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COVID-19 Vaccines

As other states start vaccinating the general public, Massachusetts will announce its schedule for everyone

Governor Charlie Baker said his administration will announce on Wednesday morning the schedule for when all adults in Massachusetts will become eligible to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Continue reading →

Politics

Pivots and reversals mark Governor Baker’s vaccine rollout

Baker aides say the governor has made the best choices he can in the face of an unprecedented situation, while his critics see an unpredictable, ever-changing plan. Continue reading →

New England

What’s up with those blocked-off stairs in downtown Boston? An answer, one year later

The curved stairs have long been blocked off by metal gates, making them all the more intriguing. The more inquisitive among us will peek through the openings, but all they will see is a forgotten bit of the city’s history, dark and dusty, sloping toward a frosted window and doorway. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Fenway Sports Group adds LeBron James as partner, approves deal to jump-start plan to acquire more teams

By becoming a partner in FSG, the Lakers star will become a part-owner of the Red Sox as well as other FSG subsidiaries. Continue reading →

Politics

Russian interference in 2020 included influencing Trump associates, report says

President Vladimir Putin of Russia authorized extensive efforts to hurt the candidacy of Joe Biden during the election last year, including by mounting covert operations to influence people close to President Donald Trump, according to a declassified intelligence report released Tuesday. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

In Pennsylvania, Biden showcases aid to small businesses

It was the president’s first stop in a cross-country administration roadshow designed to publicize, and take credit for, the virus relief package. Continue reading →

Politics

Homeland Security chief defends US handling of border surge

The number of children crossing by themselves rose 60 percent from January to more than 9,400 in February, according to the most recent statistics available. Continue reading →

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Alaska GOP censures Murkowski, looks for ’22 challenger

The vote to censure Murkowski was 53-17 at a Saturday meeting in Anchorage. The decision had not been publicly announced by the party. Continue reading →

The World

World

Visiting Japan, top US envoys set combative tone for China talks

Just days before the Biden administration’s first face-to-face encounter with China, two senior US envoys used a visit to Tokyo on Tuesday to set a confrontational tone for the talks, rebuking what they called “coercion” and “destabilizing actions” by China in its increasingly aggressive military forays in the region. Continue reading →

World

Israel reveals newly discovered fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls

Israeli researchers Tuesday unveiled dozens of newly discovered Dead Sea Scroll fragments containing biblical texts dating back nearly 2,000 years. Continue reading →

World

EU regulator ‘convinced’ AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk

Experts have noted that such concerns are inevitable in mass vaccination campaigns — with so many people getting shots, some are bound to get sick even if the vaccine is not to blame. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

As Republicans normalize political violence, the Jan. 6 insurrection goes on

For now, odious legislation has replaced lead pipes as the GOP’s weapon of choice in dismantling democracy. Continue reading →

OPINION

Can conspiracists be rescued from the rabbit hole?

Not likely, say two experts. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Boston police overtime still out of control

Mayor Walsh’s grand gesture has been revealed as no more than a shell game. Continue reading →

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Metro

adrian walker

Charlie Baker’s charmed political life has hit a snag

Remember when Massachusetts loved Governor Charlie Baker? His glow began to fade when the second coronavirus surge started to drive the numbers up. Continue reading →

Higher Education

How to make up for the pandemic’s devastating learning loss? Massachusetts families say summer school will be key

As Massachusetts leaders and school officials grapple with how to make up for lost learning from the pandemic, a clear majority of parents say robust summer school offerings need to be a part of the solution. Continue reading →

Metro

Globe opinion staff and BU Center for Antiracist Research launch The Emancipator

The Emancipator will build on the tradition that abolitionist newspapers began two centuries ago while attempting to further racial justice by amplifying important voices, arguments, and fact-based analysis. Continue reading →

Sports

Jazz 117, Celtics 109

Healthy Jazz fend off Celtics, and other observations

Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points, one of six Jazz players in double digits, while the Celtics only attempted four free throws for the game. Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

Patriots’ free agency spending frenzy has heads — and theories — spinning

They used to laugh at bad teams that opened their wallets for free agents. And ... there is still a big piece missing. Continue reading →

patriots

Patriots continue free agent spending spree, signing tight end Hunter Henry to three-year deal

Henry has long been admired by Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who has locked up the top two tight ends on the market. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Moderna begins testing its COVID vaccine in babies, young children

The American Academy of Pediatrics has called for expanding vaccine trials to include children. Continue reading →

Business

Environmental groups criticize potential development of Widett Circle because of flooding issues

A coalition of more than 15 environmental advocacy organizations, led by the Charles River Watershed Association, sent a letter to Mayor Martin J. Walsh and members of the City Council on Tuesday, expressing concerns about tidal flooding in the low-lying Widett Circle area. Continue reading →

Innovation Economy

N.H. ski-lift entrepreneurs innovate with products for backyards and resorts

A new, lightweight rope tow designed by a New Hampshire startup is being used in Vermont backyards, as well as at ski resorts as far away as Idaho and Japan. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Ronald DeFeo Jr., whose slayings of family members launched ‘The Amityville Horror,’ dies at 69

Ronald DeFeo Jr. was 69 when he died March 12 at a hospital in Albany, N.Y. He was still an inmate of a maximum-security prison in Sullivan County, N.Y. The death was confirmed by the New York Department of Corrections and Community Services, and an autopsy is pending to determine the cause of death. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

ART

Artist Nora Valdez lets cancer patients light the way with ‘We Heal’

The project was created collaboratively with patients from Boston Medical Center and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Continue reading →

BOOKS

Lois Lowry’s latest book finds ‘something human and personal’ in mass tragedy

“On the Horizon: World War II Reflections” is a work in verse about the bombings of Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. Continue reading →

ART

Artist behind Pru installation wants everyone to ‘look up’

Cicely Carew's new hanging sculptures are meant to fill viewers with wonder and light. Continue reading →