Politics

White House: GOP abortion ban would mean a nationwide crisis

The White House and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say a Republican-led proposal to ban abortion nationwide after 15 weeks would endanger the health of women and have severe consequences for physicians. Continue reading →

Nation

Mississippi agency ex-leader pleads guilty in welfare fraud

A former director of Mississippi’s welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the country — part of the largest public corruption case in the state’s history. Continue reading →

Nation

Judge temporarily suspends Indiana abortion ban

The decision came as part of a lawsuit brought by abortion providers challenging the state ban, which prohibits most abortions from conception. Indiana was the first state to pass new, sweeping restrictions on abortion after the US Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to the procedure in June. Continue reading →

World

16 years, 3 convictions: The Khmer Rouge trials come to an end

For more than 15 years, a court in a military camp on the outskirts of Phnom Penh worked to bring some measure of justice for the horrors that killed nearly one-quarter of Cambodia’s population in the late 1970s. It spent more than $330 million. In the end, it convicted just three people. Continue reading →

World

Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland for the first time

For the first time, Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland, census figures released on Thursday show — confirmation of a long-anticipated but still striking shift with implications for the region’s future. Continue reading →

World

World Bank leader, accused of climate denial, offers a new response

The president of the World Bank, David Malpass, on Thursday tried to restate his views on climate change amid widespread calls for his dismissal after he refused to acknowledge that the burning of fossil fuels is rapidly warming the planet. Continue reading →

OPINION

John Roberts’s constitutional color-blindness threatens civil rights

The Supreme Court will probably shred the Voting Rights Act, outlaw affirmative action, and roll back legislative protections for Native American communities. The chief justice doesn’t care. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

DA Hayden must take juvenile justice reform seriously

On Kevin Hayden’s watch, teens in legal trouble are less likely to be diverted into alternative programs before arraignment. He needs to explain why. Continue reading →

OPINION

At the UN, Biden deftly deals with two of the world’s biggest autocrats

His speech demonstrated a differential approach toward Russia and China. Continue reading →

New Hampshire

N.H. poll finds Democrats narrowly leading Republican challengers for Senate, Congress

A new poll suggests the Granite State once again will feature more competitive elections than any other New England state. Continue reading →

Metro

As The Squad comes to Somerville, their worst nightmare lurches to the far right just up Interstate 93

If Leavitt were any further to the right, she’d be somewhere in the North Atlantic. Continue reading →

Health

Mass General Brigham agrees to slash millions of dollars in spending

The hospital system nearly doubled its earlier commitment to reduce spending after months of discussions with a state watchdog agency. Continue reading →

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Ime Udoka was selfish and unprofessional, but blame the Celtics for this mess, too

Udoka got what he deserved, but the Celtics are guilty of a different transgression. Continue reading →

Red Sox notebook

Red Sox place Trevor Story on 10-day injured list, call up Bobby Dalbec

Story has not played sine leaving the Sept. 11 game against Baltimore with left heel pain. Continue reading →

Yankees 5, Red Sox 4 (10 innings)

Aaron Judge remains stuck on 60 home runs, but Yankees beat Red Sox in 10 innings anyway

New York clinched a playoff berth with the victory. Continue reading →

Retail

Small businesses are struggling to return to pre-pandemic form, new survey says

About half of the small business respondents said that revenue is lower now than before the pandemic, despite multiple rounds of federal COVID relief funding. Continue reading →

Commercial

One of the final pieces of the puzzle at Boston Landing is in place

Lendlease and Ivanhoé Cambridge are jointly developing the nine-story, 350,000-square-foot facility, dubbed “Forum," which they hope to open in 2024. Continue reading →

Technology

Zuckerberg, Chan want new Harvard institute to answer questions about the brain, AI

The billionaire philanthropists were in Boston to celebrate the launch of the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence, which will focus on human neural networks and AI systems. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Eric Jackson, virtuosic jazz announcer on Boston radio, dies at 72

Known as the dean of Boston jazz radio, Mr. Jackson was on the air for more than 50 years. He had a singular position as arguably the most lasting and important voice for jazz fans in a city with a storied jazz history. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Darrell Mudra, successful coach at all levels, dies at 93

Mudra's nickname was “Dr. Victory” because of his success at every level, coaching all his college games from the press box instead of on the sidelines. He won the College Division national title at North Dakota State in 1965 and the Division II championship at Eastern Illinois in 1978. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Saul Kripke, philosopher who found truths in semantics, dies at 81

Saul Kripke, a math prodigy and pioneering logician whose revolutionary theories on language qualified him as one of the 20th century’s greatest philosophers, died on Sept. 15 in Plainsboro, New Jersey. He was 81. Continue reading →

APPRECIATION

Eric Jackson was a singular voice for Boston’s jazz community

Jackson’s presentation — warm, inviting, vastly knowledgeable, unpretentious — earned him a fiercely loyal audience, which probably accounts for his longevity on the Boston airwaves. Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

‘Tina’ reaches for a star but falls short

Is this a competent touring production? Yes. Electrifying? Rarely. And if there’s one thing a show about Tina Turner needs to be, it’s electrifying. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Something is off’ in ‘Don’t Worry Darling,’ starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles

Olivia Wilde’s second directorial feature finally hits the big screen after a very long, drama-fueled walk down the aisle. Continue reading →