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O.J. Simpson, former NFL star acquitted of double murder in ‘trial of the century,’ has died

Simpson earned fame, fortune, and adulation through football and show business, but his legacy was forever changed by the June 1994 knife slayings of his ex-wife and her friend in Los Angeles.

Flurry of last-minute motions filed in Karen Read murder case ahead of trial

Prosecutors and defense lawyers are trying to shape what information can be presented to the jury at trial.
Unsealed Read documents detail harrowing hours after Officer O’Keefe’s body found View documents in the Karen Read case

Boy, 10, who got stuck climbing into chimney rescued by firefighters in Whitman

The boy climbed out of a second-floor window at his home and into the chimney, where he became stuck from the waist down, officials said.

Chelsea boy, 3, died after mother went to bar, leaving him overnight with two young siblings, prosecutors say

“The child suffered from a seizure disorder and had hemophilia and had been vomiting blood in the days before he died,” a prosecutor said in court.

State steps up preparations for potential Steward hospital closures

State officials, working with hospital and health center organizations, are convening five regional meetings next week to prepare to handle an influx of patients.

Larry Edelman
Boston Fed president Susan Collins still sees rate cuts this year
But the central bank may begin lowering borrowing costs later and make fewer cuts than Wall Street had expected.

Trendlines: Fed rate cuts in doubt as rising housing costs stall progress on inflation
James Pindell | Analysis

Who are Trump’s options for a vice presidential running mate?

Former vice president Mike Pence isn't even voting for Donald Trump in 2024. Here are some pros and cons for who is in the mix.
Analysis | The latest trend: Active politicians trying to sell you on more than their ideas

Prosecutor to decide if Georgia lieutenant governor should be charged in election meddling case

Six arrested in R.I. on charges of child sex trafficking after sting operation

A mission of mercy, then a fatal strike: How an aid convoy in Gaza became Israel’s target
128th Boston Marathon
KARA BASKIN

Hey, runners: Here’s where to carb load for Marathon Monday. (And some spots for spectators, too.)

Race toward pasta specials, parties, and more, from Heartbreak Hill to the finish line.

Patrick Clancy, Duxbury father of slain children, to run Boston Marathon in their memory

Clancy will be running to raise money for the Boston Children’s Hospital through its Miles for Miracles team.

Zdeno Chara can’t be stopped: How the Bruins great is trying to conquer the marathon world

The former Bruins captain has run six marathons since retiring in September 2022 and has no plans to slow down. And better yet? He's running fast.
Here are the celebrities and other notables participating in the Marathon

👟 Your guide to the 2024 Boston Marathon: What to know, how to watch, and more
Globe Magazine

We asked 6,000 New Englanders: Is a college degree still worth the cost?

Emerson College Polling and the Globe Magazine partnered on a sweeping survey of adults around New England. Here’s what they had to say.
Join the discussion

Why conservatives are turning against college, even in New England

Is a college degree needed for a great job? The answer is surprising.

College debt is higher than ever. One in 2 grads with loans have regrets.

‘For Braintree, they’ve lost their news’: Veteran journalist Fred Hanson’s death is a blow for local reporting
The longtime Patriot Ledger reporter was about to cover a school board meeting when he collapsed.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Strengthening rainstorm to engulf much of New England Thursday into Friday

Waves of precipitation and wind will build into the evening, causing localized flash flooding up north.
Your Boston Marathon forecast: Isolated showers should clear the way for warm and sunny conditions What’s up with spring? Weather this time of year is chaotic — for a reason.
ADDRESS | Spring House Hunt

Out with the South End, in with Dorchester apparently. The battle to be Boston’s ‘gayborhood’ star.

“It used to be, when everyone lived in the South End, you’d meet the occasional person who lived in Dorchester, and it was met with embarrassment.”
The changing landscape of Boston’s three-deckers: Rising prices and diminishing dreams
LOVE LETTERS

We were happier in a long-distance relationship

"My heart is torn between … options."
BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Ben Volin’s mock draft: Which quarterback will the Patriots take? Two weeks out, here’s one prediction.

Volin predicts four quarterbacks going in the first five picks, and only one defensive player taken in the first 14 selections.
Former Patriots star Rob Gronkowski unveils new Boston Public Schools weight room
Opinion
Heather Hopp-Bruce

I (barely) survived the eclipse drive from Vermont to Boston

And I realized then that we were the zombies, all of us in our cars.
JOAN VENNOCHI

North End restaurateurs’ dispute with Mayor Wu is about more than outdoor dining
Bernie Sanders

No more US complicity with Netanyahu’s war machine in Gaza
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts isn’t using a tool that could help tackle its shortage of primary care doctors
IDEAS | ANNE PINKERTON

My brother died and people acted as if I shouldn’t be so sad

More recent News

Springfield agrees to $900,000 settlement in death of a 30-year-old Madelyn Linsenmeir in custody
Linsenmeir's family sued the city of Springfield and the Hampden County Sheriff's Department, saying law enforcement officials ignored Linsenmeir's pleas for help before she died of an infected heart valve.

The ‘voice of cities and towns’ in Mass. has a new leader. And he wants to talk housing.
The powerful Mass. Municipal Association has long opposed top-down solutions to the state’s housing crisis. Could their stance be softening as cities and towns struggle with housing woes of their own?

11 Greater Boston residents win Guggenheim Fellowships this year
A “Guggenheim” is one of the most sought-after honors in arts, culture, and academia. Heading the list is Tracy K. Smith, the Pulitzer Prize-winning former US poet laureate and professor of English and African American Studies at Harvard.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Fed rate cuts in doubt as rising housing costs stall progress on inflation
Expensive home prices and rents complicate the outlook for the economy and President Biden’s reelection campaign.

Fewer Americans file for jobless claims as labor market continues to shrug off higher interest rates

RI POLITICS
R.I. sees 46% turnover in local election administrators, according to national report
Election officials say Rhode Island has seen a ‘minimal’ level of threats and harassment, but the field is growing more complex, pressure and stress are mounting, and more public funding is needed.

★★½ | DOCUMENTARY REVIEW
‘Remembering Gene Wilder’ and his one-of-a-kind screen career
A new documentary at the Coolidge celebrates the comedic star of "Blazing Saddles" and "Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory."

Mass. House’s budget plan would spend $500 million on shelter system. It’s half of what Healey says it needs.

House Speaker Ron Mariano said he feels “hopeful that something happens in Washington” to “tighten the immigration system” and ease the burden on states.
What the Mass. House included in its budget proposal

Maine commission to resume hearing on Lewiston mass shootings
The panel is scheduled to hear testimony from victims, Army reservists who served with the shooter, and members of the medical examiner’s office who investigated the tragedy.

What the EPA’s ban on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water means for Massachusetts
Massaschusetts has some of the strictest drinking water standards in the country but will still need to upgrade.

Recommended reads

New Minute Men recruits to suit up for Patriots Day festivities

While athletes prepare for the Boston Marathon, dozens of Colonial reenactors are putting the final touches on their carefully curated uniforms that will carry them through Patriots Day events in Concord and Lexington on that day.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
The tragic peril of RFK Jr.
The presidential candidate’s family is worried about what his bid will do to the country.

Undergraduate tuition at BU tops $66,000. Where does all the money go?
The ongoing graduate workers' strike at Boston University has shone a spotlight on how tuition dollars trickle down.

Remember the boy who said ‘wow’ at Symphony Hall? Now he’s 14, and there’s a picture book about him.
Five years ago, Ronan Mattin warmed hearts with his exclamation of wonder at a Handel and Haydn concert. Poet Todd Boss thinks his story will resonate with children as well.

Culture & Lifestyle

A Wellesley course on Bad Bunny teaches Puerto Rican history and culture through the superstar’s music

Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame to induct an inaugural class of 28

Is the DVD dead? Not according to these devotees.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

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

JEFF JACOBY

Russia’s reported use of chemical weapons in Ukraine is another ‘red line’
IDEAS | MAURA KELLY

Where the wild things grow
RENÉE GRAHAM

Trump’s claim that he’s against a federal abortion ban is a lie
EDITORIAL

We need to start worrying about the bomb
JOAN VENNOCHI

Hillary Clinton to students on Gaza: Can we talk with, not shout at, each other?
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Flurry of last-minute motions filed in Karen Read murder case ahead of trial

Prosecutors and defense lawyers are trying to shape what information can be presented to the jury at trial.
RI POLITICS

R.I. sees 46% turnover in local election administrators, according to national report

Election officials say Rhode Island has seen a ‘minimal’ level of threats and harassment, but the field is growing more complex, pressure and stress are mounting, and more public funding is needed.

Copley Square construction moves Boston Marathon Fan Fest to City Hall Plaza

The City Hall rendition of the event will be a “grander take” on it, according to the BAA.

Patrick Clancy, Duxbury father of slain children, to run Boston Marathon in their memory

Clancy will be running to raise money for the Boston Children’s Hospital through its Miles for Miracles team.

Sports

Patrick Clancy, Duxbury father of slain children, to run Boston Marathon in their memory

Clancy will be running to raise money for the Boston Children’s Hospital through its Miles for Miracles team.
Boston Marathon

Here are the celebrities and other notable people participating in the 2024 Boston Marathon

From Bruins legend Zdeno Chara to those impacted by the Marathon bombing, there are plenty of notable names in the field.

O.J. Simpson, former NFL star acquitted of double murder in ‘trial of the century,’ has died

Simpson earned fame, fortune, and adulation through football and show business, but his legacy was forever changed by the June 1994 knife slayings of his ex-wife and her friend in Los Angeles.
boston marathon

Zdeno Chara can’t be stopped: How the Bruins great is trying to conquer the marathon world
frozen four

Minnesota claims it’s the “State of Hockey.” But this year, the Frozen Four is all about Boston.
KARA BASKIN

Hey, runners: Here’s where to carb load for Marathon Monday. (And some spots for spectators, too.)

Business

State steps up preparations for potential Steward hospital closures

State officials, working with hospital and health center organizations, are convening five regional meetings next week to prepare to handle an influx of patients.
Larry Edelman

Boston Fed president Susan Collins still sees rate cuts this year

But the central bank may begin lowering borrowing costs later and make fewer cuts than Wall Street had expected.
ADDRESS | Spring House Hunt

Ask the Remodeler: How home buyers can spot a problem roof
ADDRESS | Spring House Hunt

Uncovering the hidden impact: Low appraisals in Boston’s real estate boom
magazine
PERSPECTIVE

The FAFSA aid debacle is like trying to get Taylor Swift tickets. My kid can’t go to college until it’s fixed.

MISS CONDUCT

A couple we were friends with is suddenly avoiding us
Cooking

From soup to salmon, garden-fresh vegetables star in light, bright spring dishes
LOVE LETTERS

‘Does this just happen on dating apps?’ Dealing with disappearing acts.

metro

Strengthening rainstorm to engulf much of New England Thursday into Friday

Want to keep an eye on the R.I. General Assembly? There’s an app for that.

Harvard reinstates standardized testing requirement for class of 2029

sports

Jackson Holliday is finally in the big leagues. He hopes his friend, Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony, will be close behind.

With all the attention on the scoring stars, it’s goalies Mathieu Caron and Jacob Fowler who’ve backstopped BU and BC to the Frozen Four

Your Boston Marathon forecast: Isolated showers should clear the way for warm and sunny conditions

business

‘For Braintree, they’ve lost their news’: Veteran journalist Fred Hanson’s death is a blow for local reporting

Fewer Americans file for jobless claims as labor market continues to shrug off higher interest rates

The ‘voice of cities and towns’ in Mass. has a new leader. And he wants to talk housing.

politics

Prosecutor to decide if Georgia lieutenant governor should be charged in election meddling case

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says Trump’s hush money criminal trial isn’t about politics

Biden administration moves to force thousands more gun dealers to run background checks

Nation

Biden awards $830 million to toughen nation’s infrastructure against climate change

Shouts of ‘Shame! Shame!’ erupt in Arizona House as fight over abortion ban engulfs lawmakers

Water pouring out of rural Utah dam through 60-foot crack, putting nearby town at risk

World

Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death in its largest ever fraud case

Ukraine’s parliament passes a controversial law to boost much-needed conscripts and fill army ranks

Poland has a strict abortion law — and many abortions. Lawmakers are now tackling the legislation.

opinion

North End restaurateurs’ dispute with Mayor Wu is about more than outdoor dining

Republicans against Trump can banish him with one trip to the ballot box

If Democrats are Charlie Brown, Florida is their Lucy

lifestyle

We were happier in a long-distance relationship

Federal appeals court hearing arguments on nation’s first ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Mina Hasan wants you to wear a watch

food & dining

Hey, runners: Here’s where to carb load for Marathon Monday. (And some spots for spectators, too.)

Pizza shop owner facing forced labor charges now accused of pandemic fraud

Hi-Rise Bread in Cambridge has a new location, just steps away

travel

My trip to Iraq was canceled, so why can’t I get my $7,590 back?

Lana Gordon on ‘Hadestown,’ Thailand, Meryl Streep, and packing light

A star-inspired Maine hotel, a look at Drift Nashville, and collapsible luggage

Arts

Diving deep with Wu Tsang’s ‘Of Whales’ at the ICA

Roxbury-based artist Napoleon Jones-Henderson awarded fellowship to pursue archival project

Sculptor Morgan Faulds Pike tries to ‘let the wood do the talking’

Books

Two-day event to celebrate the glory of Grolier Bookshop; All She Wrote Books turns five; and more

Claire Dederer on Maggie Nelson and other politically earnest writers

As an adult, a daughter reconsiders the circumstances of her father’s murder in Tracy King’s ‘Learning to Think’

Movies

O.J. Simpson, former NFL star acquitted of double murder in ‘trial of the century,’ has died

‘Remembering Gene Wilder’ and his one-of-a-kind screen career

At movie industry convention, leaders say blockbusters alone aren’t enough

Television

‘Ripley’ shows us that black and white has many hues

‘Masterpiece’ set to continue its ‘Wolf Hall’ historical drama

Drag dinners, dance nights, yoga, and trivia: Taylor Swift-themed events are everywhere

music

A Wellesley course on Bad Bunny teaches Puerto Rican history and culture through the superstar’s music

Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott celebrate a long and beautiful friendship

Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame to induct an inaugural class of 28

Theater/Dance

The Huntington leads the field of nominees for the Elliot Norton Awards

‘Burn This’ fails to catch fire

A comic feast in Lyric Stage’s ‘Drowsy Chaperone’

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

O.J. Simpson, former NFL star acquitted of double murder in ‘trial of the century,’ has died

‘For Braintree, they’ve lost their news’: Veteran journalist Fred Hanson’s death is a blow for local reporting

Herbert Kroemer, 95, dies; laid groundwork for modern technologies