Nation

Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in ‘Rust’ killing

Prosecutors said they would charge Baldwin with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, saying that he had a duty to ensure the gun and the ammunition were properly checked and that he should never have pointed it at anyone. Continue reading →

Nation

Supreme Court says it hasn’t identified person who leaked draft opinion

The investigation did not determine whether any of those discussions led to a copy of the draft opinion becoming public. Investigators also found no forensic evidence of who may have leaked the opinion in examining the court’s “computer devices, networks, printers and available call and text logs,” the report said. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump mistakes his accuser for former wife: deposition

The former president’s blunder in a sworn deposition was quickly corrected by Trump attorney Alina Habba, who told him it was Carroll, not Maples, an actress and singer who was married to Trump from 1993 to 1999. Continue reading →

World

Over 1 million protest Macron’s pension plan in the streets of France

More than 1 million protesters, chanting slogans like “retirement before arthritis,” took to the streets throughout France to protest President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the legal age of retirement to 64 from 62. Continue reading →

World

Germany pressed on tanks for Ukraine; Kyiv airs frustration

Germany faced mounting pressure to supply battle tanks to Kyiv and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky aired frustration about not obtaining enough weaponry as Western allies conferred Thursday on how best to support Ukraine nearly 11 months into Russia’s invasion. Continue reading →

World

Nearly half a million UK workers set for mass strike demanding higher pay

Close to half a million workers are ready to strike on a single day as Britain faces an escalation of industrial action across a number of sectors. Continue reading →

OPINION

GOP grandstanding on the IRS

Republicans are shrugging off laws that target tax cheats. You could almost conclude that they don’t have a problem with aggressive policing until it’s their rich friends who are in the crosshairs — except that the rich are already less likely to be audited than ordinary taxpayers. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Abortion foes push on post-Roe, and so must those protecting reproductive rights

Opponents of abortion marched against the Roe v. Wade decision every year on its Jan. 20 anniversary. This year, Roe is gone. But the march is still on. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Small group has stood in way of Nantucket erosion control project

Creative approaches to managing the impacts of climate change are necessary for our coastal state; science, not ideology, should drive that discussion. Continue reading →

Politics

Governor Healey wants to ‘drive economic development.’ Her first bill puts $1 billion toward that goal.

Governor Maura Healey announced Thursday that she is filing her first piece of legislation as the state’s top executive. Continue reading →

Immigration

‘We just don’t know’: A year into immigration wave, no one can say how many are coming

After a year of scrambling to help the new arrivals, state officials and nonprofit leaders are still unable to answer two key questions. How many migrants have arrived? And how many are expected to come? Continue reading →

Health

Massachusetts detects troubling new strain of gonorrhea

Although standard treatment still works, the new bug, never before seen in the US, shows signs of developing resistance to the recommended drugs. Continue reading →

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Jayson Tatum played one of the more meaningful games of his career in Celtics’ victory over Warriors

It was a struggle for Tatum but he prevailed, playing a career-high 48 minutes 7 seconds. Continue reading →

Bruins Notebook

Patrice Bergeron returns to Bruins lineup after being struck in the face, to the amazement of teammates

“An incredibly tough, determined professional athlete,” coach Jim Montgomery said of Bergeron. Continue reading →

Bruins 3, Rangers 1

Bruins really loving New York after sweeping away Rangers

The Bruins, who beat the Islanders Wednesday, made it back-to-back wins in the New York. Continue reading →

Technology

Wayfair planning second round of job cuts

The earlier round of cuts, which included 400 people in Boston, was part of a $500 million cost saving plan, but Wayfair executives warned in November that further cuts were on the way. Continue reading →

Commentary

Federal Reserve hammers home its message: Rates won’t drop any time soon

In a speech, Boston Federal Reserve president Susan M. Collins is latest central bank leader to say there’s a long way to go in the fight against inflation. Continue reading →

Tech Lab

We ignore Musk’s ‘Twitter Files’ at our peril

Among the least surprising tidbits was proof that Twitter routinely limits the reach of controversial messages. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Nancy E. Carroll, luminary actress in Boston productions, dies at 70

“Watching her walk on stage was a lesson in acting,” said Michael Maso, managing director of the Huntington Theatre Company. Continue reading →

Obituaries

David Crosby, legendary rock singer and songwriter, dies at 81

The brash rock musician evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar and an ongoing troubadour in Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young. Continue reading →

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NAMES

Bob Odenkirk to be honored as Hasty Pudding’s 2023 Man of the Year

Odenkirk, a veteran actor, writer and comedian, is perhaps best known as the star of “Better Call Saul.” Continue reading →

Movies

Oscar nominations drop Jan. 24. Here’s who we think will get lucky.

Odie Henderson's predictions for best picture, directing, acting, and writing, as well as animated, international, and documentary feature nominees. Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

Does ‘Hamilton’ still have it? Just you wait.

Does Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical about Alexander Hamilton, the other Founding Fathers, and the tumultuous origins of these United States still possess the power to sweep you away on the strength of its sheer kinetic energy? Yep, it does. Continue reading →