Massachusetts cities and towns are taking divergent paths as they try to stem the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant, potentially leaving state residents to sort through piecemeal rules from one place to another. Continue reading →
The latest report on climate change from the United Nations was dire and depressing. But within hours of its release, its grim news was met with a wave of resolve. Continue reading →
Following the landmark United Nations report released Monday, climate scientists said the path is clear — an immediate and sustained campaign to transform our energy system and reduce greenhouse gases. Continue reading →
The former ad executive has sat atop Boston as the ultimate confidant to powerful politicians and business leaders. In a racially divided city with a yawning wealth gap, there’s too much work to do to stop now. Continue reading →
Senate Democrats unwrapped a budget resolution Monday envisioning a massive $3.5 trillion, 10-year cascade of federal resources, aiming historic sums at family support, health, and education programs and an aggressive drive to heal the climate. Continue reading →
After weeks of fits, starts, and delays, the Senate is on track to give final approval to the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan, with a growing coalition of Democrats and Republicans prepared to lift the first phase of President Biden’s rebuilding agenda to passage. Continue reading →
Members of the US military will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning next month under a plan laid out by the Pentagon and endorsed by President Biden. Continue reading →
The Taliban took control of two more provincial capitals in Afghanistan on Monday, officials said. Their fall marked the latest development in a weekslong, relentless Taliban offensive as American and NATO forces finalize their pullout from the war-torn country. Continue reading →
America’s borders remain closed to most European travelers during the pandemic, even those fully vaccinated. With fears of the Delta variant raging, there appears to be no end in sight. Continue reading →
A Chinese court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of a Canadian man convicted of drug trafficking, one of a series of legal cases that have driven a diplomatic rift between Beijing and Ottawa. Continue reading →
In this summer of searing heat, prodigious rainfall, and a world on fire, chipmunks are hurling themselves under the wheels of my Subaru Crosstrek with reckless abandon. Continue reading →
A woman was killed and five other people were wounded during an early morning shooting in Dorchester Monday, an attack that marked the third violent death in the city since Friday, according to Boston police. Continue reading →
After 69 people formally applied to be the next chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, system officials landed on the person who has been leading the campus on an interim basis since January. Continue reading →
The Sox have gone 11-17 since July 6 — while their AL East rivals have played well — but even before that, there were signs of vulnerability. Continue reading →
After emerging late as an important part of Boston’s rotation, Nesmith is now diving into the full offseason that was taken from him last year. Continue reading →
The former ad executive has sat atop Boston as the ultimate confidant to powerful politicians and business leaders. In a racially divided city with a yawning wealth gap, there’s too much work to do to stop now. Continue reading →
Some of the foreign contractors who powered the logistics of America’s “forever war” in Afghanistan now find themselves stranded on an unending layover in Dubai without a way to get home. Continue reading →
"One day, out of the blue, I asked him what I am to him. To summarize things, I am a friend with benefits, which hurt my feelings a lot." Continue reading →
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