With the MBTA engulfed by delays, staffing shortages, and service interruptions, a city recovering from a pandemic struggles to bounce back. And everyday riders are feeling the pain. Continue reading →
A study recently published in the journal Nature Medicine reported that short, vigorous bursts of movement not associated with traditional exercise — the kind you’d get from hustling for the bus — confer significant health benefits. Continue reading →
Former Harvard University fencing coach Peter Brand and a Maryland businessman were found not guilty Wednesday of federal bribery charges involving a scheme to get the man’s two sons admitted to the school as fencing recruits. Continue reading →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington — kept secret until the eve of his arrival for security reasons — was a dramatic show of confidence by Ukraine’s leader, who had not left his country since President Vladimir Putin of Russia began his assault 300 days ago. Continue reading →
An 800-page report set to be released Thursday by House investigators will conclude that then-President Donald Trump criminally plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat and “provoked his supporters to violence” at the Capitol with false claims of widespread voter fraud. Continue reading →
In his first three years as president, Donald Trump paid $1.1 million in federal income taxes before paying no tax as his income dwindled and losses once again mounted in 2020, according to tax data released Tuesday by a House committee. Continue reading →
States are racing against a deadline to challenge the map federal officials will use to divvy up the nation’s largest-ever investment in high-speed Internet. Continue reading →
Taliban security forces in the Afghan capital on Wednesday enforced a higher education ban for women by blocking their access to universities, with video obtained by the Associated Press showing women weeping and consoling each other outside one campus in Kabul. Continue reading →
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, on Wednesday announced that he had succeeded in forming a coalition government that is set to bring him back to power at the helm of the most right-wing administration in Israeli history. Continue reading →
After months of blistering assessments from inside and outside Russia that his war effort in Ukraine lacked even the basic resources necessary to prevail, President Vladimir Putin delivered his own verdict on that criticism on Wednesday: It’s valid. Continue reading →
The agency’s inspector general should take a close look at the failure to review the former president’s taxes in a timely manner. And Congress should make sure audits happen in the future. Continue reading →
Schools should drop the sink-or-swim mentality and fire up undergraduates’ imaginations with the real-world problems they might solve through science. Continue reading →
With mere promises about accommodating future air-rights development, the likelihood of that district’s actual emergence would greatly diminish. Continue reading →
Governor-elect Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor-elect Kim Driscoll on Wednesday toured the T’s main repair facility in Everett, emphasizing the agency’s staffing and equipment shortages and vowing to increase investment by the state when they take office. Continue reading →
The Patriots have practically authored the manual this season on how to mess up a good young QB. Meanwhile, Lawrence received competent NFL coaching for the first time and has flourished. Continue reading →
With the MBTA engulfed by delays, staffing shortages, and service interruptions, a city recovering from a pandemic struggles to bounce back. And everyday riders are feeling the pain. Continue reading →
Some of these subjects were in banking or building, other are producing faux meat or processing grains for beer. But all of them are putting sustainability at the forefront of their companies. Continue reading →
Elon Musk is defending his massive cost-cutting at Twitter as necessary for the social media platform to survive next year, due in part to debt payments tied to his $44 billion takeover of the company. Continue reading →
An illustrator sought after by top publications and companies, Elena Xausa was known for her vibrant and whimsical illustrations that evoked joie de vivre even among the most seemingly everyday subjects. Continue reading →
Mike Hodges was best known for writing and directing the gangland thriller "Get Carter," which starred Michael Caine, and followed that with the direction of the sci-fi cult classic "Flash Gordon." Continue reading →
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