Nation

Trump’s border wall has been breached more than 3,000 times by smugglers, CBP records show

While the agency has acknowledged that smugglers are able to hack through the new barriers built by the Trump administration, the maintenance records show damage has been more widespread than previously known. Continue reading →

Nation

White House unveils new COVID strategy, but it will need congressional funding

The plan, aimed at ushering the United States into what some are calling a “new normal,” has four main goals: protecting against and treating COVID-19; preparing for new variants; avoiding shutdowns; and fighting the virus abroad. Continue reading →

Nation

Buttigieg tells states to focus on road safety in projects

In a report submitted to Congress on Wednesday, the Department of Transportation says it will aim to prioritize the safety and health of the multiple users of a typical 21st century roadway, from riders of public transit and electric scooters to Uber rideshare pickups and people delivering goods. Continue reading →

World

New Zealand capital sees chaos as police move to end protest

Occupying the space in front of the New Zealand Parliament to demonstrate against various vaccine mandates, protesters threw rocks and battled with blunt objects to fend off police seeking to end the siege, one causing an explosion at a nearby playground. Continue reading →

World

The world is awash in plastic. Nations plan a treaty to fix that.

With the bang of a gavel made of recycled plastic and a standing ovation, representatives of 175 nations agreed Wednesday to begin writing a global treaty that would restrict the explosive growth of plastic pollution. Continue reading →

World

NATO countries pour weapons into Ukraine, risking conflict with Russia

In all, about 20 countries — most members of NATO and the European Union, but not all — are funneling arms into Ukraine to fight off Russian invaders and arm an insurgency, if the war comes to that. Continue reading →

OPINION

Is Russia’s war with Ukraine the end of the Long Peace?

No one knows whether it will reverse the Long Peace and send the world back to an age of warring civilizations. Maybe — but maybe not. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

The political window is closing on climate change

If Democrats can’t compromise now, they may come away with nothing. Continue reading →

LETTERS

No hope, let alone joy, in Mudville as baseball lockout persists

As families like ours save our hard-earned money to come watch you play, all our plans may be for naught because of your disagreements. Continue reading →

Metro

Top official at state soldiers’ homes was fired days after bringing safety concerns to state inspector general

“Instead of being recognized for my diligence, I was ignored and ultimately terminated,” said Eric Sheehan, a public health official who was chosen to oversee the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home after a catastrophic COVID outbreak in 2020. Continue reading →

Metro

For Afghan refugees, a sickeningly familiar sight

Four Afghan women who fled their country in August and are now students at Northeastern University in Boston are seeing images coming out of Ukraine that they recognize. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

UMass study: rapid at-home antigen tests spotted COVID-19 ‘similarly’ well as PCR tests

A new study from researchers at UMass Chan Medical School shows at-home COVID-19 antigen tests performed “similarly” well at detecting the Omicron and Delta variants in people as the PCR tests more commonly seen at larger testing sites and medical settings, the school said Tuesday. Continue reading →

On Baseball

Even a casual fan can see Major League Baseball is headed in the wrong direction

Owners have had the upper hand for years and decided now was the time to further strangle the union with it instead of finding a way to work together. The battle for public perception has been lost. Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

These baseball squabblers don’t realize that no one cares about their petty beefs anymore

In March of 2022, America’s message to the owners and players is: Take your ball and go home. Continue reading →

Hockey

For some players, there’s no escaping the past when it comes to the NHL’s discipline system

The Bruins' Brad Marchand found out the hard way that the recent past matters a lot, and he's not sure that's particularly fair. Continue reading →

Chesto Means Business

In race for offshore wind jobs, Mass. is falling behind. So now what?

As New York and New Jersey pull ahead in offshore wind, Massachusetts lawmakers are debating how best to spur the fast-growing industry here. Continue reading →

Business

Mass. says it has 29,000 pending waiver requests for unemployment overpayments

The majority of open waiver requests are related to pandemic programs, including Pandemic Unemployment Assistance for the self-employed, paid for by Congress. Continue reading →

Business

Vesalius Therapeutics launches to develop treatments for common diseases

The Cambridge startup is backed with $75 million from Flagship Pioneering, the firm behind Moderna. Continue reading →

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DANCE PREVIEW

Boston Ballet presents five innovative world premieres, all choreographed by women

“It’s about identifying and cultivating talent,” says Boston Ballet artistic director Mikko Nissinen. Continue reading →

WORKING ON IT

Maybe it’s too soon to make sense of all this

Cultural critic Laura Kipnis’s “Love in the Time of Contagion: A Diagnosis” is a snapshot of a moment still evolving. Continue reading →

Names

Aerosmith’s Joe Perry sells Duxbury estate for $4.5 million

Known as Brook Haven Farm, the 7,000-square-foot spread boasts 5 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, and a pool shaped like a Gibson guitar. Continue reading →