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Higher Education

Student protesters try to protect international peers amid Trump attacks on higher education

Foreign students and American student activists described a widespread environment of fear and uncertainty about which institutions and students might be targeted next. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Michael Dukakis, a political lion in winter, reflects on his life and service

If the former governor and presidential candidate is plagued by lingering regrets, they didn’t surface during a wide-ranging, hour-long conversation. Continue reading →

New Hampshire

For this N.H. National Guard member, the crackdown on transgender military personnel is personal

As federal officials ramped up their anti-trans purge, state officials in New Hampshire took it upon themselves to apply extra scrutiny as well. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

SJC says Mass. can impose gun laws on out-of-state residents who carry firearms without permits

The decision came after the Supreme Judicial Court heard a pair of cases involving New Hampshire gun owners who were charged for unlawfully possessing firearms in Massachusetts without proper permits. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine supports 30-day cease-fire as US says it will resume military aid

The announcements Tuesday came hours after Russian officials said Ukrainian drones had targeted Moscow in the largest attack of the war on the Russian capital. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Trump caps wild day, reversing threat to double tariffs on Canadian steel

By day’s end, it was not clear what the whiplash-inducing diplomacy had accomplished, other than to showcase the unpredictable character of Trump’s policymaking. Continue reading →

Nation

Kennedy rattles food companies with vow to rid food of artificial dyes

Kennedy also issued a directive ordering the Food and Drug Administration to revise a long-standing policy that allowed companies — independent of any regulatory review — to decide that a new ingredient in the food supply was safe. Continue reading →

Nation

US judge temporarily halts Trump plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training

The states. including Massachusetts, argued the cuts were likely driven by efforts from President Trump’s administration to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Continue reading →

The World

World

Syrian Kurds celebrate deal with Damascus as coastal residents remain wary after violence

Some families along the coast took refuge in a Russian air base in the coastal province of Latakia. Continue reading →

World

For Duterte, signs of a reckoning years after he ordered a deadly drug war

The former president of the Philippines now faces crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court. Continue reading →

World

Archeologists unearth oldest Jewish ritual bath found in Europe

“Such an antique mikvah has never been found” outside Israel, said Rome’s chief rabbi. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Note to Democrats: Decorum will not defeat fascism

Some Democrats punished Representative Al Green of Texas for interrupting Trump’s speech. But they should adopt his stance of "righteous incivility" against the president. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

The first thing we do, let’s kill all the (Democratic) lawyers …

Disparaging the legal community and courts is a move right out of the autocrats’ playbook. Continue reading →

OPINION

All vaccine policy is local, and Massachusetts has fallen behind

There are gaps in the state’s vaccination infrastructure, despite the Bay State’s status as a national leader in medical innovation. Texas should serve as a warning. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

Everett City Council votes ‘no confidence’ in Mayor Carlo DeMaria over disputed $180k bonus payments

Monday night's vote came less than a week after the council also voted for DeMaria to repay the bonus money wrongly paid to him over a five year period. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

RFK Jr. touts vitamin A and cod liver oil for measles. Here’s what the science says.

Vitamin A has been shown to reduce measles mortality, but not in the United States. Continue reading →

Cambridge and Somerville

End of an era: The Pit, a landmark of Harvard Square, is demolished

The spot had been a gathering space for generations of young people in the region’s counterculture. Continue reading →

Sports

TARA SULLIVAN

Brad Marchand is the last link to a bygone Bruins era. What he did in Boston won’t be forgotten.

“It would have been incredible to be in Boston, be in one place my entire career,” Marchand said. But times change, and with that he'll now chase the Stanley Cup from Florida, which plays at Boston on Tuesday. Continue reading →

On Hockey

Brad Marchand returns to Boston with Panthers, reaffirming an end to an era

The former Bruins forward's return lacked in pomp and circumstance, largely because he was not in the Panthers lineup. Continue reading →

PATRIOTS

What’s next for the Patriots in free agency? Expect New England to build offense through the draft, not this week.

New England’s sizable defensive investment (a combined $146.8 million in guaranteed money for those five players) has set the tone for the Patriots’ approach through the early stages of the team-building process. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Three former executives at medical device firm plead guilty to charges related to sale of defective lead-testing machines

“These convictions should make one thing clear: corporate fraud that puts public health at risk will not go unpunished,” US Attorney Leah Foley said in a statement. Continue reading →

Energy

Hydro-Quebec cut off electricity exports on main power line into New England. What happened?

An executive with Hydro-Quebec, a utility owned by the Quebec provincial government, pointed to weather issues, not politics or tariffs, as the reason the juice stopped flowing. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

He got dental surgery at Mass General Hospital, but the full $27,000 cost wasn’t disclosed to him until afterward

MGH has now agreed to wipe out the entire bill due to its failure to disclose the costs that insurance wouldn’t cover. Continue reading →

Obituaries

BASEBALL

Art Schallock, a three-time champion with the ‘50s Yankees and the oldest living major leaguer, dies at 100

When New York optioned the then-19-year-old Mickey Mantle to Triple A in 1951, Schallock got his shot in the major leagues at age 27. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Roy Prosterman, who fought poverty through land rights, dies at 89

Mr. Prosterman founded and led a nongovernmental organization that helped millions of agricultural workers around the world secure legal rights to the land they farmed. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Gwen McCrae, singer who helped open the dance floor to disco, dies at 81

Rooted in gospel music, she performed solo and with George McCrae as a duo. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Michelle Obama and her brother to launch a podcast with weekly guests

The former first lady and her brother, Craig Robinson, will host a new weekly podcast series starting this month featuring a special guest pulled from the world of entertainment, sports, health, and business. Continue reading →

Arts

New report gives snapshot of state’s cultural sector, with many earning less than a living wage

"If we don’t change our behavior and our mind-set," says Mass Cultural Council executive director Michael Bobbitt, "the level of crisis is something I’m not sure many will survive." Continue reading →

Movies

The real star of the haunted-house movie ‘The Parenting’ is a 29-room mansion at Doyle Community Park in Leominster

Brian Cox, Edie Falco, Dean Norris, Lisa Kudrow, and Parker Posey costar in this jump-scare film about future in-laws trapped together under one roof. Continue reading →