Nation

White House prepares massive infrastructure bill with universal pre-K, free community college, climate measures

White House officials are preparing to present President Biden with a $3 trillion infrastructure and jobs package that includes numerous sweeping domestic policy priorities, according to three people familiar with internal discussions. Continue reading →

Nation

Transphobia, hostility about protesters is aired in private police group

In a private Facebook group called the Pittsburgh Area Police Breakroom, many current and retired officers spent the year criticizing chiefs who took a knee or officers who marched with Black Lives Matter protesters, whom they called “terrorists” or “thugs.” They made transphobic posts and bullied members who supported antipolice brutality protesters or Joe Biden in a forum billed as a place officers can “decompress, rant, share ideas.” Continue reading →

Coronavirus

What you need to know about AstraZeneca’s vaccine

The AstraZeneca vaccine made headlines on Monday. Here's what you need to know. Continue reading →

World

Australia’s worst floods in decades quicken concerns about climate change

Kelly Miller stood in her doorway Monday, watching the water rise to within a few inches of the century-old home where she runs an alternative medicine business. The bridge nearby had already gone under in some of Australia’s worst flooding in decades, along with an abandoned car in the parking lot. Continue reading →

World

US officials to hold talks in Mexico on migration

Mexico said Monday that several top US advisers on border and immigration issues will meet with Mexican officials on Tuesday to discuss migration and development in Central America. Continue reading →

World

Saudi Arabia offers cease-fire in Yemen and lifting of blockade

Saudi Arabia proposed what it described as a new peace offering Monday to end the kingdom’s nearly six-year-old war on the insurgency in neighboring Yemen, pledging to lift an air-and-sea blockade if the Houthi rebels agree to a cease-fire. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Money talks: The MBTA walks back service cuts

It’s a good thing that Congressman Lynch’s threat to the state worked. Continue reading →

OPINION

Hello, Boston — it’s a new day for the city

As your mayor, I promise to bring my life experiences and passion to make this city better for everyone. Continue reading →

OPINION

Goodbye and thank you, Boston

As I fight for the rights, protections, and dignity that all working people deserve as secretary of Labor, I will seek input from people of all backgrounds. I will also bring Boston’s values with me. Continue reading →

Metro

AstraZeneca vaccine could boost US supply next month, but heighten skepticism

Surprisingly strong US clinical trial results reported Monday for the AstraZeneca vaccine raised the prospect of a fourth COVID-19 vaccine in the United States soon — and a potential supply surplus just as the general public becomes eligible for shots in Massachusetts and most other states next month. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins to drop charges, convictions in tens of thousands of cases tied to troubled state lab

Prosecutors plan to work with attorneys to resolve drug convictions tied to examinations at the state-run William A. Hinton lab between May 2003 and its closing in August 2012. Continue reading →

Metro

Marty Walsh and the fight for the middle class

Marty Walsh isn’t the first mayor of Boston to become labor secretary. That distinction belongs to Maurice Tobin, who served under Harry Truman. Continue reading →

Celtics Notebook

Aaron Nesmith has returned to the Celtics’ rotation

The rookie has impressed the club with his work ethic and desire to improve on defense. Continue reading →

On Football

There are two apparent reasons behind the Patriots’ uncharacteristic spending spree

The Patriots signed 20 free agents and agreed to pay more than $160 million in fully guaranteed money to vastly upgrade the roster heading into the 2021 season. Why the rush to spend now? Continue reading →

Bruins

GM Don Sweeney hopeful Bruins can resume season Thursday, but roster is in flux

The Bruins are scheduled to play the Islanders at TD Garden, their first game since being shut down by COVID last week. Continue reading →

Business

Street vendors outside Fenway Park told they can’t open until at least June

Fenway Park street vendors received an e-mail on Friday from the permitting office of the Boston Public Works Department, informing them they can’t reopen until at least June. Continue reading →

Business

Nine Zero terminates majority of staff, the latest Boston hotel to cut workers

The Kimpton Nine Zero Hotel, a high-end property in downtown Boston, terminated the majority of its staff Monday, the fourth hotel in the city to terminate furloughed workers as the industry struggles to recover from devastating financial losses brought on by the pandemic. Continue reading →

Business

Bill to help news publishers take on Google, Facebook rises again as Congress eyes antitrust laws

The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act was introduced in March for the third time since 2018. Its odds of passage may have improved in a Democrat-run Congress. Continue reading →

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ASK MATTHEW

With vast streaming libraries, what’s old is new again

The streamers know that if they have a solid catalog of old series, they are more likely to attract — and, more important, keep — subscribers. Continue reading →

FOOD

Market Basket launches its very own version of March Madness

Looking for a sweet diversion? Donut Madness happens all week. Continue reading →

WELLNESS

By reading (and stretching, and walking, and cooking), employees are rising to the challenge

Columbia, a North Reading construction management firm, is among many companies setting wellness goals for their workers. Continue reading →