COVID-19 Vaccines

Moderna keeps COVID vaccine out of reach of poor nations

Cambridge-based Moderna, whose coronavirus vaccine appears to be the world’s best defense against COVID-19, has been supplying its shots almost exclusively to wealthy nations, keeping poorer countries waiting and earning billions in profit. Continue reading →

Nation

NAACP says it will investigate after police pulled a paraplegic man from his car

Civil rights activists are condemning the arrest of Black man with paraplegia in Dayton, Ohio, who was seen in newly released body-camera video being pulled from his car during a traffic stop last week as he yelled for help and told officers he cannot use his legs. Continue reading →

Nation

Matthew McConaughey says he’ll only run for Texas governor if ‘useful’

The Texas-born actor described American politics as a “broken business” and explained that he would not run to unseat incumbent Republican Greg Abbott in 2022 unless he felt he could make a difference as an elected official. Continue reading →

World

Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State

The Taliban ruled out cooperation with the US to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising position on a key issue ahead of the first direct talks between the former foes since America withdrew. Continue reading →

World

Austria’s Kurz resigns as chancellor amid corruption probe

The resignation is a setback for Kurz, 35, a rising star of European conservative politics, who became the nation’s foreign minister at 27 and leader at 31. Continue reading →

World

Terror and tourism: Xinjiang eases its grip, but fear remains

The razor wire that once ringed public buildings in China’s far northwestern Xinjiang region is nearly all gone. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

USPS is flirting with postal banking. That’s a good thing.

A new USPS pilot program is providing customers in select cities with financial services. But it’s not broad enough. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Social services beset by low pay, long waits, poor access

This hidden societal problem needs to be brought to the attention of our federal and state legislators and the general public. Continue reading →

OPINION

Legalizing assisted suicide would send a devastating message

Too many people already believe killing themselves is a reasonable solution to their most painful problems. Continue reading →

Globe Santa

Globe Santa starts

The letters are all hand-written – there were an astounding 17,508 of them last year and every single one of them gets read. Continue reading →

Elections

Secretary of state pushes for three days to count votes in November election

After a long delay in counting Boston’s mail-in ballots for September’s municipal election, Secretary of State William F. Galvin is pushing to allow three days to count ballots that are submitted or postmarked by the 8 p.m. deadline for the Nov. 2 election, but the Legislature may not be able to act in time. Continue reading →

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Bright spot in a tough week: Only one endorsement mattered for Annissa Essaibi George on Thursday morning

Her opponent and fellow at-large city councilor Michelle Wu, the frontrunner in this race from the beginning, continued to rack up valuable endorsements. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

It still breaks my heart to see how far baseball has fallen

Bostonians in a bar watching an out-of-market NFL game over a meaningful regular-season Red Sox game? That's reality. Continue reading →

BRUINS

Where did Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman get his drive to succeed? It starts with being from Alaska

"There is always a hunger, sort of a chip in the shoulder, to get to the NHL because you’re from Alaska,” said Swayman, the likely starter when the Bruins open the season. Continue reading →

On Football

Nick Caserio is taking an unusual path in rebuilding the Texans

Caserio perhaps would have preferred building his program around draft picks, but that’s tough to do without any. Continue reading →

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IDEAS

Vulnerable machines could be smarter ones

Artificial intelligence actually isn’t that bright. Maybe it needs the stakes to be a little higher. Continue reading →

IDEAS

What orchids taught me — on their own time

When we judge living things as disposable — of value to us only when in bloom — we lose more than we think when we throw them away. Continue reading →

Obituaries

‘Says You!’ panelist Arnie Reisman, a Boston media mainstay, dies at 79

A former editor of the alternative weekly Boston After Dark, Mr. Reisman was a playwright and poet. He spent decades at a number of Greater Boston media outlets and won regional Emmys for his work on "Chronicle." Continue reading →

Obituaries

Abolhassan Banisadr, former Iranian president, dies at 88

The first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Abolhassan Banisadr tried and failed to resist the currents of religious radicalism and ultimately was impeached and fled the country. Continue reading →

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GLOBEDOCS 2021

GlobeDocs 2021: Finding light in the darkness

This year’s festival, which runs Oct. 13-17, covers a wide range of subjects and approaches, emotions and styles, even including, yes, animation. Continue reading →

Music

How do you fix an accordion? You probably don’t. They do — meet the technicians of ‘a dying profession’ keeping the instrument alive

Paul Tagliamonte Jr. of West Harwich has been working on accordions since the age of 10 (he’s now 63), and says there are three essentials to the art of accordion maintenance. Continue reading →

Arts

Take your pick: An apple-orchard-turned-sculpture-garden and other spots to see art outdoors this fall

From giant fireflies in Gloucester to sound art on a path through Pittsfield State Forest, creativity abounds at these family-friendly destinations. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Slow travel, Cape Cod-style: Soaking up the scenery on Route 6A

There’s so much to enjoy, even once summer ends. Here are a few highlights. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

At Alnoba, art dots the outdoors

Built on 600 acres of family land in Kensington, N.H., the park is the brainchild of Alan Lewis, a Boston-based developer and philanthropist. Continue reading →

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