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Clergy members gather in Roxbury to call on ‘white churches’ to back reparations for slavery
An open letter signed by 16 clergy and faith leaders lists options for white churches to consider for reparations, including cash payments, the creation of affordable housing, and help with backing new “financial and economic institutions in Black Boston.”

Protest outside Emerson president’s inauguration results in 13 arrests, including a dozen students
Emerson Students for Justice in Palestine said they were demonstrating against tuition hikes and the college’s ‘silence on the ongoing genocide in Gaza.’

UN chief says it’s time to ‘truly flood’ Gaza with aid and calls starvation there an outrage

Man seeks new trial in murder case linked to 1995 police beating of Michael Cox
The night he was assaulted, Michael Cox was pursuing a gold Lexus that had fled from a Roxbury restaurant where a 22-year-old man was fatally shot.

Bomb threat was ‘attempt to disrupt a Pride event’ at Reading Public Library, officials say

The emailed threat arrived moments before the “Pride Storytime with Drag Friends” was to start at 10 a.m. Saturday. A search of the building found no explosives, officials said.

Biden and Trump will win Louisiana’s presidential primary, the AP projects. Both already clinched nominations.

Both collect more delegates after they already clinched their party nominations.

People recently out of jail find success in local reentry program

None of the first cohort of 19 graduates of Justice 4 Housing's SHARP program, officials said, have reoffended during the 18-month session.

Two men arrested as police seize guns, drugs, and $7k in cash at Mattapan home

Boston struggles to persuade property owners to replace their lead pipes

Putin says gunmen who killed at least 133 people tried to escape to Ukraine. Kyiv denies involvement.

What we know after the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for Moscow massacre Analysis: Deadly Moscow attack shatters Putin’s security promise to Russians

Volunteers Kathy and Peter Chase packed up eclipse merchandise like glasses, stickers, space blankets, and magnets at the Southern Aroostook Development Corporation in Houlton, Maine, this month.

A quiet Maine county braces for the eclipse. ‘Where are 20,000 people going to pee?’

Snow and slippery conditions Saturday morning played havoc north of Boston as Anand Kolipakkam brushes snow off his car roof in his North Billerica driveway.

Spring snowstorm slams New England with accumulations near 2 feet in some northern areas

The heaviest rain will pass through Massachusetts Saturday night, according to forecasters.

New England ski report

Town-by-town snowfall totals from across New England

Severe weather tracker: See locations of winter storm warnings

Here’s the hour-by-hour timeline for Saturday’s storm

Coolidge Corner Theatre unveils $14m expansion that’s nothing short of cinematic
The 14,000-square-foot expansion is the brick-and-mortar embodiment of the Coolidge’s twin ambitions: It promises to secure the art house’s financial future by strengthening its earning potential, while also burnishing the theater’s reputation as a leading regional center for film and culture.

The future is here. Salem is welcoming a new offshore wind terminal, on a site that once hosted one of the dirtiest coal plants in the country.

Salem has welcomed new offshore wind terminal, giving us glimpse of the future more of us must embrace

For over six decades, Salem was home to one of the country’s dirtiest coal-fired power plants. Now the future will rise in its place.

Elnora Thompson at the Dorchester Food Co-op in late February.

Locally and nationally, food co-ops are on the rise. Here’s why.

Why is the cooperative movement seeing a renaissance? The answer is different this time around.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Inside the NFL’s radical proposed rules to revive the kickoff play while making it safer
In an effort to make the kickoff safer — the NFL says the rate of concussion is roughly twice the rate of a regular play from scrimmage — the league essentially killed it.

Dan Shaughnessy: Why the Patriots docuseries ‘The Dynasty’ is a farce

Five year-old friends who were born in Chile to Haitian parents colored at the Valente branch of the Cambridge Public Library.

After initial outcry, neighbors say overflow shelters housing migrants hardly affect community life

After weeks of resistance and increasingly public hostility, neighborhoods that saw new shelters open in recent months appear to be experiencing minimal disruptions to their daily routines.

A woman in the village of Marsden, northern England, watches a recording of Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, announcing her cancer diagnosis.

‘Preventative’ chemo for Kate, Princess of Wales, is likely an effort to lower risk

The effects of chemo vary depending on the cancer being treated, and the Princess of Wales did not reveal what kind of cancer she has.

Catherine’s cancer disclosure shows her lessons from previous media ordeals ‘Just a human’: Londoners offer sympathy on Princess Catherine’s cancer diagnosis

Al Horford (23 points) and Luke Kornet (8 points, 13 rebounds) stepped into the starting lineup and helped the Celtics beat the Bulls.

CELTICS 124, BULLS 113

Back-to-backs? Three starters out? No problem. Celtics overcome Bulls for ninth straight win.

Jayson Tatum (26 points) led the Celtics but was complemented nicely by Sam Hauser (7 of 8 3-pointers; 23 points), Al Horford (23 points), and Luke Kornet (13 rebounds).

Here’s what’s at stake over the final few weeks of the NBA regular season

Jerry Remy and Dennis Eckersley are missed on NESN's Red Sox broadcasts.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

NESN’s Red Sox broadcast team being more streamlined would be better for fans

Of the current group, Lou Merloni is best suited to be the No. 1 analyst.

Red Sox name Ceddanne Rafaela to Opening Day roster

David Pastrnak and the Bruins were shut down through two periods by Erik Johnson and the Flyers.

Flyers 3, Bruins 2

Bruins twice battle back against Flyers, only to lose on a late third-period goal

The Bruins return to action Tuesday night in Florida for a showdown against the Panthers.

Sunday hockey notes: Chris Simon’s sad end shows it’s time to end fighting in the NHL for good

Opinion

The Massachusetts House of Representatives chamber in the State House in Boston. As a way of making the conduct of the Legislature more “transparent,” the very rules that auditors must follow disallow audits of the decision-making processes of the legislative branch.

Suzanne M. Bump

No, the Mass. auditor cannot audit the Legislature

Standards do not just dictate how state auditors conduct audits; they also detail how auditors conduct themselves.

MARCELA GARCÍA

A $2 million gift to Chelsea’s La Colaborativa

The ills of our primary care system are spreading

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Why are antiabortion activists going after sex education?

Beth Wolfensberger Singer

Ugliness to the rescue?

More recent News

Fidelity’s Abby Johnson tightens grip on far-flung family empire
Johnson, CEO of FMR, parent of Fidelity Investments, seems determined to shake up a few things. She has pushed Fidelity Investments far beyond its roots.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

In memoriam: Boston’s last surviving Friendly’s has closed
Raise a Fribble and toast the late, sometimes great Friendly’s. We won’t entirely miss the food, but we will miss the comfort of the restaurant’s nostalgic presence.

Inside the Republican attacks on electric vehicles
In the rural reaches of America, where few public charging stations exist, the notion of an all-electric future feels fanciful — another element to the urban-rural divide that underlies the nation’s polarization.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL | IOWA 91, HOLY CROSS 65

Despite Caitlin Clark’s cold shooting, Holy Cross women can’t keep up with top-seeded Iowa
Clark struggled to make shots early, but finished with 27 points and 10 assists.

LSU’s Kim Mulkey slams Washington Post for brewing ‘hit piece,’ threatens defamation lawsuit

Hockey East men's final: BC 6, BU 2

BC overpowers BU to claim Hockey East championship in a marquee matchup of the nation’s top two teams
BC freshman Will Smith scored four goals, highlighted by a pair of first-period power-play tallies, and the top-ranked Eagles erupted for four power-play goals overall in a 6-2 victory over the No. 2 Terriers.

Court ruling allows White Stadium renovation project to proceed
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy filed its lawsuit last month against the city of Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Unity Soccer Partners, and others, arguing that the plan was rushed through the approval process and would illegally privatize the land by housing a professional sports team.

Recommended reads

The former St Luke's Hospital, which was signed over to Vitals and later Steward on condition that it's redeveloped, shown here in a state of neglect and abandonment in 2023.

Steward Health Care tried to expand internationally. Here’s what happened next.

The health care company’s first foray into international markets ended in controversy and created a pile of documents that shed light on its tactics.

Mass. has seen a 26 percent increase in the number of abortions since 2020, new data show
Medication abortions in the US have risen substantially in recent years, even amid bans in more than a dozen states, underscoring the stakes of a Supreme Court case next week that could restrict access to a widely used abortion medication.

MATTHEW GILBERT

10 promising new TV shows that’ll be springing forward this season
New projects feature the likes of Julianne Moore, Andrew Scott, Colin Farrell, Michael Douglas, Suranne Jones, Andre Holland, Amy Ryan, and Jeff Daniels.

Healey flew to Puerto Rico last month during four-day trip, aides say
Aides to Governor Maura Healey said Friday that she now intends to regularly disclose the location of her out-of-state travels, including for personal trips.

Culture & Lifestyle

"Hallyu: The Korean Wave" layers all the fun and flash with meaningful narrative about the country’s triumph over oppression.

At the MFA, South Korean pop culture in full effect

Kate Prince choreographed "Message in a Bottle" to the music of Sting.

‘Message in a Bottle’ tells a refugee family’s survival story through dance to the music of Sting

Jess Hong in "3 Body Problem."

Even if sci-fi isn’t your thing, ‘3 Body Problem’ might be

The firehouse freezes over in New York City in "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire."

‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ serves nostalgia, lukewarm

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

Left, Iranian civil rights activist Masih Alinejad at the 2024 Munich Security Conference in February 2024. Right, Imprisoned Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi at a meeting on women's rights in Tehran in August 2007.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Two Iranian women, two very different views on how the West should deal with Iran

State Auditor Diana DiZoglio held a sign during a public employees union rally in front of the State House on Nov. 20, 2023, as union members waited for funding promised in collective bargaining to be approved by the Legislature.

Mary Z. Connaughton

The state auditor should have the authority to audit the Legislature

The Massachusetts House of Representatives chamber in the State House in Boston. As a way of making the conduct of the Legislature more “transparent,” the very rules that auditors must follow disallow audits of the decision-making processes of the legislative branch.

Suzanne M. Bump

No, the Mass. auditor cannot audit the Legislature

Donald Trump saluted during a twisted remix of the national anthem sung by jailed Jan. 6 insurrectionists and played at an Ohio campaign rally on March 16.

The last time Trump feared Republicans would turn against him

“Nobody expects Prime Minister Netanyahu to do the things that must be done to break the cycle of violence, preserve Israel’s credibility on the world stage, and work towards a two-state solution,” Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer declared.

Chuck Schumer’s important speech on Israel

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Spring snowstorm slams New England with accumulations near 2 feet in some northern areas

The heaviest rain will pass through Massachusetts Saturday night, according to forecasters.

Clergy members gather in Roxbury to call on ‘white churches’ to back reparations for slavery

An open letter signed by 16 clergy and faith leaders lists options for white churches to consider for reparations, including cash payments, the creation of affordable housing, and help with backing new “financial and economic institutions in Black Boston.”

Man seeks new trial in murder case linked to 1995 police beating of Michael Cox

The night he was assaulted, Michael Cox was pursuing a gold Lexus that had fled from a Roxbury restaurant where a 22-year-old man was fatally shot.

People recently out of jail find success in local reentry program

None of the first cohort of 19 graduates of Justice 4 Housing's SHARP program, officials said, have reoffended during the 18-month session.

Sports

BC forward Gabe Perreault (No. 34) celebrates with his teammates after his third-period goal gave the Eagles an insurmountable 7-1 lead over UMass in Friday's 8-1 Hockey East semifinal victory, setting up a clash with BU in Saturday's championship game.

John Powers I On college hockey

If these Hockey East titans meet again, it’s likely to be for a bigger prize — a national championship

If form holds, the Eagles and Terriers will meet again, next time for the national championship in a throwback to the days when Hockey East had a permanent reservation in the title game.

Al Horford (23 points) and Luke Kornet (8 points, 13 rebounds) stepped into the starting lineup and helped the Celtics beat the Bulls.

CELTICS 124, BULLS 113

Back-to-backs? Three starters out? No problem. Celtics overcome Bulls for ninth straight win.

Jayson Tatum (26 points) led the Celtics but was complemented nicely by Sam Hauser (7 of 8 3-pointers; 23 points), Al Horford (23 points), and Luke Kornet (13 rebounds).

BC forward Will Smith (No. 6) is the center of attention after scoring his second power-play goal of the firs period in Saturday nigh's Hockey East championship game against BU at TD Garden.

Hockey East men's final: BC 6, BU 2

BC overpowers BU to claim Hockey East championship in a marquee matchup of the nation’s top two teams

BC freshman Will Smith scored four goals, highlighted by a pair of first-period power-play tallies, and the top-ranked Eagles erupted for four power-play goals overall in a 6-2 victory over the No. 2 Terriers.

Here’s how UMass made .0004 equal four Hockey East teams in the NCAA men’s tournament

American Ilia Malinin dominates to win men’s world figure skating title

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

It’s (Dusty) May in Michigan as Wolverines hire new men’s basketball coach to replace Juwan Howard

Business

Fidelity’s Abby Johnson tightens grip on far-flung family empire

Johnson, CEO of FMR, parent of Fidelity Investments, seems determined to shake up a few things. She has pushed Fidelity Investments far beyond its roots.

Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94

Angelos had been ill for several years. His family announced his death in a statement thanking the caregivers “who brought comfort to him in his final years.”

Inside the Republican attacks on electric vehicles

Easter egg price hikes are just the start as cocoa soars

magazine

Illustration for Hanna Krueger story on Harvard Medical School morgue scandal in magazine on March 24, 2024.

For years, no one noticed body parts disappearing from Harvard’s morgue. Then came a phone call.

The writer, at right, with her father and sister at his 70th birthday party in 2009.

My father donated his body to Harvard. What happened after was horrifying.

Ted Landsmark, a Black lawyer, was on his way to a meeting at City Hall on April 5, 1976, when he was attacked at an anti-busing protest. This photo of a white youth striking at him with a flagpole sparked change.

Ted Landsmark on racism, the flag attack photo, and seizing a chance to make change

This week's daters: Brendan and Maddy.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Despite the biker jacket, he seemed really approachable’

metro

The future is here. Salem is welcoming a new offshore wind terminal, on a site that once hosted one of the dirtiest coal plants in the country.

Salem has welcomed new offshore wind terminal, giving us glimpse of the future more of us must embrace

Protest outside Emerson president’s inauguration results in 13 arrests, including a dozen students

Spring storm packing snow, wind, and rain hits New England

sports

Keith Mitchell reacts after his eagle on the 18th hole during the third round of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on Saturday in Palm Harbor, Florida.

Keith Mitchell holes out on the 18th to take two-shot lead heading into final round of Valspar Championship

Idaho joins the Ivy League, joining up with Yale at NCAA tournament

Saturday’s spring training report: Brayan Bello and Nick Pivetta impress in final tuneup before Opening Day

business

A door plug area of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9, with paneling removed, is shown prior to inspection at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Jan. 10 in SeaTac, Wash.

With all the recent headlines about panels and tires falling off planes, is flying safe?

Trump’s social media company approved to go public, potentially netting former president billions

Congressional Republicans attack $1.8m in federal funding for R.I.’s Women & Infants Hospital

politics

This combo image shows Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, March 9 and President Joe Biden, right, Jan. 27.

Biden and Trump will win Louisiana’s presidential primary, the AP projects. Both already clinched nominations.

Millions of low-income families set to lose internet subsidies

Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early-morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown

Nation

Jay Fife, language liaison for the Muscogee Nation, looks at luminaries set up at the site of the battle of Horseshoe Bend in Tallapoosa County, Ala., on March 23.

Memorial marks 210th anniversary of crucial battle between Native Americans and United States

‘Frozen in time.’ Kamala Harris tours bloodstained building where 2018 Parkland massacre happened

A quiet Maine county braces for the eclipse. ‘Where are 20,000 people going to pee?’

World

A helicopter carrying water flies above Crocus City Hall, a concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow where several camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire, reportedly killing at least 40 people and wounding more than 100, on March 22.

ISIS-K, group tied to Moscow attack, has grown bolder and more violent

Houthis fired missile at Chinese-owned ship in Red Sea, US says

Russia arrests 4 suspects in Moscow attack as death toll climbs to 133

opinion

Donald Trump saluted during a twisted remix of the national anthem sung by jailed Jan. 6 insurrectionists and played at an Ohio campaign rally on March 16.

The last time Trump feared Republicans would turn against him

Chuck Schumer’s important speech on Israel

The Read case: The whole truth and nothing that sounds like the truth

lifestyle

I got ‘sloppy drunk’ in front of his friends

Everything you wanted to know about edibles but were afraid (or too old) to ask

My friend and I matched on Tinder. Now what?

food & dining

Elnora Thompson at the Dorchester Food Co-op in late February.

Locally and nationally, food co-ops are on the rise. Here’s why.

At Bandoleros in Concord, an American dream worth waiting for

Jamie Bissonnette opens a trio of Downtown Crossing destinations; a ‘Cupcake Wars’ star sweetens the South Shore

travel

Ogunquit Beach in Maine was named the number one travel destination for 2024 by Real Simple magazine.

Maine town voted top vacation spot for 2024, according to Real Simple magazine

‘Name a fun city and there’s a cool motel popping up’

In memoriam: Boston’s last surviving Friendly’s has closed

Arts

From left: Debby, Lia Kim, Harimu, Amy, and Dohee of 1MILLION Dance Studio visited the exhibition "Hallyu! The Korean Wave" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston on March 21.

1MILLION Dance Studio brings viral K-dance moves to the MFA and beyond

Five things to do around Boston, March 25-April 7

At the MFA, South Korean pop culture in full effect

Books

In her new book, Allison Pataki explores Concord scholar and feminist Margaret Fuller's fascinating and far-too-short life.

Allison Pataki explores explores life of trailblazing Transcendentalist Margaret Fuller in new book

Poetry Out Loud state champion headed to Washington, D.C.; Jane Yolen publishes anthology celebrating a kid’s world

12 years, a docuseries, and one book later, author still looking for answers on 2011 Waltham triple murder

Movies

A scene from the original "Ghostbusters," which turns 40 this year.

There was something strange in my neighborhood — the day I saw ‘Ghostbusters’

Where Taipei ends and imagination begins: Harvard Film Archive presents an Edward Yang retrospective

M. Emmet Walsh, actor who shined in seedy, menacing roles, dies at 88

Television

Pete Davidson and Joe Pesci in "Bupkis."

Despite renewals, ‘Bupkis’ and ‘Uncoupled’ won’t move on to season 2

10 promising new TV shows that’ll be springing forward this season

Seeing a big screen connection to ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’

music

Leo Genovese, esperanza spalding, Dayna Stephens, and Terri Lyne Carrington perform with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and conductor Clark Rundell in "Celebrating the Symphonic Legacy of Wayne Shorter."

It’s Wayne’s world at the BSO, and it’s excellent

1MILLION Dance Studio brings viral K-dance moves to the MFA and beyond

The songs of Sinead O’Connor and Shane MacGowan fill Carnegie Hall in a fiery salute

Theater/Dance

Kate Prince choreographed "Message in a Bottle" to the music of Sting.

‘Message in a Bottle’ tells a refugee family’s survival story through dance to the music of Sting

Boston Comedy Festival honoring a local legend (but please don’t call him that)

Lewis Black has no complaints about getting off the road

Health

Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, R.I.

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

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

Obituaries

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright clutched a bat as she stood with Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos, right, and Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke on the field at Camden Yards in Baltimore in April 1997.

Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94

Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar’ heir and author, dies at age 98

Frans de Waal, who explored empathy among apes, dies at 75