Nation

In Australia, he was a ‘great father.’ Secretly, he was an escaped convict.

When he was 16 and living in Nebraska in the 1950s, he fatally shot his parents during what was later described as a fight over the use of the family car and then buried them in the backyard of their home. Continue reading →

Nation

Hearing aids are changing. Their users are, too.

A raft of new hearing aids has hit the market in recent years, offering greater appeal to a generation of young adults that some experts say is both developing hearing problems earlier in life and — perhaps paradoxically — becoming more comfortable with an expensive piece of technology pumping sound into their ears. Continue reading →

Nation

Before Texas mass shooting, locals felt abandoned by police

“There aren’t enough patrols. The police don’t come over here,” Lara said. “This happened because police didn’t come in here.” Continue reading →

World

Ukraine claims it shot down Russia’s most sophisticated missile for first time

The downing of a Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missile by a Patriot missile, confirmed by three senior U.S. officials, appeared to offer the first proof that Russia’s hypersonic missiles — presented as invulnerable by President Vladimir Putin — could be defeated by current Western missile defense systems. Continue reading →

World

As Putin bides his time, Ukraine faces a ticking clock

If the Ukrainians fall short of expectations, they risk an erosion of Western support. It is a source of anxiety for top officials in Ukraine, who know that beyond battlefield muscle and ingenuity, victory may ultimately come down to a test of wills between Russia and the West. Continue reading →

World

Pro-Kremlin novelist injured in car explosion in Russia

It is the third explosion involving prominent pro-Kremlin figures since the start of the war in Ukraine. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Fatal hospital errors raise concern over culture of safety

Medical safety will not improve significantly until there is a cultural change in the field where near misses are viewed as learning opportunities to be recorded and investigated. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Small-business health insurance market facing ‘death spiral’

“The cost of health insurance has exploded,” said one employer. “This is another reason younger families can’t live in Massachusetts.” Continue reading →

LETTERS

Against weeds: Guard against the invasion of non-native species

Native plants and insects have fine-tuned mutual support for millennia. Non-natives have not. Continue reading →

Metro

Every inch a king

The Supreme Court is a monarchy so absolute it’s as if the French Revolution never happened, let alone the American one. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘I try not to let it scare me:’ COVID-19 emergency to end, but anxiety lingers

A day after the World Health Organization declared an end to COVID-19 as a “global health emergency,” people acknowledged the pandemic milestone, but said the virus remained a threat. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘It’s the heritage, it’s the pomp, it’s the circumstance’: In Boston, local residents celebrate King Charles’s coronation

Decked out in festive Union Jack glasses, T-shirts, and bow ties, a crowd gathered in the Beacon Hill home of the British consul general in Boston early Saturday morning. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

On Friday night, Boston teams went 2 for 2 in Philadelphia. Will the rest of the weekend offer more of the same?

A five-games-in-three-days basketball-baseball bonanza put two of the most rabid and most loyal East Coast sports cities in the same ring. Continue reading →

celtics

‘It’s where I go to lose’: Inside the secret practice fueling Joe Mazzulla’s intensity

Mazzulla stopped taking jiu-jitsu classes when he became a Celtics assistant. When he took over the top job, he returned to the mat to practice discipline and decision-making. And he doesn't really want to talk about it. Continue reading →

RED SOX 7, PHILLIES 4

Make that eight straight wins for the Red Sox, who beat the Phillies again in Philadelphia

The offense came to life in the fourth inning to score five runs as Boston teams improved to 3-0 in Philly this weekend. Rafael Devers had three hits and drove in the first two runs. Continue reading →

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IDEAS

Inspiration is a beast. You have to feed it.

Boston-based illustrator Dani Pendergast describes what goes into her creative process. Continue reading →

IDEAS

The absurd, haunting, anonymous horses of Ponyhenge

Once we put an old rocking horse out to pasture. Twelve years later, the field is home to a mysterious communal art project. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Roy Saltman, who warned about hanging chads, dies at 90

The federal government’s leading expert on computerized voting, Roy G. Saltman's overlooked warning about the vulnerability of punch-card ballots presaged the hanging chad fiasco in Florida that came to symbolize the disputed recount in the 2000 presidential election. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Former NBA player and executive Lance Blanks, 56, dies

He was a former general manager of the Phoenix Suns, an assistant general manager for the Cleveland Cavaliers and a scout for the San Antonio Spurs and most recently the Los Angeles Clippers. Blanks also played for the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Ex-FCC chief, public TV advocate Newton Minow dead at 97

As Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s, Newton Minow famously proclaimed that network television was a “vast wasteland." Continue reading →

MATTHEW GILBERT

On TV, the writers’ strike won’t be felt all at once

If the strike stretches on, its effect on viewers will unfold over time. Talk shows and “Saturday Night Live” are already relying on reruns, soap operas will follow, and the networks' fall seasons could be in jeopardy. Continue reading →

MUSIC

The 24 best albums of the year (so far)

We're not even halfway through 2023, and the Globe's music experts have already found two dozen albums for a "best-of" list. Here are their favorites, spanning pop, rock, alt-country, Americana, hip-hop, punk, ska, and R&B. Continue reading →

QUICK BITE

At Brighton’s Pizza Project, Sicilian slices and memorable snacks

A pandemic-era mobile pizzeria focused on sourdough parks at the Charles River Speedway. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

An exclusive peek inside guest rooms at Boston’s newest luxury hotel

Singapore-based Raffles opens this summer. Here’s what to expect. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

The challenge of designing a glass high-rise that both fits in and stands out in the Back Bay

With the 35-story Raffles hotel in Back Bay, a Boston architect faced the epic challenge of designing a tower in a neighborhood full of brownstones and iconic architecture. Continue reading →

Real Estate

House hunting? This former town hall in Kingston warrants a closer look

The 1841 Greek Revival has closets with vault doors, the original office doors, and a jail cell. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Can developers hit a home run on housing in the Fenway?

Or is it just another case of gentrification rendering another Boston neighborhood unaffordable? Continue reading →