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

Can Evans Chebet make it a three-peat on Boylston Street? Here's everything you need to know.
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live updates

It’s Marathon Monday. Follow along with live updates.

The 128th edition of the world’s oldest marathon will take over the Boston region, with participants streaming from the start line in Hopkinton in hope of achieving the ultimate glory: crossing the finish line on Boylston Street.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

Here’s your latest Boston Marathon forecast

Maura Tierney and her family help field Boston Marathon team raising funds for a Southie community center

The mayor called 26.TRUE the ‘real’ Boston marathon. Here’s why it’s unique.

With a federal subsidy ending, nearly 370,000 Mass. households at risk of losing internet access

The federal Affordable Connectivity Program is winding down as its funding ends, and it may leave millions of Americans unsure how they'll pay their internet bills next month.

A small clinic in tiny Central Falls, R.I., takes a giant step to tackle the state’s housing crisis

A new 30-unit transitional housing program for women and children facing homelessness opened on Friday, thanks to a pediatrician in the majority-Latino city.

A promised bridge over the Mystic River would be a missing link for Somerville and Everett. So where is it?
The project, which bikers, mayors, and customers say would close a glaring transportation gap, is back on the drawing board.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS
Building much-needed housing at the old Fort Devens seems simple. It isn’t.
An agreement between the three towns that the old Army base straddles is just the first step in efforts to lift a longstanding housing cap there.

N.H. governor says Trump ‘absolutely contributed’ to Jan. 6. And he’s backing him this November.
“Nobody should be shocked that the Republican governor’s supporting the Republican president,” said Governor Chris Sununu, who has long been at odds with Trump.

Donald Trump’s history-making hush money trial starts Monday with jury selection

A police officer, sheriff’s deputy, and suspect killed in a shootout in upstate New York, police say

“This is a dark day for Syracuse,” Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said. “This is our worst nightmare come true.”

Why did Iran attack Israel? What to know about the strikes, US response.

Iran launched a wave of missiles and drones toward Israel late Saturday as regional tensions continued to mount over the war in Gaza.
Israel quiet on next steps against Iran Biden to host Iraqi leader as Mideast tensions soar

Patriot’s Day reenactment in Concord canceled because of flooding
The event was scheduled for 8:30 a.m. and was to commemorate the beginning the American Revolution.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: ‘The Jinx’ is back, Conan has left the country, and a shocking divorce

Director Andrew Jarecki’s docuseries “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” helped trigger TV’s true-crime craze back in 2015. Now comes a six-episode second season of the show.

Injured workers have little recourse against rogue employers. A new bill could change that.
peter abraham | on baseball

Tyler O’Neill has made himself feel at home with the Red Sox. Seven home runs in 14 games doesn’t hurt.

In his first year in Boston after being traded, the outfielder feels revitalized and has anchored the offense.
Kenley Jansen, Red Sox hang on to capture Angels series thanks in part to three home runs
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Championship-or-bust Celtics will prepare for the unknown while waiting on first-round playoff opponent

The Celtics are determined to ensure they are locked in enough, prepared and focused enough, to prosper regardless of the opponent.
Celtics close sparkling regular season with a win over Wizards ahead of highly anticipated playoffs

Patriots host Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy as draft closes in

McCarthy’s visit comes on the heels of similar visits involving LSU’s Jayden Daniels and North Carolina’s Drake Maye earlier in the pre-draft process.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Events like the Marathon are vanishing. Enjoy them while you can.

Spectacles that unite Americans are getting to be as rare as a moon landing.
Phil Primack

Medical aid in dying: Prolonging the inevitable is no way to live
Seán P. O’Malley

Physician-assisted suicide is a slippery slope
IDEAS | BEN CONNIFF

I benefited from legacy admissions. Universities should get rid of them.
LETTERS

State should boost funding to meet demand for child-care grants

More recent News

Are Americans feeling like they get enough sleep? Dream on, a new Gallup poll says.
It seems Americans don’t think they’re particularly well-rested.

Australian police probe why man who stabbed 6 people to death in a Sydney mall targeted women
Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed six people to death in a busy Sydney shopping mall and injured more than a dozen others targeted women while avoiding men.

After Frozen Four runs fall short, both Boston College and Boston University men’s hockey teams will have to reload
Two remarkable seasons have come to an end, and now comes an offseason in which both squads figure to see plenty of turnover.

More civilians die in Ukraine as a think tank warns delays in US aid will hamper Kyiv’s forces
In Washington, D.C., House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he will try to advance a package that includes wartime aid for Israel and Ukraine.

LOVE LETTERS
Do I have to tell my crush I had a one-night stand with our mutual friend?
Is it anyone’s business?

How Weston’s Field Yates emerged as ESPN’s do-it-all star on everything NFL
The Weston native has been a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-pretty-much-all when it comes to the network’s NFL coverage, and that will grow this year to include a place in its draft coverage later this month.

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Who is Karen Read? A look at the woman at the center of a media firestorm.

Despite the frenzy, fueled by theories of a police coverup, few who have much to say publicly about the case actually know the woman whose story has split a town in half.

Bold Types
WBZ-TV anchor leaves his dream job, and pens an essay about it
Liam Martin left WBZ-TV to focus on family, mental health

Study at Tufts is taking a close look at test subjects and what they eat to unlock the mysteries of food
A national research project, with the New England component based at Tufts, is seeking to understand why individuals respond differently to different nutrients. The goal is to someday enable people to get nutrition advice tailored to their unique biology.

Even middle-income families in Massachusetts struggle to pay for college
While college tuition is broadly affordable for the rich, and many poor students qualify for significant financial aid, it’s a calamity for those in the middle.

Culture & Lifestyle

Faith Ringgold, who wove Black life into quilts and children’s books, dies at 93

Trailing Detective Gamache in the Eastern Townships

‘Max Roach 100′ at the ICA does the great jazz drummer proud

Author readings around Boston through April 20

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

EDITORIAL

With US college-age population falling, luring more international students could help schools survive
Heather Hopp-Bruce

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

Is former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett seeking a comeback?
Bernie Sanders

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

Congress needs to step up for Ukraine. Then it’ll be Biden’s turn.
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

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.
COMMENTARY | Senator Sandra Cano and Representative Justine A. Caldwell

The high cost of not providing universal free school meals

Hunger is a problem that occurs at every school, interfering with learning and behavior, no matter the ZIP code.
INNOVATOR Q&A

How Brown University medical students changed the game for R.I. seventh-graders

The program was launched in 2014, when Central Falls had a teen pregnancy rate three times that of the state. Since then, Brown medical students have fostered connections with the community and helped to bring those rates down.
HOMELESSNESS

A small clinic in tiny Central Falls, R.I., takes a giant step to tackle the state’s housing crisis

A new 30-unit transitional housing program for women and children facing homelessness opened on Friday, thanks to a pediatrician in the majority-Latino city.

Sports

live updates

It’s Marathon Monday. Follow along with live updates.

The 128th edition of the world’s oldest marathon will take over the Boston region, with participants streaming from the start line in Hopkinton in hope of achieving the ultimate glory: crossing the finish line on Boylston Street.
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.
2024 Boston Marathon

Boston Marathon route: Where does the 26.2-mile course go? Check out our interactive map.

The Marathon winds through eight towns and cities — Hopkinton, Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton, Brookline, then Boston.
2024 Boston Marathon

What time does the 2024 Boston Marathon start?
Beth Teitell

Running can be so beautiful. But as most marathoners know, it also has a pretty gross side.
peter abraham | on baseball

Tyler O’Neill has made himself feel at home with the Red Sox. Seven home runs in 14 games doesn’t hurt.

Business

Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas

The funding announced Monday by the Commerce Department is part of a total investment in the cluster that, with private money, is expected to exceed $40 billion.

Tax Day reveals a major split in how President Biden and Donald Trump would govern

The presidential candidates have conflicting ideas about how much to reveal about their own finances and the best ways to boost the economy through tax policy.

Israel is quiet on next steps against Iran — and on which partners helped shoot down missiles

Injured workers have little recourse against rogue employers. A new bill could change that.
magazine
College & Careers

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

College & Careers

Why conservatives are turning against college, even in New England
CONNECTIONS

As a college student, I’d never written an actual letter. They seemed so old-fashioned.

MISS CONDUCT

A couple we were friends with is suddenly avoiding us

metro

Is this the year Boston gets an office of pest control? City councilors weigh solutions to city’s rat problem.

Boston takes center stage Monday for the ‘most prestigious marathon in the world’

Patriot’s Day reenactment in Concord canceled because of flooding

sports

How to track your favorite Boston Marathoner: The best ways to follow the race

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

Macron says Olympic opening ceremony on Seine River could be scrapped if security risk is too high

business

Building much-needed housing at the old Fort Devens seems simple. It isn’t.

WBZ-TV anchor leaves his dream job, and pens an essay about it

A new version of Scrabble aims to make the word-building game more accessible

politics

Biden to host Iraqi leader as Mideast tensions soar, raising more questions about US troop presence

Tax Day reveals a major split in how President Biden and Donald Trump would govern

N.H. governor says Trump ‘absolutely contributed’ to Jan. 6. And he’s backing him this November.

Nation

Are Americans feeling like they get enough sleep? Dream on, a new Gallup poll says.

A police officer, sheriff’s deputy, and suspect killed in a shootout in upstate New York, police say

Judge set to hear motion to dismiss rapper Travis Scott from lawsuit over deadly Astroworld concert

World

Lightning, rains kill 36 people in Pakistan as authorities declare a state of emergency in southwest

Sydney attack victims include a mother who saved her baby, a Chinese grad student, and an architect

Australian police probe why man who stabbed 6 people to death in a Sydney mall targeted women

opinion

Defying the Supreme Court on student loans, Biden sets a dangerous precedent

Declining enrollments, rising concerns for Mass. colleges

Boston’s flood-control plan has a touch of ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’

lifestyle

Maura Tierney and her family help field Boston Marathon team raising funds for a Southie community center

Do I have to tell my crush I had a one-night stand with our mutual friend?

You know about the Boston Marathon. But have you heard of the Half Half Half Half Half Marathon?

food & dining

Emily Ratajkowski, Melissa Gorga, and more hit the red carpet at Encore Boston Harbor

10 experiential bars and restaurants around Boston to grab a bite and get your game on

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

travel

If you go: Tips and resources for the Sunshine Coast Trail

Trailing Detective Gamache in the Eastern Townships

There are many bright spots along the Sunshine Coast Trail. Watching my kids conquer its 112 miles is one of them.

Arts

Faith Ringgold, who wove Black life into quilts and children’s books, dies at 93

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

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

Books

You know about the Boston Marathon. But have you heard of the Half Half Half Half Half Marathon?

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

Movies

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

Revisit the O.J. Simpson trial with these documentaries and TV shows

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

Television

This week’s TV: ‘The Jinx’ is back, Conan has left the country, and a shocking divorce

Ryan Gosling just can’t let Ken go in his ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue, Chris Stapleton performs

Lifetime may move up release of Nicole Brown Simpson documentary following death of O.J.

music

An exuberant ‘Turangalîla’ from the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Rhode Island’s robust old-time music scene comes alive at local jams

Five things to do around Boston, April 15-21

Theater/Dance

‘Max Roach 100′ at the ICA does the great jazz drummer proud

‘A Wrinkle in Time’ at Wheelock invites families to another dimension

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

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

Faith Ringgold, who wove Black life into quilts and children’s books, dies at 93

Alfonso Chardy, journalist who helped expose Iran-Contra affair, dies at 72

Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87