Nation

A majority of GOP nominees — 299 in all — deny the 2020 election results

A majority of Republican nominees on the ballot this November for the House, Senate, and key statewide offices — 299 in all — have denied or questioned the outcome of the last presidential election. Continue reading →

Nation

Ian is likely Florida’s deadliest hurricane since 1935. Most victims drowned.

As stories of death emerged from the destruction in southwest Florida, President Biden, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and local authorities have clashed over Ian’s casualty toll. Continue reading →

Nation

Federal agents see enough evidence to charge Hunter Biden

Federal agents investigating President Biden’s son Hunter have gathered what they believe is sufficient evidence to charge him with tax crimes and a false statement related to a gun purchase, according to people familiar with the case. Continue reading →

World

US to begin screening air passengers from Uganda for Ebola

No cases of Ebola have yet been reported outside Uganda, but the virus — which spreads only through contact with bodily fluids and is not airborne — is highly contagious. American officials are watching the Uganda outbreak closely because there are no approved drugs or treatments for the type of Ebola virus causing the outbreak there. Continue reading →

World

Gunman kills dozens, including children, in rampage at Thai child care center

The tiny bodies lay on tiny mats, tiny heads occasionally resting on tiny pillows. But the children were not asleep. Continue reading →

World

Blunt criticism of Russian army signals new challenge for Putin

Russia’s foundering invasion of Ukraine has produced an extraordinary barrage of criticism from supporters of the war in recent days, directed primarily at the leadership of the Russian military. Continue reading →

OPINION

Supreme Court wetlands ruling could hit communities of color like a tidal wave

At most risk are the people whose lives, livelihoods, and cultures depend on the very waters federal regulators seek to protect from development, pollution, and destruction. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

When zoning is a buzzkill

Boston’s strict beekeeping regulations show how the city’s intricate web of zoning rules can often do more harm than good. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Thanks for the donation to BU med school, but did it have to come with a name change?

Couldn’t the two names — of Dr. Aram Chobanian and donor Edward Avedisian — have been put on one, two, or three buildings? Did they have to rename the entire school? Continue reading →

Transportation

Mass. lawmakers mull moving T safety oversight from the Department of Public Utilities

“I am very concerned that the safety division historically has been an afterthought at the agency,” one state senator said. Continue reading →

Politics

Should undocumented immigrants in Mass. be able to get driver’s licenses? Question 4 puts issue to the voters.

Currently, people without legal status in Massachusetts can attend public schools, qualify for free school meals, partake in some housing assistance programs, and receive public health services such as vaccinations. Continue reading →

Metro

After nearly 36 years in prison, Fred Weichel gets a Catch-22

Weichel had a good reason to resist implicating someone else in the 1980 murder of Robert LaMonica in Braintree. Continue reading →

Patriots

Mac Jones practices again but Brian Hoyer placed on injured reserve by Patriots, possibly clearing the way for Bailey Zappe to start vs. Lions

If Mac Jones is not healthy enough to play — he had limited participation in practice for the second day in a row — then Zappe would appear to be the starter. Continue reading →

on football

The Lions have regrouped after Matt Patricia, but not everyone thought he was a bad coach there

Patricia went just 13-29-1 with Detroit, but former Lion T.J. Lang came to his defense. Continue reading →

RED SOX

In Red Sox offseason stuffed with needs, Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers situations loom large

The left side of the Red Sox infield is multi-time All-Star caliber, but Chaim Bloom and team brass will likely need to spend big — and soon — if they intend to keep them as centerpieces of the franchise's future. Continue reading →

Business

Here’s how a Boston Pops musician made a fortune on Wall Street

Clarinetist Edward Avedisian picked enough winning stocks to donate $100 million to Boston University. It took hard work, perseverance — and a high tolerance for risk. Continue reading →

Technology

Boston’s Motional inks deal with Uber to put driverless vehicles on the road

After a huge amount of hype and problems in the field, the move could turn out to be significant. Continue reading →

Commercial

Eaton Vance seals deal to move to Post Office Square

The deal is the latest in a string of large leases in new, or substantially renovated, towers downtown in recent month, even as the market for older and smaller office buildings has struggled since the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jerzy Urban, acerbic communist turned free-speech hero, dies at 89

As the most visible face of the Polish communist regime, Mr. Urban sprinkled a rare dash of humor and candor over a society where the leadership otherwise offered very little of either. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Patricia Cloherty, trailblazing venture capitalist, dies at 80

One of the first women to succeed in the field of venture capitalism, she also was a key financial supporter of fledgling companies in post-Communist Russia. Continue reading →

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MOVIE REVIEW

A movie, a city, a state of mind: ‘Amsterdam’

Christian Bale, John David Washington, and Margot Robbie head a starry cast in David O. Russell’s latest directorial effort. Continue reading →

ART REVIEW

Harvard Art Museums examines the power of print in the Enlightenment era

Ambitious exhibition "Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment" captures the first real age of mass media. Continue reading →

APPRECIATION

Just by being her authentic self, Loretta Lynn made sure women were heard

Lynn embodied country music from a woman’s perspective like no one else before or since. Continue reading →