Nation

Sexual anguish of Atlanta suspect is familiar thorn for evangelicals

The man accused of killing eight people at Atlanta-area spas was a churchgoer who told officers he had a “sexual addiction.” For observers of Christian evangelicalism, the suspect's characterization of his motivations was recognizable: He seemed to have had a fixation on sexual temptation, one that can lead to despair among people who believe they are failing to follow the ideal of refraining from sexual desire outside heterosexual marriage. Some evangelical teaching indicates that sexual sins are more serious than others. Continue reading →

Nation

Frozen immigration system begins to thaw, and towns on border brace for flood

As the Biden administration thaws an immigration system that had largely been frozen over the past year, towns along the 1,954-mile border are bracing for what federal officials warn will be a sharp increase in releases of migrants in their communities in the coming weeks. Continue reading →

Nation

After being scratched and punched, Trump wax figure is removed

When he was in office, Donald Trump often complained that he felt battered and under assault, but that did not compare with the physical beating a wax statue of the former president recently endured at a Texas attraction. Continue reading →

World

Striking Myanmar rail workers move out as protests continue

Residents of Myanmar’s second-biggest city helped striking railway workers move out of their state-supplied housing Saturday after the authorities said they would have to leave if they kept supporting the protest movement against last month’s military coup. Continue reading →

World

Hong Kong, its elections upended, reconsiders its dream of democracy

The Chinese government has upended the political landscape in Hong Kong, redefining the city’s relationship with democracy. Its plan to drastically overhaul the local electoral system is leaving factions across the political spectrum wondering what participation, if any, is still possible. The changes to the voting system signal the gutting of a promise that has been central to Hong Kong since its 1997 return to Chinese control: that its residents would some day get to choose their own leaders. Continue reading →

World

Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s overnight decree annulling Turkey’s ratification of the Istanbul Convention is a blow to women’s rights advocates, who say the agreement is crucial to combating domestic violence. Hundreds of women gathered at demonstrations across Turkey on Saturday to protest the move. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Stop the filibuster’s stranglehold on civil rights

The Senate should suspend the fraught practice at least to secure voting rights and civil rights for millions of Americans. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Avalanches happen — the lesson is: Know your mountain

A crack appeared in the deep snow between Ian and me. We moved very carefully and quietly away to the gully’s rock edge and lived to tell the tale. Continue reading →

LETTERS

It’s up to all of us, not just creative sector, to lobby hard for the arts

The problem isn’t that artists don’t know how to advocate. The problem is that the nearly infinite ways in which they make life worth living are so woven into the tapestry of our lives that we barely notice them. Continue reading →

Metro

Police have long had a haphazard, lax response to domestic violence within the ranks

Experts say domestic abuse within policing is vastly underreported and often overlooked by those in power. Continue reading →

Metro

‘You are my sunshine’: For nursing homes, COVID-19 vaccinations bring hope amid an uncertain future

No corner of Massachusetts life was more devastated by the coronavirus a year ago than long-term care. And none has seen infection rates drop faster since COVID-19 vaccines rolled out at the end of last year. Continue reading →

Metro

COVID is still with us. So are the bread lines

As millions across the country line up for COVID vaccines, millions are still lining up for help feeding their families. Continue reading →

NCAA Women's Frozen Four

Wisconsin defeats Northeastern in overtime to claim women’s NCAA hockey championship

The Huskies came up short in their first trip to the Frozen Four final. Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

LeBron James being a Red Sox part-owner is a good thing, and other thoughts

James’s name on the masthead represents progress for a franchise that admits being haunted by the institutional racism of a previous regime. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

There’s no space for the NCAA’s inequitable treatment of women’s basketball players

From workout space to personal supplies, the NCAA has been caught valuing the men’s game above the women’s. Continue reading →

Business

The stimulus is giving a lot of money directly to people who need it. Now what?

The package is many things — compensation for the losses of the last year, a stimulus to jolt the economy back to life, and a way to give money directly to people in need, a tack that many advocates hope signals a new approach to how the federal government helps in times of trouble. Continue reading →

Business

Larry Culp is the GE CEO who would rather hang out on the factory floor

Larry Culp is a genuine throwback, a guy who got his start on the production line, in this case the family welding shop, and became an evangelist for the exacting Japanese business philosophy centered around unrelenting improvement in business practices. Continue reading →

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IDEAS

We are totally over TV, though we can’t stop watching

As we stream our way through the pandemic, tuning in is losing its luster. Continue reading →

IDEAS

Just what is the BettyLab cooking up for girls?

A new kitchen-science initiative brings back the troublesome history of home economics. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Christine Nofchissey McHorse, Navajo ceramist, dies at 72

A celebrated potter, Christine Nofchissey McHorse earned multiple awards for her work, which is in the public collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, among other institutions. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Famed Tiffany jewelry designer Elsa Peretti dead at age 80

Elsa Peretti, who went from Halston model and Studio 54 regular in the 1960s and ’70s to one of the world’s most famous jewelry designers with timeless, fluid Tiffany & Co. collections often inspired by nature Continue reading →

Obituaries

Burtell M. Jefferson, Washington’s first Black police chief, dies at 96

Overall, Burtell Jefferson’s time as chief was quiet — a respite from the high-profile, violent crises, including riots, protests and hostage situations, that had rocked the tenures of his immediate predecessors. Continue reading →

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Zack, Joss, and me

Twice as long as the 2017 original, and without Joss Whedon’s participation, “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” is a lot more than twice better. Continue reading →

DON AUCOIN | CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

The play’s the thing? Not always on screen it isn’t

Film adaptations of works on the stage have a long and checkered history. Just look at this year’s Oscar nominations. Continue reading →

ART REVIEW

Lorraine O’Grady outpaced the culture for years. In Brooklyn, it finally catches up

For decades, the Boston-born artist has dared to propose a world where difference is strength. Continue reading →

HELP DESK

How to use your travel vouchers and credits

When the pandemic hit, thousands of flights were canceled. Are those credits and vouchers expiring? What’s the best way to redeem them? We asked the experts. Continue reading →

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

The friendliest town in Massachusetts is somewhere over the rainbow flag

A new survey from Expedia finds that Provincetown is one of the 20 friendliest towns in the country. Could it really be? Continue reading →

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