Nation

NASA flies a helicopter on Mars, the first time an aircraft has flown on another planet

NASA successfully flew its four-pound helicopter from the surface of Mars early Monday in the first powered flight of an aircraft on another planet, a feat that NASA officials compared to the Wright brothers’ first flight in 1903. Continue reading →

Nation

ICE, CBP to stop using ‘illegal alien’ and ‘assimilation’ under new Biden administration order

The change is part of an ongoing effort to reverse former president Donald Trump’s hard-line policies and advance President Biden’s efforts to build a more “humane” immigration system. Continue reading →

Nation

Feds weighing how to respond after verdict in Chauvin trial

The Biden administration is privately weighing how to handle the upcoming verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Continue reading →

World

Rwanda report blames France for ‘enabling’ the 1994 genocide

The French government bears “significant” responsibility for “enabling a foreseeable genocide,” a report commissioned by the Rwandan government concludes about France’s role before and during the horror in which an estimated 800,000 people were slaughtered in 1994. Continue reading →

World

Navalny is transferred to hospital for vitamin treatment

The Russian penitentiary system released a statement saying that a commission of government doctors had decided on the move for Alexei Navalny, who is now nearly three weeks into a hunger strike. Navalny’s personal doctors have reported that he is suffering from a range of severe symptoms that they call life threatening. Continue reading →

World

Israel’s Netanyahu backs bill for direct election for prime minister

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is pushing for a new law to allow the direct election of the nation’s leader as a way to break the country’s two-year political deadlock. Continue reading →

OPINION

Believe what you saw. Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd

Watching that video is a gut punch, one that should lead a reasonable person to conclude that the force Chauvin used was unreasonable, excessive, and disproportionate to the situation. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

There’s too much secrecy in state government. It’s time for a constitutional amendment to change that

Many of the documents that are readily accessible to the public in other states are off-limits here. Continue reading →

OPINION

A young migrant’s perilous journey and the cost of inaction

Four weeks after Maria’s daughter first disappeared into the bowels of the US immigration system, the two were finally reunited. Continue reading →

Metro

All Mass. residents 16 and older are now eligible to book a vaccine appointment

As the coronavirus vaccination drive enters its fifth — and most pivotal — month, appointments opened to all Massachusetts residents age 16 and older on Monday. Continue reading →

Kevin Cullen

A City Council candidate who can see what others can’t

If elected, Alex Gray would presumably become the first blind member of the Boston City Council. Continue reading →

Metro

Today in History

Today is Tuesday, April 20, the 110th day of 2021. There are 255 days left in the year. Continue reading →

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Six-run first is just the start as AL-best Red Sox crush White Sox in series finale

The first six batters of the game for the Red Sox hit safely, and they were off to the races, giving Nate Eovaldi plenty of support. Continue reading →

celtics notebook

Jabari Parker is grateful for this fresh start with Celtics

Parker was active for Saturday’s game against the Warriors and even played a substantial role in the win. Continue reading →

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Monday was a shot in the arm for Red Sox in more ways than one

Some players received vaccinations — with more scheduled for Wednesday — after an enjoyable victory at Fenway Park. Continue reading →

Business

Forget the conga line and bring a mask. Large weddings planned for 2021 will look different

Local vendors say their schedules are almost booked for the rest of the year, with their first triple-digit guest-list weddings since the pandemic scheduled for as soon as this summer. Continue reading →

Business

New England Aquarium partners with SeaAhead to launch ocean-centric startups

The ocean is a massive ecosystem, so why shouldn’t it have a startup ecosystem all its own? That’s the thinking behind the new BlueSwell Incubator Program hosted by the New England Aquarium and SeaAhead, a local “bluetech” business group that works with maritime-focused startups. Continue reading →

Business

Bain Capital commits $4m to help the Boston nonprofit GreenLight Fund expand nationally

GreenLight, a nonprofit, acts a bit like a venture capital firm by backing social entrepreneurs and helping them replicate and expand their community-focused organizations across the country. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Dr. Barbara Rockett, first female president of the Massachusetts Medical Society, dies at 89

While raising five children, Dr. Rockett helped pioneer the work-life balance for women in the medical field. Continue reading →

Obituaries

‘Peaky Blinders’ actor Helen McCrory dies of cancer at 52

Helen McCrory was one of Britain’s most respected actors, making her mark by playing a succession of formidable and sometimes fearsome women, including the matriarch of a crime family on “Peaky Blinders” and the scheming Voldemort ally Narcissa Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” movies. Continue reading →

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MUSIC

This musical journey around the globe comes once a month in a box

Berklee grad Safiya Leslie — a singer/songwriter and entrepreneur — is giving world music fans a chance to explore the sounds of a different country each month through her Safiya’s World Music Tour Playlist subscription boxes. Continue reading →

ASK MATTHEW

Some shows are meant to be binged, not savored

You aren’t encouraged to watch and then think about what you saw; you are meant to press the “Skip Intro” button and keep on moving. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

There’s sexual tension with my coworker

Why is the letter writer still thinking about a co-worker? Help. Continue reading →