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Jan. 6, classified documents, hush money: Tracking the investigations into Donald Trump

Former president Donald Trump faces a growing mountain of legal trouble. We've compiled all the cases in one place to help you keep track.

If convicted, Trump Secret Service protection may rule out prison Read the indictment More on Donald Trump's arraignment

A National Transportation Safety Board report released Thursday included a photo that showed a LearJet crossing in front of JetBlue flight 206 as it was preparing to land at Boston's Logan International Airport on Feb. 27, 2023.

A private jet took off from Logan without clearance and nearly hit an incoming flight, NTSB finds

A National Transportation Safety Board report released Thursday included a photo that showed the LearJet crossing the intersection in front of JetBlue flight 206 as it was preparing to land on Feb. 27.

chad finn

Making sense of Chaim Bloom’s approach at the trade deadline, and other Red Sox thoughts
I think Bloom likes his team and where it is headed over the next few years but is properly dispassionate about what is possible this year.

Dan Shaughnessy: Dan Duquette knows what it’s like on the hot seat, and other thoughts

Reggie Jeudy, village director at Crossroad's Camp Wing in Duxbury, spoke with Alexandra Oliver-Davila, a founding member of the Greater Boston Latino Network, one the organizations that filed the federal complaint against Harvard.

‘It doesn’t matter who we’re taking on’: Meet the Boston-area groups suing Harvard over legacy admissions

Though all three groups are proudly local, their latest move is having national impact.

At Harvard, about 300 students in each class hail from the top 1 percent.

kara miller | the big idea

Yes, colleges favor rich kids. How much should we care?

Our cultural focus on a few elite schools isn’t healthy for the country. We should focus on the vast majority of kids who don't have these advantages.

Adults have been riding the City Hall ‘cop slide’ seen in a viral video. Results have varied.
Millions of people who’ve repeatedly watched the video of a police officer zipping down a slide want to know: How did he pick up so much speed? Some have tried it for themselves.

After video of officer barreling down slide goes viral, people film descent for themselves — and post memes

Money from opioid settlements is flowing to Massachusetts cities and towns

Local officials are holding public meetings to solicit ideas and considering new investments in such solutions as mobile crisis response teams, transitional housing, and improved access to medications that treat addiction.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Jobs report brings more good news for the economy

With each passing month, confidence is building that a severe downturn can be avoided.

In sex abuse lawsuit, Giuliani accused of lewd and antisemitic comments, using homophobic slur against Matt Damon

The former New York City mayor is the subject of a sexual abuse lawsuit filed by a woman who worked for him while he was Donald Trump's lawyer.

Boston has few dog parks. It’s led to a pitched battle over public space.
The city was one of the last in the area to allow dogs to roam the streets freely. But the landscape has changed and tensions have ratcheted up since.

Your view: Is the city in need of more public dog parks?

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect in Boston. These maps show what to expect.
Severe weather will sweep through Southern New England beginning in the afternoon and stretching late into the evening on Friday, forecasters said.

Thunderstorms, strong winds due this afternoon and evening

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Once possible downpours clear out, weekend weather looks good

As Mayor Wu sounds alarm on Mass. and Cass, city strategizes new plan to control crime

The mayor’s declaration that the city must find a new strategy at Mass. and Cass reflects a marked shift from the public health-centered approach she first implemented.

Woman fatally shot in Danville, N.H., officials say

Woman, 21, fatally stabbed outside Park Street Station recalled as ‘very giving, loving person’

People want to go electric. Cambridge is launching a program to help them figure out how.

NAACP Convention in Boston

Attendees at the NAACP convention in Boston, which drew more than 10,000 participants.

‘Thriving together’: Black Bostonians and visitors celebrate a successful NAACP convention

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 presented Hazel 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

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

The author in the Old Woman's shoe.

On Story Land’s Nostalgia Nights, a gift for grownups: Permission to play

No kids allowed. Only memories, good times, and the chance to feel young again.

Dancer Eliud Xavier Melendez shows participants on a hip-hop tour a few breakdance moves.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Hip-hop turns 50, and New York is throwing an epic birthday party

If hip-hop were a person, it would be eligible for an AARP card this month. Here's how a back-to-school party in the Bronx birthed a global movement, and how New York is celebrating.

06BESTEPISODES

TV CRITICS CORNER

TV’s best episodes of the year (so far)

Amid the blur of the binge era, these series crafted standout stories within their seasons that asked viewers to slow down and take notice.

Opinion

Children from Afghanistan wait with other evacuees to fly to the United States or another safe location in a makeshift departure gate inside a hangar at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, on Sept. 1, 2021.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The debt we still owe to our Afghan allies

It’s a shameful state of affairs when Congress can’t come together to provide stability to so many Afghans who helped American forces.

The state tax foreclosure law is unconstitutional. So why is it being enforced?

Greg Torres, the practical idealist

IDEAS | SHANNON A. MULLEN

Reclaiming our agency

Forget the smart gizmos and give stupid a chance

More recent News

Video shows Minnesota trooper fatally shot Black driver in traffic stop
The man’s death prompted outcry from his family and an ongoing investigation revealed Thursday a handgun was found in the back of the vehicle, but “at no point on available video” is the driver seen holding the gun, authorities said.

Ohio K-9 officer is charged with murder in the death of a 20-year-old Black man shot in his bed

Former Columbus police officer Ricky Anderson was also charged Friday with reckless homicide by a county grand jury in the August 2022 death of 20-year-old Donovan Lewis.

Gas prices are rising. Here’s why.
For a number of reasons, prices are climbing at a time in the summer driving season when they usually would be falling.

The Obamas post tributes to Tafari Campbell, who drowned near Martha’s Vineyard estate: ‘I’ll miss him every day’

Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama on Thursday posted moving tributes to Tafari Campbell, a White House chef during the Obama years who apparently drowned while paddle boarding near the former president’s estate on Martha’s Vineyard on July 23.

As rent control falters on Beacon Hill, advocates mull taking the matter to the ballot box

It’s a long road, but measures filed this week could put rent control up for a vote in November 2024.

How specially trained dogs sniff out human remains underwater

K-9 Riggs, of the Auburn Fire Department, is a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever trained to find human remains by sniffing out the odors a body produces as it decomposes.

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

NSC-131 members conduct firearms training in the woods of New Hampshire.

This New England neo-Nazi group is getting bigger and scarier, experts say. Most troubling: Military vets fill its ranks.

The group’s unflinching embrace of Nazism and pledges of violence have landed them on the radars of extremism researchers across the country. Most worrisome, the experts say, is that the group’s ranks include a cadre of service members.

‘The elephant in the room’: Former police officer running for Haverhill mayor, school board faces allegations of racism, misconduct against women
At issue: a 2013 background check performed by the city's police department.

Roxbury Community College charts path forward as it marks 50 years of ups and downs
Students, college employees, and political and community leaders told the Globe they believe the school is now moving forward with a steady leader in Interim President Jackie Jenkins-Scott, the former president of Wheelock College.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

Some of Salem’s hotspots are better in summer, in our view — like The Roof at The Hotel Salem, shown here, where the panorama of the city and harbor is as cool as the drinks.

The Witch City is open, and it’s no ghost town, either

This one is haunted, says nearly everyone, but it’s a “good energy.” Wilson Castle in Proctor, Vt., hosts overnights for paranormal investigators.

Who needs Disney? We have our own haunted (or just seriously spooky) mansions.

The author in the Old Woman's shoe.

On Story Land’s Nostalgia Nights, a gift for grownups: Permission to play

06BESTEPISODES

TV’s best episodes of the year (so far)

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

The Legislature has refused the same type of performance audit that all other state entities receive.

The Legislature isn’t special. It should get audited like others do.

Taylor Edwards broke down outside a courtroom in Austin, Texas, on July 20. She is one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit brought by women who were denied abortions in the state despite serious pregnancy complications.

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Women’s stories may change the abortion narrative

What I needed was an epinephrine auto-injector, also known as an EpiPen, but neither the airplane emergency medical kit nor any other passenger had one.

I learned the hard way that US airlines aren’t required to have EpiPens

Attorney John Eastman (left) and Rudolph Giuliani at a rally in support of Donald Trump and his presidency outside the White House on Jan. 6, 2021.

Eastman’s lawyer: Trump indictment smacks of a partisan takedown

Tech has been evolving far faster than government can keep up, resulting in a free-for-all that can put consumers at risk and limit a free marketplace of products.

Big Tech shouldn’t operate unchecked

"This city is special," the author writes, "and Boston, so restrained in emotion, deserves to hear this more often."

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

These maps show what to expect from today’s severe weather

Severe weather will sweep through Southern New England beginning in the afternoon and stretching late into the evening on Friday, forecasters said.

Money from opioid settlements is flowing to Massachusetts cities and towns

Local officials are holding public meetings to solicit ideas and considering new investments in such solutions as mobile crisis response teams, transitional housing, and improved access to medications that treat addiction.

The latest political news in Rhode Island

Endorsements, campaign announcements, and more leading up to the special election for R.I.’s First Congressional District

Storm dumps a month’s worth of rain in parts of Vermont, with more rain, high winds due Friday, officials say

Flood watches are in effect in most Vermont counties Friday as another round of heavy thunderstorms is expected. Governor Phil Scott has warned residents to be vigilant.

Sports

Do we really need all those timeouts in NBA games? How about one per team per game, as in hockey?

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

Inspired by MLB’s success, let’s adjust the clock with some other sports, too

We knew there had to be a better way with baseball, and now that we have it, maybe it’s worth considering how some other sports are spending their time — and ours.

Chaim Bloom is in his fourth year as the Red Sox chief baseball officer.

Making sense of Chaim Bloom’s approach at the trade deadline, and other Red Sox thoughts

I think Bloom likes his team and where it is headed over the next few years but is properly dispassionate about what is possible this year.

James Paxton is 6-3 with a 3.98 ERA in 11 career starts against the Blue Jays.

Red Sox vs. Blue Jays | NESN (7:10 p.m.)

Game 109: Blue Jays at Red Sox lineups and notes

James Paxton will be on the mound when the Red Sox open a three-game series with Toronto at Fenway Park.

Little League World Series

New England teams are playing for a spot in the Little League World Series. Here’s a rundown.

Pawtucket Slaterettes mark a milestone with 50 years at bat

dan shaughnessy

Dan Duquette knows what it’s like on the hot seat in the Red Sox front office, and other thoughts

Business

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Jobs report brings more good news for the economy

With each passing month, confidence is building that a severe downturn can be avoided.

People want to go electric. Cambridge is launching a program to help them figure out how.

A new city program would connect people who want to install EV chargers, electric stoves, and other green appliances with contractors and vendors who specialize in them.

US employers add a still-solid 187,000 jobs in June

As rent control falters on Beacon Hill, advocates mull taking the matter to the ballot box

magazine

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades, likely longer than anyone alive.

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades. At 98, what would it mean to be free?

The Cars in 1979, from left: Benjamin Orr, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, and David Robinson

How a WBCN deejay and a Harvard dining hall concert helped The Cars get their big break

A book sitting in the sand with blue skies and water behind it. The pages are blowing in the wind.

Your Summer Beach Bag

10 great books to read on a New England beach this summer

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

metro

Boats floated in the sunshine in Duxbury Bay this week

Once possible downpours clear out, weekend weather looks good

Jan. 6, classified documents, hush money: Tracking the investigations into Donald Trump

A month’s worth of rain floods Vermont town, with more on the way

sports

Rising senior quarterback Drew Eason led Methuen to its first New England 7-on-7 championship Thursday night at Xaverian Brothers.

Led by QB Drew Eason, Methuen captures Northeast 7v7 New England Championship

Jets kick off Aaron Rodgers era with loss to Browns in Hall of Fame game

Diana Taurasi becomes first WNBA player to reach 10,000 career points

business

At Harvard, about 300 students in each class hail from the top 1 percent.

Yes, colleges favor rich kids. How much should we care?

FDA warns about recalled oral contraceptives

Airlines slash prices to persuade Americans to vacation closer to home

politics

Former president Donald Trump arrived at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.

If convicted, Trump Secret Service protection may rule out prison

Trump was told not to talk to witnesses in 2020 election conspiracy case. That could be a challenge.

How much will R.I.’s congressional race hinge on race?

Nation

A bicyclist rode past a sign at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Feb. 23, 2019.

Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visit

After 26 years, authorities identify woman whose remains were found along Gilgo Beach parkway

Ohio K-9 officer is charged with murder in the death of a 20-year-old Black man shot in his bed

World

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Kremlin critic Navalny convicted of extremism and sentenced to 19 years in prison

UN closes its human rights office in Uganda as government ends an agreement allowing it to operate

Deadly flooding in China worsens as rescues and evacuations intensify

opinion

A photographer taking a picture of the crescent moon as it sets above the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge. The light reflected from the earth illuminating the dark side of the crescent moon which is referred to as the 'Da Vinci glow'. Photo was taken from the Charles River Dam and the Gridley Locks.

Tell us: What do you miss most about living in Boston?

Big Tech shouldn’t operate unchecked

I learned the hard way that US airlines aren’t required to have EpiPens

lifestyle

Sometimes, a weekend needs to be small. Uneventful. Driven purely by pleasure, without agenda or directive, writes Kara Baskin. We deserve it.

In praise of the purpose-free, couch potato weekend

Why did the universe do this to me?

An old crush ... didn’t even remember me

food & dining

Monica’s Trattoria on Prince Street in the North End.

New Monica’s Trattoria manager approved by Boston Licensing Board after owner arrested

How restaurateurs can support local agriculture in N.H.

Exceptional baguettes at Michette, a tiny, artisanal East Somerville bakery

travel

NEMO’s new Tempo 35 is a three-season, spoon-shaped sleeping bag with a roomy and relaxed fit that makes it extra comfy for side sleepers (you’ll appreciate the additional space at your elbows and knees).

The best new camping gear out there

Who needs Disney? We have our own haunted (or just seriously spooky) mansions.

Hip-hop turns 50, and New York is throwing an epic birthday party

Arts

“Mano dura” (left) and “Pulmón #2” (right) by Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio.

At the Clark Art Institute, nature and culture under pressure

Steven Careau’s sculptures are fields of vision

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

Books

Ann Patchett’s ‘Tom Lake,’ a quietly devastating tale of a mother and her daughters, delves deep into the relationship between acting and life

Journalist Yepoka Yeebo, in ‘Anansi’s Gold,’ tracks the con man behind the stories of Ghana’s lost gold

Tess Gunty, 2022 National Book Award winner, on poetry as a stimulant for both mind and body

Movies

Sherry Cola and Justin H. Min in “Shortcomings.”

‘Shortcomings’ spends a long time with a real jerk

How ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ influenced a generation of kids-at-heart

In sex abuse lawsuit, Giuliani accused of lewd and antisemitic comments, using homophobic slur against Matt Damon

Television

06BESTEPISODES

TV’s best episodes of the year (so far)

How ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ influenced a generation of kids-at-heart

Hasbro selling eOne television and movie business to Lionsgate in $500m deal

music

Dancer Eliud Xavier Melendez shows participants on a hip-hop tour a few breakdance moves.

Hip-hop turns 50, and New York is throwing an epic birthday party

Jazz is very much alive, and these nine Newport artists are all the proof you need

Pink breaks Fenway Park concert attendance records: ‘I am so beyond grateful’

Theater/Dance

Complexions Contemporary Ballet will perform "Star Dust," a David Bowie-inspired work, at Jacob's Pillow, Aug. 9-13.

Coming to Jacob’s Pillow: a balletic Bowie joyride

Dancing five decades of hip-hop at Jacob’s Pillow

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

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