Nation

Pro-Palestinian movement faces an uncertain path after D.C. attack

The suspect's ties to the wider pro-Palestinian movement remain unclear. But the killings of two Israeli Embassy works cast a harsh spotlight. Continue reading →

Nation

The Pacific Coast Highway, a mythic route always in need of repair

The road has inspired rock bands and novelists. It has promised freedom, opportunity for introspection, or the perfect selfie. But it keeps breaking. Continue reading →

Nation

One type of mammogram proves better for women with dense breasts

Women with dense breast tissue are at elevated risk for breast cancer, but mammograms often miss tumors buried in dense breasts, and insurers often resist paying for additional scans that may help find the masses. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine and Russia begin largest exchange of prisoners of war

Russia and Ukraine began their largest exchange of prisoners of war Friday, with each side returning 390 soldiers and civilians, according to both governments. More swaps were expected Saturday and Sunday, as the two countries have committed to exchange 1,000 prisoners each. Continue reading →

World

As Trump demands more military spending, NATO reconsiders what counts

Some NATO countries have in principle backed a new plan to broaden NATO spending beyond traditional items such as troops and weapons. Continue reading →

World

At least 60 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as Israel lets minimal aid in

Gaza's health ministry says at least 60 people were killed by Israeli strikes in a 24-hour period as Israel let in minimal aid to the strip and many Gazans face a high risk of famine. Continue reading →

Columns

An uproar over a homeless shelter in West Roxbury

The controversy is another classic NIMBY drama. But it’s also about expectations, and the way that “the process” becomes an end in itself. Continue reading →

OpEds

Massachusetts’ primary-care crisis requires urgent action

The state needs to prioritize and organize partnerships between large academic institutions and community-based institutions, particularly community health centers. Continue reading →

Letters

Of two minds: Biden’s decline and Trump’s current state

Readers debate the respective health and fitness of the former and current president in the wake of reports throwing light on Joe Biden's decline at the end of his term. Continue reading →

K-12

Boston announces new safety measures after fatal school bus crash

The district's school buses have about 400 crashes per year, according to data released by the city. Continue reading →

Metro

Trump won’t win his battle against Harvard — but his sheer ruthlessness is far more anti-American than anything

That Trump’s second term would turn into a grievance fest was predictable. But I’m not sure anyone anticipated that he would train so much firepower on a single university. Continue reading →

Politics

Retired Boston employees push for city to approve larger cost of living increase to pension checks

The Boston Retirement Board rejected a proposal to increase the COLA base for pensioners last summer, after the mayor's office pushed for the board to deny it. Continue reading →

Colleges

Northwestern rallies in fourth quarter to upset BC women’s lacrosse in NCAA semifinals

Madison Taylor scored four goals to fuel a six-goal frenzy to lead the Wildcats to a 12-11 upset of the defending champion Eagles. Continue reading →

Celtics

Celtics roster evaluation, Part 3: Highlighting the starters

This is the third of a three-part series, looking at Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Kristaps Porzingis, and Jrue Holiday. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Playing nine innings with the Red Sox: figuring out first base, and how to get their best lineup on the field

Their won-lost record isn’t exactly confirmation, but the Red Sox have the talent to be an excellent team. Continue reading →

Energy

Tufts to innovate clean energy materials in creation of $11.5 million institute

The Epsilon Institute is set to develop new chemical compounds for batteries that power everything from cell phones to electric vehicles. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Baystate Health board stands by its CEO after plagiarism allegations

The board of trustees of Western Massachusetts’ biggest health system said it stands by chief executive Peter Banko after he repeatedly used passages from other writers’ work in his weekly blog. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Mass General Brigham residents union approves new contract

The union representing about 2,600 doctors-in-training at MGB overwhelmingly approved its first contract with the health system, a three-year deal that will raise wages by a total of 7.5 percent. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Yuri Grigorivich, giant of Soviet ballet, is dead at 98

Yuri Grigorivich, one of the most significant choreographers of the 20th century, who served as the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1964 to 1995, reshaping Russian ballet in the late Soviet era, died on Monday. He was 98. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Judith Hope Blau, who turned bagels into art, dies at 87

Judith Hope Blau, a painter whose accidental detour into bagel art -- necklaces, napkin rings, wreaths and candleholders fashioned from, yes, bagels -- led to a career as a children's book author and illustrator and a toy designer, died May 4 at her home in Eastchester, New York. She was 87. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Dave Shapiro, groundbreaking music executive, dies in San Diego plane crash at 42

The agency Sound Talent Group confirmed Shapiro was onboard the jet that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood early Thursday, along with two employees. Continue reading →

Books

In ‘An American Girl Anthology,’ dolls still teach us how to be girls

Former Boston academics Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler and KC Hysmith explore American Girl’s lingering impact on history, politics, and young women in the US. Continue reading →

Theater

‘How to Read by Moonlight’ has a lot of light to go with the darkness

A young Filipino immigrant escapes into his own imagination to get through challenging times. Continue reading →

Arts

Billy Joel reveals brain disorder diagnosis, cancels shows

The singer shared the information on Instagram. Continue reading →