Nation

Writer who accused Trump of 1990s rape files new lawsuit

E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer filed the suit as the state's usual deadlines for suing over sexual assault were temporarily lifted. Continue reading →

Nation

After three mass shootings, a Thanksgiving with 14 empty chairs

Yesterday’s parents, children, and friends became Thursday’s empty chairs. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden brings Thanksgiving pies to Nantucket first responders

President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered at least half a dozen pumpkin pies to Massachusetts firefighters during a Thanksgiving Day show of appreciation and spoke with units from each of the six branches of the US military, stationed in Europe, at sea, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, the White House said. Continue reading →

World

US enters a new era of direct confrontation with Iran

At the White House, national security meetings on Iran are devoted less to negotiation strategy and more to how to undermine Iran’s nuclear plans, provide communications gear to protesters, and interrupt the country’s supply chain of weapons to Russia, according to several administration officials. Continue reading →

World

UN rights body deplores Iran crackdown, establishes probe

The United Nations Human Rights Council voted Thursday to condemn the bloody crackdown on peaceful protests in Iran and create an independent fact-finding mission to investigate alleged abuses, particularly those committed against women and children. Continue reading →

World

Lawmakers back bill to enshrine abortion rights in France’s constitution

French lawmakers on Thursday backed a proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the country’s constitution, in a move devised as a direct response to the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade this summer. Continue reading →

OPINION

Taylor Swift, it’s a fate we share: To help America ‘Be Bear Aware’

I know all too well that destiny wants us to team up on this urgent ursine imperative. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Worth talking about: Can there be too much affordable housing in one neighborhood?

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson started an important, if uncomfortable, conversation about where new subsidized housing opportunities should be created. Continue reading →

OPINION

Supreme Court wining, dining, and leaking no light matter

It should shake to the core anyone who believes in the fair administration of justice and the rule of law. Continue reading →

Politics

With term drawing to close, Baker reappointed chief medical examiner, his administration’s highest-paid employee

Dr. Mindy J. Hull’s new term is slated to stretch into October 2027, according to a brief reappointment letter Baker sent Hull on Oct. 21 and provided by his administration. State officials confirmed Hull’s reappointment in response to Globe questions. Continue reading →

Transportation

Across state, regional transit authorities offering free fares this holiday season

The state’s 15 regional transit authorities are offering free fares this holiday season, thanks in part to a $2.5 million MassDOT grant program meant to promote public transportation ridership across Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

City and state officials help celebrate Thanksgiving at Boston’s Pine Street Inn

Mayor Michelle Wu, Senator Edward J. Markey, state Representative Aaron Michlewitz, and Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy were among those who helped prepare the feast for more than 2,000 people. Continue reading →

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots should be thankful for one thing on an otherwise disappointing holiday: Mac is back

Mac Jones led an unexpectedly potent Patriots offense that had scored two offensive touchdowns in three games to 26 points in the loss to Minnesota. Continue reading →

Instant Analysis

Vikings were the first real test for the Patriots’ defense, and it didn’t meet the moment

The story of the night was that the Patriots’ defense finally played a real quarterback and a real offense, and looked decidedly average. Continue reading →

Jim McBride | Between the hash marks

In a back-and-forth game, it was the Vikings who finished on top after the Patriots failed to seize control

The Patriots matched Minnesota score for score for three quarters. In the fourth, they had two opportunities to force overtime and couldn't. Continue reading →

Biotech

MIT scientists invent technology to replace broken genes or upload new ones

The researchers behind the new gene editing technique have also founded the secretive Watertown biotech company Tome Biosciences. Continue reading →

Business

Cities see electric rate hikes as a boost to municipal green-energy plans

The Wu administration is urging Eversource customers to switch to cheaper city-negotiated plan ahead of steep boost in costs. Continue reading →

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Obituaries

Ellen Wittlinger, award-winning young adult author who included LGBTQ protagonists, dies at 74

Ms. Wittlinger’s pioneering 2007 book “Parrotfish" featured a transgender main character, which many readers said was the "first time they saw themselves reflected in books written for them." Continue reading →

Obituaries

Former Celtics owner and Kentucky governor John Y. Brown dies

In 1978, Mr. Brown helped make one of the more unusual trades in sports history: swapping the NBA's Buffalo Braves for the Boston Celtics franchise. Continue reading →

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MOVIE REVIEW | ★★★½

Daniel Craig returns as a Southern sleuth in ‘Glass Onion,’ set in Greece

As an impeccably dressed outcast, Janelle Monáe is a cut above in Rian Johnson’s twisty sequel to 2019′s "Knives Out." Continue reading →

Theater

At many Boston-area theaters, audiences haven’t staged a comeback

Compared with attendance before the pandemic, numerous theaters throughout the region are grappling with audiences that are 25 to 50 percent smaller this season. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★★★

Steven Spielberg makes a ‘Spielberg movie’ about Steven Spielberg — and it soars

Mateo Zoryon Francis-DeFord, Paul Dano, and Michelle Williams star in “The Fabelmans," the director’s portrait of himself as a young man. Continue reading →