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Health

‘Have we no shame?’ Federal judge declares hundreds of NIH grant terminations ‘void and illegal.’

Judge William Young expressed frustration over the government’s criteria for terminating hundreds of medical research grants. Continue reading →

Red Sox

‘Something amiss here.’ Craig Breslow, Sam Kennedy address reasoning behind the Rafael Devers’s trade.

The two Red Sox executives suggested Devers's refusal to consider playing first base after a season-ending injury to Triston Casas in early May fractured his relationship with the organization. Continue reading →

Metro

Is the tree on the new Maine license plate flipping you off?

There’s been plenty of chatter (and some chuckling) about the supposed extra digit atop the plate's pretty pine tree. But was it intentional? Continue reading →

Politics

Trump’s one big, complicated tax bill could also mean a big filing headache

Experts said the addition of numerous tax breaks provides new ways for people to try to game the system while making it more difficult for everyday Americans to file their returns. Continue reading →

World

Israel’s strikes on Tehran broaden as Trump issues ominous warning

Israel appeared to be expanding its air campaign on Tehran five days after its surprise attack on Iran’s military and nuclear program, as President Trump posted an ominous message warning residents of the city to evacuate. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Suspect in shooting of Minnesota state lawmakers targeted 2 others that night, prosecutors say

The man charged with killing one Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another meticulously planned the shootings and intended to inflict more carnage against those on his hit list, driving to the homes of two other legislators on the night of the attacks, a federal prosecutor said Monday. Continue reading →

Nation

Juneteenth celebrations adapt after corporate sponsors pull support

Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the country reconsider their support for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Continue reading →

Nation

Immigration raids add to absence crisis for schools

As President Trump promised mass deportations, educators sounded alarms that the actions could scare families away from school, affecting both immigrant and nonimmigrant students. Continue reading →

The World

World

The world’s most-visited museum shuts down, sounding the alarm on overtourism

The Louvre Museum has failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines. Continue reading →

World

‘By chance, did you win a cottage in Ireland?’

Spangler didn’t believe it. She sent a text to her husband, who was in class, as a question more than a declaration: “I think I just won a house in Ireland?” Continue reading →

World

Coming to America? In 2025, the US to some looks less like a dream and more like a place to avoid.

President Trump’s drive for mass deportations of migrants is riling the streets of Los Angeles, college campuses, even churches — and fueling a global rethinking about the virtues and promise of coming to America. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

The presidential speech we need right now

President Trump could defy expectations by taking a strong stand against political violence. Continue reading →

Columns

From the graduation stage to ICE detention: The cruel fate of a Chelsea grad

“He finished high school. He worked. He was doing everything right." Continue reading →

Letters

It may be a big, unwieldy tent, but it’s the protest that matters

"What is happening now in this country is not a tidy little scuffle," writes one reader. Another: "Moderates must stand up to authoritarianism regardless of the left’s choice of neckwear." Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Is the tree on the new Maine license plate flipping you off?

There’s been plenty of chatter (and some chuckling) about the supposed extra digit atop the plate's pretty pine tree. But was it intentional? Continue reading →

Health

Antivaxxer or ‘highly capable’? Ex-Harvard Medical School expert tapped by RFK Jr. for vaccine panel defies easy labels

Some say the rush to categorize Martin Kulldorff underscores the intense polarization of public science that continues unabated. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Kraft rips Wu on White Stadium: ‘A catastrophic failure of city management’

“You need to stop hiding the ball and tell the taxpayers what the actual cost is going to be,” Kraft said at a news conference Monday. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

A look at other recent Red Sox trades involving franchise players, and if they have relevance to dealing Rafael Devers

Rafael Devers is the latest in a line of Red Sox franchise players not merely to depart but to be traded. Continue reading →

Red Sox

The Red Sox re-signed Rafael Devers after they botched the Mookie Betts trade. Did they just make the same mistake again?

Just as the Sox were unlocking their potential for this year, payroll flexibility again appeared to become the watchword to trump them all. Continue reading →

Patriots

How does rookie TreVeyon Henderson fit in the Patriots’ versatile backfield?

A look at the depth chart reveals that he appears bound for a complementary role as a rookie, working alongside veterans Rhamondre Stevenson and Antonio Gibson. Continue reading →

Business

Economy

Trump’s deportation drive collides with economic reality

As the president responds to complaints from businesses, administration hard-liners resist leniency for undocumented workers. Continue reading →

Housing

Want to understand why the Massachusetts housing market is broken? Look at this chart.

The typical home in Massachusetts now costs six times more than the average household’s annual income. In Greater Boston, it is more like seven times more. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Sarepta reports second patient death after treatment with Duchenne gene therapy

Cambridge-based Sarepta Therapeutics said it was halting shipments of its Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy for patients who can no longer walk, following the death of a second person who received the treatment. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

John Wells, who fled New York for the solitude of the desert, dies at 64

The former fashion photographer sold the home he'd renovated in New York and moved to live off the harsh lands of West Texas, near Mexico. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Marthe Cohn, a wartime Jewish nurse who spied for the French, dies at 105

Her odyssey from German-speaking Alsace Lorraine as the granddaughter of a rabbi to her recruitment as a French spy and then to her life in America became grist for a book and a documentary. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Television

Ananda Lewis helped define the MTV VJ at the turn of the millennium

The former MTV host passed away last week at 52. Continue reading →

Love Letters

‘I have thousands of likes, but I do not like them’

"What do I do as a single person to find love?" Continue reading →

Pop Culture

After fame and fallout, Lucy Wightman finds peace and clarity among the birds

The former star of the Combat Zone isn’t afraid to ruffle feathers in her new memoir, ‘Princess Cheyenne: My Life as Boston’s Most Famous Stripper.’ Continue reading →