The Marathon bombings helped cement Twitter’s role as an interactive town square, giving users a place to amplify public safety resources, seek out places to take shelter, and connect with loved ones after phone lines jammed. Continue reading →
New eligibility notices will go out this week after dozens who met criteria to apply for an exam school slot were told they weren't eligible and others were wrongly told they were. Continue reading →
The Biden administration Wednesday proposed the nation’s most ambitious climate regulations to date, two plans designed to ensure two-thirds of new passenger cars and a quarter of new heavy trucks sold in the United States are all-electric by 2032. Continue reading →
The vote to reinstate Pearson was considered less certain in Shelby County, where the 13-member commission includes four Republicans. Only seven members were present for the vote. Continue reading →
The number of legal abortions in the United States decreased just over 6 percent in the six months after the Supreme Court ended the right to abortion in June, according to a report released Tuesday. Continue reading →
Russia’s current military service rules require the in-person delivery of notices to conscripts and reservists who are called up for duty. In the past, many Russians avoided the draft by staying away from their address of record. The proposed bill would close that loophole. Continue reading →
Ukraine launched an investigation Wednesday into a gruesome video that purportedly shows the beheading of a Ukrainian soldier, in the latest accusation of atrocities said to have been committed by Russia. Continue reading →
Recent Chinese air and sea drills simulating an encirclement of Taiwan were intended as a “serious warning” to pro-independence politicians on the self-governing island and their foreign supporters, China said Wednesday, as signs emerged that Beijing will take further action. Continue reading →
Voters should be given the opportunity to approve a $5,000 cap on contributions to super PACs, even if such a limit would likely draw a legal challenge. Continue reading →
Mike Reed, who has always acted like the sword is mightier than the pen, has said that the cuts that have come to characterize his rapidly shrinking organization are nearly over. Continue reading →
There is a major disconnect between the celebrations of the state being one of the top ranked in the country, and the lack of support I have observed for the BPS students I’ve worked with. Continue reading →
House Democratic leaders, for example, want to funnel $161 million into permanently making meals free in the state’s K-12 schools, and put another $100 million behind a new grant program for public schools to build new clean energy projects. Continue reading →
Pearson was one of the two Tennessee state representatives who were expelled from that state’s legislature last week for their participation in a protest against gun violence in the House chambers. He also has close ties to Boston. Continue reading →
Since the start of April, the Bruins have cashed in on 6 of 13 power plays, a 46.2 percent clip. “I think they’re playing confidently,” said coach Jim Montgomery. Continue reading →
Manager Alex Cora said that Yoshida will be kept out of the lineup until Friday, when the Sox open a four-game series against the Angels at Fenway Park. Continue reading →
The Red Sox battled back from an 8-4 deficit, aided by Rafael Devers’s three-run homer in the top of the seventh against Rays reliever Colin Poche. Continue reading →
The Consumer Price Index CPI rose 5 percent in March, the smallest year-over-year gain since May 2021, the government said on Wednesday. Continue reading →
As the pandemic recedes and labor shortages continue, emboldened employees are banding together across the country to push for better working conditions, higher pay, and a greater voice in how their workplaces operate. Continue reading →
A photographer who shot some of Esquire magazine’s most famous and provocative covers of the 1960s and early ’70s, Carl Fischer was known for images of Muhammad Ali pierced by arrows and Andy Warhol falling into a giant can of tomato soup. Continue reading →
A writer and media observer, Alicia Shepard served as ombudsman of NPR, examined the lives of Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, and once chronicled her adventure sailing across the South Pacific with her infant son in tow. Continue reading →
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