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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

12:27 p.m.
Healey says Trump indictment is ‘not surprising,’ stresses importance of elections
11:03 a.m.
Reactions from congressional leaders to Trump’s latest indictment largely fall along partisan lines
8:57 a.m.
Trump pressure on Pence before deadly Capitol attack is central to indictment

Here are the coconspirators described in the indictment of Trump

James Pindell | Analysis

Five ways this Trump indictment is different

‘Gravely serious charges.’ Boston legal experts react to Trump indictment for 2020 election.

Jury recommends death sentence for Pittsburgh synagogue gunman who killed 11 in 2018

The gunman perpetrated the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history when he stormed the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 and opened fire, killing 11 people.

Mayor Michelle Wu says troubled Mass. and Cass area has reached ‘new level of public safety alarm’

“Even those who are experts and do this every single day have said it’s reached a new level that is untenable,” Wu said in an interview Wednesday on the online program “Java with Jimmy.”

Vermont man charged with gross negligence in crash that killed actor Treat Williams
Ryan M. Koss, 35, was charged Tuesday after the office of Bennington County State’s Attorney Erica Marthage completed an investigation into the June 12 crash that killed Treat Williams, according to Vermont State Police.

New MBTA contract calls for 18 percent pay hike over 4 years, sign-on bonuses

A new four-year contract for the MBTA’s largest union includes an 18 percent wage increase over the life of the tentative agreement, the most significant pay increase for the agency’s frontline workers since the 1990s, Governor Maura Healey said Wednesday.

Hiring strong, but exodus of T employees thwarts beleaguered agency’s efforts

Gunmen fire 21 shots at Burlington apartment complex

Police said they believe the shooting was "a targeted act."

New York man rescued after fall while hiking alone down Mount Washington

WWE’s Vince McMahon served with subpoena by federal agents

Video shows a Boston Police officer being launched from long slide at City Hall Plaza. He was ‘hurt’ but is fine.

Beyoncé brought her "Renaissance World Tour" to Gillette Stadium on Tuesday night.

In thrilling fashion, Beyoncé transforms Gillette Stadium into the world’s most lavish dance club

Beyoncé's wildly dense, visually stunning set that celebrated the history of dance music filled the stadium with an energy that felt charged with the possibility of something new.

More coverage of Beyoncé at Gillette

Caroline Beecher and Michael Lee showed off their matching hats while riding the commuter rail to Beyonce’s concert at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday.

Photos: BeyHive arrives in fashion for Beyoncé concert

A scene from Beyoncé's concert at Gillette Stadium Tuesday night.

Video: Watch highlights from Beyoncé’s Gillette show

This Mass. resident wants to put EV charging stations on highway exit signsn
Why do gas stations get highway exit signs, but EV charging stations don’t? Blame antiquated federal highway regulations.

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.”

Your view: What do you think about Bloom's trade deadline decisions? Peter Abraham: Red Sox’ trade deadline inactivity raises the question: Is that it?

Carli Lloyd, now a Fox commentator, played on two US teams that won the World Cup and was a two-time FIFA Player of the Year

Carli Lloyd sounded a warning for the US women’s soccer team, and it would be wise to heed her

Lloyd had harsh words after the disappointing tie with Portugal, and her no-filter approach should be no surprise to anyone who paid attention to her career.

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

Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, and Pete Davidson announced a performance in Springfield on Sept. 8.

Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, and Pete Davidson announce performance in Springfield

The trio of comedians kick off a weekend-long East Coast swing with a Sept. 8 show at the MassMutual Center in Springfield.

President Biden left a theater after watching the movie "Oppenheimer" with first lady Jill Biden in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.

Bidens head to summer blockbuster ‘Oppenheimer’ during beach vacation

The Bidens went to an early evening showing of the three-hour movie about the life of Manhattan Project mastermind J. Robert Oppenheimer.

The sturgeon supermoon is framed by the branches and leaves of a wild cherry tree in a Pembroke front yard on Aug. 1, 2023.

See photos of the supermoon from Boston and beyond

The full moon Tuesday night was the first of two August supermoons visible to onlookers in Boston and around the world.

Opinion

The indictment against former president Donald Trump as charged by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election on Aug. 1 in Washington.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Trump indictment doesn’t mention race, but it’s all there

It may be whitewashed in Jack Smith’s indictment, but Trump’s antidemocratic scheme was all about suppressing Black voters’ power so he could hold onto his own.

Inside the Trump indictment: What the country stands for

The indictment of Donald Trump is essential for democracy

IDEAS | JOSHUA PEDERSON

Jaylen Brown and the optics of great generosity

The Jan. 6 indictment is the most important case against Trump

More recent News

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.

Battle over Uber and Lyft drivers could be headed to the voters, again
Competing ballot measures would put the question of whether gig drivers are truly employees up for a vote in November 2024.

COVID hospitalizations in Mass. see first upticks since January

Waste water levels are at their highest levels since March but remain low compared to last year.

As much of downtown struggles, Chinatown is emerging strong from COVID days

At Mass. General for Children, an afternoon of crafts, video games, and superheroes
Four superhero cosplayers visited Massachusetts General Hospital for Children on Tuesday to spend time with pediatric patients and their families.

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.

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.

Seven wonders of the sports world

Augusta National

Augusta National

There’s a reason they call it ‘heaven’

Churchill Downs

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

From the Brickyard to the Snake Pit

Lambeau Field

Lambeau Field

The windchill is 7 degrees. Who cares?

Churchill Downs

A weeklong party for a two-minute race

Cameron Indoor

Cameron Indoor Stadium

The Crazies are one of a kind

Michigan Stadium

Michigan Stadium

The fun starts early at The Big House

Fenway Park

Fenway Park

A love affair spawned from the ‘Impossible Dream’

Recommended reads

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.

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.

Criminals on campus: Student sexual assault survivors seeking justice face murky process under Title IX amid political shifts
Colleges have struggled for decades with a pervasive culture of assault and harassment. But experts say a once imperfect process for holding perpetrators accountable is now broken and in desperate need of repair — and politicians are partly to blame.

What’s being fixed in the Sumner Tunnel? These are the key upgrades.
The Globe spoke to officials at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to learn about the biggest changes to the nearly 90-year-old Sumner Tunnel.

Culture & Lifestyle

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.

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’: Secret of the snooze

Pink gets the party started at Fenway Park Monday night with some aerial acrobatics.

A soaring set from Pink at Fenway Park

Kayla Shimizu as Ariel (center left) and Davron S. Monroe as Sebastian (center right) with the ensemble of "Disney's The Little Mermaid" at Reagle Music Theatre in Waltham.

A restless daughter makes waves in Reagle’s ‘Little Mermaid’

Oona Doherty / OD Works in "Navy Blue" at the 2023 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Oona Doherty brings US premiere of a searching, existential ‘Navy Blue’ to Jacob’s Pillow

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Customers entered the Angel Cakes bakery on 5th Street in Oakland, Calif., on Feb. 9. Owner Jen Angel died from injuries she sustained after being dragged more than 50 feet by a car carrying thieves who had robbed her in downtown Oakland on Feb. 6.

In Oakland, the NAACP decries the harm caused by progressive crime policies

In an aerial view, migrants seeking asylum wade through the Rio Grande river into the United States on July 18, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas.

Massachusetts can’t handle the influx of migrants on its own

So long as gray seals remain protected, regardless of their numbers, they will continue to proliferate and attract white sharks.

Gray seals no longer need federal protection

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Flipping our lids over toilet etiquette

A portion of the frontispiece in the 1638 edition of Robert Burton's "The Anatomy of Melancholy."

IDEAS | STEPHEN ASMA

There was a 17th-century version of FOMO

IDEAS | Fredrik deBoer

The hubris of AI hype

Metro

Trump indictment

Special counsel Jack Smith says Donald Trump’s lies ‘fueled’ Jan. 6 attack

Donald Trump was charged Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation into his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Follow along with live updates.

Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, and Pete Davidson announce performance in Springfield

The trio of comedians kick off a weekend-long East Coast swing with a Sept. 8 show at the MassMutual Center in Springfield.

New York man rescued after fall while hiking alone down Mount Washington

A 47-year-old New York man traveled by car to the summit of Mt. Washington on Tuesday and then badly injured his ankle during a hike back down, drawing more than two dozen rescuers who brought him to safety amid 54-mile-an-hour gusts and wind chill temperatures below freezing, officials said.

Vermont man charged with gross negligence in crash that killed actor Treat Williams

Ryan M. Koss, 35, was charged Tuesday after the office of Bennington County State’s Attorney Erica Marthage completed an investigation into the June 12 crash that killed Treat Williams, according to Vermont State Police.

Sports

Tess Keenan helped guide Bishop Fenwick to the girls' basketball Division 3 championship game this past season, but the Crusaders won’t get the chance at postseason play in the upcoming school year.

high school sports

Bishop Fenwick students grapple with MIAA’s postseason ban: ‘It’s just really cruel to do this’

Girls' basketball player Tess Keenan and her classmates understand the MIAA's job but disagree with punishing teams that weren't involved.

Vince McMahon.

WWE’s Vince McMahon served with subpoena by federal agents

Federal law enforcement agents executed a search warrant and served a federal grand jury subpoena to WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon last month, according to a regulatory filing.

Carli Lloyd, now a Fox commentator, played on two US teams that won the World Cup and was a two-time FIFA Player of the Year

Carli Lloyd sounded a warning for the US women’s soccer team, and it would be wise to heed her

Lloyd had harsh words after the disappointing tie with Portugal, and her no-filter approach should be no surprise to anyone who paid attention to her career.

Red Sox at Mariners | 4:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 108: Red Sox at Mariners lineups and notes

Aaron Hernandez’s brother threatened his wife, lawyer, sports commentator while struggling with mental health, court documents reveal

Red Sox 6, Mariners 4

Key hits keep Brayan Bello afloat in Red Sox’ 6-4 victory over the Mariners

Business

Hollywood writers and studios to restart talks after 3-month standoff

The Writers Guild of America told screenwriters in an email Tuesday night that Carol Lombardini, the studio negotiator, asked for “a meeting this Friday to discuss negotiations.”

This Mass. resident wants to put EV charging stations on highway exit signsn

Why do gas stations get highway exit signs, but EV charging stations don’t? Blame antiquated federal highway regulations.

Cutting business taxes did not boost N.H. economy, new report finds

The ‘Nantucket-ization’ of P-town

magazine

This week's daters: Matt and Leanne.

Dinner with Cupid

‘In lieu of bringing me flowers, he made a donation to a wildflower organization’

He was caught trying to defraud a COVID relief fund. Then he vanished.

Readers are struck by woman’s search for answers about what happened to relatives in the Holocaust

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, July 31-Aug. 13

metro

Patient Isabella Tejada, 12, of Lawrence, played pinball as Harley Quinn cosplayer Carley Winn looks on in the pediatric unit at Mass. General Hospital. Several cosplayers from Fan Expo Boston visited the unit Tuesday.

At Mass. General for Children, an afternoon of crafts, video games, and superheroes

See photos of the supermoon from Boston and beyond

Cutting business taxes did not boost N.H. economy, new report finds

sports

Framber Valdez (right) celebrates with catcher Martin Maldonado after pitching a no-hitter, defeating the visiting Guardians, 2-0.

Framber Valdez no-hits Guardians, upstaging Astros’ trade for Justin Verlander

Kenley Jansen finds motivation in words from Red Sox brass

Alyssa Thomas has fifth triple-double of the season as Sun defeat Lynx in WNBA

business

CVS has been taking steps to move away from its retail roots and expand further into other dimensions of health care.

CVS beats quarterly profit, sales estimates amid cost, job cuts

Fitch downgrades US credit rating, citing mounting debt and political divisions

Battle over Uber and Lyft drivers could be headed to the voters, again

politics

Former president Donald Trump.

Special counsel Jack Smith says Donald Trump’s lies ‘fueled’ Jan. 6 attack

New Hampshire to get new voting machines

Trump pressure on Pence before deadly Capitol attack is central to indictment

Nation

The Tree of Life Synagogue, where a 2018 attack left 11 people dead, in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood.

Jury recommends death sentence for Pittsburgh synagogue gunman who killed 11 in 2018

Bidens head to summer blockbuster ‘Oppenheimer’ during beach vacation

Politicians urge Taylor Swift to postpone LA concerts in solidarity with striking hotel workers

World

The defendant authorities believe to be Nicholas Rossi arrives at Edinburgh Sheriff And Justice Of The Peace Court for a hearing on his extradition to the US, where he is wanted after allegedly fleeing the country in 2017 to evade charges involving identity theft and fraud, and a 2008 sexual assault charge in Utah. The man, who goes by at least ten other aliases, including Nicholas Alahverdian and Arthur Knight, denies he is Rossi, in Edinburgh, Wednesday Nov. 9, 2022.

Fugitive Alahverdian can be extradited to Utah to face rape charge, UK judge says

Beijing records 29 inches of rain from Saturday to Wednesday, its most in at least 140 years

Russian drone strikes on the Odesa region cause fires at port near Romania

opinion

Don't give Senator Tim Scott, above, or other Black Republicans too much credit for challenging Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida this one time. It’s largely self-serving.

The agony and hypocrisy of Black Republicans

May I have a word: Flipping our lids over toilet etiquette

Massachusetts can’t handle the influx of migrants on its own

lifestyle

Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, and Pete Davidson announced a performance in Springfield on Sept. 8.

Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, and Pete Davidson announce performance in Springfield

Eliza Dushku Palandjian and Peter Palandjian donate $7.5 million to Brigham and Women’s Hospital

I want a year off from the relationship

food & dining

Event guests try the new Ultimate Take-Home Sundae. (Photo: Monica Healy with Canadian Press)

Hindu group demands apology from Baskin-Robbins for not disclosing beef products in Rocky Road ice cream

Owning her own brand — Lighthouse Keeper’s — is her jam

For Bitter For Worse will shake up your ideas about zero-proof spirits

travel

Overall, the average home value in Provincetown as of Aug. 2 was $906,875 -- up nearly 4 percent from a year ago, according to Zillow.

The ‘Nantucket-ization’ of P-town

Author Karen White on her Tuscan villa dreams, unplugged vacations, and why she’d like to travel with Ryan Reynolds

Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard camp on floor at Logan airport during delay: ‘We made quite a home here’

Arts

Robert Swain Gifford, "Boy Forking Seaweed Into Cart," undated.

In the ’weeds (in a good way): The New Bedford Whaling Museum looks at seaweed as cultural artifact

Putting monumentality underfoot on the Greenway

An atelier of her own

Books

Poet and novelist Ben Purkert

Ben Purkert examines masculinity in his debut novel, ‘The Men Can’t Be Saved’

Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books

The hero of Peter Heller’s ‘The Last Ranger’ stalks the boundary between solitude and society

Movies

President Biden left a theater after watching the movie "Oppenheimer" with first lady Jill Biden in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.

Bidens head to summer blockbuster ‘Oppenheimer’ during beach vacation

Vermont man charged with gross negligence in crash that killed actor Treat Williams

Eliza Dushku Palandjian and Peter Palandjian donate $7.5 million to Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Television

Angus Cloud and Zendaya attended the Los Angeles premiere of HBO series "Euphoria" at the Cinerama Dome Theatre in Hollywood, California, on June 4, 2019.

‘Euphoria’ stars Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney post heartfelt tributes to late co-star Angus Cloud

Max miniseries ‘Full Circle’ comes to satisfying conclusion

Eliza Dushku Palandjian and Peter Palandjian donate $7.5 million to Brigham and Women’s Hospital

music

Taylor Swift performed onstage during her "Eras" tour at Levi's Stadium on July 28, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.

Politicians urge Taylor Swift to postpone LA concerts in solidarity with striking hotel workers

Lawsuit by former dancers accuses Lizzo of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment

In thrilling fashion, Beyoncé transforms Gillette Stadium into the world’s most lavish dance club

Theater/Dance

Kayla Shimizu as Ariel (center left) and Davron S. Monroe as Sebastian (center right) with the ensemble of "Disney's The Little Mermaid" at Reagle Music Theatre in Waltham.

A restless daughter makes waves in Reagle’s ‘Little Mermaid’

Oona Doherty brings US premiere of a searching, existential ‘Navy Blue’ to Jacob’s Pillow

On the Common, a ‘Macbeth’ steeped in misery and madness

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

Former Connecticut state Senator Louis DeLuca in 2007.

Former GOP Senate leader in Connecticut who resigned amid a legislative probe dies at 89

Angus Cloud, breakout star of ‘Euphoria,’ is dead at 25

William H. Dilday Jr., history-making Black executive in TV, dies at 85