Nation

A general fights to destigmatize mental health issues: ‘There’s a shame if you show weakness’

Major General Ernest Litynski has received numerous awards and decorations during his nearly three decades in the Army. But he is best known among soldiers and his superiors for his campaign to illuminate mental health issues among troops, scraping away bit by bit at the stigma that often leads to tragedy. Continue reading →

Nation

Gunfire at Arkansas car show leaves 1 dead, 27 wounded

One man was killed and 27 people were wounded when two people got into a gunfight during a car show that’s part of an annual community event in a small southeast Arkansas town, authorities said Sunday. Continue reading →

Nation

Trucker protest moved by more than opposition to COVID mandates

Although organizers insist that their demonstration is nonpartisan and narrowly focused on COVID-19 restrictions, in practice, it is animated by a broad, familiar array of conservative and right-wing issues and grievances. Complaints about schools mix with far-right conspiracy theories and refusal to accept the 2020 election results. Continue reading →

World

As Omicron surges and economy suffers, China tweaks ‘zero COVID’

When the coronavirus first swept across China in early 2020, the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, declared a “people’s war” against the epidemic, launching what would become a no-holds-barred strategy to eliminate infections. Continue reading →

World

Revered Jewish sage buried in one of the largest gatherings in Israel’s history

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis gathered Sunday at the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a spiritual leader in ultra-Orthodox Judaism, in one of the largest public gatherings in Israeli history. Kanievsky died Friday, aged 94. Continue reading →

World

Russia is losing tens of thousands of outward-looking young professionals

This is a different kind of exodus — young, urban, multilingual professionals who are able to work remotely from almost anywhere, many of them in IT or freelancers in creative industries. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

What can the US do to roll out the welcome mat for Ukrainian refugees?

Launching and scaling up a program for ordinary Americans to sponsor refugees must be a priority. Continue reading →

OPINION

This is the story of a North Atlantic right whale’s will to live — and her species’ to survive

Snow Cone had her first calf in December 2019. The first time he was hit by a vessel was while coming to the surface to breathe, and the second while trying to dive out of the way. Continue reading →

LETTERS

US stands ready to aid Ukraine, but how so, and how ready?

Every effort should be made to foster the peace talks and reach compromises toward implementing an immediate cease-fire, withdrawal of all foreign troops, and negotiations that recognize the legitimate security concerns of all countries in the region. Continue reading →

Metro

South Boston shines in St. Patrick’s Day parade

Visitors from around the world stood alongside local residents as thousands of spectators packed the sidewalks along the parade route, cheering and dancing as marching bands passed down West Broadway Street. Continue reading →

Metro

Norwell teen dead, 2 others seriously injured in Marshfield crash

Nicholas Wanderley, 17, of Norwell was killed in the crash that happened shortly after 12:30 a.m. Sunday on Forest Street in Marshfield. The 16-year-old driver and a 16-year-old passenger were hospitalized with serious injuries, the Plymouth District Attorney's office said. Continue reading →

Politics

St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast, a Boston political institution, returns in person

Held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and hosted by Nick Collins, the state senator who represents South Boston, Sunday's event featured bagpipes, glad-handing, and the requisite jokes about Tom Brady’s retirement reversal. Continue reading →

red sox

Red Sox sign Trevor Story in first big move of free agency

Story, who is coming off a bit of a down year with Colorado, is a career shortstop but is likely to play second base alongside Xander Bogaerts. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

By signing Trevor Story, Chaim Bloom and the Red Sox finally show they’re willing to play ball

After two years of "payroll flexibility" and "fiscal conservatism," baseball boss Chaim Bloom showed he isn't afraid to sign a big-time player to a big-time deal. Continue reading →

Celtics notebook

Celtics’ Aaron Nesmith misses seventh consecutive game with an ankle sprain

It remains to be seen whether Nesmith's lengthy setback will keep him from reentering the regular rotation. Continue reading →

Business

Thank God it’s . . . Wednesday? Hybrid work is scrambling the days as we knew them.

What happens when my “bad case of the Mondays” is your “hump day”? Continue reading →

Business

Yemen rebels launch barrage of strikes on Saudi sites

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels unleashed one of their most intense barrages of drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia’s critical energy facilities on Sunday, sparking a fire at one site and temporarily cutting oil production at another. Continue reading →

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Startups aim to bring music-making to the masses

ToneStone and Vinyl Dreams offer production tools designed to be less intimidating than existing software. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jeanette Wagner, who globalized the Estée Lauder brand, dies at 92

Jeanette Sarkisian Wagner, both a merchant and a diplomat for Estée Lauder, who popularized the brand’s high-end lipsticks and perfumes among the women of the Soviet Union and China during the rising globalization and free trade of the 1980s and ’90s, died Feb. 26 in the New York City borough of Manhattan. She was 92. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Av Westin, newsman behind ABC’s ‘20/20,’ dies at 92

An influential television producer who first worked as a copy boy at CBS News for Edward R. Murrow in the 1940s, Av Westin helped make ABC’s “20/20” newsmagazine a perennial winner of Emmy Awards. Continue reading →

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DANCE REVIEW

New England Now Dance Platform presents diverse stories of community and globally inspired creativity

Over the weekend, 18 of the region's artists were showcased. Continue reading →

Names

From the South Shore to Hollywood, ‘Selling Sunset’ breakout star Emma Hernan aims to inspire

The Scituate native has quickly made a name for herself on the popular Netflix series "Selling Sunset," which follows elite Los Angeles real estate agents as they sell Hollywood and Sunset Boulevard’s most lavish properties. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Found freedom and inspired confidence in La Donna Musicale and Rumbarroco

Boston-based viola da gambist Laury Gutierrez brought those two initiatives together Friday to introduce an eager audience to music not specifically by women, but about them. Continue reading →