Nation

Disney to lose special tax status in Florida amid ‘Don’t Say Gay’ clash

The Florida House voted Thursday to revoke Disney World’s designation as a special tax district — a privilege that Disney has held for 55 years, effectively allowing the company to self-govern its 25,000-acre theme park complex. The Florida Senate voted Wednesday to eliminate the special zone, which is called the Reedy Creek Improvement District. Continue reading →

Nation

Lawmakers push to uncover riches shielded by state secrecy laws

An effort to end a key tenet of financial secrecy by requiring the owners of highly confidential trusts to identify themselves is being pushed by senators and congressional representatives in Alaska. Such measures are becoming increasingly more popular with legislators in other states regardless of party. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

Fla. House OK’s congressional map backed by DeSantis

The new map favors Republicans in as many as four US House seats and erases a seat held by a Black Democrat. Continue reading →

World

S​outh Korea’s Supreme Court ​issues landmark ruling on gay sex

The Supreme Court of South Korea issued a landmark ruling against the military’s decades-old ban on homosexual activities Thursday, striking down guilty verdicts for two male soldiers who were indicted on a charge of having consensual sex while off their base. Continue reading →

World

Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire in worst fighting in months

Militants in the Gaza Strip fired several rockets toward Israel overnight and early Thursday, and the Israeli Air Force said it retaliated by striking two military sites in Gaza, the most intense fighting between the two sides since the end of an 11-day war in May last year. Continue reading →

World

Queen Elizabeth II privately marks her 96th birthday

Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 96th birthday privately on Thursday, retreating to the Sandringham estate in eastern England that has offered the monarch and her late husband, Prince Philip, a refuge from the affairs of state. Continue reading →

OPINION

Boston’s biotech boom must bring along Black and brown residents

This is immense work, and it will require the collaboration of government agencies, elected officials, developers, biotech companies, schools, and the community. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Back Bay’s white elephant has got to go

Selling the aging relic that is the Hynes could bring new life to the cityscape. Continue reading →

OPINION

Mapping environmental injustice

An exhibition at the Boston Public Library wades into some of today’s most contentious issues of power, money, and race. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Ukrainian President Zelensky, Rep. Liz Cheney among 5 recipients of JFK Profile in Courage Award

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US Representative Liz Cheney, and three other public servants will receive this year’s John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for their unyielding efforts to safeguard democracy at home and abroad, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation said Thursday. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘I think it’s too soon. I’m wearing mine.’ Many public transit riders say they won’t drop their masks

With people no longer required to wear masks on the T or at Logan Airport, transit passengers have mixed opinions on the latest pandemic mandate to be lifted. Continue reading →

Transportation

With very high price tag for new T bus garage, advocates float putting housing, retail on parcels to defray cost

As the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority transforms its bus facilities from diesel to battery-electric, advocates say the agency should consider teaming up with private developers to lighten the T’s financial load. Continue reading →

Celtics

Grant Williams has emerged as an essential piece during the Celtics’ unlikely transformation into a title contender

With Boston reeling in the first quarter of Game 2, Williams entered and promptly drilled three 3-pointers. Continue reading →

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Bruins put 52 shots on goal, but come up empty in loss to Penguins

New Hampshire native Casey DeSmith picked up his third shutout of the season for Pittsburgh. Continue reading →

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In a Celtics-Nets series brimming with star power, Jaylen Brown is shining brightest

Brown has scored 20 or more points in seven straight playoff games, but he is quick to deflect the credit to teammates and cite the overall team effort. Continue reading →

Business

From outer space, a front row seat on the Ukraine war, courtesy of commercial satellites

Every military in the world, including that of the United States, has been put on notice. From now on, all large-scale military operations will take place in public view. Continue reading →

Technology

Tesla competitor Lucid Motors opens first local showroom in the Seaport

The high-end electric carmaker has its first Boston-area store up and running. The first vehicle on display starts at $139,000. Continue reading →

Business

Scientists to FDA: Don’t forget about T cells

In the face of waning antibody immunity to the coronavirus, scientists are demanding more attention on T cells, an overlooked part of the immune system that helps clear up viral infections. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Former Raiders QB Daryle Lamonica dies at age 80

He was at his best during the playoffs; only Steve Young and Tom Brady have matched Mr. Lamonica’s six TD passes in a playoff game. Continue reading →

Obituaries

From Newton to Broadway to ‘Mad Men,’ Robert Morse, 90, did it all

The actor won a Tony Award as a hilariously brash corporate climber in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” and a second one a generation later as the troubled Truman Capote in “Tru.” Continue reading →

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘The Northman’ is brutal, brooding, and often extremely good

Starring Ethan Hawke and Nicole Kidman, the Viking epic “The Northman” ultimately doesn't work, but it's a great ride. Continue reading →

Art Review

At the Venice Biennale’s US Pavilion, Simone Leigh brings buried stories to the world

Leigh is the first Black woman artist chosen to represent the US at this global event. Her powerful exhibition “Sovereignty” was commissioned by the Institute of Contemporary Arts Boston, and much of it will come to the ICA next year. Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

A family’s reckoning with the past — and with one another — in a sweeping ‘Our Daughters, Like Pillars’

Kirsten Greenidge's emotionally complex, ambitious, and frequently absorbing if overlong play is receiving its world premiere at Huntington Theatre Company. Continue reading →