Grim COVID-19 numbers from Maine show that nearly 19 months of warnings, struggle, and sickness have served only as a roller-coaster prelude to one of the state’s darkest hours of the pandemic. Continue reading →
President Biden’s ambitious, multitrillion-dollar domestic agenda hangs in the balance this week because of a standoff between progressive and moderate Democrats. Continue reading →
Fourteen days into the school year, Boston still is struggling to cover all of its bus routes, forcing some students to miss school. Continue reading →
The burdens on those left behind only increase, creating a downward cycle that hospitals are struggling to break, the presidents of three Boston hospital systems said. Continue reading →
The US special envoy for Haiti has quit his job in a blistering resignation letter saying he could not be associated with the Biden administration’s decision to deport thousands of Haitian migrants to their home country, a move he called “inhumane” given the deteriorating security situation in the country. Continue reading →
The White House is leaning toward releasing information to Congress about what Donald Trump and his aides were doing during the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol despite the former president’s objections — a decision that could have significant political and legal ramifications. Continue reading →
The Biden administration on Thursday finalized its first major regulation to directly limit greenhouse gases, part of an effort to show American progress on global warming before a crucial climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, in November. Continue reading →
Ibrahim’s parents fled political turmoil in China for Afghanistan more than 50 years ago. At that time, Mao Zedong had unleashed the Cultural Revolution, and life was upended for many Uyghurs, the mostly Muslim ethnic group in Xinjiang that included Ibrahim’s parents. Continue reading →
One of the founders of the Taliban and the chief enforcer of their harsh interpretation of Islamic law when they last ruled Afghanistan said the hard-line movement will once again carry out executions and amputations of hands, though perhaps not in public. Continue reading →
Beneath France’s angry outbursts about a secretive “knife-in-the-back” US deal to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia lay a single question that, as the French say, put the finger where it hurts. Continue reading →
Known as New England’s “Great State Fair,” the region’s largest agricultural event on Thursday drew a spirited crowd eager to celebrate the start of the fall season and the return of a beloved tradition. Continue reading →
With carbon emissions rising at a rate that has been called “catastrophic,” Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said Thursday that he worries other countries won’t commit to sufficient steps to reduce their greenhouse gases at upcoming international climate negotiations in Scotland. Continue reading →
“Winning the Stanley Cup is not a distant dream, but more a close reality.” How did Ullmark get to this reality? Let’s head to Sweden to find out. Continue reading →
Our goal is to cover — on a daily basis and with a critical eye — the people, companies, and ideas that are driving growth and new trends, and to highlight this key pillar of the local economy and daily life. Continue reading →
As just about everyone knows by now, an international shortage of semiconductor chips has drastically cut auto production worldwide, leaving most dealerships with far fewer vehicles on their lots than usual. At the same time, demand for cars is high. Continue reading →
The singer-songwriter, who has two upcoming dates in Boston, says she is excited to play live again after her album "Punisher" became a lockdown hit. Continue reading →
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