Politics

Gun deal is less than Democrats wanted, but more than they expected

The proposal focuses less on the “gun” part of gun control and more on other factors, such as a buyer’s mental health or violent tendencies, in a concession to Republican hesitation and the hard political reality that tough limits on sales, let alone outright bans on firearms, are far out of reach. Continue reading →

Nation

Climate disasters collide with Ukraine war to deepen hunger crisis

When Russia invaded earlier this year, threatening Ukraine's exports of grains, crop-rich India was seen as a global buffer, making up for the shortfall. But this spring's erratic rains and scorching heat killed crops and made it dangerous for farmworkers to harvest, devastating India's production. Continue reading →

Politics

Supreme Court rejects bail hearings for jailed immigrants

The Monday ruling is set to affect thousands of immigrants detained for months while their cases are decided by immigration courts facing long backlogs. Continue reading →

World

Efforts to form a new government in Iraq descend into chaos

Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr directed members of parliament who are loyal to him to resign from the seats they won in an October election. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine, outgunned, is turning up the pressure on Europe for help

As Western leaders consider further military aid, the war in the east will largely depend on how fast and in what quantities these heavy weapons arrive, and how quickly Ukrainian soldiers can be taught how best to use them. Continue reading →

World

Iran suspects Israel killed two scientists with poison

If, as Iran suspects, these mysteriously similar deaths were targeted killings, it would fit the pattern of a shadow war with Israel that has seen both sides strike each other with just enough secrecy to avoid a full-blown war. Continue reading →

OPINION

BDS-promoted mapping project is antisemitic and must be condemned

The targeting of Jewish organizations and individuals harks back to the virulent conspiracy theories of the The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

A good first step on gun safety

Bipartisan agreement in Senate bodes well for progress in the fight to prevent mass shootings. Continue reading →

OPINION

As goes Raytheon, so goes our smart, Massachusetts workforce?

The Raytheon experience tells us that, in the end, a company always does what’s best for the company, and that includes decisions about geographic locations. Continue reading →

Metro

What the recall of San Francisco’s progressive DA means in Boston

Ricardo Arroyo is running for Suffolk DA on a progressive agenda. He believes the recall of Chesa Boudin as DA in San Francisco is an aberration. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Boy who drowned in Merrimack River recalled as ‘nice, polite’; business owner helps grieving family

There was an empty seat in a kindergarten class in the Murkland Elementary School in Lowell Monday and empty hearts at a Billerica factory where three members of the DeChhat family are long-time employees. Continue reading →

Health

Cuts to maternal health services ignite protests

The closing of a North Shore Birth Center and failure to adopt other health proposals statewide has raised concerns about dwindling access to maternity services, particularly for low-income families and women of color. Continue reading →

game 5: Celtics at Warriors | 9 p.m. (ABC)

The Celtics had 32 players on the roster this season. If they win an NBA title, who gets a ring?

Officially, a player must be on the roster at season’s end to be eligible for a ring, but teams generally are permitted to award more. Continue reading →

WARRIORS 104, CELTICS 94 | INSTANT ANALYSIS

Celtics show third-quarter fight, but Warriors put their backs to the wall, and other Game 5 observations

Steph Curry and the Warriors couldn't find a shooting rhythm for most of the night, but the Celtics were done in again by their own cold spells and all-too-common spates of turnovers and mistakes. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

It’s not over for the Celtics yet, but it sure feels like it after this lost opportunity

The Celtics lost Game 5 of the NBA Finals to the Warriors, 104-94, at the Chase Center Monday and trail this championship series, three-games-to-two. Continue reading →

Technology

More local tech companies are cutting jobs

Amid the stock market downturn and tough economic conditions, the wave of tech companies announcing job cuts and office closures is accelerating. Continue reading →

Business

Wall Street tumbles amid global sell-off

The S&P 500 on Monday dropped into its second bear market of the pandemic, crossing a symbolic and worrisome threshold as stocks plunge after a meteoric rise over the past two years. Continue reading →

Business

Board chair Bruce Percelay eyes a more national role for EMK Institute

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers of Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Philip Baker Hall, master of gruff and gruffly silly character roles, dies at 90

Philip Baker Hall, a jowly actor whose air of ruefulness and scowling impatience elevated even the briefest of appearances into masterful portrayals of gravity and silliness, best captured best in an unforgettable role on "Seinfeld" as a hardcore library cop, died June 12 at his home in Glendale, Calif. He was 90. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Julee Cruise, vocalist of ‘Twin Peaks’ fame, dies at 65

Ms. Cruise also performed in several New York City plays. Continue reading →

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TV CRITIC'S CORNER

This week’s House hearings into Capitol attack

It looks like all the major broadcast networks and cable news channels (except Fox News) will be running part or all of the hearings, along with various streamers including the Jan. 6 committee’s YouTube page. Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

In ‘The Bomb-itty of Errors,’ a Shakespeare remix is a rappers’ delight

In this hip-hop adaptation of "The Comedy of Errors" at Actors' Shakespeare Project, the four cast members play multiple roles, inciting a fast-paced riot of entrances and exits, costume changes, busted moves, and plot twists. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Lake Street Dive make themselves at home at Roadrunner

Playing their heady mix of classic R&B, pop, and soul, the band was in peak form at the second of two weekend shows in the city where they got their start 18 years ago. Continue reading →