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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.

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.

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.

Aid ship sets sail from Cyprus to Gaza, where hunger is worsening 5 months into war

‘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.

Trump’s team is slashing Republican National Committee staff amid takeover, per report

Online influencer Andrew Tate detained in Romania, handed UK arrest warrant, his spokesperson says

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

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.

Welcome back: Patriots sign quarterback Jacoby Brissett to one-year deal Patriots mailbag: Fans have receivers, quarterbacks, and Robert Kraft on their minds

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.

Celtics 121, Trail Blazers 99

Another sparkling performance by Jaylen Brown helps lead Celtics to victory over Trail Blazers
The win over the Trail Blazers was the Celtics 50th, their 36th season reaching that mark in club history.

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.

Madison Saltsburg

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.

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

BLUES 5, BRUINS 1

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.

Opinion

Product lines the shelves ready for customers at a cannabis business. Since recreational marijuana became legal, municipalities have demanded large payouts from cannabis companies to allow them to operate, but regulators will now be reviewing those arrangements to see if they comply with state law.

Local fees imposed on marijuana firms are too high. Now what?

Businesses shouldn’t hold up negotiations by asking for retroactive repayment.

IDEAS | BETH KEPHART

A memory palace of paper

Karen Spilka and Lauren Birchfield Kennedy

Massachusetts needs a robust child-care system

MARCELA GARCÍA

What would we lose if TikTok were banned?

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

More recent News

Ariel Henry bows to pressure, saying he’ll resign once a council is formed to lead crisis-hit Haiti
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry made the announcement hours after officials including Caribbean leaders and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Jamaica to urgently discuss a solution to halt Haiti’s spiraling crisis.

AS I SEE IT

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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Rob Fields, chief clinical officer at the Beth Israel Lahey Health system, said the industry’s capacity crisis has been years in the making.

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.

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.

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.

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.

stuart landing page illustration

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

Marissa Shackleton

Prioritize patients over insurer profits

A mosaic artwork by Marko Rupnik in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, in Portugal.

IDEAS | MATTIA FERRARESI

A rare example of art worth canceling

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

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

‘This is a transformational project’: Feds kick in $335m to re-do Mass. Pike in Allston

The state still is expected to pay for the bulk of the project’s nearly $2 billion price tag, with contributions from the city of Boston, Harvard University, and Boston University.

‘Lightning rod of attention’: Migrant crisis in Mass. highlights anti-immigrant sentiments, need for security

Families living in the emergency shelter system have fled turbulent conditions in search of reliable employment and safety for their families. But here, they have also faced mistrust and hate.

Massachusetts cranberry bogs were hit hard by climate change. Now, they’re a tool in the battle against it.

Climate change pushed the cranberry industry northward. On retired cranberry bog land, ancient wetland ecosystems lie below, and now they’re getting their day in the sun.

A conservative N.H. group is trying to ban voting machines in 22 towns

New Hampshire Patriot Hub took up the effort at a local level. They had the help of Mike Lindell, a prominent promoter of false claims the 2020 election was stolen.

Sports

Does Patriots owner Robert Kraft have a good sense of how fans are feeling these days?

patriots mailbag

Patriots mailbag: Fans have receivers, quarterbacks, and Robert Kraft on their minds

Things are getting interesting in the NFL this week, as free agency is underway.

Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 27 points on 13-for-29 shooting and now has 95 points in his past three games.

Celtics 121, Trail Blazers 99

Another sparkling performance by Jaylen Brown helps lead Celtics to victory over Trail Blazers

The win over the Trail Blazers was the Celtics 50th, their 36th season reaching that mark in club history.

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.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

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

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: BISHOP FEEHAN 61, WOBURN 38

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

BLUES 5, BRUINS 1

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

Business

‘This is a transformational project’: Feds kick in $335m to re-do Mass. Pike in Allston

The state still is expected to pay for the bulk of the project’s nearly $2 billion price tag, with contributions from the city of Boston, Harvard University, and Boston University.

RI FOOD & DINING

A new coffee/martini bar; Providence’s Omni Hotel has something new, and more food notes

The early bird gets the ... biscuit! Irregardless Biscuit, a new addition to Providence, sells out of its popular dish quickly so get there fast.

The IRS launches Direct File, a pilot program for free online tax filing available in 12 states

Pressure on Boeing grows as Buttigieg says the company needs to cooperate with investigations

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

Thick Neck in the Dean Hotel in Providence, R.I., is closing at the end of March.

A new coffee/martini bar; Providence’s Omni Hotel has something new, and more food notes

Woman rescued from SUV after Stoneham rollover crash, officials say

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

sports

Medfield High's Tess Baacke (12) and Naya Annigeri (34) run off the court all smiles after defeating Oliver Ames in Mondays Division 2 state semifinal at Taunton High.

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

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

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

business

Car lights are reflected in the wet street as commuters line up in traffic to enter the I-110 Harbor freeway in the rain in downtown Los Angeles, on March 6.

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

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

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

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

Aid packages are seen at left, on a platform near to the docked ship belonging to the Open Arms aid group, center front, as it prepares to ferry some 200 tonnes of rice and flour directly to Gaza, at the port in Larnaca, Cyprus, on March 11.

Aid ship sets sail from Cyprus to Gaza, where hunger is worsening 5 months into war

Russia reports Ukrainian drone strikes on targets deep inside its territory

2 dead and 38 rescued from a migrant boat near Spain’s Canary Islands

opinion

A mosaic artwork by Marko Rupnik in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, in Portugal.

A rare example of art worth canceling

Why are so many pharmacies closing?

Push is on to reform Mass. prostitution laws

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

Thick Neck in the Dean Hotel in Providence, R.I., is closing at the end of March.

A new coffee/martini bar; Providence’s Omni Hotel has something new, and more food notes

Kenmore Square’s Hotel Commonwealth says goodbye to another restaurant

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

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