Nation

Supreme Court sides with Biden’s efforts to end ‘Remain in Mexico’ program

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the Biden administration’s efforts to end a Trump-era immigration program that forces asylum-seekers arriving at the southwestern border to await approval in Mexico. Continue reading →

Nation

Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman on the Supreme Court

Jackson, 51, was confirmed in April when the Senate voted 53-47 on her nomination. She is replacing Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, who stepped down at the conclusion of the court’s current term. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

Citing ‘domestic threat,’ Cheney says it’s time for GOP to choose

“At this moment, we are confronting a domestic threat that we have never faced before — and that is a former president who is attempting to unravel the foundations of our constitutional republic,” Cheney said. Continue reading →

World

China’s leader hails a Hong Kong ‘reborn from ashes’ amid crackdown

HONG KONG — Since the pandemic erupted in 2020, China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, has been hunkered down in a virus-free bubble within his country’s closed borders. On Thursday, he left the safe confines of the mainland for the first time, arriving in Hong Kong for a tightly scripted visit aimed at reinforcing his authority over the city. Continue reading →

World

Biden vows to back Ukraine ‘as long as it takes’ despite economic toll

President Biden vowed Thursday that the United States and NATO would support Ukraine for as long as necessary to repel Russia’s invasion, despite waves of economic pain rolling through world markets and voters’ homes, saying it was the Kremlin that had miscalculated in its aggression, and not the West in opposing it. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine drives Russian forces from Snake Island, a setback for Moscow

Russian troops have withdrawn from Snake Island in the Black Sea after repeated assaults by Ukrainian forces, a move that is a setback for Moscow’s forces and possibly undermines their control over vital shipping lanes for grain in the Black Sea. Continue reading →

OPINION

Supreme Court’s EPA ruling goes far beyond climate change

The court’s reasoning could restrict federal regulation in many areas, making it more difficult for agencies to protect consumers, set standards for health and safety, and regulate financial markets, among other things. Continue reading →

OPINION

A new day for Boston Public Schools

A new superintendent equipped with a clearly defined blueprint to improve longstanding issues represents a remarkable opportunity for BPS to turn the page. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Sponsor of Mass. ‘red flag’ law: ‘There’s nothing theoretical about the lives saved’

They are the least we can do to keep each other safe considering the unfathomable amount of gun violence in this country. Continue reading →

Metro

The immortal Donna Summer gets a Boston street named after her

The queen of disco grew up in Mission Hill, found her voice at a church in the South End, and now there’s a street named after her. Continue reading →

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘This has to be a vision we build together’: Newly named Boston superintendent calls on greater community support to improve BPS

On Thursday, incoming BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper she said she wants the Boston district to be a place where families trust what district officials say they will do. Continue reading →

Politics

With LGTBQ rights in the spotlight, Senate advances bill to repeal archaic state laws that ban sodomy, ‘unnatural’ sex acts

The unanimous vote follows last week’s Supreme Court ruling that allows states to prohibit abortion for the first time in 49 years. Continue reading →

On basketball

As NBA free agency opened, Kevin Durant’s trade demand stole the show

His status does freeze the market to a certain extent with a top-five player surprisingly available. Continue reading →

on football

Owner Jimmy Haslam has created a $70 million mess for the Browns at QB

It would be difficult to find a worse quarterback situation than the one the Browns have cornered themselves into. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Chris Sale pitches four dominant innings in rehab start for Portland Sea Dogs

Sale tossed four innings, allowing four hits, one run, no walks while racking up seven strikeouts against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Afterward he declined to address his vaccination status. Continue reading →

Business

Robotic Mayflower arrives in Plymouth after crossing Atlantic

Using AI technology from IBM, the 50-foot vessel made the 40-day voyage with almost no human intervention. Continue reading →

Business

For thrift stores, hard times can be busy times

Sales are up at Goodwills and secondhand stores around Boston, and most have been insulated from the headaches of battling for scarce inventory. Continue reading →

Business

Airbnb announces a permanent ban on parties

The move comes after Airbnb in 2019 prohibited “open-invite” gatherings advertised on social media, as well as “chronic party houses” that had become neighborhood nuisances. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Margaret Keane, painter of sad-eyed waifs and subject to a pop culture fraud, dies at 94

In epic art fraud, claims by her ex-husband that he executed her work were demolished in a “paint-off” in court. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Sonny Barger, biker outlaw and leader of Hells Angels, dies at 83

The bigger-than-life godfather of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club was equal parts brawler, bully, braggart, rule breaker, and shrewd huckster of his own outlaw mystique. Continue reading →

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘Marcel the Shell With Shoes On’ gets its ‘60 Minutes’ of fame

Co-writer Jenny Slate voices the Lilliputian mollusk in this big-screen adaptation of the stop-motion short. Continue reading →

Music

Buskers are back, with the sounds of summer

A saxophonist who specializes in national anthems by the aquarium, a married couple who play the hurdy-gurdy, and a singing fiddler outside of the Newbury Street CVS are three of the performers who’ve made Boston streets, sidewalks, and subway stations their stage. Continue reading →

Music

10 singers and bands on this Canadian’s ‘Eh’ list

It's fair to say that Canadians feel a particular pride about many of their homegrown musical artists. Here are some who have made the most indelible impression on this fellow Canadian. Continue reading →