First-graders showed up this fall with more uncertainty and anxiety than usual, and far less familiarity with basic classroom etiquette like sharing; taking turns; listening, and sitting still. Continue reading →
While the state could not say exactly how many people are potentially eligible for expungements, advocates insist those carried out so far represent a minuscule proportion of a pool that they estimate totals in the tens of thousands. Continue reading →
Trailers in parking lots are serving up boneless wings from Wings & Things, vegetable dumplings from Wow Bao, or grilled cheese from MrBeast Burger, all from the same commercial kitchen inside the trailer, at the same address, and with no actual restaurant in sight. Continue reading →
As nations severed air links from southern Africa amid fears of another global surge of the coronavirus, scientists scrambled Sunday to gather data on the new omicron variant, its capabilities, and — perhaps most important — how effectively the current vaccines will protect against it. Continue reading →
A ruling that overturned Roe and the 1992 case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey would lead to outright bans or severe restrictions on abortion in 26 states. Continue reading →
A popular actor steps out onto the street and is brutally reminded that, despite his fame and wealth, places still exist where the color of his skin and sexual orientation put him in danger. Continue reading →
Designer Virgil Abloh, a leading fashion executive hailed as the Karl Lagerfeld of his generation, has died after a private battle with cancer. He was 41. Continue reading →
France is inducting Josephine Baker — Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy, and civil rights activist — into its Pantheon, the first Black woman honored in the final resting place of France’s most revered luminaries. Continue reading →
The United States has no nuclear hotline to Beijing. The two countries have never had a serious conversation about American missile defenses in the Pacific, or China’s experiments to blind US satellites in times of conflict. Continue reading →
Hondurans voted Sunday for a successor to deeply unpopular President Juan Orlando Hernández in elections that could oust his National Party after 12 years in power. Continue reading →
Unlike in other departments, the inspector general at the Department of Justice is too constrained. Congress should change that, whether the Biden administration agrees or not. Continue reading →
These developments, when applied to monitoring devices, have the potential to enable precision and adaptive, data-driven interventions, granting clinicians and caregivers critical insight into the health status of patients. Continue reading →
The Alzheimer’s research community must acknowledge the gaps in our current approach to curing the disease and make significant changes. Continue reading →
Massachusetts Port Authority spokeswoman Bernice Freedman said as many as 900,000 passengers were expected to travel through the airport from Nov. 19 through Monday. Continue reading →
The product of decades of advocacy, the Special Commission Relative to the Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth has been bogged down by Beacon Hill’s familiar morass of bureaucratic hurdles, all while its members wrestle with lingering questions over its mission. Continue reading →
Jesse Cody, who had hiked just three times in his life and never camped, decided after he turned 40 that he was going to walk the Appalachian Trail — all 2,190 miles — in one go, a thru-hike. Continue reading →
Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches billionaire who looted his companies’ pension funds and died mysteriously. She spent the second with another tycoon, Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while charged with sexually abusing teens. Continue reading →
Mr. Gordon's novel "The Physician" sold more than 10 million copies, mostly in Europe, where he has a devoted following in Germany and Spain. Continue reading →
Tracks from 2020's “Rough and Rowdy Ways” make up about half of his current setlist, and they were played straight, true to the record. It was the jewels from his catalog that Dylan futzed with, as he is wont to do. Continue reading →
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