The poll, by Suffolk University and The Boston Globe, also found that housing is the top issue driving voters’ decision-making, followed closely by racism and equality, and schools. Continue reading →
Very often, visitors are capped at one or two at a time per patient, a reminder that infection prevention is still a great concern for hospitals that were swarmed with COVID patients for much of the past 15 months and contended with outbreaks among their staff. Continue reading →
Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins said Monday that a 28-year-old man who fatally shot two Black people in Winthrop on Saturday “acted with hate in his heart,” and investigators are trying to figure out how he became radicalized. Continue reading →
Biogen Inc. resurrected its Alzheimer’s treatment after a secret meeting with a top government scientist, a pivotal moment in a back-channel campaign that started earlier and was far more extensive than previously known, according to former company employees and other people familiar with the effort. Continue reading →
In a stunning setback to regulators’ efforts to break up Facebook, a federal judge on Monday threw out antitrust lawsuits brought against the company by the Federal Trade Commission and more than 40 states. Continue reading →
The Supreme Court declined to hear a legal battle over the rights of transgender students on Monday, handing a victory to Gavin Grimm over the Virginia school board that denied him the right to use the boys’ restroom. Continue reading →
Monday was the fifth day of the extensive search-and-rescue effort, and the possibility of finding alive any of the 150 people believed to be missing dwindled further. The death toll rose to 11 as teams continued to sort through pulverized steel and dig through concrete boulders. Continue reading →
The vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna set off a persistent immune reaction in the body that may protect against the coronavirus for years, scientists reported Monday. Continue reading →
Members of the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group met in Rome Monday to chart future steps against the extremist group. Continue reading →
The Iraqi government on Monday condemned US airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias near the Iraqi-Syrian border, and one of the targeted paramilitary groups vowed “open war” against American interests in Iraq. Continue reading →
A vote on whether to extend the school superintendent’s contract for two years is a decision that should not be made until after a new mayor is elected. Continue reading →
Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins said Monday that a 28-year-old man who fatally shot two Black people in Winthrop on Saturday “acted with hate in his heart,” and investigators are trying to figure out how he became radicalized. Continue reading →
Recent cases underscore how important it is for untrained individuals to avoid jumping into the water to rescue someone at all costs, says B.J. Fisher, a trained lifeguard of nearly 50 years. Here’s what you can do to help instead. Continue reading →
All the good feeling from the weekend sweep of the Yankees dissolved early when Richards gave up three homers before getting five outs in the series opener Monday vs. the Royals at Fenway. Continue reading →
Udoka, 43, did nothing but impress the Celtics’ brass during the interview process and seized the job by separating himself from the other candidates. Continue reading →
Lawyers for the Trump Organization met again Monday with prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney’s office in a last bid to forestall a potential indictment stemming from a long-running investigation into the former president’s company. Continue reading →
The dispute underscores the tenuous relationships that passenger railroads such as Amtrak and the MBTA often have with freight carriers that control many of the lines. Continue reading →
The apparent end to the border battle between the two states comes after lawyers with the Biden administration recommended to the Supreme Court that it not get involved. Continue reading →
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