Nation

A once-dormant hurricane season is spinning into action

There are just under two months left before the official Atlantic hurricane season ends in November, and with millions of people across the Southeast United States still assessing the damage of Hurricane Helene and two more storms churning at sea, experts are warning it isn’t over yet. It may even last into December. Continue reading →

Nation

30 days out from presidential election, the Harris and Trump campaigns are set for a grind-it-out finish

With polls showing all seven battleground states nearly tied, the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump may come down to a few thousand votes in key states. Continue reading →

Politics

In final stretch, Biden faces some of the biggest crises of his presidency

Even as he yields much of the spotlight to Vice President Kamala Harris, he is finishing out his term managing an array of major crises, all of them playing out more or less simultaneously. Continue reading →

World

Israel expands its bombardment in Lebanon as thousands flee widening war

Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters. Continue reading →

World

Researchers find cannibalized victim of 19th-century Arctic voyage

Remains and artifacts from the doomed voyage are scattered around King William Island and the Adelaide Peninsula. Each unearthed clue leads to renewed fascination with a disaster that captured the 19th-century imagination. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine’s Donbas strategy: retreat slowly and maximize Russia’s losses

Ukrainian commanders and military experts say it is now a war of attrition, with each side trying to exhaust the other by inflicting maximum losses, hoping to break the enemy’s capacity and will to continue the war. Continue reading →

‘Please, stop doing this.’ Why we need to finally ban phones from schools.

The evidence overwhelmingly shows that phones are bad for students. Taking them away is the only solution. Continue reading →

Should schools be able to keep students’ secrets from parents? Depends who you ask.

Across the country, “parents’ rights” have become a political rallying cry, one its advocates hope will resonate with the swing voters likely to decide upcoming elections. Continue reading →

I gave a Mass. judge a gift. The Supreme Court could learn from his response.

How can the highest court in the land operate with such lax ethical rules, while the lowest courts in Massachusetts are held to the most stringent of standards? Continue reading →

LETTERS

Meditating, meditating against the dying of the light

I cannot judge the effect of my written or spoken words. At best, I lose myself in my thoughts, eager to expose them to myself. Continue reading →

ENDORSEMENT

Preserve the MCAS as a graduation requirement

Schools in Massachusetts are the envy of the nation. But Question 2 threatens one of the foundations of the state’s success. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Diversity is the essence of America

The ancestors of all of the people who are Americans came from elsewhere and have mixed to produce not an undifferentiated blob but a degree of diversity that might be unique in the world. Continue reading →

Politics

Pine Street Inn ‘grows on you, what can I say?’

Lyndia Downie never meant to make a career in caring for homeless folks. This year, the powerhouse head of the Pine Street Inn celebrates 40 years in the job. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘Highly technical adventure cleanup’ swarms Boston Harbor Islands, clearing rusted lobster traps, scrap metal

The operation helped to rehabilitate bird-nesting areas on the islands, where anything from huge tires to dock foam and scrap metal have washed up for decades. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

State’s top judge says restorative justice is one way to build trust in judicial system

Kimberly Budd said restorative justice e is one of several initiatives the court system is looking at to increase transparency and trust in a time of lack of faith in government. Continue reading →

CELTICS

With the Celtics in Abu Dhabi, their fans came from all over the world to get a look

Older fans abroad were enchanted by the 1980s Celtics and later passed the affection down to their children. But the modern Celtics have been so good for the past decade, nostalgia is no longer necessary. Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

Instead of an endless rebuild, the future should be now for the Red Sox, and other thoughts

Under management's middle-market approach, ticket prices keep going up but the level of play stays the same. Continue reading →

TARA SULLIVAN

Wild week has only amplified Patriots’ need to beat Dolphins on Sunday

It’s only Week 5 of the NFL season, but Jerod Mayo’s team needs a win in the worst way, and the injury-ridden Dolphins might be their last, best chance to get another one. Continue reading →

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IDEAS

The end of our political deadlock

How either party could eventually come away with the biggest prize in politics: a truly broad mandate. Continue reading →

IDEAS

Social Studies: Partisanship on the courts; how COVID helped incumbents; local pubs keep populism in check

Surprising findings from the social sciences. Continue reading →

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Music

Look, don’t touch? Not at Ashburnham’s Frederick Historical Piano Collection.

At the collection’s study center, the pianos are meant to be played. Continue reading →

Art Review

Tomashi Jackson speaks truth to painful history in ‘Across the Universe’ at Tufts Art Galleries

With virtuosic material flair, she plumbs the depths of American injustice in a dazzling career survey. Continue reading →

'SNL' at 50

8 unforgettable Boston skits and moments from ‘Saturday Night Live’

From Casey Affleck’s Dunkin’ spoof to Kenan Thompson’s David Ortiz impression, check out these iconic "SNL" sketches that paid tribute to the Hub. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Noah Kahan, Elin Hilderbrand, and Cousin Stizz share their favorite New England spots in ‘hyperlocal’ Apple Maps guides

Siri, where are the best places to celebrate stick season in New England? Continue reading →

TRAVEL

These are the best hotels, resorts, and airports in New England, according to Condé Nast Traveler readers

The annual poll names the Langham the best hotel in Boston, T.F, Green, Bradley best airports in New England. Continue reading →

Real Estate

If looks could thrill: A primer on the best home improvements for your dollar

Here are the best upgrades for resale or staying put, and how to finance them. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Ask the Remodeler: Reader’s home has elevated carbon dioxide levels

Plus, how to deal with continual groundwater seeping in your basement. Continue reading →