A number of Democratic strategists say that the president’s racist taunts could have the ironic outcome of helping defuse any doubts the lingering controversy has sowed. 

The supervisors were placed on leave last week. 

The officers were dismissed from the department and later reinstated, to six-figure settlements that included back pay, according to data released Friday.

A 9-year-old Carlisle boy was killed after hitting a tree in Gallatin County, Mont., authorities said.  

Precipitation mostly in the form of rain will begin tonight and continue into Sunday afternoon, bringing up to an inch to some localities.  

Mark Stepakoff figured it would take only a few minutes to renew his real estate license with the state. 

Secretary of State William Galvin, who oversees the state’s elections system, said Boston voters should be given the chance to weigh in on four-year City Council terms.  

Among the key questions for William Gross and Rachael Rollins, and one that is sensitive to police and community relations: Were officers justified in using deadly force? 

A top German cardinal called for changes to the Vatican’s legal code of secrecy that is imposed on sex abuse cases.  

Venezuelan soldiers fired tear gas on residents clearing a border bridge to Colombia on Saturday, as the opposition began making good on its high-risk plan to deliver humanitarian aid to the country.  

Mailers will be sent to households across the city to gather data on all residents 17 and older, for decisions on the distribution of resources, to prepare juror rolls, and to update voter records.  

Bostonians don’t have to go far to find a company whose stock can soar nearly 30 percent after it posts a loss of more than $500 million in one year.