“To encourage our citizens to continue to call Massachusetts home and to help those struggling to make ends meet because of rising inflation, we’ll file several tax breaks in our budget later this week,” the governor said at his final State of the Commonwealth speech, delivered Tuesday in Boston. Continue reading →
Former Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds, the steroid-tainted all-time home runs leader, both failed to reach the 75 percent threshold for induction in their final year on the ballot. Continue reading →
Even with thousands of COVID-19 infections being officially reported every day in Massachusetts, that data likely underestimates the prevalence of the virus, as countless positive rapid tests go unreported. Continue reading →
The decision by the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission is the first time the agency has held a health system accountable for its spending in the six years it has reviewed market transactions. Continue reading →
Despite the wave fueled by the Omicron variant, Democratic officials are largely skipping mask mandates and are fighting to keep schools open, sometimes in opposition to health care workers and their traditional allies in teachers’ unions. Continue reading →
In the nearly two months since a conservative majority of justices on the Supreme Court indicated openness to dramatic new restrictions on abortion, money has poured into the political fund-raising arm of the antiabortion group Susan B. Anthony List. Continue reading →
During an era of heavy segregation in the Air Force, four pilots of the first all-Black squadron clinched victory in the first "Top Gun" contest in 1949 for their record achievements as aerial fighters. That accolade was recognized recently after being buried for nearly a century. Continue reading →
An audacious attack on a Syrian prison that houses thousands of Islamic State detainees. A series of strikes against military forces in neighboring Iraq. The dissemination of a video showing the beheading of a kidnapped Iraqi police officer. Continue reading →
Boris Johnson, prime minister of Britain, may have to face the police's ire in addition to the public's, as British officers are beginning to investigate the pandemic parties attended by government officials like Johnson that occurred during the COVID-19 lockdown nearly two years ago. Continue reading →
Five months after the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan, CIA-backed Afghan counterterrorist fighters who aided American soldiers and civilians still wait with their families for government approval to move to the United States, some saying they feel forgotten and stranded. Continue reading →
Mayor Michelle Wu has given city workers plenty of time to get vaccinated ahead of the city’s requirement. This week’s delay should be the last. Continue reading →
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is committing $40 million to preserve 718 affordable housing units across the city, she announced during a news conference Tuesday morning. Continue reading →
The Brookline Democrat's decision to seek reelection was widely expected in political circles after Goldberg opted against running for an open congressional seat in 2020. Continue reading →
A walk through the Cooperstown museum reveals memorabilia from the Red Sox slugger's iconic career scattered throughout its exhibits. After Tuesday's announcement, though, Ortiz becomes a baseball immortal. Continue reading →
The Biden administration is withdrawing its requirement that large employers mandate workers be vaccinated or regularly tested, the Labor Department said Tuesday. Continue reading →
The findings showed a critical need to support domestic manufacturing and called on Congress to pass legislation aimed at bolstering US competitiveness with China by enabling more American production, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said. Continue reading →
Mr. Schapiro trained his camera’s eye on an astonishing array of people across the American landscape as he sought to capture the emotional heart of his subjects, whether they were narcotics users in Harlem, migrant workers in Arkansas, or movie luminaries in Hollywood. Continue reading →
Mr. Schapiro trained his camera’s eye on an astonishing array of people across the American landscape as he sought to capture the emotional heart of his subjects, whether they were narcotics users in Harlem, migrant workers in Arkansas, or movie luminaries in Hollywood. Continue reading →
The Puerto Rican rapper joins Zac Brown Band, Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe, Aerosmith, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers with shows scheduled at Fenway this summer. Continue reading →
British singer and musician Damon Albarn has apologized to Taylor Swift after accusing her in a Los Angeles Times interview published Sunday of not writing her own songs — which set off a firestorm on social media when the pop superstar denounced the comments as "completely false and SO damaging." Continue reading →
Boston-bred musicians are no strangers to the world of gaming, as long-time fans might remember Aerosmith’s classic arcade shooter, “Revolution X,” or “Make My Video” with Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. Continue reading →
You received this message because you signed up for the Today's headlines newsletter. To automatically unsubscribe, please click here.
Please note: this will unsubscribe you from the newsletter only. If you wish to cancel your BostonGlobe.com subscription, please call 1-888-MY-GLOBE (1-888-694-5623).
