In an effort to punish the Russian leader for invading Ukraine, lawmakers as dissimilar as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Senator Tom Cotton are coalescing around calls to ban the import of oil from Russia, even as it’s likely to send already skyrocketing gas prices even higher. Continue reading →
By refusing her request to work remotely, Bourne Public Schools violated federal and state laws that protect disabled and pregnant workers, a school counselor contends. Continue reading →
Long COVID is estimated to affect 10 to 30 percent of people who catch coronavirus. But clinics geared at treating the condition say they’re seeing mostly middle-class white women patients, not the poor people and people of color who bore a disproportionate share of the pandemic. Continue reading →
In the age of Tinder and TikTok, so-called whisper networks — spaces where women talk privately about their dating experiences and sometimes warn others to steer clear of creepy or dangerous men — have flourished online. Continue reading →
From Florida to Idaho, Republican-led state legislatures are operating as if Roe v. Wade has already been struck down, advancing new restrictions that aim to make abortion illegal in as many circumstances as possible. Continue reading →
Government Accountability Office's report, based on a survey of Capitol Police officers, recommends a greater amount of crowd control training, as many officers said there was a hesitancy to arrest or use force against individuals during the 2021 insurrection. Continue reading →
The reaction to Pakistan’s first women’s march was relatively mild: criticism and condemnation from Islamist parties and conservatives, who called the participants “antireligion” and “vulgar.” Continue reading →
The Amazon is losing its ability to recover from disturbances like droughts and land-use changes, scientists reported Monday, adding to concern that the rainforest is approaching a critical threshold beyond which much of it will be replaced by grassland, with vast consequences for biodiversity and climate change. Continue reading →
As the war in Ukraine grinds on, Putin has strangled the vestiges of a free press to justify an invasion that has been almost universally condemned — and, with that, moved closer to the stultifying orthodoxy of the Soviet Union. Continue reading →
It was Sansone’s generation that pushed, pulled, and prodded Boston from provincial village to a more cosmopolitan metropolis. Sansone’s journey was Boston’s journey. Continue reading →
We’re like a patient bound for a heart attack who cuts out one soda a week but continues to subsist on a diet of pizza and television. Continue reading →
Child advocates say the office charged with oversight of the state’s protection of children is not truly independent and lacks statutory powers that could make it a more effective defender of the most vulnerable children. Continue reading →
A Boston police officer was arrested Sunday for allegedly intimidating and harassing a sergeant detective looking into his possible violation of the department’s residency requirement for employees, according to legal filings. Continue reading →
A Boston community organizer who rose to prominence after rallying thousands to protest the killing of George Floyd is under federal investigation for possible misuse of donations to her nonprofit, Violence in Boston Inc., according to three people briefed on the probe. Continue reading →
MLS should siphon off some of the national pastime’s supporters looking to fill the void or doubting their long-term relationship with MLB. Continue reading →
The Biden administration said Monday it was awarding $2.2 billion in coronavirus relief money from the American Rescue Plan to 35 financially strapped transit agencies in 18 states. Continue reading →
Mr. Belgrader directed numerous high-profile stage productions off-Broadway and in regional theaters, including the American Repertory Theatre. Continue reading →
Karen MacDonald is luminous as the humor columnist in the Merrimack Repertory Theatre production, but "At Wit's End" doesn't go very deep. Continue reading →
We asked some notable locals which artists they listen to when the season drags on too long. Their answers ranged from Eminem to Erik Satie. Continue reading →
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