The Boston Globe’s three-day virtual conference starting Sept. 14 will feature some of the country’s most acclaimed and influential minds as well as stars such as Red Sox hall-of-famer David Ortiz and actor Sam Waterston. Continue reading →
From shared experience with college debt to buttonholing President Biden, here's how two Mass. lawmakers pushed through a progressive priority. Continue reading →
“When we take the oath of office in January, that session will have more people of color than any other session in the history of the commonwealth. And that didn’t happen by accident,” said one top House lawmaker. Continue reading →
Russia’s pell-mell retreat from a wide section of Ukrainian territory it seized in the early summer rattled Kremlin cheerleaders and amplified voices in the West demanding that more weapons be sent to Ukraine so that it could win. Continue reading →
Oregon is a drinker’s paradise. The state boasts more craft distilleries than Kentucky and is second only to California in the number of wineries. Some call Portland, Ore., “beervana” for its bevy of breweries. Continue reading →
Twenty-one years after the Sept. 11 attacks, President Biden promised to never forget “the precious lives stolen from us” as he honored victims of the worst terrorist strike in American history with a somber wreath-laying ceremony under the pouring rain at the Pentagon. Continue reading →
Election officials preparing for the rapidly approaching midterm elections have one more headache: trying to combat misinformation that sows distrust about voting and results while fueling vitriol aimed at rank-and-file election workers. Continue reading →
Violent swells have swept away roads, homes, schools, and hospitals across much of Pakistan. Millions of people have been driven from their homes, struggling through waist-deep, fetid water to reach islands of safety. Continue reading →
An exit poll projected that Sweden’s ruling left-wing Social Democrats have won the most votes in a general election Sunday, while a right-wing populist party had its best showing yet. Continue reading →
Reconciling a seemingly benevolent queen with the often-cruel legacy of the British Empire is the conundrum at the heart of Britain’s post-imperial influence. Continue reading →
After a close brush with prison, Mayo devoted his life to helping incarcerated individuals find their way, and brings decades of experience in re-entry to his leadership of the newly reinvigorated office. Continue reading →
Shuttle buses were replacing service between Kenmore and Government Center due to a “wire problem” at Park Street, according to the MBTA. Continue reading →
“Behind every name is a unique person that was taken far too soon, and a family forever changed with their loss,” said Karin Charles, whose husband Kenneth Albert Zelman died on 9/11. Continue reading →
From shared experience with college debt to buttonholing President Biden, here's how two Mass. lawmakers pushed through a progressive priority. Continue reading →
Cambridge-based Paragonix Technologies' system for transporting donor hearts has been used in more than 2,000 heart transplant cases in the US and Europe. Continue reading →
James Stewart Polshek, who over a nearly 70-year career designed some of the country’s most significant works of public architecture even as he resisted the profitable allure of trendy ideologies and design celebrity, died Friday at his home in Manhattan, New York. He was 92. Continue reading →
The Red Hot Chili Peppers played a muscular headlining set, preceded by Thundercat's space jazz and funk and St. Vincent's savvy pop. Continue reading →
The festival features a kickoff address on Oct. 28, with a full day of free events and activities on Oct. 29, featuring an impressive lineup of authors dedicated to celebrating literature in all its forms. Continue reading →
As good as the album cuts were that the pair performed at Leader Bank Pavilion — and they were very, very good — what Plant and Krauss wrought when they made heavy folk out of Led Zeppelin was something else entirely. Continue reading →
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