What to know about the drought

WATCH: Should you start conserving water? Are we in for more wildfires? When will it rain? Meteorologist Dave Epstein has answers. Watch →

Cutting down trees to fight climate change

WATCH: It’s a counterintuitive idea from the Forest Service. But climate activists strongly disagree. Reporter Erin Douglas unpacks both sides. Watch →

Bridging geography and generational knowledge

WATCH: Assistant arts editor Brooke Hauser introduces us to the museum that’s connecting Cape Cod to Cape Verde. Watch →

Nation

Trust in science hasn’t fully recovered from pandemic controversies

The pandemic and the chaos and controversies that came with it led to an erosion of trust in scientists, and it may be a while before that trust returns to levels that preceded the contagion. That’s the implication of a survey published Thursday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. Continue reading →

Nation

Justice Department says jail conditions in Georgia’s Fulton County violate detainee rights

Jail officials in Georgia’s most populous county are violating the constitutional rights of people in their custody by failing to protect them from violence, using excessive force, and holding them in filthy and unsafe conditions, US Justice Department officials said Thursday. Continue reading →

Nation

Liberal legal group positions itself as a top Trump administration foe

Democracy Forward, a liberal-leaning legal organization that frequently battled the first Trump administration in court, on Thursday unveiled a large-scale new effort aimed at thwarting President-elect Donald Trump’s second-term agenda from his first day in office. Continue reading →

World

West Bank annexation in 2025? Trump’s Mideast team has Israeli right exulting.

President-elect Donald Trump’s emerging team in the Middle East appears poised to push US foreign policy into even tighter accord with Israel’s far-right government, challenging the marriage of convenience Trump struck with Muslim voters and potentially straining relations between Israeli and American Jews to a breaking point. Continue reading →

World

Lebanese official says Israeli strikes kill at least 12 emergency workers

As the Israeli military intensified a dayslong barrage of strikes south of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, at least 12 emergency rescue workers were killed Thursday in a strike on a civil defense center in the northeastern city of Baalbek, the regional governor said. Continue reading →

World

Investigators assess if Netanyahu’s aides forged Oct. 7 phone records

On the morning that Hamas raided Israel last year, a top Israeli general called his prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to tell him that hundreds of militants appeared to be preparing to invade. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

John Does in brothel case can’t hide forever, state’s high court rules

But those unique-to-Massachusetts closed-door show cause hearings should be a relic of the past. Continue reading →

OPINION

A pellucid primer for a perplexing political period

Some things are so strange that only (relatively) ancient history can explain them. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Little is settled in the immigration debate

"As immigration into Massachusetts has surged, established immigrants living here have seen their economic progress stalled," notes one reader. Another writes that readers concerned about Trump policies should contact local faith groups and immigrant and workers centers. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Initial court hearings for men accused of paying for sex at high-end brothels will be open to public, SJC rules

The Supreme Judicial Court’s ruling upheld a previous decision from a clerk-magistrate. Continue reading →

Metro

On 25th Transgender Day of Remembrance, a community mourns, but also celebrates trans joy

The annual Transgender Day of Remembrance turns 25 this year amid an onslaught of attacks against trans Americans. Continue reading →

Politics

Mass. House moves to allow DiZoglio to pick outside firm for financial audit, not do it herself as voters approved

The change marks the first time the Massachusetts House has moved in response to a ballot measure voters overwhelmingly approved last week. Continue reading →

Bruins notebook

Mason Lohrei bumped up to Bruins’ No. 2 power-play unit

It’s a natural fit for Lohrei, who possesses excellent offensive instincts and is among Boston’s slickest and creative passers. Continue reading →

RED SOX

What we know about the Red Sox’ pursuit of free agent Juan Soto

He is one of the best hitters in baseball and just turned 26. His new deal is expected to be in the $600 million range. So, can the Sox snag the biggest fish in the free agent market? Continue reading →

Stars 7, Bruins 2

After their biggest win of the season, Bruins get blitzed by Stars in Dallas

The Bruins return home for a rematch against the Blues Saturday afternoon at TD Garden. Continue reading →

Business

Sad hour continues: Beacon Hill lawmakers again decline to bring ‘happy hour’ back to Mass.

They elected not to allow discounted drink promotions statewide in this year’s economic development bill. Continue reading →

chesto means business

New England’s offshore wind industry faces new problems with Trump. Here’s why.

The Northeast’s struggling offshore wind developers really could have used a win on Election Day. Instead, they got Donald Trump. Continue reading →

Business

‘I want to break stuff’: Rage room bookings increase after Trump wins election

Sometimes people just need to smash plates and have "a full adult tantrum," one proprietor said. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Ella Jenkins, musician who found an audience in children, dies at 100

Ms. Jenkins defied her industry’s norms by recording and performing solely for children. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jonathan Haze, star of ‘The Little Shop of Horrors,’ dies at 95

He would appear in nearly 20 pulp movies by the king of the B-movie, low-budget auteur Roger Corman. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Frank Auerbach, revered painter of single-minded devotion, dies at 93

Frank Auerbach, who escaped Nazi Germany on the eve of the Holocaust and grew up in England, where he became one of the most significant artists of his generation, an abstract painter known especially for the streetscapes and portraits that emerged from his obsessive brushwork, died Nov. 11 at his home in London. He was 93. Continue reading →

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Bobby’s Books is Winchester’s newest pop-up. Plot twist: It’s run by a second-grader, and all the proceeds go to charity.

Bobby Atchinson, a "Captain Underpants" fan, will donate to the Home for Little Wanderers. Continue reading →

VISUAL ART REVIEW

At the Griffin: a collector, not an acquirer; and otherworldliness meets thinginess

"The Collector’s Eye — Collection of Frazier King" and "Jo Sandman: A Life in Art" run through Dec. 8. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★★½

Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin hit the road — in Poland — in bittersweet dramedy ‘A Real Pain’

They play cousins planning a visit to the ancestral home of their late grandmother, a Holocaust survivor. Continue reading →