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Mark Scott and Bashier Kayou in September 2019.

'This is really more than just showing up at the scene because somebody got shot'

A woman waits at a bus stop in Stockholm under a sign asking people to keep social distance.
STINA STJERNKVIST/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

The U.S. is the accidental Sweden, which could make the fall ‘catastrophic’ for COVID-19

Brickley's Ice Cream in Narragansett, Rhode Island

Ice cream shop closes location after staff 'abused' by customers over COVID rules

Twitter accounts for Biden, Obama, Gates, Musk, and others are hacked July 15, 2020 | 8:08 PM

A casino at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn.

Conn. casinos report strong revenues after reopening from COVID-19 July 15, 2020 | 7:05 PM

The Massachusetts State House

'Angry would be an understatement': Mass. police unions cry foul over Senate-backed reform bill July 15, 2020 | 6:12 PM

A health worker performs a COVID-19 test at a Test Iowa site at Waukee South Middle School, Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Waukee, Iowa. Iowa state Auditor Rob Sand said Tuesday that a coronavirus testing program brought to the state under a $28 million no-bid contract by Gov. Kim Reynolds on recommendation from actor Ashton Kutcher is violating state law in the indirect way it handles test results data. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Here's a look at Mass. towns' coronavirus cases and test results over the last 14 days July 15, 2020 | 5:19 PM

A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) administers a test at an El Rio Health Covid-19 drive-thru testing site in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., on Monday, July 13, 2020. Photographer: Cheney Orr/Bloomberg

Mass. reports 27 new COVID-19 deaths, 142 new cases July 15, 2020 | 5:04 PM

Mail could be delayed as new postal boss pushes cost-cutting July 15, 2020 | 4:15 PM

The Virgin Mary statue burned in Dorchester.

Civil rights unit involved in arson investigation of Virgin Mary statue in Dorchester July 15, 2020 | 4:12 PM

Two drunken men in traditional Bavarian outfits converse beside their passed-out comrades at the annual Oktoberfest celebration in Munich, Germany. It's safe to say they went over their daily allotment.

Men should limit alcohol to 1 drink a day, experts say July 15, 2020 | 2:52 PM

Jody Curran walks on a one way pathway towards Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester on May 22.

Unless you're a resident, don't expect to park at Gloucester beaches this weekend July 15, 2020 | 2:41 PM

Craig F. Walker

Despite ban reinstatement, Boston and Brookline to allow single-use plastic bags until Oct. 1 July 15, 2020 | 2:38 PM

Microsoft cuts MSN news staffers in move toward AI editors July 15, 2020 | 1:47 PM

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt listens during a news conference Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Oklahoma City.

BATTLING COVID-19

Oklahoma Governor Tests Positive for Coronavirus July 15, 2020 | 1:43 PM

Professor Steven Pinker, in his office in Cambridge, Mass., in 2018. He has been accused of racial insensitivity by people he describes as “speech police.”Credit...Kayana Szymczak for The New York Times

How a famous Harvard professor became a target over his tweets July 15, 2020 | 1:30 PM

Chairs stacked in an empty classroom at Marietta High School in Marietta, Ga., where the district plans to spend $200,000 on desk partitions, July 7, 2020. School administrators are struggling with the head-spinning logistical and financial challenges of retrofitting buildings, adding staff members and protective gear to cope with the coronavirus. (Audra Melton/The New York Times)

Citing educational risks, scientific panel urges that schools reopen July 15, 2020 | 12:59 PM

Brian Rogan

'Education was not an occupation to Brian, it was his life; he truly loved what he did' July 15, 2020 | 12:55 PM

Shoppers wearing protective masks walk outside a Walmart store in Torrance, Calif.

Walmart, nation’s largest retailer, to require customers wear masks July 15, 2020 | 12:36 PM

Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Robert Redfield, speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing at the Department of Education building Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

'Bottom line is that this is silliness' July 15, 2020 | 12:34 PM

WEST NILE VIRUS

West Nile Virus has been found in Boston mosquitoes. Here's what to know. July 15, 2020 | 12:09 PM

2 Marlborough St., Boston

Dorchester man faces drug, assault charges after 2 separate police encounters within 24 hours July 15, 2020 | 11:54 AM

3 Mass. marijuana dispensaries fined a total of $800,000 July 15, 2020 | 11:08 AM

CAUGHT CHEATING

Mom gets 5 weeks in prison for son's online class cheating July 15, 2020 | 11:07 AM

An Ipswich family spotted this great white shark off Plum Island Saturday.

Watch: Ipswich family spots great white shark off Plum Island July 15, 2020 | 10:56 AM

Andrew E. Lelling, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston.

Weston man charged in international student scheme to plead guilty July 15, 2020 | 10:48 AM

House speaker Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, speaks to news media near a polling station in Portland Tuesday.

Sara Gideon wins nomination to challenge Susan Collins in Maine July 15, 2020 | 10:30 AM

A customer wears a face mask and a stylist wears a PPE face visor at a hair salon in England. According to the CDC, mask wearing might have spared nearly 140 people from catching the coronavirus at a hair salon in Missouri.

2 stylists had coronavirus but wore masks, and 139 clients didn’t get sick July 15, 2020 | 10:07 AM

Store clerk reportedly shot in head during Roxbury robbery July 15, 2020 | 10:05 AM

How to fix the COVID-19 dumpster fire in the U.S. July 15, 2020 | 9:23 AM

President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable with stakeholders positively impacted by law enforcement, at the White House in Washington, July 13, 2020. Trump on Monday assailed a broad movement to defund police departments, invoking the kind of pro-police language that won him support with the law enforcement community in 2016 and ignoring the calls for reform that have helped shape this election.

'SO ARE WHITE PEOPLE'

Asked about Black Americans killed by police, Trump says, ‘So are white people’ July 15, 2020 | 9:18 AM

The swan boats at the Boston Public Garden.Boston’s swan boats, seen here at the Boston Public Garden.

'The decision is one we believe is necessary and will mark a first in our 145 years of operation' July 15, 2020 | 9:11 AM

John Tlumacki

Jay-Z, Rihanna among those calling for D.O.J. to reexamine shooting death of Easton’s D.J. Henry July 15, 2020 | 9:05 AM