Nation

They grew up legally in the US, but can’t stay after they turn 21

Children of temporary visa holders who can’t gain permanent residency are one of several groups urging the Biden administration to act on an immigration overhaul. Continue reading →

Nation

Tornado rips through Kansas, causes severe damage

More than 1,000 buildings were affected when a strong twister swept through Andover on Friday evening, according to authorities. In the daylight Saturday, emergency crews found a more widespread path of destruction than was earlier estimated. Continue reading →

Nation

Connecticut moves to blunt impact of other states’ antiabortion laws

Connecticut lawmakers approved a bill late Friday night that takes direct aim at states that have passed aggressive antiabortion laws as the country prepares for a Supreme Court ruling this summer that could weaken or overturn the constitutional right to abortion enshrined in Roe v. Wade. Continue reading →

World

‘A huge demand’: Ukrainian women train to clear landmines

“There is a huge demand on people who know how to do demining because the war will be over soon,” one woman said. “We believe there is so much work to be done.” Continue reading →

World

Christian village in Israel digs into its Crusader past

Since 2017, four families have begun the process of excavating 10 private homes, searching for Crusader and Byzantine ruins. Hundreds more families in Mi’ilya have funded a villagewide project to restore part of its crumbling Crusader castle. Continue reading →

World

‘I lost everything’: Pakistani airstrikes escalate conflict on Afghan border

The predawn airstrikes in Khost and Kunar provinces two weeks ago marked a serious escalation of the cross-border conflict in this remote, wild and rocky stretch of Afghanistan and exacerbated tensions between the two countries that have navigated a delicate relationship since the Taliban seized power last year. Continue reading →

LETTERS

War is hell on nature and the environment too

Those who focus on the resilience of nature in the midst of war are missing the forest for the trees. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Emotions can get best of us in downplaying nuclear power’s risks

Each step of the nuclear fuel cycle is fraught — from centrifuges that concentrate fuel that can also be used for bomb-making (think: Iran), to extremely toxic spent fuel (think: Chernobyl). Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Boston’s police watchdog has real teeth. It’s time to use them.

The Office of Police Accountability and Transparency is off to a slow start, processing only a handful of complaints of officer misconduct. Here’s how it can improve. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Bird sightings from Mass Audubon

Late April is the time unusual birds begin to arrive in the state. These birds migrate northward from the South and Southwest. Some of these latest arrivals include a Barrow’s goldeneye, Caspian terns, a “Eurasian” green-winged teal, a snow owl, white-crowned sparrows, sandhill cranes, and a short-billed dowitcher. Continue reading →

Metro

Today in History

Today is Sunday, May 1, the 121st day of 2022. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

The Children’s Book Shop, Brookline gem that delighted young bibliophiles, shutters its doors

Social distancing wrought unique havoc on the shop, which struggled to endure a reduction in foot traffic driven by fears surrounding unvaccinated young children. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

Not many workhorse aces like Nate Eovaldi left

Eovaldi continues to stand tall, like an oak tree in a forest of shrubs. Continue reading →

Celtics

‘I’ll always consider them family.’ Danny Ainge is keeping tabs on the Celtics, and his fingerprints remain

He is dedicated to helping transform the Jazz into a championship team while also maintaining a connection to a franchise that was such an important part of his life. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics could end our championship ‘drought,’ and other thoughts

It won’t be easy, but it’s realistic to imagine the Celtics beating the Bucks, Heat, and Warriors for their 18th title … and our first since 2019. Continue reading →

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IDEAS

The story of their lives

How Ukrainian journalists are reporting on a savage war — and keeping democracy afloat. Continue reading →

IDEAS

Here’s a way for Justice Jackson to reform the Supreme Court on her first day

The court’s reputation is teetering. Voluntary term limits could save it. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76

Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jacques Perrin, French film star and producer, is dead at 80

A comely and soft-spoken veteran French actor — he didn’t smolder so much as twinkle — Jacques Perrin went from starring in musical and dramatic films to directing and producing them, most notably the political thrillers of Costa-Gavras and his own poetic documentaries about the natural world. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Literary agent, editor, and much more, Jill Kneerim dies at 83

She believed in the power of stories ‘to change the world.' Continue reading →

Arts

Correspondents’ gala offers political normalcy despite COVID

Much of Washington is ready to party like it’s 2019, before the coronavirus, when the biggest risk at the annual White House press corps gala was more likely to be jokes that ruffled too many political feathers. Continue reading →

Arts

MFA returns looted sculpture to Italy

German troops likely stole “Portrait of a man,” which dates to the third or fourth century C.E., during World War II. Continue reading →

ART REVIEW

The MFA recast artist Philip Guston amid a nationwide racial reckoning — here’s the result

Nearly two years after it was postponed, "Philip Guston Now" offers entries into, and exits from, the artist’s controversial work. The exhibit opens this week at the Museum of Fine Arts. Continue reading →

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Boston has a new five-star hotel, and this one might raise some eyebrows

Encore Boston Harbor joins a list of familiar, posh names with a prestigious new five-star rating from Forbes. Continue reading →

TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

She couldn’t change her train tickets. Can she get a refund?

Linda Shapiro tries to change her train tickets from Seville to Madrid but can’t do it online. So, she buys two new tickets, hoping to get a refund for the first set. Why is Trainline refusing a refund? Continue reading →

Real Estate

Unlovable lots get a date with destiny

Land is hard to come by in Greater Boston, so architects are finding clever workarounds for strange and difficult lots. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Ask the Remodeler: A dining room drywall crack hack

Plus, advice for a less expensive kitchen remodel. Continue reading →