The post-election stretch has turned into a high-pressure test of the allegiances of Republican senators — to Trump, and to their constitutional duty to assess his nominees. Continue reading →
In recent weeks, two fund-raisers for state Senator Nick Collins, from South Boston, pulled in roughly $25,000 from the real estate and hospitality industries. Continue reading →
The ACLU and the Biden administration argue Tennessee’s law — which bans medical transition treatments, such as puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries for minors — violates the Constitution’s equal protection clause. Continue reading →
Investigators are searching for clues that could help them identify the masked gunman who killed the leader of one of the largest US health insurance companies on a Manhattan sidewalk, then disappeared into Central Park. Continue reading →
More than 500 hospitals have closed their labor and delivery departments since 2010, according to a large new study, leaving most rural hospitals and more than a third of urban hospitals without obstetric care. Continue reading →
Senator Richard Blumenthal said he thinks the federal government should review and perhaps fine the airlines for their use of what he called junk fees. Continue reading →
After years in captivity, a rare species of crow is flying free in the wild in Hawaii. Scientists announced Wednesday they have released a cohort of the corvids into the forests on Maui. Continue reading →
A Palestinian health official said Wednesday that at least 21 people were killed in Israeli strikes on a camp housing displaced people in Gaza. Continue reading →
Emboldened by their forceful rejection of military rule, members of South Korea’s political opposition moved Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, after his abrupt declaration of martial law failed spectacularly. Continue reading →
Six Israeli hostages whose bodies were found in the Gaza Strip over the summer were probably shot dead by their Hamas captors in February, around the same time that an Israeli airstrike hit near the underground tunnel where they were being held, the Israeli military said Wednesday. Continue reading →
A Globe editorial criticizing Governor Maura Healey for signing a bill including a provision for union-favoring PLAs drew contrasting responses from two stakeholders in the building industry. Continue reading →
As news of South Korea’s ongoing political upheaval spread to the United States, Koreans in neighborhoods like Allston and in Korean student groups at Boston colleges and universities scoured news sites and social media outlets for updates. Continue reading →
The Mass. Convention Center Authority and BECMA signed a $580,000 consulting contract that would allow the council to suggest changes to its current methods of hiring Black vendors. Continue reading →
That Chapman’s contract includes a potential $250,000 in incentives based on innings, and not games finished, suggests he understands what his role will be. Continue reading →
Investigators are searching for clues that could help them identify the masked gunman who killed the leader of one of the largest US health insurance companies on a Manhattan sidewalk, then disappeared into Central Park. Continue reading →
The murder of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson in Manhattan on Wednesday has raised questions about security provided to top corporate officers. Continue reading →
David Lakeman, a former CCC employee who runs the cannabis division in Illinois, turned down the top job in Massachusetts — a month after receiving the offer. Continue reading →
Lance Morrow, a journalist, author, and essayist who helped define Time magazine’s once-dominant place in American commentary, using a historian’s eye and taut prose to distill the country’s tragedies, triumphs and evolving culture, died Nov. 29 at his home in Spencertown, New York. He was 85. Continue reading →
Mr. Paley, a music producer, composer, and rock ’n’ roll chameleon who worked with artists as varied as Madonna, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Jonathan Richman, died Nov. 20 in Colchester, Vt. Continue reading →
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