Chronic absenteeism has more than doubled statewide since before the pandemic. In Boston and other large urban districts, over 40 percent of students missed 10 percent or more of the last school year, according to data through March 2022. Continue reading →
“I will always love Boston,” Ortiz said during a 19-minute speech in which he alternated between English and Spanish. “I will always be there for you, Boston.” Continue reading →
Experts in democracy warn that even if the hearings ultimately damage Trump, it is not clear how much they will do to slow the march of the like-minded candidates whom he has inspired. Continue reading →
Scorching temperatures swept the Northeast on Sunday in the summer’s first prolonged heat wave, with a record-breaking five straight days of triple-digit temperatures in Newark and blistering heat in Boston, Providence, and Manchester, N.H. Continue reading →
The unrelenting succession of death and difficulty facing Texans over the past two months has soured them on the direction of the state. Continue reading →
Roughly 40 antiabortion leaders projected resolve and unity on a 2.5-hour-long webcast to thousands of viewers just days after the nation’s highest court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion last month. Continue reading →
President Vladimir Putin of Russia likes to cast himself as the leader of a global movement rising up against domination by the United States and its allies. On Sunday, his top diplomat brought that message directly to Africa, hoping to turn the hunger and social strife across the continent to Russia’s advantage. Continue reading →
Pope Francis began a historic visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools, a key step in the Catholic Church’s efforts to reconcile with Native communities and help them heal from generations of trauma. Continue reading →
The Chinese military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years, the top US military officer said during a trip to the Indo-Pacific that included a stop Sunday in Indonesia. Continue reading →
Even if the power plants are made "safer," they would be only as safe as the willingness of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to hold the nuclear power industry accountable. Continue reading →
“Any type of discounted alcohol means a dollar less that goes to the bottom line. Most restaurants are not asking for this,” said the president of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association. Continue reading →
Amid a surge in neo-Nazi activity across Massachusetts, US Attorney Rachael Rollins said Sunday she was planning to launch a hotline for people to report white supremacist activities, and pledged federal resources to assist law enforcement. Continue reading →
An estimated 35,000 people gathered for the Hall of Fame induction on Sunday, the vast majority there to pay tribute to the player known as Big Papi, who, in a 19-minute speech as emotional as one of his walk-off home runs, rewarded their journey. Continue reading →
Brayan Bello's third big-league start went no better than the first two, Toronto scoring five first-inning runs and maintaining control to finish off another lost divisional series for the Red Sox, who fell back to .500. Continue reading →
Taken as a whole, the messages reflect a plaintive cry from beleaguered riders who merely want a reliable transit system, one in which buses and trains show up when they are supposed to without breaking down or catching on fire. Continue reading →
The state Legislature wants to appoint a commission charged with recommending new “roadway pricing” opportunities across the state. Or, to put it another way: more tolls. Continue reading →
Over the decades, she became known as the "Julia Child of Mexican Cuisine" or the country's "high priestess of cooking" - sobriquets she typically dismissed with a wave of a hand, as so many June bugs in her outdoor Mexican kitchen. Continue reading →
Noise in all its forms — from the aggressive and insistent to the subtle and exquisite — will fill the galleries, courtyards, and outer grounds of Mass MoCA from Thursday through Saturday, the culmination of Bang on a Can’s annual three-week Summer Festival, which is marking its 20th anniversary. Continue reading →
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