Nation

After the wildfires, this high school needed a campus. It found a Sears.

For the foreseeable future, a school that burned during the fires in Los Angeles this year will call a retrofitted Sears home. Continue reading →

Nation

US birth rates languish in record lows, CDC reports

Births in the United States increased by just 1% in 2024, still near the record low rates that have alarmed demographers and become a central part of the Trump administration's cultural agenda, according to data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading →

Nation

Americans unsure what to believe about the measles vaccine, poll shows

Most Americans have encountered false claims about the measles vaccine, and many aren’t sure what the truth is, according to a KFF poll released Wednesday. Continue reading →

World

Trump says Zelensky is prolonging war in Ukraine by resisting calls to cede Crimea to Russia

President Trump is accusing the Ukrainian president of prolonging the “killing field” after he pushed back on ceding Crimea to Russia as part a potential peace plan. Continue reading →

World

Mediators work on proposal for long-term truce as Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 9

Israel ended a cease-fire with Hamas last month and has vowed to continue the war until all the hostages are returned and Hamas is either destroyed or disarmed and sent into exile. Continue reading →

World

Catholics expected a revolution from Francis, just not the one he gave them

Some liberal Catholics expected Francis to make women priests, change teaching on birth control or throw his weight behind same sex unions and even marriage. Some conservatives, worried he would torch the church doctrine, even though he never touched it. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Pedro Martinez: A sound choice for Mass. education commissioner

Academic performance in Massachusetts public schools has suffered since the pandemic, and turning around those trends should be an urgent priority. Continue reading →

OPINION

Trump’s trade policies might do what Global South diplomacy couldn’t

For decades, the WTO has facilitated a system designed not to protect fair trade, but to protect the interests of the richest countries at the expense of the Global South. Continue reading →

OPINION

The witness missing from the Karen Read trial is Karen Read

Her own words to the media may be used against her in the courtroom. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

SJC orders release of Harmony Montgomery custody hearing recording to journalist

Harmony Montgomery was killed by her father after a judge awarded him custody. Continue reading →

Politics

‘This is repression’: Mass. lawmakers decry Tufts student’s living conditions after visiting detention facilities

Lawmakers visited facilities in Louisiana where the Trump administration is holding immigrants, including Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Özturk and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Fake GoFundMe page removed after three Concord-Carlisle High School students die in Florida highway crash

The now-removed GoFundMe page falsely claimed to raise funds for the funeral of 18-year-old Hannah Wasserman, Superintendent Dr. Laurie Hunter said in a letter to CCHS families. Continue reading →

Red Sox Notebook

Ceddanne Rafaela, superb in center field for Red Sox, is on an upswing at the plate

The 24-year-old had a .467 OPS over his first 13 games this season. The nine games that followed produced three extra-base hits, four RBIs, five runs, and an .855 OPS. Continue reading →

TARA SULLIVAN

Jaylen Brown rose to the occasion and gave the Celtics everything they needed to win Game 2

Brown scored 36 points, hitting 12 of 19 from the field including 5 of 7 from 3-point range. He also had 10 rebounds and five assists. Continue reading →

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Payton Pritchard humbled by Sixth Man honors, but knows the work has just begun

Pritchard said receiving the award is an honor and a sign that he is on the right path. Continue reading →

Media

How Trump’s public media funding cuts could hurt New England radio and TV stations

Federal support is the keystone of a funding system that many public media executives say would otherwise be on shaky ground. Continue reading →

Housing

Signs of new life this spring in Boston’s housing market, but it’s not getting any cheaper

The number of homes on the market in March jumped significantly, perhaps an early indication that the region’s housing market may be stirring from a three-year-long malaise. Continue reading →

Housing

To retain its priced-out workers, Martha’s Vineyard Hospital is spending $38 million to build apartments

The 48-unit apartment building — a project six years in the making — is a critical investment in the hospital's ability to retain a large enough staff to sustain essential functions. Continue reading →

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Books

Lauren Wolk’s new middle grade novel offers an escape to ‘Candle Island’ in the 1960s

The award-winning author based on Cape Cod talks Maine inspiration, communing with her characters, and teaching kids to embrace their “authentic selves.” Continue reading →

Lifestyle

Penguins to return to Providence zoo for the first time in over a decade

The new exhibit of Humboldt penguins opens at the Roger Williams Park Zoo on Memorial Day weekend. Continue reading →

Books

Book publishers see surging interest in the US Constitution and print new editions

The Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution aren’t only being read in classrooms these days. Continue reading →