Nation

Biden administration moves to expand solar power on US land

The solicitation of interest comes as officials under President Biden promote renewable wind and solar power on public lands and offshore to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the planet. Continue reading →

Nation

Jury in Kim Potter trial ends another day without verdict

Jurors weighing the case of the suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright asked the judge after a full day of deliberations Tuesday what they should do if they can’t reach a verdict. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

Biden vows he, Manchin will ‘get something done’ on $2 trillion bill

Biden, responding to reporters’ questions at the White House, joked that he holds no grudges against the conservative West Virginia senator whose rejection of the social services and climate change bill stunned Washington just days ago. Continue reading →

World

Putin blames West for tensions, demands security guarantees

The Russian president on Tuesday reiterated his demand for guarantees from the US and its allies that NATO will not expand eastward, blaming the West for “tensions that are building up in Europe.” Continue reading →

World

British court orders Dubai ruler to pay over $700 million in custody settlement

London’s High Court has ordered the ruler of Dubai to pay his former wife and their two children more than 554 million pounds, according to court documents released Tuesday that said he posed “grave risk” to their safety. Continue reading →

World

How the Kremlin is militarizing Russian society

Over the past eight years, the Russian government has promoted the idea that the motherland is surrounded by enemies, filtering the concept through national institutions like schools, the military, the news media, and the Orthodox Church. It has even raised the possibility that the country might again have to defend itself as it did against the Nazis in World War II. Continue reading →

OPINION

Global destruction isn’t funny, but when it comes to the climate crisis, it might have to be

Science isn’t finished until it’s successfully communicated. "Don’t Look Up" succeeds not because it’s funny and entertaining, but because it’s serious sociopolitical commentary posing as comedy. Continue reading →

OPINION

Voting is for citizens

Who is entitled to cast a ballot? New York’s city councilors come up with the wrong answer. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Debunking Manchin’s anti-Build Back Better myths

The bill would help everyone from families with children to coal miners to car manufacturers and small businesses. Continue reading →

Politics

‘The Commonwealth can and must do more’: Pressley urges Baker to take stronger measures to combat Omicron wave

In a letter to Governor Charlie Baker on Tuesday, Representative Ayanna Pressley urged the state to take “immediate action to mitigate the ongoing spread of the coronavirus,” as Massachusetts has reached the grim milestone of more than 1 million cases and nearly 20,000 deaths, disproportionately impacting disenfranchised families and communities of color. Continue reading →

Metro

‘We’ve never had one here’: A rare Steller’s sea eagle, native to Asia, has been hanging out around the Taunton River

The baffling arrival of the eagle marked a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for birders to try to catch a glimpse of the large eagle, which is thousands of miles from home. Continue reading →

Metro

Shaun Jenkins won a new trial on his murder conviction. That trial shouldn’t happen

Shaun Jenkins was released from prison last fall after serving 19 years for a murder he maintains he did not commit, the killing of his cousin, Stephen Jenkins. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

Bill Belichick had a plan in the first meeting against the Bills, and he’s sure to have another for Sunday’s showdown

For Super Bowl XXV against Buffalo, Belichick authored a defensive game plan so revolutionary and daring it ended up in the Hall of Fame. Continue reading →

Patriots

Josh McDaniels: Kristian Wilkerson and Tre Nixon ready if Patriots needs receivers for Sunday’s showdown with the Bills

Most weeks it’s a long shot that they’ll be in uniform on Sunday, but that could change for the two practice squanders this week. Continue reading →

NHL

NHL will reportedly pull its players out of Beijing Olympics

Last summer, the league and union bargained to participate in the 2022 and ‘26 Games, with an out clause for 2022 if this NHL season was impacted by COVID-19. Continue reading →

Business

Will Boston’s proof-of-vaccination order work without a verification system?

In Mayor Michelle Wu’s next move to get more Bostonians vaccinated, she’s calling on local servers, bartenders, gym owners, and concert venue staff to prohibit the unvaccinated from entering their establishments. Continue reading →

Retail

Raves in toyland

Toy retailers — from big box stores to neighborhood shops — have accommodated growing crowds during the wackiest holiday season in recent memory. Continue reading →

Business

Wu launches push to expand affordable housing, study rent control rules

She says the high cost of living in the city is residents’ top concern. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Chuck Hunt, state’s first ‘first husband,’ dies at 67

Chuck Hunt, who made history as the state’s first “first husband” when his wife, Jane Swift, became acting governor, died Tuesday in hospice care in his Williamstown home, on land that had been in his family for more than a century. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Chuck Hunt, state’s first ‘first husband,’ dies at 67

Chuck Hunt, who made history as the state’s first “first husband” when his wife, Jane Swift, became acting governor, died Tuesday in hospice care in his Williamstown home, on land that had been in his family for more than a century. Continue reading →

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Names

Terri Trespicio’s debut book tells readers to question their passion

The Emerson MFA grad talks about "Unfollow Your Passion: How to Create a Life That Matters to You." Continue reading →

Theater

‘WILD,’ ‘Slutcracker’ canceled as COVID outbreak takes hold

The cancellations at American Repertory Theater and Somerville Theatre raise concerns that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus could wreak further havoc with the winter theater season in the Boston area. Continue reading →

GETTING SALTY

‘Quin House head of culinary Amber Lancaster was a college soccer star before finding new gourmet goals

But when it comes to snacking, it’s all popcorn, all the time. Just make it funky. Continue reading →