Nation

Newsom proposes scaling back health care for immigrants in California

Providing health care to immigrants in the country illegally has turned out to cost much more than California leaders anticipated when they made Medi-Cal coverage available last year to all low-income residents. Continue reading →

Politics

House Republicans push forward with tax and Medicaid cuts

The meetings in three key committees, a crucial part of advancing what President Trump has labeled the “one big beautiful bill” carrying his agenda, came as Republican leaders raced to push the legislation through the House before a Memorial Day recess that begins at the end of next week. Continue reading →

Politics

At Supreme Court, a once-fringe birthright citizenship theory takes the spotlight

President Trump insists the 14th Amendment's granting of citizenship to those born in the country referred only to the enslaved, being freed after the Civil War. Most scholars and the courts disagree. Continue reading →

World

Trump meets Syria’s leader after vowing to lift sanctions on ravaged nation

The lifting of sanctions would be a lifeline for Syria. After nearly 14 years of civil war, the country is physically and economically devastated. Continue reading →

World

Strike on hospital highlights Israeli attacks on Gaza health system

Even in a war that has decimated Gaza’s health sector, Israel has rarely launched as powerful an attack on a health complex as the one that damaged the European Gaza Hospital on Tuesday. Continue reading →

World

Oldest footprints of first ‘reptile’ found by fossil hunters

The creature could lay eggs on land, unlike amphibians. It was part of a large group known as “amniotes,” which would evolve into dinosaurs, birds, and mammals. Continue reading →

Editorials

Making sure no child dies from a Boston school bus again

Something needs to change after a 5-year-old boy was killed by a Boston school bus last month. Continue reading →

Columns

Supreme Court could swiftly end Trump’s bid to strip birthright citizenship

The justices don’t yet have to decide if the executive order is unconstitutional. They should anyway. Continue reading →

Letters

Outrage in Worcester over police response to ICE arrest

"I fear we are deciding whether we will live in an autocracy or whether we will respect and uphold the Bill of Rights and the rule of law," writes one reader. Continue reading →

Higher Education

The professors are using ChatGPT, and some students aren’t happy about it

Students call it hypocritical. A senior at Northeastern University demanded her tuition back. But instructors say generative AI tools make them better at their jobs. Continue reading →

Cambridge and Somerville

A Cambridge skatepark has a message for graffiti artists: Come spray paint here

In most public parks, graffiti artists are chased away, and their work covered up as fast as possible. In Cambridge, officials are taking a very different tack. Continue reading →

Politics

Every good authoritarian knows art is dangerous. That’s why Trump is gutting the NEA.

In museums and concert halls, on stages and streets, art can push boundaries and give voice to people on the margins. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Red Sox place Tanner Houck on 15-day injured list with right flexor pronator strain

Houck has made nine starts this season and is 0-3 with a 8.04 ERA. Continue reading →

Celtics

The Celtics won Game 5 with small adjustments and unselfish play. Now, the pressure is on the Knicks.

The Celtics' 127-102 win was a masterclass in teamwork and resilience from a team that was written off in the past 48 hours. And it should have New York a little scared. Continue reading →

Celtics

‘We didn’t want to go out like that’: With season on the line and their superstar sidelined, Celtics dig deep and demolish Knicks

The Celtics' 127-102 win in Game 5 of this series forces a Game 6, which Boston must win, without Jayson Tatum, in hostile Madison Square Garden. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Boston’s economy is among the strongest in the US, rating agencies say, despite looming uncertainties

Despite threats both to the value of downtown office towers and to federal research funding that flows through the city, Boston’s economy is among the strongest in the country, two premier credit rating agencies said. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Tufts Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim owner to limit coverage of weight-loss drugs

Starting Jan. 1, Point32Health will dramatically change how and when it pays for Zepbound — the insurer’s preferred GLP-1 weight-loss drug— when used to treat overweight or obesity. Continue reading →

Housing

If so many people are leaving Massachusetts, why aren’t housing costs going down?

The state’s combination of slow population growth and sky-high prices would seem to contradict the basic laws of supply and demand. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Christopher Bond, former Missouri governor and senator, dies at 86

Mr. Bond’s record as governor and in the Senate was generally considered moderate, although he leaned to the right on issues of the economy and national security. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Christopher Bond, former Missouri governor and senator, dies at 86

Mr. Bond’s record as governor and in the Senate was generally considered moderate, although he leaned to the right on issues of the economy and national security. Continue reading →

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Arts

Alison Croney Moses’s ‘This Moment for Joy’ is beautiful shelter

The artist’s installation at the upcoming Boston Public Art Triennial is an extension of the delicate womb-like sculptures that made her career. Continue reading →

Music

Peter Asher just produced Barbra Streisand with Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, and James Taylor. Now, he heads to Arlington.

The Grammy-winning producer brings music and memories to the Regent Theatre on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

Husband has extreme reaction to wife’s show of affection

Advice from R. Eric Thomas. Continue reading →