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Biden tries to make up with N.H. after primary mess with first visit to state since 2022
The president skipped the contest after state officials ignored his push for South Carolina to hold the first-in-the nation primary and went ahead with theirs first anyway.

UVM student who died on Mount Washington fall remembered as athletic, determined person with a ‘heart of gold’
Madison Saltsburg, a 20-year-old landscape design major, had "ambition no one could ever beat," her mother said on Monday.

Many Jewish college students say they face a ‘social penalty’ if they support Israel, survey finds
More than a quarter of Jewish college students surveyed feel they need to hide their Jewish identity to fit in. Some of their peers say they won't befriend Israel supporters

Trump’s team is slashing Republican National Committee staff amid takeover, AP sources say

Donald Trump’s lieutenants are cutting dozens of staff across the Republican National Committee in a cost-cutting move that further cements the former president’s takeover of the GOP’s political and fundraising machinery.

Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for altering family photo that fueled rumors about her health

A photo of her with her children was intended to calm concern and speculation about the princess’s health but had the opposite effect.

As trial begins, Boston police captain described as key player in fraudulent overtime scheme

“This is not a case of someone leaving early one day or leaving early for a long weekend," Assistant US Attorney Kunal Pasricha told jurors in his opening statement. "This was a standardized system of padding overtime and stealing overtime pay."

Gun fired inside Springfield high school after student let shooter inside, police say

The bullet went through a window, and no one was seriously injured, but the armed person also “struck a victim” before fleeing the school, officials said.

GOP congresswoman requests documents from MIT about antisemitism

A congressional committee investigating antisemitism on college campuses requested documents from MIT, making it the fourth school drawn into the probe.

Haverhill man charged with murder in fatal shooting in North Andover

oDerick Moncion, 22, was arrested by Andover police on a murder warrant Monday evening in connection with the death of 21-year-old Jaeby Ortiz Ruiz, of Haverhill, officials said.

The town of North Hampton Beach, N.H., had significant flooding after storm surge from a third winter storm in three months on Sunday, March 10, 2024.

Residents watch ‘water flowing right into their house’ as floodwaters again overwhelm N.H., Maine

Gusty rainstorms whipped up strong surges that washed over communities up and down the coastline.

Forecast | Dave Epstein: Sunshine abounds this week as gusty winds begin to subside Tuesday

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Patriots minimize fireworks, and it’s absolutely the right course of action, as free agency ignites
The Patriots have cash to burn, as new coach Jarod Mayo said earlier this offseason, but there’s no need to go through all of it now.

Welcome back: Patriots sign quarterback Jacoby Brissett to one-year deal NFL free agency tracker: Follow along for live updates from around the league

Governor Healey to seek ‘blanket’ pardons of marijuana possession convictions
"This has been an albatross around folks’ necks. There’s a lot of Black and brown people” affected by this, said one supporter.

Outside Pescador in Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Square.

Kenmore Square’s Hotel Commonwealth says goodbye to another restaurant

Pescador, from the Blue Ribbon team, closes after a short stint.

2024 Oscars

Ryan Gosling performs the song "I'm Just Ken" from the movie "Barbie" during the Oscars on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

With ‘I’m Just Ken,’ Ryan Gosling brings down the Mojo Dojo Casa House at the Oscars

Matthew Gilbert: Everything we liked about the Oscars telecast

Raney Aronson-Rath, Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, and Derl McCrudden pose with the Oscars they won for best documentary for "20 Days in Mariupol" at the 96th Academy Awards Sunday night.

GBH makes Oscars history with winning doc ‘20 Days in Mariupol’

96th Academy Awards: See the full list of winners and nominees

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt arrive at the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Pretty in pale: Our favorite looks (and one flop) from the Oscars red carpet

Photos: See Ryan Gosling, Margot Robbie, and more stars hit the Oscars red carpet

Boston Public School students (right), exit the Reggie Lewis Center, while students from suburban schools enter for a meet
at the Reggie Lewis Center. The City Council and local advocates agreed Monday that Boston should explore other options to meet the state's athletic needs.

‘We need another track’: The Reggie Lewis Center can’t meet student needs alone, officials say

Several advocates at a hearing Monday said the city should lean on Boston's other tracks and colleges to meet Boston students' needs.

Brad Marchand and the Bruins were stopped short of scoring repeatedly by Blues goalie Joel Hofer (36 saves).

Coming off better week of play, Bruins suffer case of the Mondays and lose an ugly one to the Blues

David Pastrnak scored the lone Boston goal, in the third period, and Jeremy Swayman stopped only 17 of 21 shots sent his way. Blues goalie Joel Hofer made 26 saves.

Ceddanne Rafaela rounds third base after hitting a solo home run, his second long ball of the spring, in the fifth inning of Sunday's game in the Dominican Republic.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Ceddanne Rafaela forcing Red Sox to consider their options in the outfield

The 23-year-old was told he would have to earn a spot on the Red Sox roster, and he’s in the process of doing that with a strong spring training performance.

Second opinion confirms first: Lucas Giolito to have elbow surgery and is lost for 2024

MassWildlife biologist Dave Wattles (right) weighs a bear cub taken from its mothers den during a bear-tagging expedition in Pelham. The cubs tipped the scales between 5.6 to just over 7 pounds.

Bear hugs

MassWildlife has been collaring female black bears since 1980, when there were an estimated 100 bears. Now the state's black bear population is 4,500 to 5,000 and expanding eastward.

Opinion

Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York, joined by TikTok supporters, led a rally to defend the social app at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 22.

MARCELA GARCÍA

What would we lose if TikTok were banned?

As a TikTok user, I stand in stark defense of the ubiquitous video-sharing app.

Was Biden’s ‘illegal’ remark a mistake or a signal?

The State of the Union and the state of the presidential race

IDEAS | MATTIA FERRARESI

A rare example of art worth canceling

Marissa Shackleton

Prioritize patients over insurer profits

More recent News

Fugitive sought in Worcester killing of woman and 11-year-old daughter arrested in California

A fugitive wanted in the shooting deaths of a mother and her 11-year-old daughter in Worcester last week was arrested Monday afternoon in California after a nationwide manhunt, officials said.

Woman rescued from SUV after Stoneham rollover crash, officials say
Firefighters used hydraulic tools to free the woman from the vehicle before she was taken by ambulance to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

Two adults, two children injured after school bus crashes into Dorchester home, police say

Officers responded to a report of a school bus crashing into a home near the intersection of Claridge Terrace and Wentworth Street at about 4:39 p.m., police said.

OSHA cites improper safeguards in death of Winthrop man crushed by forklift at Logan
“OSHA inspectors found that the company failed to ensure the worker wore a seat belt while operating the forklift, exposing him to rollover and crushing hazards,” officials said.

Special delivery: Woman gives birth on Tobin Bridge
The woman's husband was driving her to the hospital for the delivery, but their baby had other plans.

Divers search Charles River in Needham after two unexploded ordnances found
No additional pieces of ordnance were found but divers did recover a large tank containing a non-hazardous substance, officials said.

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Deb Schmill of Needham held a photograph of her daughter, Becca, during a visit to the Newton Cemetery where Becca is buried. Becca struggled with addiction and was traumatized after being raped at age 15. She died in 2020 at 18 and Schmill thinks her life would have been saved had the medical specialists who treated her prescribed buprenorphine, one of the most effective medications for treating opioid use disorder.

Life-saving addiction treatment medicine is vastly underprescribed for youths

Buprenorphine, a synthetic opioid that goes by the brand name Suboxone, quells cravings and reduces painful withdrawal.

Money, Power, Inequality

In deeds, people of color were barred from buying homes. Now, they could validate reparations programs.
The racist practice has left a lasting imprint, playing a large part in why so much of the state is segregated along racial lines, with economic disparities that still resonate.

Steward hospitals are on the brink of financial disaster. Health care executives say it’s just the tip of the iceberg.
While Steward’s for-profit ownership structure has put its hospitals at a disadvantage, the system’s troubles, in many ways, represent a symptom of bigger problems.

A Mass. fund was meant to help human trafficking victims. Over a decade later, there’s little money coming in.
The Victims of Human Trafficking Trust Fund is supported by fines against pimps, human traffickers, and people buying sex. But it has been stymied, experts say, by the realities of prosecuting such crimes.

Culture & Lifestyle

Stephanie Gould and Lewis D. Wheeler in "Cost of Living" at SpeakEasy Stage Company.

At SpeakEasy, a moving ‘Cost of Living’ reveals its riches

Martha Wash (center) is joined by Linda Clifford (left) and Norma Jean Wright on the First Ladies of Disco tour that arrives at Arlington's Regent Theatre on Saturday.

‘Queen of Clubland’ Martha Wash insisted on being seen as well as heard

Raney Aronson-Rath, Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, and Derl McCrudden pose with the Oscars they won for best documentary for "20 Days in Mariupol" at the 96th Academy Awards Sunday night.

GBH makes Oscars history with winning doc ‘20 Days in Mariupol’

Catherine Allgor, president of the Massachusetts Historical Society (left), and Senate President Karen Spilka (right) unveil a portrait of Abigail Adams in the Senate Reading Room on March 1, 2024.

Which trailblazing woman with Massachusetts ties should be memorialized with a permanent bust in the State House?

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

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Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Michelle Obama for president? No. These buttons were among the memorabilia sold for Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009.

Michelle Obama is not coming to save us

Demonstrators from the Taiwan Action Front for Palestine displayed a portrait of Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old member of the US Air Force who set himself on fire outside the Israel Embassy in Washington.

There was nothing heroic about Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation

Maryann Noddin from Osterville asked questions at an October 2023 public meeting at Barnstable High School as the public voiced concerns about the transmission cables from offshore wind projects that will wind through residential neighborhoods and beach areas.

Hybrid public meetings are a pandemic innovation worth keeping

After some School Committee members suggested that the National Guard be brought into Brockton High School to quell violence, advocates, parents, and community members rallied outside the school to show support for students and staff on Feb. 26.

Susan Szachowicz

How to transform Brockton High School back to a national model

Northern Essex Community College student Riya Patel wrote on a white board during her freshman year pre-calculus class.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why schools should bring back eighth-grade algebra

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Woman rescued from SUV after Stoneham rollover crash, officials say

Firefighters used hydraulic tools to free the woman from the vehicle before she was taken by ambulance to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

Boston woman charged with stealing almost $7,000 in perfume from Sephora, officials say

Kourtney McLean was ordered held in lieu of $2,500 bail during an arraignment last week in the central division of Boston Municipal Court, after Judge Joseph Griffin revoked her bail on a pending larceny case for which she failed to appear in February, prosecutors said.

Fugitive sought in Worcester killing of woman and 11-year-old daughter arrested in California

A fugitive wanted in the shooting deaths of a mother and her 11-year-old daughter in Worcester last week was arrested Monday afternoon in California after a nationwide manhunt, officials said.

‘We need another track’: The Reggie Lewis Center can’t meet student needs alone, officials say

Several advocates at a hearing Monday said the city should lean on Boston's other tracks and colleges to meet Boston students' needs.

Sports

Michael Onwenu was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round in 2020.

NFL free agency tracker: Patriots end Day 1 with a familiar QB, a new RB and a few returning faces

Teams can start negotiating with free agents on Monday afternoon.

Jacoby Brissett had a career season with the Browns in 2022 under the tutelage of new Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Patriots minimize fireworks, and it’s absolutely the right course of action, as free agency ignites

The Patriots have cash to burn, as new coach Jarod Mayo said earlier this offseason, but there’s no need to go through all of it now.

Bishop Feehan star Julia Webster (20) powers through a Tanners' double team to score two of her 34 points, tying a school record, in the second half of the Shamrocks' Division 1 state semifinal victory over Woburn at UMass Boston.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: BISHOP FEEHAN 61, WOBURN 38

Shooting star Julia Webster points top-seed Bishop Feehan girls’ basketball back to Division 1 state final

The senior forward tied the program record with 34 points as the Shamrocks earned a convincing triumph over No. 4 Woburn in a state semifinal at UMass Boston.

BLUES 5, BRUINS 1

Coming off better week of play, Bruins suffer case of the Mondays and lose an ugly one to the Blues

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: MEDFIELD 60, OLIVER AMES 46

Youth paves the way for Medfield girls’ basketball into the Division 2 state final

UCONN 78, GEORGETOWN 42

Paige Bueckers and No. 10 UConn women cruise to Big East Tournament crown

Business

Most automated driving systems aren’t good making sure drivers pay attention, insurance group says

Most electronic systems that take on some driving tasks for humans don’t adequately make sure drivers are paying attention, and they don’t issue strong enough warnings to make drivers behave.

US inflation likely stayed elevated last month as Federal Reserve looks toward eventual rate cuts

Consumer prices likely rose last month at a pace that would exceed the Federal Reserve’s inflation target, underscoring why the Fed is being cautious as it considers when to cut interest rates and suggesting that inflation will remain a potent issue in President Biden’s re-election race.

OSHA cites improper safeguards in death of Winthrop man crushed by forklift at Logan

Frank McCourt goes from real estate magnate to tech-book author

magazine

A friend gave me a ticket to an event, then nearly accused me of stealing

Judith Carr holds her new baby, Elizabeth, in 1982.

I was America’s first IVF baby. After attending the State of the Union, here’s what I want you to know.

Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day at the Irish Culture Centre Greater Boston from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, March 11-17

Artist Roger Kastel pictured in his studio in this undated photo.

My dad was famous for painting the ‘Jaws’ poster. But his real masterpiece was his life.

metro

A JetBlue Airbus A321LR aircraft at Logan International Airport Terminal C.

OSHA cites improper safeguards in death of Winthrop man crushed by forklift at Logan

R.I. legislation targets deepfakes in elections

Governor Healey to seek ‘blanket’ pardons of marijuana possession convictions

sports

Neemias Queta has already set a career high by appearing in 23 games this season with the Celtics.

Healthy again, Celtics’ big man Neemias Queta plans to take advantage of his remaining opportunities

Welcome back: Patriots sign quarterback Jacoby Brissett to one-year deal

See where the Patriots will pick in the 2024 NFL Draft

business

In a survey published by the Pew Research Center, despite the positive associations with going phone-free, most teens have not limited their phone or social media use.

Most teens report feeling happy or peaceful when they go without smartphones, Pew survey finds

Choice Hotels surrenders its $8 billion hostile takeover attempt of rival chain, Wyndham

Biden calls for higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy

politics

President Biden is greeted by Polish President Andrzej Duda, Feb. 22, 2023, at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw.

Top Polish leaders to visit White House, hoping to spur US to help Ukraine more

Biden and Trump could clinch nominations in Tuesday’s contests, ushering in general election

Mississippi holds primaries for 4 seats in the US House and 1 in the Senate

Nation

Illinois State Police Capt. Jody Huffman, at podium, speaks during a news conference about the five people, including three children, who were killed, March 11, after a school bus and semitruck collided on a highway in western Illinois.

3 children and 2 adults die after school bus collides with semi in Illinois, authorities say

For this rookie judge, a pivotal decision looms in the Georgia Trump case

He set out to walk across the nation. A year later, he reached the East Coast.

World

This aerial photo shows Mt. Yotei where an avalanche hit a group of backcountry skiers, in Kutchan, Hokkaido, on March 11,

Two backcountry skiers from New Zealand reportedly killed in avalanche in Japan

Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for altering family photo that fueled rumors about her health

Ramadan begins in Gaza with hunger worsening and no end to the war in sight

opinion

A city initiative will replace gas stoves with electric ones in the Talbot Bernard Homes (above) in Dorchester and Franklin Field Apartments. Darlene Harrison is looking forward to the change.

Pilot program in Boston will swap out gas stoves for electric

Hybrid public meetings are a pandemic innovation worth keeping

Quincy Market: the once and future memory … er, urban marketplace

lifestyle

World War II veteran Harold Terens (right), with fiannce Jeanne Swerlin, 96.

80 years after D-Day, a World War II veteran is getting married near beaches where US troops landed

I still check his TikTok, Instagram, Spotify ... and Pinterest

Their breakup broke the friend group

food & dining

Outside Pescador in Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Square.

Kenmore Square’s Hotel Commonwealth says goodbye to another restaurant

Can ‘Boston’s best espresso martini’ really come from a bottle?

North End restaurants go another round in their bout with Wu over outdoor dining

travel

The author and his son in the Galapagos.

My phone got stolen on vacation. It turned out to be a blessing.

When to book, where to go, and how to get there: Everything you need to know about getting away this spring

Headed to the path of totality? Here are some of the events planned in Vt., N.H., and Maine.

Arts

The new exhibit "Gilded Age Newport in Color” debuts March 15 at Rosecliff mansion in Newport, R.I., in partnership with the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society.

Exhibit at Rosecliff mansion highlights African heritage stories during Newport’s Gilded Age

Which trailblazing woman with Massachusetts ties should be memorialized with a permanent bust in the State House?

Rhode Island stained-glass window showing Christ as a man of color finds new home at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

Books

Mr. McCourt (right), with his brother Frank, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, in New York in 1984.

Malachy McCourt, actor, memoirist, and gadabout, dies at 92

Petra Mathers, author whose children’s stories soared, dies at 78

In Cristina Henríquez’s ‘The Great Divide,’ the Panama Canal shifts the topography of land, sea, and culture

Movies

Raney Aronson-Rath, Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, and Derl McCrudden pose with the Oscars they won for best documentary for "20 Days in Mariupol" at the 96th Academy Awards Sunday night.

GBH makes Oscars history with winning doc ‘20 Days in Mariupol’

Amid Oscars events, Robert Kraft keeps focus on antisemitism foundation

Pretty in pale: Our favorite looks (and one flop) from the Oscars red carpet

Television

Past winners of the Oscar for best actress (from left) Sally Field, Jennifer Lawrence, Michelle Yeoh, Charlize Theron, and Jessica Lange addressed each of Sunday night's nominees.

What we liked about the Oscars telecast: Good vibes, human touches, and wrapping up at 10:30

This week’s TV: ‘Apples Never Fall,’ a Paul Simon doc, and a crackdown on password sharing

Scarlett Johansson plays Katie Britt in ‘Saturday Night Live’ SOTU rebuttal as Josh Brolin hosts

music

Martha Wash (center) is joined by Linda Clifford (left) and Norma Jean Wright on the First Ladies of Disco tour that arrives at Arlington's Regent Theatre on Saturday.

‘Queen of Clubland’ Martha Wash insisted on being seen as well as heard

Watch: Slash, Wolfgang Van Halen join Ryan Gosling for ‘I’m Just Ken’ Oscars performance

BSO clowns around with Bill Barclay’s ‘Peer Gynt’

Theater/Dance

Stephanie Gould and Lewis D. Wheeler in "Cost of Living" at SpeakEasy Stage Company.

At SpeakEasy, a moving ‘Cost of Living’ reveals its riches

For ‘Cost of Living’ playwright Martyna Majok, the struggle to survive and connect isn’t fiction

In Cambridge, Laura Sánchez dances with words

Health

In this May 1966 file photo, a US Air Force C-123 flies low along a South Vietnamese highway spraying defoliants on dense jungle growth beside the road to eliminate ambush sites for the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Because of concerns about Agent Orange, more than one-quarter of the 1 million Vietnam veterans receiving disability checks are getting compensation for diabetes and other common ailments of age, with erectile dysfunction among them, according to millions of VA claims records.

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

R.I.’s largest hospital system may no longer take Cigna health insurance

‘You’re not taught this in medical school’: R.I. neurosurgeon on advancements in brain tumor treatment, and the need to educate fellow doctors

Obituaries

Mr. McCourt (right), with his brother Frank, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, in New York in 1984.

Malachy McCourt, actor, memoirist, and gadabout, dies at 92

Petra Mathers, author whose children’s stories soared, dies at 78

Gerry Burke, who helped turn Doyle’s pub into a Boston institution, dies at 83