The museum had sought to transfer ownership of 30 historic bronzes, originally plundered in a bloody colonial raid, to the Kingdom of Benin. The donor asked they be returned to him instead. Continue reading →
The Trump administration's freeze of research funds for Harvard has some people donating to the university for the first time, including some who did not go to school there. Continue reading →
Heather Donahue of "Blair Witch" fame quit acting long ago, moved to a small town, and was elected to the select board. Now she's at the center of a firestorm over a rural road's access. Continue reading →
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio's push to probe the Mass. Legislature has defined her short tenure, elevating her and the relatively obscure constitutional office even without an actual audit to show for it. Continue reading →
Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a plan Tuesday to make major cuts to the State Department as part of a restructuring, calling the government's diplomatic agency "bloated, bureaucratic" and "beholden to radical political ideology." Continue reading →
In just three months in office, Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host, has produced a run of chaos that is unmatched in the recent history of the Defense Department. Continue reading →
The culture wars returned to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, this time in a battle over which storybooks with LGBTQ+ themes are discussed in Maryland public schools. Continue reading →
Student survivors of last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University are urging legislators to block an effort to reverse a law passed in the wake of the 2018 Parkland shooting that lowered the state’s gun-buying age from 21 to 18. Continue reading →
As the world Pope Francis consistently called for collapsed around him in recent years, Francis would react to the newest setbacks by going quiet. Continue reading →
Cardinals meeting for the first time since Francis’ death on Monday set the date for the funeral and also determined that the pope’s body would go on public viewing on Wednesday. Continue reading →
Ukrainian and European officials meeting in London on Wednesday will be faced with a fast-moving US proposal to recognize Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and freeze the war’s front lines as part of a peace agreement, according to several people familiar with internal deliberations. Continue reading →
It was as if she’d willed into being the likes of Bronson Alcott and Nathaniel Hawthorne, whose careers she helped launch, and Thoreau, whose “Civil Disobedience” she published in 1849. Continue reading →
The American Association of Colleges and Universities released the statement, saying it was crafted in response to “ongoing actions by the Trump administration affecting higher education.” Continue reading →
After nine months of anticipation, Read’s second murder trial in the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe began Tuesday with opening statements and the testimony of a paramedic and one of Read's friends. Continue reading →
At least eight more immigration judges were abruptly fired without cause, including three at the Chelmsford Immigration Court, which handles cases from northern New England and parts of Massachusetts. Continue reading →
In seven outings, Kelly was 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA over 10 innings. “He’ll be back at some point,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “And he’s going to help us win games.” Continue reading →
All signs point to the Patriots taking LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell with the fourth pick, but who might they take in later rounds? Continue reading →
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said at a news conference that the agency would take steps to eliminate the synthetic dyes by the end of 2026. Continue reading →
Massachusetts is boosting the maximum period for collecting jobless benefits to 30 weeks, a move required by law that will put added strain on the shrinking unemployment trust fund. Continue reading →
826 Boston, which provides free tutoring to students, decided to forgo a sizable grant rather than comply with Trump administration’s new rules that clashed with the organization’s mission. Continue reading →
Ms. Magen, who spent some 40 years working for the Mossad, Israel's national intelligence agency, eventually serving as deputy under three of its directors, making her the highest-ranking woman in the organization's history, died April 14 in Jerusalem. She was 87. Continue reading →
Ms. Magen, who spent some 40 years working for the Mossad, Israel's national intelligence agency, eventually serving as deputy under three of its directors, making her the highest-ranking woman in the organization's history, died April 14 in Jerusalem. She was 87. Continue reading →
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