Nation

Accused Va. gunman was scrutinized by threat assessment team for weapon

The 22-year-old University of Virginia student accused of killing three classmates and wounding two others on campus was being investigated by the school for claiming he owned a gun and had been convicted of a concealed-weapons violation in a separate incident last year, university officials said Monday night. Continue reading →

Nation

McCarthy scrounges for support to become House speaker as GOP feuds over poor showing

Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the minority leader, on Monday scrounged for the support he would need to become speaker of the House if Republicans gain control of the chamber, facing resistance from a newly emboldened right flank as Republicans grappled with their historically weak performance in the midterm elections. Continue reading →

Nation

Documents detail foreign government spending at Trump hotel

Officials from six nations spent more than $750,000 at former President Donald Trump’s hotel in Washington when they were seeking to influence his administration, renting rooms for more than $10,000 per night, according to documents that his former accounting firm turned over to Congress. Continue reading →

World

With tensions mounting, Biden and Xi try a warmer tone

After months of deepening contention between the United States and China, President Biden and President Xi Jinping met in person for the first time as national leaders Monday with a tone of mutual engagement that acknowledged that both their countries faced challenges from global conflict and economic headwinds. Continue reading →

World

Turkey accuses US of complicity in Istanbul attack that killed 6

Turkish authorities arrested a woman Monday they suspect was behind the deadly bombing in central Istanbul a day earlier, saying she had been sent to Turkey from Syria by Kurdish militants to carry out the attack. Continue reading →

World

Zelensky calls liberation of Kherson ‘beginning of the end’

President Volodymyr Zelensky triumphantly walked the streets of the newly liberated city of Kherson on Monday, hailing Russia’s withdrawal as the “beginning of the end of the war,” but also acknowledging the heavy price Ukrainian troops are paying in their grinding effort to push back the invaders. Continue reading →

OPINION

A comeback — or a payback — for Donald Trump?

Comebacks require resolve, reveal rectitude, provide redemption, and promote a sense of renewal. They are often attempted but seldom succeed. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Crunch time on Capitol Hill

This lame duck session of Congress must protect democracy and the nation’s fiscal future before 2023. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The essence of the ER: ‘My life was saved in less than eight minutes’

I did not have the option of walking away from the ER. I hope that the health care industry and the Commonwealth will work diligently to reduce wait times for others. Continue reading →

RI HEALTH

R.I. residents struggle to meet basic needs, new Blue Cross Blue Shield index shows

Indicators related to affordable housing, child care, education, jobs, medical care, access to food, and other basic needs all trended downward in the The Rhode Island Life Index 2022, published on Monday by BCBSRI and the Brown University School of Public Health. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Fired NBC Boston reporter alleges sexual harassment, retaliation in federal court lawsuit

A former NBC Boston reporter who was fired in 2019 for purportedly failing to disclose her relationship with a local police chief is suing the station in federal court, arguing she was sexually harassed by a female colleague and was dismissed in retaliation for complaining about a hostile work environment. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Woman in her 60s is kidnapped from Quincy MBTA station, brutally raped, and left in Brockton, police say

The alleged assailant, 26-year-old Christian M. Lynch of Quincy, was arraigned Monday on multiple charges, including rape, kidnapping, strangulation, and assault and battery on a person age 60 or older. He pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail. Continue reading →

CELTICS 126, THUNDER 122

Celtics roar to life in fourth to top Oklahoma City for their seventh straight victory

The Celtics trailed by as many as 15 to a Thunder team that played Sunday night in New York, but a massive second half from Marcus Smart and a hot-shooting fourth quarter let the hosts escape. Continue reading →

ON BASKETBALL

Last year’s Celtics wouldn’t have mustered such a comeback against the Thunder

The Celtics can’t only get up for the contenders on their schedule. They have to remain consistent enough to win on nights when they’re not supposed to. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots defensive coaches Jerod Mayo and Steve Belichick have connected — on just about everything

Their friendship was forged during Mayo’s playing days, but the closeness was born out of hours watching film. Continue reading →

Business

The Boston Globe names NPR news chief Nancy Barnes as its next editor

Barnes, who has strong local roots and has run newspapers in Houston and Minneapolis, will be the Globe’s 13th editor in the organization’s 150-year history and the first woman to serve in that role. Continue reading →

INNOVATION BEAT

‘There could be serious erosion’: A look at the chaos at Twitter since Elon Musk took over

Two weeks into Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, a report from Tufts University finds that disturbing and threatening posts on Twitter have increased. Continue reading →

Technology

Amazon is said to plan to lay off thousands of employees

The cuts will focus on Amazon’s devices organization, including the voice-assistant Alexa, as well as at its retail division and in human resources. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Samuel Folsom, 102, who fought the Japanese above Guadalcanal, dies

Samuel Folsom, one of the last surviving Marine fighter pilots of World War II, who engaged in aerial dogfights and shot down two Japanese bombers in the horrific struggle for the strategic island of Guadalcanal at a crucial juncture in the Pacific war, died Saturday in Sherman Oaks, California. He was 102. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Brian O’Doherty, art critic and (conceptual) art creator, dies at 94

Brian O’Doherty, an Irish polymath who in the early 1960s left his medical career behind to reinvent himself as a leading figure in the New York art scene, both as a critic and as a creator, died Nov. 7 at his home in Manhattan. He was 94. Continue reading →

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MUSIC REVIEW

Berlin Philharmonic returns to Boston with new chief conductor

Under Kirill Petrenko’s baton on Sunday night, the orchestra made a dazzling — and meaningful — appearance in Symphony Hall. Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

In ‘The Chinese Lady,’ prejudice and exploitation, seen from a stage

Lloyd Suh’s play was inspired by a real-life figure, Afong Moy, who was brought from China to New York in 1834 at age 14 and put on display in a museum. Continue reading →

Music

Roberta Flack has ALS and can no longer sing, her manager says

The progressive disease “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” Flack's manager Suzanne Koga said Monday. Continue reading →