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Mel King, whose 1983 mayoral campaign ushered in a new era in Boston race relations, dies at 94

Mr. King's run for Boston mayor in 1983 helped close a dark chapter in the city's history while opening a notable new one in national politics. “What I believe people want more than anything else is a sense of a vision that’s inclusive and respectful and appreciative of who they are," he said in 1993.
Boston, state leaders react to death of activist Mel King

Nashville shooter fired indiscriminately at victims; legally bought seven guns before school attack, police say
Police say the Nashville school shooter legally bought seven firearms in recent years and hid the guns from their parents before killing three children and three adults at a Christian school.

Victims include pastor’s daughter, head of school

‘We’re not gonna fix it’: GOP congressmen from Tenn. criticized for response to shooting, gun-toting family photo
US Representative Andrew Ogles, a Republican from the Nashville area, said he was "utterly heartbroken" by the tragedy, but gun control advocates and Democrats quickly responded.

Wizards 130, Celtics 111
Celtics, still oscillating between contenders and pretenders, suffer blowout loss to tanking Wizards
Washington was without two of its three best players having lost 10 of its last 13, and ran Boston out of the building anyway.

Ben Volin | On Football

Is Bill Belichick coaching for his job in 2023? It sure seems that way

The Patriots haven't won a playoff game since the Tom Brady days, and it's pretty clear that their longtime coach needs to produce next season.
Ben Volin: Meek Mill tells Robert Kraft that Lamar Jackson wants to be a Patriot. Don’t count on it.
PREDATORS 2, BRUINS 1

Bruins unable to get anything going against the Predators in first bid to clinch Presidents’ Trophy

There was no beating Nashville goalie Juuse Saros (35 saves) until David Pastrnak's goal with 0.3 seconds on the clock.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
‘This has been devastating’: Wayland is divided over racism allegations after Black superintendent is placed on leave
A series of controversies has erupted since Omar Easy, a former NFL player and Everett school administrator, became the first Black school superintendent in Wayland a year and a half ago.

‘A Trojan horse’: Newton School Committee votes down controversial advisory panel
Backers of the measure say it’s needed to improve communication between parents and the schools, but critics argue it is a veiled effort to dismantle a district racial equity policy.

Driver involved in Hingham Apple Store crash indicted on second-degree murder charge

A grand jury returned the indictments revealing the charges against Bradley Rein, 53, of Hingham, on Tuesday, Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz said in a statement.

A ‘way too persistent’ man will get his own electric car charging station. Other Bostonians may not be so lucky.
In the end, it took 2½ years, 37 letters of support, the services of an architect, and the endorsement of four Boston city councilors for Matt Malloy to get what he wanted.

New data finds some Massachusetts counties are much healthier than others

How long you live depends on where you live, according to a new report.

Councilor Flaherty testifies against Boston in case challenging new political map

Boston city councilors improperly took race into account when drawing the city’s new political map last fall, said councilor Michael Flaherty in testimony as a witness in a federal lawsuit.

Any Russian victory could be perilous, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is warning that his nation must win a drawn-out battle in a key eastern city.
2023 baseball preview

The Red Sox are finalizing their Opening Day roster. Here’s a look.

There are a lot of new faces on the team the Red Sox will send out to start the season. Here's a look at the roster.
With Opening Day near, Red Sox unveil enhancements to Fenway Park, from new lights to crab cake sandwiches

Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash trial is underway. Here’s what to know.

Terry Sanderson, 76, is suing the actress, alleging she ran into him on a Utah ski slope in 2016, leaving him facedown in the snow with a concussion and broken ribs. Paltrow has countersued, claiming Sanderson was the one who crashed into her.

Michelle Wu defends fight for fare-free transit

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who has long pushed for fare-free transit, defended that position Tuesday in response to a Vox article that suggested such efforts could distract from the goal of providing reliable quality service.
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Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

Republicans retreating from Trump? Now that’s fake news.

Private disgust with Trump has never translated into widespread public GOP denouncements of him. Why would that change now?
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

The latest antiabortion tactic: asserting the rights of men
EDITORIAL

Growing antisemitism is society’s problem
Jennifer Handt

Where there’s a will, there’s Fenway
MARCELA GARCÍA

In the Maine undocumented workers’ case, what about the Mass. company that employed them?
The Emancipator

DEI Denial is the modern day lynching

Where lynching was an arbitrary and barbaric act to terrorize Black people, modern attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion threaten the livelihoods of those challenging oppressive systems and keep us all in the dark.
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Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

More recent News

Fees on the rise for visitors at Acadia National Park in Maine
Visitors to Acadia National Park in Maine will pay more to enter starting Friday, according to the National Park Service.

Innovation economy
A Needham company tried to solve the problem of urban garbage with solar-powered bins. But it wasn’t a clean-cut solution.
In the rough-and-tumble landscape of city sidewalks, "smart" trash receptacles developed by BigBelly face an array of assaults, from oversize pizza boxes to aggressive bottle collectors.

Appellate court reinstates conviction of Adnan Syed, subject of ‘Serial’ podcast, orders new hearing
A Maryland court did not give the family of the murder victim in the case chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial” enough time to attend a court hearing in person that led to Adnan Syed’s release, a Maryland appellate court ruled Tuesday, and it ordered a new hearing to be held.

Margot Stern Strom, 81; with Facing History and Ourselves, taught students worldwide to reject bigotry and hatred
"We have to allow for discomfort in the classroom," she said of the curriculum the nonprofit she cofounded brings to students.

Lawsuit aims to overturn train whistle bans in dozens of communities in hopes of reducing tragedies
A former MBTA commuter rail engineer is one of the people asking the state’s highest court to lift whistle bans at railroad crossings across Massachusetts and require horns be sounded to prevent future deaths.

Fire at migrant center in Mexico kills at least 38
Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that killed 38 people.

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As evictions climb in Mass., one last measure to prevent them expires Friday

Just over two years after it took effect, Chapter 257 will soon expire, meaning that landlords will once again be able to evict renters even if they’re trying to tap financial aid.

With Elizabeth Warren running again, where does that leave the state’s ambitious young politicians?
The question facing today’s younger and ambitious members of Congress, including Representatives Ayanna Pressley, Jake Auchincloss, Seth Moulton, and Lori Trahan, is just how long they want to wait to rise through the ranks.

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Charging outside of the home can be a headache for EV drivers, with inconsistent and sometimes high pricing policies, frequently broken equipment, and a lack of chargers in key locations for everything but Teslas.

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Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms Society hosts a British Invasion at Faneuil

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We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

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A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE GRAHAM

Republicans retreating from Trump? Now that’s fake news.
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

The latest antiabortion tactic: asserting the rights of men
EDITORIAL

Growing antisemitism is society’s problem
Jennifer Handt

Where there’s a will, there’s Fenway
MARCELA GARCÍA

In the Maine undocumented workers’ case, what about the Mass. company that employed them?
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

How Uphams Corner got wealthier without getting whiter

Metro

Man indicted for killing married couple, dog in their Marshfield home

Christopher Keeley, 28, was indicted Tuesday by a Plymouth County grand jury on two counts of murder and one count of animal cruelty, according to prosecutors.

Boston, state leaders react to death of activist Mel King

Senator Edward J. Markey, who served in the state legislature with King, Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu were among the Massachusetts political leaders who paid tributed to King, who died Tuesday at his home in the South End at the age of 94.

‘A Trojan horse’: Newton School Committee votes down controversial advisory panel

Backers of the measure say it’s needed to improve communication between parents and the schools, but critics argue it is a veiled effort to dismantle a district racial equity policy.

One killed, multiple injured, in massive fire at New Bedford rooming house

Heavy smoke was visible and residents were jumping out, or hanging from, windows of the four-story building at 1305 Acushnet Ave., where firefighters responded at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a fire, officials said.

Sports

Bruins Notebook

It’s no easy decision to leave college hockey for the pros. Just ask Bruins star Charlie McAvoy.

Mason Lohrei, a sophomore at Ohio State, is the Bruins' top defensive prospect and could soon sign an amateur tryout agreement to begin his pro career.
PREDATORS 2, BRUINS 1

Bruins unable to get anything going against the Predators in first bid to clinch Presidents’ Trophy

There was no beating Nashville goalie Juuse Saros (35 saves) until David Pastrnak's goal with 0.3 seconds on the clock.
MLB notebook

Could this be Shohei Ohtani’s last season with the Angels? If so, he’ll headline MLB’s free agent Class of 2023-24.

Ohtani, who turns 29 in July, could set multiple records with his next contract, likely a $45 million average annual value, reaching $500 million in total.
Wizards 130, Celtics 111

Celtics, still oscillating between contenders and pretenders, suffer blowout loss to tanking Wizards
Ben Volin | On Football

Is Bill Belichick coaching for his job in 2023? It sure seems that way
2023 baseball preview

The Red Sox are finalizing their Opening Day roster. Here’s a look.

Business

Cut federal spending — but not big-ticket programs, new poll shows

In the federal budget standoff, the majority of US adults are asking lawmakers to pull off the impossible: Cut the overall size of government, but also devote more money to the most popular and expensive programs.

Ex Starbucks CEO to defend union opposition before Senate

Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will face sharp questioning Wednesday when he appears before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to defend the company’s actions during an ongoing unionizing campaign.

Federal regulators blame executives at SVB for collapse in Senate hearing
TALKING POINTS

Tesla probed over possible seat belt problems
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PERSPECTIVE

I want to yell at a kids' coach but I can't. So what can I do?
COOKING

A make-ahead baked omelet for a no-fuss Easter menu
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Immediately, I was like, Dang — he’s TALL’
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, March 27-April 2

metro

Lexington man killed after being struck by bus at Logan Airport

Driver involved in Hingham Apple Store crash indicted on second-degree murder charge

Lawsuit aims to overturn train whistle bans in dozens of communities in hopes of reducing tragedies

sports

NFL embraces zero, but passes on roughing the passer reviews

If the changing landscape of college sports leads to more of what we’re seeing in the men’s Final Four, sign us up

Celtics Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams, and Malcolm Brogdon stop by the White House for talks on social justice initiatives

business

Healey administration gets serious about interstate approach to tackling energy issues

FTX founder is charged with foreign bribery

Lyft’s cofounders to step down as company struggles

politics

Senate poised to vote on repeal of Iraq war powers

Federal regulators blame executives at SVB for collapse in Senate hearing

Senate chaplain makes rare plea for action on gun violence

Nation

Cut federal spending — but not big-ticket programs, new poll shows

Hawaii authorities say 33 swimmers were harassing dolphins

Nashville shooter fired indiscriminately at victims; legally bought seven guns before school attack, police say

World

Any Russian victory could be perilous, Zelensky says

Fire at migrant center in Mexico kills at least 38

Ukrainian president extends tour of war’s front-line areas

opinion

Here’s hoping MBTA chief Phillip Eng is where the buck stops, the empathy starts

As sports betting ads push the limits, regulators need to push back

Republicans would be wise to drop the talk of bombing Mexico

lifestyle

Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash trial is underway. Here’s what to know.

How to talk to kids about gun violence

Argentine dance troupe Malevo brings saucy exuberance, drill-like precision to Berklee Performance Center

food & dining

Chowder in a pouch wins Seafood Excellence Award

Local importer is bringing Turkish foods to the Boston area

This book is stuffed with ideas for fans of sandwich cookies

travel

Celebrity chef David Burke adds more whimsy to Rhody’s famed ‘Hobbit House’ property

New York City ad campaign takes a swipe at Boston: ‘We get more done by 8 a.m. than Boston does in a day’

‘He guided me from heaven.’ A Rockport man retraces his grandfather’s path through WWI France.

Arts

Gawking at the weird and the wild at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery

Tillie Walden will be Vermont’s fifth — and youngest — ‘cartoonist laureate’

‘Visionary Boston’ celebrates undersung trio

Books

The two sides of author Jessica Olien

Loss, feminism, snail metempsychosis, death: the best of Margaret Atwood in ‘Old Babes in the Wood’

In ‘Dust Child,’ Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai uses a silken touch in a tale of those left behind after the occupation of Vietnam

Movies

Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash trial is underway. Here’s what to know.

‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’: Just roll with it

A shared bank account, taking out the trash, and growing up in Cambridge: Six takeaways from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s interview

Television

Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash trial is underway. Here’s what to know.

A look back at the fantasy — and humanity — of ‘Scrubs’

This week’s TV: Apple binge-ables, Rob Lowe and son, and more Joni Mitchell love

music

Morgan James comes to town with a fresh spin on the R&B she’s always loved

From hell to paradise with a new ‘Dante’

At Jordan Hall, Chineke! Orchestra proves worthy of its exclamation mark

Theater/Dance

As Little Red Ridinghood, Gloucester’s Katy Geraghty is living her own fairy tale

In Lynn Nottage’s ‘Clyde’s,’ comedy is on the menu at a hard-luck cafe

Huntington, SpeakEasy to team up on coproduction of ‘The Band’s Visit’

globe local

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Autism Alliance is teaching restaurants and other places how to accommodate families with special needs children

Obituaries

Mel King, whose 1983 mayoral campaign ushered in a new era in Boston race relations, dies at 94

Randall Robinson, founder of influential Africa lobby, dies at 81

Margot Stern Strom, 81; with Facing History and Ourselves, taught students worldwide to reject bigotry and hatred