Experts said that if the test requirement is repealed, the state should consider alternate graduation requirements to ensure continued minimum standards. Continue reading →
There is no ban on assault weapons in Maine or the nation — nor much chance of one — and other steps toward toughened gun control rules have been halting and limited. Continue reading →
The theater's scene shop, based in a Cambridge warehouse, has been reconfigured to resemble a vintage boutique for two weekends only, with price tags for clothes, accessories, and memories ranging from $1 to $50. Continue reading →
Among many supporters, Donald Trump’s performance on the campaign trail was not something to worry about, even as Kamala Harris questions his fitness for office. Continue reading →
Boston business leaders and the Wu administration remained at odds Monday over the mayor’s contentious plan to hike commercial property tax rates and ease a sharp hike on homeowners and landlords. Continue reading →
WATCH: Coach Mayo called the team “soft” after losing in London. But, are they? And, how can they start winning? Boston.com's Khari A. Thompson weighs in. Watch →
WATCH: If passed, ballot question 4 would make psychedelic mushrooms legal in certain settings. Reporters Chris Serres unpacks who's for and against it. Watch →
The House task force on the attempted assassinations of former president Donald Trump released its first preliminary report Monday, chastising the Secret Service for poor planning and a communications breakdown that resulted in a fatal shooting at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Continue reading →
The White House announced Monday that it would propose new rules under the Affordable Care Act that would require insurers to cover over-the-counter birth control at no cost to patients, as it seeks to expand access to contraception and cut out-of-pocket costs. Continue reading →
Harris’s campaign and its allied party committees raised more than $359 million in September alone, compared with the $160 million reported by former president Donald Trump’s campaign and allied groups. Continue reading →
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday offered full-throated support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia and delivered biting criticism of naysayers who might seek to end the conflict on Moscow’s terms. Continue reading →
With Israeli forces pounding targets in northern Gaza and Lebanon despite US objections, Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarked Monday for the Middle East to try to bring about a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas amid signs of Washington’s limited influence over Israeli policy. Continue reading →
Shortly after King Charles III had finished making remarks in Australia’s Parliament on Monday, a voice rang out from the back of the hall. “You are not our king,” shouted Lidia Thorpe, an Indigenous senator and activist for Aboriginal rights. “Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us.” Continue reading →
Perhaps no other trend about the Hispanic electorate stumps anti-Trump white Americans more than the rightward shift among Latino voters toward Trump. Continue reading →
The theater's scene shop, based in a Cambridge warehouse, has been reconfigured to resemble a vintage boutique for two weekends only, with price tags for clothes, accessories, and memories ranging from $1 to $50. Continue reading →
“Bill’s legacy is not just in the games he won but in the bridges he built for future generations to cross,” Jeannie Russell said of her late husband. Continue reading →
Harvard and Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden, whose office is responsible for prosecuting the case, are engaged in an extraordinary public dispute. Continue reading →
The message he meant to get across, he said, is that they were playing soft in the moment and that they have the ability to change that through hard work. Continue reading →
Boston business leaders and the Wu administration remained at odds Monday over the mayor’s contentious plan to hike commercial property tax rates and ease a sharp hike on homeowners and landlords. Continue reading →
A small disagreement on money — and a hefty dose of mutual antipathy — could scuttle a compromise between Mayor Wu and business leaders on how much residential tax bills will rise. Continue reading →
Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive US-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died. Continue reading →
An iconoclast, he wrote hundreds of symphonies and left listeners mystified with some of their performances and his pronouncements about them. Continue reading →
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