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Trump faces charges related to election

Former president was indicted for working to overturn results of 2020 vote

NEWS ANALYSIS

The new Jan. 6 indictment will test the justice system. Trump wants it that way.
The charges — this time for allegedly conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election — are the latest test for the justice system that Trump has sought to bend to his will during and after his tenure as president.

Follow updates about the indictment

Live Updates

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How the Trump fake electors scheme became a ‘corrupt plan,’ according to the indictment
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‘Gravely serious charges,’ Boston legal experts react to Trump indictment for 2020 election
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A scene from Beyoncé's concert at Gillette Stadium Tuesday night.

Video: Watch highlights from Beyonce’s Gillette show

Take a look at some of the standout moments before and during Queen Bey's concert at Gillette Stadium.

Boston drag show pays homage to Beyoncé's ‘Renaissance,’ Black queer culture

Red Sox 6, Mariners 4

Key hits keep Brayan Bello afloat in Red Sox’ 6-4 victory over the Mariners
Alex Verdugo and Reese McGuire homered as the Red Sox snapped a three-game losing streak.

In three seasons under Chaim Bloom, the Red Sox are 33-50 in August.

Dan Shaughnessy

The Red Sox’ Chaim Bloom showed at the trade deadline that he doesn’t believe in his own team

He’s all about the future, which he assures us is going to be “awesome.”

Peter Abraham: Red Sox’ trade deadline inactivity raises the question: Is that it?

Eliza Dushku Palandjian and Peter Palandjian donate $7.5 million to Brigham and Women’s Hospital
The donation will support treatments for substance use disorders and establish a new leadership role at the hospital, Brigham and Women’s announced Tuesday.

Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer in 1951. Her cells were taken without her knowledge, spurring scientific breakthroughs and life-saving innovations such as for vaccines for polio and human papillomavirus, and even in research about the coronavirus.

Family of Henrietta Lacks and Waltham-based Thermo Fisher settle lawsuit over use of HeLa cells

It accused the company of profiting from her cloned cells, which have been widely used in research for more than 70 years. Terms of the agreement are not being made public.

Breakthrough Properties plans a 335,000-square-foot lab and a 1.5-acre public park at 232 A St. in Boston, a narrow strip of parking lots next to the Gillette World Shaving Headquarters.

Yet more Fort Point parking lots could soon be lab space

A development firm has filed plans to build on former Gillette land on the edge of South Boston.

Revolution place Bruce Arena on administrative leave amid allegations of ‘insensitive and inappropriate remarks’

Longtime assistant Richie Williams will coach the team while MLS conducts an investigation into the charges.

Hiring strong, but exodus of T employees thwarts beleaguered agency’s efforts
Phil Eng, who began leading the MBTA in April, said in an interview on WBUR the T is “hiring at a rate we’ve never hired before,” but is seeing far too many employees exit the troubled agency.

MBTA employee suspended after allegedly attempting to steal copper from T

Amherst assistant superintendent files discrimination complaint against school officials

Doreen Cunningham, the district’s assistant superintendent for diversity, equity, and human resources, said she was given “no basis” for being put on leave, according to a complaint filed July 11 with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.

Boston man accused in hit-and-run crash that killed 4-year-old held on $15,000 bail
Olguens Joseph was arraigned Tuesday in West Roxbury Municipal Court, where he pleaded not guilty and was ordered held on $15,000 cash bail.

Former head of Boston’s New Mission High School charged with misusing nearly $40,000 in school funds, US attorney says

Naia Wilson was charged with misusing nearly $40,000 in school funds to pay for personal expenditures, including two vacations to Barbados for herself and her friends, authorities said.

Federal authorities designate seven counties in Mass. as ‘natural disaster’ areas in wake of July floods

Heavy rains and flooding walloped the region between July 9 and July 16, prompting a disaster declaration.

Election authorities rule in Boston Councilor Kendra Lara’s favor in residency case

NAACP Convention in Boston

Leah Baptista Pires, 15, of Dorchester, who won silver in ballet for the NAACP's ACT-SO competition, poses for a portrait in the Public Garden.

Boston-area youth win prizes in annual NAACP competition

Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton puts her arm around Hazel Dukes after presenting Dukes with the Spingarn Medal, the NCAAP’s highest honor, at the closing of the 114th NAACP National Convention at the Boston Convention Center.

Hillary Clinton presents civil rights activist Hazel Dukes with NAACP’s highest honor

Congressman James Clyburn spoke during the NAACP convention on Saturday.

After 10 hours of discussion, NAACP approves slate of policy priorities

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft spoke with rapper Meek Mill during a Boston Celtics game in 2018.

Robert Kraft, Meek Mill tell NAACP convention that Jewish, Black communities must combat hate together

Margery Wilson photographed in her wheelchair atop her fourth-floor Cambridge condo. There is no elevator in her building and she is fairly new to the ranks of the disabled.

‘If only I was an armchair!’ Loss of nonemergency services for disabled people leaves many trapped in their homes.

Ambulance companies that once carried people up and down stairs to medical appointments largely discontinued the practice during COVID restrictions.

Cornerback Jack Jones, who is facing weapons charges after an incident at Logan Airport, ran through drills at Sunday's practice.

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Jones’s legal issues have been a dark cloud over an otherwise strong camp. The Patriots should have more clarity on his status by Aug. 18, his next court date.

From left, Michelangelo ("Mikey"), voiced by Shamon Brown Jr.; Donatello ("Donnie"), voiced by Micah Abbey; background left, Leonardo ("Leo"), voiced by Nicolas Cantu; and Raphael ("Raph"), voiced by Brady Noon.

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Opinion

Donald Trump addressed supporters outside the White House in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, hours before the mob he incited attacked the Capitol. Trump was indicted on Aug. 1, 2023, in connection with his widespread efforts to overturn the 2020 election following a sprawling federal investigation into his attempts to cling to power after losing the presidency.

The indictment of Donald Trump is essential for democracy

Even his supporters should finally see the gravity of what the former president and his rogues’ gallery did.

The agony and hypocrisy of Black Republicans

Gray seals no longer need federal protection

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music

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Theater/Dance

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