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Business

Trump once swore revenge on the Pritzker family. Decades later, Penny Pritzker is helping lead Harvard’s resistance against him.

For those who know Pritzker, the senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation, it is no surprise that the 66-year-old Chicago billionaire wants the university to fight back, even if the costs are steep. Continue reading →

Nation

A Globe reporter saw his last name on the gravestone of the new pope’s grandparents. He wondered: Is the pope my cousin?

I share an ancestral connection with Pope Leo XIV. What does that story say about race, religion, and ancestry in America? Continue reading →

Money, Power, Inequality

After George Floyd’s murder, Boston groups pledged $1 billion toward equity causes. Where did it go?

Dozens of Boston organizations pledged to fund racial equity. The Globe tried to track the commitments down. Continue reading →

Immigration

‘We had plans’: Two Vermont teenagers reflect on last days in US before self-deporting amid Trump’s immigration policies

The Chavarría family came to the United States legally in 2024 from Nicaragua during one of the largest immigration surges in American history. Continue reading →

World

Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic, soldiers and former detainees tell the AP

Several Palestinians and Israeli soldiers say troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for bombs and gunmen. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

Eight sons at war: The untold story of a Melrose family’s WWII sacrifice

By 1944, Emma Bushee's sons were serving on six continents. At home, she waited for their letters — and tried to pray them home safe. Continue reading →

Need a summer thrill? Here are the best theme parks in New England (and the scariest ride at each).

From vintage roller coasters to kid-friendly thrills, there’s something for everyone at the region’s premier parks. Continue reading →

Summer is (unofficially) here. Make it classic with mini golf, family camp, and more.

Forget your phone and bask in the simple summer pleasures of throwback fun. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

They’re teens. Wait until you read their newspaper.

The operation has grown slicker since the boys got into the news business last year as eighth graders at East Hampton Middle School. Continue reading →

Nation

‘This is a grave moment’: Trump’s attempt to bar Harvard international students is raising alarms at other universities

Well beyond Harvard, college leaders were shocked that one move by the federal government could imperil their international students, a growing population that has infused their campuses with cachet and wealth. Continue reading →

Politics

Judges keep calling Trump’s actions illegal, but undoing them is hard

The slow pace of litigation means the judiciary is often many steps behind and in some cases unable to catch up. Continue reading →

The World

World

Israel may change tack to allow aid groups in Gaza to stay in charge of non-food aid

The development indicates Israel may be walking back from its plans to tightly control all aid to Gaza. Continue reading →

World

Syrians rush to preserve remembrances of a painful revolution

As Syria emerges from a painful chapter in its recent history, some in the country are fervently trying to preserve the remnants of an anti-government uprising that morphed into a civil war and lasted almost 14 years. Continue reading →

World

A blouse gets entangled in a political tussle in Eastern Europe

The Romanian blouse -- an embroidered top traditionally worn by villagers, particularly women -- has acquired a new set of devotees: nationalist politicians in Romania besotted with folk couture as a badge of devotion to the nation and its traditions. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

ICE’s brazen arrests are undermining communities

Unable to actually carry out the “mass deportations” that President Trump promised in the campaign, the administration seems to be focusing on theatrical arrests by masked agents instead. Continue reading →

Letters

As Joe McCarthy roared, a Harvard leader spoke of veritas in ’54

A university "is not and must not become an aggregation of like-minded people all behaving according to approved convention. It is the temple of the open-minded," said Charles E. Wyzanski Jr. Continue reading →

Letters

Musk rooting out waste? How about the defense budget?

Last November, the Pentagon failed its seventh audit in a row. The year prior, it admitted that it couldn’t account for more than half of its $4 trillion in assets. Continue reading →

Metro

Higher Education

What is happening with Trump, Harvard, and foreign students? Here’s what to know about new ban on international students.

International students make up more than 27 percent of the university’s total enrollment. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Northeastern students fear fallout from Trump’s Harvard international ban

The university has more than 20,000 international students enrolled at its campuses worldwide and they comprise 16 percent of the undergraduate student body. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump won’t stop attacking Harvard. We need to treat it like an emergency.

The sooner we recognize what is actually happening here, the more hope we have of stopping this lawless regime and its authoritarian power grab. Continue reading →

Sports

Sports

Does the Celtics’ sudden downward spiral mean Boston will soon go from Titletown to Loserville, and other thoughts

For so many years, we were the envy of our friends. Thirteen championships (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) in this century. That’s all gone now. Continue reading →

Bruins

Death of Mark Scheifele’s father, then the cruel finish to his Jets’ playoff series, highlighted the humanity of sports

Rarely nowadays is the story as emotionally raw, as riveting, as it was last Saturday night in Dallas. Continue reading →

Red Sox

In a whirlwind of a day, Marcelo Mayer makes his Red Sox debut

Mayer talked days before his callup about how he woke up every day imagining what it would be like to get called up. He no longer had to wonder. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Trump once swore revenge on the Pritzker family. Decades later, Penny Pritzker is helping lead Harvard’s resistance against him.

For those who know Pritzker, the senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation, it is no surprise that the 66-year-old Chicago billionaire wants the university to fight back, even if the costs are steep. Continue reading →

Ideas

Ideas

How to stay hopeful in trying times

Rebecca Solnit, the author of "Men Explain Things to Me," says despair is a luxury. Continue reading →

Ideas

The overhaul that higher education truly needs

Four-year colleges are becoming engines of inequality. The solution is a new kind of GED exam. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Marthe Cohn, a Jewish spy in Nazi Germany, dies at 105

When she was asked to spy for the French army, Marthe Cohn recalled decades later, she didn’t hesitate before saying yes. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Television

Elizabeth Banks drew on her Pittsfield roots for ‘The Better Sister’

Boasting a creative team with ties to "Deadwood," the show delves into the mysterious death of a man tied to two sisters, played by Banks and Jessica Biel. Continue reading →

TV Reviews

‘Pee-wee as Himself’ is a bittersweet look at the price of fame

The 2-part HBO documentary reintroduces Paul Reubens to viewers who only knew him as Pee-wee Herman. Continue reading →

Visual Arts

Notions of home and windblown rootlessness tumble together at ICA’s Watershed

Berlin-based artist Chiharu Shiota’s installation of dangling ropes, airborne suitcases, and domestic comforts evokes an unsettled world. Continue reading →

Travel

Travel

The ultimate insider’s guide to Cape Cod

Worth putting on your must-do list? Here’s a look at the places and experiences that Cape Cod residents share with their cherished guests. Continue reading →

Travel

‘Jaws’ is turning 50. To celebrate, we followed the shark’s second victim around Martha’s Vineyard.

Touring the movie sites is a great way to see the island. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

Compass real estate criticized for ‘getting both sides of the deal’

Critics say a new marketing strategy that keeps listings in-house will hurt some home sellers. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Home of the Week: For $1.29m, a Boxborough Colonial with a sweet suite

Property comes with four bedrooms, 4.5 baths, a lower level with its own entrance, and a koi pond. Continue reading →