Politics

Jan. 6 obstruction case at Supreme Court could help Trump and many others

The case concerning the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has the potential to knock out half of the federal charges against former president Trump for plotting to subvert the 2020 election and entangle hundreds of Jan. 6 prosecutions. Continue reading →

Nation

Texas county at center of border fight is overwhelmed by migrant deaths

Record-level migration has brought record-breaking death to Maverick County, a border community that is running out of room to store the bodies. Continue reading →

Climate

New England states to get $69 million to protect transportation infrastructure from sea level rise, flooding

The discretionary grants, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Congress passed in 2021, aim to strengthen transportation systems — highways, bridges, roads, and culverts — against the worsening impacts of climate change. Continue reading →

World

More civilians die in Ukraine as a think tank warns delays in US aid will hamper Kyiv’s forces

In Washington, D.C., House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he will try to advance a package that includes wartime aid for Israel and Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

Strikes upend Israel’s hard-line strategy on Iran

Iran’s unprecedented strikes on Israel have undermined its long-held calculation that Iran would be best deterred by greater Israeli aggression. Continue reading →

World

Iran crosses old red lines and sets ‘new equation’ with attack on Israel

After an Israeli airstrike on a diplomatic compound in Damascus killed two Iranian generals this month, the country felt compelled to respond from its own territory, according to analysts and Iranian officials. Continue reading →

OPINION

Physician-assisted suicide is a slippery slope

Physician-assisted suicide does not just contradict deeply held religious convictions, but also violates principles held by many in the health care community. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Events like the Marathon are vanishing. Enjoy them while you can.

Spectacles that unite Americans are getting to be as rare as a moon landing. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Adam and Eve and the to-do list

Genesis 2:15 says, “And the Lord God took the man and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.” That is, even before eating the apple, Adam had to do — gasp — exhausting work. Continue reading →

Metro

Is this the year Boston gets an office of pest control? City councilors weigh solutions to city’s rat problem.

“Pest control is critical to our residents’ quality of life,” declared District Two Councilor Ed Flynn of South Boston, who is sponsoring the pest office measure for the second year in a row. Continue reading →

Cambridge and Somerville

A hot trend to stay cool in Somerville: Rip up the backyard pavement

The group Green & Open Somerville has spearheaded a project to remove concrete and asphalt from residents’ yards and driveways, creating more green space to alleviate heat and flooding. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Philadelphia transit authority terminates contract with CRRC MA

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority terminated its $185 million contract for new railcars from CRRC MA “for cause,” SEPTA spokesperson John Golden said in a statement. Continue reading →

Boston Marathon

Running can be so beautiful. But as most marathoners know, it also has a pretty gross side.

From ingrown toenails to bleeding nipples, running takes its toll on the human body in an endless variety of ways. Continue reading →

Red Sox 5, Angels 4

Kenley Jansen, Red Sox hang on to capture Angels series thanks in part to three home runs

Tyler O'Neill hit his American League-leading seventh homer as Boston also got round-trippers from Triston Casas and Masataka Yoshida. Continue reading →

Celtics 132, Wizards 122

Celtics close sparkling regular season with a win over Wizards ahead of highly anticipated playoffs

Payton Pritchard was one rebound short of a 38-point triple-double in the victory. The NBA's top team awaits an Eastern Conference play-in tournament winner next Sunday. Continue reading →

Jobs

Injured workers have little recourse against rogue employers. A new bill could change that.

Proposed legislation would allow the attorney general to enforce a law holding employers accountable for trying to deny workers' comp claims. Continue reading →

THE BIG IDEA

Thinking of leaving the country if Trump wins? There’s a market for that.

Former president Donald Trump’s strength in the polls has prompted wealthy, left-leaning Americans to start thinking about escape hatches. Continue reading →

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Building much-needed housing at the old Fort Devens seems simple. It isn’t.

An agreement between the three towns that the old Army base straddles is just the first step in efforts to lift a longstanding housing cap there. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Alfonso Chardy, journalist who helped expose Iran-Contra affair, dies at 72

A Miami Herald journalist, Alfonso Chardy anchored Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting that helped expose the Iran-contra affair, a covert and illegal Reagan administration network to aid rebels in Nicaragua that later led to riveting hearings in Congress. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Faith Ringgold, who wove Black life into quilts and children’s books, dies at 93

For more than a half-century, Ms. Ringgold explored themes of race, gender, class, family and community through a vast array of media, among them painting, sculpture, mask- and dollmaking, textiles, and performance art. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died, his company says

The Italian-born designer became renowned in the early 1970s for his animal prints and for a sexy style that remained his trademark throughout his long career. Continue reading →

Dance Review

‘Max Roach 100′ at the ICA does the great jazz drummer proud

Ayodele Casel, Rennie Harris, and Ronald K. Brown and Arcell Cabuag choreographed this centenary tribute to the drummer, composer, and activist. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

Maura Tierney and her family help field Boston Marathon team raising funds for a Southie community center

The Boston native and Emmy-nominated actress will be at the finish line on Monday to cheer on a group running in support of the Tierney Learning Center. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

You know about the Boston Marathon. But have you heard of the Half Half Half Half Half Marathon?

On Thursday, 826 Boston held its eighth Half Half Half Half Half Marathon in Jamaica Plain, a fund-raiser to aid their mission to offer free writing, tutoring, and publishing programs to K-12 students. Continue reading →