Nation

Study finds mental health benefits in 1-week social media break

On average, symptoms of anxiety dropped by 16.1 percent; symptoms of depression by 24.8 percent; and symptoms of insomnia by 14.5 percent. Continue reading →

Nation

Pentagon opens inquiry into Kelly over what Hegseth calls ‘seditious’ video

The highly unusual announcement is the latest in a series of moves by the Trump administration to seek retribution against President Trump’s perceived political enemies. Continue reading →

Nation

Wealthy people have always shaped universities. This time is different.

President Trump has embraced a billionaire’s strategy to try to wring ideological concessions from universities. Continue reading →

World

Russian disinformation comes to Mexico, seeking to rupture US ties

Russia’s disinformation efforts across Latin America have intensified over the past two years, partly aimed at sowing discord between the United States and its allies in the region, according to an American diplomatic cable and new report by watchdog groups. Continue reading →

World

As Ukraine sets ‘red lines,’ a US peace plan is slimmed down

US and Ukrainian mediators emerged from two days of talks Monday with a slimmed-down peace framework that sets aside contentious issues, as Ukrainian officials underscored their country’s “red lines” on territory, military capacity, and foreign alliances. Continue reading →

World

Brazil defied Trump and won

“That’s too bad.” It was a telling response from President Trump on Saturday when he learned the news from reporters that his once close ally, the former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, had just been arrested. Continue reading →

Editorials

What did Healey know about the background of aide arrested for drug trafficking?

LaMar Cook, the former deputy director of the governor’s Springfield office, had been previously arrested for gun crimes. Was the administration trying to give him a second chance — or was it unaware of the earlier case? Continue reading →

OpEds

The courts broke campaign finance. Maine is giving them a chance to repair it.

There is a path to restore limits on big money in politics. Continue reading →

OpEds

Thanksgiving begins with the annual national freak-out over the bird

It's chaos in the kitchen as turkeys defeat yet another generation of adults. Continue reading →

Transportation

Is your bus route one of the slowest in Boston? A new study shows the worst performers.

Two free bus routes are among the ten slowest in the city, according to TransitMatters. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Teenager charged as adult in fatal Mattapan shooting of Stoughton student

Allen Curry, 16, was arraigned as an adult on a first-degree murder and firearms indictment in Suffolk Superior Court. Continue reading →

Maine

Portland, Maine, mother and three children remain split in US detention centers

Those close to the family fear they could be deported quickly, before an attorney is secured. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Ranking the Red Sox’ top 10 prospects, and the biggest questions we have about each

Just two of the team’s top 10 prospects were identified that way a year ago. Continue reading →

Celtics

The message for Joe Mazzulla: It’s time to let Anfernee Simons cook up some Celtics buckets

It seems the more the Boston newcomer plays, the better and more productive he’s going to get. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots expected to be without rookie left tackle Will Campbell for multiple games

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said Monday the team will have to make a decision this week on whether to place Campbell on injured reserve. Continue reading →

Retail

US consumers plan to cut Black Friday spending for first time since 2021, survey shows

Nearly three-quarters of Gen Z respondents plan to shop in-person on Black Friday. Continue reading →

Bold Types

Ashley Stolba follows Yvonne Hao out of Healey administration and into Flagship

The state's economic development undersecretary is about to join Flagship Pioneering as its vice president of operations, working alongside chief operating officer Hao. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Massport picks local marina owner to redevelop North Jetty site in South Boston

The Massport board voted to designate Boston Marine Terminal LLC to redevelop 16 acres and to rebuild the crumbling North Jetty on the South Boston waterfront. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Black power activist known as H. Rap Brown, dies at 82

Mr. Al-Amin, who as H. Rap Brown defined Black militancy in the 1960s with a call to arms against white oppression, and who later lived quietly as a Muslim cleric and shopkeeper until his arrest in 2000 in the killing of a sheriff's deputy, died Sunday in a federal prison hospital in North Carolina. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Terry Martin Hekker, a happy housewife scorned, dies at 92

She wrote two popular memoirs: the first about the joys of married life, the second about her husband serving her divorce papers on their 40th anniversary. Continue reading →

Continue reading →

Love Letters

Never had a high school love

How do you kick-start your romantic life when you’re in your 20s? Continue reading →

Television

A new HBO doc shows how the 1985 Chicago Bears did the Super Bowl Shuffle

The video was recorded the day after the Bears suffered a humiliating loss to the Miami Dolphins. Continue reading →

Music

A haunting concerto by Thomas de Hartmann, and a spectacular surprise debut by Anna Handler at BSO

Joshua Bell joined the orchestra for de Hartmann’s 1943 concerto, which was written in response to the Nazi invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading →