Statewide, just 1 percent of public school teachers are Black men. Even in Boston, which has the highest number of Black male educators, the proportion is just 7 percent. Continue reading →
In withdrawing the pardon requests, Governor Charlie Baker cited an apparent lack of support on the state panel that must approve them. Continue reading →
Scientists are evaluating why the RSV season came so early this year and brought with it so much severity of disease. The answers may change how hospitals prepare for viral seasons in the future. Continue reading →
Central bank officials boosted their benchmark rate by a half point on Wednesday after four straight increases of three-quarters of a point. Continue reading →
A study released Wednesday by the National Center for Health Statistics found that more than 3,500 Americans died of long-COVID-related illness in the first 2 1/2 years of the pandemic. Continue reading →
President Biden on Wednesday said the United States “should have societal guilt” for the slow pace of action on restricting access to firearms as he marked the 10th anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Continue reading →
Twitter owner Elon Musk’s boosting of far-right memes and grievances has injected new energy into the jumbled set of conspiracy theories known as QAnon, a fringe movement that Twitter and other social networks once banned as too extreme. Continue reading →
Over the past eight months, Paul Whelan has watched helplessly as two other Americans detained in Russia, both imprisoned after him, were released in prisoner exchanges while he was left stranded behind the barbed wire of IK-17, a penal colony nearly eight hours from Moscow. Continue reading →
Russia launched a swarm of Iranian-made explosive drones at Kyiv on Wednesday, the second such assault on Ukraine in a few days, ending a three-week lull in attacks with waves of drones. Continue reading →
The criminal trials in which Cheryl Amirault LeFave and Gerald Amirault were convicted of raping children would not pass muster in a courtroom today. Continue reading →
The nearly two years of intense COVID-19 mitigation measures in school and daycare has shifted the advantage to the influenza and RSV viruses, for the moment. Continue reading →
“Talk of the neighborhood?” said Shannon Dunican, who lives next door to the home raided weeks ago by federal agents. “It’s the talk of the town.” Continue reading →
The AI stories might not be able to fool Globe readers – yet – but the bot already does a good job at writing that requires less creativity. Continue reading →
The interim coach's most noticeable characteristic in his first head coaching job is his disdain for timeouts, and it was in display Tuesday vs. the Lakers. Continue reading →
The shorthanded Moroccans fought valiantly in a historic semifinal, but the French capitalized on their chances and neutralized Morocco's biggest strengths. Continue reading →
Chaim Bloom and Sam Kennedy said at various times that retaining Bogaerts was the ball club’s priority. Such proclamations stand as a reminder to pay attention to actions, not words. Continue reading →
He also had a substantial behind-the-scenes career, including writing several TV movies and directing TV series, including “The Tracey Ullman Show,” for which he shared a Emmy nomination. Continue reading →
Mrs. Hesselbein led the Girl Scouts as chief executive for 14 years, recruiting generations of members and volunteers, increasing the group’s minority ranks, and modernizing its mission of empowering young women. Continue reading →
Director James Cameron spoke with the Globe about making the most of the cinematic experience, drawing inspiration from the deep sea, and trying to learn from criticism. Continue reading →
The 1989 rom-com “When Harry Met Sally” is one of 25 films chosen this year to enter the National Film Registry, a list that ranges from Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” to a 1898 silent documentary, long thought lost, about the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. Continue reading →
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