The university leaders acknowledged that antisemitism, as well as Islamophobia, is on the rise and said they had sometimes stumbled in recent weeks while trying to walk the line between protecting free speech and prohibiting what some view as hateful rhetoric. Continue reading →
Although the Biden administration has awarded about $400 billion in infrastructure funds to more than 40,000 projects across the country, many of them won’t be finished before voters go to the polls in November. Continue reading →
Israeli soldiers pushed into the heart of the largest city in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Israel and Hamas said, amid some of the most intense bombing and ground combat of the war, and growing concerns that there is almost nowhere left for desperate civilians to flee. Continue reading →
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WATCH: STAT reporter and podcast producer Theresa Gaffney explains the massive physical and mental health toll shootings have on survivors and their families. Watch →
Hours after the Alabama Republican said he would allow the promotions of about 440 service members, the Senate confirmed all of them in one fell swoop, by a single voice vote. Continue reading →
Biden is pushing a reluctant Congress to approve the military, economic, and humanitarian aid package, but the injection of border security into the negotiations has made progress difficult. Continue reading →
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows the US government to collect without a warrant the communications of targeted foreigners outside the United States, but some senators say it has been abused to peek on activities of Americans. Continue reading →
Scientists, activists, and dozens of world leaders are growing more adamant in their calls for a rapid reduction in oil, gas, and coal, arguing that, without a pivot away from fossil fuels, the planet is destined for catastrophe. Continue reading →
While the United Nations has failed to achieve the ambitious goal of solving problems peacefully around the world, it has evolved into a vast global humanitarian aid agency that many call more vital than ever. Continue reading →
The undoing of Roe v. Wade did not undo the broad availability of abortion in America. And in states where abortion has been banned, more women are choosing to give birth. Continue reading →
Judge Debra Squires-Lee ruled that the Tuesday hearing undercut Shannon O’Brien’s due process rights as she seeks to defend herself against accusations she made racist and “culturally insensitive” remarks. Continue reading →
A collaboration between the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail and the Talking Statues Association unveiled Saturday gives voice to First Lady Abigail Adams, poet Phillis Wheatley and suffragist Lucy Stone. Continue reading →
President Biden’s trip to Boston is part of a weeklong fund-raising effort to bolster his campaign coffers as part of his 2024 reelection bid. Continue reading →
Alex Cora doesn’t have a contract beyond next season and that’s probably how it should be, right? Consecutive last-place finishes in the AL East don’t buy a lot of job security. Continue reading →
Coinciding with the Davis deal, the Conservation Law Foundation reached a settlement with Exxon over pollution and climate resiliency issues at the site, restricting the property from being used for bulk fossil fuel storage in the future. Continue reading →
He helped book performers for the influential variety show extravaganza, including the Beatles, comedians, jugglers, animal acts, and puppeteers. Continue reading →
Scott Kempner, a guitarist and songwriter and a co-founder of the Dictators, one of the first punk rock bands, died Wednesday. He was 69. Continue reading →
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