Nation

Dallas area hit by 1-in-1,000-year flood; cars float in water-filled roads

Streets and highways around Dallas remained water-logged on Monday afternoon, after flash floods struck the Dallas-Fort Worth area overnight. Signs of flooding lingered even after the rain had mostly cleared from the metroplex. Continue reading →

Nation

Dr. Anthony Fauci to leave federal government after more than five decades

Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert who became a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government after the fall. Continue reading →

Nation

An unusual $1.6 billion donation bolsters conservatives

A new conservative nonprofit group scored a $1.6 billion windfall last year via a little-known donor — an extraordinary sum that could give Republicans and their causes a huge financial boost before the midterms and for years to come. Continue reading →

World

Police file terrorism charges against Pakistan’s Imran Khan

Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against former prime minister Imran Khan, authorities said Monday, escalating political tensions in the country as the ousted premier holds mass rallies seeking to return to office. Continue reading →

World

Russia accuses Ukraine of a murder, and hawks demand vengeance

Russian authorities accused Ukraine on Monday of assassinating an ultranationalist commentator as figures in Russia’s prowar camp clamored for retaliation, highlighting the growing domestic political pressure that President Vladimir Putin is facing six months after he ordered the invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

South Korea, US begin military drills likely to draw North’s ire

The US and South Korean militaries began their largest field exercises in five years this week, a step that demonstrates the allies’ hardening line against North Korea, but will probably trigger an angry reaction from Pyongyang and ramp up tensions on the peninsula. Continue reading →

OPINION

Corporations, you’re either part of the effort to secure democracy or dismantle it. Choose.

There are no longer two parties committed to ensuring our country remains a democracy. By giving to both sides, corporations are saying that the possibility that this country ceases to be a democracy is a business risk they’re willing to take. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Ukraine bloodied, not broken on Independence Day

Its future depends on an international hand up and continuing the fight against corruption. Continue reading →

OPINION

Fear and loathing of immigrants drives license ballot question

We can’t have a meaningful debate if there isn’t consensus on what the facts are. Continue reading →

Metro

Shannon Liss-Riordan won millions for workers. But did she take too much for herself in the process?

Shannon Liss-Riordan, a Democratic candidate for attorney general and a class-action employment lawyer, has been criticized for seeking substantial shares of lucrative settlements that she has won. Continue reading →

Transportation

Vignettes from the Orange Line shutdown: ‘How am I going to get to work?’

Vignettes from the Orange Line shutdown: ‘How am I going to get to work?’ Continue reading →

Health

Mass. health leaders call for stepped-up COVID plans for fall and winter

Many expect a rise in COVID infections as well as a resurgence of the flu. Continue reading →

christopher l. gasper

The schedule is there for the Red Sox to make up ground, but it’s very hard to be hopeful

Thirty-one of final 40 games for the Red Sox are against teams ahead of them in the standings. But there are no signs of a turnaround in their results. Continue reading →

Red Sox

‘I don’t know what’s going on’: Inside Xander Bogaerts’s complicated and frustrating season

Bogaerts has struggled to find his swing, tinkering before games and running back to the cage mid-contest to search for it. He's been struggling with injuries, and knows 2022 is a crucial season for his future. Continue reading →

on football

Rutgers trio of Devin McCourty, Logan Ryan, and Duron Harmon are among NFL’s most durable and productive defenders

In 2009, Rutgers freshmen Logan Ryan and Duron Harmon met for the first time and were mentored by fifth-year senior Devin McCourty. They're all still going strong as pros. Continue reading →

Business

Somerville cleantech entrepreneur joins Biden for signing of bill to help chip industry

Somerville cleantech entrepreneur joins Biden for signing of bill to help chip industry. Continue reading →

Business

Markets slump on inflation concerns ahead of Powell’s speech

Stocks on Wall Street slid Monday, with the S&P 500 dropping by the most in more than two months, as an upcoming speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell loomed over investors who are focused on the path for interest rates in the months ahead. Continue reading →

Technology

This high-tech coffee shop wants to rival Dunkin’ and Starbucks in Boston

With small storefronts and robotic coffee machines, Blank Street Coffee, which is backed by prominent investors, plans to open four locations in Boston this year, starting in Beacon Hill on Thursday. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Betty Brown Casey, Washington philanthropist, dies at 95

Betty Brown Casey, a quiet but influential force in Washington philanthropy who inherited a fortune from her husband, survived a mysterious car bombing and went on to donate tens of millions of dollars to hospitals, schools and civic groups, helping to plant thousands of trees and keep the music playing at the Washington National Opera. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Gene LeBell, 89, judo champion, wrestler, and star stuntman, dies

Mr. LeBell never became famous, but he remained busy as one of Hollywood’s most sought-after stuntmen and worked into his early 80s — when he played, among other roles, a corpse falling from a coffin in an episode of the TV series “Castle.” Continue reading →

Obituaries

David Kay, weapons inspector who helped disprove Iraqi WMDs, dies at 82

After leading a mission to search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq in 2003, Dr. Kay found himself a veritable outcast for publicly saying the CIA was wrong. Continue reading →

COMEDY REVIEW

Bill Burr brings his A game to Fenway Park

Sunday's show made Burr the first comedian ever to headline Fenway, where he cheerfully skewered feminists, men without money, folks with life-affirming tattoos, his own wife, both the current president and the last one . . . the list goes on. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

At Tanglewood, evocative tributes to two titans: Stephen Sondheim and John Williams

Once again, Tanglewood has displayed an unrivaled talent for producing memorable musical tributes, with “Remembering Stephen Sondheim” and a 90th birthday celebration of John Williams. Continue reading →

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