Nation

Manhattan prosecutors again consider a path toward charging Trump

The Manhattan district attorney’s office has moved to jump-start its criminal investigation into Donald Trump, according to people with knowledge of the matter, seeking to breathe new life into an inquiry that once seemed to have reached a dead end. Continue reading →

Nation

Gay bar shooting suspect faces murder, hate crime charges

The man suspected of opening fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs was being held on murder and hate crime charges Monday, two days after the attack that killed five people and left 17 others with gunshot wounds. Continue reading →

Nation

Alabama pausing executions after 3rd failed lethal injection

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey sought a pause in executions and ordered a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system Monday after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection. Continue reading →

World

In silence or aloud, high-profile Iranians signal support for protests

At the World Cup in Qatar, Iran’s soccer players Monday declined to sing their country’s national anthem. In Tehran, two well-known actresses were arrested over the weekend for defiantly removing their headscarves. And at least nine prominent Iranians were summoned for questioning for daring to criticize authorities. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine to civilians: Leave liberated areas before winter

Ukrainian authorities have begun evacuating civilians from recently liberated sections of the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, fearing that a lack of heat, power, and water due to Russian shelling will make living conditions too difficult this winter. The World Health Organization concurred, warning that millions face a “life-threatening” winter in Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

Earthquake kills at least 162 in Indonesia; toll may mount

The magnitude 5.6 earthquake — which struck near the city of Cianjur, one of the most disaster-prone districts in Indonesia — caused the collapse of hundreds of buildings and triggered landslides that prevented many people from reaching the city’s main hospital. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Republicans should leave the IRS budget alone

Attacking a tax-collecting agency might make for an appealing campaign talking point, but it doesn’t make for good governance. Continue reading →

OPINION

Mass. lawmakers should make in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants a priority

This is about tuition equity, not free tuition. Why wouldn’t Massachusetts want to open access to higher education for as many students as possible? Continue reading →

OPINION

Another deadly hate attack roils the LGBTQ community

A mass shooting at a Colorado Springs nightclub proves how hard it is to feel safe as a queer person in America. Continue reading →

RI CRIME

NBA skills trainer Robert McClanaghan arraigned in R.I. on Boston rape, drugging charges

The 43-year-old Warwick man will be held until Boston police arrive to take him to court. He was arrested Friday by members of the Boston Police Sexual Assault Unit, Boston Police Fugitive Unit, and Warwick Police Department on a warrant issued Thursday out of Boston Municipal Court. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Reading police officer found not guilty in 2018 shooting

Reading police Officer Erik Drauschke was the first officer to face criminal charges for an on-duty killing in the state in nearly three decades. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Seasonal landscaper charged in connection to Martha’s Vineyard bank robbery

Miquel A. Jones pleaded not guilty to a single count of being an accessory after the fact to the robbery. Continue reading →

celtics

Jaylen Brown says he was supporting Kyrie Irving, not an antisemitic group, with his tweet

Brown said he was “not aware” that Israel United in Christ, which demonstrated on behalf of Irving, has been identified by the Anti-Defamation League as racist, homophobic, and antisemitic. Continue reading →

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Baseball Hall of Fame voters have 14 more players to consider, though none is breaking down doors to Cooperstown

Only Carlos Beltrán can make a good case based on his on-field accomplishments, but he was part of the notorious trash-can-banging 2017 Astros. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

With Patriots lost on offense, the question remains: Is Mac Jones the answer at quarterback?

Is there reason to believe Jones can do anything more than last season’s first-round playoff flameout? Continue reading →

Technology

Answers to some of the biggest Twitter questions

Could Twitter go under? How many people still work there? Are there any viable alternatives? Continue reading →

TECH LAB

I tried AI systems that can paint and write. Here’s what I found.

Artificial intelligence has learned how to write and draw with startling sophistication, leading some to wonder whether the technology will someday put them out of a job. Continue reading →

Business

A new role for Deb Devaux, as neutral arbiter in Mass. health care debate

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

Obituaries

George Lois, visionary art director, is dead at 91

Mr. Lois was irascible and brilliant -- and Madison Avenue’s best-known 20th-century art director. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Keith Levene, Public Image Ltd.’s buzz-saw guitarist, dies at 65

Mr. Levene, a founding member also of the Clash, was considered by many to be a pioneering if often overlooked guitarist. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Mitchell Rosenthal, Phoenix House founder, dies at 87

Dr. Mitchell Rosenthal, the founder of Phoenix House, which branded itself the largest private, nonprofit therapeutic drug-treatment program in the United States, died Monday in Manhattan. He was 87. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

I can’t get this dating thing right

“What am I doing wrong?” Continue reading →

Arts

Artists and orgs with Boston ties make big showing in Grammy noms

Local artists are represented in several of this year’s 91 categories, particularly in the field of classical music. Continue reading →

OPERA REVIEW

BMOP and Odyssey Opera welcome in ‘The Lord of Cries’

Euripides’s "The Bacchae" meets Bram Stoker’s "Dracula" in the opera, which delivered some thrills Saturday evening at Jordan Hall. Continue reading →