Nation

He spent decades protecting buffalo. A microscopic invader threatens that work.

Fred DuBray spent about 30 years building a buffalo that herd at his ranch in South Dakota. But since last year, his buffalo have been dying by the dozens, victims of a microscopic invader, Mycoplasma bovis, that has ravaged pastures across the Great Plains and the West. Continue reading →

Nation

As a crisis hotline grows, so do fears it won’t be ready

With an infusion of federal money, the upgraded lifeline starting in July will have its own three-digit number, 988, and operators who will not only counsel callers but eventually be equipped to dispatch specially trained responders. Continue reading →

Nation

Iditarod leader declines gourmet meal to keep mushing

Brent Sass, who is seeking his first title in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska, turned down a five-course meal Friday morning for being the first musher to reach the Yukon River. Continue reading →

World

As Cairo transforms, Egyptians fight to save their trees

“It was like a war on green.” Continue reading →

World

Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest mass execution

The number of executed surpassed even the toll of a January 1980 mass execution for the 63 militants convicted of seizing the Grand Mosque in Mecca in 1979, the worst-ever militant attack to target the kingdom and Islam's holiest site. Continue reading →

World

India accidentally fires a missile at Pakistan. Calm ensues.

A nuclear-armed state fired a cruise missile at another nuclear-armed state this past week. They were not at war, and it did not start one. Continue reading →

LETTERS

UMass Boston’s idea of a new mission statement is astonishingly wrongheaded

Of course diversity is important, but not as the principal, driving objective of a university. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

A lesson in ‘sunshine’ from across a war zone

Ukraine uses the weapon of truth and with it has already won the battle for global support. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Another child tragedy, another case of the state reacting without thinking

Let’s break the cycle of reaction to horrific public cases and develop a plan to improve this system for the thousands of children and families affected by it. Continue reading →

Metro

Federal investigation into potential fraud in Methuen police contract intensifies

Prosecutors are investigating whether former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon and a former union leader duped city officials into signing a bloated contract that would have paid senior officers more than $432,000. Continue reading →

Metro

Nancy Pelosi visits Cambridge Health Alliance for roundtable

The speaker of the house visited Cambridge Hospital with members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation to discuss adolescent health care. While there, she also talked about rising gas prices and Florida's recently passed anti-LGBTQ legislation. Continue reading →

YVONNE ABRAHAM

For this federal judge, the war in Ukraine is personal

For more than a decade, Senior US District Judge Mark Wolf has been working to help end corruption in Ukraine and elsewhere. And his local partners in that work — people he has grown to know and love and call friends — are now in grave danger. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Nick Pivetta showed up to Red Sox spring training prepared, and he made sure teammates did too

The 29-year-old helped organize group workouts with Chris Sale, Matt Barnes, Austin Davis, and several minor league pitchers at Florida Gulf Coast University. Continue reading →

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Craig Smith, third line surging for resurgent Bruins

Smith has seven goals over five games. Charlie Coyle’s game-winner gave him 10 points since the start of February. With two assists, Trent Frederic has a 2-5—7 line his past 14 games. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

Jackie Bradley Jr., back with the Red Sox, plans to ‘just do the opposite of what I did last year’

Bradley's 2021 was one of the worst single-season offensive performances in major league history. Continue reading →

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IDEAS

The memory hackers

It’s not quite “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” but scientists are exploring what memories are made of — and how to dial down the pain of bad ones. Continue reading →

IDEAS

Leaving Cambridge for the comfort of strangers

We’re not old, but we will be. So we went in search of a different kind of assisted living. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Donald Pinkel, who developed a cure for childhood leukemia, dies at 95

A pediatrician, Dr. Donald Pinkel developed an aggressive treatment for childhood leukemia that transformed the disease from a virtual death sentence to one that almost every patient survives. Continue reading →

Obituary

Emilio Delgado, Luis on ‘Sesame Street’ for 45 years, dies

As Luis, Mr. Delgado got to play an ordinary, non-stereotypical Latino character at a time when such depictions were few on TV, for adults or children. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Rusty Mae Moore, transgender educator and activist, dies at 80

A transgender educator and activist, Rusty Mae Moore housed numerous transgender people in the 1990s and 2000s in her Brooklyn home, a de facto shelter that became known as Transy House. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

In America, a few days in March 2020 echo two years later

The conversations went like this: It will be just a few days. It can be kept at bay. There will be some inconvenience, sure, but the world will merely be paused — just a short break, out of an abundance of caution, and certainly not any kind of major grinding to a halt. Certainly not for two years. Continue reading →

Theater

‘Freestyle Love Supreme’ returns Lin-Manuel Miranda and friends to their roots

The three co-creators go back nearly 20 years with the improv show, in which performers turn suggestions from the audience into hip-hop numbers. It comes to the Emerson Colonial Theatre March 18-April 2. Continue reading →

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

After two years of upheaval, the arts need audiences to get in the act

As cultural organizations staggered by the coronavirus get back on their feet, this is a moment when lovers of the arts need to take a leading role in a recovery that won’t happen without them. Continue reading →

FAMILY TRAVEL

Nothing like a family bike trip in Death Valley to make you feel alive

He proposed they take the family excursion to celebrate his 84th birthday. “I’ve always wanted to go there,” he said. “We need to do it before I get old.” And so off they went, all six of them. Continue reading →

A BETTER WAY

It’s better for the future of Yellowstone if tourists spread out their visits. Here’s how and why to go in winter.

It’s not for everyone. But if you can brave the temps and manage the logistics, it’s a stunning experience like no other, and you’ll have it to yourself. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Look who’s gawking: Zillow enthusiasts flock to online listings, even when they aren’t house-hunting. Why?

Zillow enthusiasts flock to mock and admire listings, even when they aren’t house-hunting. Why? Continue reading →

Real Estate

Home of the Week: South End duplex stuns with high ceilings and skyline views

This condo offers the best of both worlds, a quiet location that's close to the Back Bay and downtown. Continue reading →