Politics

Biden offers LGBTQ protections, an ideological departure from Trump-era policy

President Biden’s order last week to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination — and his reversal Monday of a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military — deliver powerful legal and symbolic wins to a community often marginalized by former president Donald Trump. Continue reading →

Politics

Republicans waver on punishing Trump as impeachment trial looms

House Democrats delivered the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate late Monday for the start of his historic trial, but Republican senators were easing off their criticism of the former president and shunning calls to convict him over the deadly siege at the US Capitol. Continue reading →

Nation

Justice Dept. watchdog to investigate possible improper efforts by officials to ‘alter the outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election’

The Justice Department’s inspector general announced Monday that its office is opening an investigation into whether any current or former department official tried to improperly “alter the outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election.” Continue reading →

World

Israel’s early vaccine data offers hope

Israel, which leads the world in vaccinating its population against the coronavirus, has produced some encouraging news: Early results show a significant drop in infection after just one shot of a two-dose vaccine, and better than expected results after both doses. Continue reading →

World

Mexicans worry that even getting COVID won’t make their leader take it seriously

For nearly a year, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador had minimized the pandemic, claiming that religious amulets protected him, refusing to wear masks, and even drinking from the same clay pot as supporters. It was only a matter of time until he got sick himself, some Mexicans said. Continue reading →

World

UN chief urges global alliance to counter rise of neo-Nazis

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged coordinated global action on Monday to build an alliance against the growth and spread of neo-Nazism and white supremacy and the resurgence of xenophobia, anti-Semitism, and hate speech sparked partly by the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

The US Senate needs to learn to function again

A good first step would be to fix the filibuster rule. Continue reading →

OPINION

Joe Biden, Tom Brady, and the matter of age

At 43, Brady proved the skeptics wrong about his physical abilities by leading the Buccaneers to the Super Bowl. At 78, Biden is the oldest president in American history. Is it fair to re-up speculation about his age? Continue reading →

OPINION

Companies need to reevaluate the full range of their political spending

Corporate funding has contributed to the degrading of our democracy. In many cases it conflicts with professed company stances, eroding public support for business. Continue reading →

Metro

Baker adds sites, accelerates vaccinations for residents 65 and over while hundreds of thousands of doses sit unused

Governor Charlie Baker outlined a plan on Monday to add more than 60 injection sites across the state, including three new mass vaccination locations, while moving residents age 65 and over forward in line for the next phase of COVID-19 shots. Continue reading →

Metro

Baker adds sites, accelerates vaccinations for residents 65 and over while hundreds of thousands of doses sit unused

Governor Charlie Baker outlined a plan on Monday to add more than 60 injection sites across the state, including three new mass vaccination locations, while moving residents age 65 and over forward in line for the next phase of COVID-19 shots. Continue reading →

Politics

As legislators scrambled, Baker gained an edge in what became law

Even with Democratic supermajorities in the House and Senate, Republican Governor Charlie Baker leveraged a rushed, and at times divided, Legislature to reshape some of the biggest laws — including a major policing bill — in the legislative session that ended this month. Continue reading →

Celtics

Celtics game Wednesday at San Antonio in question because of COVID issues with Spurs

If Wednesday's game is postponed, one option would be to stay in Chicago and play a makeup game against the Bulls. Continue reading →

Celtics 119, Bulls 103

Celtics look dangerous with Jayson Tatum, and other observations after a rout of the Bulls

Tatum scored 24 points on 10 for 21 shooting while Jaylen Brown led the way for the Celtics in a 119-103 victory with 26 points on 10 for 21 shooting. Continue reading →

red sox

Red Sox acquire reliever Adam Ottavino in trade with Yankees

The 35-year-old reliever, a Northeastern alumnus, was acquired along with a pitching prospect for a player to be named. Continue reading →

Business

As new strains complicate vaccine picture, Moderna plans studies of a COVID-19 booster shot

The Cambridge biotech said its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine generates a weaker immune response against a worrisome strain of the disease that first emerged in South Africa, prompting the firm to plan a clinical study of a “booster” shot. The company said those antibody levels are still enough to protect people against the South African variant. Continue reading →

Business

Amazon plans to add 3,000 more jobs in a new Seaport building

For Amazon ― which would have nearly 7,000 employees in Boston and Cambridge when its buildings are fully occupied ― having a major physical presence here will help it innovate and grow, a company vice president said. Continue reading →

Business

As new strains complicate vaccine picture, Moderna plans studies of a COVID-19 booster shot

The Cambridge biotech said its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine generates a weaker immune response against a worrisome strain of the disease that first emerged in South Africa, prompting the firm to plan a clinical study of a “booster” shot. The company said those antibody levels are still enough to protect people against the South African variant. Continue reading →

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LOVE LETTERS

Having trouble getting over a high school breakup

Help a reader get over a first breakup. Continue reading →

ASK MATTHEW

TV disagreements are the fun part of the job

My opinion about a show may not align with the views of many readers, which is . . . healthy. Continue reading →

Music

Boylston’s Lazour brothers give their songs from ‘Cairo’ a second life

Instead of re-creating the songs as they were performed at the ART in 2019, the album emphasizes new interpretations. Continue reading →