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As audit looms, Boston schools brace for more bad news

The low performance of the Boston school system, combined with its epic-size operational inefficiencies, is propelling a growing number of state officials and other advocates to call on Massachusetts Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley to take decisive action, perhaps even a state takeover of the entire system. 40 minutes ago

Jack Welch, who built General Electric into industrial powerhouse, dies at 84
Welch, who was the son of a railway conductor from Salem and a proud graduate of UMass Amherst, died Sunday night, GE officials said. 8:51 a.m.

Coronavirus

Live Updates

Pawtucket high school staff member infected with coronavirus still hospitalized; Health care worker identified as New York?s first case

 At senior living homes, a heightened readiness as coronavirus looms 10 pressing questions about coronavirus, answered Do I need to wear a face mask to block coronavirus?

Second coronavirus case confirmed in R.I.; both patients were on a school trip to Europe

 Newton students, school staff returning from Italy ordered to stay home amid coronavirus fears Boston Marathon takes on new challenge ? dealing with coronavirus uncertainty

Opinion

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

The antidote to national malaise
Dennis Frenchman

Seeing green when buying a house
IDEAS | TONY REHAGEN

Prom dresses, cake pans, and power tools: Welcome to the new public library
EDITORIAL

The Globe endorses Elizabeth Warren

Guy Fieri to open two more Boston restaurants this summer
Explorateur closes today to make room for Chicken Guy! and Boston Kitchen + Bar on Tremont Street. 2 hours ago

Kevin Cullen
Boston Fire chief Joe Finn is retiring after 36 years on the job
Joe Finn has been an exemplar of competency and courage.

Boston Fire Commissioner Joe Finn announces retirement plans

Our latest prediction on the Red Sox? Opening Day roster
The Sox have 24 days to cut down from 67 to 26 players; here?s what they might do. 14 minutes ago

I went to David Ortiz?s estate sale

Kennedy holds narrow lead over Markey in Senate race, new Suffolk/Globe poll finds

The race has tightened since Kennedy first decided to mount his bid.
Suffolk/Globe poll finds Sanders, Warren locked in statistical tie in Mass.

Supreme Court to take up another challenge to Affordable Care Act
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era Affordable Care Act, but the decision is not likely until after the 2020 election. 2 hours ago

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Man killed by police during incident at Calif. Catholic church

One person shot in Roxbury

Two lanes now open inside O?Neill Tunnel after truck spills load of gravel. ?Seek alternate route.?

What do you wonder about Boston or Massachusetts? We want to hear your questions

We?re asking readers to be involved as the Globe considers which stories to investigate. You pose a question that matters to you. We probe for an answer.

The week in TV: Taking funny people seriously, Hulu and FX get hitched, and a new ?Spenser?
Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.

The mystery of Royal Roast Beef
Nearly a year after a fire forced this neighborhood joint to close, the owners say they look to reopen in March.

As construction booms, Boston works to slow down wind tunnels
Is Seaport development creating more wind-whipping buildings?

Governor Baker working to regain control of Mass. GOP

Governor Charlie Baker's political team is waging a bitter intra-party battle to regain control of the Massachusetts GOP, a critical fight that could help determine whether he will run for an unprecedented third term.

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Jeneé Osterheldt

Boston was robbed of a slave monument at Faneuil Hall. Here?s what happened.

The art world is buzzing about Steve Locke's work. Could it land elsewhere, or does it have a second chance in the city it was built for?

With humility and a soft voice, she fights Trump on the border
Sister Norma Pimentel is a woman of faith. And of grit. She possesses an uncommon compassion. Spend an hour with her and this much is clear: She?s no cookie-cutter nun.

LARRY EDELMAN
A ?fairly measured? stock sell-off is on the brink of turning irrational
Don?t be surprised if the record-long bull market, which emerged from the rubble of the Great Recession in March 2009, becomes collateral damage of the coronavirus crisis as investors grow increasingly panicked.

Rhode Island

R.I. residents are wary and cautious amid reports of coronavirus infections

A student who was on the Saint Raphael Academy school trip to Europe last month served food at the nearby Pawtucket Soup Kitchen on Friday, and now executive director Adrienne Marchetti is worried that the coronavirus could spread to her vulnerable clients.

Pawtucket high school staff member infected with coronavirus is still hospitalized

Second coronavirus case confirmed in R.I.; both patients were on a school trip to Europe
Newton

Developer outspends Newton opponents 10 to 1 ahead of crucial vote on mixed-use project

Northland Investment Corp.'s $320,000 contribution dwarfs the roughly $28,000 raised by opponents of the project, according to campaign finance reports.

Newton examines maintenance needs of the city?s parks and recreation areas

State grant will boost Newton?s Pettee Square and Upper Falls Greenway

Special Projects

Back to the battleground

What we learned from each of the battleground states we visited ahead of the 2020 election
Who will win in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin next year? The Globe?s D.C. bureau spent time reporting in these crucial battleground states. This is what they found.

Trump?s evangelical support mystifies his critics, but in Wisconsin, it looks stronger than ever
The president?s personal behavior and some of his core political beliefs, including his hostility toward refugees, seem at odds with the major tenets of Christianity. But Trump?s bond with evangelicals has proven to be remarkably resilient.

More from the Battleground project

Trump promised Wisconsin?s farmers his trade wars would pay off. They?re still waiting

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here?s how Trump lured him from the Democrats
Spotlight Investigative Journalism Fellowship

The danger in our salad bowls

Leafy green vegetables have become the leading cause of E. coli poisoning. And the federal government still lacks the means, and maybe the will, to take it on.
Education

The Great Divide

A new Globe initiative exploring the deep inequalities in our public education system, examining both the challenges and possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students.
Sign up for The Great Divide newsletter

Seeing Red: A Globe Spotlight report on Boston?s crippling traffic

We endure some of the nation?s worst rush hour traffic. Our aging transit system is maddeningly unreliable. It is a crisis ? a very slow moving crisis ? that puts our region?s economic prosperity at risk. Who is to blame? Can anything be done? The Globe Spotlight Team investigates.
At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

A sacred cow no more
EDITORIAL

The White House wings it on coronavirus response
Joan Wickersham

Unfinished letters, 2 in the morning, 1,134 days in
Scot Lehigh

Bernie Sanders goes for the campaign kill
Joseph Finn

Boston Fire confronts its challenges
IDEAS | TONY REHAGEN

Prom dresses, cake pans, and power tools: Welcome to the new public library

VISUAL STORIES

Photos: At spring training in Florida, Red Sox prepare for the 2020 baseball season

At 15, D?Angelo Ortiz is already showing some pop in his bat ? just like his famous father

Thousands of crows have descended on Lawrence, and nobody knows why

I spent the night at South Street Diner, Boston?s only 24/7 sit-down spot

metro

HEALTH
R.I. residents are wary and cautious amid reports of coronavirus infections
The 40-year-old man who first tested ?presumptively positive? for the coronavirus after traveling on a school trip to Europe last month with other students and staff from Saint Raphael Academy in Pawtucket is still in the hospital, health officials said this morning, and is in stable condition.

Do you have the stamina to run for president?

Most Bostonians can't handle a T delay. Meanwhile, the septuagenarians are bounding on stage, zipping around the country, notching so many selfies an Instagram influencer would be exhausted.

As audit looms, Boston schools brace for more bad news

The low performance of the Boston school system, combined with its epic-size operational inefficiencies, is propelling a growing number of state officials and other advocates to call on Massachusetts Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley to take decisive action, perhaps even a state takeover of the entire system.

Pawtucket high school staff member infected with coronavirus is still hospitalized

Gravel truck tips over in O'Neill Tunnel

STAT

Health worker infections underscore the chaos of coronavirus response

Alzheimer?s group sees signs of progress against a grim disease. Is it real?

Opinion: Should ?broken? genes be fixed? My daughter changed my thinking

Why don?t ads for new medical scrubs reflect all healthy physician bodies?

sports

Our latest prediction on the Red Sox? Opening Day roster

The Sox have 24 days to cut down from 67 to 26 players; here?s what they might do.

Speculation swirls surrounding Tom Brady?s free agency and future with the Patriots

Tom Brady's contract with the Patriots expires March 17 at 4 p.m. We're keeping tabs on the latest developments.

Baseball?s final Olympic qualifying event postponed to June
MIAA BASKETBALL

Mansfield boys rout Needham in D1 South semifinals

Politics

Supreme Court to take up another challenge to Affordable Care Act

Business

A ?fairly measured? stock sell-off is on the brink of turning irrational

Marijuana

Not even cannabis can escape the coronavirus
magazine
Cover Story

How a Maine league is leading a striking comeback for bowling
Excerpt

Joan Lunden on being in her 50s buying strollers for twins and a wheelchair for her mom
Perspective

Why some drug makers' practices leave diabetics rationing insulin
Cooking

Recipes: French spice cake, banana bread, and more

sports

The new XFL is giving these former Patriots a second chance at football

Unexpected Olympic Marathon qualifier Molly Seidel has two jobs, enjoys donuts, and lives in Boston

Bruce Cassidy considers backing off on ice time for his workhorses

metro

R.I. residents are wary and cautious amid reports of coronavirus infections

Do you have the stamina to run for president?

As audit looms, Boston schools brace for more bad news

Nation

Roberts faces moment of truth on abortion issue at Supreme Court

Watch live: Pete Buttigieg announces he is suspending his 2020 campaign

Buttigieg drops out of Democratic primary, reshaping the race ahead of Super Tuesday

World

Virus fears close down France?s Louvre Museum

Afghan peace deal hits first snag over prisoner releases

Trump misidentifies first coronavirus fatality in U.S. as a woman; new travel restrictions announced

politics

Pete Buttigieg suspends his 2020 presidential campaign

Watch live: Pete Buttigieg announces he is suspending his 2020 campaign

Buttigieg drops out of Democratic primary, reshaping the race ahead of Super Tuesday

business

A ?fairly measured? stock sell-off is on the brink of turning irrational

Friendly kissing poses European dilemma as virus spreads

Empty streets, economic turmoil as virus alters daily life

lifestyle

Guy Fieri to open two more Boston restaurants this summer

Farrelly brothers being honored for casting people with disabilities in their films

Filmmaker Sarah Burns (daughter of Ken) to screen new documentary at MIT

marijuana

Not even cannabis can escape the coronavirus

Public gets chance to testify on legalized marijuana bill in Connecticut

Malawi legalizes cannabis cultivation for certain uses

opinion

It?s still the economy, stupid

We can save the right whale

The antidote to national malaise

food & dining

O Ya?s Tim and Nancy Cushman plan for a Roman pizzeria, and the good times roll downtown

Here are the James Beard award semifinalists for 2020

Eating in the time of coronavirus

travel

New Zealand?s North Island is ?Sweet As?

He loves Yosemite Valley, redcurrants, and memories of his high school drama teacher

Digital tipping is coming to a hotel near you

Books

A triumphant return for Laura Zigman

Louise Erdrich?s newest novel thrills with luminous empathy

Greek and Roman tragedies are still relevant to Donna Leon

Movies

In Focus: Lucian Freud, in the flesh on canvas and screen

With ?Emma.,? Autumn de Wilde trades midnight movies for ballroom glances

?Once Were Brothers? takes a hard look at Robbie Robertson and the Band

Television

The week in TV: Taking funny people seriously, Hulu and FX get hitched, and a new ?Spenser?

On ?SNL,? Democratic presidential candidates talk coronavirus

?Law & Order: SVU? sets a record for prime-time live-action series

music

At BSO, conductor Giancarlo Guerrero champions works unheard for decades

Rediscovering a piece of Boston?s choral and architectural history

James Taylor refashions the classics on a too-polite ?American Standard?

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet rises to its ?rEVOLUTION?

Songs of resilience are as stirring as ever in ?Fiddler on the Roof?

Weighing the cost of human ambition in SpeakEasy Stage?s eco-thriller ?The Children?

globe local

Get crafty with your holiday shopping at local fairs

Hardiest hikers, campers don?t come in from the cold

Should Massachusetts exempt police body camera footage from state public records law?

Obituaries

Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe?s markets

'He became my best friend,? Dwight Evans said of Tim, his second son to die in 10 months

Katherine Johnson, ?hidden figure? at NASA during 1960s space race, dies at 101