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High Schools

A brain-injured football player returns home, his life changed forever. His family seeks answers from Sharon officials.

After spending more than $10,000 on an external investigation, the Sharon school district has not shared any of the investigative report with the family. Continue reading →

Immigration

A Canadian boater says he was ‘kidnapped’ by the US Coast Guard. American officials say he crossed into US waters.

The encounter occurred as the United States continues to harden its vast northern border in an effort to curb illegal immigration and smuggling. Continue reading →

Health

‘Great news but a weird twist.’ After the NIH moved to restore hundreds of grants, researchers remain in limbo.

After a judge ordered the NIH to reinstate biomedical research grants in June, scientists had a brief moment of celebration. But researchers say the process of restoring their funding and restarting their projects remains clouded by confusion and delays. Continue reading →

Housing

Fight to restore rent control in Mass. could soon land at the ballot box

A tenant coalition is launching a campaign to bring a “rent stabilization” plan to Massachusetts voters next year, more than three decades after similar rules were outlawed statewide. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Columbia, Brown to disclose admissions and race data in Trump deal

As part of the settlements struck with two Ivy League universities in recent weeks, the Trump administration will gain access to the standardized test scores and grade-point averages of all applicants, including information about their race, a measure that could profoundly alter competitive college admissions. Continue reading →

Nation

Titan submersible report says implosion was preventable and CEO ignored safety risks

The Coast Guard determined the safety procedures at OceanGate were “critically flawed” and found “glaring disparities” between safety protocols and actual practices. Continue reading →

Nation

Elizabeth Warren, campaigning for Mamdani, scorns Cuomo and billionaires

If left-leaning voters in New York City needed further spiritual encouragement to support Zohran Mamdani's bid, they got that and more from Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday. Continue reading →

The World

World

Japan’s aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons

Despite numerous health issues, survivor Kunihiko Iida, 83, has devoted his retirement years to telling his story as a way to advocate for nuclear disarmament. Continue reading →

World

Israel, facing sharp criticism over starvation in Gaza, tries to shift focus

Israel has faced growing international condemnation over the conditions in Gaza, where more than 1 in 3 people are not eating for days in a row, according to the UN’s World Food Program. Continue reading →

World

Livestream of deep-sea creatures transfixes Argentina

Somehow, this livestream of sea life in the South Atlantic has Argentines hooked. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

What will the new White Stadium actually cost?

Voters shouldn’t have to wait till after the mayoral election for an answer. Continue reading →

Columns

Is Trump trying to sanitize his political legacy at the Smithsonian?

A museum exhibit about the presidency has removed mention of Trump’s first-term impeachments. Continue reading →

OpEds

Building the Constitution Pipeline is vital for New England’s grid stability

The region pays a premium for energy. New York’s pipeline veto is to blame. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

Healey steps into national debate over Texas redistricting map, welcomes state Democrats to Massachusetts

Governor Healey hosted 10 Democratic Texas state legislators at the Mass. State House who left Texas in order to halt Republican's efforts to vote on a redrawn congressional map. Continue reading →

Elections

In race to replace Fernandes Anderson, District 7 candidates debate housing affordability, reparations during forum

Eleven candidates are running in the only open seat on this year’s ballot, and would represent a district that encompasses parts of Roxbury, Dorchester, Fenway and part of the South End. Continue reading →

Immigration

Lawmakers push efforts to ban ICE from wearing masks at Boston legislative summit

“There is no evidence that wearing masks is necessary for anything but intimidation of people,” said state Representative James K. Hawkins, a Democrat from Attleboro, who has filed a bill on Beacon Hill. Continue reading →

Sports

Golf

‘Golf can be mistaken as being somewhat arrogant and unapproachable.’ Not when you play with llamas.

After a few training sessions, Finnegan, Elmer, and Yowie became more than just llamas. They were llama caddies. Continue reading →

Patriots

Three up, three down, and whom to watch ahead of the Patriots’ joint practice with Commanders on Wednesday

The Patriots practiced without helmets for a little more than an hour on Tuesday. Continue reading →

Patriots

As one of the final links to the last successful Patriots team, how does safety Kyle Dugger fit in their new defense?

Dugger, a second-round pick in 2020 out of Lenoir-Rhyne, is on his third defensive coordinator and third head coach in the last three years. Continue reading →

Business

Real Estate

As P&G prepares to redevelop Gillette campus, South Boston residents push for more

The “World Shaving Headquarters” is the largest remaining vestige of South Boston’s old industrial waterfront. Continue reading →

Business

The Boston Foundation announces $1.5 million in grants for state’s food system

The grants are the beginning of a long-term initiative to address food insecurity as the foundation attempts to fill the gaps created by federal spending cuts. Continue reading →

Bold Types

The Boston Foundation’s Lee Pelton is ‘appalled’ by the Trump administration’s funding cuts. So he’s doing something about it.

In the last several months, the Foundation has distributed over $2.6 million in safety net grants to over 75 local organizations facing economic uncertainty due to federal funding cuts. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Ion Iliescu, Romania’s first freely elected president after 1989 revolution, has died at 95

Mr. Iliescu later faced charges of crimes against humanity for his role in the bloody revolution. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Robert W. Fuller, who championed dignity over ‘rankism,’ dies at 88

The physics professor, college president, and prolific author sought to bestow dignity on everybody, as an antidote to what he said was bullying by overbearing bosses, power-hungry politicians, and holier-than-thou moralists. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Music

Yo-Yo Ma and friends anchor a Tanglewood weekend of music forged in unprecedented times

Heather Cox Richardson, the Boston College professor who writes the wildly popular 'Letters from an American' newsletter, joined a discussion about political upheaval and Beethoven. Continue reading →

Food & Dining

Is Jason Bond Boston’s best-known roving chef?

Now at supper club Lou’s, the restaurateur reflects on offal’s glory days, his namesake Cambridge restaurant, and his next venture. Continue reading →

Food & Dining

The tables have turned. Restaurant workers offer 8 ways to be a better guest.

Be nice. Don’t ghost. Here’s what professionals wish that we, the dining public, did better. Continue reading →