Nation

EPA will make racial equality a bigger factor in environmental rules

The Environmental Protection Agency will establish a new national office of environmental justice, the Biden administration’s latest effort to rectify the disproportionate harm caused by pollution and climate change in communities of color and in low-income cities, towns and counties. Continue reading →

Nation

Alone in a new world with vast open space, and sheep

“You live in complete solitude, just you, your animals and your thoughts.” Continue reading →

Nation

For suburban Texas men, a workout craze with a side of faith

This is F3 — that’s fitness, fellowship and faith — a fast-growing network of men’s workouts that combine exercise with spiritually inflected camaraderie. Continue reading →

World

Italian voters appear ready to turn a page for Europe

Giorgia Meloni is expected to be the top vote-getter in Italian elections, a breakthrough far-right parties in Europe have anticipated for decades. Continue reading →

World

Iran protests surge to dozens of cities

The largest anti-government protests in Iran since 2009 gathered strength Saturday, spreading to as many as 80 cities, even as authorities escalated a crackdown that has reportedly killed dozens of people and brought the arrests of prominent activists and journalists, according to rights groups and news media reports. Continue reading →

World

In Ukraine’s south, fierce fighting and deadly costs

Interviews with dozens of commanders, ordinary soldiers, medics, village leaders and civilians who recently escaped the conflict zone portray a more difficult and costly campaign. Continue reading →

LETTERS

A new school year, the same concerns about bias in sports settings

Public schools use taxpayer dollars to fund a system that is basically the same as it was in 1903, when high school sports essentially began. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The ‘R-word’ still stings and, sadly, endures

So much has changed since then: Life spans have increased, inclusive education is the law, employment barriers have come down, and more options for housing are available. Still, there is more work to be done. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Russians vote with their feet against Putin’s folly

Calls for staying the course and “just punishment” for atrocities in Ukraine gain traction at the UN. Continue reading →

Metro

On COVID, the president put his foot in it

Nobody wants to hear this, but we are nowhere near the finish line here. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Baking bread for a new year, binding five generations together

The day before Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, three generations of Michaels gathered to put the old recipe to the test once again. Continue reading →

Politics

Hundreds gather to see Pressley and ‘The Squad’ talk policy and identity in Somerville

Representative Ayanna Pressley and members of “The Squad” celebrated with supporters before a sold-out crowd in Davis Square, after starting the day at a canvassing kickoff in Roxbury. Continue reading →

Red Sox

‘We’ve got work to do. That’s the bottom line’: Red Sox manager Alex Cora reflects on a difficult season then looks ahead

With the season lost, he’s pored over the games where lapses meant the difference between wins and losses. Continue reading →

Christopher L. Gasper

Brad Stevens could have best served the Celtics by naming himself interim coach

Instead, he passed the job to unproven assistant Joe Mazzulla. Continue reading →

ON BASEBALL

The Red Sox have won the battle against Aaron Judge but lost the war against the Yankees

Judge is 1 for 9 and hasn’t scored or driven in a run, but the Yankees have taken the first three games of the series. Continue reading →

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IDEAS

Kids and gender — we have to (be able to) talk about it

Extreme voices on both sides are dominating the conversation. We need the silenced center to speak up. Continue reading →

IDEAS

The high cost of Hollywood nostalgia

Thirty years after its release, ‘A River Runs Through It’ stands out as a rarity: a film that finds meaning in the past without yearning to restore it. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Ilse Nathan and Ruth Siegler, sisters and Holocaust survivors, die 11 days apart

Ilse Nathan’s daughter Sharon Ayres said of her mother and her aunt that "if I talked to my mother, she would say, ‘I never would have made it without my sister,’ and if I talked to my aunt, she would say, ‘I never would have made it without your mother.’” Continue reading →

Obituaries

Donald Blinken, ambassador, financier and art patron, dies at 96

Donald Blinken was a financier, patron of the arts and Democratic Party donor who became an ambassador to Hungary, helping to inspire the career in politics and diplomacy of his son, Antony, the current secretary of state. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Oscar-winning ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ actor Louise Fletcher dies

Louise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” set a new standard for screen villains and won her an Academy Award, has died at age 88. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

‘We must do this’: German village fulfills promise to God by staging Passion Play every 10 years

Each decade, a small German town comes together to reenact the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. So it was devastating when COVID sidelined their production in 2020. But, at last, the show has gone on. Continue reading →

ART REVIEW

The perpetual motion of Alex Katz at Colby College Museum of Art

At 95, the painter is about to have a career retrospective at the Guggenheim. Until then, his work with theater and dance groups offers a dynamic view into his long career. Continue reading →

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

‘Blonde’ is a rare movie with a NC-17 rating. What set it over the edge?

The official rationale behind the grade is “some sexual content,” a nebulous term. It almost reads like a placeholder. But in the age of streaming, just how meaningful is an MPA rating? Continue reading →

TRAVEL

‘We must do this’: German village fulfills promise to God by staging Passion Play every 10 years

Each decade, a small German town comes together to reenact the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. So it was devastating when COVID sidelined their production in 2020. But, at last, the show has gone on. Continue reading →

TRAVEL | URBAN ADVENTURES

We spent a night in one of the custom trailers at the Verb Hotel. Was it worth the price?

A luxury urban trailer park at the Verb Hotel called Backstage is now open. For $700 a night, you can experience camping across from Fenway Park. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Social climbers: Stairs rise from necessity to blank canvas for creative home design — and oohs and ahs on the Internet

Plus, what are ‘witches stairs,’ and were they truly invented to allay fears of being bewitched? Continue reading →

Real Estate

‘I realized that there is nowhere else I want to live.’

A retired interior designer oversees the overhaul of her Gloucester home, so she can age in place. Continue reading →