Nation

A crowd of possible Trump rivals renews GOP fears of a divided field

The first auditions for the role of leading Trump alternative consumed the Venetian hotel over the weekend, onstage and off, as nearly a dozen Republican potential presidential candidates tested their strategies and messages days after the former president declared his 2024 candidacy. Continue reading →

Nation

Despite dangerous pregnancy complications, abortions denied

Weeks after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Dr. Grace Ferguson treated a woman whose water had broken halfway through pregnancy. The baby would never survive, and the patient’s chance of developing a potentially life-threatening infection grew with every hour. Continue reading →

Nation

Doctor says she shouldn’t have to turn over patients’ abortion records

An Indiana doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim has asked a judge to stop the Indiana attorney general from accessing patient medical records as part of an investigation into consumer complaints her lawyers have called a "sham." Continue reading →

World

Turkey bombs Kurdish foes in Iraq and Syria, likely killing dozens

Turkish fighter jets carried out dozens of airstrikes in northern Syria and Iraq on Sunday, in what Turkish officials called an antiterrorism campaign to root out militants they accused of orchestrating a deadly bomb attack last week in Istanbul. Continue reading →

World

Shells hit near nuclear plant; blackouts roll across Ukraine

Powerful explosions from shelling shook Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, the site of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, the global nuclear watchdog said Sunday, calling for “urgent measures to help prevent a nuclear accident” in the Russian-occupied facility. Continue reading →

World

As climate protests get bolder, British police strike back with new powers

As environmentalists and climate change activists ratchet up their protests in Britain — employing tactics that disrupt everyday life — authorities are responding in kind with robust actions that have raised concerns that long-enshrined freedoms are being eroded. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Mr. Smith goes to Washington

By appointing a little-known, politically independent prosecutor named Jack Smith as special counsel in the federal Trump investigations, Attorney General Merrick Garland protects the probe’s integrity. Continue reading →

OPINION

Should I put my puppy on Prozac?

He was part puppy, part gangster; an irrepressible, indomitable alpha whose motto was “might makes right.” Continue reading →

OPINION

To better address the climate crisis, the US must reform its permitting process

It can take a decade to permit and build offshore wind, clean transportation, and major electric transmission. This is as unacceptable as it is unnecessary. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Martha’s Vineyard residents feeling uneasy in aftermath of armed bank robbery

One arrest in connection with the case was announced Saturday and an arraignment is expected Monday at Edgartown District Court, according to the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office. Continue reading →

Investigations

‘This was about right versus wrong’: Ex-state board head speaks after jury finds former governor wrongly fired her

While the jury’s decision may salve some of her anguish, it also revived the nearly decade-old dispute pitting former governor Deval Patrick against his own top appointee. Continue reading →

Politics

Florida paid company $1.5 million to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

The numbers, requested by the Florida-based aviation Vertol Systems and supplied by Ohio-based Ultimate JetCharters, was included in documents released Friday in response to public records requests submitted by the Globe and other media outlets after Governor Ron DeSantis’ administration flew the migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in September. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

Why didn’t the Jets punt the ball out of bounds instead of to Marcus Jones? Because they are the Jets.

After a brutal day of football, one thing is clear: the Jets will find a way to lose to the Patriots. Continue reading →

Instant Analysis

A thrilling finish to a win over the Jets obfuscates the real story — the Patriots’ offense is broken

It’s hard to pinpoint what’s wrong because the answer is everything. Continue reading →

on soccer

United States men’s soccer team built to handle physical Wales squad in World Cup opener

Monday's opener is considered a must-win. Neither team should plan to overtake England for first place in Group B, but a win should guarantee a second-place finish. Continue reading →

INNOVATION BEAT

Failed crypto firm FTX has some key Boston connections

Several top executives previously spent time in Boston, either attending school in the area, growing up here, or working at local companies. Continue reading →

TALKING SHOP

New in town: A Seaport bracelet brand and Bogosplit in Back Bay

A new crop of stores is opening in the Boston area ahead of the holidays. Continue reading →

INNOVATION BEAT

Where does the FTX debacle leave Boston’s biggest crypto company?

Circle’s main product, called USDC, is known as a stablecoin, and its value is backed by standard financial assets such as Treasury bills and bank deposits. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Dick Pleasants, host of New England’s premier folk music radio shows, dies at 75

With his "Folk Heritage" show on GBH, and later on WUMB-FM, Mr. Pleasants was the New England's premier radio host of folk music shows. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Michael Butler, who brought ‘Hair’ to Broadway, dies at 95

A flamboyant financier and producer, Michael Butler brought the groundbreaking rock musical “Hair” to Broadway in 1968 and then to the world via a dozen road companies. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Staughton Lynd, historian and activist turned labor lawyer, dies at 92

Dr. Lynd was one of the last of a generation of radical academics who in the 1960s overthrew their predecessors’ obsession with detached, objective scholarship in favor of political engagement. Continue reading →

Dance News

Jacob’s Pillow receives largest grant in its history to build reimagined Doris Duke Theatre

The new theater, replacing one that burned down in 2020, will be equipped for streaming and tech innovations in dance. Continue reading →

DANCE REVIEW

Kyle Abraham’s ‘Requiem’ is a journey toward rebirth

For Abraham, Mozart is just the starting point. “Requiem: Fire in the Air of the Earth” is an hour of imaginative and ambitious theater. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Radiohead offshoot brings a Smile to Roadrunner

Featuring Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, The Smile's Wednesday night show in Boston was only its second in North America. Continue reading →