Nation

California’s largest fire torches homes as blazes lash West

Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern California destroyed multiple homes Saturday as the state’s largest wildfire intensified and numerous other blazes battered the US West. Continue reading →

Nation

A grandfather died in ‘swatting’ over his Twitter handle, officials say

Mark Herring was at home in Bethpage, Tennessee, one night in April 2020 when the police swarmed his house. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden’s antitrust team signals a big swing at corporate titans

President Biden has assembled the most aggressive antitrust team in decades, stacking his administration with three legal crusaders as it prepares to take on corporate consolidation and market power with efforts that could include blocking mergers and breaking up big companies. Continue reading →

World

Spain pledged citizenship to Sephardic Jews. Now they feel betrayed.

Spain’s statistics and interviews with frustrated applicants reveal a wave of more than 3,000 rejections in recent months, raising questions about how serious the country is about its promise of reparations to correct one of the darkest chapters of its history, the Inquisition. Continue reading →

World

Flood deaths in China show road risks from climate change

More than 200 cars were caught in a highway tunnel Tuesday in central China when record-setting rainfall soaked the area. Torrents of water poured in the tunnel’s entrances, nearly filling it to the ceiling. Continue reading →

World

Residents of flood-hit German towns tell of short lead time

Like other residents of his town in Germany, Wolfgang Huste knew a flood was coming. What nobody told him, he says, was how bad it would be. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Clash over obesity research revisited

Too bad that ego trumped curiosity and a reputable scientist was slandered, not to mention shade thrown at revisiting nutritional guidelines. Continue reading →

LETTERS

It’s about time we set record straight on value of extended jobless benefits

The objections that were raised were a shameless assault on those struggling with a pandemic, lack of child care, sick and dying relatives, and the paralyzing fear that they, too, would be struck by this potentially fatal illness. Continue reading →

LETTERS

As climate crisis reveals, we’re lousy at dealing with slow-onset emergencies

The fact that we are in a climate crisis at all speaks volumes to how governments, nations, and people process slow-onset emergencies. Simply put, we don’t. Continue reading →

Politics

Mass. lawmaker wants to reconsider state’s decades-old ban on ‘happy hour’ drink specials

Part of the driving force behind Representative Mike Connolly’s effort is a recent poll from MassInc that shows 70 percent of Massachusetts residents would support ending the ban on happy hour. Continue reading →

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Rabbit run

This year, and maybe every year, the bunnies are in charge. Continue reading →

Metro

New England news in brief

State Troopers pulled two people trapped in an overturned submerged car out of a flooded gully in Dedham early Saturday, according to Massachusetts State Police. The passenger was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver was taken to a hospital in serious condition. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

With its new rules, the NFL is making things harder on unvaccinated players — and that’s a good thing

It should be obvious: These vaccines can end this nightmare we've been living through. But with its new rules — players will be financially penalized if a game is forfeited due to COVID-19 — the league is stepping into political football. Continue reading →

Yankees 4, Red Sox 3

Despite dominant Nate Eovaldi, flash four-run eighth gets Yankees past Red Sox

New York was shut out for seven innings, but strung together a single, two bloops, and a Fenway double to steal a badly needed victory. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

Mike Milbury finally has his say on being fired by NBC, and other thoughts

Milbury was a must-listen every year, especially at playoff time. And then it all went away with nine words uttered last August in the Toronto bubble. Continue reading →

Business

Working at an Amazon warehouse is a tough job. It’s the first of many problems facing injured workers

A score of employees at Amazon’s Fall River warehouse told of a brief moment at work that caused a serious injury and set off a frustrating process of getting the company to provide pay while they heal and get the treatment needed to return to work. Continue reading →

Business

Working at an Amazon warehouse is a tough job. It’s the first of many problems facing injured workers

A score of employees at Amazon’s Fall River warehouse told of a brief moment at work that caused a serious injury and set off a frustrating process of getting the company to provide pay while they heal and get the treatment needed to return to work. Continue reading →

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IDEAS

We have a chance to end racial disparities in cancer diagnoses

Quick new tests could make it easier to screen people who typically fall through the cracks of today’s health care system. Continue reading →

IDEAS

Social Studies: The wages of politics, sports specialization, and the problem with intercoms

Five bite-sized summaries from the world of social science research, including a finding that where secularism reigns, fertility rates are lower, and constant classroom interruptions from things like intercom announcements rob students of 10-20 days of school each year. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Alice Clark Brown, Black star in a white circus, dies at 68

As a young girl in Chicago in the late 1950s, Alice Clark Brown was entranced by a television show called “Circus Boy,” especially the opening montage, in which a character named Corky rides a baby elephant. Years later, she became an elephant rider herself, with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and is thought to be the first Black showgirl in one of the two touring companies of Ringling Brothers. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Purnell Choppin, a researcher who laid groundwork for pandemic fight, dies at 91

A researcher who studied how viruses multiply, Purnell Chopin was among the first to show how they invade cells and turn them into factories to produce more viruses, work that was seminal in vaccine development. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jackie Mason, comic who perfected amused outrage, has died

Mason, a rabbi-turned-comedian whose feisty brand of standup comedy led him to Catskills nightclubs, West Coast talk shows, and Broadway stages, has died. Continue reading →

CULTURAL COMEBACK

A concert scene that suddenly feels like summer

Concert dates — including one very busy week at Fenway Park — are filling up fast after the transition from lockdown. Continue reading →

CULTURAL COMEBACK

When audiences return to theaters, some changes will be apparent, others invisible

Wine in cans. Bags checked by artificial intelligence. High-tech air filtration systems. Add a river of hand sanitizer, and these are just a few of the changes in store. Continue reading →

TY BURR

Hello, he must be going

After 19 years, a critic moves on — but not from the movies. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

You don’t know Scituate? Here’s what you’re missing

Typically, the shore-hugging homes and restaurants here are filled by long-time local folk, plus summer residents and their guests. Tourists? Not so much. But that’s not for a lack of things to do. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

5 campgrounds in Massachusetts where you can skip the tent and book a cabin

If sleeping on the ground isn’t your thing, but spending time in the Great Outdoors is, here are some places to check out. Continue reading →

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