A number of campuses have seen post-Thanksgiving Omicron clusters, but public health experts are urging college and university leaders to think twice before they impose severe restrictions. Continue reading →
Federal Reserve policymakers moved into inflation-fighting mode Wednesday, saying they would cut back more quickly on their pandemic-era stimulus at a moment of rising prices and strong economic growth, capping a challenging year with a policy shift that could usher in higher interest rates in 2022. Continue reading →
The bill contains several historic measures and instructions to establish an independent commission that will scrutinize the legacy of the Afghanistan war. Continue reading →
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, pleaded guilty Wednesday to separate federal charges that he violated Floyd’s civil rights. Continue reading →
The Biden administration released a batch of secret government files Wednesday related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the latest milestone in a decades-long push by advocates to have all of the documents about the former president’s untimely death declassified. Continue reading →
A German court ruled Wednesday that the Russian state had orchestrated the murder of a Chechen former separatist fighter in a Berlin park in the summer of 2019 and sentenced the Russian citizen convicted of pulling the trigger to life in prison. Continue reading →
President Biden may have his alliance of democracies, but as a video summit on Wednesday underscored, Russia and China still have each other. Continue reading →
Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2019, Abiy Ahmed, a former soldier, drew on his own experience to eloquently capture the horror of conflict. Continue reading →
When the public education sector doesn’t have the answers, our communities — particularly communities of color — are coming up with answers of their own. Continue reading →
Members of our faith community are working, to the best of our abilities, through our words and actions, to dismantle white supremacy culture and its pernicious effects on all of us. Continue reading →
“When I tell you that the situation has become much more dire and frankly dangerous in the last 60 days, I am telling you the truth,” Jennifer Griffith said. Continue reading →
Harvard University professor Charles Lieber's attorney said his client never hid his ties to the Chinese program from anyone and the investigation that led to his indictment had been bungled from the start. Continue reading →
Lord knows there is plenty to be angry about in this country right now. But ending the tax credit boost is particularly cruel, short-sighted, and self-defeating. Continue reading →
In the latest act of antisemitism in Danvers, a swastika was found drawn in a high school bathroom, principal Adam Federico disclosed in a letter to the school community Wednesday. Continue reading →
The ex-Louisville slugger was dealt, along with Jackie Bradley Jr. and fellow Brewers prospect David Hamilton, to the Sox for Hunter Renfroe. Continue reading →
A survey by the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association found that 81 percent of hospital board members are white and 38 percent are women. Continue reading →
Provident Resources Group, a Louisiana nonprofit, will seek to raise up to $125 million for the New Hampshire project through the sale of tax-exempt bonds. Continue reading →
The $100 million funding deal is a possible turning point for a company that suffered significant layoffs and revenue loss during the pandemic. Continue reading →
Ben Affleck opened up about his personal life in a two-hour interview with Howard Stern on Tuesday, touching on his divorce from Jennifer Garner, his struggles with sobriety, and his rekindled romance with Jennifer Lopez. Continue reading →
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