Nation

Man arrested for setting fire at Senator Bernie Sanders’ office; motive remains unclear

Shant Soghomonian, 35, who was previously of Northridge, Calif., allegedly entered the building on Friday and went to Sanders’ third-floor office, where security video showed him spraying a liquid on the door and setting it afire, officials said. Continue reading →

Nation

How tech giants cut corners to harvest data for AI

The race to lead AI has become a desperate hunt for the digital data needed to advance the technology. To obtain that data, tech companies including OpenAI, Google and Meta have cut corners, ignored corporate policies and debated bending the law, according to an examination by The New York Times. Continue reading →

Nation

Many cancer drugs remain unproven 5 years after accelerated approval, study finds

In a new study, researchers found that most cancer drugs granted accelerated approval do not actually improve or extend patients’ lives. Continue reading →

World

Thirty years after a genocide in Rwanda, painful memories run deep

“Our journey has been long and tough,” President Paul Kagame said Sunday at a ceremony at an indoor arena. “Rwanda was completely humbled by the magnitude of our loss, and the lessons we learned are engraved in blood.” Continue reading →

World

Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant significantly increase accident risk, IAEA head says

In a statement on the social media platform X, Rafael Mariano Grossi confirmed at least three direct hits against the ZNPP main reactor containment structures took place. “This cannot happen,” he said. Continue reading →

World

International leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy in Quito

Police broke through the external doors of the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest Jorge Glas, who had been residing there since December. He had sought asylum after being indicted on corruption charges. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Don’t punish marijuana workers in bankruptcy proceedings

As the Biden administration drags its feet on bringing pot out of the legal shadows, employees of cannabis companies often find themselves stuck in legal gray areas, including in bankruptcy court. Continue reading →

OPINION

Sex and gender: The medical establishment’s reluctance to speak honestly about biological reality

It is never justified to distort the facts in the service of a social or political cause, no matter how just. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The ocean is a visual aid for UMass Boston’s climate focus

Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco talks about the "need to teach [students] about climate and the science of climate." Some years ago there were initiatives to teach environmental courses. Continue reading →

Health

‘It’s going to feel like such a triumph’: Local runner overcomes rare bone disease to take on the Boston Marathon

Emily Roach was diagnosed with fibrous dysplasia, a disease that causes weak spots in her bones, when she was four years old. Now 26, she's soon to cross the historic finish line. Continue reading →

Solar eclipse

Hundreds of couples will tie the knot in the path of darkness on eclipse day

Throughout the country and right here in New England, couples are electing to marry at the moment of totality, calling it the perfect time to formalize their unions. Continue reading →

NH POLITICS

An elected hog wrangler? Why two N.H. towns keep the centuries-old tradition alive.

Hog reeves were a critical elected position in colonial times. For two New Hampshire towns, the post continues to carry meaning today. Continue reading →

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Four home runs power Red Sox to rout of Angels in finale of season-opening West Coast trip

Boston hit three homers in the third inning and blew the game open with a four-run sixth inning, a rally keyed by Reese McGuire’s three-run homer. Continue reading →

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Celtics’ second unit repays Joe Mazzulla’s faith and leaves nothing to chance, closing out the Trail Blazers

Jaylen Brown returned to lead the Celtics in scoring and reached the 10,000-point mark as he and the other starters watched the entire fourth quarter from the bench. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots lock up safety Kyle Dugger to four-year, $58 million extension

The deal makes Dugger one of the highest paid safeties in the NFL, with $32.5 million in guaranteed money. Continue reading →

Retail

‘It’s part of how you present to the world’: Owala looks to become the next ‘it’ water bottle

From Hydro Flask to Stanley, high-end water bottles are now as much a status symbol as a way to stay hydrated. Owala is vying to be the next drinking vessel to corner the market. Continue reading →

Finance

Stock market FOMO? Instead, indulge your ‘FOMU’: fear of messing up.

Picking the perfect time to buy or sell individual stocks is exceptionally difficult even for professional money managers. Continue reading →

Startups

Boston cybersecurity startup Aura replaces State Street’s Fenway sponsorship

Red Sox fans arriving at Fenway Park for opening day on April 9 will see a new and less familiar name sponsoring the team’s prominent luxury pavilion above home plate. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Sami Michael, Israeli novelist with Arabic roots, dies at 97

Sami Michael, an Iraqi-born Israeli writer whose novels illuminate the world of Jews from Arabic countries and the prejudices and discrimination that they, as well as Israeli Arabs, have experienced, died Monday in Haifa, the mixed Jewish-Arab city in Israel where he lived. He was 97. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Mary Ann Zielonko, partner of Kitty Genovese, dies at 85

After a night of bowling with friends, Ms. Zielonko had been asleep in their Queens apartment while the attack on Genovese took place below. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Joe Brennan, Democratic former governor of Maine and US congressman, dies at 89

Brennan served two terms as Maine's governor and two terms in the US House. Continue reading →

NAMES

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher say they filed for divorce

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher say they filed for divorce last year after more than 20 years as a couple. Continue reading →

DANCE REVIEW

Vertigo finds its place with ‘Makom’

“Makom” is a Hebrew word for “place,” and the company describes the piece, which premiered in 2022, as “a perpetual search of a return to the place that brings us closer to ourselves.” Continue reading →

ASK AMY

Facebook enables another hookup

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →