What would Harvard University be without its research arm? That's the existential, $9 billion question facing the university and its researchers after the Trump administration's latest threat. Continue reading →
A first-time candidate up against a savvy incumbent, Kraft believes his narrow path to victory runs directly through Roxbury and Boston’s other communities of color. Continue reading →
Housing is so expensive to build right now that some developers say the city's requirement that 20 percent of units be aside at below-market rents is making otherwise profitable projects too costly. Continue reading →
When Alcatraz closed in 1963, it was in such bad shape that the federal government ruled it would be more cost effective to abandon it and open another prison elsewhere. Continue reading →
The memo shows US intelligence agencies reject a key claim President Trump put forth to justify invoking a wartime statute to summarily deport Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador. Continue reading →
Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government in November. Continue reading →
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada had one key goal in his high-stakes meeting with President Trump on Tuesday. He needed to say, in no uncertain terms, that Canada is not going to become the 51st US state, while avoiding a public fight. Continue reading →
Israel’s government and lawmakers are moving to escalate a crackdown on humanitarian and human rights organizations that provide aid to or monitor human rights violations in Palestinian territories. Continue reading →
"The current admissions process limits access for many of the students who could most benefit," writes one reader. Another: "Shifting to an admissions lottery would limit the supply of" qualified future workers. Continue reading →
Massachusetts Senate leaders on Tuesday unveiled a $61.3 billion state budget plan that, combined with other legislation, would offer hundreds of millions of dollars less to the cash-strapped agency than what Governor Maura Healey and the House sought. Continue reading →
Starting Wednesday, plane passengers 18 and older will have to present REAL ID-compliant cards as a form of verification. Travelers can still use passports and other acceptable forms of ID to fly, but those without may face delays. Continue reading →
The government's effort to deport Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi for speaking out about the war in Gaza was scrutinized by a panel of three federal judges. Continue reading →
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are pushing the Justice Department to investigate Steward chief executive Ralph de la Torre for contempt of Congress. Continue reading →
Chief executives are scrambling to translate President Trump’s trade war into tangible numbers they can share with analysts and investors. Continue reading →
For nearly half a century, she represented women whose health had been irreparably and often catastrophically harmed by poorly tested drugs, medical devices, and contraceptives. Continue reading →
With the latest Trump cuts, local programs offering music education to underserved communities and expanded opportunities in schools are among those taking severe hits. Continue reading →
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