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THE GREAT DIVIDE
A look into how AP African-American Studies is taught at a Cambridge school
While much attention has been paid to the fallout in Florida, teachers piloting the class in Massachusetts said the framework revisions will have little impact on how they teach the course.

Trump returns to New York to face historic criminal charges
Former President Donald Trump returned to New York from his Florida estate Monday for his historic booking and arraignment on hush money charges related to allegations of sexual encounters.

Live Updates

See the latest updates on the investigation into Donald Trump

Christopher L. Gasper
Different versions of what’s really going on with the Patriots speak to the divide between Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft
Both Kraft and Belichick should be smart enough to reach a compromise.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Vanity clashes with common sense in the Ozempic era
Why I take one of the new diet drugs even though it’s not really meant for me.

Boston City Council to host hearing on banning mini-alcohol bottles
The proposal states that the sale of alcohol bottles of 100 milliliters or less “can have detrimental impacts on the health and well-being of Boston residents and neighborhoods.”

Tell us: Do you think "nips" should be banned in Boston?

DeSantis signs Florida bill to carry concealed guns without a permit

At 18, most teens cast their first vote. In Belmont, Angus Abercrombie is the one on the ballot.

Angus Abercrombie, a freshman at Emerson College, is the youngest person in Belmont running for Town Meeting representative.
ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

Four under-the-radar elections that may have surprising national implications

There’s a lot at stake, from issues related to abortion, education, and homelessness to the 2024 presidential race.

‘They had guns pointed at us’: Student shares how Harvard University police responded to hoax emergency call early Monday
Jarah Cotton, one of the four students who were forced from their DeWolfe Street suite by officers around 4 a.m., said the ordeal has left them deeply shaken.

Hoax shooting calls send dozens of Mass. schools into lockdown after Nashville

Odie Henderson Review | ★★★★
‘Air’ is the origin story of the Air Jordan — and one of this year’s best films
Director Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Viola Davis lead a star-studded cast bringing their A-game to this comedy about the rise of the Air Jordan brand.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon on why they love making movies together: ‘Ya nevah work anothah day in ya life!’
A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

Boston’s heart beats at Silk R&B party: All R&B. All love. All night.

How Silk became Boston’s biggest monthly R&B party and changed the city’s nightlife game.
The Women’s History I Carry With Me is love: Alexis Garrison
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Some rain, lots of clouds, and then — eventually — Boston will see the sun again later this week

All the clouds will prevent much night sky viewing until the weekend.

MBTA needs to hire hundreds workers in next 12 months or service disruptions could persist, foundation warns

The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation said an analysis of MBTA payroll data, state demographics, and studies by both industry and non-profits indicate daunting challenges when it comes to boosting the T's workforce.
THE FINE PRINT

From interest rates to credit card debt, here’s a breakdown of everything impacting consumers right now

Consumers have faced a rocky road in recent years, facing the pandemic, high gas and oil prices, inflation, high interest rates, and bank failures.

No drinking allowed this summer at Wellfleet beach near popular watering hole

Drinking alcohol at Cahoon Hollow Beach in Wellfleet will be barred from late May through early September in an effort to combat rowdy behavior on the shoreline, officials said.
Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

Marty Walsh skates away from his values supporting the LGBTQ community

Walsh is siding with hockey players who don’t want to wear Pride-themed jerseys during warm-up sessions on game night. What a whiffed shot — for Walsh and for hockey.
MARCELA GARCÍA

‘At my wit’s end’: Parents say BPS is letting beloved Henderson school wither from neglect
Samantha L. Montan

Disasters will happen, and Massachusetts isn’t prepared
William Curry

Unionization at Mass General Brigham puts doctor training at risk
LETTERS

A teachable moment in Wayland, but will it be a learnable one?
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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Special reports

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

Cambridge mail carrier attacked by turkey had to have hip replaced
“They’re mean,” Ed Mitchell said. “I don’t know if something’s happened to them. Maybe one of them got killed by a mail truck.”

Man killed in single-vehicle rollover crash in Marion, State Police say

Troopers responded to the crash around 12:13 a.m., State Police spokesperson Dave Procopio said in an email. The vehicle, a Toyota RAV4 SUV, was traveling west on Route 195, officials said.

Divers locate vehicle and body submerged in water off Seaport District
Boston police received a report that a vehicle drove into the water off Drydock Avenue at 10:26 p.m. Sunday, police said.

Meet the City of Boston’s oldest employee: 98-year-old crossing guard, Beatrice Tyler
"That’s what they tell me, anyway,” Tyler said. “But it’s just a job.”

April’s full moon is known as the Pink Moon, but not because of its color
The name originates from the moss pink plant, a low-growing wildflower that blossoms in the spring, according to NASA.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS
This week’s TV: A road-rage comedy, a Beach Boys celebration, and ‘Trump: The Indictment’
A New York grand jury has decided to indict former president Donald Trump. What does this have to do with TV? A whole lot.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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Do you have a tip about something that needs to be investigated? Do you have documents or data we should dig into? We want to hear from you.

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A young boy’s nightmare diagnosis, and the $3 million one-time treatment that will likely save his life

The groundbreaking treatment is one of six gene therapies cleared since 2017 that have transformed the outlook for disorders once considered hopeless — and also renewed questions about how the health care system can afford such breathtakingly expensive medicines.

Texas decision on Obamacare could imperil coverage of preventive services in Massachusetts
Though likely to be appealed, the decision voids the requirement that insurers fully cover a large swath of preventive services that the task force has recommended since 2010, when the ACA was passed.

Amid rising hate, Mass. group provides lifeline for children on verge of extremism
Pandemic isolation provided a fertile climate for online groups to lure vulnerable kids toward radical ideology, experts say.

Lithium is becoming more crucial in a warming world, but Maine’s huge deposits may never be mined because of environmental concerns
By some estimates, the lithium deposits near Newry may be the largest in the country — with the potential to become a critical domestic supply for automakers and so valuable that they could provide a needed boost to Maine’s economy. But there's more to the story.

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Culture & Lifestyle

A punk-era class reunion, with Rick Berlin as its maestro

Blending pop with jazz, singer-songwriter Laufey captures young love

Jurassic World Live Tour brings 24 life-size dinosaurs to Boston

‘The Glittering World’ shines with perpetually fresh A Far Cry

Special Projects

Two Weeks in America

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

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Samantha L. Montan

Disasters will happen, and Massachusetts isn’t prepared
William Curry

Unionization at Mass General Brigham puts doctor training at risk
Sarah Brown

A union at Mass General Brigham would improve life for residents and patients
IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

The totally normal but not entirely rational fear of being duped
Heather Coleman and Katherine Gergen Barnett

How powerful corporations are contributing to childhood obesity and asthma
IDEAS | RAIANY ROMANNI

Want to live to 150? The world needs more humans.

Metro

RI COURTS

PC basketball player Alyn Breed held without bail on domestic, firearms charges; new court date set

A new court date has been set for Tuesday. Breed’s attorney, Maria Deaton, said early Monday evening that she was told the alleged victim went to court to speak with the judge. Deaton said she expects the woman to recant her allegations against Breed.

A fight over the future of NH’s energy efficiency programs erupts

State Consumer Advocate Don Kreis has sought to block all three members of the commission from ruling on the state’s next triennial plan.
Live Updates

Trump to be arraigned in New York on Tuesday, court officials say

The exact nature of the charges was unclear Friday because the indictment remained under seal, but they stem from payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

A look into how AP African-American Studies is taught at a Cambridge school

While much attention has been paid to the fallout in Florida, teachers piloting the class in Massachusetts said the framework revisions will have little impact on how they teach the course.

Sports

Women's college basketball

LSU-Iowa national championship the most-watched women’s college basketball game in history

The matchup averaged 9.9 million viewers on ABC and ESPN2, peaking at 12.6 million, up 103 percent over last year’s championship game, which averaged 4.9 million viewers.
RI COURTS

PC basketball player Alyn Breed held without bail on domestic, firearms charges; new court date set

A new court date has been set for Tuesday. Breed’s attorney, Maria Deaton, said early Monday evening that she was told the alleged victim went to court to speak with the judge. Deaton said she expects the woman to recant her allegations against Breed.
College Hockey

New BU women’s hockey coach Tara Watchorn has always been on the leading edge, both on the ice and behind the bench

Watchorn came at the start of BU's Canadian wave in the early 2010s as a player, and she returns to Comm Ave for a third time looking to rejuvenate the program once more.
Baseball

MLB game times cut 30 minutes, steals double under new rules
Sports Business

WWE joining forces with the UFC to create new sports entertainment mammoth
Golf

LIV’s legitimacy has been marked by bravado, but if one of its players wins the Masters, it will have achieved its mightiest measure of vindication to date

Business

BOLD TYPES

Fanfare this week for new Berklee College president, 21 months after she started the job

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers of Boston's business scene.

Illumina ordered by FTC to unwind $7b Grail deal from 2021

Antitrust regulators say the deal raises competition concerns for cancer testing.

Google vows you will never overpay for a flight again

Members of Congress on TikTok defend app’s reach to voters
magazine
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

My new house saved my life. I decided to return the favor.
Your Home | Renovations

Turning a cookie-cutter town house into a cheerful forever home
Dinner with Cupid

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

When I lived too far to help my dying dad, a stranger stepped in to help

metro

MBTA needs to hire hundreds workers in next 12 months or service disruptions could persist, foundation warns

Where to brunch (and eat other meals) this Easter in R.I.

‘He didn’t fancy-dance around it’: N.H. GOP leader Tom Rath on Chris Christie’s criticism of Donald Trump

sports

EMass girls’ lacrosse: Boston College-bound Alexa Kenney (NDA-Hingham) headlines Players to Watch

Game 4: Pirates at Red Sox lineups and notes

Different versions of what’s really going on with the Patriots speak to the divide between Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft

business

MBTA needs to hire hundreds workers in next 12 months or service disruptions could persist, foundation warns

From interest rates to credit card debt, here’s a breakdown of everything impacting consumers right now

Vanity clashes with common sense in the Ozempic era

politics

Trump returns to New York to face historic criminal charges

Trump to be arraigned in New York on Tuesday, court officials say

Four under-the-radar elections that may have surprising national implications

Nation

Members of Congress on TikTok defend app’s reach to voters

NASA names diverse astronaut crew for Artemis II moon mission

As California salmon stocks crash, a fishing ban looks certain

World

With no peace in sight, NATO countries eye more Ukraine help

Looming counteroffensive will test Ukrainian army’s resolve

Voters in Paris turn their backs on electric rental scooters

opinion

A teachable moment in Wayland, but will it be a learnable one?

Transparency needed in Cannabis Control Commission investigations

Is this how a new Great Awakening begins?

lifestyle

Jurassic World Live Tour brings 24 life-size dinosaurs to Boston

Should I move to a city with more single men?

Boston indie-rockers Q-Tip Bandits will bring a taste of Boston Calling downtown

food & dining

Where to brunch (and eat other meals) this Easter in R.I.

A Negroni made of pepperoni grease? The backstory and recipe behind this novelty cocktail

10 restaurants to eat at near Fenway Park

travel

Are people losing interest in sustainable travel? This study says so.

Does Amtrak owe me anything for a forced downgrade?

Learning in action in Acton, Amtrak fully reopens Northwest route, and an armchair trip around the globe

Arts

Under Spain’s thumb, a mysterious art took root

Gawking at the weird and the wild at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery

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

Books

The heroine of Victor LaValle’s western gothic ‘Lone Women’ wrestles with a horror from her past

Amid colonial rule and Japanese occupation, young lovers pay the price of modernity in Rachel Heng’s ‘The Great Reclamation’

Blythe Roberson sorts her unread books by color and credits her love of reading to Pizza Hut

Movies

‘Air’ is the origin story of the Air Jordan — and one of this year’s best films

‘A Thousand and One’: a family drama unspools across a changing city

Donald Glover participated in a panel discussion at Berklee ‘Career Jam’ event

Television

John Oliver rips solitary confinement and its lasting impacts on prisoners

This week’s TV: A road-rage comedy, a Beach Boys celebration, and ‘Trump: The Indictment’

‘Saturday Night Live’ sends up Trump indictment in cold open

music

A punk-era class reunion, with Rick Berlin as its maestro

Blending pop with jazz, singer-songwriter Laufey captures young love

‘Son of a Sinner’ Jelly Roll reigns at CMT Music Awards show

Theater/Dance

In ‘Shadows Cast,’ a haunting dreamscape where secrets go to hide

A chef’s kiss for ‘Clyde’s’

After more than 30 years, Central Square’s Dance Complex still has the moves

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

Seymour Stein, record executive who signed up Talking Heads, Madonna, dead at 80

Nelson Kiang, groundbreaking researcher at Mass Eye and Ear, dies at 93

Ryuichi Sakamoto, eclectic composer who saw no borders, dies at 71