POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

‘Trump is in the past’: Mounting losses show limits of power

Donald Trump faced a series of setbacks in Tuesday's primary elections as voters rejected his efforts to unseat two top targets for retribution. Continue reading →

Politics

‘We built a barrier around gun rights.’ Here’s what Texas politicians have said about guns in the past, and after the Uvalde shooting.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Senator Ted Cruz, and Donald Trump are still scheduled to attend a National Rifle Association meeting in Houston this weekend. Guns won’t be allowed during Trump’s speech at the event. Continue reading →

Nation

What we know about the victims of the school shooting

At least 19 children and two teachers were slain by a gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. Continue reading →

World

Narrower focus helps Russia make gains in Ukraine’s east

As the fourth month dawns in the war in Ukraine, the battle has narrowed to a 75-mile-wide sliver of land in the heart of the eastern Donbas region, where Russia’s concentrated firepower and shortened supply lines are helping its forces make progress toward a handful of key cities. Continue reading →

World

Downing Street parties ‘represent a serious failure,’ report says

The report did not deliver any particularly explosive new information about Johnson’s behavior and even credited Downing Street with changing some of its practices to address an office culture that senior civil servant Sue Gray described in an earlier, redacted version of her report as lacking leadership and marinated in alcohol. Continue reading →

World

1.1 million Afghan children could face severe malnutrition

Poverty is spiraling and making more Afghans in need of aid, global food prices are mounting from the war in Ukraine and promises of international funding so far are not coming through, according to an assessment report issued this month. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

There is nothing left to say

You’ve heard it all before. We’ve said it all before. After the latest school shooting tragedy in Texas, this editorial is composed entirely of past editorials calling for gun control. Continue reading →

LETTERS

How can we keep living with this deadly gun culture?

Perhaps every workplace needs to have active shooter drills. Every adult in this country should need to decide how they stay alive if they can’t get out of their cubicle. Continue reading →

OPINION

Republicans return to their roots as the antiwar party

Since the Vietnam era, Americans have come to expect antiwar rhetoric from liberal Democrats. Cancel that. Continue reading →

Metro

Living in a country where the unthinkable has become the predictable

Nineteen children and two teachers were gunned down by an 18-year-old because lawmakers gave him unfettered access to war weaponry. We can be shocked at these massacres, but none of them are unthinkable anymore. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Suffolk DA unveils pilot restorative justice program in Roxbury, Chelsea, and Charlestown

The alternative justice program will start first as a pilot in Chelsea District Court and the Roxbury and Charlestown Municipal Courts, and will expand to other district and municipal courts if the initiative proves successful. Continue reading →

Politics

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu tells graduating Harvard seniors: ‘Tell the truth when it’s hard’

“Your own deep truth sets the foundation for your happiness, health, and impact. Take care of yourself,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu told a crowd of several thousand graduating Harvard seniors and family members. Continue reading →

White Sox 3, Red Sox 1

Red Sox strand a dozen base runners in narrow setback to White Sox

Sox saw their season-high winning streak halted at six games in 3-1 loss in Chicago. Continue reading →

Red Sox notebook

Texas school shooting was a tragedy that hit home for Red Sox reliever Matt Barnes

The subject of school-age children again falling victim to senseless gun violence in Uvalde, Texas, resonated with Barnes, a resident of Newtown, Conn. Continue reading →

Celtics notebook

Jayson Tatum made the All-NBA first team but believes the selection process needs refining

"There just should be some rules in place,” said the Celtics forward. "I don’t know exactly, but maybe you should have to play a certain amount of games or maybe you’re a playoff team or not." Continue reading →

Technology

Google keeps growing its presence in Kendall Square

The tech giant plans to invest more money and expand its workforce here to more than 5,000 people. Continue reading →

Business

Debate around rent control heating up at Boston City Hall

The Wu administration kicked off a “listening session” ahead of likely push to pass rent control in Boston. Continue reading →

Business

America’s Test Kitchen thrived during pandemic. Now, workers there want a union, to share the wealth.

Workers at America's Test Kitchen have moved to form a union, the latest in a string of local companies where workers are organizing. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Ex-Brooklyn Dodgers catcher, Mets coach Joe Pignatano dies at 92

Mr. Pignatano had been the last living coach from the 1969 Mets, who made a remarkable run under manager Gil Hodges to win the World Series. Continue reading →

Obituaries

E. Gerald Corrigan, who helped ease ’87 stock crash, dies at 80

Dr. Corrigan used his prerogatives as a regulator to help resolve national and global financial crises and to remedy some of the causes of episodic market instability. Continue reading →

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Lifestyle

Things to do on Memorial Day weekend in Boston

From ice cream pilgrimages to rooftop swimming and cornhole tourneys, here are some Memorial Day weekend activities to enjoy. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

With Roe hanging in balance, ‘The Janes’ takes on added significance

The HBO documentary, which premieres in June, recalls a group of women in Chicago who, in the years right before the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, decided to help women get abortions safely. Continue reading →

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