Nation

Trump downplayed drumbeat of intelligence warnings on COVID, report finds

WASHINGTON — Beginning in late January 2020, US intelligence agencies reported to senior Trump administration officials that the coronavirus spreading in China threatened to become a pandemic and spark a global health crisis. Continue reading →

Nation

ER doctors misdiagnose patients with unusual symptoms

As many as 250,000 people die every year because they are misdiagnosed in the emergency room, with doctors failing to identify serious medical conditions like stroke, sepsis, and pneumonia, according to a new analysis from the federal government. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden restarts program of free COVID tests via mail

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World

A week into China’s easing, uncertainty over virus direction

While there are no official indications yet of the massive surge of critically ill patients some feared, social media posts, business closures, and other anecdotal evidence suggest large numbers of people are being infected. Continue reading →

World

Russia warns of ‘consequences’ if US Patriot missiles go to Ukraine

A Russian ministry spokesperson said that the United States had “effectively become a party” to the war in Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

Harry, Meghan vent grievances in final Netflix episodes

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, vent their grievances against the British monarchy in the second half of their Netflix documentary series released Thursday, which includes Harry describing how his brother shouted at him during a meeting and Meghan talking about wanting to end her life as she struggled to cope with toxic press coverage. Continue reading →

OPINION

Keep New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary

The New Hampshire primary was born out of a need to return the democratic process to the people, not leave it with party insiders. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Boston no longer needs to hold city workers hostage to residency

A policy that worked in the ’70s should get a fresh post-pandemic look. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Boston kicks vital Roxbury community center to the curb

Making a difference means building trust and relationships, listening to what the community needs, and providing consistent support and services. This is what Smart from the Start has done. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Baker said he sought pardons in Fells Acres case because convicted siblings ‘should have gotten a new trial’

“I thought they should have gotten a new trial. They didn’t. My decision was based primarily on that,” Governor Charlie Baker said Thursday of why he recommended pardons for Gerald Amirault and his sister, Cheryl Amirault LeFave. Continue reading →

Metro

For the family of a young woman killed by terrorists, there is no such thing as closure

Here is a place where compassion and solace from others eclipses any notion of revenge -- or closure. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Former Harvard fencing coach’s wife testifies $500,000 payments were loans from friend, not bribes to get sons into college

Jacqueline Phillips told jurors that Zhao, a wealthy Maryland businessman, had become close friends with her husband and wanted to help them on their “next chapter together as empty nesters,” as they were looking to sell their Needham home and move to Cambridge. Continue reading →

Bruins notebook

Though Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm didn’t feel well in the morning, at game time he was in the starting lineup

Lindholm kept his 2022-23 ironman streak alive; he has played in every game. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones’s recent outbursts are nothing new. Are they a problem?

His teammates and coaches say they love it, detractors disagree; but either way, it shouldn't be a surprise. Continue reading →

Patriots

How Josh Uche’s ghost move has really spooked NFL quarterbacks

Uche has 10 sacks since Week 8, the highest total in the NFL. Continue reading →

Commercial

General Electric’s new energy business will open its HQ near Kendall Square

The spinoff, to be called GE Vernova, plans to lease nearly 50,000 square feet at 58 Charles St., in a renovated brick building owned by BioMed Realty. Continue reading →

Commercial

John Hancock has a case of big sign envy

The company is mulling whether to seek the city’s permission to place the signature logo that once sat in Fenway Park near the top of its Berkeley Street headquarters. Continue reading →

Business

Stocks tumble amid disappointing retail sales, inflation fears

Spooked investors forced a stock sell-off on Thursday as worry spread that central bankers are raising interest rates in a weakening consumer market, pushing the economy toward a recession. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Edward Avedisian, clarinetist who donated $100 million to BU’s medical school, dies at 85

His donations, made in the names of friends or family, also benefited schools and medical facilities in Rhode Island and Armenia. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Billie Moore, coach of champions in women’s basketball, dies at 79

Billie Moore was a Hall of Fame women’s college basketball coach who became the first to take two different schools to national championships. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Joseph Kittinger, a record-setter high in the skies, dies at 94

Joseph Kittinger never rivaled the original Mercury 7 astronauts or the men who walked on the moon in terms of celebrity, but he was an aviation trailblazer in his own right, paving the way for America’s first manned spaceflights. Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

In ART’s ‘Life of Pi,’ a tiger burns brightest

A Royal Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, brought to life by some brilliant puppeteering, is the star of this uneven production. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★1/2

With ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ James Cameron opens a Pandora’s box of sequels

Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña reprise their roles in this underwater spectacle, also starring Kate Winslet and Sigourney Weaver. Continue reading →

THE TICKET

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Music, theater, comedy, museums, family events, and more, selected by Globe critics and writers. Continue reading →