Nation

Shutdown fight reopens debate in GOP over health care

The federal shutdown is nearing its fourth week with no end in sight. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump allows hunting in National Wildlife Refuges despite shutdown

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has instructed staff to allow hunting to go forward in many of the roughly 600 National Wildlife Refuges, three agency employees said, despite the wider shutdown that has halted many other government services. Continue reading →

Nation

Far from Gaza, a Palestinian enclave thrives, even as war feels near

Two years on, members of New Jersey’s Middle Eastern community took the opportunity provided by a tenuous cease-fire to reflect on how the war in Gaza has changed them, sometimes profoundly. Continue reading →

World

Would Japan’s first female prime minister advance women’s rights?

In Japan, women have long been severely underrepresented at the highest levels of business, government, and society. But on Tuesday, the country is poised for a milestone: Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative lawmaker who idolizes Margaret Thatcher, is expected to be named Japan’s next prime minister. Continue reading →

World

Pope gives Venezuela reason to celebrate by canonizing its beloved ‘doctor of the poor’ as 1st saint

Pope Leo XIV canonized Venezuela’s beloved “doctor of the poor” Sunday before tens of thousands of people, offering the South American nation its first saint and a reason to celebrate amid a yearslong economic crisis and new tensions with the United States. Continue reading →

World

Colombia’s leader accuses US of murder, prompting Trump to halt aid

The feuding between the two leaders reflected rising tensions in the region over the huge US military deployment in the Caribbean targeting Colombia’s neighbor, Venezuela. Continue reading →

OpEds

Is Boston punishing commercial property owners for appeals?

The commissioner of revenue should put an end to these practices. Continue reading →

Editorials

War of words over World Cup games needs a reality check

Sure, safety’s an issue, but illegal street takeovers aren’t going to ruin the soccer tournament. Continue reading →

OpEds

Massachusetts needs new uniform assessments for high school graduation

The state should adopt a new way of objectively measuring whether every student is ready for graduation. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Shutdown hasn’t hit New England schools yet — but next year’s federal aid could face delays

Administrators and advocates warn that if the budget stalemate in Washington continues, 20 school districts that collectively rely on about $11 million in federal support each year could be affected. Continue reading →

Cold Case Files

‘People want justice.’ Raising awareness about Boston’s unsolved homicides, one case at a time.

Boston has approximately 1,800 murder cases dating back to 1963 that have yet to be solved, according to police. Continue reading →

Vermont

Love on a (lobster) roll

The calendar says summer ended weeks ago. But everybody in Maine knows summer in New England doesn’t really end until they sell the last lobster roll of the season at McLoons Lobster Shack. Continue reading →

Bruins

Bruins coach Marco Sturm tries to get point across with David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha

Sturm opted to keep Pastrnak and Zacha on the bench for the back half of the third period. Continue reading →

Patriots

Drake Maye adds another gem to the best stretch of his NFL career

The Patriots continue to surge, behind a quarterback who continues to grow into one of the best throwers of the football in today’s NFL. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots were composed, confident, and again took care of business, and other observations from win over Titans

Mike Vrabel continued to push all the right buttons, and we’re going to hear more justified talk about Drake Maye and the MVP race after Sunday. Continue reading →

Business

Gold prices topped $4,300 last week. What’s driving the surge?

Gold sales can rise sharply when anxious investors seek a “safe haven” for their money. Continue reading →

Startups

Federal small-business program remains in the lurch amid showdown between senators Markey and Ernst

The Small Business Innovation Research grant program expired at the end of September without a deal, affecting tech companies in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Business

A retirement move doesn’t always mean ‘living in paradise’

Kate Ferriter left New York's Hudson Valley for Colorado a decade ago, a few years after her husband, Terry Moore, retired. But when their rental costs climbed, Ferriter and Moore relocated and bought a home in coastal Florida. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Teresa Ulloa Ziáurriz, rights advocate who fought sex traffickers, dies at 75

In her fight against the trafficking of women in Mexico, she shaped legislation that targeted sexual exploitation and went undercover herself to rescue victims. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Chen Ning Yang, Nobel physicist, is dead at 103

He and Tsung-Dao Lee were awarded the Nobel in physics for proposing that one of the four forces of nature might violate a seemingly ironclad principle called conservation of parity -- a way of saying that a phenomenon and its mirror image should behave precisely the same. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Sam Rivers, bassist for Limp Bizkit, dies at 48

Limp Bizkit is credited with bringing a unique mix of heavy metal, hip-hop, and punk into the mainstream. Continue reading →

Visual Arts

Concord in a time of discord

‘Transformed by Revolution’ looks at the Revolutionary War and its aftermath there away from the battlefield. Continue reading →

Television

Lizzie Borden took an ax — and now will be Netflix’s next ‘Monster’

Season 4 of the hit Netflix crime series will focus on Fall River's most famous accused killer, with Ella Beatty as Borden. Continue reading →

Music

In Boston, the Psychedelic Furs don’t take their ‘oldies’ status for granted

The new wave band kept their material sharp during a dynamic and urgent performance in Boston. Continue reading →