Nation

Biden opens a new back door on immigration

Amid a protracted stalemate in Congress over immigration, President Biden has opened a back door to allow hundreds of thousands of new immigrants into the country, significantly expanding the use of humanitarian parole programs for people escaping war and political turmoil around the world. Continue reading →

Nation

Losing ballot questions on abortion, GOP now tries to keep them off the ballot

Voters pushed back decisively after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, approving ballot measures that established or upheld abortion rights in all six states where they appeared. Continue reading →

Nation

After front-door shooting, Kansas City grapples with race

For many, the case reopened big questions about racism and segregation that have been fused into the city’s history for generations but never fully reckoned with. Continue reading →

World

Baltics condemn China envoy’s stance on ex-Soviet nations

The three Baltic states have strongly condemned comments by China’s envoy to France, who appeared to suggest in a recent French television interview that former Soviet republics aren’t sovereign nations. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine says Russian troops are evacuating civilians from occupied areas of south

Russian troops are forcibly relocating people from occupied areas near the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, a Ukrainian official said Sunday, suggesting the move could indicate that Moscow’s forces might be preparing to withdraw further from that area before an anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive. Continue reading →

World

Chinese censorship is quietly rewriting the COVID-19 story

Early in 2020, on the same day that a frightening new illness officially got the name COVID-19, a team of scientists from the United States and China released critical data showing how quickly the virus was spreading, and who was dying. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Debt ceiling showdown is a cynical GOP ploy to scrap aid to millions

This so-called crisis is a phony, manufactured problem that arises only when the electorate lamentably hands control of the House to Republicans after a Democrat’s first two years in the White House. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Tide is turning, rightly, to considering voting rights behind bars

With a near majority of Massachusetts residents in favor of ending disenfranchisement, it appears the Bay State is ready to have a serious conversation about our democratic values. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The other disability (the one that gets overlooked): mental health

One can, and should, always use the phrase "physical or mental disability" or, if one has a problem with explicit calls for inclusion of members of this marginalized group, simply "disability." Continue reading →

Massachusetts

New England researchers use ‘treasure trove’ of historic whaling logbooks to study climate shifts

The largest collection of whaling logbooks can be found at a New Bedford museum and local researchers are taking advantage of that to study the climate's evolution. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Website posing as fake Massachusetts university draws attention of authorities

A convincing website listing student testimonials and degree offerings is posing as a legitimate online university based in Boston. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Boston’s first law to expand the city’s tree canopy is in the works

The main purpose behind the ordinance is to improve urban tree canopy for communities that are disproportionately affected by lack of it, said City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, a co-sponsor of the proposal. Continue reading →

GAME 4: CELTICS 129, HAWKS 121

Instant Analysis: Celtics hamper Hawks to take control of series

After being listed as questionable earlier in the day, Marcus Smart showed no ill effects, scoring 19 points as the Celtics went up 3-1 in the series. Continue reading →

GAME 4: BRUINS 6, PANTHERS 2

Bruins take Game 4 from the Panthers and head home with a chance to close out the series Wednesday

The Bruins won on the strength of the goaltending of a feisty Linus Ullmark (41 saves) and two-goal efforts from Taylor Hall and Jake DeBrusk. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics make it a clean sweep on Boston’s tripleheader road-show Sunday

The Celtics put away the Hawks in the fourth quarter to join the victorious Bruins and Red Sox. Continue reading →

the big idea

Could helicopter parenting jeopardize kids’ success — and fuel inequality?

In countries with higher income inequality, parents tend to push their kids harder. In countries where people are more equal, parents are a lot more relaxed. Continue reading →

Business

Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy as turnaround fails

US housewares retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. filed for Chapter 11 in New Jersey, according to a court filing. Continue reading →

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Retailers put up a fight as state prepares to finally usher in online lottery

Retailers are fighting plans to create an online version of the Massachusetts Lottery, worried it would eat into sales of scratch-off tickets, which bring lots of customers to small stores around the state. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Bud Shuster, unabashed ‘asphalt king’ of Congress, dies at 91

A former longtime Republican congressman from Pennsylvania, Bud Shuster funneled billions of dollars in gasoline tax revenue to his Appalachian district for highway construction. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Bud Shuster, unabashed ‘asphalt king’ of Congress, dies at 91

A former longtime Republican congressman from Pennsylvania, Bud Shuster funneled billions of dollars in gasoline tax revenue to his Appalachian district for highway construction. Continue reading →

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Names

A new picture book explores the creators behind the most beloved ducklings in Boston

It was during author Angela Burke Kunkel’s years at Simmons University that she first encountered the Boston Public Garden’s famed Make Way for Ducklings sculpture. Continue reading →

Arts

An 1880 copy of ‘Little Women’ inscribed by Louisa May Alcott goes up for auction

The book comes with a card Alcott wrote to her cousin, Boston native Lucy Ellen Sewall. Continue reading →

Books

With ‘Small Mercies,’ Dennis Lehane is telling the Boston story he’s always wanted to tell

Dorchester native Dennis Lehane, who has a knack for writing best-selling thrillers that get noticed by Hollywood bigwigs, spoke to the Globe about his new novel "Small Mercies," which is set during Boston's busing crisis in 1974. Continue reading →