Coronavirus

Is pandemic isolation destroying our social skills?

As the pandemic wears on, wiping out every known activity, we’re starting to look back with nostalgia at small talk. Continue reading →

Politics

The crucial COVID-19 question no one in the White House will answer

Trump and his aides have repeatedly dodged an equally important and easier to answer question, one that would help uncover who the president himself may have exposed and whether he should have been campaigning in the days before he announced his diagnosis late last week: the date of his last negative COVID-19 test. Continue reading →

Nation

President Trump to speak at White House event, as status of his COVID-19 infection remains unclear

President Trump is planning to hold his first public event since he tested positive for the coronavirus, speaking at a Saturday gathering at the White House in a show of defiance that has become a central theme of his reelection campaign. Continue reading →

World

UN World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize

The United Nations' World Food Program on Friday won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity in regions of conflict and hardship around the globe. Continue reading →

World

From hiding, Kyrgyzstan’s leader declares state of emergency

Four days after vanishing during a wave of attacks on government buildings by opposition protesters, the president of Kyrgyzstan declared a state of emergency in the capital of his Central Asian country Friday, ordering the military into the city to halt unrest, confining residents to their homes and banning public gatherings. Continue reading →

World

Surfer vanishes in suspected shark attack in Australia

A surfboard was found at Wylie Bay near the town of Esperance and a search was underway for the man who had been riding it, a police statement said. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

States need significant economic stimulus from Washington

Massachusetts and many other states face severe revenue shortfalls without it. Continue reading →

OPINION

To protect the election, prosecutors and lawyers everywhere must stand up to Attorney General Barr

If mobilized to favor one candidate’s election success, the DOJ’s army of lawyers and agents could swing the outcome of a contested national vote against the people’s will. Continue reading →

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Metro

Boston-area Armenians are mobilizing in response to the conflict with Azerbaijan

Nina Vosbigian hasn’t slept well since Sept. 27, when fighting broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Continue reading →

Politics

As Mass. weighs ranked-choice voting, Maine’s ‘experiment’ offers evidence of promises kept, still unfulfilled

Two years after ranked-choice elections began in Maine, the statewide system — the only one of its kind in the country — has lived a tangled existence, buffeted by legal challenges and partisan bickering that complicate the road map Maine could otherwise provide to Massachusetts voters. Continue reading →

Metro

Boston-area Armenians are mobilizing in response to the conflict with Azerbaijan

Nina Vosbigian hasn’t slept well since Sept. 27, when fighting broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Continue reading →

Heat 111, Lakers 108

Heat stay alive, knock off Lakers to force a Game 6

Jimmy Butler outdueled LeBron James down the stretch to lift the Heat. Continue reading →

Patriots

For second straight day, all Patriots COVID-19 tests come back negative, game on track for Monday

The Patriots plan on returning to the practice field Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Continue reading →

Celtics

How Duncan Robinson’s supporters back home in New England are cheering him on in the NBA Finals

Before each game, he's received video messages from old teammates, ranging from his grade-school AAU buddies to college coach John Beilein. Continue reading →

Business

Apple prepares to launch 5G iPhones into unready US market

(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. is set to embrace 5G as one of its most significant additions to this year’s iPhones, but the technology is still not ready for the masses in the U.S. Continue reading →

Business

An empty warehouse will become a ‘center of gravity’ in fast-changing Allston

A developer has filed plans to turn the site into a complex with 800,000 square feet of space for life science offices, housing, and parks. Continue reading →

Business

Harvard names Srikant Datar the new dean of its business school

Harvard has promoted professor Srikant Datar to be the next dean of Harvard Business School, taking over for Nitin Nohria when he steps down at the end of the year. Continue reading →

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COMMUNITY

MFA presents findings on a sculpture and its ‘complicated history’ for Indigenous People’s Day

Associate curator Layla Bermeo will give a virtual talk on responses to Cyrus Dallin’s “Appeal to the Great Spirit.” Continue reading →

MUSEUMS

Colorful stories about Harvard’s vast pigment collection

Harvard University Art Museums has a new online audio tour of its Forbes Pigment Collection. Continue reading →

NAMES

It’s a boy! Mindy Kaling secretly gave birth last month

The Cambridge native revealed the big news Thursday on "The Late Show." Continue reading →