Climate

‘A file of shame’: Major UN climate report shows world is on track for catastrophic levels of warming

To avert the worst consequences of the climate crisis, the analysis from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says, leaders must make radical, immediate changes. That includes rapidly phasing out the use of fossil fuels. Continue reading →

Politics

Ex-police officer faces jury trial on Capitol riot charges

More than a year ago, two off-duty police officers from a small town in Virginia were charged with storming the US Capitol together. One of them is heading to trial and faced a courtroom full of potential jurors on Monday. The other could be a key prosecution witness. Continue reading →

Nation

Arrest made in connection with Sacramento mass shooting that killed 6

Sacramento police announced an arrest Monday connected with the shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others in the heart of California’s capital city as multiple shooters fired more than 100 rounds and people ran for their lives. Continue reading →

World

Economist accused of harassment appears set to become Costa Rica’s president

Rodrigo Chaves, a former World Bank official who has promised to shake up the political system of Central America’s most stable nation, was on track to become Costa Rica’s new president, according to preliminary election results Sunday night. Continue reading →

World

WHO says 99 percent of world’s population breathes poor-quality air

The United Nations health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year. Continue reading →

World

Khan throws Pakistan into a political crisis

As Pakistan fell deeper into a political crisis, the country’s Supreme Court on Monday heard a challenge to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s bid to remain in power, including his move to dissolve Parliament and call for early elections. Continue reading →

OPINION

The long shelf life of Title 42

Title 42 will go down in American history as an unconscionable moral stain, a cruel ruse that was responsible for turning away noncitizens 1.7 million times without due process; most of them were seeking protection from persecution, violence, and other life-threatening hardships. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Halting the next genocide

The atrocities in Bucha cry out for a response from the US and the world to stop Putin’s war machine. Continue reading →

LETTERS

We should open our arms to asylum seekers, not run them through their paces

The law demands that asylum seekers repeat the stories of the worst days of their lives; they must wedge their complex, beautiful lives into an outdated, rigid narrative to prove that their suffering was based on narrow protected grounds. Continue reading →

Metro

This 14-year-old Carlisle resident is a crossword whiz — and the youngest to build a puzzle for The Sunday New York Times

On March 27, August Lee-Kovach, a freshman at Concord-Carlisle High School, became the youngest known person to have a crossword puzzle published in the Sunday edition of The New York Times. Continue reading →

Metro

The first female Boston police officer shot in the line of duty says her shooter does not deserve a new trial

James Gaines, convicted of trying to kill Boston police Officer Zenaida Flores-Doherty, wants a new trial after learning his lawyer posted racist messages on social media. But Flores-Doherty says Gaines got a fair trial. Continue reading →

Politics

The top 2021 overtime earner in the Boston city workforce? Not a cop.

Thanks in large part to an accounting technicality, the top overtime earner in the city workforce last year was a wire inspector named Keith Barry. Continue reading →

NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP | Kansas 72, North Carolina 69

Kansas tops North Carolina with greatest comeback in championship game history to win fourth national title

The Jayhawks trailed by as many as 16, completing the biggest title-game turnaround in tournament history. Continue reading →

Gary Washburn | On basketball

As playoffs loom, Celtics try to map out uncharted territory on the road ahead

The schedule makers set up one of the team’s most difficult road trip of the season for last, with the Celtics heading to Chicago, Milwaukee and Memphis for the final three. Continue reading →

red sox

How long will Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts be together on the left side of the Red Sox infield?

Devers is eligible for free agency in two years; Bogaerts can opt out after this season. Both have had fruitless talks with the Sox this spring on contract extensions. Continue reading →

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Seaport traffic is back. So are ideas for new ways to get there.

There’s no better time than now to figure out how best to move thousands of people in and out of the transit-starved business district, surrounded by water, as development continues unabated. Here are a few ideas. Continue reading →

Innovation economy

The pandemic-era telemedicine boom has peaked. Here’s why.

As the public health emergency subsides, doctors, Medicare, and private insurers are evaluating how much of a role virtual care will play going forward. Continue reading →

Business

Musk becomes Twitter’s largest shareholder

Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla, buys a 9.2 percent stake in social media platform Twitter. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Tommy Davis, 2-time NL batting champion with Dodgers, dies

Mr. Davis’s 230 hits and 153 RBI in 1962 remain L.A. single-season records. He won World Series titles in 1959, 1963, and 1965. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Iris Mulholland, nurse who championed midwifery in three countries, dies at 93

Over a 47-year career, Ms. Mulholland attended thousands of births in Germany, England, and the United States, including at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Continue reading →

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MUSIC REVIEW

A Bach keyboard landmark, scaled to his time and ours

On Saturday night in GBH’s Calderwood Studio, pianist Jeremy Denk performed the complete Book 1 of Bach’s beloved “Well-Tempered Clavier.” Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

A booty-shaking blast from LCD Soundsystem at Roadrunner

Sunday night's concert, the first of four at Roadrunner, showcased an ensemble with few signs of rust. Continue reading →

REVIEW

‘The Just and the Blind’ looks at Black boyhood through a father’s eyes

On Friday, spoken-word poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph and composer-musician Daniel Bernard Roumain delivered a live performance brimming with life. Continue reading →