Nation

Taiwan highly vulnerable to Chinese air attack, leaked documents show

Taiwan is unlikely to thwart Chinese military air superiority in a cross-strait conflict, while tactics such as China's use of civilian ships for military purposes have eroded U.S. spy agencies' ability to detect a pending invasion, according to leaked Pentagon assessments that contain troubling details about the self-governed island's ability to fend off war. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump raised $34m so far in 2023, including indictment bump

Trump's latest fundraising report due to be filed Saturday with the Federal Election Commission will show he raised more than $18.8 million between his main campaign account and a joint fundraising account over the the first three months of the year, the campaign said. Continue reading →

Nation

Tulsa reaches ‘breakthrough’ in search for massacre victims

Officials in Tulsa, Okla., announced a “major scientific breakthrough” this week in a search for the graves of people who were killed in the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, saying that six sets of exhumed remains had yielded DNA profiles that could be traced to living relatives. Continue reading →

World

At least 26 killed in Sudan fighting, a doctors’ group says

The deaths occurred in areas around the country, including the capital city, Khartoum and its sister city Omdurman, the Sudan Doctors’ Syndicate said in a statement. Continue reading →

World

Poland prohibits food imports from Ukraine to soothe farmers

Ruling party leader Jarosław Kaczyński said at a party convention in eastern Poland that the Polish countryside is facing a “moment of crisis,” and that while Poland supports Ukraine, it was forced to act to protect its farmers. Continue reading →

World

Death toll from Russian missile attack in Eastern Ukraine climbs to 11

Russia sent a barrage of missiles into a residential area of Sloviansk on Friday, according to Ukrainian officials. The head of the regional military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, said that 21 others had been injured. He added that 34 apartment buildings were damaged in the barrage, along with an administrative building and shops. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Clarence Thomas scandal points to need for ethics reform

It’s up to Chief Justice John Roberts to lead the way and help restore public trust. Continue reading →

OPINION

When ‘law and order’ means neither

Pardoning a man convicted of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester in Texas is an endorsement of white vigilantism. Continue reading →

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Metro

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

It was a perfect spring afternoon 10 years ago when two young men dropped homemade bombs amid the Marathon throng and history swerved. Five lives were lost; many more, changed. A new story for an old town, built of sorrow and resolve, with still no finish line in sight. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Can Maura Healey fix the Chelsea Veterans’ Home?

Providing care for the state's needy veterans was one of the more conspicuous failures of the Baker administration, and is now a complex puzzle that falls to Governor Maura Healey to solve. Continue reading →

Metro

This Ukrainian journalist has been training for the Boston Marathon in the midst of war. She is running for her country.

How do you train for a marathon in the middle of a war? Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

We’ll resist the temptation to declare this Celtics-Hawks series over, but . . .

The Celtics led, 84-52, four minutes into the third quarter, then defaulted to sleep mode. Continue reading →

INSTANT ANALYSIS

Observations as the hot-shooting Celtics steamroll Hawks early, hold on to open playoffs with victory

Atlanta missed 15 of its first 16 attempts from beyond the arc, helping the Celtics build a 30-point halftime lead, which was more than enough for the hosts to weather a second-half slowdown. Continue reading →

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Red Sox catch a couple unexpected breaks to complete comeback victory over Angels

Boston claimed victory on the strength of a three-run rally fueled in almost unimaginable fashion — not by one, but two instances of catcher interference in the eighth. Continue reading →

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Obituaries

The Rev. Thomas D. Stegman, BC dean who drew ‘closer to God’ in illness, dies at 60

"I am appreciating birdsong in the morning," he said of his time facing terminal brain cancer. "That’s a reminder to me of God’s presence." Continue reading →

Obituaries

Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter, who built an empire of tulle and satin, dies at 99

Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter was known as Kleinfeld’s, a bridal superstore that for decades drew women from all over the world to the unlikely locale of Bay Ridge, a neighborhood in Brooklyn. Continue reading →

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Lifestyle

How not to stage your home: One seller left behind gun reloaders (plural!)

When it comes to how a property should be staged, simplicity is your best friend. Removing personal effects helps prospective buyers picture themselves in your home. Continue reading →

PRESS PLAY

Press Play: This minimalist music makes a maximal impression

Minimalism in any of its forms has never just been about having less; it’s about doing a lot with a little. Here are six minimalist pieces to lend an ear to. Continue reading →

Television

What makes ‘a good TV death’? These 15 demises are creative, complex, even brilliant.

When done well — as “Succession” just proved — the passing of a television character can inspire powerful material involving shock and grief, or perhaps guilt and relief. Continue reading →