Nation

In NYC mayoral race, a political star emerges out of fractured Democratic Party

The national Democratic establishment on Tuesday night struggled to absorb the startling ascent of a democratic socialist in New York City who embraced a progressive economic agenda and diverged from the party's dominant position on the Middle East. Continue reading →

Nation

RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel to review childhood immunization schedule

The newly formed vaccine advisory committee handpicked by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that it would examine the cumulative effect of the childhood vaccine schedule and reevaluate hepatitis B immunization recommendations - moves that could shift long-standing practices of how and when children are immunized in the United States. Continue reading →

Nation

The Trump administration is suing Minnesota over breaks in higher education for immigrant students

The Trump administration is suing Minnesota over its tuition policies for immigrant students living in the country illegally. Continue reading →

World

Venice, prime wedding spot, braces for a Bezos marital extravaganza

In this city where romance is big business, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are poised to hold the latest lavish affair, a nuptial event wrapped in secrecy and, vendors say, nondisclosure agreements. Continue reading →

World

NATO agrees to a big increase in military spending, pleasing Trump

A NATO summit designed to please President Trump ended Wednesday with his European allies approving an ambitious spending goal to meet the threat of a militarizing Russia, and clinching a long-elusive public commitment from the mercurial American leader for the alliance's collective defense. Continue reading →

World

Trump’s strikes on Iran reinvigorate US-Israel ties after being tested

Many Israelis were taken back when a visibly angry President Trump expressed his dismay over Israel’s continued bombing of Iran shortly after he had announced he’d secured a ceasefire deal. Continue reading →

Columns

Bowdoin nepo baby as class warrior: Zohran Mamdani embodies the left’s ‘luxury beliefs’

The New York City mayoral candidate’s platform, if implemented, would yield the type of dysfunction that only an elite could afford to weather — or to move away from. Continue reading →

Editorials

Legislators’ new rules only as good as they want them to be

Timelines and transparency will need a culture change too. Continue reading →

Columns

The courts will not save us from tyranny

The Supreme Court just washed its hands of its role in upholding the rule of law, the foundational principle that laws are meant to be followed by everyone, the government included, if we are to have a just society. Continue reading →

Metro

Justice for Lens Joseph is taking too long

Two months after the 5-year-old was killed by a Boston school bus, it’s clear that this tragedy has exposed major problems with the school bus system. Continue reading →

Health

Mass. EMS bills a first step to speed up ambulances and save lives

A slate of Massachusetts bills intend to address ambulance delays and understaffing by designating EMS as an essential service in the state, setting up a committee to oversee EMS and to pilot a program for EMS workers to treat patients “in place." Continue reading →

Politics

In early show of political muscle, Ed Markey gets Elizabeth Warren’s endorsement

Warren called Markey "my partner, my friend, and a real force in Washington" in endorsing him for reelection on Wednesday. Markey faces voters next year. Continue reading →

Sports

New Balance bets its basketball future on Cooper Flagg

Flagg, who’s from a small town in Maine close to a New Balance factory, was immediately appealing to the Boston-based brand. Continue reading →

Bruins

GM Don Sweeney not ruling out options to bolster Bruins, which may include trading No. 7 pick in NHL Draft 

Dealing for an established player in his prime might be a better option than rolling the dice on the seventh pick. Continue reading →

Celtics

Celtics select Real Madrid’s Hugo González with first-round pick

González was a role player for Real Madrid in Liga ACB play, the top league in Spain, averaging 5.2 points and 2.5 rebounds. Continue reading →

Business

‘Almost feels like it’s false advertising’: Online university UMass Global could spell financial trouble for the state

The online platform, acquired from a third party in 2021, is running a large debt that the University of Massachusetts is ultimately responsible for. Continue reading →

Retail

Newton-based Spindrift is wading back into the soda market

The company unveiled plans to roll out five soda flavors — in cans instead of bottles this time — to stores over the spring and summer. Continue reading →

Technology

It took 45 years, but spreadsheet legend Mitch Kapor finally got his MIT degree

Kapor dropped out of MIT’s Sloan School of Management in the '70s to join the startup world. An old friend ribbed him into coming back. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Rod Nordland, 75, dies; war reporter who also wrote of his own struggle

He covered dozens of conflicts and wars in his four-decade career before turning his pen toward his own life after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Mick Ralphs, founding member of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, dies at 81

Among the songs he wrote or cowrote for "Bad Company" were "Can't Get Enough" and "Feel Like Making Love." Continue reading →

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Music

With a new solo album out, former Heartbreaker Benmont Tench plays City Winery Thursday

"There are many functions of art, but one function is for finding common ground. That’s why any attempt to censor or control the arts — you can’t." Continue reading →

Music

Like any teenager, Boston Calling could benefit from some soul-searching

During this “gap year" for Boston Calling, the time feels right to ask: Does the festival want to create nostalgia, or sell it? Continue reading →

Television

Shane Gillis announced as host of the ESPYs

The annual awards show will air on ABC on July 16. Continue reading →