Some residents, worried that lane reduction will increase traffic and cause gridlock, have advocated for alternative measures to draw more attention to vulnerable pedestrians without changing the road’s configuration. Continue reading →
The severity of punishment from the Board of Bar Overseers typically depends on precedents from earlier cases. But the board has not had a case before it in recent memory with a comparable set of circumstances, lawyers said. Continue reading →
Many say BPS continues to limp along, aside from producing a growing collection of audits in transportation, student safety, special education, and other areas, as well as an avalanche of recommendations. Continue reading →
The mayor's approach is not impossible, according to Stephen Rushin, a criminal law professor at Loyola University Chicago. If certain aspects of a contract prevent police accountability, he said, it makes sense for the mayor to push to change them. Continue reading →
Hiring health aides for home care is expensive and generally not covered by insurance. Boston Globe correspondent Linda Matchan joins us on this growing crisis. Watch →
Some scientists believe July 4 may have been one of the hottest days on Earth in around 125,000 years, due to a dangerous combination of climate change causing global temperatures to soar, the return of the El Niño pattern, and the start of summer in the northern hemisphere. Continue reading →
Complete sexual assault case folios containing these details were among more than 300,000 files dumped online in March after the 36,000-student Minneapolis Public Schools refused to pay a $1 million ransom. Continue reading →
Former New York mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, are separating but not divorcing after 29 years of a marriage that helped lift de Blasio into the mayor’s job. Continue reading →
Neither side provided evidence to support their claims of an imminent threat to the facility in southeastern Ukraine that is occupied by Russian troops. Continue reading →
Both Ukrainian and Russian officials indicated that the attack in Makiivka was significant, but they differed on descriptions of the target. Continue reading →
A Quran burning and a string of requests to approve protests involving the destruction of more holy books have left Sweden torn between its commitment to free speech and its respect for religious minorities. Continue reading →
A move to kick state Representative Mike Connolly out of the Boston chapter of Democratic Socialists of America is a choice between purity and power. Continue reading →
It was the latest broadside in an ongoing conflict on the legislative body that has pitted some progressive councilors of color against some of their more conservative white colleagues. Continue reading →
Berylson was driving on Sippewissett Road in Falmouth Tuesday morning when he apparently lost control on a curving section of a two-lane road, according to Falmouth police. Continue reading →
He may not be the top-four stalwart capable of anchoring a power play, but the former Boston University product will add veteran mettle and puck-moving capabilities to the right side of the Bruins’ defense. Continue reading →
"I just feel like it’s a fan popularity contest. And, like, the person who went in shouldn’t be there," Verdugo said after he wasn't chosen as an injury replacement. Continue reading →
The secretary of state wants to legally mandate that bank tellers and other employees take certain steps when seniors or people with disabilities attempt to withdraw money under suspicious circumstances. Continue reading →
Contract negotiations between UPS and the union representing 340,000 of the company’s workers broke down early Wednesday morning with each side blaming the other for walking away from talks. Continue reading →
Despite the acclaim that came with his documentary, “Standing in the Shadows of Motown,” none of his films could match the ubiquity of the music videos he made in the 1980s, including, famously, several with the J. Geils Band. Continue reading →
Despite the acclaim that came with his documentary, “Standing in the Shadows of Motown,” none of his films could match the ubiquity of the music videos he made in the 1980s, including, famously, several with the J. Geils Band. Continue reading →
Brian Cox, the Scottish actor who played mean-tempered patriarch Logan Roy on HBO’s “Succession,” made a cameo Tuesday night at Tanglewood to see the legendary singer James Taylor, who’s performed there 30 times since 1974. Continue reading →
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