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Trump will face his greatest fears as two legal threats coincide Monday

Donald Trump is set to be in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday in his hush money case, and separately, he is racing to fend off a financial crisis arising from a $454 million judgment in another case.
Trump confronts a moment of truth for his finances in Manhattan court

Palestinians describe heavy destruction, forced marches in ongoing Israeli raid around Gaza hospital
Palestinians who fled during an ongoing Israeli raid in and around the Gaza Strip’s main hospital describe days of heavy fighting, mass arrests and forced marches past dead bodies and flattened buildings

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

Larry Summers was ousted as Harvard president. He has a lot to say about what’s wrong with the university now.
Nearly 20 years after he was forced to step down as Harvard University president, Larry Summers has plenty of advice to offer his successors. Some at Harvard are shocked by the way he has been offering it publicly.

Massachusetts man detained by ICE for four years, beaten, and deported
The man is accusing immigration officials of beatings that dislocated his jaw, gave him a concussion, and sprained multiple ligaments, as well as extended periods of solitary confinement.

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.

Pope skips homily at start of busy Holy Week during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square

As Russia mourns concert hall attack, some families are still wondering if their members are alive

 What we know after the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for Moscow massacre Russia launches another massive missile attack on Ukraine with one briefly entering Polish airspace
DEVRA FIRST

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.

Coolidge Corner Theatre unveils $14 million expansion that’s nothing short of cinematic
The 14,000-square-foot expansion is the embodiment of the Coolidge’s twin ambitions: to strengthen its earning potential and burnish the theater’s reputation as a regional center for film and culture.

After two lost seasons, Trevor Story needs a fresh start. Will 2024 be the year?
He signed in 2022 — to play a position he had never played. An elbow injury kept him off the field for much of 2023. But this year? "In some ways this feels like my first year,” he said. Can he deliver?

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Early projections for award winners and other story lines for the 2024 baseball season

Tanner Houck and Garrett Whitlock are officially put into Red Sox’ rotation
Chad Finn | Sports Media

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

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

The storm brought rain to southern New England and snow in the mountains to the north.
See snowfall totals across New England

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.”

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

No one knows how many people will travel to Aroostook County for the eclipse on April 8, making planning a bit of a roulette spin.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

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.
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

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.
Opinion
IDEAS | Christine Mehta

Why today’s youths are ‘The Anxious Generation’

Jonathan Haidt talks about the origins of the teen mental health crisis — and why he’s hopeful that 2025 will mark a turning point for American children.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Americans are unhappier than ever

JEFF JACOBY

The phony feeding frenzies over ‘bloodbath’ and ‘hamstringing’
EDITORIAL

When 2 in 5 people report delaying health care because of costs, something is wrong
LETTERS

State’s first climate chief is on a mission. Reinforcements are needed.

More recent News

‘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.

Kate, Princess of Wales, and Prince William are ‘extremely moved’ by support since her cancer reveal

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.

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.

Boston Comedy Festival honoring a local legend (but please don’t call him that)
Tony V will be celebrated at the festival for his 40-plus years in stand-up, but the comedian has no intention of easing up any time soon.

The great Harvard Square pizza war: Who’s getting a bigger piece of the pie?
Since it opened in mid-September, Joe’s Pizza has been challenging customer loyalty to nearby pizzerias, including Sicilian-style Pinocchio’s Pizza & Subs. Could the competition help make Cambridge a pizza destination?

Boston struggles to persuade property owners to replace their lead pipes
Over the years, city officials have provided grants to help defray some costs of replacing the pipes, which can cost thousands of dollars.

Recommended reads

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.

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.

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.

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

At the MFA, South Korean pop culture in full effect

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

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

‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ serves nostalgia, lukewarm

Special Projects

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.

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Suzanne M. Bump

No, the Mass. auditor cannot audit the Legislature
MARCELA GARCÍA

A $2 million gift to Chelsea’s La Colaborativa
LETTERS

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?
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Maurizio Pollini, pianist who reveled in demanding music, dies at 82

The Italian pianist was famous for his technical mastery.
SUNDAY'S CHILD

Leilani enjoys singing and dancing

Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child or teen currently in foster care awaiting adoption.

Massachusetts man detained by ICE for four years, beaten, and deported

The man is accusing immigration officials of beatings that dislocated his jaw, gave him a concussion, and sprained multiple ligaments, as well as extended periods of solitary confinement.

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

The storm brought rain to southern New England and snow in the mountains to the north.

Sports

Celtics

Sam Hauser sets franchise mark in Celtics’ win over Bulls

Hauser has been on fire from deep in recent weeks.
college hockey

The road to the Frozen Four begins: What to know about the NCAA men’s hockey bracket coming out Sunday

Boston College, fresh off a Hockey East title game win over Boston University, is the No. 1 seed. BU, UMass, Quinnipiac, and Maine are also in the field.
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.
CELTICS 124, BULLS 113

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

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

Business

Work somewhere amazing? We want to know.

It's time to nominate your company for the Globe's annual Top Places to Work awards. The deadline for entries is May 3.

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

Inside the Republican attacks on electric vehicles
magazine
Globe Magazine

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

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

PERSPECTIVE

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

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

metro

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

People recently out of jail find success in local reentry program

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

sports

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

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

business

Easter egg price hikes are just the start as cocoa soars

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

politics

Trump confronts a moment of truth for his finances in Manhattan court

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

Nation

Trump will face his greatest fears as two legal threats coincide Monday

Putting chaplains in public school is the latest battle in culture wars

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

World

Pope skips homily at start of busy Holy Week during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square

Palestinians describe heavy destruction, forced marches in ongoing Israeli raid around Gaza hospital

Senegal votes in a tightly contested presidential race after months of unrest

opinion

A $2 million gift to Chelsea’s La Colaborativa

A new rule to curb judge shopping is a good start. If federal judges don’t follow it, Congress should make them.

No, the Mass. auditor cannot audit the Legislature

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Maurizio Pollini, pianist who reveled in demanding music, dies at 82

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

Theater/Dance

‘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

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

Maurizio Pollini, pianist who reveled in demanding music, dies at 82

Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94

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