The head count at the agencies and departments under the governor’s control has ballooned by hundreds of employees since she took office and by nearly 1,700 in the state fiscal year that ended in June. Continue reading →
WATCH: Political reporter James Pindell analyzes the recent indictment out of Georgia of former President Trump and how it is different from the others. Watch →
A recent survey underscores the broad and harmful influence of opioid addiction across the nation, which recorded around 110,000 fatal drug overdoses last year. Continue reading →
A legal showdown over the derailed plea deal for Hunter Biden continued Tuesday as prosecutors asserted that an agreement on a gun charge is dead along with the rest of the deal as the case accelerates into a special counsel investigation. Continue reading →
Russian forces unleashed missiles across Ukraine early on Tuesday, killing and wounding civilians and damaging infrastructure. The barrage came just hours before top Russian military officials and their counterparts from allied countries in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa gathered outside Moscow for a security conference. Continue reading →
The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spokesman said in an interview marking the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the country. He also indicated a ban on female education will remain in place. Continue reading →
A fire and an explosion at a gas station killed at least 35 people in southern Russia, authorities said Tuesday, in a disaster that struck one of the country’s poorest regions. Continue reading →
The district attorney in Fulton County, Ga., brought racketeering charges against the former president and 18 codefendants, showing the alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election was not mere rhetoric but the work of an organized criminal enterprise. Continue reading →
The Georgia charges come last in a string of indictments against Trump, but they remind us that no one, not even a former president, is above the law. Continue reading →
While not new, controversies around free speech at universities abound, from students protesting invited speakers to state legislatures targeting faculty tenure. Continue reading →
Although summer doesn’t officially end for more than a month, it is already one of the rainiest on record since 1872, and forecasters see even more rainy days ahead. Continue reading →
Krejci arrived in Boston at a low point on Causeway Street, and played a brilliant second fiddle in the franchise's return to the top. Continue reading →
Verdugo's leadoff homer set the tone and five relievers combined for 4.2 scoreless innings as the Sox (63-56) opened a 10-day road trip with a 5-4 victory over the Nationals, their fifth victory in five games. Continue reading →
Educated at MIT, and a professor at Harvard, he helped build the foundation of our digital world. And games were always part of the process. Continue reading →
Keith Waldrop, whose first poetry collection was a finalist for a National Book Award in 1969 and who won the award 40 years later with his “Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy,” died on July 27. He was 90. Continue reading →
Keith Waldrop, whose first poetry collection was a finalist for a National Book Award in 1969 and who won the award 40 years later with his “Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy,” died on July 27. He was 90. Continue reading →
Julianne Boyd returns to Barrington Stage to direct this haunting series of monologues by a trio of outstanding actors: Christopher Innvar, Gretchen Egolf, and Mark H. Dold. Continue reading →
Internet dishes that get millions of views are either honestly clever, delicious but silly, or intriguingly cheffy, with lots of kitchen hacks. Continue reading →
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