Politics

Supreme Court to hear case of Web designer who objects to same-sex marriage

The case concerns the owner of a website design company who says it serves gay customers but intends to limit its wedding-related services to celebrations of heterosexual unions. She has said she intends to post a message saying the company’s policy is a product of her religious convictions. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

Biden halts oil, gas leases amid legal fight on climate cost

The administration said in a legal filing that a Feb. 11 ruling by a Louisiana federal judge will affect dozens of rules by at least four federal agencies. Continue reading →

Nation

Three officers in Floyd killing ‘chose to do nothing,’ prosecutor says

In their closing arguments in the federal trial, defense attorneys countered that the officers were too inexperienced, weren’t trained properly, or didn’t have the intent the charges require. Continue reading →

World

To preserve its own stability, Pakistan must stabilize Afghanistan first

The euphoria felt by many in Pakistan over a Taliban victory in Kabul six months ago is subsiding. The government had hoped that a friendly — some would say proxy — regime in Afghanistan would ease its concerns about the Pakistani Taliban. Continue reading →

World

Colombia decriminalizes abortion, bolstering trend across region

Having an abortion is no longer a crime under Colombian law, the country’s top court has ruled, in a decision that paves the way for the procedure to become widely available across this historically conservative, Catholic country. Continue reading →

World

Myanmar opposition protests mark general strike anniversary

Opponents of military rule gathered Tuesday for protests in Myanmar’s cities, defying threats by the authorities to arrest anyone joining demonstrations against the army’s takeover a year ago. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Dial up sanctions on Russia as it dials up its Ukraine war

For now, the United States and its allies are holding back on the "mother of all sanctions," preferring to raise the ante incrementally to save Kyiv. In the meantime, lives are at stake. Continue reading →

OPINION

What does Putin want?

International efforts to get Vladimir Putin to negotiate or at least fear the consequences of invading Ukraine have failed. Clearly, Putin doesn’t yet have what he wants. Continue reading →

OPINION

Why a bust of Maya Angelou was vandalized at BPL during an anti-vaccine protest

Opposition to COVID mandates is a modern version of "state’s rights" — a cloaked excuse for white grievance. Continue reading →

Metro

Foundation gives $12.5 million to Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in transformative gift

The gift is the largest in the history of the school, which trains a largely nontraditional student body for a host of technical careers. Continue reading →

Metro

She’s on a mission to meet — and highlight — the people who make up the fabric of Boston

Naomi Szanto, who recently moved to the city, launched a social media campaign called “Boston Commoners,” where she sets out to spend time and talk with the strangers we pass by everyday — and share their stories with the world. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Ex-employee in Suffolk DA’s office wrecked state car, arraigned on OUI charge

Suffolk County DA's chief of community engagement under Rachael Rollins totaled a state car in November. Ricky Grant Jr. has pleaded not guilty to OUI and negligent driving. Continue reading →

golf

First steps on the road to the US Open in Brookline will be taken this week

As of Wednesday, the USGA will begin accepting online applications for the 122nd US Open, to be played at The Country Club. Continue reading →

bruins

Bruins are impressed with how Jeremy Swayman has handled a tricky season

A temporary demotion to the AHL to make way for Tuukka Rask didn't faze the relentlessly positive goaltender. Continue reading →

MLB

Not much blinking in face-to-face negotiations between MLB and the players

As a demonstration of its disappointment, the league again asked the players to OK bringing in a mediator. Continue reading →

Business

Eli Lilly to turn former GE Fort Point site into genetic research center

The pharmaceutical giant is expanding into 15 Necco St., an under-construction 12-story lab and office building fronting the Fort Point Channel. Continue reading →

Retail

In $2.8 billion deal, Houghton Mifflin heads back to private equity ownership

The famed Boston textbook publisher is turning the page on a nearly nine-year chapter as a public company with a deal to be acquired by Veritas Capital. Continue reading →

INNOVATION BEAT

The end of 3G is not just about phones

On Tuesday, AT&T shut down its 3G network. T-Mobile will start to follow suit in a few weeks, and Verizon by year end. Here's what that means for a wide range of devices. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Mark Lanegan, Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age singer, dies at 57

Mr. Lanegan was also known for his searing memoirs detailing the dark sides of success in the rock world. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Joe Tom Easley, 81, prominent gay rights activist

Joe Tom Easley, renowned gay rights activist and lawyer involved in the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy that discriminated against gay people and whose 2003 wedding was one of the first same-sex marriages featured in The New York Times, died on Feb. 13 at a hospital in Miami Beach at the age of 81. Continue reading →

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MUSIC REVIEW

At TD Garden, Billie Eilish is in her happy place

Eilish delivered a high-energy 90-minute set that zig-zagged between songs old and new, backed only by her multi-instrumentalist brother and drummer Andrew Marshall. Continue reading →

Names

Best-selling author Ben Mezrich goes behind the scenes of his new book, ‘The Midnight Ride’

The new book, out Tuesday, is based on serialized novella “The Mechanic,” which ran in The Boston Globe for three weeks in 2020. Continue reading →

Names

‘Augmented’ documentary charts what is gained from a reimagined amputation

The film, which premieres on Feb. 23 on PBS, follows the work of MIT scientists and the surgical and technological innovations that are transforming the future of prosthetics. Continue reading →