Boston school nurses, teachers, and bus drivers demonstrated Wednesday at City Hall against reopening schools in the fall, saying conditions amid the pandemic would be too dangerous without massive investments in protective gear, new staff, rapid coronavirus testing, and buildings’ air ventilation systems. Continue reading →
It’s looking ever more certain that we’ll all be working from home, and going to college and kindergarten from here, and eating every meal onsite, and vacationing and exercising in place, too, until Q1 2021 at least. Continue reading →
“Everybody is looking for the truth,” said Chris Burbank vice president for law enforcement strategy for the Center for Policing Equity. “The truth does not lie in that video.” Continue reading →
The chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook, four tech giants worth nearly $5 trillion combined, faced withering questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike Wednesday for the tactics and market dominance that had made their enterprises successful. Continue reading →
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will reject new applications and shorten renewal periods for an Obama-era program that shields young people from deportation, taking a defiant stance after the US Supreme Court refused to let it be scrapped completely. Continue reading →
President Trump called for a quick fix Wednesday to address expiring unemployment benefits and a moratorium on evictions, saying the other parts of the GOP’s $1 trillion relief bill can wait. Continue reading →
President Trump said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that he has not spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin about US intelligence reports of Russian bounties given to Taliban-linked militants to kill US and coalition forces in Afghanistan. Continue reading →
The legislation furthers control over platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Critics worry it will be used to stifle dissent and criticism of the government. Continue reading →
An unforeseen summer surge of cases in countries that had seemingly quelled their outbreaks is helping to drive the unrelenting growth of the global pandemic, undercutting predictions that a ‘‘second wave’’ would not occur until the fall. Continue reading →
In this perilous moment, no one else can speak more eloquently from the lived experience of battling racism and sexism, of working to uphold the fragile promises of our democracy. Continue reading →
It’s easy to see this as another cynical move, designed to provoke anger and unrest in urban America — and more fear in the rest of the country. Continue reading →
A management consultant from Boston described how he and his wife jumped in a kayak to try and help save Julie Dimperio Holowach, a seasonal Maine resident who was attacked by a great white shark off Bailey Island. Continue reading →
Though a precise count doesn’t exist, there are an estimated 30 to 40 Black staffers in the Legislature. And there are six Black members of the 13-person Black and Latino Legislative Caucus. The State House is a very white building. Continue reading →
“I don’t think Mac ever got over the World Series,” said former Red Sox pitcher Bruce Hurst. Many other people believe the same thing. Continue reading →
With at least a dozen teams legitimate contenders to make the NBA Finals, the changes playing inside the bubble will need to be quickly navigated. Continue reading →
General Electric Co. predicted slow gains in operations this year and next after the coronavirus pandemic battered results in the second quarter. Continue reading →
Best-known for its contributions to public art, the nonprofit Beyond Walls is looking for a new niche that can help outdoor restaurants, construction companies, and community organizations keep their patrons’ and employees’ hands clean. Continue reading →
Rene Carpenter, the last surviving member of the much-glorified cohort of Mercury 7 astronauts and their wives, whom Tom Wolfe immortalized in his bestselling 1979 book “The Right Stuff,” died on Friday in Denver. She was 92. Continue reading →
Lou Henson, the plain-spoken coach who took New Mexico State and Illinois to the Final Four during a 21-year career that included nearly 800 victories and a feud with fellow Big Ten coach Bob Knight, has died. He was 88. Continue reading →
Former Indiana Governor Joe Kernan, a Vietnam prisoner of war who entered politics and was thrust into the state’s top office when his predecessor suffered a deadly stroke, died Wednesday at age 74. Continue reading →
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