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A street in downtown Boston at the end of the work day on June 28, 2021.

Could a four-day work week become reality?

Making jobs more efficient and reining in time-creep is crucial for workers’ well-being, advocates note, and some employers are going to extremes by slashing time out of the long-established 40-hour work week.

Tell us: What do you think are the pros and cons of a shorter work week?

Right whales’ extended stay in Cape Cod Bay could be result of climate change, scientists say
More and more are gathering to feed in Cape Cod Bay, and they’re sticking around for longer than in the past.

Dan Shaughnessy

What Harry Sinden thinks of these record-setting Bruins, and other thoughts
Sinden is the godfather of the Spoked-B, a man who came to the Bruins in 1961. He likes the chances for this year's squad.

Bruins turn back Maple Leafs in overtime to win 2-1

The municipal building at 50 Payson Avenue in Easthampton, where Easthampton Public Schools operates. This image was taken by Google of the building in November 2020.

After district revoked job offer over use of word ‘ladies,’ hundreds tried to weigh in. They didn’t get the chance.

Superintendent candidate Vito Perrone was on track to be Easthampton’s next school leader before he sent the email negotiating the terms of his contract.

Is ‘ladies’ a microaggression? Diversity experts explain after candidate loses job offer.

More Boston police have been leaving the job since 2020, many joining the fire department

Union leaders demand more support from elected officials, but city councilors say the department must change its culture to attract new candidates.

New report finds former Methuen police chief should face criminal charges in a ‘textbook case of public corruption’
The report found that Joseph Solomon relied on “humiliation, fear, intimidation and retaliation” in his drive to boost his salary, becoming one of the highest paid law enforcement officials in the United States.

State told physicians to stop using Magellan Diagnostics lead-testing devices in 2017 and ′21

The problems at Magellan Diagnostics in North Billerica first became public in 2017 when the Food and Drug Administration warned Americans that the company was actually having serious issues with some of its devices returning false results.

Tell us: Were you affected by Mass. company’s defective lead-testing machines?

Tennessee House expels two Democrats, declines to expel another for gun control protest

The Republican-led Tennessee House voted Thursday to oust Representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson in an extraordinary move the chamber has used only a handful of times since the Civil War.

Justice Thomas accepted luxury travel for years from GOP donor, report says
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips around the globe for more than two decades, including travel on a superyacht and private jet, from a prominent Republican donor without disclosing them, according to a new ProPublica report.

The Boston Public Library's West End branch.

Housing at the library? It may be coming to your Boston neighborhood.

The the city this week asked for redevelopment proposals for the Boston Public Library’s West End branch, one of three new BPL sites that is set to add housing in the coming years.

Kelsey Barry has run the Boston Marathon several times, including in 2019. She had quit her job in marketing and became a trauma nurse after the 2013 attack on the Marathon.

After the Boston Marathon bombing, a high-flying businesswoman became a trauma nurse

Kelsey Barry was working in marketing, and running her second Boston Marathon, when the bombs went off 10 years ago. It changed the trajectory of her life.

‘Not ready for prime time’: State gambling commission rejects betting on Boston Marathon

His first eight pitches were all balls on Thursday, but after a brief chat, Chris Sale (center) settled down and delivered five innings as the Red Sox began their series in Detroit with a victory.

Peter Abraham | RED SOX 6, TIGERS 3

Despite ominous start, both Chris Sale, Red Sox take positive steps in their works in progress

Sale allowed three runs on four hits and struck out seven in five innings Thursday, a far better start than it seemed he was in for when he missed the zone with his first eight pitches.

Opinion

The McCartney sisters, who have campaigned for justice after the alleged murder of their brother Robert McCartney by an IRA crew. Left to right: Donna, Claire, Catherine, Gemma, and Paula.

IDEAS | CHARLES M. SENNOTT

‘There is still fear’ — for the five McCartney sisters of Belfast, the Troubles never ended

The Good Friday Agreement brought peace to Northern Ireland 25 years ago, but truth and justice have been slower to arrive.

Lexington’s proposed zoning changes set the bar

Ending ACA’s free preventive services will make America sicker

William Taubman

Why Putin won’t quit Ukraine

A double standard in Black and white at the NCAA women’s basketball championship

New College of Florida students and supporters protest ahead of a meeting by the college's board of trustees, Feb. 28, 2023, in Sarasota, Florida. The conservative-dominated board of trustees of Florida's public honors college was meeting to take up a measure making wholesale changes in the school's diversity, equity and inclusion programs and offices.

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

photo illustration of David Sabatini. photo by Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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

Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

More recent News

This marketing agency is helping to rebrand Boston institutions
Since October 2022, Boston-based marketing agency Proverb has had a hand in renaming some well-known institutions, using the new monikers to develop new storylines.

US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions
Schools and colleges across the US would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes under a proposal released Thursday from the Biden administration, but teams could create some limits in certain cases.

MATTHEW GILBERT

Embracing my inner Ted Lasso
I find that “Ted Lasso” confirms many of the ways I try to find as much happiness as I can in this life. It’s the antithesis of watching my Twitter feed.

Proposed amendment to state constitution could give prisoners back their right to vote

The right to vote for prisoners was revoked in Massachusetts in 2000. Current and former inmates say restoring that right is critical to their rehabilitation and to the state's promise of democracy for all.

Certification suspended for Boston police officer convicted of drunken driving

A state panel announced Thursday that it has suspended the certification of a Boston police officer who was convicted of drunken driving and sentenced to 2 and 1/2 years in jail for a New Year’s Day crash in 2018 that left a sleeping passenger in another car with “catastrophic’ injuries.

Providence moves to evict Michael Mota’s Skyline at Waterplace

The city filed a complaint in District Court, giving Mota’s company until May 4 to show evidence that they did the work they’d promised. Otherwise, the city will seek to have them pay back 32 months of rent, totaling more than $270,000.

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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Boston College student Wells Arkins (second from right) on the college campus with other students with the GLBTQ + Leadership Council as they set up a table for Trans Day of Visibility on the campus.

Boston College faces pressure to open LGBTQ+ center

Students say officials have rejected many requests to establish a space where they could seek support, programming, and other services.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Why Medellín should be your next South American destination
Colombia is a tourism comeback success story, and Medellín is the star of the show.

‘The city is open for business’: A chat with Boston’s new director of tourism John Borders IV
Two months into his tenure, the Globe chatted with Borders about his priorities and where he would take a Boston visitor himself.

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Harvard dean says hoax emergency calls to student dorm are ‘deeply troubling and unnerving’
Three hoax phone calls made to Harvard University this week came from an anonymous male caller who said he had taken a female student hostage in a dormitory and had tried to kill her, the university said in an update sent to students Wednesday night.

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Culture & Lifestyle

06ica - Installation view, “Simone Leigh,” the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, 2023. (Photo: Timothy Schenck)

At the ICA, a breathtaking ‘Simone Leigh’

Jason Sudeikis in "Ted Lasso."

Embracing my inner Ted Lasso

David Bramante fixes letters on the marquee of West Newton Cinema.

Newly formed nonprofit rallies to save cherished West Newton Cinema

Alex Edelman performs his solo show "Just for Us," which he'll bring to Boston April 11-23.

From Brookline to Broadway: Comic Alex Edelman reaches the next stage

Special Projects

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Two Weeks in America

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

Back to Boston

Welcome Back to Boston

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

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The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Jeneé Osterheldt

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Max Page, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, spoke at a rally for a fair teachers contract outside Weymouth Town Hall in March.

MCAS foes should correct their misleading error

Janet Protasiewicz celebrated with her supporters in Milwaukee after winning a crucial seat on the State Supreme Court on April 4. Having Protasiewicz on the state's highest court tips the balance in favor of reversing the state's abortion ban.

Voters again defend abortion rights. Republicans should be scared.

One of the comments read: “I just knew the taco salad was gonna be a middle age ‘Sandy’ she’s so pure and truly thinks it’s a healthy dinner choice.”

Meredith O'Brien

On TikTok, I’m the new face of taco salad

A portion of the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

IDEAS | David Robertson

Don’t blame nature if COVID-19 leaked from a lab

Health care is emerging as one of the fields with the most to gain from GPT-like systems — but also a domain where the risks could be high.

IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

This time, the hype about AI in medicine is warranted

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

The totally normal but not entirely rational fear of being duped

Metro

More Boston police have been leaving the job since 2020, many joining the fire department

Union leaders demand more support from elected officials, but city councilors say the department must change its culture to attract new candidates.

State told physicians to stop using Magellan Diagnostics lead-testing devices in 2017 and ′21

The problems at Magellan Diagnostics in North Billerica first became public in 2017 when the Food and Drug Administration warned Americans that the company was actually having serious issues with some of its devices returning false results.

‘Not ready for prime time’: State gambling commission rejects betting on Boston Marathon

In a unanimous vote, four members of the commission rejected a request by DraftKings to allow wagers on this year’s race.

Certification suspended for Boston police officer convicted of drunken driving

A state panel announced Thursday that it has suspended the certification of a Boston police officer who was convicted of drunken driving and sentenced to 2 and 1/2 years in jail for a New Year’s Day crash in 2018 that left a sleeping passenger in another car with “catastrophic’ injuries.

Sports

As coach of the Bruins in 1970, Harry Sinden (right) won the Stanley Cup, with help from star Bobby Orr (second from right).

Dan Shaughnessy

What Harry Sinden thinks of these record-setting Bruins, and other thoughts

Sinden is the godfather of the Spoked-B, a man who came to the Bruins in 1961. He likes the chances for this year's squad.

Tory Verdi Verdi compiled a 126-85 record at UMass.

Women's college basketball

UMass’s Tory Verdi will be Pitt’s new women’s basketball coach

The University of Pittsburgh will hire UMass’s Tory Verdi as its next women’s basketball coach.

With the versatility to play third, and every other position in the infield, Wellesley High junior captain Tate Bannish is determined to get the Raiders back in the Division 1 tournament this spring.

HS BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Following the lead of junior Tate Bannish and senior Connor O’Neil as captains, Wellesley baseball is determined to be a hit

Last spring, the Raiders failed to qualify for the Division 1 tournament for the first time since 2006. In 2023, Wellesley is highly motivated to "get back in." Said head coach Rob Kane: "I’m confident that Tate and Connor as captains will lead the troops in the right direction."

Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy may have avoided a serious injury against Leafs, may sit weekend games

Red Sox 6, Tigers 3

Red Sox snap three-game skid in series opener in Detroit

Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey

The Maple Leafs’ checkered history of Stanley Cup playoff futility vs. the Bruins has defied explanation

Business

Could a four-day work week become reality?

Making jobs more efficient and reining in time-creep is crucial for workers’ well-being, advocates note, and some employers are going to extremes by slashing time out of the long-established 40-hour work week.

IRS pledges more audits of wealthy, better customer service

The IRS is outlining how it plans to use an infusion of $80 billion for improved operations.

Kansas passes anti-ESG bill, but it’s milder than some want

Most oppose Social Security, Medicare cuts, new poll shows

magazine

An alleged drug trafficker, a detective trying to take him down, and the woman caught in the middle

Clockwise from top left: A photograph from the Todd Webb in Africa exhibition; Jamez McCorkle in "Omar"; Simone Leigh’s Cupboard IX; a scene from Justin Peck's ballet "Everywhere We Go"; and The Great Mystery by Kent Monkman.

30 of the best dance, theater, book, art, and classical music events

An illustration showing two women in separate panels. One panel shows a woman standing near a hospital bed in a hospital setting. The second shows a woman standing by herself with her head bowed as if sad.

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

Baked Zucchini and Gruyère Omelet

Recipe: A make-ahead baked omelet for a no-fuss Easter menu

metro

Tarzan Brown, center, wears the bathrobe given to him by the A.H. Benoit company for winning a 10-mile race in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, in 1938. Shaking hands with him are Les Pawson, left, and Hawk Zamparelli.

Granddaughter of Boston Marathon winner ‘Tarzan’ Brown searching for the trophies he sold to feed his family

18-year-old Angus Abercrombie wins his bid to become Town Meeting member in Belmont

Defeated N.H. Senate candidate alleges election process violations, ‘lack of teeth’ in oversight

sports

Linus Ullmark (left) and Jeremy Swayman have the Bruins in great position as the playoffs approach.

With their 61st win in 79 games, the Bruins are on track to break the NHL points record. Keep track of the season here.

Bruins turn back Maple Leafs in overtime

Boys’ volleyball roundup: Tyrell Lout (34 assists) leads the way for Lowell in Merrimack Valley home victory over Central Catholic

business

A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Prospect Heights, Ill., on April 4.

Are inflation pressures easing? Jobs report may offer clues

‘Not ready for prime time’: State gambling commission rejects betting on Boston Marathon

British regulators probing Amazon’s purchase of iRobot

politics

US Air Force aircrew, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, prepare to load qualified evacuees aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump

Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump

Stormy Daniels says she looks forward to testifying in Trump case

Nation

A view of the Deer Island waste water treatment plant in Boston.

Tracker: See the latest levels of coronavirus in Boston-area waste water

Justice Thomas accepted luxury travel for years from GOP donor, report says

Council approves salmon fishing ban for much of West Coast

World

Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza Strip, on April 7.

Two killed in Palestinian attack in West Bank, Israeli medics say

French unions, still furious over pension law, resume protests

Israel stages rare strikes in Lebanon, also hits Gaza Strip

opinion

Indictment makes Trump hopping mad

On TikTok, I’m the new face of taco salad

Don’t blame nature if COVID-19 leaked from a lab

lifestyle

Hooked up with my property manager

8 Mass. residents named Guggenheim fellows

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

food & dining

Pork belly sandwich at Code 1 BBQ in Wilmington.

In a busy Wilmington shopping plaza, home-cooked barbecue awaits

Allston favorites Our Fathers and Deep Ellum return in new locations

Are robot waiters the future? Some restaurants think so.

travel

The best-tasting drinks to order on a plane

Trying to find the best food in Tucson is a fool’s errand. It’s all so good.

Why Medellín should be your next South American destination

Arts

Alicia M. Keyes, "Monadnock."

In Concord, the art of celebrating an anniversary

At MassArt, a painter’s feminist homage and a DJ’s sonic installation invite the public in

At Cooper Hewitt, infographics and design ahead of their time

Books

National Book Award finalist Alejandro Varela renders the neurotic complexity of cosmopolitan life with humor and pathos in ‘The People Who Report More Stress’

In Curtis Sittenfeld’s ‘Romantic Comedy,’ the perfect man (and a global pandemic) derails an otherwise smart, funny romance

Sebastian Barry on rescuing orphaned books

Movies

Little Richard at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, September 1956. From "Little Richard: I Am Everything," a Magnolia Pictures release.

‘There wasn’t anybody like him,’ says ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ director Lisa Cortés

Owen Wilson plays a toxic public-television artist in ‘Paint’

‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ plumbs the depths, and dregs, of fandom

Television

Jason Sudeikis in "Ted Lasso."

Embracing my inner Ted Lasso

True-crime series to look back at Marathon bombings

In ‘Beef,’ a road rage incident, followed by twists and turns

music

Violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Daniil Trifonov performed a recital at Symphony Hall on April 4, presented by Celebrity Series of Boston.

From Joshua Bell at Symphony Hall, more of the same

Madison Cunningham is trying to master the art of being vulnerable

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

Theater/Dance

Photos from the casts of “Sweeney Todd,” “Parade,” and “A Doll’s House.”

In these Broadway revivals, no justice for all

Eugene Mirman headlines a comedy benefit for Roslindale businesses hit hard by an accident

From Brookline to Broadway: Comic Alex Edelman reaches the next stage

globe local

Firefighters at Glades Road in Scituate where multiple homes were on fire.

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

Klaus Teuber, originally a dental technician from Darmstadt, was creator of the hugely popular Catan board game in which players compete to build settlements on a fictional island.

Klaus Teuber, Catan board game creator, dies at 70

Bing Newcomb, whose code transformed stock trading, dies at 79

Free-market ex-UK Treasury chief Nigel Lawson dies