Nation

Getting ready for the worst. Just in case.

Outdoor education programs, survival courses, and military simulations have been in high demand as wars abroad intensify and prospective voters in the 2024 presidential election tell pollsters and journalists about their fears of a civil war or even World War III. Continue reading →

Nation

After Uvalde, challenges endure for the police despite clear protocols

Active-shooter protocols ask officers to abandon their civilian mindset and transform, in an instant, into a kind of warrior posture. Continue reading →

Nation

Rare-earth metals may be lurking in your junk drawer

A vast and largely overlooked source of rare-earth metals, materials critical for clean energy, could be in our homes, sitting in the back of our cabinets and junk drawers. Continue reading →

World

Israel’s Netanyahu rejects any Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza, rebuffing Biden

In a sign of the pressures Netanyahu’s government faces at home, thousands of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv calling for new elections, and others demonstrated outside the prime minister’s house. Continue reading →

World

In strategic bind, Israel weighs freeing hostages against destroying Hamas

The dual objectives of freeing the hostages and destroying Hamas are now mutually incompatible, according to interviews with four senior military leaders. Continue reading →

World

Iran launches satellite that is part of a Western-criticized program as regional tensions spike

The announcement comes as heightened tensions grip the wider Middle East over Israel’s continued war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and just days after Iran and Pakistan engaged in tit-for-tat airstrikes in each others’ countries. Continue reading →

Actor Lenny Clarke’s best ever childhood Christmas came unexpectedly

Ten stockings lined the mantelpiece. But he and his siblings thought they'd be empty — until a visit from Globe Santa. Continue reading →

Still grieving my son’s death, I find him near when I cook his favorite recipe

My grief seems to say, “Look at me, come stay and sit with the sadness and happiness in your memories.” Continue reading →

For sale: Homes in Wareham

We visit the hometown of Oscar-winning actor and activist Geena Davis, born January 21, 1956. Continue reading →

LETTERS

‘A last indignity’ at Fernald: records strewn about crumbling site

It was not enough that those residents lost all agency in their lives and were segregated from their community, friends, and family. But then the chronicles of their health conditions, struggles, and needs were treated like so much trash. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Rent bidding wars are making for a brutal apartment hunt

Since the so-called free market will bear just about anything, I suggest we take it a step further. Instead of a game of musical chairs for would-be renters, let’s create a sort of "Game of Homes." Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

If you can, pick a GOP ballot in New Hampshire — and use it to stop Donald Trump

Independents can vote in the New Hampshire GOP primary. On Tuesday, they should help anti-Trump Republicans defeat the former president as he seeks the nomination again. Continue reading →

Metro

How the New Hampshire primary became a two-person race — and never-Trumpers’ last, best hope

Once undecided, voters like these have effectively whittled a crowded GOP field into a two-person race, and cranked the stakes here as high as in any first-in-the-nation primary in recent memory. Continue reading →

New Hampshire Primary Election

Mayor Michelle Wu, Representative Annie Kuster campaign for Biden in New Hampshire

The “Write-In Biden” campaign is trying to deliver the president a primary win on Tuesday in New Hampshire, where he isn't listed on the ballot. Continue reading →

Politics

Tenants facing eviction need legal representation. Let’s give it to them.

So many parts of this state’s crippling housing crisis seem impossible to solve. Here’s something that works, and we can do right now. Continue reading →

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Getting Bill Parcells’s take on Bill Belichick’s next move, and other thoughts

In the wake of Belichick's departure from Foxborough, Parcells reflected on the grind of a long NFL head coaching career. Continue reading →

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Randy Burridge reminisces, relishes Bruins’ hatred of the Canadiens

“We wonder how the rivalries are nowadays. Back in the days, we hated anybody that was a Montreal Canadien,” the six-season Bruins winger said before the team honored the franchise's teams of the late 1980s and 1990s. Continue reading →

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Bruins honor their past, and delight in the present with another thrashing of the Canadiens

The Bruins hung nine goals on their longtime bogeymen for the first time since October 1998 — and for just the second time ever in Boston — and moved to 12-0-1 in their last 13 meetings with the Habs. Continue reading →

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IDEAS

A once-futuristic vision for urban housing whose time still may come

An idea for dense mixed-income living in city centers got a showcase in the 1960s but didn’t catch on. Could something like this work in Boston? Continue reading →

IDEAS

Nikki Haley was right all along

Her careful, clever challenge may not succeed in the Republican primary, but it points the way to a post-Trump GOP. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Nancy E. Adler, who linked wealth to health, dies at 77

A health psychologist, Nancy E. Adler's work helped transform the public understanding of the relationship between socioeconomic status and physical health. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Robert Rosenthal, who linked subtle cues to behavior, dies at 90

Psychologist Robert Rosenthal was renowned as an expert in nonverbal communication, and in particular what he called the “self-fulfilling prophecies” in which subtle, often unconscious, gestures can influence behavior. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Bill Iffrig, runner in iconic Marathon bombing photo, dies at 89

"I felt myself falling to the pavement," Mr. Iffrig said of the moments after the first bomb exploded. "As I fell I thought, ‘This might be it. This will be the end of me.’ " Continue reading →

TABLES

Silky noodles spice up Central Square; Puttshack aims for a February debut in Natick

Plus, Steely Dan brunches and pop-up persimmons. Continue reading →

QUICK BITE

Hook + Line, an indie fish house in the Seaport, is just what the area needs

Seasoned restaurateur Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli knows his way around a dining room and it shows. Continue reading →

Arts

The aim of ‘All Things Equal’ is to do Ruth Bader Ginsburg justice

The one-woman show, written by Tony winner Rupert Holmes and performed by actress Michelle Azar, comes to the Emerson Colonial Theatre for a pair of shows Feb. 3. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

How to spend a romantic weekend in Portland, Maine

The lively Port City, known for its historic Old Port and culinary and craft beer scenes, is a fine destination for a weekend romantic getaway. Here’s a suggested itinerary. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

A federal judge blocked $3.8 billion merger of Spirit and JetBlue. Here’s why that’s good news for consumers.

Consumer advocates are cheering the decision because a JetBlue-Spirit merger would have completely changed the domestic flying landscape and, as opponents argued, driven up fares. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Luxury city homes you can buy starting at $4.8m

New construction is getting “the most play” in Boston proper, real estate experts say. Continue reading →

ADDRESS

Home of the Week: Four-bedroom industrial chic condo is a work of art

The unit comes with its own elevator and an entertainment level with a wine cellar. Continue reading →