Nation

The women most affected by abortion bans

The effects of abortion bans were most pronounced among women in certain groups — Black and Hispanic women, women without a college degree, and women living farthest from a clinic, according to a detailed new study of birth data from 2023. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump says Biden’s pardons are ‘void’ and ‘vacant’ because of autopen

President Trump wrote on social media Sunday night that he no longer considered valid the pardons his predecessor granted to people whom Trump sees as political enemies because they were signed using an autopen — a typically uncontroversial method of affixing a presidential signature. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump administration revives detention of immigrant families

Families have begun to arrive in recent days at a detention facility in South Texas, and immigration lawyers are expecting more to be brought in the coming days. Continue reading →

World

Trump’s plan to discuss Ukraine’s power plants with Putin prompts questions

The Kremlin said Monday that preparations were underway for a phone call between President Vladimir Putin and President Trump, as questions swirled over Trump’s comments suggesting that power plants and “dividing up” Ukrainian assets were on the agenda. Continue reading →

World

US to withdraw from group investigating responsibility for Ukraine invasion

The decision to withdraw is the latest indication of the Trump administration’s move away from former president Joe Biden’s commitment to holding Putin personally accountable for crimes committed against Ukrainians. Continue reading →

World

Trump warns Iran it will face ‘consequences’ of further attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels

President Trump on Monday explicitly linked the actions of Yemen’s Houthi rebels to the group’s main benefactor, Iran, warning Tehran it would “suffer the consequences” for further attacks by the group. Continue reading →

OPINION

Trump’s ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ makes no sense

The list of justifications for a government bitcoin stockpile is long, not because there are many good ones, but because there are none, so the schemes’ apologists must keep trying. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Four concrete ways Massachusetts can lower health care costs

Medical care is becoming increasingly unaffordable. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Amid zoning debate, advocates press for Roxbury birth center

"It would offer a much-needed option to women facing an important event and turning point in their lives," writes one reader. Another: "This is not about opposition to a birthing center but, rather, about preserving zoning integrity." Continue reading →

NH POLITICS

‘You are not alone’: Inside jail, volunteers work to save ICE detainees from deportation

At the Strafford County Jail, the number detainees has swelled since January and so has the demand for help. Continue reading →

AS I SEE IT

The status of the US

The state of the country, as told by people of different varying political views in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Spotlight

New Bedford mayor pushes back on Spotlight report on police abuses, seeks FBI review

Mayor Jon Mitchell pushed back on the Spotlight Team report, saying it painted a picture of the department that was “materially incomplete” and relied on accounts of criminals and “others of dubious credibility.” Continue reading →

SABRES 3, BRUINS 2 (OT)

Bruins continue funk with a third straight loss, this one in overtime to the last-place Sabres

Buffalo's Alex Tuch deflected the winner by Boston goalie Joonas Korpisalo, who made a handful of stellar stops in the third period and the OT and finished with 27 saves. Continue reading →

Bruins Notebook

Should the Bruins’ struggling power play give newcomer Henri Jokiharju a shot?

Headed into Monday night, they had scored on only 2 of 18 power-play chances over their last nine games and ranked a lowly 29th in the league. Continue reading →

COLLEGES

Former Harvard coach Katey Stone makes court appearance in discrimination case

The fired women's hockey coach made her first appearance in federal court Monday in her $20 million lawsuit against the university for alleged gender discrimination, failure to pay equal wages, and retaliation. Continue reading →

Trendlines

When did we sign up to be test subjects in Trump’s high-risk economic experiment?

If MAGA tanks the economy, ordinary folks will pay the price. Continue reading →

Energy

Here’s where New England’s electricity comes from, and how much is imported

The pause in exports comes as mounting tariffs complicate relations between the US and Canada, which Governor Maura Healey and Quebec Premier Francois Legault have discussed. Continue reading →

bold types

Myechia Minter-Jordan heads to D.C. to lead the AARP, advocate for Social Security

Plus: Corporate Boston scores a win with Pine Street Inn project; NYC private equity firm invests in Legacy Place; local PR agency stops recommending X to its clients. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Saturday service set for Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint

A memorial service for Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, an emeritus professor of psychiatry and former director of the Office of Recruitment and Multicultural Affairs at Harvard Medical School, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Church on the Harvard University campus. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Slick Watts, NBA fan favorite and headband pioneer, dies at 73

Mr. Watts was an unheralded, undersized, patchy-haired point guard who endeared himself to fans of the Seattle SuperSonics long past the team's existence and helping to invent the headband as a basketball fashion signature. Continue reading →

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Oscars

Conan O’Brien will return as Oscars host in 2026

This year was the Brookline native's first time leading the show, which attracted its biggest broadcast audience in five years. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

She told me he was texting another woman

Now I can’t let it go. Continue reading →

Visual Arts

Inaugural $100,000 Meraki prize for women artists awarded to Sarah Sze

The new award, to continue for at least 10 years, is funded by Fotene Demoulas and administered by the ICA. Continue reading →