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Lifestyle

Rain again this weekend. Is Boston in a toxic relationship with the weather?

The months of washed-out weekends may be just a "random" pattern. Or maybe — probably? — the universe just doesn’t want us to have brunch outdoors. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘I was in shock, I didn’t know what was going on.’ Milford teen released from ICE detention after immigration judge’s ruling

The arrest has unleashed outrage at federal officials and an outpouring of support for Marcelo Gomes da Silva and his family. Continue reading →

Politics

Supreme Court rules for straight woman in job discrimination suit

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled in favor of a straight woman who twice lost positions to gay workers, saying an appeals court had been wrong to require her to meet a heightened burden in seeking to prove workplace discrimination because she was a member of a majority group. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Massachusetts joins three other Democrat-led states asking FDA to remove abortion pill restrictions

Four blue states are asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to remove restrictions on a key abortion medication and make it easier for clinicians to prescribe and dispense it - an attempt to widen access as the agency plans to review the pill’s safety. Continue reading →

Nation

Vigil held for victims of Boulder firebombing attack as suspect’s family fights deportation

Mohamed Sabry Soliman has been charged with a federal hate crime and state counts of attempted murder in Sunday’s attack. Continue reading →

Nation

At ‘CPAC of the center,’ Democratic moderates beat up on the left

The centrist wing of the Democratic Party gathered Wednesday in a hotel basement in downtown Washington with a grand plan. Continue reading →

The World

World

Another TV series about the mob? Some in Naples say, ‘Basta.’

Perhaps no modern pop culture reference has clung more stubbornly to Naples, Italy’s third-largest city, than “Gomorrah,” the title of Roberto Saviano’s 2006 nonfiction bestseller about the Neapolitan mafia. Continue reading →

World

Israeli military recovers bodies of 2 Victims of Oct. 7 Attack

Israeli security forces in the southern Gaza Strip recovered the bodies of two Israeli Americans who were killed in the Hamas-led October 2023 attack on Israel, the military said in a statement Thursday. Continue reading →

World

The man whose D-Day weather forecast saved the world

The elder Stagg was not a general or a foot soldier, but in the final hours before one of the most consequential moments of World War II, he was the man everyone was waiting on. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

Boston’s downtown has nowhere to go but up

But only if the pearl clutching can be overcome. Continue reading →

OpEds

Medicaid spending in Mass. has nearly quadrupled in the past 20 years. It needs reform.

Requiring able-bodied adults to work to receive subsidized health care is not as terrible as liberals claim it to be. Continue reading →

Columns

Mass. lets criminals go, ICE arrests innocent people. They both need to change.

Federal immigration officials should leave noncriminals alone. But when an undocumented immigrant is convicted of a violent crime in Massachusetts, local law enforcement should help deport him. Continue reading →

Metro

Crime & Courts

‘Where is Daddy?’ Lawsuit filed over Mother’s Day ICE arrest in Chelsea; father of three taken in front of children.

A video clip of the May 11 arrest of Daniel Flores-Martinez shows federal agents smashing the front passenger window of the SUV he was seated in. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump ordered an investigation into Biden’s ‘mental acuity.’ Constitutional experts are skeptical.

President Trump directed his administration Wednesday to investigate former president Joe Biden's mental acuity, sparking new questions about Trump's presidential power. Continue reading →

Immigration

Roughly 400,000 people are living in the US beyond their tourism visas

Short-term visa holders who overstay their visit to the U.S. make up a significant part of immigrants who become undocumented, according to the most recent estimate by the federal government. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

As the Red Sox get ready to face the Yankees for the first time, how are they already out of the AL East race?

Their 30-34 record means that the Sox have almost no chance of catching the Yankees atop the division, and they have an uphill race over the duration of the season if they’re to chase down a playoff berth. Continue reading →

Bruins

‘I know how much this team means to the city.’ Former Bruins player Marco Sturm named the team’s head coach.

Sturm played parts of five seasons in Boston after being acquired in the Joe Thornton trade early in the 2005-06 season. Continue reading →

High Schools

Milford volleyball player’s detainment reminds us sports aren’t an escape from politics — in fact, they’re more political than ever

Marcelo Gomes da Silva's teammates and the Milford community are showing the power of sports to unite for a common cause and call for change. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Trump has called the higher ed accreditation system his ‘secret weapon.’ Here’s what to know about Harvard’s.

The little-known nonprofit that accredits Harvard and other colleges in the region remains a potential point of leverage in the president’s efforts to expand his influence over higher education. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Mass. health regulators to review impacts of Beth Israel Lahey Health merger

The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission voted Thursday to conduct a review of the impacts of the 2019 merger that formed Beth Israel Lahey Health, the state’s second-largest health system. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Sagging office market could cost city $1.7 billion over next few years, report warns

The Boston Policy Institute had previously projected a shortfall of $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion over five years. Now it estimates $1.7 billion. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Orien McNeill, artist/pirate prankster who made merry mischief on the water, dies at 45

Mr. McNeill was an anarchic architect of New York City's DIY and participatory art community. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Parenting

Publisher and podcaster Zibby Owens will help you decide what to read this summer

The multi-hyphenate literary influencer (and mom of four) talks books and more. Continue reading →

Theater

A.R.T. announces 2025-26 season, will premiere new musical adapted from the film ‘Black Swan’

The new season features two world premieres. Continue reading →

Music

Billy Corgan on playing Smashing Pumpkins songs solo, and Pope Leo XIV being a White Sox fan

The singer comes to Boston for a concert at the Paradise on June 9. Continue reading →