Nation

Catholic bishops launch new program in defense of migrants

The Trump administration has deported 400,000 people this year and detained some 60,000 others, part of a crackdown on undocumented immigrants that has also swept up some who are in the country legally. Immigration enforcement officials have blocked priests from offering Communion to some incarcerated immigrants. Continue reading →

Nation

Due to shutdown, tribes are killing buffalo to feed people

Tribal leaders on rural reservations across the Great Plains have been culling their cherished bison herds to help fill the gap in food created due to the shutdown. Continue reading →

Nation

Jack Schlossberg, Kennedy heir, to seek Nadler’s New York congressional seat

Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, said he would run for the congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, joining the crowded Democratic primary in an influential New York City district and continuing his family's legacy in electoral politics. Continue reading →

World

Israel reopens crossing into Northern Gaza for aid

Israel said Wednesday that it had reopened the Zikim border crossing into northern Gaza, a long-standing request from aid organizations trying to bring more food, medicine and other relief into the devastated territory. Continue reading →

World

Scientists discovered a bee with devil horns

There was only one suitable name for the newly identified species: Megachile Lucifer. Continue reading →

World

Japan’s leader started a meeting at 3 A.M. Then came the backlash.

TOKYO -- Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is known as an inveterate workhorse. She often skips social gatherings and has openly rejected the idea of work-life balance. Continue reading →

Columns

Has Wu locked down more power with City Council alignment?

With council leadership on her side, the mayor would have enormous power to do what she wants. Continue reading →

Editorials

Cents and sensibility

The president wanted to look bold by eliminating the penny. But shouldn’t the administration have planned ahead for the consequences? Continue reading →

Letters

About that Senate shutdown vote: Who won?

"The Democrats' vote is a face-saving measure with no real hope of accomplishing anything," writes one reader. Another writes that the GOP has handed the Democrats "a gift by demonstrating their callousness to all." Continue reading →

Health

Massachusetts seeks more oversight, safer conditions at group homes

If updated regulations are approved, group homes for children could be more sensitive to kids' needs, and the state could have stronger oversight. Continue reading →

Politics

As conservatives try to remove books from school libraries, Massachusetts lawmakers want to limit when that can happen

The Massachusetts Senate will vote Thursday on legislation that would create a set of rules and restrictions for school districts to follow when adding or removing school library materials. Continue reading →

Rhode Island Crime

Pilot said he would return to airport moments before Dartmouth crash that killed R.I. couple, NTSB report says

The preliminary report did not make a determination as to the cause of the crash. Continue reading →

Patriots

Thursday’s game should be a blowout, but the Jets could put a scare into the Patriots if they don’t take them seriously

The Bills just lived it on Sunday, getting blown out by the lowly Dolphins a week after beating the Chiefs. Continue reading →

Celtics

Payton Pritchard, Derrick White get back on track to help Celtics rout Grizzlies

Payton Pritchard (24 points) and Derrick White (20) led the way for the Celtics in a 131-95 romp Wednesday night at TD Garden. Continue reading →

Revolution

Marko Mitrovic convinced Revolution management he was the right choice as coach, now he must convince the players

Mitrovic might not have that credibility, but he’s prepared to prove himself. Continue reading →

Business

This N.H. researcher found a new, more sustainable way to grow scallops.

The deep water method doesn’t harm whales, and it could boost local business, says Michael Coogan of UNH. Continue reading →

Climate

Fort Point flood wall plan remains in limbo after FEMA rejects $10 million grant

FEMA cites Boston’s failure to respond to concerns raised by the federal agency — an accusation that the city says just isn’t true. Continue reading →

Retail

Market Basket board accuses Arthur Demoulas of not being forthcoming in legal battle

Demoulas’s aversion to email is apparently causing headaches for the board, as the former CEO fights to get his job back. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Bob Shumway, last known survivor of the deadly Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire, dies at 101

"The scene was indescribable, but it is still vivid in my mind," Mr. Shumway said of helping patrons escape one of the deadliest fires in the nation's history. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Ken Parker, who sought to reinvent the guitar, dies at 73

Mr. Parker was an iconoclastic guitar maker who upended entrenched luthier traditions by producing hyper-engineered, flyweight guitars seemingly designed for an art gallery. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel’s bandleader and childhood friend, dies

Kimmel announced Escobedo’s death Tuesday on Instagram, saying “that we are heartbroken is an understatement.” Continue reading →

Visual Arts

Norman Rockwell’s heirs are right. Homeland Security is distorting his legacy.

Rockwell's later work was keenly focused on racial injustice and included searing images like "Murder in Mississippi." Continue reading →

Music

Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra to celebrate its island home at Symphony Hall

Curators promise a program that delivers Puerto Rico's rich music-making traditions. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

After depression, cluttered house seems impossible to manage

Advice from R. Eric Thomas. Continue reading →