Nation

Families separated at Mexico border ask for residency, aid

“We don't want to be separated from our kids again, after we fought for them so hard. We suffered too much.” Continue reading →

Nation

Supreme Court grants temporary reprieve to Biden immigration policy

Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily paused a ruling from a federal judge in Texas that had required the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era immigration program forcing asylum-seekers arriving at the nation’s southern border to await approval in Mexico. Continue reading →

Politics

Infowars host Owen Shroyer charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Shroyer, who hosts “The War Room With Owen Shroyer” for the website operated by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, said on air Friday that his lawyer informed him there’s a warrant out for his arrest and that he will have to turn himself into authorities Monday morning. Continue reading →

World

Vietnam War victims wanted justice. They were given ‘30 bags of rice.’

Nearly a half-century after the Vietnam War ended, victims of the massacre at Phong Nhi and Phong Nhut are seeking compensation from the Seoul government in the first lawsuit of its kind being tried in a South Korean court. Continue reading →

World

Athens is only getting hotter. Its new ‘chief heat officer’ hopes to cool it down.

On the hottest day of Greece’s record-breaking heat wave, temperatures in Athens rose to 111 degrees Fahrenheit and wildfires choked the air. The heat’s intensity only increased the urgency that Eleni Myrivili brings to her new job as Athens’s — and Europe’s — first “chief heat officer,” tasked with giving one of the world’s most ancient cities an inhabitable future. Continue reading →

World

Malaysia new prime minister faces tall task in uniting polarized society

Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was sworn in Saturday, bringing back the rule of the country’s longest-governing political party. Continue reading →

LETTERS

‘Sentenced to prison as punishment, not for punishment’

The prison's institutional culture dictates the level of violence that occurs behind the walls, out of view of the public. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Lessons from ‘The taking of Cell 15’: Reform corrections

Independent oversight, standards should be as critical to prisons as they are to policing. Continue reading →

OPINION

A coup Republicans can use

GOP aversion to investigating an insurrection disappeared when one happened in Kabul instead of the Capitol. Continue reading →

Metro

Another COVID school year

We’re going into our third COVID-plagued school year. And what should be a triumphant return to normal — carried on the wings of the miraculous vaccines — is, yet again, an exercise in fear and diminished expectations. Especially for parents with kids too young to get the shot. Continue reading →

K-12

Here’s what we know (and don’t know) about Massachusetts schools reopening this fall

With just weeks before Massachusetts students return to classrooms, school administrators, teachers, and parents alike are trying to decide how to keep themselves and their children safe, especially as the Delta variant continues its rapid spread. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

This Florida couple sailed from St. Petersburg to Mass. to avoid hurricanes. Then came Hurricane Henri

When Sara O’Brien and Vanessa Goodrum set sail from Florida for Cape Cod in April, they hoped to have an adventure at sea — and escape Florida’s heat and the state’s tropical storm system. They were in for a surprise. Continue reading →

Patriots

What are the Patriots going to do with all of their running backs?

Accommodating all six on a 53-man roster is a nontraditional, challenging, and unrealistic task. Continue reading →

Rangers 10, Red Sox 1

Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez stymied by fielding woes in hideous setback to Rangers

Rodriguez, who failed to make it out of the fourth inning for the third time in his past six starts, gave up five runs on eight hits and one walk with three strikeouts in the 10-1 loss to Texas. Continue reading →

on baseball

Kyle Schwarber practices patience at the plate, and his Red Sox teammates would be wise to follow suit

Schwarber has averaged 4.21 pitches per plate appearance in his career. That’s 13th in the majors since he broke in with the Cubs in 2015. Continue reading →

Business

Amazon wants to get even bigger in Boston. The five would-be mayors are wary

Amazon is knocking on Boston’s door. But will the next mayor let the massive retailer in? None of the five major candidates say they would shut the company out entirely, but all expressed wariness about a new distribution facility. Continue reading →

Business

Amazon wants to get even bigger in Boston. The five would-be mayors are wary

Amazon is knocking on Boston’s door. But will the next mayor let the massive retailer in? None of the five major candidates say they would shut the company out entirely, but all expressed wariness about a new distribution facility. Continue reading →

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IDEAS

A message to returning students from less privileged backgrounds: Ask for more

People like me who grew up poor often learn not to ask for more than they receive. It’s a kind of conditioning that can stifle the urge to express a need for anything at all. Continue reading →

IDEAS

The radical question at the heart of the Boston mayor’s race

A new generation of leaders is pushing a city-level Green New Deal and cuts to the police budget. Can Boston’s next mayor transform the city? Continue reading →

Obituaries

Tom T. Hall, country music’s ‘storyteller,’ is dead at 85

As his nickname suggests, Tom T. Hall was a skilled narrator, a country singer, and songwriter known for wry, socially conscious hit songs like “Harper Valley PTA.” Continue reading →

Obituaries

‘Just damn good’ — Harry Spence, rescuer of public institutions, dies at 74

When Mr. Spence was rescuing the Boston Housing Authority, a headline asked: “Is Harry Spence God? Or Is he Just Damn Good?” Continue reading →

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CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Planting seeds of change at the MFA

An installation by Wampanoag artist Elizabeth James-Perry arrives as evidence of the museum's growing discomfort with its most visible work. Continue reading →

Arts

Poet Tracy K. Smith breathes new life into Beethoven’s Ninth

The former US poet laureate’s new English lyrics for “Ode to Joy” will premiere in a Handel and Haydn Society performance at the Hatch Shell Aug. 27. Continue reading →

Arts

Afghan music school with Boston ties faces uncertain future under Taliban

The Afghanistan National Institute of Music has offered training to some of the country’s most vulnerable children, including girls, orphans, and street vendors. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

A mother-son bikerafting adventure jam-packed with supplies, hard work, and life lessons

Maybe the struggles my mini adventurer faced will help him survive tough situations without falling into the cracks. Continue reading →

TRENDSPOTTING

Seeking advantage in a crowded market, some hotels are becoming ‘art museums with bedrooms’

Hotels are adding large and noteworthy collections of art — usually by local artists or representing local culture — to better connect with their communities. Continue reading →

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