Politics

In clash over affirmative action, both sides invoke Brown v. Board of Education

The justices will hear arguments Monday on the fate of affirmative action in higher education, in a case involving Harvard University. Continue reading →

Politics

From Bakke to Fisher, evolution of affirmative action cases

Here's a look at what the principals of past affirmative-actions cases have done since the Supreme Court made their names synonymous with the issue of race in higher education. Continue reading →

Nation

Who is the man accused of attacking Pelosi’s husband?

People who have known him at various points in his life reveal a shy person who sought to improve the world but also as someone whose life seemed to drift and whose behavior seemed strange at times, even unhinged. Continue reading →

World

Brazil ejects Bolsonaro and brings back former leftist leader Lula

Da Silva’s election brings an end to a presidential race that was widely regarded as one of the most important votes in Latin America in decades, a match between perhaps Brazil’s two biggest living political figures, with starkly different visions to reverse the country’s fortunes. Continue reading →

World

A ‘sea of bodies’: How a festive night in Seoul turned into tragedy

The tragedy — one of South Korea’s worst peacetime disasters — and questions about the authorities’ responsibility to manage the crowd, has marred the image of South Korea, a thriving technology and pop-culture powerhouse. Continue reading →

World

Expedition finds cameras left by Yukon mountaineers in 1937

The 100-mile escape in 1937 from the harsh conditions of the Yukon by Bradford Washburn, the force behind Boston's Museum of Science, and Robert Bates was one of the most perilous in the past century. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Anthony Amore for auditor

His qualifications for, and conception of, the fiscal-watchdog job make him the better fit. Continue reading →

OPINION

Massachusetts must act now on the threat of white supremacy

We are greatly concerned that the United States is in the early stages of a cycle of escalating violence akin to other insurgencies, with Boston as a key extremist hub. Continue reading →

OPINION

Long COVID affects millions. What is being done about it?

Long COVID is a wake-up call that the nation’s status quo on infection-associated chronic illnesses has failed workers, families, and the economy. Continue reading →

Investigations

For two years, Natick has kept a secret. A police officer allegedly sexually assaulted a dispatcher.

Police initially dismissed the alleged assault as a "rumor" and the town is still trying to withhold records of the case. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘I was just trying to save my life’: Four wounded in weekend shootings in Boston

Four people were hospitalized Sunday following a violent weekend in Boston, as police responded to a pair of shootings just hours apart, officials said. The turmoil left some residents worried about their safety, while advocates renewed calls for immediate action to stanch the bloodshed. Continue reading →

Politics

In ruling, judge finds Mass. police sergeant promotional exams to be discriminatory

“The best test-takers are not necessarily the best police sergeants,” said Judge Douglas H. Wilkins, Continue reading →

ON HOCKEY

Jim Montgomery’s Bruins are off to a scorching start, but they may not even be operating at 100 percent yet

The Bruins' bench boss thinks his team still has plenty of work to do with grasping his system, and he's also got some shelved stars making their way back to the lineup. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

Mac Jones managed, especially in the second half, in a game he got to start — and finish — for the Patriots

Jones ran an uptempo, no-huddle touchdown drive to open the second half all but iced the game against the Jets. But the Patriots offense is still a work in progress. Continue reading →

Jim McBride | Between the hash marks

Jets thought they had a pick-6 and a 17-3 lead, but Patriots survived because of a game-changing call

The roughing-the-passer call enabled the Patriots to keep the ball, kick a field goal, and go into halftime trailing only 10-6. Continue reading →

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

TV prepares for a chaotic midterm night

Gearing up to report this year’s midterm election results, US television networks are facing an uncomfortable question: How many viewers will believe them? Continue reading →

Business

Concerns rise as Russia resumes grain blockade of Ukraine

Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry reported that 218 ships involved in grain exports have been blocked. Continue reading →

Business

More dental insurers spend to stop Question 2

Insurance industry money pours into dental ballot question as Election Day draws near. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Dr. Marcelle Willock, groundbreaking role model for women and people of color in medicine, dies at 84

When she arrived 40 years ago to head a department at Boston University's medical school, "I was told by certain higher-ups to know my place," she recalled. Instead, she became a role model for women and people of color in medicine. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Anne Frank’s friend Hannah Pick-Goslar dies at age 93

Hannah Pick-Goslar grew up with Anne Frank in Amsterdam after both their families moved there from Germany as Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party rose to power. The friends were separated as Anne’s family went into hiding in 1942 but met again briefly in February 1945, at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany, shortly before Anne died there of typhus. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Thomas Cahill, popular history writer, dead at 82

A scholar of ancient languages and belief systems, Thomas Cahill had a knack for popular storytelling and engaged history readers with such bestsellers as “How the Irish Saved Civilization” and “Desire of the Everlasting Hills." Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Tegan and Sara make every minute count at Royale

The Royale’s changeover into a dance club later in the night meant that the pair had to knock out 18 songs in a brisk 75 minutes, but the Quins delivered a fresh, energetic set that showed just how much their sound has matured over the years. Continue reading →

DANCE REVIEW

BoSoma and City Ballet of Boston dance ‘Side by Side’

The program runs two hours, with a half dozen new or recent works and one certified classic. Continue reading →

Names

Literary greats buried throughout New England

Pay tribute to your favorite tomes in hallowed spaces where the literary past lingers… Continue reading →