A little over a week after a shooting at Brown University claimed the lives of two students and injured nine others, the Muslim community on campus is grappling with the reality that one of their own lost his life in the carnage.

A Massachusetts man has signed a plea agreement filed in federal court in Rhode Island, admitting to his role in an alleged murder-for-hire plot that targeted criminal adversaries, two prosecutors, and a witness in a drug case, court filings show.

From Kevin Paul Dupont: Mat Myers, born with dwarfism, had to leave his own hockey career behind. He found a new one as the Bruins' video coordinator. He hopes to some day coach in the NHL.

Commentary: In the aftermath of the Brown mass shooting, a Providence parent considers “our country’s hard truths and the things worth saving."

The Patriots had nine players banged up following Sunday's win in Baltimore.

Most people are hesitant to talk about self-inflicted home decor, but you know what people do love to dish about — the albatross they’ve been saddled with.

Can they swab your nose for $2? Scientists are collecting viral samples on Boston streets.

Police in Maine are investigating after two people were found dead on Tuesday in the town of Tremont, near Acadia National Park.

Winter weather alerts will continue on Wednesday morning for portions of New Hampshire and Maine. Snow will taper off by late morning.

From Dan McGowan: Rhode Map’s ‘Twas the night before Christmas tribute to 2025 trib.al/o6Ede7x

The ACLU of Rhode Island has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to declare Brown’s Department of Public Safety a public body subject to the Access to Public Records Act.

From Dan McGowan: If this community wants to move forward with confidence, the truth should not be a legal strategy. It should be a civic obligation.

A federal appeals court has ruled officials in Nashua, N.H., engaged in unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination when they denied requests to fly certain politically charged flags, while allowing others, on the city’s “citizen flag pole.”

The Trump administration said it would review Brown University’s security procedures after a gunman entered a classroom at the Barus and Holley engineering and physics building on Dec. 13 and opened fire, killing two students and injuring nine others.

Brown University had received numerous warnings about its campus police leaders before announcing Monday that it is placing the chief on leave in the wake of the Dec. 13 mass shooting that left two students dead and nine injured.

Ben Sasse, a Republican former senator from Nebraska and a former president of the University of Florida, announced Tuesday that he had received a diagnosis of terminal Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Commentary by Shirley Leung: The city only has a few giant cranes as development slows down, not even one in the Seaport.

Yankee Candle's scents are beloved. But with slumping sales, impending store closures and layoffs, and an oversaturated fragrant-candle market, the smell of decline is creeping in.

Dogs? Squirrels? These videos have something for everyone.

Seven patients who were treated from injuries related to the deadly shooting at Brown University last week have been discharged from Rhode Island Hospital.

Odie Henderson movie review | ★1/2 Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson star in the Neil Diamond tribute band biopic "Song Sung Blue" that’s one tragic event after another.

Up to 3 inches of snow combined with a wintry mix is forecast for Massachusetts and northern Rhode Island, making for a sloshy Tuesday.

The sale of bankrupt robot vacuum maker iRobot to a Chinese firm is a done deal. Or is it?

In his first interview since the Dec. 13 shooting, A R.I. hospital trauma surgeon said that he was initially skeptical of reports of a mass shooting — until he came down from the second floor of the hospital and entered the emergency department.

More Epstein files are released and some include references to Trump. Follow live updates.

With New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani set to take office Jan. 1, he still hasn’t announced whether he plans to make a change atop the largest school district in America. R.I.'s education commissioner has been mentioned as a candidate.

We started tracking the chance of a Christmas week storm early last week, and the forecast has taken better shape — snow is on the way to New England and will overspread the Boston region Tuesday and into Wednesday morning.

In a commentary, a senior studying English Literature and Entrepreneurship Brown University writes, “If my first lecture at Brown taught me how literature embodies love, the past few days at Brown have truly been a lesson in practice.”

R.I. Hospital update on Brown University students with gun-shot wounds: 7 discharged, 2 in stable condition

Maria A. Bucci, 51, now the chairwoman of the city’s Democratic Committee, allegedly told police during drunken-driving arrest, “Only clowns become a cop.”

Commentary: If legislators on both sides of the aisle could compromise, all Americans could get better care, writes Rhode Island health strategist.

More than a week after the shooting that shattered the sense of safety around Brown University, Providence is inching back toward normal, but cautiously, unevenly.

Campus security at Brown University is under federal investigation and the vice president of public safety was placed on leave Monday following the mass shooting last week that killed two students and injured nine others.

A former candidate for mayor of Cranston, R.I., who is now the chairwoman of the city’s Democratic Committee was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after she twice asked an officer, “You know who I am, right?” during a traffic stop.

Over a decade of political and cultural upheaval, Harvard University grew vulnerable to attack by Trump. There were warning signs.

Bowen Yang's best-known "Saturday Night Live" performances ran the gamut, from Moo Deng to George Santos.

From Dan Shaughnessy: The Patriots are poised to be AFC East champs, going to the playoffs and, in the words of Kevin Garnett, “Anything’s possible.”

Odie Henderson movie review | ★1/2: Timothée Chalamet chases an Oscar in Josh Safdie’s overlong, nearly nonsensical new film "Marty Supreme."

Downed wires caused a 90 to 120 minute stoppage of all Amtrak service in and out of Boston Monday afternoon, the railroad said.

An Alberta clipper, a fast-moving storm originating from south-central Canada, will pass through New England, wielding relatively limited amounts of moisture.

In a move that drew harsh criticism from its own correspondent, CBS News abruptly removed a segment from Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes” that was to feature the stories of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration.

Ella Cook, 19, was laid to rest on Monday after a funeral at the Birmingham church where she was a lifelong member. She was remembered for her big heart and her commitment to her faith.

JD Vance wasn’t just there to help win 2024. He was meant to carry Trumpism forward and prove that the MAGA coalition could survive its founder, cohere ideologically, and win again in 2028. That succession plan now looks increasingly unlikely to hold.

Flu activity in Massachusetts has officially reached high levels, and doctors at pediatric emergency departments are seeing a sharp increase in children coming in sick with influenza.

With Hanukkah ending and now Christmas coming up, we’re winding down this month. Let’s take a look at what weather we can expect this holiday week.

As Nuno F.G. Loureiro’s colleagues mourn his shocking death at the hands of a former classmate, many are reflecting on the MIT physics professor’s legacy of scientific contributions and leadership.

The attack has left his campus shaken, MukhammadAziz Umurzokov's family grieving, and his dreams unfinished.

Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind development off Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket that has been decades in the making, was among five offshore wind projects that had its lease suspended by the Trump administration on Monday.

People aspire to have a good job, an affordable home, and an easy commute. Possessing all three in Greater Boston is a fleeting luxury.

We started tracking the chance of a Christmas week storm early last week, and the forecast has taken better shape — snow is on the way to New England and will overspread the Boston region Tuesday and into Wednesday morning.