Nation

Judge says Trump signed statement with data his lawyers told him was false

Former president Donald Trump signed a document swearing under oath that information in a Georgia lawsuit he filed challenging the results of the 2020 election was true, even though his own lawyers had told him it was false, a federal judge wrote Wednesday. Continue reading →

Nation

EPA to further slash emissions from climate super-pollutants

The federal agency’s new proposed rule would set guidelines to lower the number of available allowances for the production and use of hydrofluorocarbons — chemicals that can be thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide in warming the planet — to 40 percent below historical levels starting in 2024. Continue reading →

Nation

Researchers find benzene, other toxics in gas piped to California homes

The gas that is piped into millions of California homes contains hazardous air pollutants, including benzene, a chemical linked to cancer, a new study found. Continue reading →

World

Berlusconi, caught on tape gushing over Putin, heightens anxiety about Italy

Even before a government can be sworn in, the 86-year-old billionaire media mogul has proved himself to be less of a stable, moderating force, than the source of renewed anxiety after the leak of surreptitiously recorded remarks revealed that he blamed Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, for forcing President Vladimir Putin of Russia to invade Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

Russian, Ukrainian troops gird for major battle in Kherson

Russian and Ukrainian troops appeared Thursday to be girding for a major battle over the strategic southern industrial port city of Kherson, in a region which Russian President Vladimir Putin has illegally annexed and subjected to martial law. Continue reading →

World

How Taiwan’s ‘adorable’ and ambitious diplomacy aims to keep the island safe

To maintain diplomatic ties with Guatemala, Taiwan pays the country’s lobbyists in Washington. With its allies in the Pacific, Taiwan has promised to help preserve Indigenous cultures. And to thank Lithuania, Taiwan’s newest unofficial ally, the government and local shoppers have embraced its imports, from lasers to bacon-flavored schnapps. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

For too many BPS kids, the wheels on the bus are still not going round and round

Not only has the system been struggling to address the educational needs of students with disabilities, it’s also struggling to even get those students into the classroom. Continue reading →

OPINION

I was fired from NYU after students complained that the class was too hard. Who’s next?

In these times when critical thinking skills are desperately needed, it is more important than ever to dedicate ourselves to the high standards of education. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Needed, desperately: an informed electorate

Despite the courts having rebuffed all of Trump's nonsense about a stolen election, a significant portion of his supporters continue to believe it. Continue reading →

Metro

Wu defends city’s response to crises at Mass. and Cass, calls on state to create out-of-town housing

Speaking over the shouts of demonstrators Thursday, the mayor said teams have collected more than 200,000 syringes from the streets since January. Continue reading →

Metro

The friends of Freddie Weichel

“Money wasn’t even the secondary issue,” he said. “That jury awarded me $33 million, and they didn’t know anything about the cap. That tells me they knew how egregious this was.” Continue reading →

Elections

Early voting in Massachusetts: What you need to know

With less than a month until election day, Massachusetts voters can already request mail-in ballots, and early polling stations open statewide in less than two weeks. Continue reading →

Bruins notebook

Matt Grzelcyk returns to Bruins lineup against Ducks

The defenseman's return comes some five months after surgery to repair a dislocated right shoulder. Continue reading →

ON BASEBALL

Jeremy Peña isn’t the only Dominican kid to go to the University of Maine, but he is a rare talent

“He plays like a veteran, but he is a rookie," Dusty Baker said of his Astros' rookie shortstop, off to a 7 for 20 start in the postseason. "He’s quiet and he goes about his business and he just comes to play.” Continue reading →

Bruins 2, Ducks 1

Taylor Hall is the offense and Linus Ullmark is the defense as Bruins top Ducks in OT

Ullmark made 30 saves during regulation and overtime, and stopped all four attempts in the shootout. Continue reading →

INNOVATION BEAT

Paul English wants to upend online reviews with new app, starting with restaurants

The Kayak founder's goal is for the Deets app to know so much about people’s preferences that it could give them the best advice for places to visit in a new city. Continue reading →

Technology

Boston Internet startup Starry lays off half its workforce

The company has seen its stock price crater by 83 percent this year as it tries to build out its wireless service in a handful of cities, including Boston, New York, and Los Angeles. Continue reading →

Jobs

Strike ends at Sysco food distribution warehouse in Plympton

The five-year agreement includes an $11 an hour raise over five years, maintains drivers on the Teamsters Local 653 health insurance plan, and improves 401(k) retirement benefits. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jeff Weiss, an unconventional theatrical force, dies at 82

Some of his performances lasted up to eight hours. His best-known and most ambitious work -- “… And That’s How the Rent Gets Paid.” -- could be said to have lasted decades. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Carmen Callil, pioneering feminist publisher, dies at 84

Her publishing company, Virago, served as a beacon for a generation of readers looking for books that were written by and for women. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Roger Welsch, ‘America’s premier storyteller,’ dies at 85

A tall, sturdy Falstaff in bib overalls, with a shock of bright-white hair, Mr. Welsch mined the sandhills and endless plains of his native state for the humorous and the sublime, often finding both in the same place. Continue reading →

MUSIC

Boston Philharmonic uncorks its new season

Benjamin Zander led Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony and Jonathan Biss appeared as soloist in Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto. Continue reading →

Names

Liam Neeson spotted around Boston filming a new movie called ‘Thug’

The veteran actor is in Boston filming “Thug,” a crime thriller in which Neeson plays an aging gangster who attempts to "rectify the mistakes in his past,” but encounters resistance from the criminal underworld, according to Deadline. Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

In ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,’ August Wilson is vividly present

So many ideas, emotions, and states of being are packed into the Huntington's production, and director Lili-Anne Brown and her superlative cast have captured them all. Continue reading →