There is still a simmering resistance among some residents and local officials to the new MBTA Communities law, which attempts to tackle Massachusetts’ housing crisis by mandating new multifamily zoning in communities served by the T. Continue reading →
Martin Walsh, who had been a union leader before becoming mayor of Boston, has been in the middle of the Biden administration’s scramble to keep the trains running, while also trying to retain the support of organized labor that is crucial to the Democratic Party. Continue reading →
The state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner faces a daunting task in unraveling the mystery of the four sets of human remains discovered last month in a condominium building on East Broadway in South Boston. Continue reading →
Russia insisted Sunday that it would not sell oil that was subject to a price limit set by the Group of 7 countries, even if it meant cutting production, adding to questions over whether the plan will succeed in slowing Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. Continue reading →
With only three days left in the closely watched Senate runoff election in Georgia, Senator Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, and his Republican opponent, Herschel Walker, are closing out the campaign with the divergent strategies they have deployed through much of the 2022 midterm cycle. Continue reading →
A post-Thanksgiving uptick in COVID-19 patients at US hospitals is arriving even as health systems contend with waves of feverish, coughing people stricken with RSV and influenza infections. Continue reading →
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the United States will not shrink from its unwavering support for Israel despite stark differences with prime minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu and concerns the Biden administration may have about potential members of his incoming right-wing government. Continue reading →
The head of US intelligence says fighting in Russia’s war in Ukraine is running at a “reduced tempo” and suggests Ukrainian forces could have brighter prospects in coming months. Continue reading →
Iran has abolished the morality police, according to remarks by the attorney general carried on state media, following months of protests set off by the death of a young woman who was being held by the force for supposedly violating the country’s strict Islamic dress laws. Continue reading →
An “essential point” in any peace talks on the war in Ukraine should be how to provide security “guarantees to Russia,” given Moscow’s concerns over NATO, President Emmanuel Macron of France has said. Continue reading →
While Congress successfully averted a rail strike, it failed to provide rail workers with sick leave. President Biden should consider an executive order to change that. Continue reading →
The state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner faces a daunting task in unraveling the mystery of the four sets of human remains discovered last month in a condominium building on East Broadway in South Boston. Continue reading →
The local reckoning has so far spared figures like James M. “Jimmy” Kelly and Albert L. “Dapper” O’Neil; relics of bygone eras in Boston politics who were known to embrace bigoted rhetoric and policies. One man hopes to change that. Continue reading →
A man is being held without bail after he threatened an Asian family Friday morning, allegedly shouting at them to “Go back to China,” then hit one of them with his car, sending the man into a construction ditch, according to authorities and the victim’s sister. Continue reading →
"Our relationship [has improved]," Brown said of Irving. "We’ve been able to have conversations. We’ve been able to talk to each other." Continue reading →
Brinkley, a professor of history at Rice University, is out with a weighty new book about the environmental movement that started — and was thwarted — as early as the 1960s. Continue reading →
Brinkley, a professor of history at Rice University, is out with a weighty new book about the environmental movement that started — and was thwarted — as early as the 1960s. Continue reading →
Over a half-century, Mr. Roman's comedy revolved around his family, and — as his target audiences increasingly escaped the New York area for Florida — aging and retirement. Continue reading →
Greg Tull and his brother, Brendan, of Missouri, are headed toward the finish line. They’re in the top 4 going into Wednesday’s episode. Continue reading →
Keke Palmer proved the online rumor mill correct when she opened up a floor-length suit jacket to reveal her baby bump during her host monologue on "Saturday Night Live." Continue reading →
The world's color authority has spoken, and this year, the smoke that wafted up from the Pantone conclave was tinged a deep, pinkish red: All hail Viva Magenta, Pantone's 2023 color of the year. Continue reading →
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