Nation

Election officials directly contradict Trump on voting system fraud

Hours after President Trump repeated a baseless report that a voting machine system “deleted 2.7 million Trump votes nationwide,” he was directly contradicted by election officials, who issued a statement declaring flatly that the election “was the most secure in American history.” Continue reading →

Politics

One of the most important political operatives you’ve never heard of

Massachusetts native Jennifer O’Malley Dillon is the first woman ever to run a winning Democratic presidential campaign. Continue reading →

Coronavirus

As Mass. reaches 10,000-death milestone, a look at what’s been lost

The virus’s devastation has fallen hardest on the state’s most vulnerable populations. It has spread disproportionately through communities of color. It has raged through homeless shelters and long-term care facilities for the elderly, where those who had survived wars could not survive this. Continue reading →

World

Gunman fires on Saudi Embassy in The Hague

No one was injured in what was a rare attack on embassies or other diplomatic missions in the Netherlands, and it was not immediately clear whether the shooting was related to the violence at a World War I commemoration in Saudi Arabia a day earlier. Continue reading →

World

Britain first European country with 50,000 deaths

Britain has become the first European country to pass 50,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, with officials trying various tactics to curb a second spike in cases. Continue reading →

World

74 migrants drown after boat capsizes near Libya, UN agency says

At least 74 migrants drowned after their Europe-bound ship capsized off the coast of Libya on Thursday, the UN's migration agency said, in the latest in a series of at least eight shipwrecks in the Central Mediterranean since last month. Continue reading →

OPINION

Exile becomes Trump

What demeanor will the deposed caudillo adopt in exile? He has many examples to choose from. Continue reading →

OPINION

Despite Mitch McConnell, gridlock isn’t destiny

A new president and a closely balanced Senate offer new opportunities. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Restoring in-person learning for neediest is the right move

Bringing 200 special needs kids back to the classroom ought to be just the first move by Boston Public Schools to serve the district’s highest-need students. Continue reading →

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A heartbroken family and a circle of friends mourn a doctor who found the light in everyone she met

Those closest to Leah Zallman — a physician who dedicated her professional life to caring for the most vulnerable — are mourning an incalculable loss after she was killed in a car accident. Zallman had just cast her ballot on Election Day, and was on her way home. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Federal appeals court rules that Harvard’s use of race in admissions is sound

A ruling issued by the appeals court Thursday said Harvard’s use of race in admissions met the requirements of the law. Continue reading →

Politics

House votes to expand abortion access

Citing threats to abortion rights on a national level, the House on Thursday night voted to expand access in Massachusetts, including lowering the age limit for abortion from 18 to 16 without parental consent. Continue reading →

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It was vintage Tiger Woods in Round 1 of the Masters

Woods carded a 4-under-par 68 Thursday, finishing just three shots behind leader Paul Casey. Continue reading →

red sox

Ranking the top prospects in the Red Sox' farm system

In a season without minor league games, the Red Sox' system nonetheless emerged with more promise than it has shown in years. Continue reading →

Patriots

Cam Newton orders a new hat every week. Meet the man tasked with keeping the Patriots QB in style

Cam Newton wandered into a Los Angeles hat shop during the offseason in 2016. There, he met Alberto Hernandez. The two have been working together ever since. Continue reading →

Business

Beth Israel Lahey Health plans to acquire Joslin Diabetes Center

Leaders of the two organizations said Thursday that they are negotiating a deal and hope to reach a definitive agreement soon. It's the latest move in an ever-consolidating health care market. Continue reading →

Business

Mayor Walsh sets up three new funds to get federal aid out to small businesses in Boston

The city will distribute more than $6 million in grants to help businesses get through the winter. Continue reading →

Business

Bob Oakes is stepping down from WBUR’s ‘Morning Edition’ show

After more than 27 years hosting the local “Morning Edition” show for WBUR, Bob Oakes is stepping away from the microphone and hitting the street. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Israel Horovitz dies at 81; playwright and Gloucester Stage founder had faced numerous sexual assault accusations

The Massachusetts native's four-decade relationship with Gloucester Stage Company, as well as his career, came to a crashing halt at the end of 2017 after a bombshell report in The New York Times. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jonathan Sacks, the UK’s inclusive former chief rabbi, dies at 72

Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of the United Kingdom who emerged as an important and widely heard voice on the role of religion in the modern world, died Saturday in London. He was 72. Continue reading →

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FINDING MEANING

What’s a ‘witch hunt,’ anyway? The Salem Witch Museum has your answers

An online postcard collection reveals how museum visitors define the persecutor and the persecuted. Continue reading →

PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW

7 small shows at the Griffin Museum of Photography look at one very big topic: war and its aftermath

Grouped under the heading “Tours of Duty,” the shows feature everything from portraits to conceptual works. Continue reading →

TELEVISION REVIEW

The Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher eras elevate the palace intrigue of ‘The Crown’

The epic yet intimate series returns to Netflix with a particularly eventful and poignant fourth season, as it tracks the punishing Thatcher era and the courtship and marriage of Charles and Diana. Continue reading →