Nation

Supreme Court to take up case on fate of consumer watchdog

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a case that could hobble the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and advance a key project of the conservative legal movement: to limit the power of independent agencies. Continue reading →

Nation

Biden administration plans crackdown on migrant child labor

The Biden administration on Monday announced a wide crackdown on the labor exploitation of migrant children around the United States, including more aggressive investigations of companies benefiting from their work. Continue reading →

Nation

GOP donors in New York await a parade of presidential hopefuls

New York City’s heavy-hitting Republican-leaning donors in recent years were frozen in place at the presidential level by a fellow New Yorker, Donald Trump. But that was before Trump’s decampment to Florida, his plethora of legal entanglements, and his fall from grace after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob. Continue reading →

World

Biden deploys high-powered aides, plus more aid, to bolster Ukraine

A week after President Biden traveled to Ukraine to pledge American support in the fight to repel Russia, he has dispatched two senior Cabinet members to redouble efforts to prop up the Ukrainian economy and to try to curb the Kremlin’s ability to skirt Western sanctions. Continue reading →

World

To heal Brexit wound, UK and EU strike a Northern Ireland trade deal

Britain and the European Union struck a landmark agreement Monday to end a festering dispute over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, potentially resolving one of the most poisonous legacies of Britain’s exit from Europe’s trade bloc in 2020. Continue reading →

World

Dying children and frozen flocks in Afghanistan’s bitter winter of crisis

Afghanistan is gripped by a winter that Afghan officials and aid group officials are describing as the harshest in over a decade, battering millions of people already reeling from a humanitarian crisis. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Healey’s chance to go big on State Police reform

Scandal-ridden force in need of a culture change that an outsider can best bring. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Drive for Equal Rights Amendment has not lost its urgency

"Trusting this Supreme Court to protect the rights of women is trusting the fox to guard the hen house. Anything that is not in the Constitution appears to be fair game," writes Carolyn B. Maloney, former congresswoman from New York. Continue reading →

LETTERS

N.H. school sexual assault case revisited over Biden court pick

Two readers offer contrasting views on President Biden's nomination of attorney Michael Delaney to serve as a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston. Continue reading →

Health

Local partnership fundraises to save newborns in Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine continues to damage hospitals and destroy medical equipment, thousands of babies are born without access to therapy for a common but serious condition: jaundice. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Professor sues Babson College for discrimination

Lakshmi Balachandra, an associate professor of entrepreneurship, is suing because of alleged mistreatment and administrators’ failure to investigate her concerns. Continue reading →

Health

‘We may not ever know’: Fauci says origin of coronavirus could remain a mystery

Anthony Fauci’s comments came after news reports Sunday that the Energy Department concluded that an accidental laboratory leak in China most likely caused the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading →

Celtics Notebook

For Celtics’ Marcus Smart, getting into it with 76ers fans was all in good fun

“I was just laughing at them,” Smart said. “I basically told them, ‘You know what I do to people in the crowd. Everybody knows.’” Continue reading →

Bruins Notebook

Bruins’ Taylor Hall returns to Boston with lower-body injury

He'll miss games in Edmonton and Calgary. Continue reading →

nfl scouting combine

At Scouting Combine, NFL first turns some attention to matters of safety

There were team and league meetings in Indianapolis Monday before the prospects start taking the field for evaluations. Continue reading →

innovation beat

Stephen Wolfram sees peril, and promise, in ChatGPT

The renowned researcher in computer science, AI, and physics said he has been surprised and impressed with ChatGPT’s ability to carry on simple conversations and sound much like a person. Continue reading →

Business

Chef launches products for distance runners and triathletes out of his Fenway food lab

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

Retail

Milk Bar in Cambridge just closed. Is it because of a lease deal gone wrong, or a move to avoid a union?

Workers at Milk Bar on Brattle Street say company’s decision to close came just hours after a union vote, but company officials point to an expired sublease. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Tom Luddy, a behind-the-scenes force in cinema, dies at 79

The film archivist and movie producer was also a founder of the Telluride Film Festival. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Gordon Pinsent, award-winning Canadian actor, dies at 92

Mr. Pinsent played opposite of Julie Christie in the acclaimed "Away from Her." Continue reading →

Obituaries

Gérard Latortue, former interim Haitian premier, dies at 88

A former exile, he was sworn in as interim prime minister following months of bloodshed and political strife that culminated in the ouster of former Jean-Bertrand Aristide as president. Continue reading →

Theater

Comedy star Theo Von and his mullet are coming to town

Ahead of his six shows at the Wilbur and Chevalier theaters this week (five of which are sold out), the Louisiana native discussed his popular podcast, why he obsesses about his childhood, and how his comedy is evolving. Continue reading →

OPERA REVIEW

‘Awakenings’ is the stuff of dreams

It’s probably too soon to declare Tobias Picker and Aryeh Lev Stollman’s ‘Awakenings’ a modern classic, but it could become one given the opportunity. Continue reading →

Music

Asa Brebner’s friends are still singing his praises — and his songs

A show March 5 at the Burren is the latest in a line of tributes to the late Boston rock 'n' roller, who died in 2019. Continue reading →