Nation

In soaked California, few homeowners have flood insurance

In California, only about 230,000 homes and other buildings have flood insurance policies, which are separate from homeowners insurance. That means only about 2% of properties are covered against flooding. Continue reading →

Nation

Justice Dept. search of Biden home in Wilmington turns up more documents

The Justice Department on Friday completed an extensive search of President Biden's home in Wilmington and turned up additional classified documents, some of which date to his time in the United States Senate, the president's personal attorney announced on Saturday night. Continue reading →

Nation

Most abortion bans include exceptions. In practice, few are granted.

“Having the legal right on the books to get an abortion and getting one in practice are two distinctly different things,” said Laurie Bertram Roberts, the executive director of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund, a group that supports abortion rights. Continue reading →

World

In a nation that nearly wiped out cholera, the disease is surging back

Not long ago, Malawi looked like a shining success story in the global fight against cholera, a largely waterborne bacterial disease that mostly affects low-income countries. But over the past 11 months, this landlocked sliver of a nation in southern Africa has recorded more than 28,000 cholera infections and at least 900 deaths. Continue reading →

World

Senators’ departure leaves Haiti without an elected government

Having failed to hold legislative elections in 2019, this Caribbean nation lost its last 10 senators this month when their terms expired. That's left the country of 11 million without a president or a parliament. Continue reading →

World

Pakistan strengthens already harsh laws against blasphemy

As Pakistani society has turned more conservative and religious in the past several decades, religion and the display of religiosity in public life have become more pronounced. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Harvard’s welcome reversal on Kenneth Roth

The dean of the Harvard Kennedy School issued a statement apologizing for blocking the appointment of Kenneth Roth, the former head of Human Rights Watch. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Italian leather may owe debt to Eisenhower, but Ike owes her dad his livelihood

It’s interesting to note that an American president helped orchestrate the trend that contributed to forcing my dad into an early retirement. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The electric vehicle acid test

Few trips exceed the range of a typical EV. But when you need recharging on a road trip, a combination of built-in technology and related apps can get you there. Continue reading →

Politics

Facing early pushback, Michelle Wu says her rent control proposal strikes proper balance

“Rent stabilization, and ensuring our communities can stay and afford to live in our city, has to be part of our growth in Boston,” Wu told the Globe this week. Continue reading →

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Gasbags of the GOP

Republicans get a twofer with the fictional but oh so politically useful threat that America’s gas stoves might be outlawed: In addition to creating a useful distraction, they get to defend the fossil fuel interests that own them. Continue reading →

Weather

From flurries to thick flakes, snow is welcomed by many in Massachusetts — especially the younger set

Whether building a giant snow fort in northern Massachusetts or forging miniature snowmen out of the dusting in Greater Boston, many families delighted Saturday in one of the first snowfalls to hit the state this season. Continue reading →

Sports

Frank Thomas, power-hitting original Met, dies at 93

A right-handed pull hitter who stood 6-foot-3 and weighed about 200 pounds, Mr. Thomas hit 286 home runs over 16 seasons in the National League. Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

A plea for Tom Brady to retire for good this time, and other thoughts

Count me as one Brady watcher who has had more than enough. I don’t want to see any more of what I saw last Monday night. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

‘Nice guy’ Tony Dungy’s comments were anything but nice, and other thoughts

Dungy compared a Minnesota legislator’s suggestion to have menstrual products in all school bathrooms to a widely debunked story about litter boxes being placed in classrooms for students who identify as cats. Continue reading →

Business

Why ‘how downtown Boston is recovering’ depends on which downtown you’re talking about

The divergent tracks of Boston’s three downtowns — Back Bay, the Financial District, and the Seaport — highlight the ways that neighborhoods are evolving as the pandemic eases. Continue reading →

Business

Why ‘how downtown Boston is recovering’ depends on which downtown you’re talking about

The divergent tracks of Boston’s three downtowns — Back Bay, the Financial District, and the Seaport — highlight the ways that neighborhoods are evolving as the pandemic eases. Continue reading →

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IDEAS

Social Studies: When dating is too easy; trustworthy CEOs; the seeds of generosity

Surprising insights from the social sciences. Continue reading →

IDEAS

As its 50th anniversary looms, Roe v. Wade still matters

The decision that articulated a constitutional right to abortion meant different things to different people — a quality that holds even now that the ruling has been overturned. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Gwen Knapp, sports writer who looked at the big picture, dies at 61

A prominent sports reporter and columnist at The Philadelphia Inquirer and The San Francisco Chronicle, Gwen Knapp was most recently an editor on the sports desk of the New York Times. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Soccer player Anton Walkes, 25, dies in Florida boat crash

Anton Walkes was found unconscious and taken to a hospital after a crash between two boats Wednesday. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Thomas F. Birmingham, former state Senate president, dies at 73

"I love this business," he said of politics in 1997, while serving as Senate president. Continue reading →

TABLES

Civility comes to Somerville; Southie gets more pizza and fried chicken

Plus, tea in Lexington and the return of Season to Taste in Cambridge. Continue reading →

QUICK BITE

At El Peñol, an American dream realized

Enjoy empanadas and tostones from an East Boston institution, now in Brookline Continue reading →

Dance

After all these years, Rennie Harris’s classic hip-hopera ‘Rome and Jewels’ leaves space for improvisation

Original dancers and young company members come together for the 2020 work that put Rennie Harris Puremovement on the international map. The performance will be held at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre on Jan. 28. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Traveling while old(er)*

Worries are infinite. Time is not. If you want to travel, just start. Here's what this traveler has learned about life, loss, and the joy of just getting out there. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

The airlines have turned passengers into petty people. Here’s a way to fight back. DO it!

Don't think of it as anti-fellow-passenger; it's a pro-passenger protest, one that could perhaps lead to change. (And no one likes the middle seat anyway.) Continue reading →

Real Estate

Luxury in the City: What about $3 million gets you in and around Boston

It doesn’t include a downtown penthouse in a new, full-service building, but you can snag a single family with a mudroom near Davis Square. Continue reading →

Real Estate

More homes don’t require a jumbo loan. Why this is good news for more than luxury home buyers.

The FHA and FHFA have raised limits in a move that reflects the pinch of higher property prices. Continue reading →