Nation

Congress approves Postal Service’s return to solvency

Bankruptcy has loomed over the Postal Service for years, largely due to a 2006 law requiring the agency to fund retiree health care benefits for its employees in advance; however, Congress sent legislation to President Biden Tuesday with the intention of bringing the agency back to solvency and addressing pandemic-era mail delays. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

US set to allow Calif. to set own tailpipe standards

A waiver approved Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency allows California to set tough emissions rules for cars and SUVs and impose mandates for so-called zero-emission vehicles that do not contribute to global warming. Continue reading →

Politics

Keating calls on Biden administration to speed immigration for some Ukrainians

The lawmakers called on the Biden administration to create a program that could shave years off the waiting time for some Ukrainians who want to join family members who legally reside in the United States. Continue reading →

World

Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korean conservative leader, wins presidency

A graft prosecutor turned opposition leader has won an extremely close presidential election in South Korea, reinstating conservatives to power with calls for a more confrontational stance against North Korea and a stronger alliance with the United States. Continue reading →

World

‘Australia is getting harder to live in’ as severe rain floods coast

Australia’s prime minister declared a national emergency on Wednesday as more than a week of severe rain along the country’s eastern coast has caused some of the worst flooding in Australian history and inundated swaths of two of its largest cities. Continue reading →

World

How a family’s dash toward safety in Ukraine ended tragically

Tetiana Perebyinis and her two children, Mykyta, 18, and Alisa, 9, along with a church volunteer who was helping them, Anatoly Berezhnyi, 26, were killed Sunday as they dashed across the concrete remnants of a damaged bridge in their town of Irpin, trying to evacuate to Kyiv. Continue reading →

OPINION

Make a green future work for all Bostonians

The urgency to act on the climate crisis should not get in the way of a truly inclusive process. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

As Harvard looks to build in Allston, how about a university-affiliated public school?

The university could help the city tackle one of its most vexing challenges. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Pilot program bypasses riders who could benefit from free fares

I am homeless and have been dependent on the services provided for that most severe group of the economically challenged. Continue reading →

Metro

This is not a drill

The horrors Vladimir Putin is unleashing upon Ukraine have confronted us with uncomfortable facts too many refused to see before now. Among them: The dangers of our continued reliance on the fossil fuels that give this despot the resources and impunity to visit misery upon innocents. Continue reading →

K-12

Boston public health officials rescind public health emergency, take steps toward ending school mask mandate

The Boston school system is one of a dwindling number of districts statewide that currently requires students and staff to wear masks. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘She had the most beautiful soul’: Winchester woman stabbed to death by alleged stalker in Netherlands, according to reports

The family of Mieke Oort, 21, a 2019 Winchester High graduate who was fatally stabbed Sunday in the Dutch city of Leeuwarden, is mourning the loss of a young woman described by her sister as having “the most beautiful soul.” Continue reading →

MLB

As talks continue between MLB players and owners, is there cause for hope on key issue?

If the current talks result in a resolution, the sides could re-engage on the rest of their issues, and then, re-evaluate how many games will be played this season. Continue reading →

Celtics notebook

Marcus Smart understands why Celtics were reluctant to bring back Isaiah Thomas

On Tuesday, Thomas said he had tried to rejoin the Celtics “in so many ways” and was frustrated that he was never given a chance. Continue reading →

Celtics 115, Hornets 101

Jayson Tatum (44 points) stays hot as Celtics pull away to beat Hornets

Jayson Tatum followed up his 54-point outburst Sunday with 44 more. Continue reading →

Business

BPDA bids to streamline process of developing city-owned land

These firms’ tasks will likely include analyzing the development potential of properties under BPDA control, assessing the market value of ground leases, and advising on development efforts. Continue reading →

Business

Stock-trading boom boosts Fidelity

Fidelity Investments says it saw revenue jump 15 percent last year in part due to social media-driven surges of trading in stocks like Gamestop. Continue reading →

Business

Fitch downgrades Russia’s credit rating, says default is ‘imminent’

The downgrades are signals to investors to steer clear of Russia, lest they get caught up in the expanding sanctions or sink money into assets that are bleeding value by the day. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Conrad Janis, father on ‘Mork & Mindy,’ jazz musician, dies at 94

Mr. Janis was also a gallerist well known in the New York art world. Continue reading →

Obituaries

John Billings, who flew Allied spies behind Nazi lines, sick children to hospitals, dies at 98

“Naturally, I signed up for the job,” Mr. Billings wrote of one of the most-daring spy missions in World War II history. “If they’re crazy enough to jump there, I’ll be crazy enough to take them.” Continue reading →

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Visual Arts

‘A true world of our own’: Gateway Arts inaugurates new gallery with first in-person show in two years

“I walk in here and I feel like I can breathe easy, and the world can stay outside," said Ruby Pearl, who's been an artist at Brookline's Gateway Arts for more than two decades. Continue reading →

PODCASTS

Four excellent podcasts for Beatles fans

These shows prove there’s plenty left to discover about the Fab Four. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

5 facts about season 2 of ‘Bridgerton’

The leads this season, which Netflix will release on March 25, are Jonathan Bailey, Charithra Chandran, and Simone Ashley. Bailey returns as the oldest Bridgerton, who has decided it’s time to get hitched. Continue reading →