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A veteran jurist. A former public defender. And now, the judge presiding over the Karen Read case.

Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone, who will preside over the Karen Read murder trial, will be challenged to shield the proceedings from the drama that has swirled around the high-profile case.

Four of 16 jurors needed for Karen Read trial are seated after first day of jury selection Who is Karen Read? A look at the woman on trial.

Concord Academy removes Boston’s poet laureate as commencement speaker
“I didn’t have any proof as to why they removed me, but I had an educated guess, which is my politics,” Porsha Olayiwola said.

First 7 jurors are chosen for Trump’s hush money criminal trial. 11 more still needed.
The methodical process unfolding in the Manhattan courtroom highlights the challenge of finding people who can fairly judge the former president.

City councilors weigh Wu’s proposal to temporarily increase commercial property tax rates

Wu filed the home rule petition in order to avoid homeowners seeing a significant increase in their property taxes should commercial real estate values continue to fall.

Mercy! 98.5 The Sports Hub dominates its competition in the winter radio ratings

The Sports Hub routed its competition in the winter Nielsen Audio ratings period from January 4 to March 27, finishing first overall and across its three daytime programs and second in the evenings in its main targeted demographic, men 25-54.

Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, has died

Graham, who gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks and as an early critic of the Iraq war, has died.

Irish firefighter allegedly raped woman in downtown hotel while she was sleeping, police say

Greater Boston typical home price reaches $900,000, a new March record

The 36 Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2024

The glaring mismatch between supply and demand has meant soaring real estate prices for several years. Now, interest rates are nudging us to an expensive impasse.

Why did home prices drop in Brookline and other wealthy Boston suburbs?

Already popular with cyclists, pedestrians, and dog walkers, the new Green Line Community Path in Somerville opened last summer.

10 of the most walkable cities in Greater Boston

Boston names city’s first chief climate officer
Brian Swett, a seasoned sustainability professional who served as Boston’s environment cabinet chief under two prior mayoral administrations, will return to city government in June.

Very little rain is expected this week and any showers will remain light.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Stretch of gorgeous weather continues, but cooldown, rain are around the corner

Light showers appear likely late Wednesday night into Thursday.

ben volin | on football

J.J. McCarthy is getting the hype, but a lot of NFL Draft experts don’t understand why
There is hard-to-explain buzz connecting the Michigan quarterback to the Patriots. Is it just the usual pre-draft bluster, a smokescreen, or what?

Steven Kwan snuck around Connor Wong's tag attempt in the 11th inning Tuesday, eventually touching the plate with what proved the winning run of a second straight Cleveland victory at Fenway Park.

GUARDIANS 10, RED SOX 7 (11 INNINGS)

Injury departures of Garrett Whitlock, Rafael Devers compound Red Sox loss to Guardians

Kenley Jansen — who converted his first four save chances despite four walks, a hit batter, and a single — finally squandered one, after the Red Sox had earlier erased a four-run deficit with their biggest inning of the season.

Bruins announcer Jack Edwards lifted a gold hockey stick honoring his retirement before the Bruins played the Senators on Tuesday at TD Garden. Bruins CEO Charlie Jacobs and NESN CEO Sean McGrail are at the left, and NESN's Bruins broadcast director Rose Mirakian-Wheeler is at the right.

Jack Edwards will retire as the voice of the Bruins

Edwards, who has been the team's play-by-play man on NESN for 19 years, will end his broadcasting career after this season.

Bruins fumble Atlantic Division title in regular season finale and will face Maple Leafs in first round of playoffs

The cost to add a multigenerational living suite to a Toll Brothers' home runs about $25,000 to $75,000 on average, according to Dave Bauer, division president for Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York.

One big, happy family: The rise of multigenerational living in America

From 1971 to 2021, the number of people living in multigenerational households quadrupled. High housing prices and demographic trends are driving the change.

Home of the Week: For $735k, a two-bedroom condo next to Arnold Arboretum

A DraftKings employee in the lobby of the company's Back Bay office.

innovation beat

DraftKings employees say rival tried to entice them with multimillion-dollar jobs

DraftKings’ escalating battle with billionaire Michael Rubin, who started a rival sports-betting effort last year, spilled into a public court hearing on Tuesday.

Opinion

The April 8 eclipse captured in Fort Worth, Texas.

IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN

I still can’t stop thinking about the eclipse

Totality lasted only 3 minutes. It put me in a frame of mind that’s lasting much longer.

No man is entitled to a woman’s companionship

Happy about your IRS refund? Don’t be.

State commits to moving 2,400 people out of nursing homes

National Association of Realtors must be held accountable for more than just commissions

More recent News

Beloved school bus at Salem’s Greenhouse School vandalized while kids were outside gardening

Security cameras at the small, private school on Route 1A caught four youths, who appear to be high school age, allegedly breaking into the bus, a fixture at the grade school since its founding in 1983.

Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on US aid for Ukraine and Israel

House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back against mounting Republican anger over his proposed US aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and other allies and rejected a call to step aside or risk a vote to oust him from office.

Body of missing Mass. woman found off remote trail in New York, officials say

Fae Morgana Barbone, 40, was from the Abington/Hanson area, was found on the Taconic Crest Trail, just over the NY border, Williamstown police said Tuesday.

N.H. attorney accused of embezzling pandemic relief funds surrenders yacht he bought with COVID money
The US Marshal’s Service is preparing to auction off the 65-foot vessel bought by Robert M. Waters in 2022.

Senate to convene Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats plot quick dismissal
Senate Democrats could end the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas before arguments even begin.

Warren, Markey call on Steward hospital landlords to cut or terminate lease payments
In a letter, the US senators from Massachusetts pressed for concessions on the hospitals' multimillion-dollar leases to “make it financially feasible for new operators” to run them.

Recommended reads

Samantha Frechon, who spends much of her time in her bedroom, hasn't been to school a single day this year. She is in the eighth grade, and she is autistic. Last year, she attended a private school, and she did well there. But her district, Braintree Public Schools, refused to pay for her continued enrollment.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

This Braintree teen hasn’t been to school a single day this year. Is a broken special education system to blame?

What’s happened to Samantha Frechon represents an acute failure of the state’s public education system — especially given the toll pandemic isolation put on teens’ academics and mental health.

PODCAST | SAY MORE

Five takeaways from our interview with Doris Kearns Goodwin
On this week’s episode of “Say More with Shirley Leung,” the famed historian discusses her new book about her late husband and her experiences in the '60s.

As Wu moves BPDA power to Boston City Hall, distrust over agency’s history bubbles up
Some residents fear that the new planning department could be repeating history.

Third-party electricity suppliers promise big savings. AG’s report tells another story.
A recent report from Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office is adding momentum to the push to ban competitive electric suppliers from selling directly to residential customers.

Culture & Lifestyle

The cast of Praxis Stage's "The Birthday Party" (clockwise, from rear left): Sharon Mason, Paul Valley, Darya Denisova, Kevin Paquette, Zair Silva, and Daniel Boudreau.

With ‘The Birthday Party,’ Praxis Stage makes a welcome return

“Rooted” by artist Cicely Carew arrives at Northeastern next week as part of the university’s Public Art Initiative.

15-foot-tall flower statues to bloom on Northeastern’s campus

Ethan de Aguiar speaks at a showing of "Love Letters for New Bedford" at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

New film festival aims to put New Bedford on the global artistic stage

Brockton native Léa the Leox will be performing on the “Portraits & Memoirs” tour that begins in Somerville and continues on to New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, and Nashville.

For a trio of emerging artists, a showcase that starts in Somerville

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.

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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

John Kennedy and Dick Goodwin work on a speech.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

JFK, Dick Goodwin, and a speech that would be remembered in history

Jennifer Simpson read to the children in her day-care center, Brilliant Beginnings Daycare in Southbridge, April 3.

Taming the country’s highest child care costs

Bessie Stringfield on her Harley.

Nate Tinner-Williams

Bessie Stringfield’s life is a tale for the ages

Then-president Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden during the first presidential debate on Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Have presidential debates outlived their usefulness?

Richard Issa Bockari, center, along with friends, cheered on runners as they reached the top of Heartbreak Hill during the 126th running of the Boston Marathon on April 18, 2022.

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

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Stretch of gorgeous weather continues, but cooldown, rain are around the corner

Light showers appear likely late Wednesday night into Thursday.

Strafford County, N.H., commissioners challenge newly drawn districts

While the three Democratic plaintiffs allege the GOP-controlled legislature violated the New Hampshire Constitution by “redistricting” twice, proponents of the 2023 change contend they were merely “districting.”

COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

In Mayor Smiley’s address, what’s next for Providence

Mayor Brett Smiley will deliver his State of the City address Wednesday night. It will double as a budget proposal, which means we’ll get to hear him outline a vision for the city, and the priorities he’s willing to fund.

A veteran jurist. A former public defender. And now, the judge presiding over the Karen Read case.

Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone, who will preside over the Karen Read murder trial, will be challenged to shield the proceedings from the drama that has swirled around the high-profile case.

Sports

Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy ran through drills at the scouting combine in March.

ben volin | on football

J.J. McCarthy is getting the hype, but a lot of NFL Draft experts don’t understand why

There is hard-to-explain buzz connecting the Michigan quarterback to the Patriots. Is it just the usual pre-draft bluster, a smokescreen, or what?

The United States is projected to win 123 medals overall, including 39 golds.

The United States and China are expected to win the most medals at the Paris Olympics

The Paris Olympics open in 100 days and the United States and China are expected to finish 1-2 in the overall and gold-medal count.

The Bruins spent much of the night trying to figure out solutions.

SENATORS 3, BRUINS 1

Bruins fumble Atlantic Division title in regular season finale and will face Maple Leafs in first round of playoffs

A second straight loss to the Senators was not the kind of effort the Bruins wanted to roll out as their final tune-up.

Maple Leafs captain John Tavares on playing the Bruins in the playoffs: ‘It will obviously be a real challenge.’

capitals 2, flyers 1

Capitals take advantage of a gifted empty net, defeat Flyers to nab last playoff spot in the East

GUARDIANS 10, RED SOX 7 (11 INNINGS)

Injury departures of Garrett Whitlock, Rafael Devers compound Red Sox loss to Guardians

Business

ADDRESS | Spring House Hunt

Home of the Week: For $735k, a two-bedroom condo next to Arnold Arboretum

The Jamaica Plain unit, located in a former asylum, comes with a breakfast bar, two wood-burning fireplaces, a primary suite with a walk-in closet, and a private deck.

Apple CEO says company is ‘looking at’ manufacturing in Indonesia

Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company is “looking at” manufacturing in Indonesia as he met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday.

City councilors weigh Wu’s proposal to temporarily increase commercial property tax rates

Warren, Markey call on Steward hospital landlords to cut or terminate lease payments

magazine

The NBA playoffs are here, and online gambling is ruining everything

Chocolate-Dipped Tahini and Browned Butter Cookies

Tahini transforms everything from fish to cookies

Officer Rachel McGuire of the Boston Police Department crosses the finish line during last year’s Marathon.

College & Careers

Five things to do around Boston, April 15-21

College & Careers

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

metro

Porsha Olayiwola has retweeted several posts criticizing Israel and expressing solidarity with Palestinians under siege in Gaza.

Concord Academy removes Boston’s poet laureate as commencement speaker

A former N.H. youth detention center resident testifies about ‘hit squad’ attack

Beloved school bus at Salem’s Greenhouse School vandalized while kids were outside gardening

sports

Teammates congratulate Carter Verhaeghe (23) of the Panthers after he scored a second-period goal against the Maple Leafs at the Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla.

Surging Panthers overtake the Bruins to win the Atlantic Division, will meet Lightning in playoffs

Lakers win their play-in game to set up a rematch against defending champion Nuggets

Boys’ lacrosse roundup: Vacation week offered Reading a stern test against BC High in the Players Cup as Nate Mulvey (5 goals) converted the OT winner

business

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said developers, suppliers, and users of artificial intelligence must comply with existing state consumer protection, antidiscrimination, and data privacy laws.

Campbell says state laws will apply to AI

IMF sees steady growth but warns of rising protectionism

Powell suggests interest rates could stay high for a longer period

politics

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is sworn-in before the House Committee on Homeland Security during a hearing on "A Review of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security" on Capitol Hill in Washington, on April 16.

Senate to convene Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats plot quick dismissal

Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on US aid for Ukraine and Israel

Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, has died

Nation

A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2023.

Maui Fire Department report on deadly wildfire details need for more equipment and mutual aid plans

Columbia University president to testify in Congress on college conflicts over Israel-Hamas war

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments in Democratic governor’s suit against GOP-led Legislature

World

Ukrainian soldiers practice during a military training with French servicemen at a military training compound at an undisclosed location in Poland, on April 4.

Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city and kill 13 people as the war approaches a critical stage

10 arrested in large-scale raid in Germany targeting human smuggling gang that exploits visa permits

Copenhagen fights the last pockets of a fire that destroyed a 400-year-old landmark

opinion

Flowers with a ribbon reading "RIP" were seen at an entrance to Westfield Bondi Junction on April 14, in Bondi Junction, Australia. Six victims, plus the offender, who was shot by police at the scene, are dead following a stabbing attack at Westfield Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction, Sydney.

No man is entitled to a woman’s companionship

Five takeaways from our interview with Doris Kearns Goodwin

May I have a word: Glee

lifestyle

West Virginia University students El Didden, Bri Caison, and Lia Farrell materials in support of transgender individuals.

Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban

I’m like a bird. Wait, am I like a bird?

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

food & dining

Passover Almond Fig Torte

Recipe: Serve this almond fig torte, chewy like a macaroon, on the Passover table

Recipe: Make breakfast pancakes during Passover with matzo meal and cottage cheese

Recipe: Apricot and peas garnish this slow-cooked lamb tagine for the Passover Seder or any spring occasion

travel

Several stretches of British Columbia's Sunshine Coast Trail are known for being dry, including the long grind up Tin Hat Mountain (3,914 feet). Signs warn hikers to load up on water in advance of the climb.

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

“Rooted” by artist Cicely Carew arrives at Northeastern next week as part of the university’s Public Art Initiative.

15-foot-tall flower statues to bloom on Northeastern’s campus

Nick Morse paints outside the lines — creating signature pieces

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

Books

Runners line up at the starting line of the Half Half Half Half Half Marathon.

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

Ethan de Aguiar speaks at a showing of "Love Letters for New Bedford" at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

New film festival aims to put New Bedford on the global artistic stage

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

Television

Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw in "Tracker."

On CBS’s ‘Tracker,’ this is him

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

music

Hana Nah, of New York, listened to a podcast through headphones on Boston Common as she waited to board a bus to the Boston Marathon starting line.

What was in runners’ headphones during the Marathon? Coldplay, Carrie Underwood, and more

For a trio of emerging artists, a showcase that starts in Somerville

An exuberant ‘Turangalîla’ from the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Theater/Dance

The cast of Praxis Stage's "The Birthday Party" (clockwise, from rear left): Sharon Mason, Paul Valley, Darya Denisova, Kevin Paquette, Zair Silva, and Daniel Boudreau.

With ‘The Birthday Party,’ Praxis Stage makes a welcome return

The Jar aims to double its reach this season

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

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

Senator Bob Graham, who served three terms in the Senate, made an unsuccessful bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, emphasizing his opposition to the Iraq invasion.

Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, has died

Maurice El Médioni, Jewish Algerian pianist, dies at 95

Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog dies at 92