Wu has already made Boston history as the first woman, person of color, millennial, and mother elected mayor. Now, with the fate of her early initiatives, she’ll show whether she can transform the city’s future. Continue reading →
This year was supposed to mark a triumphant return for the heart of the city. But office workers have yet to return, theaters are canceling performances, and a lull has swept through the neighborhood — again. Continue reading →
Dating to the 1800s, the filibuster has been used by lawmakers to both advance and thwart Black racial progress — but it is in the thwarting of that progress that it has been used with greatest frequency and success. Continue reading →
A series of stumbles by the former star physician and scientist from Massachusetts General Hospital have underscored just how rough the transition from running a 70-person infectious disease department at Mass General to a sprawling, public-facing government agency has been. Continue reading →
As the highly contagious Omicron variant storms across the state, Hampden — home to Springfield, Chicopee, and Holyoke — remains the least vaccinated county in Massachusetts. Continue reading →
As the nation prepares to mark the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., some members of his family are spending it in conservative-leaning Arizona to mobilize support for languishing federal voting rights legislation. Continue reading →
Tucked inside a bill introduced by Wren Williams, a Republican delegate, was a glaring error: Among the concepts that school boards would be required to ensure students understood was “the first debate between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.” Continue reading →
Democratic officials and activists now say they are resigned to having to spend and organize their way around the new voting restrictions — a prospect many view with hard-earned skepticism, citing the difficulty of educating masses of voters on how to comply with the new rules. Continue reading →
Her speech’s peaceful overtones were a direct response to the violent messaging put forth by Éric Zemmour, another far-right candidate, whose campaign launch video was riddled with clips of crumbling churches, burning cars, and violent clashes with the police that projected an image of a chaotic France. Continue reading →
As the Biden administration and NATO conduct tabletop simulations about how the next few months could unfold, they are increasingly wary of another set of options for President Vladimir Putin, steps that are more far-reaching than simply rolling his troops and armor over Ukraine’s border. Continue reading →
Tokyo reported 4,561 coronavirus cases on Saturday, topping 4,000 for a second day, with the highly contagious omicron variant spreading across Japan. Continue reading →
Boston needs innovation schools that will experiment with early college programs and more, whether or not the Charlestown proposal succeeds. Continue reading →
We need to develop less aggressive strategies to challenge our imagined and real enemies and work with our allies with an aim of diplomacy first and military options (if necessary) second. Continue reading →
The mandate that took effect Saturday requires all city workers and people seeking to enter certain indoor spaces in Boston show proof that they’ve had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Continue reading →
The ugly protests outside the Roslindale home of Mayor Michelle Wu are impossible to ignore. The folks protesting the city’s vaccine mandates have been particularly nasty, and personal. They have crossed all kinds of lines. Continue reading →
For the second straight meeting between the teams, the New England defense didn't force a Buffalo punt, and Josh Allen finished with more touchdown passes (5) than incompletions (4). Continue reading →
He scored only 3 points against Indianapolis, when he was pressed into action straight off the airplane to replace the injured Marcus Smart. Continue reading →
This year was supposed to mark a triumphant return for the heart of the city. But office workers have yet to return, theaters are canceling performances, and a lull has swept through the neighborhood — again. Continue reading →
This year was supposed to mark a triumphant return for the heart of the city. But office workers have yet to return, theaters are canceling performances, and a lull has swept through the neighborhood — again. Continue reading →
Iraj Pezeshkzad, an Iranian author whose bestselling comic novel, “My Uncle Napoleon,” lampooned Persian culture’s self-aggrandizing and paranoid behavior as the country entered the modern era, has died. He was 94. Continue reading →
Beatrice Mintz, a scientist who, in decades of single-minded devotion to her research, produced seminal findings about cancer, how it develops, how it may be treated and the genetics underlying those discoveries, died Jan. 3 at her home in Elkins Park, Pa. She was 100. Continue reading →
Supply chain issues and COVID-19 led King Boston to push the memorial's unveiling back. But the Embrace Festival will take place this year. Continue reading →
Across the country, there are more than 50 similar tool-lending libraries in cities such as Washington, Baltimore, Seattle, Atlanta and Denver. Continue reading →
More than two years after being shut down for renovations, the museum’s remarkable Galleries for Art of Ancient Greece, Rome, and the Byzantine Empire reopen. Continue reading →
From the Bahamas to the US Virgin Islands, and from family-friendly resorts to luxe private-island retreats, here’s a roundup of new Caribbean properties to put on your radar. Continue reading →
Our travel writer thought he had encountered a Caribbean disaster in San Andrés, until he found a golf cart and attitude adjustment. Continue reading →
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