Nation

Tennessee House expels two Democrats, declines to expel another for gun control protest

The Republican-led Tennessee House voted Thursday to oust Representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson in an extraordinary move the chamber has used only a handful of times since the Civil War. Continue reading →

Nation

Biden administration says schools may bar trans athletes from competitive teams

The Biden administration on Thursday proposed new regulations that would allow schools to bar transgender athletes from participating in competitive high school and college sports, but disallow blanket bans on the athletes that have been approved across the country. Continue reading →

Politics

Stormy Daniels says she looks forward to testifying in Trump case

“I think having them call me in and put me on the stand legitimizes my story and who I am,” Daniels said on Fox Nation’s “Piers Morgan Uncensored.” Excerpts of the interview were released Thursday morning. Continue reading →

World

Israel hits Gaza as Netanyahu vows to extract ‘heavy price’

The Israeli military struck targets in the Gaza Strip early Friday, pushing the region toward a wider conflagration after a day of rocket fire along the country’s northern and southern borders following two days of unrest at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site. Gaza militants quickly fired off a new barrage of rockets, setting off air raid sirens across southern Israel. Continue reading →

World

Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump

President Biden’s administration on Thursday laid the blame on his predecessor, Donald Trump, for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan that brought about some of the darkest moments of Biden’s presidency. Continue reading →

World

French unions, still furious over pension law, resume protests

French workers marched and went on strike around the country Thursday for the 11th time in three months, as the stalemate between President Emmanuel Macron and labor unions endured even after his pension overhaul to raise the legal age of retirement to 64 from 62 has become law. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Lexington’s proposed zoning changes set the bar

The Town Meeting should adopt zoning changes that go beyond what the state is asking for. Continue reading →

OPINION

Ending ACA’s free preventive services will make America sicker

A Texas judge’s ruling puts in jeopardy the advances in preventive care since the ACA was enacted in 2010. Continue reading →

OPINION

MCAS foes should correct their misleading error

The Massachusetts Teachers Association and Citizens for Public Schools have their facts wrong about the MCAS exam preventing 50,000 seniors from graduating. Continue reading →

Metro

State told physicians to stop using Magellan Diagnostics lead-testing devices in 2017 and ′21

The problems at Magellan Diagnostics in North Billerica first became public in 2017 when the Food and Drug Administration warned Americans that the company was actually having serious issues with some of its devices returning false results. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Harvard dean says hoax emergency calls to student dorm are ‘deeply troubling and unnerving’

Three hoax phone calls made to Harvard University this week came from an anonymous male caller who said he had taken a female student hostage in a dormitory and had tried to kill her, the university said in an update sent to students Wednesday night. Continue reading →

Metro

After the Boston Marathon bombing, a high-flying businesswoman became a trauma nurse

Kelsey Barry was working in marketing, and running her second Boston Marathon, when the bombs went off 10 years ago. It changed the trajectory of her life. Continue reading →

Golf

LIV’s Brooks Koepka in a three-way tie for the lead at the Masters on an opening day of low scoring

He's tied with Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland at 7-under-par 65. Continue reading →

Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey

The Maple Leafs’ checkered history of Stanley Cup playoff futility vs. the Bruins has defied explanation

Since a playoff win over the Bruins in 1959, the sight of the Black-and-Gold in the playoffs has been the death of the Leafs' Cup dreams, especially so in first-round matchups in in 2013, 2018 and 2019, when the Bruins prevailed each time in Game 7. Continue reading →

christopher l. gasper

Why Jaylen Brown now holds the key to how many title shots the Celtics can take

A new CBA means his decision to re-sign with the Celtics could be bumped up to this offseason. He has one more year on his current deal. Continue reading →

Finance

Mass. representatives call on First Citizens to continue SVB’s affordable housing initiatives here

Prior to its collapse in March, SVB worked to finance affordable housing construction and mortgage programs for first-time homebuyers. Continue reading →

Business

This marketing agency is helping to rebrand Boston institutions

Since October 2022, Boston-based marketing agency Proverb has had a hand in renaming some well-known institutions, using the new monikers to develop new storylines. Continue reading →

Residential

Housing at the library? It may be coming to your Boston neighborhood.

The the city this week asked for redevelopment proposals for the Boston Public Library’s West End branch, one of three new BPL sites that is set to add housing in the coming years. Continue reading →

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Names

8 Mass. residents named Guggenheim fellows

The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation has announced this year’s fellowship winners. A “Guggenheim” is one of the most sought-after honors in academe and culture. This year, there are 171 recipients. Continue reading →

TELEVISION REVIEW

In ‘Beef,’ a road rage incident, followed by twists and turns

I did not expect to take a deep dive into the meaning of life in the form of a dark comedy about road rage. But it happened, and it happened entertainingly and intelligently, while I was watching this new Netflix series. Continue reading →

Theater

From Brookline to Broadway: Comic Alex Edelman reaches the next stage

He's bringing his acclaimed solo show "Just for Us" to Boston for two weeks before taking it to Broadway. Continue reading →