The data analysis confirms earlier projections that temporarily suspending the admissions exam and instead using grades and ZIP codes would lead to a more diverse selection of applicants and lower the portion of white and Asian students receiving admission offers. Continue reading →
The 266,000 jobs added in April marked a steep drop from the previous month and came in far below analysts’ forecasts of nearly a million new hires driven by COVID-19 restrictions easing. Continue reading →
Broad’s name will forever be tied to the role that the institute he founded played in helping the region emerge from the global pandemic. But the billionaire philanthropist, contemporary art collector, and entrepreneur, who died April 30, will be remembered for much more. Continue reading →
Walsh’s ascension from City Hall to US labor secretary not only triggered a crowded scramble in this year’s mayor’s race but also raised the question of which candidate might inherit the voter base that powered the Dorchester Democrat’s victories. Continue reading →
Hours after Florida installed a rash of new voting restrictions, the Republican-led Legislature in Texas pressed ahead Thursday with its own far-reaching bill that would make it one of the most difficult states in the nation in which to cast a ballot. Continue reading →
The first-term Atlanta mayor rose to national prominence this past year with her stern yet empathetic televised message to protesters but has struggled to rein in her city’s spike in violent crime. Continue reading →
Those are not likely to be the last changes at the parks as Disney examines its history with a more critical eye — and looks to the future with a bigger emphasis on inclusion. Continue reading →
World powers held a fourth round of high-level talks Friday aimed at bringing the United States back into the nuclear deal with Iran, with both sides signaling a willingness to work out the major stumbling blocks. Continue reading →
The move could pave the way for millions of the doses to reach needy countries through a UN-backed program rolling out coronavirus vaccines. Continue reading →
An editorial criticizing the Massachusetts Teachers Association for its stance against MCAS stirred strong reaction across the spectrum. Continue reading →
A federal judge found an “extraordinary and compelling reason” under the First Step Act, a sentencing reform measure passed in 2018, to void Alfred Trenkler’s current life sentence and replace it with a fixed term of 41 years. Continue reading →
Known as "Boston George," the notorious drug smuggler who was immortalized in books and the Johnny Depp film “Blow” died at the age of 78. Continue reading →
The 25-year-old winger skated Friday with his teammates for the first time since Jan. 16, when a hit from New Jersey’s Miles Wood sent him into concussion protocol. Continue reading →
Several Massachusetts business executives have assembled millions of dollars in medical equipment for India, which they are airlifting to the virus-ravaged country. Continue reading →
Several Massachusetts business executives have assembled millions of dollars in medical equipment for India, which they are airlifting to the virus-ravaged country. Continue reading →
An artist whose poignant sketches of people he cared for as a nursing home aide and whose bold paintings of urban Black life gained increasing attention and critical praise late in his life, Michelangelo Lovelace drew distinctive cityscapes of his hometown. Continue reading →
Yitzhak Arad's parents were among the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II. He managed to escape and joined the Soviet partisans in 1943, at the age of 16. He remained with them until the end of the war, fighting the Nazis in Belarus and Lithuania. Continue reading →
Edmond Freeman, a small-city Arkansas newspaper publisher whose principled editorials and ambitious news coverage influenced the course of race relations, politics and wilderness conservation, died May 3 at his home in Little Rock. He was 94. Continue reading →
The then-US senator from Massachusetts penned the eight page-collection — one full letter and two partial messages on government letterhead — to Gunilla von Post between 1955 and 1956, a few years into his marriage to Jackie Kennedy. Continue reading →
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