Nation

Two House races in Ohio will test Democratic divisions and Trump’s sway

Two primary contests on Tuesday for open House seats in Ohio are poised to act as a stress test for both Democrats and Republicans, offering early hints about whether party leaders are aligned with their voters before the midterm elections next year. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden’s judges: More diverse and more of them

With no Supreme Court opening to slow them, President Biden and Senate Democrats are putting judges on federal trial and appellate courts at a much faster clip than any of Biden’s recent predecessors, including former president Donald Trump. Continue reading →

Nation

Jesse Jackson among voting rights protesters arrested in D.C.

Prominent civil rights leaders the Revs. Jesse Jackson and William Barber were among about 200 people arrested outside the US Capitol on Monday while protesting for Congress to end the filibuster, protect voting rights, and raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Continue reading →

World

As wildfires rage in Turkey and southern Europe, local officials plead for help

Amid a sixth day of raging wildfires in southern Turkey, the European Union and neighboring countries sent planes to assist in bringing the blazes under control Monday, as residents and local officials implored the government to provide more firefighting resources. Continue reading →

World

State Dept. offers potential refugee status to more Afghans who worked with US

The State Department is offering potential refugee status to new categories of Afghans who assisted the United States during the war in Afghanistan, including those who worked for news media and nongovernmental organizations. Continue reading →

World

Afghan president seeks defense of cities as Taliban advance

KABUL — The Afghan president on Monday blamed the American troops’ speedy pullout for the worsening violence in his country and said that his administration would now focus on protecting provincial capitals and major urban areas in the face of the rapidly advancing Taliban. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Massachusetts must level the playing field to halt evictions

When 93 percent of tenants go into court without lawyers, a broken system demands a fix. Continue reading →

OPINION

Solutions to extreme heat can be found in our streets

Cool pavements transform a surface that would otherwise intensify heat into one that addresses both the causes and consequences of climate change. Continue reading →

OPINION

Congress should make child tax credit permanent

Researchers estimate the expanded child tax credit will cut child poverty almost in half, and poverty for Black children by more than half. Continue reading →

Globe Local

Abundant plant growth on floating wetland helps battle the ‘dirty water stigma’

The floating wetland was installed June 2020 by researchers from Northeastern University and the Charles River Conservancy who envision a swimmable river. After a year, researchers are seeing impressive plant growth on the wetland which they are hoping will add momentum to efforts to conserve the river by raising public awareness. Continue reading →

Globe Local

Report finds LGBTQ youth face ‘significant threat’ in DCF system

The state’s child welfare agency is failing to protect LGBTQ children and young adults from violence and abuse, according to a new report by the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘This is a shock to all of us.’ Relatives mourn Mass. woman found dead after hike in Arizona

Angela Tramonte was found dead Friday following a hike in searing Arizona heat with an off-duty police officer who reportedly kept climbing as she descended a mountain alone Continue reading →

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

With the season slipping, the Red Sox need their current guys — not coming reinforcements — to turn things around

Chris Sale and Kyle Schwarber can certainly help matters, but the Sox need to rely on the guys that got them here to dig them out of this hole. Continue reading →

Celtics

Report: Evan Fournier leaves Celtics for four-year, $78 million deal with the New York Knicks

The Celtics acquired Fournier from the Magic last March using part of a massive trade exception created in the sign-and-trade that sent Gordon Hayward to the Hornets. Continue reading →

ben volin | on football

Amid the pandemic, Patriots search for ways to bond as a team

Conditions are certainly better than last year, but Bill Belichick still faces a challenge incorporating so many new players into the system and having them bond. Continue reading →

Business

As employers wrestle with a return to the office, this Boston firm is going ‘digital first’

All 500 Drift employees around the globe — more than 130 hired remotely since the pandemic started — are working from home permanently, and offices are being redesigned as “conversation spaces.” Continue reading →

Business

$1T infrastructure bill gets first action as senators get to work

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sought to speed up consideration of a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package Monday, promising that Democrats would work with Republicans to put together amendments for consideration this week. GOP senators cautioned that they need time to digest the massive bill. Continue reading →

Business

CDC can’t stop evictions, as Biden calls on states to act

WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was “unable to find legal authority for a new, targeted eviction moratorium” and asked that states and local governments put in policies to keep renters in their homes. Continue reading →

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Music

Berklee’s Thistle Brothers are making music for a cause

The Boston-based duo has been donating the proceeds from their singles — some $4,000 so far — to select charities. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

As guest conductors step in, it’s time to savor the final weeks of Tanglewood

Thomas Adès and Alan Gilbert took the podium this weekend in the Koussevitzky Music Shed. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Jazz returns to Newport at last, and it’s something to celebrate

Musicians seemed to be hugging one another even more effusively than usual, happy to be back at work and crossing paths with old friends for the first time since the lockdown. Continue reading →