The state Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a wide-ranging package that includes $250 million for the state’s overwhelmed emergency shelter system. If passed as expected, House and Senate leaders would then have about a day to negotiate a final version before lawmakers are scheduled to end formal sessions for the year and head into a holiday break. Continue reading →
While the seized drugs are now off the streets, outreach workers worry that many of the candy-shaped pills may have already made their way into the community and possibly into area schools. Continue reading →
Presidential hopefuls are spending less time in the first-in-the-nation state, part of a broader trend toward a new, more nationalized type of campaign that takes place on television more than in the town square. Continue reading →
The policy, agreed to by all nine justices, does not appear to impose any significant new requirements and leaves compliance entirely to each justice. Continue reading →
WATCH: Legal activists are challenging the boost to Black-led businesses after the Supreme Court ended affirmative action. Reporter Hiawatha Bray explains. Watch →
WATCH: Development and body changes are tough for everyone. Correspondent and ‘Parenting Unfiltered’ columnist Kara Baskin shares tips for talking to tweens. Watch →
Federal employees who are furloughed or forced to work without pay during a shutdown are guaranteed by law to receive backpay for their missed wages. Contract workers have no such protections, making them especially vulnerable to the fiscal brinkmanship. Continue reading →
Major caveats remain: If we protect all current forests, where will people get timber, rubber, and palm oil? Would forests be able to store carbon quickly enough? Continue reading →
As the days stretch into weeks, the government is setting up makeshift schools and medical clinics. In the south, where many of the evacuees survived the Hamas attacks, it has recruited specialists to offer trauma counseling. Continue reading →
As near-constant shelling shook buildings to their foundations, members of the medical staff painted a picture of the increasingly calamitous conditions inside Shifa hospital. Continue reading →
In meetings with the military, Xi was warning in strikingly stark terms that intensifying competition between a rising China and a long-dominant United States was all but unavoidable and that the People’s Liberation Army should be prepared for a potential conflict. Continue reading →
If we as Republicans are serious about winning in 2024, it begins with nominating the person best suited to not only beat Joe Biden in November but rebuild the respect for Republican principles. Continue reading →
When someone takes cares of their ailing spouse, they’re often keeping the spouse out of a nursing home and reducing demand for scarce home health aides. They deserve to be compensated. Continue reading →
The Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Massachusetts commissioned a study by MIT and Wentworth Institute of Technology that looked at the impact of the state’s new "net zero" stretch energy code on the cost of construction. Continue reading →
“This is a historic opportunity for people — Jews, and friends, and allies across North America — to show up proud and strong in Washington, D.C.,” the leader of Combined Jewish Philanthropies said Monday. Continue reading →
She has been serving as acting secretary of transportation since mid-September when her predecessor, Gina Fiandaca, resigned from the post abruptly after fewer than eight months on the job. Continue reading →
“As I See It,” by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers. This week Grossfeld introduces readers to new American citizens. Continue reading →
After New York muscled up early, the Celtics countered with defensive pressure and on the glass. Tatum scored 35 points, 17 in the fourth quarter alone. Continue reading →
The undergraduate students hope organizing will help solidify the disciplinary policy for RAs, encourage more transparency from the college, and create a pay stipend. Continue reading →
Mrs. Barry and her real estate mogul brother were not particularly close, and she made only rare visible ventures into his exceedingly public life. Continue reading →
The singer-songwriter points to the "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" tour — when he and the Fabulous Superlatives backed original Byrds Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman in 2018 — as inspiration for his new album. He and his band come to Boston Sunday. Continue reading →
The one-time Berklee student is the first woman to win the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Guitar Player of the Year Award, and she just received a Grammy nomination for best bluegrass album, an award she previously won. Continue reading →
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