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Mayor Marty Walsh

'If you don’t understand right now, just listen'

Boston06/02/2020-Elected officials of color in Massachusetts government marched from the African Meetiing House on Joy Street to the nearby Mass. State House to hold a press conference to voice support for those protesting against police brutality against Black Americans. The group stands on the State House steps and includes Rep. Russell Holmes(left), DA Rachael Rollins (c) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

Ayanna Pressley defends Rachael Rollins in spat with Boston police union

Daniel Thorson outside the cabin where he just finished a 75-day silent meditation retreat at the Monastic Academy in Lowell, Vt., May 29, 2020. Thorson went into a silent retreat in mid-March, meditating through 75 coronavirus news cycles, Boris Johnson’s hospitalization, social distancing and sourdough starter — now he’s catching up.

‘Did I miss anything?’: A man emerges from a 75-day silent retreat in Vermont

A bottle of hydroxychloroquine tablets in Texas City, Texas. Several authors of a large study that raised safety concerns about malaria drugs for coronavirus patients have retracted the report, saying independent reviewers were not able to verify information that’s been widely questioned by other scientists.

Study on safety of malaria drugs for coronavirus retracted June 4, 2020 | 6:21 PM

'Lone streaker'

Marlborough police looking to ID 'lone streaker' who 'appears very proud of himself' June 4, 2020 | 6:01 PM

The family of George Floyd stands for eight minutes and forty six seconds during a memorial service at Minneapolis North Central University on June 4, 2020, in Minneapolis.

Sharpton decries oppression of black Americans at George Floyd's memorial June 4, 2020 | 5:54 PM

Protesters outside of Gov. Charlie Baker's home in Swampscott.

Roughly 100 people staged a die-in in front of Charlie Baker's home Wednesday June 4, 2020 | 5:20 PM

Andover fire lieutenant on leave after confronting woman of color to check 'someone wasn't stealing something' June 4, 2020 | 5:00 PM

Boston MA: 6-2-20: As protesters were walking down the street from the State House, police vehicles were coming up, and the protesters blocked the road forcing the vehicle to back down the street. The protesters then returned to the front of the State House. Earlier a rally and vigil for George Floyd, Breanna Taylor, Ahmaud Artery and local fallen people,organized by Black Lives Matter Boston and Violence in Boston was held in Franklin Park. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

Amid growing criticism, MBTA explains decision to close stations near protests June 4, 2020 | 4:04 PM

A man holds a campaign sign while attending a rally to protests stay-at-home orders put into place due to the COVID-19 outbreak Tuesday, April 21, 2020, outside the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. Several hundred people attended the rally to protest the restrictions and urge the reopening of businesses closed in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus . (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

VETERAN ATTACKED

Police: 82-year-old Fall River man holding Trump sign assaulted June 4, 2020 | 3:38 PM

Joseph Villa

Capron Park Zoo

'No animals were affected or harmed during this bizarre incident' June 4, 2020 | 3:07 PM

A file photo of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court inside the John Adams Courthouse in 2018.

Read the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court letter decrying racism in the justice system June 4, 2020 | 2:54 PM

Photos: The National Guard’s daily presence in Boston June 4, 2020 | 2:48 PM

A man jumps up onto the Parkman Bandstand and cheers during a peaceful protest to honor the life of George Floyd on the Boston Common.

'How will we respond?'

'A nation in peril': In Boston and throughout the U.S., the NAACP grapples with a state of emergency June 4, 2020 | 2:36 PM

TINLEY PARK, IL - DECEMBER 17: A customer shops for a pistol at Freddie Bear Sports sporting goods store on December 17, 2012 in Tinley Park, Illinois. Americans purchased a record number of guns in 2012 and gun makers have reported a record high in demand. Firearm sales have surged recently as speculation of stricter gun laws and a re-instatement of the assault weapons ban following the mass school shooting in Connecticut . (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Photographer: Scott Olson/Getty Images North America

First-time gun owners at risk for suicide, major study confirms June 4, 2020 | 2:03 PM

Joamil Rodriguez, owner of Laced

'This isn't about stores being looted, this is about a loss of life' June 4, 2020 | 12:56 PM

848 Main St., Worcester

A Worcester 18-year-old allegedly brought 'several Molotov cocktails' to a recent protest June 4, 2020 | 12:51 PM

Deputy mayor in Maine charged in case of racist George Floyd post June 4, 2020 | 12:33 PM

People demonstrate on Boston Common, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, during a protest against police brutality following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Lawyers for Civil Rights says its Twitter account was suspended after posting support for Black Lives Matter June 4, 2020 | 12:05 PM

FILE - In this May 20, 2020, file photo, Salt Lake County Health Department public health nurse Lee Cherie Booth performs a coronavirus test outside the Salt Lake County Health Department in Salt Lake City. Utah is seeing a spike in new COVID-19 cases about a month after many businesses were allowed to reopen, leading state health officials to issue renewed pleas for people to maintain social distancing.

Workers fearful of the coronavirus are getting fired and losing their benefits June 4, 2020 | 11:38 AM

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh talks about the postponement of the Boston Marathon during a news conference, Friday, March, 13, 2020, in Boston.

Watch: Marty Walsh's press conference June 4, 2020 | 10:57 AM

City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo speaks in front of the State House Tuesday.

POLICE BRUTALITY

In call for systemic change, Boston city councilors have backed Ayanna Pressley's resolution against police brutality June 4, 2020 | 10:38 AM

TODAY'S PROTESTS

Here are the protests, vigils planned Thursday in Massachusetts in memory of George Floyd June 4, 2020 | 10:20 AM

A protester walks past a motorcycle NEMLEC Unit during Wednesday's protest in Boston.

BOSTON PROTESTS

Protesters on Boston Common meet to reject police brutality June 4, 2020 | 9:45 AM

'Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people' June 3, 2020 | 10:48 PM

Magnitude 5.5 quake hits Southern California desert region June 3, 2020 | 9:59 PM

massachusetts protests

Photos: The latest Mass. protests calling for racial justice June 3, 2020 | 9:20 PM

Former President Barack Obama speaks during virtual town hall event with young people to discuss policing and the civil unrest that has followed the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis.

Virtual town hall

Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises June 3, 2020 | 7:35 PM

Demonstrators marched on Boston streets.

Photos from Wednesday's protests in Boston calling for justice for George Floyd June 3, 2020 | 6:36 PM

Boston06/02/2020-Elected officials of color in Massachusetts government marched from the African Meetiing House on Joy Street to the nearby Mass. State House to hold a press conference to voice support for those protesting against police brutality against Black Americans. The group stands on the State House steps and includes Rep. Russell Holmes(left), DA Rachael Rollins (c) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

What comes after the protests? Massachusetts lawmakers of color have 10 proposed police reforms. June 3, 2020 | 5:51 PM

FILE - In this May 20, 2020, file photo, Salt Lake County Health Department public health nurse Lee Cherie Booth performs a coronavirus test outside the Salt Lake County Health Department in Salt Lake City. Utah is seeing a spike in new COVID-19 cases about a month after many businesses were allowed to reopen, leading state health officials to issue renewed pleas for people to maintain social distancing.

Here are the latest town-by-town coronavirus numbers June 3, 2020 | 4:49 PM

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison answers questions about the investigation into the death of George Floyd, who died Monday while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers, during a news conference in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, May 27, 2020. (John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool)

Livestream: Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's news conference on the George Floyd case June 3, 2020 | 3:44 PM

Bridgewater State

Photo surfaces of Bridgewater State student in blackface June 3, 2020 | 3:38 PM