The Globe spoke with numerous individuals in the region who received the shot and got sick to varying degrees. Here are their stories. Continue reading →
Though she did not rule out doing so in the future, the lack of a hard line on a vaccine mandate is putting Janey back in the spotlight amid a heated and close mayoral contest, in which her leadership in the pandemic is under close watch. Continue reading →
Across Cape Cod, school districts have failed to recruit and retain enough teachers of color to keep pace with a changing population. Continue reading →
The hazards of riding and operating watercraft in the dark include inclement weather and technical problems, magnified by inexperienced, careless, or intoxicated boaters. Continue reading →
McCarrick was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy during a wedding reception at Wellesley College, making him the highest-ranking Roman Catholic official in the US to face criminal charges in the clergy sexual abuse scandal. Continue reading →
The moratorium, which ends Saturday, had last been extended one month ago and little had been done in recent weeks to advance another extension through Congress. Continue reading →
Congress overwhelmingly passed emergency legislation Thursday that would bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the Jan. 6 insurrection, and increase the number of visas for allies who worked alongside Americans in the Afghanistan war. Continue reading →
Frustrated by raging violence, the Mexican government is seeking to overhaul the Merida Initiative, a $3 billion US aid program that’s been the centerpiece of security cooperation between the two nations for more than a decade but that’s failed to reduce bloodshed. Continue reading →
The US official who wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning book on genocide is visiting Ethiopia next week to press the government to lift what the US calls a blockade on humanitarian aid to the conflict-hit Tigray region, where hundreds of thousands of people now face deadly famine. Continue reading →
A geologist may have uncovered the oldest sign of animal life on Earth: sponge fossils that potentially date back 890 million years. That's some 350 million years earlier than the oldest undisputed findings of animal fossils. Continue reading →
A review of the case of former Boston Police officer Patrick M. Rose Sr. doesn’t name who mishandled the case in the 1990s, but it does provide guidance for the future. Continue reading →
It is technically feasible to have the superintendents of the police and the schools automatically notified every time the police connect to the school system, including the time, date, and duration of access, which can be logged. Continue reading →
“There is no specific way of doing these crazy things. It’s how do you best set your mind and body up for this,” Ben Tuff says. “Ninety percent of it is in the mind.” Continue reading →
Six weeks after Massachusetts’ state of emergency ended in what residents hoped would be a return to normal, the popular second-term Republican must dictate the state response to the threat, and assuage the fears of residents struggling to assess the risks. Again. Continue reading →
A Worcester man previously convicted of violent crimes using bats and knives was ordered held without bail Thursday for allegedly using a bat and a knife to menace two teenaged lifeguards who ordered his children to leave the pool area of a Worcester apartment complex. Continue reading →
Beyond likely starting goalie Linus Ullmark, most of general manager Don Sweeney's flurry of moves Wednesday were designed to support the front-line stars. Continue reading →
“I don’t think we’re panicking yet. We’re not hoping to get a Joey Gallo-type megadeal," Xander Bogaerts said. “But there’s obviously room for improvement. If [the front office feels] we can get better, then pull the trigger.” Continue reading →
The infrastructure legislation provides $7.5 billion in federal grants to build a national network of charging outlets, an amount that analysts say is a good start but isn't enough to spur widespread electric vehicle adoption. Continue reading →
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 3.2 million abandoned oil and gas wells exist in the United States. Most haven’t been plugged. Continue reading →
The president also directed the Defense Department to study how and when to add the coronavirus vaccine to the list of required vaccinations for all members of the military. Continue reading →
The penultimate day of the six-day fest found artists doing solo sets, shaking off the rust, or greeting an audience for the first time in a very long time. Continue reading →
The singer has stepped out of her quiet life on the Vineyard to reunite with producer Peter Asher for a new album, "Why Wait!," and a series of local live shows. Continue reading →
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