Money flows out of Harvard into biotechs, housing projects, and retail storefronts. The school powers hospitals, tourism, and philanthropy. It employs 18,000 people. Now much of that ecosystem feels at risk. Continue reading →
Alan Garber told the education secretary in a letter that they “share common ground” on some “critical issues," but denounced the Trump administration's tactics. Continue reading →
The trends worry health experts, who say the medicines have potential to narrow differences in obesity rates among demographic groups, but may in fact be widening them. Continue reading →
Stock markets rose sharply as the globe’s two major economic powers took a step back from a clash that has unsettled the global economy. Continue reading →
President Trump signed an executive order asking drugmakers to reduce the prices of key medicines, adding that the administration would consider taking regulatory actions if drugmakers do not comply. Continue reading →
The Trump administration on Monday welcomed a group of 59 white South Africans as refugees, saying they face discrimination and violence at home. Continue reading →
Mr. Rodriguez, who was named the most promising male vocalist at the 1972 Academy of Country Music Awards, was acquitted in the shooting death an acquaintance in 1999. Continue reading →
Hamas released Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage it held in the Gaza Strip, on Monday evening after mediators brokered a deal between the group and the United States that largely circumvented the Israeli government. Continue reading →
President Trump angrily brushed off ethical concerns about accepting a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar to be used as a new Air Force One, saying only someone “stupid” would turn down such an offer. Continue reading →
President Trump embarks on a visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday with a $1 trillion wish list for investments in the United States — a sum equivalent to the kingdom’s entire gross domestic product last year. Continue reading →
OK, maybe Copley Square wasn’t exactly paradise. But renovation didn’t have to turn it into a barren, soulless landscape in the heart of the city. Continue reading →
