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The jurors said they were “deeply divided” over whether Ms. Read killed her boyfriend, a Boston police officer; prosecutors said they would try the case again.

The most loyal, longstanding Democratic voters were perhaps the most shaken by President Biden’s performance. Some blamed the national party.

Only four homicides have occurred in the city this year. Although luck has played a role, the city is bringing a high level of precision to its strategy to prevent violence.

A judge on Monday declared a mistrial in the case of Ms. Read, who was accused of intentionally backing her vehicle into her boyfriend and then leaving him to die.

The mayor of Providence wants to install noise cameras and fine violators, but some worry that poor and immigrant neighborhoods will be disproportionately targeted.

The unusually early heat wave was just beginning in much of the Northeast, which will continue to swelter on Wednesday.

“Are you sitting down?” Vermont’s state botanist asked a fellow plant expert after spotting false mermaid-weed last month.

Many saw in the jury’s finding a rejection of themselves, of their values and even of democracy itself.

Anger at the university’s decision to bar 13 seniors from the ceremony in the wake of campus demonstrations over the war in Gaza was a flashpoint for the protest on Thursday.

The billionaire Rob Hale gave the 1,200 graduates of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth a gift, and asked them to give, too.

“It’s on all of us to make sure the next time we need to get help for someone, we do better,” Cara Lamb, the gunman’s ex-wife, told the commission investigating the October mass shooting.

Karen Read has been accused of murdering her boyfriend, Officer John O’Keefe. But her lawyers say she’s innocent, alleging a cover-up to hide the truth about his death.

Officers entered an encampment at the university early Friday after a 15-minute warning. About a dozen people were arrested.

No matter their opinions on pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus, many parents are angry that final semesters and graduations have been upended.

The police were an increasing presence around the edges of the protest as evening fell, including state troopers with tactical gear and zip ties.

A video showing Annelise Orleck, 65, being taken to the ground intensified criticism of the decision by the college’s president to call in officers.

Columbia has taken the spotlight after twice asking the police to quell pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus. Brown University chose a different path.

The 6,000 residents of Littleton, N.H., had found a way to coexist despite their differences — until a town official’s words set off a conflagration.

There were more than 120 new arrests as universities moved to prevent pro-Palestinian encampments from taking hold as they have at Columbia University.

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What people in the path of totality were seeing and saying as the eclipse unfolded across the continent.

Plus, is it eclipse weather?

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Across parts of the United States, Mexico and Canada, would-be eclipse-gazers are on the move for what could be a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations surrounded an appearance at a new research center named after the former secretary of state and presidential nominee at her alma mater.

Students from Colby College helped harvest ice from a pond for a new mikvah, or ritual bath, at a synagogue in Waterville.

A bill that would add people who don’t hunt to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board has stirred an outcry in a state known for both progressive politics and rural traditions.

Music lovers stood in the cold this week for a first crack at tickets to Tanglewood, a beloved outdoor venue where the Boston Symphony Orchestra plays all summer long.

Businesses and planning committees are eager for visitors, but some in remote Aroostook County are not sure how they feel about lying smack in the path of totality.

The suspect and the 15-year-old were both living in a hotel that currently serves as a migrants shelter. The charge comes amid heightened scrutiny over America’s immigration policy.

An interim report from a commission investigating the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, found that the gunman’s weapons could and should have been removed.

A commission in Maine asked former colleagues of the shooter about key moments of inaction before the rampage.

Reaction to the ruling showed that the challenges to Donald Trump’s candidacy had reinforced partisan lines and angered Republicans who saw the lawsuits as antidemocratic.

“I think most people understand that these things happen,” said a spokesman for the city’s school district, which canceled classes based on a forecast that didn’t materialize.

President Biden’s age has once again become a talking point in national politics. Many older Americans agree that it’s an issue; others feel it’s insulting.

A steady erosion of history has been underway on the island for years, with ultrawealthy newcomers remaking the interiors of antique structures.

For over a century, towns in New England have presented their oldest residents with ceremonial canes. In some places, the honor endures — for those willing to accept it, that is.

Shenna Bellows said she intended to appeal the ruling by a state Superior Court judge that placed on hold her decision to exclude Donald Trump from the Republican primary ballot.

The judge sent the matter back to Maine’s secretary of state, ordering her to modify, withdraw or confirm her ruling after the Supreme Court rules on a similar case out of Colorado.

Boston is one of 10 places where Bloomberg Philanthropies will spend a total of $250 million preparing high school students to start health care jobs as soon as they graduate.

Maine fears it is losing not just washed-out roads and missing piers, but key parts of its coastal identity.

John Anthony Castro, the long-shot G.O.P. candidate behind many suits to disqualify Donald J. Trump, is accused of preparing false tax returns.

Donald J. Trump’s eligibility for the presidential ballot has been challenged in more than 30 states, but only a handful of those cases have gained traction so far.

See which states have challenges seeking to bar Donald J. Trump from the presidential primary ballot.

The move attempts to overturn the decision which made Maine the second state to rule the former president ineligible for the primary ballot.

Some of the most contentious issues in the country will dominate the agendas of state legislatures returning to work in the coming days and weeks.

After 13 years in prison in Massachusetts, Marco Flores is fighting being deported to El Salvador, which he left when he was 6.

Some voters were alarmed at the state’s decision to disqualify former President Donald J. Trump. But others applauded it. “I like that Maine took a stand,” said one.

Maine found Donald Trump ineligible to hold office because of his actions after the 2020 election. California said his name would remain on the ballot there.

Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, has said she would decide next week whether Maine will join Colorado in disqualifying former President Donald J. Trump from its primary ballot.

Residents were rescued as communities that flooded this summer were inundated again, and power companies warned that outages could last for days.

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Dr. Sally Kornbluth, who is new to M.I.T., did not draw nearly as much fire as her counterparts at Harvard and Penn after last week’s congressional hearing.

An announcement was expected on Tuesday about the future of Claudine Gay, the university’s president, who some donors and alumni say should be removed.

Tammy Lacher Scully’s adult son disappeared 18 months ago from a psychiatric hospital in Bangor. It has fallen on her to keep the search going.

Cease-fire activists hope that city council resolutions will send a message to the White House. One problem: local officials have little power.

“In the West Bank we’re not safe,” one injured student said, “and as a Palestinian American, I’m not safe in America because of people like this that might come out.”

Jason J. Eaton, 48, of Burlington, was charged with shooting three college students of Palestinian descent on Saturday outside the building where the police said he lives.

The attack, in which four of the 18 people killed were Deaf, resurfaced previous traumas and came after decades of efforts to be recognized.

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A state ban on assault weapons? Expanded concealed-carry restrictions? Tighter mental health laws? As Maine grieves, it weighs a roiling debate over gun laws.

Miniature bottles of alcohol known as “nips” litter gardens, parks and playgrounds, prompting the Witch City to propose a ban.

After two long days of being locked down amid the manhunt for a gunman who killed 18 people, the small city in Maine started to come back to life, forever changed.

The body of the man suspected of killing 18 and injuring 13 others in Lewiston was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound late Friday.

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What began as a seemingly ordinary evening in Lewiston turned horrific after a gunman entered a bowling alley and a local bar and began shooting, killing 18 people.

One victim was widely recognized as a sign language interpreter for state briefings during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Businesses, schools and offices in the southern part of the state were closed on Thursday as the authorities sought a 40-year-old suspect.

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The first of two shootings in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday occurred at a bowling alley with a restaurant.

A dispatcher with the sheriff’s office said there were multiple victims in the shooting in Lewiston, but didn’t know how many.

Gov. Maura Healey said the state would have to start limiting emergency housing for new arrivals next month, calling for “a federal solution.”

Neighboring countries have pushed back against American pressure to allow Gazans to flee into Egypt, calling it potentially forced displacement.

As bombs fall and phone batteries run low, Palestinian American families caught in the Israel-Hamas war wonder whether the U.S. government will help them escape.

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A community with diverse views and opinions on Israel appeared to be largely united in shock and anger at the violence by Hamas.

Voters’ broad discontent with disarray in Washington transcends political parties, race, age and geography.

Steve and Keegan Kellums, striking U.A.W. workers, represent two perspectives on their industry, a divergence that ripples through the broader work force.

Though no longer a major hurricane, Lee was still a significant storm as it swept through the Northeast on Saturday, leaving at least one person dead.

People in Maine and Massachusetts, accustomed to powerful nor’easters if not hurricanes, dutifully prepared but appeared largely unfazed by the foul weather to come.

The mayor of Woburn, where hotels are housing 150 migrant families, said the state’s 40-year-old right-to-shelter law “was not meant to cover what we’re seeing now.”

Republicans in Alton, N.H., still love the former president. But some are rethinking their loyalty, fearing Mr. Trump might not prevail in the general election.

The shacks have been cared for by locals, activists and artists. Now the National Park Service plans to lease them to bidders.

The heat index reached the triple digits across the nation’s most populous region, and could peak on Friday. Many cities took precautions to help vulnerable residents.

Bex Prasse and Craig Kovalsky had worked nearly a year to restore a rundown building so they could open a gourmet deli. The river behind it had other plans.

The state began new flood protection efforts after being battered by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Many appeared to be effective, but experts say more will be needed as storms become more extreme.

Calls for search and rescue missions continued, as residents and business owners started assessing damage, fueling an anxious, unsettled mood.

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