Nation

Justices deal blow to outdated claims of child sexual abuse

The ruling dims the hopes of others with similarly outdated claims who’d sued following a landmark report that documented decades of child molestation within the Catholic church in Pennsylvania. Continue reading →

Politics

GOP, Pelosi engaged in acrimonious battle over insurrection committee

Representative Kevin McCarthy pulled Republicans from the select committee after Speaker Nancy Pelosi took the unusual step of barring two of former president Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress from the panel. Continue reading →

Nation

Drug distributors, J&J agree to $24 billion deal to help cities, states address the opioid crisis

Massachusetts was one of 14 states participating in the negotiations and will receive more than $500 million in the settlement, the office of Attorney General Maura Healey said Wednesday. Continue reading →

World

Liverpool loses its UNESCO World Heritage status

Liverpool suffered the rare indignity Wednesday of being removed from the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites after being granted the title 17 years ago, because of concerns about developments in the city, most significantly on its famous waterfront. Continue reading →

World

Kodak deletes post by photographer who called Xinjiang an ‘Orwellian dystopia’

The American company Eastman Kodak has deleted an Instagram post featuring images of Xinjiang, a western Chinese region where the government is accused of grave human rights violations, after an online backlash from Beijing’s supporters. Continue reading →

World

How nations are learning to ‘let it go’ and live with COVID

Eighteen months after the coronavirus first emerged, governments in Asia, Europe and the Americas are encouraging people to return to their daily rhythms and transition to a new normal in which subways, offices, restaurants, and airports are once again full. Increasingly, the mantra is the same: We have to learn to live with the virus. Continue reading →

OPINION

Ready for reentry

What I know about these past months is about outstaring the darkness. To make joy, to make good, at every opportunity. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Biden can’t punt on Guantanamo Bay

If President Biden wants to finally shut the military prison down, then his administration has to lead with moral clarity. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Watching Cuba implode and erupt

Biden could immediately ease Cubans’ very real suffering from lack of medicine and food by reversing the Trump-era US economic restrictions. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Retired state police captain and wife charged in connection with death of Dedham teenager

The Dedham couple who hosted the high school graduation party where Alonzo Polk apparently drowned June 6 were charged Wednesday with providing alcohol to minors and endangering a child after Dedham police said four teenagers drank beer at the party and Polk was photographed shortly before his death sitting at a table lined with “empty alcohol containers.” Continue reading →

Health

There’s a surge in COVID on the Cape. Should you cancel your vacation?

Infectious diseases experts answer some questions that this unexpected uptick has sparked. Continue reading →

Metro

Apocalypse, no. This is not the summer we were hoping for

Heatwaves, floods, wildfires, Delta and billionaires’ rockets. What happened to our postpandemic summer of fun? Continue reading →

Bruins

Bruins lose Jeremy Lauzon to Seattle Kraken in NHL expansion draft

The Bruins also are working on a contract extension with Taylor Hall. Continue reading →

Red Sox Notebook

Chris Sale making next rehab start Sunday as Red Sox ace continues progress

After a strong rehab start in Portland on Tuesday, Sale will be back on the hill Sunday for the Sea Dogs. Continue reading →

Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 4

Homer-happy Red Sox top Blue Jays to sweep series, Alex Cora notches 250th win

The Sox hammered five homers to top the Blue Jays on the road. Continue reading →

Business

Federal funds are flowing to long-shuttered venues, after an agonizing wait

The Small Business Administration has doled out nearly 250 awards in Massachusetts, totaling more than $194 million in aid. Continue reading →

Business

Seaplanes will finally launch from Boston Harbor in just a few weeks

One-way fares to Manhattan will range from $395 to $795, designed to be competitive with walk-up fares on the Boston-New York shuttles offered by American, Delta, and JetBlue. Continue reading →

Business

DraftKings to launch NFT marketplace in first major push beyond betting

The marketplace, which plans to launch later this summer, will partner with Autograph, the digital collectible company cofounded by Tom Brady. Continue reading →

Obituaries

‘Faith is the belief that truth matters,’ child psychiatrist Dr. Donald S. Gair, 96, taught his students

Dr. Gair formerly was superintendent of the Gaebler Children's Center and chaired the child psychiatry department at the Boston University School of Medicine. Continue reading →

Obituaries

‘Faith is the belief that truth matters,’ child psychiatrist Dr. Donald S. Gair, 96, taught his students

Dr. Gair formerly was superintendent of the Gaebler Children's Center and chaired the child psychiatry department at the Boston University School of Medicine. Continue reading →

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Names

Watch: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck team up for ‘The Last Duel’

The trailer for the film, which opens in theaters on Oct. 15, gives us a first look at the historical drama, set in 14th-century France. We also get an eyeful of Matt Damon with a mullet. Continue reading →

Theater

ArtsEmerson names a new leader of artistic programming who arrives eager to shape its next era

Ronee Penoi arrives as the organization attempts to map a post-pandemic path forward. Continue reading →

ZOO TO-DO

Light display fans: It’s time to go to the zoo

"Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience" is back at Franklin Park — this time in July. Continue reading →