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Clemency, racial justice should have to wait for a governor's final days.

The workshop focused on inequities in the criminal justice system, and how participants can mobilize to change policy.

Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon play reporters from Scituate and Milton in "Boston Strangler," which debuts March 17 on Hulu.

The east coast city with a reputation for racial inequality is poised to choose a new leader from an all ethnic minority short-list, including four women

From ‘La La Land’ to ‘Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood’ these 35+ classic 2010s movies make our list of the best 2010s movies. Find out where to watch every single one.

Healey Defends Campaign-Finance Record, Declines To Back Independent Investigation Into Mikayla Millers Death Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey on Boston Public Radio with Jim Braude and Margery Eagen, at the WGBH Studios in Brighton. June 18, 2018. Meredith Nierman / WGBH News Share AG Healey on BPR | May 25, 2021 During her regular monthly appearance on GBH’s “Boston Public Radio” Tuesday, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey pushed back at a recent Boston Globe report ...

MGH president Peter Slavin to depart after 18 years By Priyanka Dayal McCluskey Globe Staff,Updated April 7, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Dr. Peter Slavin, president of Massachusetts General Hospital. MGH photoPAT PIASECKI/MGH The president of Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Peter L. Slavin, plans to step down after 18 years leading the powerful and prestigious institution, amid a broad restructuring at its parent company. Slavin announced the move in an e-mail to staff Wednesday mor...

by Bill Batson Unending battles over Confederate flags, monuments, and the National Anthem suggest that the issues contested in the Civil War and Civil Rights Movement remain unresolved. A polarized nation expressed its allegiance to different historic narratives, and even different flags, during this last year. Last summer, demonstrations organized to protest the killing of George Floyd by police in Minnesota, demanded, and, on occasion, facilitated the dismantling of monuments to the Confeder...

When Boston police officers fail to tell the truth, the department rarely calls a lie a lie Email to a Friend Fifth in an occasional series. Read . On the witness stand of a Boston courtroom, police Sergeant Stephen Green outlined the steps that led to a search warrant for an alleged drug dealer’s cellphone, which later led to a trove of incriminating text messages. The Boston detective’s testimony in January 2019 helped seal a conviction and a four- to five-year sentence for drug tr...

The Marthas Vineyard Times We understand why some clerk magistrate’s hearings are private. Accusations are easy to make. Providing evidence to back up those accusations is more difficult, and you don’t want to sully the reputation of an individual with a baseless claim. Bagnall was investigated by the Edgartown Police. A detective spoke with Bagnall. He also spoke with Bagnall’s neighbor. And he examined evidence, including a videotape. We petitioned clerk magistrate ...