Nation

Sixth Memphis officer disciplined, fire workers fired

Officer Preston Hemphill, who is white, was relieved of duty shortly after Nichols’s Jan. 7 arrest, the department said. Five Black officers were fired and charged last week with second-degree murder and other offenses in Nichols’s beating and death. Continue reading →

Nation

Manhattan prosecutors begin presenting Trump case to grand jury

The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Monday began presenting evidence to a grand jury about Donald Trump’s role in paying hush money to a porn star during his 2016 presidential campaign, laying the groundwork for potential criminal charges against the former president in the coming months, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump investigations: Georgia prosecutor ups anticipation

In trying to block the release of a special grand jury’s report, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis argued in court last week that decisions in the case were “imminent” and that the report’s publication could jeopardize the rights of “future defendants.” Continue reading →

World

Blinken reaffirms ‘vision’ for two states as Israeli-Palestinian violence surges

Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for calm at a time of cascading violence during his visit to Jerusalem on Monday, the most high-profile US engagement with Israel since the inauguration of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government last month. Continue reading →

World

5 Ukrainian civilians killed as warring sides mull next move

Fighting remained largely deadlocked Monday in eastern Ukraine where Russian shelling killed five civilians over the past day, according to Ukrainian officials, as the warring sides sized up their needs for renewed military pushes expected in coming weeks. Continue reading →

World

Johnson says Putin threatened to kill him

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson says Russian President Vladimir Putin personally threatened him with a missile attack in the run-up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a claim quickly denied by the Kremlin. Continue reading →

OPINION

What makes David Sabatini think he deserves a second chance after his #MeToo downfall?

He still doesn’t get the impact on anyone’s life beyond his own. “My life was 100 percent destroyed,” he told the Globe. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Mexico’s former top cop goes on trial in New York

Mexican leaders have been extremely reluctant to extradite suspects to the United States, but trials of cartel-linked figures show the value of cooperation. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The rich, the poor, and the government

Over 100 years ago, G.K. Chesterton captured the Republican stance in his novel "The Man Who Was Thursday." Continue reading →

Metro

Hundreds run from Holyoke Mall after shots fired; nail salon worker slain by bullet intended for someone else, police say

Kenneth J. Rodriguez-Santana, 23, allegedly admitted he fired two shots, police said Continue reading →

Metro

Boston is for the birders. And for the first time, there’s a birding competition downtown.

Even in the dense core of the city, where drivers honk their horns and people pack onto trains, an abundance of bird species can be found, photographed, and documented. Continue reading →

Health

Campbell announces new abortion hotline for patients and providers seeking legal advice

The hotline, which went live 7 a.m. Monday, was created by Reproductive Equity Now Foundation in collaboration with the Attorney General’s Office, the Women’s Bar Foundation, the ACLU of Massachusetts, and five law firms that will offer pro bono services. Continue reading →

stan grossfeld

Bruins and Celtics share an arena but not necessarily the same fan base

Fans of both first-place teams are passionate, but there also are some differences. Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

The Bengals’ unfortunate Joseph Ossai pushed himself into a dubious spotlight

Folks in Cincinnati are pretty chill, and Ossai’s teammates rallied around him Sunday, but these things don’t go away easily. Continue reading →

Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey

Bobby Hull was a hockey legend whose personal life fell far short of that

On the ice, Bobby Hull was a force, a blazing menace off the wing possessing a thunderous, near-mythical, slap shot. Continue reading →

Business

ML Strategies boss Steve Tocco hands over the reins at lobbying shop

Steve Baddour has been promoted to executive vice president and director of operations in the Boston office. Continue reading →

BOLD TYPES

After a long wait, former city councilor Tito Jackson’s cannabis business opens in Boston

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

innovation beat

Mass. 3-D printer makers recovering after a terrible year

Markforged in Waltham and Desktop Metal in Burlingtoin lost three-quarters of their value in the stock market last year. Now, they're plotting a recovery. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Harold Brown, Tuskegee airman who faced a lynch mob, dies at 98

"They took me to a perfect hanging tree with a nice low branch and they had a rope. I can still visualize that tree today," Dr. Brown said of an angry mob that sought to kill him after he bailed out of his plane amid an Allied attack on an Austrian town. Continue reading →

Obituaries

‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Cindy Williams dies at 75

In addition to her long run on “Laverne & Shirley," she was in several movies, including "American Graffiti" and "The Conversation." Continue reading →

Obituaries

Barbara Stanley, influential suicide researcher, dies at 73

She helped propel a major shift in the field of mental health as researchers began to view suicide as a distinct problem that could be directly addressed, rather than as a symptom of another disorder. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

Am I ‘walking bad luck’ with love?

Men have sexted, ghosted, and asked me to be their “side piece.” Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Danish String Quartet brings the surprise

At Jordan Hall on Friday night, this casually fearless ensemble performed classical selections and Nordic folk music. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Branford Marsalis Quartet’s excellence is a team effort

Throughout their 90-minute show at the Berklee Performance Center, they goaded each other to multiple high points, laughed at each other’s jokes, musical and otherwise, and, most importantly, listened. Continue reading →