The Omicron variant has driven home the reality that COVID-19 may be with us for a long time. But one of New England’s leading biotech thinkers is pursuing a new way to fight it. Continue reading →
Through Sunday, Boston had 38 homicides for the year, down from 53 for the same time period last year. It’s a dip from the city’s five-year-average of 51 killings a year. Continue reading →
As the nation awaits a Supreme Court ruling that could result in abortion being outlawed in roughly half the states in the country, medication abortion is emerging as a new front in the emotional and sharply contested debate. Continue reading →
President Biden and Vladimir Putin were still far apart after two hours of talks on the escalating crisis caused by Russia’s massing of tens of thousands of troops near its border with Ukraine. Continue reading →
The leaders of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection are threatening to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress after his lawyer said Tuesday that his client will cease cooperating with the panel. Continue reading →
A South African study found that Omicron may dull the power of coronavirus vaccines, but hinted that booster shots might help. The loss of immune protection is “robust, but not complete,” the study's lead researcher said. Continue reading →
The House approved legislation Tuesday that would pave the way for a swift increase in the debt ceiling amid a Republican blockade, after congressional leaders in both parties agreed to try an unusual maneuver that could avert the threat of a first-ever federal default. Continue reading →
Khalid Aedh al-Otaibi was detained by French authorities on an outstanding Turkish arrest warrant as he prepared to travel to Saudi Arabia from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. Continue reading →
Australia said it would join the diplomatic boycott. Several others have signaled that they would find ways to protest China’s human rights abuses. Continue reading →
The Commonwealth has the lowest burden of proof in the nation for district attorneys to seize money and property that they think might be connected to the commission of a crime. Continue reading →
The Commonwealth has the lowest burden of proof in the nation for district attorneys to seize money and property that they think might be connected to the commission of a crime. Continue reading →
Medford Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn on Tuesday apologized for the “appalling error” made by her office last week, when a City Hall menorah display outraged members of the local Jewish community for its anti-Semitic presentation that included Christian terminology. Continue reading →
Mayor Michelle Wu on Tuesday appointed him to the role responsible for overseeing the administration’s transportation and public works departments. Continue reading →
The Omicron variant has driven home the reality that COVID-19 may be with us for a long time. But one of New England’s leading biotech thinkers is pursuing a new way to fight it. Continue reading →
With the pending $3.5 billion acquisition of Brown Brothers Harriman's investment services unit, Boston-based State Street is becoming “too big to acquire.” Continue reading →
The measure is one of the most ambitious housing laws to clear Beacon Hill in years. But months later, many details — like how much housing, exactly how close to the T, and how much should be affordable — remain unclear. Continue reading →
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