Ever since he heard a talk about health problems stemming from flame retardants, stain repellents, and other potent building chemicals, Jack McCarthy has been on a mission to slash the number of such concerning chemicals in the state’s schools. Continue reading →
There are thousands of chemicals in our furniture, electronics, cleaning products, construction materials, clothing, and more, and just a fraction of them are regulated. Here are tips on how to avoid some of the most common of these chemicals. Continue reading →
The health system is revealing long-awaited details about the fate of dozens of doctors and nurses as well as thousands of patients, many of whom are on Medicaid and live with complex medical conditions. Continue reading →
Here’s a heavy lift: make the race for state auditor seem relevant, interesting, and meaningful to primary voters. That’s the task facing Senator Diana DiZoglio and former transportation advocate Chris Dempsey. Continue reading →
On a rainy Thursday evening last spring, a 15-year-old girl was rushed by her parents to the emergency department at Boston Children’s Hospital. She had marks on both wrists from self-harm and a recent suicide attempt, and earlier that day she confided to her pediatrician that she planned to try again. Continue reading →
Since a brand-new charter school opened its doors in a suburb of Birmingham, Ala., in the fall, there have been a few disturbances along the periphery. Continue reading →
America’s faithful are bracing — some with cautionary joy and others with looming dread — for the Supreme Court to potentially overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and end the nationwide right to legal abortion. Continue reading →
Two Palestinians, one a teenager, were killed in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, hours after police apprehended two Palestinian men suspected of killing three Israelis last week. Continue reading →
Olga Romanova’s grandmother served as a front-line nurse in World War II. She was small and thin, Romanova said, but somehow carried “big, grown, wounded men” to safety. She met her husband in her four years on the eastern front. Continue reading →
Arooza was furious and afraid, keeping her eyes open for Taliban on patrol as she and a friend shopped Sunday in Kabul’s Macroyan neighborhood. Continue reading →
I feel he will leave an indelible imprint on the first half of this century. After all, his appeal is a steadfast conviction of duty and responsibility. Continue reading →
After two years of virtual events due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute held a hybrid event including a 7.7-mile march and virtual programming of speeches from survivors, community leaders, and elected officials. Continue reading →
Nubian Markets, a fast-casual eatery, grocery store, and community space centered on the African diaspora is scheduled to open in Nubian Square this summer. Continue reading →
The Boston trial of Mario Batali, a celebrity chef who faces a criminal charge of indecent assault and battery after allegedly groping and forcibly kissing a woman in 2017, is set to begin Monday at Boston Municipal Court. Continue reading →
Yes, the Celtics fell behind in the series, 2-1, but if they play to their capability they will be the team advancing in the playoffs. Continue reading →
Search crews with dogs on Sunday hunted through the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba’s capital for survivors of a devastating explosion while officials raised the number of known dead to 30. Continue reading →
One of the more striking pieces of journalism from the Ukraine war featured intercepted radio transmissions from Russian soldiers indicating an invasion in disarray, their conversations even interrupted by a hacker literally whistling “Dixie.” Continue reading →
A well-known ob-gyn in Boston, he recalled that 'almost any implement you can imagine' was used in abortions before they were legal. Continue reading →
Mr. Gilley had 17 No. 1 country singles from 1974 to 1983, including “I Overlooked an Orchid” and “Don’t the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time,” but he was perhaps best known for his warehouse-sized club. Continue reading →
In advance of the band's upcoming show at Roadrunner, guitarist Daniel Kessler says the trio continues to create music with a "feeling of urgency goes back to our first record.” Continue reading →
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