Nation

New Korean War memorial is riddled with errors

An arc of gleaming black granite slabs etched with 36,634 names was unveiled on the National Mall over the summer, built to honor American service members who died fighting in the Korean War. Continue reading →

Nation

New guidance: Use drugs, surgery early for obesity in kids

Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday. Continue reading →

Nation

Restoration of the ozone layer is back on track, scientists say

The protective ozone layer in the upper atmosphere could be restored within several decades, scientists said Monday, as recent rogue emissions of ozone-depleting chemicals from China have been largely eliminated. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine school rejects Russian claim of troops killed there

Officials at a vocational school in an eastern Ukraine city dismissed claims by Russia that hundreds of Ukrainian troops were killed in a missile strike there, saying Monday that a rocket merely blew out windows and damaged classrooms. Continue reading →

World

Authorities probe who was behind uprising in Brazil capital

Brazilian authorities said Monday that they were looking into who may have been behind the shocking uprising that sent protesters storming into the nation’s halls of power in a riot that had striking similarities to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol. Continue reading →

World

Mexico may accept more migrants expelled by US

Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador said Monday in the leadup to this week’s summit of North American leaders that he would consider accepting more migrants than previously announced under President Biden’s plan to turn away people from four nations who cross illegally into the United States. Continue reading →

OPINION

How much scrutiny for Governor Healey and her family?

Looking back at coverage of the last two male governors — a lot and the standard is fickle. What gets reported and opined about depends on who is drawing the line between what falls in the realm of public interest and what does not. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Brazil faces its own Jan. 6 moment — and prevails

The United States needs to exorcise the shame of exporting election denialism and insurrection by indicting Donald Trump. Continue reading →

OPINION

Held hostage in the House

It has been frustrating to see a small minority of representatives try to impose their will on a majority. Continue reading →

Metro

Prosecutor: Investigators found damaged knife with blood in home of missing Cohasset woman

In the search for Ana Walshe, police found blood and a damaged knife with blood on it in her home. Her husband bought $450 of cleaning supplies before reporting her disappearance to authorities, a prosecutor said Monday. Continue reading →

Education

Raquel Coronell Uribe, the first Latina president of the Harvard Crimson, says her cancer has returned

“The leukemia that had been so unlikely to return was back with a vengeance, leading a military insurgency on my until-then-at-peace bone marrow,” Raquel Coronell Uribe wrote in an essay about her diagnosis. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Cambridge protesters call for answers in fatal police shooting of 20-year-old Sayed Faisal

Sayed Faisal was a supportive and energetic person, an immigrant and only child whose family came to the United States about a decade ago to pursue the American dream, family and friends said. Continue reading →

Ben Volin | On football

For this year’s NFL playoffs, it’s ‘Pro’ quarterbacks vs. ‘Joe’ quarterbacks

All seven of the regular starting QBs in the AFC playoffs are former first-round picks, are 27 or under, and have big arms and fast feet. Continue reading →

patriots

Bill Belichick confirms he will return for a 24th season and makes it clear: ‘We need to improve’ after missing playoffs

The coach also addressed Mac Jones's performance this season and the decisions that were made on running the offense. Continue reading →

beat writer's notebook

Bruins are flying high as they return from a 3-0-0 trip to California

“The whole team is playing unbelievable,” said David Pastrnak, who had a hat trick in the final game of the trip. “Every line is rolling." Continue reading →

BOLD TYPES

Cofounder of Amplify Latinx steps in to become business group’s new CEO

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers of Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Biotech

In separate deals, European drug makers buying local biotech firms CinCor and Albireo

AstraZeneca will acquire Waltham’s CinCor for its experimental hypertension pill and Ipsen will acquire Cambridge-based Albireo for its liver disease treatment. Continue reading →

Business

Business leaders are counting on a friendly relationship with Governor Healey

While Governor Maura Healey may not have the same bonafides as Charlie Baker, she cultivated a relationship with the business community during her two terms as attorney general. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Russell Banks, who mined a hardscrabble New England childhood for his novels, dies at 82

Mr. Banks wrote novels that often reflected power imbalances brought about by social class, race, and gender. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Adam Rich, who starred in ‘Eight Is Enough,’ dies at 54

Mr. Rich had a limited acting career after starring at age 8 as Nicholas Bradford, the youngest of eight children, on the ABC hit drama-comedy that ran from from 1977 to 1981. Continue reading →

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LOVE LETTERS

I want more from this marriage

“I love who my husband used to be.” Continue reading →

ASK MATTHEW

Am I reality TV snob? Define snob.

The genre quickly lost any innocence it might have once had. The makers of reality TV quickly understood that the big mouths and belligerents were the ticket to big ratings. Continue reading →

Music

From modest beginnings to Modest Mouse: Quincy festival takes a big leap in year two

Modest Mouse and Lord Huron have been announced as headliners at the In Between Days Festival, with Metric and Sunny Day Real Estate also among the 23 performers on tap. The festival will expand to two days and two stages at Veterans Memorial Stadium Aug. 19-20. Continue reading →