Data show wide disparities in the distribution of low-income students and those of different racial backgrounds among the district’s schools, according to a Globe review. Continue reading →
The 215-bed Norwood Hospital, previously operated by Steward and shuttered since 2020, is facing permitting issues that could delay its search for a new operator. Continue reading →
“It’s going to be a really important first month," one expert said. And several of the issues rearing their heads so early in the Legislature’s two-year session are “going to have long tails.” Continue reading →
The fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has a new focus as lawmakers brace for the prospect that Donald Trump may soon pardon many of the more than 1,500 people charged with crimes for their actions related to the riot. Continue reading →
President Biden on Sunday signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers, and in other public service jobs. Continue reading →
A fierce storm barreling across the country toward the mid-Atlantic states pounded a vast area with a wintry mix of sleet, snow, and freezing rain that the Weather Prediction Center warned could bring “significant disruptions” to daily life and travel Sunday and Monday. Continue reading →
When Roselins Sequera’s family of seven finally reached the United States from Venezuela, they spent weeks at a migrant shelter on the Texas border that gave them a place to sleep, meals, and tips for finding work. Continue reading →
Israel’s military said Sunday that it had hit more than 100 targets across the enclave over the weekend, including sites from which militants had fired at least four projectiles toward Israeli territory Friday and Saturday. Continue reading →
Ukraine took about 500 square miles last summer in the Kursk region in a surprise incursion, but Russia clawed back about half of the territory in the months that followed. Continue reading →
US flags, “Stop the Steal,” and the Virginia state motto are finding a home in a political battle halfway around the world from Washington, as supporters and critics of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol invoke familiar American political symbols of freedom and defiance. Continue reading →
The migrant crisis isn’t going away, and state costs will continue to mount. Officials should make sure costs are reasonable and sustainable. Continue reading →
What of the boy on the swing, the boy with the raisin cookie in his hand? So buoyant in his idealism and his faith in his country? He woke as an old man in November. His childhood now lies in shards at his feet. Continue reading →
For at least the past year, the hiding or obscuring of the diminished capacity of President Biden by the White House, Democrats, and many in the media was despicable. Continue reading →
Authorities seeking to crack down on sex buyers indicted five men on charges under the state’s human trafficking law. These are felonies, and a conviction would carry a minimum of five years in state prison. Continue reading →
On Boston Family Days, students in grades K-12 who live in the city, plus two guests, will be able to visit nine institutions free of charge on the first two Sundays of each month. Continue reading →
Robert Kraft loves Mayo like a son, and Mayo’s disastrous one-year reign was an ownership blunder. He simply did not have the credentials for this job, and he never had a chance. Continue reading →
Patriots owner Robert Kraft wasted no time firing Mayo after the game. New England didn’t do much of anything right this year, including clinching the No. 1 draft pick. Continue reading →
Redevelopment rules require all food vendors to be open seven days a week, but the Atlanta-based chicken chain stays closed on Sundays. Continue reading →
William Thilly had many job titles during his life: leader of groundbreaking research into human genetic mutations, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor, and the inventor of Kellogg’s Apple Jacks cereal. Continue reading →
Woody Fraser, an Emmy Award-winning television producer who helped invent the daytime talk show format with programs like “The Mike Douglas Show” in the 1960s and “Good Morning America” in the 1970s, died Dec. 21 in Ojai, Calif. He was 90. Continue reading →
Tomiko Itooka became the oldest person last year following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas, according to the Gerontology Research Group. Continue reading →
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