Politics

Crucial Georgia Senate runoffs are shaped by economic pain

The economy has emerged as a key vulnerability for the two Republican incumbents, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. The Democrats’ economic message is a sharp contrast with how Loeffler, Perdue, and their allies paint a picture on the campaign trail of an economy in recovery. Continue reading →

Nation

New York City will change many selective schools to address segregation

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday major changes to the way hundreds of New York City’s selective middle and high schools admit their students, a move intended to address long-simmering concerns that admissions policies have discriminated against Black and Latino students and exacerbated segregation in the country’s largest school district. Continue reading →

Nation

Justices put off ruling on Trump plan for immigrants and census

The court said a lawsuit challenging the plan was premature since it was not clear that there is a realistic prospect that the administration will succeed in its efforts to count those immigrants. Continue reading →

World

Iran builds at underground nuclear facility amid US tensions

Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the US over its atomic program, according to satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press on Friday. Continue reading →

World

In a tough year, a nativity scene ‘that has had problems’

Every year, the Vatican unveils a different Nativity scene, usually donated by an Italian town, to be displayed next to the ancient obelisk in the center of St. Peter’s Square. This year the Vatican went in another direction, toward Castelli, a town in the Abruzzo region of central-eastern Italy known for centuries for its ceramics. Continue reading →

World

Europe is paying less than US for many coronavirus vaccines

The European Union is paying less money than the United States for a range of coronavirus vaccines, including the Pfizer-BioNTech inoculation currently being rolled out across the country, according to a Washington Post comparison of the breakdowns. Continue reading →

OPINION

The problem with protest

Where is the line between lawful dissent and incitement? Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Boston is setting an example on fair housing. Will other communities follow?

The City of Boston has taken steps to reverse patterns of housing discrimination, but its initiatives won’t be enough without regional support. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Out of the way, little people — big energy project coming through

A Globe report on a Weymouth community's frustrating battle against an energy giant stirred voices of outrage, concern, and resolve from readers. Continue reading →

Politics

House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo discloses he’s in talks for job at Northeastern, setting off succession campaign

Robert A. DeLeo filed his long awaited ethics disclosure Friday, potentially marking the beginning of the end of his tenure as the longest-serving House speaker in Massachusetts history. Continue reading →

Higher Education

MIT disciplines professor over Jeffrey Epstein donations, but will allow him to continue teaching

Calling Seth Lloyd's decision to accept donations from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “poor judgment,” MIT on Friday announced that it will limit his pay and his involvement in undergraduate advising for five years. Continue reading →

Metro

Today in History

Today is Saturday, Dec. 19, the 354th day of 2020. There are 12 days left in the year. Continue reading →

stan grossfeld

As winter chill settles in, they haven’t been deterred from getting in a sweat

A humble, dozen-station exercise area near a bend in the Charles River has become a regular stop for a swath of people looking to keep themselves moving in a time of pandemic. Continue reading →

Celtics Notebook

Celtics coach Brad Stevens knows Nets belong among best in the East

Led by Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn will take its place alongside Miami, Milwaukee, and Boston in the Eastern Conference. Continue reading →

Gary Washburn

Celtics looked unprepared and disorganized in loss to Nets

Boston looked befuddled and confused on offense and didn’t appear to read the scouting report on defense. Continue reading →

Business

Not long ago, Moderna had plenty of doubters

Moderna was not on anyone’s “Most Likely to Succeed” list one year ago. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading →

Business

Neither snow, nor rain, nor ... COVID-19? Post office struggles with holiday deluge

The usual holiday crunch has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, which long ago sent delivery services into hyperdrive. And the brunt of it is falling on the United States Postal Service. Continue reading →

Business

Not long ago, Moderna had plenty of doubters

Moderna was not on anyone’s “Most Likely to Succeed” list one year ago. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jack Steinberger, Nobel winner in physics, dies at 99

Jack Steinberger, who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics for expanding understanding of the ghostly neutrino, a staggeringly ubiquitous subatomic particle, died Saturday at his home in Geneva. He was 99. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Lidia Menapace, who fought fascists and sexists, dies at 96

Lidia Menapace, as she recounted in a memoir and interviews, often risked her life as a member of Italy’s clandestine resistance fighting the Nazis and Italian Fascist forces in World War II. And like many female partisans, her contributions were discounted by male members. Continue reading →

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Arts

New Repertory Theatre’s Michael J. Bobbitt chosen to lead Mass Cultural Council

He becomes the highest-ranking cultural official in Massachusetts at a time when arts organizations from Boston to the Berkshires are fighting for their lives. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

How is he so sure about me?

One has mentioned marriage. The other isn't sure. Is that OK? Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

‘L.A. Law,’ ‘Night Court’ sequels reportedly in the works

Deadline is reporting that ABC is developing a sequel to “L.A. Law” that will star Blair Underwood, and a sequel to “Night Court” is in the works at NBC, with John Larroquette set to star. Continue reading →