been approved by both chambers to Governor Charlie Baker. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

DA Hayden drops charges in corruption case involving MBTA police officer after new evidence found

Suffolk prosecutors said they could not continue the prosecution of David Finnerty after Transit Police discovered a previously unknown computer record that prosecutors said showed Finnerty had not added false information to a 2018 police report on the assault. Continue reading →

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Malden teachers reach contract with district, as Haverhill teachers strike continues into day two

Malden teachers will return to classrooms Tuesday after their union and district leadership reached a tentative deal on a three-year contract Monday night, following a one-day strike. Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

It’s time to revisit the Belichick vs. Brady scoreboard

For more than two years, it has been Team Tom in a rout, but suddenly Team Bill is gaining ground. Continue reading →

Christopher L. Gasper

Bill Belichick took away what the Browns do best, and beat an inferior team, as he usually does

Consistency is Belichick’s calling card, and it’s the hallmark of the Hoodie’s teams. Continue reading →

Gary Washburn | On basketball

First test of Celtics’ focus comes Tuesday in NBA season opener against Sixers

It’s the season’s opening game, a chance for the entire NBA to catch a team that claims it has learned from its NBA Finals defeat and has strengthened its weaknesses. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Listen up: Hearing aids go over-the-counter Monday

US residents are now able to purchase high-quality hearing aids at retail stores, with no need for a prescription or costly visits to a doctor or audiologist. Continue reading →

TECH LAB

A solar-powered electric car comes to Boston

A German company is showing off a prototype of its $25,000 model outfitted with solar panels on a US tour. Continue reading →

Jobs

As Sysco strike stretches on, 13 are arrested on picket line

Workers picketed trucks leaving Plympton warehouse Monday in most contentious episode yet in two-plus week strike. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Benjamin Civiletti, 87, attorney general in Iran hostage crisis, dies

Mr. Civiletti helped navigate the troubled final 17 months of President Carter's administration, one besieged by the Iranian hostage crisis. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jim Redmond, who created Olympics moment helping son, dies at 81

An intimate moment between a father and a son became instant Olympic history. Continue reading →

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LOVE LETTERS

I wish this could be an open relationship

"I would eventually want to explore more than monogamy." Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

No rust on heavy metal gods Judas Priest at MGM Music Hall

Sunday’s show was a testament to the band’s resilience in ways that went far beyond what was already implied by naming the tour “50 Heavy Metal Years.” Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

‘The Thin Place’ is a ghost story in need of a tingling sensation

In a production at Gloucester Stage, Lucas Hnath's play about a woman hoping to reconnect with loved ones in the afterlife doesn't deliver the requisite chills. Continue reading →