Following the difficult COVID years and with the memory of the 2013 attack still lingering, Monday seemed like the day that Boston needed — and deserved. The sky was clear with a crisp breeze, and the atmosphere was made even more buoyant by the celebratory mood of the runners and onlookers. Continue reading →
As the pandemic grinds into its third year, a loose-knit society of technology gurus, gerontology researchers, and community “villages” powered by volunteers is trying to gauge how realistic it is for large populations to age in place. Continue reading →
“Now we can already state that the Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas, for which they have been preparing for a long time,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Monday in a video address. Continue reading →
Despite increasingly urgent international warnings and an onslaught of catastrophic wildfires and weather linked to global warming, fewer Massachusetts residents see the climate crisis as a very serious concern than they did three years ago, according to a new poll from MassINC and the Boston Globe. Continue reading →
The percentage of Massachusetts residents who believe climate change is as a very serious concern has decreased since 2019. That’s just one finding from a new poll conducted by MassINC Polling Group for the Boston Globe. Continue reading →
Culture warriors have set their sights on Disney. Conservative advocates and public officials have pushed against the entertainment giant in response to the company's stance on LGBTQ+ issues, threatening business operations and urging boycotts of its iconic theme parks and media. Continue reading →
The White House announced Monday that it would cohost the second global COVID-19 summit next month, a gathering intended to build momentum for vaccine donations and for ending what the White House called the “acute phase” of the pandemic. Continue reading →
Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, an appointee of President Donald Trump’s, voided the mandate nationwide on several grounds, including ruling that the agency had exceeded its legal authority under the Public Health Service Act of 1944. Continue reading →
President Emmanuel Macron, though projected to win a tight race, faces a hot-button policy in the way of his election: raising the retirement age to 65 from 62 to fund France’s national pension system. Continue reading →
As tensions were raised after clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at a Jerusalem holy site occurred, militants in Gaza fired a rocket into Israeli airspace Monday that was intercepted by an Israeli air defense system. Continue reading →
The sinking of the Russian warship Moskva is causing tension back home, where some families are reporting sailors dead or missing despite a defense ministry claim that the whole crew had been evacuated. Continue reading →
It’s the GOP fraudulent fraud squad that’s trying to stuff the ballot box. Existing laws are more than enough to spot them. Yet the carefully cultivated Big Lie metastasizes. Continue reading →
The sunrise reenactment of the “shot heard ‘round the world,” launching the first battle of the American Revolution, drew thousands of spectators Monday. Continue reading →
The mother of the 5-year-old, whose body was found in a wooded area of Abington in October 2021, has been indicted on murder charges in connection with the case, N.H. Attorney General John Formella’s office said Monday. Continue reading →
The 41-year-old ballroom dancer who lost a leg in the 2013 explosions, finished in 5:18:41 — but she said afterward that the hours flew by, mostly because of the woman by her side. Continue reading →
A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers, and other modern-day necessities, so Congress is looking to boost chip manufacturing and research in the United States with billions of dollars from the federal government. Continue reading →
Chargers at the Natick and Charlton-westbound rest stops haven’t worked in over a year. That’s not giving anyone confidence to buy an EV. Continue reading →
Denese and Mike Butler, a Boston-based couple, will star in “Fix My Frankenhouse,” in which they'll tackle hodgepodge properties in need of renovation — "the kind of houses that have gotten additions that truly don’t make sense.” Continue reading →
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