The end of rent control three decades ago helped push many working people out of a Fenway apartment building — and out of Boston. Their stories speak to one of the causes of the current housing crisis, and to the increasing demands that rent caps return. Continue reading →
“There’s a lot of hiding at the T, of keeping secrets, of not passing along bad news,” said Thomas P. Glynn, the chair of the T's oversight board. “It’s part of the culture.” Continue reading →
Vertex wants to interrupt pain signals before they reach the brain, and because its non-opioid drug would bypass the central nervous system, it would provide pain relief without the risk of addiction. Continue reading →
In the 32 years since Clarence Thomas came through the fire of his confirmation hearings and onto the Supreme Court, he has assembled an army of influential acolytes unlike any other. Continue reading →
The outcome could set a precedent for how emergency personnel respond to situations with people in police custody, said University of Miami criminologist Alex Piquero. Continue reading →
Ukrainian police have arrested a senior Defense Ministry official on suspicions that he embezzled nearly $40 million as part of a fraudulent purchase of artillery shells for Ukraine’s military. Continue reading →
Buoyed by Ukraine’s failed counteroffensive and flagging Western support, Putin says that Russia’s war goals have not changed. Addressing his generals Tuesday, he boasted that Ukraine was so beleaguered that Russia’s invading troops were doing “what we want.” Continue reading →
Those aboard included children and families. The youngest passenger is a toddler of 21 months, and among the children are several unaccompanied minors, according to the local civil protection agency. Continue reading →
About the myriad bells, whistles, policies, and procedures: We all want greater enhancement of error-free medicine and nursing. But which groups of professionals are stuck in the middle? The actual direct caregivers. Continue reading →
75 anti-LGBTQ laws passed in 2023. But the worst attacks against this marginalized community weren’t in Republican-led state houses. Continue reading →
Last month, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Police Chief Search Committee announced that interviews with three candidates for the department’s top job “did not result in a successful hire.” Continue reading →
The regular-season finale will be at Gillette against the Jets on Jan. 7, and despite Bill Belichick's feelings about that franchise, it could be one the Patriots need to lose to secure the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft. Continue reading →
Tree lovers with foresight once planted an extraordinary collection in Greenlawn Cemetery. Getting to the bottom of it all has become a satisfying botanical mystery. Continue reading →
Paula Murphy was a pioneer for women in racing, setting a women’s land-speed record of 161 miles per hour at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1963. Continue reading →
A prolific singer-songwriter, Essra Mohawk's soulful, dreamlike songs captured the sunny optimism of the Woodstock era, and her varied career included performing with Frank Zappa and Jerry Garcia. Continue reading →
Ryan Minor became part of baseball history when he replaced Cal Ripken at the end of his record-setting consecutive games streak in 1998. Continue reading →
The celebrated Hudson River School included no women artists. A new exhibition at the New Britain Museum of American Art gives them their due, 150 years later. Continue reading →
An all-star cast featuring Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, and Taraji P. Henson sets Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to music. Continue reading →
The films "The Color Purple" and "Mean Girls" were transformed into Broadway musicals; now both are heading back to movie houses in musical form. But this combination of shape-shifting and baton-passing is a tricky task, and the third time is not always the charm. Continue reading →
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