Coronavirus
Boston, MA - 6/1/20 - Boston Mayor Marty Walsh speaks at his daily press briefing and addresses the violence that took place last night in Boston following a peaceful demonstration in the memory of George Floyd. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)
Salem police suspend captain responsible for unauthorized tweet disparaging Marty Walsh
Research assistant Noe Mercado prepares a test in Barouch Laboratory at at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's Center for Virology and Vaccine Research in Boston, where they are working to develop a vaccine for coronavirus.
7 in 10 Americans would be likely to get a coronavirus vaccine, new poll finds
Virus-proofing sports facilities presents a big challenge
Featured
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. According to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, a wide share of Americans are at least moderately confident in U.S. health officials’ ability to handle emerging viruses, and more express concern about catching the flu than catching the new coronavirus. (NIAID-RML via AP)
Here is the latest data on coronavirus cases in New England states
CAMBRIDGE, MA - 5/08/2020: Drive up test center by appointment at CHA East Cambridge Care Center, coronavirus testing during the COVID-19 pandemic. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC:
Mass. officials release updated town-by-town coronavirus numbers, with new testing data
Charts: Tracking the number of coronavirus cases in every Massachusetts county
A ambulance on a call drives on Commonwealth, Ave., Friday, April 24, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Who is dying from the coronavirus in Massachusetts?
Design: Kelsey Janak/Boston.com, Data: Mass. DPH
Map: Here's where coronavirus cases are reported in Massachusetts
Lisa Porter sorts through a box of cookware. Volunteers at Welcome Home, Inc. receive and sort donations at Trinity Church in Newton Center, and then provide the household items to those in need.
How to find help and access resources if you're impacted by the coronavirus
Politics
US cities erupt in more violence as Trump decries `lowlifes' June 2, 2020 | 3:34 AM
A view of the Grand Pequot Hotel and MGM Hotel and casino.
Connecticut
As casinos start to reopen, Connecticut puts up COVID-19 warnings June 1, 2020 | 6:22 PM
Boston, MA - 5/31/20 - A protest against police brutality moves up to the steps of the Massachusetts State House on May 31, 2020. (Blake Nissen/ For The Boston Globe)
Boston protests
Will Boston's protests cause a COVID-19 spike? Here's what Charlie Baker said. June 1, 2020 | 5:42 PM
Politics
Sobering US nursing home death report as lockdowns ease June 1, 2020 | 5:37 PM
BOSTON, MA - 3/18/2020 - Arch and Franklin Street's in Boston's Financial District has few walking around the area. The Coronavirus Covid-19, has seen people working from home instead of commuting. (Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff)
Coronavirus
Is America's pandemic waning or raging? Yes. June 1, 2020 | 4:59 PM
Gov. Charlie Baker speaks at his daily coronavirus press conference in the Gardner Auditorium of the State House on Friday.
Coronavirus
Report: Early missteps in response to COVID-19 in Mass. delayed measures to combat the outbreak June 1, 2020 | 4:48 PM
Letters from the Dear Heroes Project on display at a hospital in Chicago.
Coronavirus
How thank you notes from New Jersey students were distributed throughout Boston's hospitals June 1, 2020 | 2:26 PM
BOSTON, MA - MAY 30-SATURDAY: Mayor Marty Walsh speaks to the Boston community during a prayer vigil for George Floyd who was killed by police in Minnesota May 30, 2020, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)
Local
Salem police apologize to Marty Walsh and Charlie Baker after 'wildly inappropriate tweet' June 1, 2020 | 12:18 PM
A large group of protesters marched from Nubian Square on Malcolm X Boulevard towards Boston Police Headquarters on Sunday.
Coronavirus
Will protests spark a 2nd viral wave? June 1, 2020 | 10:46 AM
Finished boots sit on a conveyor belt before being packaged at the L.L. Bean Inc. manufacturing facility in Brunswick, Maine,on Sept. 9, 2015. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Shiho Fukada.
MAINE
LL Bean is reopening its flagship store closed in mid-March June 1, 2020 | 9:58 AM
NHL
NHL plans to test players for COVID-19 daily if games resume June 1, 2020 | 7:57 AM
Politics
Trump threatens military force against protesters nationwide June 1, 2020 | 4:31 AM
A protest against police brutality moves to the steps of the Massachusetts State House on Sunday.
Boston protests
Several thousand in Boston protest George Floyd's death May 31, 2020 | 8:46 PM
Target
Target temporarily closing stores due to protest dangers May 31, 2020 | 1:56 PM
A police vehicle burns in Brooklyn, May 30, 2020.
U.S. TURMOIL
'To have corona, and then this — it’s like a gut shot' May 31, 2020 | 1:24 PM
This electron microscope image from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., shows novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient. Researchers at the CDC released a new analysis Friday suggesting local transmission of the virus in the U.S. took place in January.
COVID-19 SPREAD
CDC analysis now suggests coronavirus started spreading in the U.S in January May 31, 2020 | 12:52 PM
Social Media
Online divisions: Twitter, Facebook diverge on Trump's words May 31, 2020 | 12:06 PM
Boston, MA - 5/30/2020: Donna Harkness of Lynn, joined protesters at a rally, calling to reopen Massachusetts at the State House in Boston, MA on May 30, 2020. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter: Coronavirus Covid-19
BOSTON PROTESTS
Saturday's Photos & Video: Dueling protests roil downtown Boston May 31, 2020 | 11:21 AM
This Feb. 4, 2013 file photo shows a close up of a Boy Scout uniform badge during a news conference in front of the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas. Victims of childhood sex abuse suing the Boy Scouts of America in New Jersey, New York, California and a handful of other states that loosened their statutes of limitations in 2019 will effectively face an earlier deadline to press claims because of a date set in federal bankruptcy proceedings.
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout victims' choice: Sue rashly, or wait and risk loss May 31, 2020 | 9:08 AM
Social Distancing
Massive protests raise fears of new virus outbreaks May 31, 2020 | 7:21 AM
Mass protests
‘We’re sick of it’: Anger over police killings shatters US May 31, 2020 | 6:56 AM
Beach goers walk along the shoreline on the first day Broward County beaches are open with restrictions, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, on Fort Lauderdale Beach in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Reopening
'They're just doing whatever they want': Few masks are seen as beach town reopens May 31, 2020 | 3:22 AM
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban watches players warm up before the start of a game.
Sports News
Why major sports might risk comebacks during the pandemic May 30, 2020 | 9:12 PM
In this file photo, the English Premier League trophy is displayed on the pitch.
Sports News
Premier League cleared by government to pursue June restart May 30, 2020 | 6:28 PM
Several options are being considered to keep players safe in order to play the U.S. Open in 2020.
Tennis
US Open plan in works, including group flights, COVID tests May 30, 2020 | 6:01 PM
Food prices
US food prices see historic jump and are likely to stay high May 30, 2020 | 10:47 AM
Politics
Analysis: Trump fuels new tensions in moment of crisis May 30, 2020 | 9:32 AM
Protests
National Guard summoned to aid cities amid police clashes May 30, 2020 | 8:14 AM
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
MFA
Museum of Fine Arts to buy work from 24 artists May 30, 2020 | 7:40 AM
Julie Clifford Smail MD, co founder of Feed the Frontlines North Shore, handing out Po Boy and Pies cookies to healthcare workers.
Coronavirus
'These little bursts of support from the community...make a big difference.' May 30, 2020 | 5:00 AM