After years of barely mustering four skiers to score, the city’s high schools will now race as one.
2018
Man who crashed Taylor Swift’s concert arrested in killing
He is suspected of beating a man to death in San Diego.
Turkey says Kurdish forces in Syria must be driven out
Ankara views them as terrorists because of their links to an insurgent group inside Turkey.
Dispatches
kabul, Afghanistan Death toll rises to 43 in attack on offices The death toll from an attack Monday on two government office buildings by heavily armed men rose to 43 people, public health ministry officials said Tuesday. Scores of government workers were trapped inside their offices in a densely populated area of the Afghan capital […]
Egyptian president accused of fat-shaming
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s critics say he is taking an elitist approach to a problem whose roots lie in poverty.
Survivors of tsunami in Indonesia remain jittery
The death toll in the country’s latest disaster tops 420.
With labor market tight, perks abound
The belief is that offering benefits will increase retention and save on training and hiring.
Big deficit plays big role in expanding U.S. economy
The budget shortfalls are almost unprecedented during an upswing.
Shoppers meet retailers’ expectations
The only place where wider market concerns may have hit retailers is on the luxury side.
Momentum grows for Massachusetts retail marijuana shops
Sales of recreational pot and related products total nearly $9.3 million through Dec. 16.