Nation

Alligator attacked Louisiana man in an area flooded by Ida

A Louisiana man was missing and presumed dead after an alligator attacked him in an area that was flooded during Hurricane Ida, authorities said. Continue reading →

Nation

Virginia school board to pay $1.3 million in transgender student’s lawsuit

A school board in Virginia has agreed to pay $1.3 million in legal fees to resolve a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former student whose efforts to use the boys’ bathroom put him at the center of a national debate over rights for transgender people. Continue reading →

Politics

Go-to lawyer for Capitol riot defendants disappears

The mysterious disappearance of John Pierce began Aug. 24, prosecutors say, when the lawyer missed a hearing for one of the many cases where he is representing a defendant in the Capitol riot investigation. The young associate who took his place said that Pierce had a “conflict.” At the time, no one seemed to give it much mind. Continue reading →

World

Poland seeks state of emergency along border with Belarus

Poland’s government asked the president Tuesday to declare a state of emergency along the border with Belarus as it tries to stop migrants from entering from the neighboring country. The government cited the potential risk from foreign actors and the actions of protesters in Poland as rationales for the declaration. Continue reading →

World

Afghanistan’s arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad

From hundreds of years ago right up to the jumbled chaos of recent weeks, the word “foreigner” has meant many things in the Afghan context, from invaders to would-be colonizers. But in November 2001, it meant hope. Continue reading →

World

Taliban takeover propels tiny Qatar into outsize role in Afghanistan

When the United States was forced to relocate its diplomatic mission from Afghanistan on Monday, it chose Qatar, a longtime mediator between the West and the Taliban and more recently the only government viewed as capable of coaxing the Afghan militants to stay engaged with the world. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Offshore wind could die in the regulatory doldrums

Congress should greenlight a provision in the infrastructure bill that would hasten the building of new green infrastructure projects like Vineyard Wind. Continue reading →

OPINION

Sirhan should be paroled

It’s not about forgiveness, and heaven help us if it becomes about politics. Continue reading →

OPINION

Sirhan should die behind bars

It was because Robert F. Kennedy was an innocent human being, not because he was a politician, that his murderer should never go free. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

In dark of night, family members of former Afghan interpreter escape Kabul with code word ‘Tom Brady’

For three years, Said Noor asked the US government to help relocate his family out of Afghanistan. Finally, with help from Seth Moulton's office, the news came: If they could get to a gas station in Kabul, they could join him in Houston. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Hundreds attend vigil for Lawrence Marine who died in bombing at Afghan airport

Marine Sergeant Johanny Rosario Pichardo, a 25-year-old Lawrence High School graduate, was killed last week in a bombing outside the airport in Kabul. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Faculty members push back against Boston College’s decision not to require masks in classrooms

More than 200 Boston College faculty members are protesting the university’s decision not to mandate masks in classrooms this fall, a policy that sets it apart from most area colleges and universities as the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 stokes new health fears. Continue reading →

Rays 8, Red Sox 5

Shorthanded Sox fall to Rays again as playoff hopes continue to dwindle

A disastrous third inning sunk the Sox, who lost shortstop Xander Bogaerts early on after a positive COVID test. Continue reading →

On Football

What will the Patriots offense look like with rookie Mac Jones as the starting quarterback?

Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels won’t be calling any option runs for Jones, so expect the Patriots to ask their quarterback to win from the pocket. Continue reading →

patriots

Patriots release Cam Newton, name rookie Mac Jones the starting quarterback

Newton was the presumed starter when training camp began, but the rookie first-rounder beat him out with an impressive summer. Continue reading →

Shirley Leung

‘We don’t want to die with a lot of money in the bank’: UMass system gets $50 million gift, the largest in its history, aimed to close inequities

$15 million of Donna and Rob Manning’s gift will go toward establishing an endowment for UMass Boston’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences, where more than 40 percent of students are people of color. Continue reading →

Business

Ukraine’s leader to talk with Biden on security, Russian gas

Ukraine’s leader is visiting the United States this week in hopes of bolstering security ties with Washington and persuading the Biden administration to ramp up sanctions against a new Russian natural gas pipeline that bypasses his country. Continue reading →

Business

1620 Workwear tries to keep up with demand for its made-in-the-US apparel

A North Shore clothing maker is growing fast amid rising demand for Made-in-the-USA workwear and rivals’ supply chain struggles. Continue reading →

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Arts

BSO and Boston Ballet to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination

Both organizations said they would accept a negative test within 72 hours of the performance or an antigen test taken within 24 hours of the performance. Proof of vaccination may include either a vaccination card or a photo of the card. The symphony said it would also accept a “digital vaccine record.” Continue reading →

Lifestyle

Clay Lounge offers a look into the world of pottery

Jesse Golden opened the beginner-friendly pottery studio in March this year, in SoWa’s Art District. Continue reading →

FOOD

Boston’s unique place in barbecue history is part of Adrian Miller’s newest book, ‘Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue’

The author examines “how barbecue and Blackness got wedded over time.” Continue reading →