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Jane Richard was 7 when her brother Martin was killed and she lost part of her left leg. She's now a budding musician, the star of school plays, and maybe wants to run for public office. She also barely remembers her brother.

‘I’m ready to start my own story’: Jane Richard and her family reflect on grief and moving forward 10 years after tragedy

Jane Richards's brother was the youngest victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon tragedy. She's never spoken about what she experienced on Boylston Street on that day — until now. Some of what happened is seared into her. Other memories have faded.

In May 2013, Representative Bill Keating (second from right) was joined by Representatives Steve Cohen, Dana Rohrabacher, and Steve King as they spent a week in Russia investigating whether more could have been done to prevent the Boston Marathon bombing.

The story of how Bill Keating investigated a Boston Marathon bomber in Russia

Kenya's Diana Kipyokei clasped the winner's trophy after the 2021 Boston Marathon but was later stripped of her title and banned six years for doping.

Spate of doping cases threatens to taint Kenya’s reputation as a marathoning giant

You have questions about the Celtics? We have all the answers.
It's playoff time. Need a primer on what to expect from the Celtics as they take on the Hawks in the first round? Adam Himmelsbach weighs in.

NBC Sports Boston is looking for a play-by-play voice for first two Celtics playoff road games

Trent Frederic (center) scored for the Bruins in the first period in Montreal.

Bruins 5, Canadiens 4

Bruins will face Panthers in first round of playoffs after beating Canadiens to close record-setting regular season

Among the goal scorers for Boston was David Pastrnak with his 61st of the season.

Bruins offer first thoughts on facing the Panthers in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We discovered we have the same birthday’

Will these grad students bond over sharing a birthday?

Carole and John Sylvester were married for 67 years before her death in 2021.

KEVIN CULLEN

In Brockton, a man wonders if he’ll see his wife in heaven

“She was the heart and soul of our family,” he said. “Not a mean bone in her body. A heart of gold, a kind word for everyone.”

Officials say Jack Teixeira, a National Guard technology support staffer, is suspected of mishandling US military security secrets.

Jack Teixeira, suspect in documents leak probe, recalled as history buff with keen interest in military

Teixeira was an airman first class detailed to an Air Force intelligence, according to Facebook posts from the 102nd Intelligence Wing based at Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod.

Mass. Guardsman arrested in leak of US documents

Leaked documents passed through Discord, Telegram, and 4Chan before reaching the public

Starting last year, highly classified military documents passed through Internet backwaters before reaching Twitter and coming to the attention of US officials and the media, according to reports.

With high costs and little new housing, Lexington becomes first town to meet ambitious new zoning law

The affluent suburb this week became the first Eastern Massachusetts community to approve new zoning required of towns served by the MBTA, easing the way to build more than 1,200 new units of denser housing.

Arrest in fatal stabbing of Bob Lee complicates narrative of a ‘crime-ridden’ San Francisco

While details on the tragedy are still emerging, evidence is growing that the killing was not the random street slaying that many assumed it was.

Tech consultant arrested in killing of Cash App founder Lee
Nima Momeni, 38, was booked on suspicion of murder, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said during a news conference. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said Momeni will be charged with murder in Lee’s death.

Florida GOP passes 6-week abortion ban; DeSantis supports it

Man arrested after allegedly making threats after seeing Pride flag at Derby Street Shops in Hingham

Boston Globe Today

10-year anniversary of Boston Marathon bombing: A Globe photographer's eyewitness account

Boston Globe photographer John Tlumacki remembers the events of the Boston Marathon bombing a decade ago, and how he captured the devastation with his camera.

10-year anniversary of Boston Marathon bombing: A Globe photographer's eyewitness account

Boston Globe photographer John Tlumacki remembers the events of the Boston Marathon bombing a decade ago, and how he captured the devastation with his camera.

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CONNECTIONS

Why springtime asparagus reminds me of a childhood friendship

One April, a kind neighbor showed me how to find new life growing in the dead sea grass.

From top to bottom: Ned Stark (“Game of Thrones”), the Fisher family (“Six Feet Under”), Poussey Washington (“Orange Is the New Black”), Omar Little (“The Wire”), Tanya McQuoid (“The White Lotus”), William Hill (“This Is Us”)

MATTHEW GILBERT

What makes ‘a good TV death’? These 15 demises are creative, complex, even brilliant.

When done well — as “Succession” just proved — the passing of a television character can inspire powerful material involving shock and grief, or perhaps guilt and relief. It can also be an occasion for big laughs, something “Seinfeld” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” managed to pull off.

Tampa Bay improved to 13-0, tied for the best start in modern baseball history.

PETER ABRAHAM | RAYS 9, RED SOX 3

Four-game sweep much more about how well the Rays are playing than about the Red Sox

The Rays have somehow hit more home runs (32) than they have allowed runs (30).

Opinion

Bright sun cast the shadow of a tree on the historic Buckman Tavern in Lexington Center.

EDITORIAL

Lexington seizes opportunity to pass inclusive zoning reforms

On Wednesday night, Town Meeting passed zoning reforms that pave the way for more multifamily housing in the wealthy suburb.

RENÉE GRAHAM

When ‘law and order’ means neither

Charlie Titus and Brandy Brooks

Student homelessness can be reduced. Here’s how.

NEWSLETTERS

Stop spoiling the spoilers

SCOT LEHIGH

Why the GOP won’t moderate on abortion or guns

State Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) waves to his supporters in the gallery as he delivers his final remarks on the floor of the House chamber as he is expelled from the legislature Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Emancipator

The Tennessee GOP has a problem with democracy

From expelling Black members to sabotaging health care, Republicans’ zero-sum politics assault Black, Brown, and poor Tennesseans, but the people are fighting back.

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Boston Marathon

Your guide to the 2023 Boston Marathon

Street, parking, T restrictions, changes See more marathon coverage

At age 38, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has no plans to slow down anytime soon.

He’s the world’s greatest marathoner. He’s finally taking on the world’s most famous marathon.

In 2018, Desiree Linden became the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon in 33 years.

The Boston Marathon has never been easy. That’s why Des Linden keeps coming back: ‘I’ll take the tough one every time.’

As an Allston resident, Erika Kemp can train on the Boston course — or at the Chestnut Hill reservoir (above).

For Erika Kemp, running the Boston Marathon is about representation as much as competition

More recent News

A second Boston city councilor is financially backing redistricting litigation
Ed Flynn became the second councilor to help bankroll the litigation, following Frank Baker who also donated $10,000 from his campaign account last December to help with the lawsuit.

‘They should not be happening’: Subway trains got dangerously close to T workers on tracks four times in past month
The MBTA has long been warned about its failure to move trains safely and avoid threats to workers. Last July, the Federal Transit Administration ordered “an immediate safety standdown” at the MBTA.

Mass. House passes $1.1 billion tax package it says will help families, businesses, and even the dead
The package — worth nearly $1.1 billion once it takes full effect — would also boost tax breaks for renters, families, and others.

Justice Thomas sold real estate to donor, didn’t report deal, report says

Conservative mega-donor Harlan Crow purchased three properties belonging to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his family, in a transaction worth more than $100,000 that Thomas never reported, according to the non-profit investigative journalism organization ProPublica.

Mass. Appeals Court protects Chinatown row house in closely watched case

Last week’s decision from the Massachusetts Appeals Court was hailed by community advocates as a crucial victory in the fight to keep Chinatown’s row house district — one of the last untouched corners of a neighborhood that, like so many other pockets of Boston, has been roiled by gentrification — safe and affordable.

Mass. natives Jennifer Coolidge and Karen Lynch make Time’s 100 most influential people list
The actress and CVS Health leader were among those honored when the publication announced this year’s global honorees Thursday.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Send The Boston Globe a confidential news tip
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.

Logan’s Terminal E architect explains the new ‘Boston Red’ building and fourth-generation airports

The distinctive Terminal E not only looks futuristic from the outside, its architect describes the interior as the next generation in airport design, as well. Here’s what else he had to say.

Tell us: What changes would you like to see at Logan Airport?

THE GREAT DIVIDE

BPS miscalculated GPAs, wrongly informing students of their exam school eligibility
New eligibility notices will go out this week after dozens who met criteria to apply for an exam school slot were told they weren't eligible and others were wrongly told they were.

Dozens of BPS students were wrongly informed about their exam school eligibility. What went wrong?

Mass. House unveils state budget bill, diverging from Healey’s plans for ‘millionaires tax’ revenue
House Democratic leaders, for example, want to funnel $161 million into permanently making meals free in the state’s K-12 schools, and put another $100 million behind a new grant program for public schools to build new clean energy projects.

Before Justin Pearson was a Tennessee politician at the center of the national gun debate, he was a beloved Boston resident
Pearson was one of the two Tennessee state representatives who were expelled from that state’s legislature last week for their participation in a protest against gun violence in the House chambers. He also has close ties to Boston.

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Culture & Lifestyle

In ‘Just for Us,’ comic Alex Edelman tells the one about the Jew who crashes a meeting of antisemites

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (right) and Chasten Buttigieg arrive for a state dinner at the White House in Washington last December. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times)

Chasten Buttigieg’s relatable memoir reassures young adults about coming out

A sign for the Boston Symphony Orchestra is seen atop Boston Symphony Hall.

BSO unveils 2023-24 season, the 10th under music director Andris Nelsons

Paul Goesch’s “Architectural composition (Triumphal arch) or Visionary design for a gateway,” c. 1920-21.

After decades in the dark, Paul Goesch’s architectural fancies are finally seeing the light of day

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | KARA MILLER

Weight-loss shots are here. So who needs a healthy diet?

Lauren Stiller Rikleen and Sarah Turberville

The Supreme Court needs a code of ethics. Here’s one to consider.

MAPLE, launched just a couple of weeks ago, scrapes the state Legislature’s website for information on pending bills and makes it easy for the public to weigh in. Users can draft testimony and, with the click of a button, submit it to their state representatives, state senators, and the chairs of the relevant legislative committees.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Twitter is for roasting Donald Trump. Building a democracy? Not so much.

Governor Maura Healey, at lectern, was surrounded by Representative Ayanna Pressley (far left), Senator Elizabeth Warren (in blue), Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll (in pink), Attorney General Andrea Campbell (in red, behind Healey), Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka, and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, April 10.

JOAN VENNOCHI

With women running the political show in Massachusetts, is it over for men?

A "Boston Strong" sticker stuck to the trunk of a tree as a manager opened the door to the Forum restaurant and bar near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, in Boston, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. The restaurant was damaged after one of the bombs exploded in front of the building.

Andy Jordan, as told to Amy MacKinnon

Ten years after Marathon bombing, why did we survive when others didn’t?

The author's blood sugar at mile 7 of the 2022 Boston Marathon was at a 137 mg/dl, right in his performance zone.

IDEAS | HILMAR SCHMUNDT

Techno-doping my way through the Boston Marathon

Metro

Softball tournament honoring Boston Marathon victim Krystle Campbell to hold final games

The tournament, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Columbus Park in Medford, will bring together teams from Arlington Catholic, Billerica, Medford and Swampscott high schools. Money raised will support a scholarship for Campbell, who was 29, when she was killed at the finish line in 2013.

Mass. Guardsman arrested in leak of US intelligence documents

Jack Teixeira is a low-level technology staffer who worked in an intelligence unit and was stationed at Otis Air National Guard Base, part of the Joint Base Cape Cod complex, according to reports.

Internal projections: Hundreds of layoffs, drastic service cuts if RIPTA goes over ‘fiscal cliff’

The COVID-19 pandemic hit the agency’s ridership revenue hard, while also cutting into its revenue from the gas tax as more people stayed at home.

Boston, Hartford, and Providence break temperature records

Boston hit 88 degrees, which passed the previous record of 86 degrees set in 1977, the National Weather Service in Norton. Hartford hit 90 degrees, breaking the old record of 86 from 1977. Providence also set a record at 87 degrees, breaking the previous of 85 set in 1945 and 1977, the agency said in a tweet.

Sports

Boston Marathon

Spate of doping cases threatens to taint Kenya’s reputation as a marathoning giant

The country's annual per capita income is around $2,000, so a $150,000 prize for winning a major marathon is a strong incentive to cheat.

Chelmsford senior Braydon Gray, who has added 18 miles per hour to his fastball through strength training, compiled a 2.46 ERA last season.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Offseason strength programs have birthed a batch of power arms who are dominating high school hitters so far

Chelmsford's Braydon Gray, Norwood’s Jack Cropper, Milton’s Tommy Mitchell, and Natick’s Charlie Collins all put in countless hours of work during the offseason to throw harder.

David Pastrnak scored one goal in each of the four meetings with the Panthers this season.

Bruins

Bruins offer their first thoughts on facing the Panthers in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs

Boston outscored Florida, 17-15, in the season series (2-1-1).

HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK

Cushing’s Samantha Taber and Dexter Southfield’s Sean Keohane honored with Carlton Memorial Awards from the Bruins

Bruins 5, Canadiens 4

Bruins will face Panthers in first round of playoffs after beating Canadiens to close record-setting regular season

NBA

Coaches choose Sacramento Kings’ Mike Brown Coach of the Year

Business

Free COVID testing will fade with US health emergency in May

When the COVID-19 public health emergency ends in the US next month, you’ll still have access to a multitude of tests but with one big difference: Who pays for them.

AG’s office settles with Constellation Energy over Mystic plant

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Tech consultant arrested in killing of Cash App founder Lee

New Twitter rules limit weather warnings

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Britain’s Geoff Smith limps through the tape to win the 1985 Marathon.

Globe Magazine

The forgotten story of how the Boston Marathon almost collapsed

LOVE LETTERS

I’ve been waiting six years for my live-in boyfriend to get divorced

PERSPECTIVE

5 habits to build a sustainable future — without breaking the bank

COOKING

‘I’m ready to start my own story’: Jane Richard and her family reflect on grief and moving forward 10 years after tragedy

The story of how Bill Keating investigated a Boston Marathon bomber in Russia

Spate of doping cases threatens to taint Kenya’s reputation as a marathoning giant

You have questions about the Celtics? We have all the answers. It's playoff time. Need a primer on what to expect from the Celtics as they take on the Hawks in the first round? Adam Himmelsbach weighs in.

Bruins will face Panthers in first round of playoffs after beating Canadiens to close record-setting regular season

Blind date: ‘We discovered we have the same birthday’

In Brockton, a man wonders if he’ll see his wife in heaven

Jack Teixeira, suspect in documents leak probe, recalled as history buff with keen interest in military

Leaked documents passed through Discord, Telegram, and 4Chan before reaching the public

With high costs and little new housing, Lexington becomes first town to meet ambitious new zoning law

Arrest in fatal stabbing of Bob Lee complicates narrative of a ‘crime-ridden’ San Francisco

Tech consultant arrested in killing of Cash App founder Lee Nima Momeni, 38, was booked on suspicion of murder, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said during a news conference. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said Momeni will be charged with murder in Lee’s death.

Florida GOP passes 6-week abortion ban; DeSantis supports it

Man arrested after allegedly making threats after seeing Pride flag at Derby Street Shops in Hingham

10-year anniversary of Boston Marathon bombing: A Globe photographer's eyewitness account

Why springtime asparagus reminds me of a childhood friendship

What makes ‘a good TV death’? These 15 demises are creative, complex, even brilliant.

Four-game sweep much more about how well the Rays are playing than about the Red Sox

Lexington seizes opportunity to pass inclusive zoning reforms

When ‘law and order’ means neither

Student homelessness can be reduced. Here’s how.

Stop spoiling the spoilers

Why the GOP won’t moderate on abortion or guns

The Tennessee GOP has a problem with democracy

Mass. coronavirus at a glance

Cases and deaths

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Your guide to the 2023 Boston Marathon

He’s the world’s greatest marathoner. He’s finally taking on the world’s most famous marathon.

The Boston Marathon has never been easy. That’s why Des Linden keeps coming back: ‘I’ll take the tough one every time.’

For Erika Kemp, running the Boston Marathon is about representation as much as competition

More recent News

A second Boston city councilor is financially backing redistricting litigation Ed Flynn became the second councilor to help bankroll the litigation, following Frank Baker who also donated $10,000 from his campaign account last December to help with the lawsuit.

Mass. House passes $1.1 billion tax package it says will help families, businesses, and even the dead The package — worth nearly $1.1 billion once it takes full effect — would also boost tax breaks for renters, families, and others.

Justice Thomas sold real estate to donor, didn’t report deal, report says

Mass. Appeals Court protects Chinatown row house in closely watched case

Mass. natives Jennifer Coolidge and Karen Lynch make Time’s 100 most influential people list The actress and CVS Health leader were among those honored when the publication announced this year’s global honorees Thursday.

Send The Boston Globe a confidential news tip 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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Logan’s Terminal E architect explains the new ‘Boston Red’ building and fourth-generation airports

THE GREAT DIVIDE BPS miscalculated GPAs, wrongly informing students of their exam school eligibility New eligibility notices will go out this week after dozens who met criteria to apply for an exam school slot were told they weren't eligible and others were wrongly told they were.

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Culture & Lifestyle

In ‘Just for Us,’ comic Alex Edelman tells the one about the Jew who crashes a meeting of antisemites

Chasten Buttigieg’s relatable memoir reassures young adults about coming out

BSO unveils 2023-24 season, the 10th under music director Andris Nelsons

After decades in the dark, Paul Goesch’s architectural fancies are finally seeing the light of day

Special Projects

Two Weeks in America

Welcome Back to Boston

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

A Beautiful Resistance

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Weight-loss shots are here. So who needs a healthy diet?

The Supreme Court needs a code of ethics. Here’s one to consider.

Twitter is for roasting Donald Trump. Building a democracy? Not so much.

With women running the political show in Massachusetts, is it over for men?

Ten years after Marathon bombing, why did we survive when others didn’t?

Techno-doping my way through the Boston Marathon

Metro

Softball tournament honoring Boston Marathon victim Krystle Campbell to hold final games

Mass. Guardsman arrested in leak of US intelligence documents

Internal projections: Hundreds of layoffs, drastic service cuts if RIPTA goes over ‘fiscal cliff’

Boston, Hartford, and Providence break temperature records

Sports

Spate of doping cases threatens to taint Kenya’s reputation as a marathoning giant

Offseason strength programs have birthed a batch of power arms who are dominating high school hitters so far

Bruins offer their first thoughts on facing the Panthers in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs

Cushing’s Samantha Taber and Dexter Southfield’s Sean Keohane honored with Carlton Memorial Awards from the Bruins

Bruins will face Panthers in first round of playoffs after beating Canadiens to close record-setting regular season

Coaches choose Sacramento Kings’ Mike Brown Coach of the Year

Business

Free COVID testing will fade with US health emergency in May

AG’s office settles with Constellation Energy over Mystic plant

Tech consultant arrested in killing of Cash App founder Lee

New Twitter rules limit weather warnings

The forgotten story of how the Boston Marathon almost collapsed

I’ve been waiting six years for my live-in boyfriend to get divorced

5 habits to build a sustainable future — without breaking the bank

You have questions about the Celtics? We have all the answers.
It's playoff time. Need a primer on what to expect from the Celtics as they take on the Hawks in the first round? Adam Himmelsbach weighs in.

Tech consultant arrested in killing of Cash App founder Lee
Nima Momeni, 38, was booked on suspicion of murder, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said during a news conference. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said Momeni will be charged with murder in Lee’s death.

A second Boston city councilor is financially backing redistricting litigation
Ed Flynn became the second councilor to help bankroll the litigation, following Frank Baker who also donated $10,000 from his campaign account last December to help with the lawsuit.

Mass. House passes $1.1 billion tax package it says will help families, businesses, and even the dead
The package — worth nearly $1.1 billion once it takes full effect — would also boost tax breaks for renters, families, and others.

Mass. natives Jennifer Coolidge and Karen Lynch make Time’s 100 most influential people list
The actress and CVS Health leader were among those honored when the publication announced this year’s global honorees Thursday.

Send The Boston Globe a confidential news tip
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.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

BPS miscalculated GPAs, wrongly informing students of their exam school eligibility
New eligibility notices will go out this week after dozens who met criteria to apply for an exam school slot were told they weren't eligible and others were wrongly told they were.