Coronavirus

Will we ever wear real clothes again?

You know those people who are delighted to be back in their work clothes? Well, this story is not for them. It’s for the rest of us — the feral majority, for whom Casual Friday is now the dressiest day of the week. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump alleges ‘left-wing indoctrination’ in schools, says new commission will push ‘pro-American’ history

President Donald Trump pressed his case Thursday that US schools are indoctrinating children with a left-wing agenda hostile to the nation's Founding Fathers, describing efforts to educate students about racism and slavery as an insult to the country's lofty founding principles. Continue reading →

Nation

Attorney General William Barr reportedly told prosecutors to consider sedition charges for protest violence

Attorney General William Barr told federal prosecutors in a call last week that they should consider charging rioters and others who committed violent crimes at protests in recent months with sedition, according to two people familiar with the call. Continue reading →

World

Navalny team alleges Novichok found in hotel water bottle

Colleagues of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that a water bottle with a trace of the Novichok nerve agent was found in his hotel room in the Siberian city of Tomsk after he fell ill on a flight from there to Moscow last month. Continue reading →

World

Austrian minister to Trump: No, we do not live in forests

The Austrian government has spoken up to correct President Trump’s claim that people in its country live in “forest cities.” Continue reading →

World

US envoy begins second recent high-level visit to Taiwan

US Under Secretary of State Keith Krach arrived in Taiwan on Thursday for the second visit by a high-level American official in two months, prompting a stern warning and threat of possible retaliation from China. Continue reading →

OPINION

America’s shameful history of sterilizing women

In the United States, forced sterilization is nothing new. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Speaking of ‘Rage,’ rage, and the president on the page

As some question whether author Bob Woodward waited too long to reveal what he knew, readers keep their ire pointed squarely on President Trump. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Waiting, impatiently, for military brass to weigh in

"The role of our military leadership, active or retired, is to protect our democracy, period." Continue reading →

Metro

Walsh leads Wu in GBH poll on 2021 Boston mayoral race

Mayor Martin J. Walsh led City Councilor Michelle Wu by 23 points in a hypothetical 2021 mayoral matchup that also included Councilor Andrea Campbell, according to a GBH poll released Thursday. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

SJC confronts systemic racism in interactions between police and people of color

The court issued decisions aimed at assuring that equal protection under the law replaces what the panel called the “long history of race-based policing” in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Education

Boston schools brace for bumpy start, from 20,000 late Chromebooks to sliding enrollment

School openings in Boston often come with annoying glitches, most notably tardy school buses. But the coronavirus pandemic has brought even more complexity to the first day, potentially making Monday unlike any other. Continue reading →

US Open Notebook

Phil Mickelson: ‘I’m so sick of this’

It was a dreadful day for Phil Mickelson, who slogged his way to a 9-over par 79 on the first day of the US Open at Winged Foot. Continue reading →

Sports

Former Stanford reliever pitches personal-finance education through storytelling

Weston High grad Sahil Bloom has a mission: educate people young and old about taking charge of their financial futures. Continue reading →

Patriots

Steve Grogan — the Patriots' last mobile quarterback — likes what Cam Newton is bringing to New England

Grogan holds every major rushing record for quarterbacks in franchise history. He may be giving some up this year. Continue reading →

Business

Moderna CEO: Company expects to know in November whether COVID-19 vaccine works

Stephane Bancel says the Cambridge biotech could deliver 100 million doses to the federal government early next year. Continue reading →

Business

Moderna CEO: Company expects to know in November whether COVID-19 vaccine works

Stephane Bancel says the Cambridge biotech could deliver 100 million doses to the federal government early next year. Continue reading →

Business

In new model for media, Globe signs subscription and events deal with Biogen

The company membership program reflects business trends in the news industry, as media outlets move toward relying more on subscriber revenue and less on traditional ad sales. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Nancy Dine, filmmaker and muse of artist Jim Dine, dies at 83

Her short documentary, “Jim Dine: A Self Portrait on the Walls,” was nominated for an Academy Award. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jack ‘Murph the Surf’ Murphy, heist mastermind, dies at 83

He transfixed the nation in 1964 by pulling off the biggest jewel heist in New York City history — including the celebrated snatching of the Star of India. Continue reading →

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HELP DESK

Where to find peak foliage trackers for each New England state

Here’s where to get help planning your annual leaf-peeping. Continue reading →

DAILY DISTRACTION

First look: A glimpse inside Cape Cod’s Airstream hotel

Take a break from reality with this eye candy, because midcentury glamping arrives in Massachusetts this March. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Killer of Sheep’ captures the many moods of 1970s Watts

Charles Burnett's first feature, from 1977, is available via the Coolidge Corner's Virtual Screening Room. Continue reading →