Online romance scams have exploded since the coronavirus pandemic began. About 56,000 such scams were reported to the Federal Trade Commission in 2021, more than double than in 2019. And growing curiosity about cryptocurrency has served as a strategic — and lucrative — hook for scammers. Continue reading →
Advocates and addiction specialists have long decried the practice of forcing men into correctional settings for addiction treatment, saying that doing so shames and often traumatizes people who are sick but have not committed a crime. Continue reading →
In Massachusetts, a majority of insurers and employers offer abortion coverage. But it’s unclear what will happen for employees and people with Massachusetts-based insurance plans who live in states that ban the procedure. Continue reading →
The president rolled out a three-part plan to bring down rising prices as he tries to keep his economic message from being drowned out. Continue reading →
It should have been the first day of a joyous week for Robb Elementary School students — the start of summer break. Instead, the first two of 19 children slain inside a classroom were being remembered at funeral visitations. Continue reading →
A federal jury delivered a major setback to special counsel John Durham on Tuesday, acquitting well-connected lawyer Michael Sussmann on a charge that he lied to the FBI in 2016 while acting on behalf of the Hillary Clinton campaign — a trial that sought to revive old controversies about the FBI’s role in that election. Continue reading →
President Biden vowed to meet with lawmakers about gun control legislation following the deadly massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Continue reading →
Even taking into account the limited sample of early votes, data reveals that crossover voters were consequential in defeating Trump’s hand-picked candidates for secretary of state and, to a lesser extent, governor. Continue reading →
Most of the city’s population of around 100,000 has fled in the face of a Russian artillery barrage that has endured for weeks, but 12,000 people, many of them elderly, are holed up. Continue reading →
The disruption has plunged a southwestern province into digital isolation, making it difficult for journalists to authenticate events on the ground and for activists to share footage and organize protests. Continue reading →
Two months after Shanghai began to fall under a COVID-19 lockdown that froze life there and rippled across the national economy, China’s biggest city is poised to return to something closer to normal starting Wednesday. Continue reading →
The Department of Correction and sheriffs’ departments have a sorry track record of complying with reform-oriented legislation. This record does not give me faith that prisons and jails will provide the access that legislators intend. Continue reading →
Residents were left covering their faces Tuesday morning after the sudden weather shift created a pollen-heavy scene that resembled smog or “wildfire smoke” in the air. Parts of the region became so hazy that people described it as a “wall of pollen.” Continue reading →
A plan by the region’s energy grid operator would encourage the development of major wind and solar projects, legislators and advocates say, but not for another two years — effectively slowing the pace of clean energy at precisely the time when it needs to grow. Continue reading →
Louis D. Coleman III is charged with kidnapping resulting in death, which carries a mandatory life sentence. Jurors will resume deliberations on Wednesday. Continue reading →
The Golden State coach is a champion of social justice causes, and his emotional comments on Uvalde are the latest example of his fight to be heard. Continue reading →
This spring, at least three “online-only” retailers, including a furniture giant, a mattress manufacturer, and a custom framing startup, decided that customers want to touch products before footing the bill. Continue reading →
Scrapping the Tremont Street gift shop will allow owner Sofi Madison to focus on the onslaught of online orders she has received since the beginning of the pandemic — and on her growing family. Continue reading →
“While cancer changed my life forever, it also helped me live my life differently,” Ms. Colotti Ferrie wrote in a blog about her family’s expedition. Continue reading →
“While cancer changed my life forever, it also helped me live my life differently,” Ms. Colotti Ferrie wrote in a blog about her family’s expedition. Continue reading →
To tread past the predictable, we asked local shopkeepers (and dug through our archives) for gift suggestions — books and beyond — that both surprise and celebrate the Class of 2022. Continue reading →
The Celtics are heading to the NBA finals, and Boston is ready to do battle in pursuit of another championship title. But nobody’s manifesting a 2022 win quite like 18-year-old Jack Bienvenue. Continue reading →
His new children's book, written with Eric Rosswood and illustrated by Nidhi Chanani, follows Kearney's journey as a queer competitor in the heavy-lifting world of Strongman competitions. Continue reading →
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