Medeiros, who was decorated with three Purple Hearts and Bronze and Silver stars, returned from Europe with harrowing tales. He still shares them, saying “there’s so few of us left.” Continue reading →
The Globe Spotlight Team found Steward benefited from insufficient scrutiny from the Healey administration and other elected officials until the company imploded and it was too late. Continue reading →
A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road Continue reading →
The idea that today’s vaccines are overtaxing children’s immune systems is fundamentally flawed, experts said. Vaccines today are cleaner and more efficient, and they contain far fewer stimulants to the immune system — by orders of magnitude — than they did decades ago Continue reading →
President-elect Trump is expected to revoke permission soon after taking office, part of his pledge to scrap Biden-era climate policies. Continue reading →
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of a UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive, hired former veteran Manhattan prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo to defend him on New York murder charges, according to her law firm. Continue reading →
Of the more than 80 personnel announcements Trump has made since Election Day, 45 have been announced in social media posts and emails that he has sent after 6 p.m. Many have come after 10 p.m. Continue reading →
South Korea’s parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his stunning and short-lived martial law decree, as jubilant crowds roared to celebrate another defiant moment in the country’s resilient democracy. Continue reading →
The leaders — from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — are worried that Assad’s ouster could stir unrest at home, say analysts, officials and diplomats. They are also concerned that Syria could plunge into chaos, and watching warily as Islamist rebels, led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, gain power in Damascus. Continue reading →
The United States has been in direct contact with Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which overthrew the dictatorship of Bashar Assad a week ago, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday. Continue reading →
News sources usually report on one broken piece at a time. This creates an impression that the problems can be solved one at a time. Meanwhile, many hospitals are thriving, as are insurance companies. Continue reading →
While a school dedicated to any unique minority offers a degree of sanctuary, it also risks imparting a sense of separation from society at large. Continue reading →
In the latest conflict between Somerville Public Library staff and city officials, at least four employees have resigned in recent weeks after a worker accused of misconduct came back to his job. Continue reading →
Belichick's Patriots encore comes by way of college football, a next coaching chapter in North Carolina reminding everyone he is always going to do things his own way. Continue reading →
The Red Sox remain open to the possibility. In the wake of the trade, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow made clear the Sox are looking for further upgrades. Continue reading →
Henri Borlant was 15 when he was arrested in France in 1942, forced onto a cattle car and deported with his father and two of his siblings to Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi killing center in occupied Poland. Continue reading →
Charles Handy, a writer, social philosopher and management theorist who presciently imagined a brave new corporate world where employees worked remotely, jobs were outsourced and workers had “portfolio careers,” working for themselves and contracting their skills to companies, died Friday at his home in London. He was 92. Continue reading →
The South Carolina Democratic Party announced Mr. Patterson’s death saying he “left an indelible mark on our state. Senator Patterson commanded everyone’s attention with his wit and wisdom.” Continue reading →
The islands are gorgeous, the cuisine is sublime, and don’t even get us started on the weather. (So much better than Paris in January.) Continue reading →
If you’re a naughty child in Iceland, an ogress named Grýla will eat you. The island's Christmas lore is legendary (and, OK, slightly macabre). Continue reading →
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