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Metro

Almost a decade after Annie Dookhan and the state drug lab scandal, the fallout is growing

Eight years after news broke of corruption within the state’s two drug labs, the scandal is far from over. Continue reading →

Politics

GOP rebuffs Trump on $2,000 aid, defense as Congress wraps up

The Senate wrapped up a rare New Year’s Day session with Republicans rejecting President Trump’s demand for $2,000 COVID-19 aid checks and overriding his veto of a sweeping defense bill, an unusual one-two rebuke at the end of a chaotic Congress. Continue reading →

Food & Dining

Eating dinner ridiculously early? You’re not alone

The early dark. The lack of activities. The stress eating. Is it any wonder we’re starting dinner at 5? Continue reading →

Higher Education

Vaccines are on the horizon, but most college students and workers are at the back of the line to get them

College students have been among the most frequently tested in Massachusetts for COVID-19, but they may be among the last to get vaccinated against the virus. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Nearly 40 years later, a former Boy Scout remains haunted by alleged assault

“I was afraid to tell anybody, afraid to be ridiculed, and afraid of how people would think of me.” Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

GOP rebuffs Trump on $2,000 aid, defense as Congress wraps up

The Senate wrapped up a rare New Year’s Day session with Republicans rejecting President Trump’s demand for $2,000 COVID-19 aid checks and overriding his veto of a sweeping defense bill, an unusual one-two rebuke at the end of a chaotic Congress. Continue reading →

Nation

GOP torn over Trump’s Electoral College challenge of Biden

President Trump’s extraordinary challenge of his election defeat by President-elect Joe Biden is becoming a defining moment for the Republican Party before next week’s joint session of Congress to confirm the Electoral College results. Continue reading →

Nation

How the search for Gizmo, the missing llama, brought people together in New York

Gizmo had jumped his fence and was gone, and the efforts by many people to find him were proving fruitless. Then someone who had seen a "lost llama" poster saw what appeared to be a lost llama. Continue reading →

The World

World

The Taliban is carrying out a reign of terror in the Afghan capital ahead of peace talks next week

A rash of targeted shootings and bombings in the Afghan capital have killed several dozen journalists, civic leaders, physicians, democracy advocates, and government officials. Continue reading →

World

Brexit customs checks make a quiet debut at UK ports

At the ports and terminals on Britain’s southeastern coast, a new era began Friday morning without much fuss. Ferries and trains that carry goods to France from Dover and Folkestone were running on time, and drivers snaked their trucks into the port unencumbered by congestion. Continue reading →

World

‘Our children die in our hands’: Floods ravage South Sudan

The waters began rising in June, washing away crops, swamping roads and worsening hunger and disease in the young nation struggling to recover from civil war. Now famine is a threat. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

A speakership without limits is a bad idea

The new Massachusetts House should restore term limits for its leader as one small way to restore public trust and curb the power unlimited years breeds. Continue reading →

OPINION

Build a vaccination corps to reopen America

While our public health leaders know what must be done, their critical work could be supported by a national COVID-19 Vaccine Corps, a volunteer pool to help support the logistics of administering hundreds of millions of vaccine doses. Continue reading →

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Metro

Metro

Almost a decade after Annie Dookhan and the state drug lab scandal, the fallout is growing

Eight years after news broke of corruption within the state’s two drug labs, the scandal is far from over. Continue reading →

Metro

Baker signs new health care law covering telehealth, other services into effect

The Baker administration said the law will supplement measures included in the new state budget that require Massachusetts insurers to use a standard credentialing form, and prohibit additional costs for same-day billing for multiple primary care and behavioral health visits. Continue reading →

Metro

Almost a decade after Annie Dookhan and the state drug lab scandal, the fallout is growing

Eight years after news broke of corruption within the state’s two drug labs, the scandal is far from over. Continue reading →

Sports

Pistons 96, Celtics 93

Celtics rally, then blow late lead and other observations of their loss to the Pistons

Down by 21 in the first half, Tatum (28 points) and Brown (25) brought the Celtics back before they went cold late. Continue reading →

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Lack of consistent effort against Pistons sinks Celtics

The Celtics missed their final 10 shots and went scoreless for the final 4:15 in a 96-93 loss. Continue reading →

chad finn

Literally and figuratively, Zdeno Chara was a giant gift to Bruins fans

It wasn't clear right away what we were getting, but it soon became apparent that he was the quintessential Bruin and a pillar of the community. Continue reading →

Business

Business

MassDevelopment awards nearly $4.5 million in grants to improve the taxi and livery industry

The funds are intended to help those businesses become more competitive in the for-hire transportation space dominated by companies such as Uber and Lyft in recent years. Continue reading →

Business

A monster wind turbine is upending an industry

Twirling above a strip of land at the mouth of Rotterdam’s harbor is a wind turbine so large it is difficult to photograph. The turning diameter of its rotor is longer than two American football fields end to end. Later models will be taller than any building on the mainland of Western Europe. Continue reading →

Business

World’s richest men added billions to their fortunes last year as others struggled

The pandemic has forced untold hardships onto many Americans, with tens of millions of families now reporting that they don't have enough to eat and millions more out of work on account of layoffs and lockdowns. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Food & Dining

Eating dinner ridiculously early? You’re not alone

The early dark. The lack of activities. The stress eating. Is it any wonder we’re starting dinner at 5? Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

How many more chances should I give him?

“Six years ago I learned that my husband had been dating about a dozen women he met on a website for married folks looking to have an affair.” Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

‘The Office’ has relocated

Netflix subscribers no longer have access to the show. As of Jan. 1, the workplace comedy is available to stream solely on Peacock. Continue reading →