Nursing home chains were expanding quickly in Mass., and the state kept saying yes. So we started asking: Who is behind these companies?

The case was one of at least 15 identified by the Globe in which a Steward patient died after failing to receive professionally accepted standards of care.

The case was one of at least 15 identified by the Globe in which a Steward patient died after failing to receive professionally accepted standards of care.

The quasi-state agency released the results of an internal investigation triggered by reporting by the Globe that uncovered fraud and ethical lapses in a grant program.

The quasi-state agency released the results of an internal investigation triggered by reporting by the Globe that uncovered fraud and ethical lapses in a grant program.

The state official in charge of giving out grants gave the largest share of the money to two men who had recently sold him a house.

Hundreds of women allege Dr. Derrick Todd sexually abused them over a decade. A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state’s medical establishment missed key warning signs.

Some of Epstein’s ties to the school were hiding in plain sight, yet Harvard officials missed or looked past them during their 2019 probe.

Some of Epstein’s ties to the school were hiding in plain sight, yet Harvard officials missed or looked past them during their 2019 probe.

The "charitable immunity" law has long faced criticism from lawyers and abuse victims, who argue that it allows powerful institutions to shield themselves from atoning financially for their misdeeds.

The state’s medical board has come under scrutiny for its lax approach to disciplining problem doctors.

Other gatekeepers also consistently fail to hold police accountable.

Other gatekeepers also consistently fail to hold police accountable.

The Massachusetts medical board should be the ultimate protector of patients. But a Boston Globe Spotlight Team investigation found it is slow to act on physician lapses and regularly fails to protect...

The Massachusetts medical board should be the ultimate protector of patients. But a Boston Globe Spotlight Team investigation found it is slow to act on physician lapses and regularly fails to protect...

A Globe investigation found that the federal agency misrepresented the stature of its targets, claiming cartel ties at a time when the Trump administration is taking lethal military action against such groups.

600 kids in the state’s child welfare system go missing each year. Many are high-risk teenagers who sometimes don’t come back.

Hundreds of women allege Dr. Derrick Todd sexually abused them over a decade. A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state’s medical establishment missed key warning signs.

Hundreds of women allege Dr. Derrick Todd sexually abused them over a decade. A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state’s medical establishment missed key warning signs.

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

The filing this week in Steward's bankruptcy court accuses it's founder and top executives of defrauding the company of some $262 million.

Spotlight: Snitch City brings listeners inside the clandestine world of police informants through the story of one police department. Investigative reporter Dugan Arnett uncovers rampant misconduct an...

Dozens of agencies, including the police department in Brockton, one of the state’s largest cities, currently have no policy governing the use of informants.

The newspaper sought information from each of Massachusetts' 400-plus police departments about how they handle confidential informants.

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In “Spotlight: Snitch City,” the Boston Globe skillfully reveals how police abused confidential informants in a Massachusetts port town.

Spotlight: Snitch City brings listeners inside the clandestine world of police informants through the story of one police department.

In “Spotlight: Snitch City,” the Boston Globe skillfully reveals how police abused confidential informants in a Massachusetts port town.

In a nation addicted to drugs, police are addicted to informants.

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

On the whole, Steward’s more than 30 hospitals have been among the worst, the most troubled in the country over the last five years, according to several measures.

Some patients of the nine-hospital system say they have struggled to access care, with doctors blaming Steward's financial problems as the cause.

The Pulitzer Prize Board highlighted the Globe’s coverage of financial mismanagement at Steward Health Care and its impact on patients and their families for its public service award, one of the most ...

In a nation addicted to drugs, police are addicted to informants.

Two former New Bedford informants tell their shocking stories and the Spotlight Team searches for accountability.

In a nation addicted to drugs, police are addicted to informants.

Mayor Jon Mitchell pushed back on the Spotlight Team report, saying it painted a picture of the department that was “materially incomplete” and relied on accounts of criminals and “others of dubious c...

In a nation addicted to drugs, police are addicted to informants.