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Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and the crisis of confidence in the Supreme Court

The problem for the justices is that all the recent ethics stories — and more — are a corrosive drip, drip, drip, eroding public confidence in the court.

A general view taken from the Israeli side of the border shows aid parcels being airdropped over the northern Gaza Strip on March 5. Belgium sent on March 4 a military transport plane to join an international operation to airdrop aid into Gaza also involving the United States, France and Jordan, officials said.

More U.S. aid airdropped into Gaza

Aid groups say airdrops alone are far from sufficient given the scale of the crisis.

The COVID-19 vaccine will be updated in hopes of targeting the strains of omicron that will be circulating later this year.

FDA advisers back updated COVID shots for fall vaccinations

A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended revising the current COVID-19 vaccine so that it specifically targets omicron.

As part of his pediatric practice, Dr. Safdar Medina treats opioid use disorder. During a recent appointment at a clinic in Uxbridge, Mass., Medina switched a teenage patient's buprenorphine prescription to an injectable form and checked in about his school and social life.

More kids are dying of drug overdoses. Could pediatricians do more to help?

The surge in overdose deaths among teens is opening a new path to treatment: pediatricians. A doctor in Massachusetts shows how it works with a 17-year-old patient.

Taylor Swift, the Mona Lisa and Beyoncé.

What's the recipe for fame? For one, you need more than talent

Why is the Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world? Why are The Beatles, well, The Beatles? Behavioral economist Cass Sunstein explores the alchemy of fame.

A mild-mannered professor assumes the persona of a 'Hit Man' in this twisted tale

Loosely based on a true story, Richard Linklater's film about a professor working with the police features strong performances, shrewd writing and a light and funny tone.

In this February 2020 photo provided by University of California, San Diego men's rowing coach Geoff Bond during practice in San Diego.

Emboldened athletes push back on old-school coaching methods

The styles once embodied by legends such as Bear Bryant and Bobby Knight have fallen out of favor at a time when student-athletes demand more sensitive treatment and more individualized training.

Multiple actors represent Leonardo in Mary Zimmerman's "The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci".

Leonardo da Vinci's writings inspire Mary Zimmerman's play

"The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci" opens at The Globe and explores the mind of one of the world's greatest thinkers.

Xochitl Torres Small is sworn in as the Department of Agriculture's deputy secretary at USDA in Washington, D.C., on July 17. She was sworn in by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack.

USDA brings on Xochitl Torres Small, the first Latina deputy secretary

Her promotion comes during a busy time for USDA. There is a farm bill on the Hill as well as a broader focus from Democrats on rural America.

Workers tend to cannabis plants in a greenhouse in Carpinteria, Calif., April 12, 2018.

California workplace safety board approves heat protections for indoor workers, excluding prisons

The amended rules, which stand to impact about 1.4 million workers and 196,000 establishments, need final approval from the Office of Administrative Law to take effect.

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