Nation

Biden looks for big win as voters head to polls in South Carolina primary

Voters in South Carolina headed to the polls Saturday to cast the first official votes in the Democratic presidential nominating contest, registering their preferences in a primary that President Biden is widely expected to win easily. Continue reading →

Politics

After speedy start, appeals court slows down on Trump immunity decision

In December, when a federal appeals court agreed to hear former President Donald Trump’s sweeping claims to be immune from charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, it laid out a lightning-fast briefing schedule, asking the defense and prosecution to file their papers on successive Saturdays during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Continue reading →

How Tos

How to convert your home into a small power plant, and make your money back doing it

Mathew Tuttelman is building a net-zero home, a structure that produces the same amount of energy it consumes. Here’s how he’s almost reached his goal. Continue reading →

World

Syria and Iraq say civilians among those killed in strikes

The aftermath of the U.S. military strikes targeting sites in Syria and Iraq began coming into focus Saturday morning as a Britain-based Syria monitoring group said that at least 18 members of an Iran-backed group had been killed in strikes there and the Iraqi government said that 16 people had been killed, including civilians. Continue reading →

World

Hamas deploys police, distributes funds in sign of resurgence in Gaza areas Israeli troops have left

Hamas has begun deploying police forces and making partial salary payments to some of its civil servants in Gaza City in recent days, resurfacing in areas from which Israel had withdrawn the bulk of its troops a month ago Continue reading →

World

Bullfighting returns to its largest arena. A fight over its future goes on.

The battle has come to symbolize a larger war between tradition and evolving views on animal cruelty. Continue reading →

Boston restaurant economics are punishing. $600,000 liquor licenses make it worse.

A shortage of licenses makes for a system stacked against small businesses and Black entrepreneurs. Can it be fixed? Continue reading →

Iceland’s ‘Silicon Valley of Cod’ holds secrets for New England’s fishing industry

The Iceland Ocean Cluster has sparked a movement that’s captured the attention of leaders from Maine to Alaska. Continue reading →

Time to embrace the sump pump. Flooded basements are the future of New England’s winters.

Flooded basements, swollen rivers, and battering surf are the new normal in the climate-change era. Be prepared. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

In Milton, a critical vote

The comfortable suburb needs to do its part for a region in desperate need of new housing. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Plug-in hybrids are poised to take off where EV market has stalled

With climate change, we need solutions now, especially solutions in which the consumer is the change agent and the pieces exist. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Imagine there’s a way to settle debates over defining antisemitism

"Let’s differentiate being the victim of hate speech from having to hear personally distressing opinions," writes one reader. Another writes that applying a double standard "to deny the right of Jewish self-determination [is] antisemitism." Continue reading →

Health

Influencers and the skin care industry have persuaded middle schoolers they need to spend hundreds on skin care

Doctors are seeing 12-year-olds worried about wrinkles, and kids with irritation from retinol. Continue reading →

Politics

Larry Kessler, the pioneering AIDS activist, changed thousands of lives

Kessler, who died Thursday at 81, was a crusader against war, poverty, intolerance, and ignorance. Continue reading →

Politics

Governor Healey’s budget cuts threaten services for seniors, providers say

Programs for Massachusetts seniors are in dire need of new funding in the wake of the state’s recent round of fiscal belt-tightening, say those who provide meals and other services to the elderly. Continue reading →

Bruins

From playmaker to alternate captain to father, David Pastrnak has embraced new roles this season

The 27-year-old Bruins forward has returned to his roots and become a top assist man, tying for ninth in the league with 39 and on pace for a career high. Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

Again we have two shots at championships this spring, but we’d settle for one, and other thoughts

Last year at this time, there was hope in the air for a Bruins-Celtics double, and that didn't work out. We won't be greedy in 2024. Continue reading →

olympics

The hope for this year’s Paris Olympics is for a festive gathering amid a turbulent world

Wars in Ukraine and Gaza and the rise of dictatorships around the planet will serve as the backdrop to the XXXIIIrd Olympiad. Continue reading →

Business

‘They were more interested in profiting.’ For struggling Steward Health Care, challenges reach far beyond Massachusetts

In other states, elected officials, health care workers, and local business leaders detailed poor communication from Steward executives, legal entanglements, and even supply shortages at some hospitals. Continue reading →

NH BUSINESS

Lawmakers hesitant to fund N.H. state organic certification program

Farmers asked the Legislature to rescue what they say is vital to their operations, but lawmakers aren’t sure it’s worth the money. Continue reading →

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IDEAS

Color blindness remains the best form of antiracism

Book excerpt: Of course we all see race — but it’s a bad way to determine how to treat people. Continue reading →

IDEAS

Ousting doctors for bad opinions is bad medicine

I used to think patients needed to be protected from physicians with unsavory personal views. But do their politics necessarily affect the care they provide? Continue reading →

Obituaries

Dick Waterman, a steward of the blues, dies at 88

A native of Plymouth, Dick Waterman served as a chronicler of the rebirth of the blues and of the resurrection of the careers of aging bluesmen, and as a conduit from the clubs of Boston and Cambridge to the Mississippi Delta. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Ellen Gilchrist, 1984 National Book Award winner for ‘Victory Over Japan,’ dies at 88

Known for writing that drew on the complexities of people and places in the American South, Ellen Gilchrist published more than two dozen books, including novels and volumes of poetry, short stories, and essays. Continue reading →

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CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

US museums have reached their moment of reckoning with Indigenous culture

With new federal regulations in place, museums from New York to Cambridge to Chicago are abruptly closing or removing displays. It’s about time. Continue reading →

Visual Arts

Former US senator Patrick Leahy, with new photo show, has plenty of company as a celebrity camera enthusiast

‘The Eye of Senator Patrick Leahy’ opens Feb. 1 at the Vermont Supreme Court Gallery. Continue reading →

Music

A Taylor-made guide to the Grammys

In a year dominated by women artists, there’s one in particular who stands out. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Kennebunkport hopes you’ll stop canceling your plans to visit

After news spread about damage from a major storm and king tides, tourists started canceling reservations. But the town wants everyone to know it’s open for business. Continue reading →

FLORIDA

A pastel past lingers in this Gulf Coast getaway

Despite its early brush with fame as “Hollywood East” during the silent film era, New Port Richey remains a low-key kind of place. It's perfect for those who like a few diversions and adventures, but don’t need to be entertained every minute. Continue reading →

Real Estate

New to Boston? Bless yah hahts ... The Southerner’s guide to fitting in here.

We drink our tea. You toss yours in the harbor. But we have more in common than you think. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Home of the Week: In new Roxbury duplex, design with purpose

Town house comes with three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a parking space, permits to add a roof deck, and a basement with high ceilings. Continue reading →