An argument for banning cellphones in schools
Globe correspondent Kara Miller argues that phones in schools are bad and urges schools to take them away from students.
A frog is rescued, citizens try to stop a fleeing driver, and a truck drives onto a bike path
An amphibian is helped across a roadway, citizens try to stop a driver fleeing from police, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.
The Mistress and the Key: Chapter One
An exclusive excerpt from Ben Mezrich's forthcoming novel, a sequel to the 2020 novella serialized in the Globe ...
The Mistress and the Key: Chapter Two
An exclusive excerpt from Ben Mezrich's forthcoming novel, a sequel to the 2020 novella serialized in the Globe ...
Unified sports movement takes root statewide and helps its participants blossom as athletes
In partnership with Special Olympics Massachusetts, the MIAA has spearheaded a unified sports movement over the past 12-plus ...
A mysterious departure – and a big payout – at Rhode Island College
You couldn’t ask for a kinder letter of reference than the one Rhode Island College President Jack Warner has written for ...
Russian ‘spy whale’ in Norway wasn’t shot dead, likely died of bacterial infection
Authorities say a beluga whale that lived off Norway’s coast and whose harness ignited speculation that it was a Russian spy, ...
Pakistan capital locked down, phone service suspended to stop rally by party of ex-leader Imran Khan
The suspension of cellphone service in Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Friday disrupted communications and affected basic ...
Harris and Trump battle for labor support as dockworkers suspend strike
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are trying to get the upper hand with working-class voters in the closing weeks of the ...
The Nobel Prizes will be announced against a backdrop of wars, famine, and artificial intelligence
The prize week coincides with the Oct. 7 anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks on Israel, which began a year of bloodshed and ...
Assassination attempts and new threats have reshaped how Donald Trump campaigns
Events have been canceled and moved around because the US Secret Service lacked the resources to safely secure them.
Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria
The new wave of strikes came after Israel warned people to evacuate communities in southern Lebanon that are outside a United ...