The teachers union argues that because the rate has risen to 4.1 percent, all educators should have the option to teach remotely. The district, however, argues that because the Public Health Commission determined it is safe for schools to be open, staff members providing services to high-needs students must be there in person. Continue reading →
The presidential debate scheduled for next week seemed unlikely to take place after President Trump said Thursday that he would refuse to participate in a virtual matchup and Joe Biden pledged to hold a televised town-hall gathering with voters on the night of the planned event. Continue reading →
Pilfered petunias. Stolen sunflowers. Burgled begonias. A Somerville plant bandit sent ripples of fear and frustration through the community with a series of puzzling thefts. Continue reading →
The presidential debate scheduled for next week seemed unlikely to take place after President Trump said Thursday that he would refuse to participate in a virtual matchup and Joe Biden pledged to hold a televised town-hall gathering with voters on the night of the planned event. Continue reading →
Michigan’s attorney general has charged seven people with plotting to target law enforcement and attack the state Capitol building. The announcement comes after six others were charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Continue reading →
The US military was blindsided Thursday by President Trump’s assertion that all US troops will be out of Afghanistan by the end of the year, with US officials saying they are not aware of such a plan and have gotten no actual order to accelerate the more gradual pullout they’ve been executing. Continue reading →
Armenia accused Azerbaijan on Thursday of shelling a historic cathedral in the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where nearly two weeks of heavy fighting has killed hundreds of people. Continue reading →
European Union interior ministers agreed Thursday that sweeping new proposals to revamp the bloc’s failed asylum system should form the basis for negotiations on building a fresh policy for managing the arrival of unauthorized migrants in Europe. Continue reading →
The cruel changes in the government’s Body Mass Index defines me as ‘obese.’ On the other hand, I’ve benefited from the constant redefinition of ‘middle age.’ Continue reading →
The teachers union argues that because the rate has risen to 4.1 percent, all educators should have the option to teach remotely. The district, however, argues that because the Public Health Commission determined it is safe for schools to be open, staff members providing services to high-needs students must be there in person. Continue reading →
Pilfered petunias. Stolen sunflowers. Burgled begonias. A Somerville plant bandit sent ripples of fear and frustration through the community with a series of puzzling thefts. Continue reading →
Over the past few weeks, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, and his lieutenants have watched the presidential race with an increasing sense of alarm. Continue reading →
The “new normal” during the COVID-19 pandemic brings a new kind of ribbon-cutting ceremony for elected officials such as Governor Charlie Baker. Continue reading →
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a second week while remaining elevated, as the labor market makes little progress amid risks of further weakness without additional federal stimulus. Continue reading →
Jim Dwyer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, columnist and author whose stylish journalism captured the human dramas of New York City for readers of New York Newsday, The Daily News and The New York Times for nearly four decades, died on Thursday in Manhattan. He was 63. Continue reading →
A work of documentary poetry that follows Sibil “Fox” Rich over nearly two decades as she tries to free her husband, Robert, from an unjust prison sentence. Continue reading →
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