Nation

Democratic report raises 2022 alarms on messaging and voter outreach

Democrats defeated President Trump and captured the Senate last year with a racially diverse coalition that delivered victories by tiny margins in key states like Georgia, Arizona, and Wisconsin. In the next election, they cannot count on repeating that feat, a new report warns. Continue reading →

Politics

High court asked to review men-only draft registration law

The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether it’s sex discrimination for the government to require only men to register for the draft when they turn 18. Continue reading →

Politics

Harris targets corruption, immigration on Latin America trip

With Kamala Harris visiting Guatemala and Mexico on her first foreign trip as vice president, the Biden administration is expected to announce new measures to fight smuggling and trafficking, and hopes to announce additional anti-corruption efforts as well on Monday, a senior administration official said. Continue reading →

World

Biden is embracing Europe, but then what? NATO and the EU have concerns

Four years ago, European leaders were traumatized by President Trump, who cheered Brexit and eviscerated NATO, declaring the alliance “obsolete,” calling member countries deadbeats, and at first refusing to explicitly endorse NATO’s bedrock mutual defense principle. As they prepare to welcome President Biden, the simple fact that he regards Europe as an ally and NATO as a vital element of Western security is almost a revelation. Yet the wrenching experience of the last presidential administration has left scars that some experts say will not soon heal. Continue reading →

World

Mexico votes on López Obrador’s ‘transformation’ at mid-term

Mexicans went to the polls Sunday to elect the entire lower house of Congress, almost half the country’s governors, and most mayors in a vote that will determine whether President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party gets the legislative majority it needs to continue his “Fourth Transformation” of Mexico. Continue reading →

World

Left and right clash in Peru election, with an economic model at stake

On paper, the candidates on the presidential ballot in Peru on Sunday are a leftist former schoolteacher with no governing experience and the right-wing daughter of a jailed former president who ran the country with an iron fist. Continue reading →

OPINION

Getting from here to there

There is no single, technological silver bullet to transport elders, but that doesn’t mean a more scattershot strategy couldn’t work. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

The public deserves a say on whether to expand security-camera network

Before Boston and other municipalities share access to surveillance cameras, residents should be able to weigh in. Continue reading →

OPINION

When it comes to autonomous vehicles, seniors can lead the way

Retirement communities are relatively sheltered, low-speed environments that are ideal for autonomous vehicle transportation systems. Continue reading →

Metro

It’s time to hit the beach. But expect fewer lifeguards this summer

From the shores of Barnstable to poolsides in Roxbury, Brookline, and Cambridge, lifeguard chairs have become increasingly hard to fill this summer. It’s not a new problem, but it has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Continue reading →

Health

‘It makes sense’: Stable housing improves health for low-income families, study finds

The Boston Foundation released a report this week on the impact of Health Starts At Home, an initiative that provided more than 250 families with access to housing and health care resources for a year and observed what happened. Continue reading →

Metro

Worcester police officer to be remembered at funeral Mass Thursday

Calling hours for Familia’s mourners are scheduled from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at St. John’s Church in Worcester, according to his obituary. He will be buried after a 10 a.m. funeral mass in his honor at the church Thursday. Continue reading →

Bruins

The Bruins had better watch out for the Islanders’ Mathew Barzal after the way he stepped up in Game 4

The forward hadn't scored in his first eight games in the postseason, before potting two big ones in back-to-back games against Boston. Continue reading →

US Women's Open

Phillipine teenager Yuka Saso wins US Women’s Open with birdie on third extra hole

Lexi Thompson, who had a five-stroke lead after the eighth hole, collapsed down the stretch and finished third. Continue reading →

Peter Abraham | On baseball

As trade deadline approaches, Chaim Bloom will have some tough decisions to make

The Red Sox chief baseball officer will walk “a tough tightrope” in his attempt to add to the major league roster without giving away all the prospects the team has assembled. Continue reading →

Business

Data points to disparities among Asian Americans, a demographic that often is portrayed as monolithic

Education and awareness are key to eradicating ignorance, especially about Asian Americans who are treated as perpetual foreigners by some, and the model minority by others. Continue reading →

Business

Data points to disparities among Asian Americans, a demographic that often is portrayed as monolithic

Education and awareness are key to eradicating ignorance, especially about Asian Americans who are treated as perpetual foreigners by some, and the model minority by others. Continue reading →

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Obituaries

An inspiration and mentor for women in politics, Betty Taymor dies at 100

Ms. Taymor founded what became the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy during a political career that began in the 1950s. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Richard Rubenstein, 97, dies; theologian challenged ideas of God

Richard L. Rubenstein, the leading Jewish voice in the theological groundswell of the 1960s known as the “Death of God” movement, who argued that the Holocaust had invalidated the idea of an omnipotent, benevolent deity who safeguards Jews as the chosen people, died May 16 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was 97. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Raymond Donovan, Reagan labor secretary shadowed by corruption scandals, dies at 90

Raymond J. Donovan, Ronald Reagan’s labor secretary whose pointed lament following his acquittal on corruption charges — “Which office do I go to get my reputation back?” — resonated with generations of public and private figures seeking redress in the court of public opinion, died June 2 at his home in New Vernon, N.J. He was 90. Continue reading →

MUSIC

Celebrity Series brings reprises and surprises to 2021-22 mix

The series returns to the stage in September with a mix of familiar comfort and exciting new discoveries. Continue reading →

BOOKS

‘¡Hola Papi!’ writer John Paul Brammer on his new memoir — and the enduring appeal of the advice column

In his irreverent and deeply thoughtful book, the Brooklyn-based columnist tells stories about growing up as a queer Mexican writer in rural Oklahoma. Continue reading →

ASK AMY

Recovering addict feels hounded by dreams

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →