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Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder

“These charges stem from Mr. Gray knowingly allowing his son, Colt, to possess a weapon,” the Georgia Bureau of Investigation director said.

What we know about the shooting What we know about the victims

Inside the Georgia high school where a sleepy morning was pierced by gunfire

Ashland doctor sentenced to federal prison for attacking officer on Jan. 6 at Capitol

Jacquelyn J. Starer, 71, was seen on video squaring up and lunging at a police officer during the raucous Stop the Steal rally inside the US Capitol rotunda on Jan. 6, 2021.

Hunter Biden pleads guilty to avoid federal tax trial months after his gun conviction

The case brought by the Justice Department accused Hunter Biden of a scheme to avoid paying at least $1.4 million in taxes.

Amid allegations against Neil Gaiman, Disney postpones ‘The Graveyard Book’ adaptation
Five women made claims about the author on a Tortoise Media podcast.

JD Vance says he laments that school shootings are a ‘fact of life’ and calls for better security

“If these psychos are going to go after our kids we’ve got to be prepared for it,” Vance said at a rally in Phoenix. “We don’t have to like the reality that we live in, but it is the reality we live in. We’ve got to deal with it.”

See live updates from the campaign trail

A timeline: Stoughton Police Department has a long history of troubles

Attleboro women’s clinic sues crisis pregnancy center next door

Stoneham middle schooler facing charges after large fight, allegedly involving racist comments and knife

Houghton Library has acquired a 1949 copy of the Green Book, a travel guide for Black motorists during Jim Crow.

For $50,000, Harvard buys a Green Book, a Jim Crow-era travel guide that lists local businesses safe for Black motorists

The travel guide suggests a wide range of hair salons, pharmacies, restaurants, and other businesses across the United States.

‘The incumbency advantage is real’: In Mass. primary, fraction of challengers succeed
Just a small slice of voters even had the chance to cast a ballot for a contested race in Tuesday's primary.

How the MBTA’s contactless payment system is faring so far, one month into its rollout
The new method was used most at the Harvard, Copley, and Park Street stations.

Weekslong shutdown of Red Line’s Braintree branch begins Friday. What to know.

Meghann Fahy as Merritt Monaco in "The Perfect Couple."

From ‘The Perfect Couple’ to Pizza Shark, Meghann Fahy feels right at home on Cape Cod

The Longmeadow native opens up about her new Nantucket-set Netflix series, her love for the Cape, and more.

Nicola Colafella, who this spring pleaded guilty to a double murder after his case had languished for 34 years, raised his hand to swear in during a parole hearing Thursday.

For decades, Nicola Colafella was mentally incompetent in double murder case. Now, he asks for parole.

After Nicola Colafella pleaded guilty this year to a double murder, he was sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility after 30 years. He was credited for the 34 years he has been detained, so he was immediately eligible to ask the state Parole Board for his release.

This Mass. school was No. 2 in The Wall Street Journal’s best college rankings — and it’s not Harvard or MIT

Three schools in Massachusetts rated among the nation’s top 10 colleges in The Wall Street Journal’s latest rankings, while a fourth placed number 11.

A high surf advisory and rip current alert have been issued for coastal Mass. and Rhode Island as well as the Cape and Islands today through Saturday.

High surf, dangerous rip currents expected for coastal Mass., Rhode Island. Up to 10-foot waves forecast.

The National Weather Service warns of rough conditions today through Saturday.

Hurricane season is reaching its peak. Are the Atlantic tropics finally waking up?

Since Aug. 7, the Red Sox are 9-19 (including the completion of their June 26 game against the Blue Jays).

Are the Red Sox’ postseason chances cooked? Not yet, but it’s close.

As of Thursday morning, Baseball-Reference.com calculated the Red Sox’ postseason chances odds at 5 percent.

The Red Sox are back to being a .500 team, so how did they get here?

Opinion

IDEAS | José M. Muñoz, Laura Isaza, and Tarini Mehta

Tech is coming for your brain data

How a Chilean politician jumpstarted the “neurorights” movement.

Elizabeth Warren

Harris and the Democrats are creating solutions to the housing crisis

SCOT LEHIGH

Harris should explain her health care flip-flop

David Ryan, Daphne Haas-Kogan, and Gerard Doherty

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‘They can’t just not show up’: What to know about a possible contempt charge against Steward’s CEO
A criminal contempt conviction ultimately can’t force the hospital executive to answer questions about Steward’s downfall.

Federal prosecutors detail how reputed street gang members allegedly perpetrated a mail theft scheme in Boston suburbs
The members “rely upon one another to recruit” people to set up bank accounts to cash the checks the perpetrators steal from postal collection boxes, records show.

In Newport, John Kerry calls for Manhattan Project to develop technologies to combat climate change
The former US secretary of state speaks at Salve Regina University, telling a forum that America needs to summon the political will and get past partisan attacks to transition to renewable energy.

New human cases of EEE, West Nile virus detected in Mass., health officials say

Two men have been exposed to mosquito-borne viruses in Middlesex County, boosting human exposures to West Nile virus to seven cases and to eastern equine encephalitis to three, state health officials announced Thursday.

South Boston woman charged with allegedly running over another woman in parking lot of South Bay Center

Amina Wilcox, 31, was arraigned Thursday in Boston Municipal Court/South Boston on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and leaving the scene of personal injury.

Hearing for alleged drunk driver in N.J. crash that killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau postponed

A detention hearing for a man who was allegedly drunk behind the wheel when he fatally struck NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew last week in New Jersey was postponed Thursday, court officials said.

The funeral for John and Matthew Gaudreau has been scheduled for Monday in suburban Philadelphia

Secluding a child is supposed to be prohibited in Mass. schools. But parents say the practice is still in use.

In one case, a school told a mother her son had been put in a closed-door timeout 56 times during one school year, for a total of 49 hours.

Free tuition sparks community college boom, but professor pay lags far behind
Without raising wages, community colleges will struggle to recruit and retain faculty they desperately need to teach additional courses.

‘The law needs to catch up’: Secret recordings by police before Mass. high court in test of wiretap law
Police video recordings of undercover drug buys — made with a cellphone app called Callyo — are at the center of a case before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

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He handles custody disputes, death row cases, and biters. He’s Salem’s dog lawyer.
Once a reluctant law student, Jeremy Cohen is now one of the country’s fiercest advocates for canine clients and their owners.

Culture & Lifestyle

Neil Gaiman at a New York City appearance on June 6.

Amid allegations against Neil Gaiman, Disney postpones ‘The Graveyard Book’ adaptation

Kacey Musgraves embraces growth and uncovers a ‘Deeper Well’

Director Carey Perloff speaks with the cast during rehearsal for the Huntington Theatre's production of Tom Stoppard's "Leopoldstadt."

In ‘Leopoldstadt,’ Tom Stoppard gets personal

Sam Viviano, "Alfred E. Neuman for President," 2008.

At the Rockwell Museum, they’re mad about MAD

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.

Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission chairwoman Shannon O'Brien, center, in Suffolk Superior Court on Dec. 4, 2023.

JOAN VENNOCHI

What’s the delay in deciding Shannon O’Brien’s fate with the cannabis board?

A motorist filled up the gasoline tank of a vehicle at a Costco warehouse on Aug. 22 in Parker, Colo.

JEFF JACOBY

Most climate policies have something in common: They don’t work

Trump supporters went to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's house to protest the election results on Nov. 7, 2020.

IDEAS | ROB HENDERSON

Why are you so angry?

While taking precautions is wise, the threat of eastern equine encephalitis shouldn’t prevent us from enjoying the end of summer.

EDITORIAL

Don’t panic over EEE. But be cautious.

Migrants who were being deported from the United States walked along a bridge that connects El Paso and Mexico, on March 18, 2021.

Michael Ettlinger

Trump’s plan to vaporize the economy

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Ashland doctor sentenced to federal prison for attacking officer on Jan. 6 at Capitol

Jacquelyn J. Starer, 71, was seen on video squaring up and lunging at a police officer during the raucous Stop the Steal rally inside the US Capitol rotunda on Jan. 6, 2021.

‘The law needs to catch up’: Secret recordings by police before Mass. high court in test of wiretap law

Police video recordings of undercover drug buys — made with a cellphone app called Callyo — are at the center of a case before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

High surf, dangerous rip currents expected for coastal Mass., Rhode Island. Up to 10-foot waves forecast.

The National Weather Service warns of rough conditions today through Saturday.

RI POLITICS

In Newport, John Kerry calls for Manhattan Project to develop technologies to combat climate change

The former US secretary of state speaks at Salve Regina University, telling a forum that America needs to summon the political will and get past partisan attacks to transition to renewable energy.

Sports

Cambridge native Isaiah Likely caught nine passes for 111 yards, including a 49-yard touchdown.

CHIEFS 27, RAVENS 20

Cambridge’s Isaiah Likely comes within a toe of playing hero but Chiefs survive Ravens’ final drive in NFL season opener

Likely, who caught a long touchdown earlier in the game, appeared to have pulled Baltimore within 27-26 as time expired, but his back-of-the-end-zone catch was overturned on review.

A federal judge in California questioned a proposed $2.78 billion settlement of antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA and major conferences.

COLLEGES

Massive NCAA settlement on hold as judge questions restrictions on booster payments to athletes

The hearing was the first step of a lengthy court process that could lead to college athletes getting a cut of the billions in television revenue that flows to their schools.

Central Catholic sophomore quarterback Caden Smith celebrates his first of two touchdown runs in a 21-14 nonleague victory over Franklin.

HS FOOTBALL | CENTRAL CATHOLIC 21, FRANKLIN 14

Caden Smith sparks Central Catholic in season-opening win over Franklin

The sophomore quarterback rushed for 112 yards and a pair of touchowns for the Raiders in a 21-14 nonleague season-opening triumph that spoiled the debut of Panthers coach Todd Kiley.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway fires four members of his staff amid allegations of multiple NCAA violations

US Open

Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula reach US Open women’s final

Red Sox

The Red Sox are back to being a .500 team, so how did they get here?

Business

It’s not just Harris and Trump who have a lot at stake in next week’s debate. ABC News does, too.

“This is a huge opportunity for ABC News,” said Ben Sherwood, former ABC News president and now publisher & CEO of the Daily Beast. “It’s like getting to host, moderate and produce the Super Bowl of politics. It gives the network luster at a time broadcast television is in decline.”

Jobs report will help Federal Reserve decide how much to cut interest rates

Friday’s monthly jobs report will likely mark a pivotal moment for the economy and the Federal Reserve.

Biden promotes administration’s rural electrification funding in Wisconsin

Verizon is buying Frontier in $20b deal to strengthen its fiber network

magazine

"American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez," a new limited series on FX, chronicles the rise and unthinkable fall of the former Patriots player.

Globe Magazine

I went behind the scenes of ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’. Here’s what I learned.

LOVE LETTERS

I’m almost 40 and fear my social anxiety will keep me from ever dating

PERSPECTIVE

Most jobs don’t have mandatory retirement ages. Maybe more should.

Cooking

Upgrade your sandwich options with fried halloumi and peaches, Chilean style pork, and more

metro

Marjorie Decker spoke in Cambridge on Tuesday night.

Decker appears to prevail in Mass. House primary, topping challenger after Cambridge officials release updated tally

‘The incumbency advantage is real’: In Mass. primary, fraction of challengers succeed

Police officer rescues 82-year old man, extinguishes grease fire at senior housing complex in Tyngsborough

sports

Taylor Swift walks into Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City rocking a denim fit.

Taylor Swift has arrived at Arrowhead Stadium to watch Travis Kelce and the Chiefs take on the Ravens

Commanders fire vice president caught disparaging players, fans, and Roger Goodell in undercover video

Salem’s Leanne Smith adds to her Paris Paralympic medal haul with relay silver

business

A Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md.

Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays, AP finds

US widens indictment of Russians in ‘WhisperGate’ conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian and NATO systems

Faced with plant closures, VW union said it would consider shorter week

politics

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at the Economic Club of New York, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in New York.

Trump says he’ll boost the economy by cutting federal spending and corporate taxes

It’s not just Harris and Trump who have a lot at stake in next week’s debate. ABC News does, too.

JD Vance says he laments that school shootings are a ‘fact of life’ and calls for better security

Nation

Mourners listen to a speaker during a candlelight vigil for the slain students and teachers at Apalachee High School, Sept. 4, in Winder, Ga.

Inside the Georgia high school where a sleepy morning was pierced by gunfire

Trump lawyers fight to overturn jury’s finding that he sexually abused E. Jean Carroll

Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder

World

Ukraine's newly appointed Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha speaks in parliament in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 5.

Ukraine gets a new chief diplomat as the war with Russia enters a critical phase

Blinken visits Haiti in show of US support for struggling government

China collaborates with Africa, casting itself as global South’s defender

opinion

What’s the delay in deciding Shannon O’Brien’s fate with the cannabis board?

Jackson’s support for binding Supreme Court ethics rules is part of an extraordinary shift. Congress must listen.

Fascism? Liberalism? Communism? An explainer.

lifestyle

Lindsey Kee poses with her dog Teddy Ruffsavel at her home in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 3, 2024. Kee created an exercise routine around walking her dog,

Doing lunges while brushing your teeth, and other ways to stack healthy habits

My wife keeps pictures of her exes

From attic to auction: Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4m in Maine

food & dining

Papaya Pad Thai at Mahaniyom in Brookline Village.

King Arthur Baking Company plans a Back Bay pop-up through the end of the year

Federal Taphouse & Kitchen in Providence closes

At Qué Mas in Beverly, the North Shore gets a taste of South America and beyond

travel

Horror movie fans and actors gather at Worcester’s DCU Center Sept. 13-15 for the third annual Silver Screen Con gathering.

A fright-fulfilling weekend in Worcester, a Halal-certified cruise to Antarctica, and how to freshen up your gear

Expedia offers credit for British Airways, but the airline denies it

America’s greenest hotel wants guests to be wide-eyed to climate change

Arts

Installation view, "Tau Lewis: Spirit Level," at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. From left: "The Doula," "The Night Woman," "The Handle of the Axe," "The Reaper." On the floor: "The Last Transmission."

At the ICA, a transcendent Tau Lewis

From ‘Tiny Pricks’ to public monuments: 9 art shows with big questions about our country as Election Day nears

At the Rockwell Museum, they’re mad about MAD

Books

“Fierce Desires” is the latest work by author Rebecca L. Davis.

Battles over the bedroom

In Elisa Gabbert’s work, one thing leads to the next, and the next, and the next

Mass Book Awards, a new D&D guide, and graphic novels

Movies

Amid allegations against Neil Gaiman, Disney postpones ‘The Graveyard Book’ adaptation

What’s your favorite Tim Burton movie moment?

‘His Three Daughters’: three powerful performances

Television

Bo Jackson filming a "Bo Knows" ad for Nike in 1989.

Bo knows, and so did Jim Riswold

From ‘The Perfect Couple’ to Pizza Shark, Meghann Fahy feels right at home on Cape Cod

Jim Riswold, creator of ‘Bo Knows’ and Air Jordan ads, dies at 66

music

Marika Hackman performs Sept. 7 at the Sinclair in Cambridge.

The bones, blood, and guts in Marika Hackman’s body of work

Kacey Musgraves embraces growth and uncovers a ‘Deeper Well’

Walton Goggins lends his star power to help revitalize the Oldtone Music Festival

Theater/Dance

In ‘Leopoldstadt,’ Tom Stoppard gets personal

Two new productions that poke fun at old stereotypes

After roasting Tom Brady, Dorchester comic Sam Jay is ready for her next big gig

Health

Lifespan signed a purchase agreement to take over Morton Hospital in Taunton.

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

What happens when AI picks your medical coverage

Obituaries

In an undated photo provided by Wieden+Kennedy, advertising campaigns by creative director Jim Riswold for Nike. Riswold, Creator of ‘Bo Knows’ and Air Jordan Ads, seen in 2011. Riswold’s work for Nike, particularly commercials starring Michael Jordan and Spike Lee, blurred the line between advertising and entertainment.

Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder

Inside the Georgia high school where a sleepy morning was pierced by gunfire

Ashland doctor sentenced to federal prison for attacking officer on Jan. 6 at Capitol

Hunter Biden pleads guilty to avoid federal tax trial months after his gun conviction

Amid allegations against Neil Gaiman, Disney postpones ‘The Graveyard Book’ adaptation Five women made claims about the author on a Tortoise Media podcast.

JD Vance says he laments that school shootings are a ‘fact of life’ and calls for better security

A timeline: Stoughton Police Department has a long history of troubles

Attleboro women’s clinic sues crisis pregnancy center next door

Stoneham middle schooler facing charges after large fight, allegedly involving racist comments and knife

For $50,000, Harvard buys a Green Book, a Jim Crow-era travel guide that lists local businesses safe for Black motorists

‘The incumbency advantage is real’: In Mass. primary, fraction of challengers succeed Just a small slice of voters even had the chance to cast a ballot for a contested race in Tuesday's primary.

How the MBTA’s contactless payment system is faring so far, one month into its rollout The new method was used most at the Harvard, Copley, and Park Street stations.

From ‘The Perfect Couple’ to Pizza Shark, Meghann Fahy feels right at home on Cape Cod

For decades, Nicola Colafella was mentally incompetent in double murder case. Now, he asks for parole.

This Mass. school was No. 2 in The Wall Street Journal’s best college rankings — and it’s not Harvard or MIT

High surf, dangerous rip currents expected for coastal Mass., Rhode Island. Up to 10-foot waves forecast.

Are the Red Sox’ postseason chances cooked? Not yet, but it’s close.

Tech is coming for your brain data

Harris and the Democrats are creating solutions to the housing crisis

Harris should explain her health care flip-flop

A bold blueprint to combat cancer

Concertgoing is the essence of fandom. Ticketmaster is making it impossible.

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‘They can’t just not show up’: What to know about a possible contempt charge against Steward’s CEO A criminal contempt conviction ultimately can’t force the hospital executive to answer questions about Steward’s downfall.

Federal prosecutors detail how reputed street gang members allegedly perpetrated a mail theft scheme in Boston suburbs The members “rely upon one another to recruit” people to set up bank accounts to cash the checks the perpetrators steal from postal collection boxes, records show.

In Newport, John Kerry calls for Manhattan Project to develop technologies to combat climate change The former US secretary of state speaks at Salve Regina University, telling a forum that America needs to summon the political will and get past partisan attacks to transition to renewable energy.

New human cases of EEE, West Nile virus detected in Mass., health officials say

South Boston woman charged with allegedly running over another woman in parking lot of South Bay Center

Hearing for alleged drunk driver in N.J. crash that killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau postponed

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Secluding a child is supposed to be prohibited in Mass. schools. But parents say the practice is still in use.

Free tuition sparks community college boom, but professor pay lags far behind Without raising wages, community colleges will struggle to recruit and retain faculty they desperately need to teach additional courses.

‘The law needs to catch up’: Secret recordings by police before Mass. high court in test of wiretap law Police video recordings of undercover drug buys — made with a cellphone app called Callyo — are at the center of a case before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

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What’s the delay in deciding Shannon O’Brien’s fate with the cannabis board?

Most climate policies have something in common: They don’t work

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Ashland doctor sentenced to federal prison for attacking officer on Jan. 6 at Capitol

‘The law needs to catch up’: Secret recordings by police before Mass. high court in test of wiretap law

High surf, dangerous rip currents expected for coastal Mass., Rhode Island. Up to 10-foot waves forecast.

In Newport, John Kerry calls for Manhattan Project to develop technologies to combat climate change

Sports

Cambridge’s Isaiah Likely comes within a toe of playing hero but Chiefs survive Ravens’ final drive in NFL season opener

Massive NCAA settlement on hold as judge questions restrictions on booster payments to athletes

Caden Smith sparks Central Catholic in season-opening win over Franklin

Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway fires four members of his staff amid allegations of multiple NCAA violations

Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula reach US Open women’s final

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It’s not just Harris and Trump who have a lot at stake in next week’s debate. ABC News does, too.

Jobs report will help Federal Reserve decide how much to cut interest rates

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I’m almost 40 and fear my social anxiety will keep me from ever dating

Most jobs don’t have mandatory retirement ages. Maybe more should.

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Decker appears to prevail in Mass. House primary, topping challenger after Cambridge officials release updated tally

‘The incumbency advantage is real’: In Mass. primary, fraction of challengers succeed

Police officer rescues 82-year old man, extinguishes grease fire at senior housing complex in Tyngsborough

sports

Taylor Swift has arrived at Arrowhead Stadium to watch Travis Kelce and the Chiefs take on the Ravens

Commanders fire vice president caught disparaging players, fans, and Roger Goodell in undercover video

Amid allegations against Neil Gaiman, Disney postpones ‘The Graveyard Book’ adaptation
Five women made claims about the author on a Tortoise Media podcast.

‘The incumbency advantage is real’: In Mass. primary, fraction of challengers succeed
Just a small slice of voters even had the chance to cast a ballot for a contested race in Tuesday's primary.

How the MBTA’s contactless payment system is faring so far, one month into its rollout
The new method was used most at the Harvard, Copley, and Park Street stations.

‘They can’t just not show up’: What to know about a possible contempt charge against Steward’s CEO
A criminal contempt conviction ultimately can’t force the hospital executive to answer questions about Steward’s downfall.

Federal prosecutors detail how reputed street gang members allegedly perpetrated a mail theft scheme in Boston suburbs
The members “rely upon one another to recruit” people to set up bank accounts to cash the checks the perpetrators steal from postal collection boxes, records show.

In Newport, John Kerry calls for Manhattan Project to develop technologies to combat climate change
The former US secretary of state speaks at Salve Regina University, telling a forum that America needs to summon the political will and get past partisan attacks to transition to renewable energy.

Free tuition sparks community college boom, but professor pay lags far behind
Without raising wages, community colleges will struggle to recruit and retain faculty they desperately need to teach additional courses.

‘The law needs to catch up’: Secret recordings by police before Mass. high court in test of wiretap law
Police video recordings of undercover drug buys — made with a cellphone app called Callyo — are at the center of a case before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

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He handles custody disputes, death row cases, and biters. He’s Salem’s dog lawyer.
Once a reluctant law student, Jeremy Cohen is now one of the country’s fiercest advocates for canine clients and their owners.