Blowing the roof off

WATCH: Cambridge readies to eliminate all single-family zoning. Housing reporter Andrew Brinker considers the impact. Watch →

Outsider art legend

WATCH: Art critic Murray Whyte unpacks the life and legacy of painter Jon Sarkin. Watch →

Typing the end of the story

WATCH: Cambridge Typewriting Company is set to close at the end of March. It's the area's last typewriter repair shop. We went for a tour. Watch →

Politics

Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump’s director of national intelligence after Republicans fall in line

Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed by a 52-48 vote, with Democrats opposed in the sharply divided Senate where Republicans hold a slim majority. Continue reading →

Nation

‘Ultrahigh energy’ neutrino found with a telescope under the sea

Deep in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, physicists have uncovered evidence of a ghostly subatomic particle catapulting through space at a speed they once could only dream of. Continue reading →

Politics

House Republicans unveil blueprint to extend $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and lift the debt ceiling

House Republicans have set the stage for advancing many of President Donald Trump’s top domestic priorities. Continue reading →

World

Too few tents are entering Gaza, threatening the truce between Israel and Hamas. Here’s what’s happening.

Hamas said it would delay the release of three hostages if Israel does not increase delivery of tents, pre-fabricated homes, and heavy machinery into the war-torn territory. Continue reading →

World

Trump’s WHO exit throws smallpox defenses into upheaval

Health experts say discontinuing the WHO’s oversight threatens to damage precautions against the virus leaking into the world, and to disrupt research on countermeasures against the lethal disease. Continue reading →

World

For flood survivors in Spain, a photo project helps recover memories

Many photos stayed soaked for weeks, with their owners salvaging what they could. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

NIH funding cuts would devastate scientific research

Any reforms should be well-considered. Continue reading →

OPINION

The courts still matter, even if Trump tries to ignore them

For legal thought leaders to throw their hands in the air in resignation over Trump's actions is a form of capitulation in advance. I will not join in. Neither should you. Continue reading →

OPINION

Why criticizing Israel is not antisemitic

I am a Jew, and I am offended when legitimate critiques of Israel’s violent campaign in Gaza are branded as antisemitic. Continue reading →

K-12

Brookline schools have a budget mess. The city’s taxpayers will pay for an audit to sort it out.

The audit follows allegations of financial mismanagement by a high-ranking district official. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Federal judge in Boston clears way for Trump’s plan to downsize federal workforce with a deferred resignation program

US District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. ruled Wednesday that a group of labor unions did not have legal standing to challenge the program, commonly described as a buyout. Continue reading →

Politics

Two years later, vindication for former Saugus school superintendent

The School Committee dumped Erin McMahon in 2023, which she said was unjustified. This week, an arbitrator said she was right. Continue reading →

Celtics notebook

Derrick White was a cornerstone for the Spurs and it was tough to trade him to the Celtics

White was a valuable part of San Antonio’s core before he was traded midway through the 2022 season. Continue reading →

RED SOX

Alex Bregman, Red Sox agree on three-year, $120 million deal

The 30-year-old helped the Astros to World Series titles in 2017 and 2022 and eight postseason appearances during his nine-year career. Continue reading →

Celtics 116, Spurs 103

Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis help the Celtics demolish the Spurs and enter the All-Star break on an excellent note

The Celtics, who led by as many as 24 points, won easily despite committing 17 turnovers and making just 14 of 21 free throws. They were without Jaylen Brown (knee) and Jrue Holiday (shoulder). Continue reading →

Healthcare

Which New England institutions stand to lose the most under Trump’s proposed NIH funding cuts?

More than half a billion dollars are at stake for Massachusetts universities, hospitals, and research institutions if federal funding for biomedical research is slashed. Continue reading →

Economy

Inflation rises unexpectedly, complicating picture for the Fed

The January data underscored the uneven nature of the central bank’s battle against high prices. Continue reading →

Technology

Allston quantum computing firm plans to nearly double workforce

Customers of QuEra Computing are already running simulations of chemistry problems and traffic optimization. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Robert Terrell, architect of Boston’s key fair housing rule, dies at 73

An advocate for fair housing and other civic causes for decades, Robert Terrell saw how affordable housing fit into the larger fabric of issues that have shaped Boston and the nation. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, whose art centered Native life, dies at 85

Ms. Smith was among the country’s most renowned Native artists, crafting pieces that incorporated Indigenous images and motifs as well as modern art techniques drawn from American masters. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jerome Drayton, 1976 Olympian and last Canadian man to win Boston Marathon, dies at 80

The runner held the Canadian men’s marathon record for 43 years. Continue reading →

Dance

Jacob’s Pillow announces partial 2025 festival lineup

The summer program includes the return of an American Company who last appeared at the festival 62 years ago. Continue reading →

Movies

Boston Globe’s Black History Month Film Festival celebrates five years — and ‘multitudes of Black experience’

On Thursday, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema hosts a special 25th anniversary screening of "Love & Basketball." Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★★½

‘SLY LIVES!’ asks: What is the burden of Black genius?

Questlove’s follow-up to "Summer of Soul" is a darker film that explores the question through the famous frontman of Sly & the Family Stone. Continue reading →