In this image from video, defendant, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, listens to verdicts at his trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
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A memorial to George Floyd outside of Cup Foods convenience store in Minneapolis on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer is accused in the death of George Floyd while in police custody last year, near Cup Foods. (Joshua Rashaad McFadden/The New York Times)
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In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listens as his defense attorney Eric Nelson gives closing arguments as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill preside Monday, April 19, 2021, in the trial of Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
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AP sources: Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030 April 21, 2021 | 12:07 AM
Local citizens confront police in the neighborhood where a Columbus police officer fatally shot a teenage girl, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
POLICE SHOOTING
Black teenage girl fatally shot by police in Columbus, Ohio, family says April 20, 2021 | 11:09 PM
MAYORAL RACE
Most of the Boston mayoral candidates want to reallocate money from the police. One does not. April 20, 2021 | 10:50 PM
President Joe Biden speaks at the White House about the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis last year.
JOE Biden
Biden after Chauvin verdict: 'We can't stop here.' April 20, 2021 | 7:43 PM
BOSTON, MA - 4/20/2021 Governor Charlie Baker celebrates the UMass Men's Hockey team during a ceremony honoring the teamÕs first-ever NCAA Championship. The Minutemen won against St. Cloud State, 5-0, in the national championship game in Pittsburgh on April 10. Erin Clark/Globe Staff TOPIC: 21umassphoto
vaccines
Charlie Baker expects vaccine demand to remain steady for the 'next 20-30 days' April 20, 2021 | 6:52 PM
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Mayor Kim Janey bows her head while Rev. Willie Bodrick, ll prays during a press conference in response to the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Erin Clark/Globe Staff Topic: 21VERDICTREAX REPORTER: Danny McDonald
Kim Janey
Here's what acting mayor Kim Janey said after the Derek Chauvin verdict April 20, 2021 | 5:58 PM
Patrick M. Rose Sr., president of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association, testified during a 2016 body camera hearing at Suffolk Superior Court.
Patrick Rose Sr.
Acting Boston mayor releases investigation into officer accused of sexually abusing children April 20, 2021 | 5:37 PM
Daily #s
Mass. reports 968 new COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths April 20, 2021 | 5:13 PM
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vaccination #s
Mass. reports 2,095,808 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 April 20, 2021 | 4:16 PM
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HATE CRIME CHARGES
Mass. man charged with hate crimes after allegedly trying to run down Black kids with truck April 20, 2021 | 3:01 PM
Boston, MA - 01/20/21 - A newly-designed Charlie Card will interact with the new card readers. New fare collection readers are being tested on MBTA buses, place at all doors. This allows faster fare collection and boarding. It also takes the driver out of the fare collection equation, allowing operators to focus on the road. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (Adam Vaccaro) Topic: (24busstarts)
FARE EVASION
Under new collection system, MBTA fare evasion could rise 'dramatically.' Here's how they're planning to stop it. April 20, 2021 | 1:27 PM
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Crime
Somerville ride-share driver arrested for alleged sexual assault in Brighton April 20, 2021 | 12:49 PM
Crime
Missing 15-year-old girl found pregnant in R.I.; Virginia truck driver facing federal charges April 20, 2021 | 11:40 AM
National
Colorado judge censured for using racial slur will resign, court says April 20, 2021 | 11:27 AM
A medical worker stands in the courtyard at the Lok Nayak Hospital in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. India now has the world’s fastest-growing Covid-19 caseload, adding 259,170 new infections and 1,761 deaths on Tuesday, leaving it behind only the U.S. in terms of total numbers.
Coronavirus
‘We are not safe until we are all safe’: Brigham and Women’s doctor sounds alarm on COVID-19 spike in India April 20, 2021 | 10:40 AM
Crime
20-year-old Quincy man sentenced in fatal N.H. crash that killed his passenger April 20, 2021 | 9:28 AM
In this image from video, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill discusses motions before the court Thursday, April 15, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
National
Judge condemns Rep. Maxine Waters's comments on Derek Chauvin trial April 20, 2021 | 9:12 AM
The Massachusetts State flag blows in the wind in front of the State House.
WE ASKED YOU...
Readers react to middling ranking of Massachusetts in 'best state' poll April 19, 2021 | 9:18 PM
President Jimmy Carter embraces Vice President Walter Mondale on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Jan. 7, 1978.
Politics
Walter Mondale, Carter's vice president, dies at 93 April 19, 2021 | 9:10 PM
Vermont
Police: Grandparents found dead in river as boy, 3, survives April 19, 2021 | 8:27 PM
In this photo provided by the Bureau of Land Management, researchers prepare fossils to be airlifted from the Rainbows and Unicorns Quarry on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to the Paria River District paleontology lab in Kanab, Utah, on Sept. 4, 2018.
Dinosaurs
Mass fossil site may prove tyrannosaurs lived in packs April 19, 2021 | 7:01 PM
MARS HELICOPTER
Watch NASA’s Mars helicopter complete historic first flight on another planet April 19, 2021 | 5:39 PM
A sign outside the Rotunda memorialized U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick, 42, who died the day after engaging rioters during the Capitol attack.
Brian Sicknick
Medical examiner: Capitol officer died of natural causes April 19, 2021 | 5:08 PM
In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and defendant, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin address Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill during motions before the court Thursday, April 15.
Derek Chauvin trial
Murder case against ex-cop in Floyd's death goes to the jury April 19, 2021 | 5:06 PM
Chris Drewno, a sales representative who travels to customer’s sites, bags the sample after administering his own coronavirus test at Cameron Manufacturing in Horseheads, N.Y., Aug. 19, 2020. Intermediaries are finding labs with capacity for companies seeking to make sure workers are virus-free, but many employers choose to avoid the cost. (Libby March/The New York Times)
Daily #s
Mass. reports 1,236 new COVID-19 cases, 18 new deaths April 19, 2021 | 5:03 PM
Located in the remote northeast corner of Yellowstone National Park, Slough Creek is renowned for its quiet waters and trophy cutthroat trout. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Carl Fincke
Bear attack
Grizzly mauling near Yellowstone kills backcountry guide April 19, 2021 | 4:35 PM
Lowell, MA- 04/14/21 - A firefighter fills a syringe with the Pfizer vaccine. Residents of greater Lowell have faced barriers to vaccination during the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The Lowell General Hospital mass vaccination site at the Cross River Center is making it easier for people to access vaccines. The site intended to use the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine, but recent rare issues with possible blood clotting forced a switch to the Pfizer vaccine. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (John Ellement) Topic: (15lowell)
vaccination #s
Mass. reports 2,059,487 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 April 19, 2021 | 4:23 PM
STUCK WITH THE BILL
Conn. teacher who raised $30,000 to help neighbors - surprise! - now owes $16,000 in taxes April 19, 2021 | 3:13 PM
Roxanne Levy, of Marlboro, Vt., gets some air while going down the ski hill at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
Skiing
Vermont ski resorts lost roughly $100 million this winter April 19, 2021 | 2:58 PM
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