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Fight over admission to Boston’s exam schools heads to US Supreme Court
The complaint by the Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence centers around a one-year temporary admission policy that awarded exam school seats in 2021 based on grades and ZIP codes.

Boston University students protest arrests of Columbia University pro-Palestinian demonstrators
At Columbia on Thursday, 108 people were charged with trespassing at Columbia, according to police, part of a broader trend of student arrests at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at US campuses.

Final jurors seated for Trump’s hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday

Judge Juan Merchan said lawyers will present opening statements Monday morning before prosecutors begin laying out their case alleging a scheme to cover up negative stories Trump feared would hurt his 2016 campaign.

Here’s what we know about the jurors Man sets himself on fire near courthouse where Trump is on trial

Karen Read in court earlier this month.

Karen Read’s lawyers want jury box moved so all jurors can see witnesses as they testify

How Massachusetts spent nearly $1 billion sheltering homeless families and migrants

A Globe review of state contracts offers a glimpse at the nearly $1 billion emergency shelter system the state is now operating for homeless families, about half of them migrants from other countries.

Slots machines on the floor of the Encore Boston Harbor Casino.

Encore Boston Harbor has best month to date in March, topping $70 million in revenue

Man convicted in murder linked to 1995 beating of BPD Commissioner Michael Cox seeks internal police records

Daniel Dennett, on the Charles River in Boston in 2013. Dennett, one of the most widely read and debated American philosophers, whose prolific works explored consciousness, free will, religion and evolutionary biology, died on Friday.

Daniel C. Dennett, widely read and fiercely debated philosopher and Tufts professor, dies at 82

Members of the Brandeis women's basketball team include, from left, Brooke Reed, Katherine Vaughan, Abigail Kennedy, Maya Williams, Lulu Ohm, Lillian Singleton, Carlie Marrella, Molly James, and Claire Candela.

All 11 Brandeis women’s basketball players will leave if coach does not resign, letter says

Simon, at Brandeis since 1987, was on paid administrative leave this past season. One sophomore player wrote, “I have had literal nightmares about showing up to practice with Carol suddenly our coach again."

Bruins senior adviser Harry Sinden (left) is shown with Bobby Orr in 2022.

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Getting Harry Sinden’s take on the Bruins’ playoff chances, and other thoughts

The 91-year-old Bruin-in-Winter addressed the slumping power play and the deployment of goalies, among other topics.

Here’s the full schedule for the Bruins’ first-round playoff series vs. the Maple Leafs On hockey: From childhood through the NHL, Brad Marchand has had eyes on the Maple Leafs

‘Devalued, disempowered, and unseen’: Mass General Brigham doctors react to latest merger step
Physicians fear demotions and corporatization as the hospital system moves to combine departments.

While it's simple enough to remove a screw-on Cape Cod bracelet, many wearers claim to wear them for decades down the road. Pictured: Styles from The Gilded Oyster jewelry store in Falmouth.

The curious habit of wearing your Cape Cod bracelet for decades

“Do I just wear this for the rest of my life? At what point do I take this off? Do I wear it on my wedding day?”

Jordyne Wu of Newton tried to get a dial tone on her retro landline.

Who still uses a landline? Massachusetts residents. A lot of them.

While wide swaths of the country have left landline phones behind, people in the state remain loyal to theirs, a new study has found.

See where spring arrived early (red) and late (blue).

Map: See where spring has arrived in New England, and how it compares to normal

If you’re in Northern New England and missing the color green, worry not: spring is just around the corner.

Most of New England has seen well above average rainfall over the past 30 days, with Providence, Boston, and parts of coastal Maine doubling normal totals.

WEATHER FOCUS | KEN MAHAN

April check-in: From a nor’easter to a jolting quake, these stats show a month on the ‘fringe of volatility.’

Although swings in temperatures are normal for April, this month has shown us some exaggerated weather days.

Cherry blossoms in bloom at the Charles River Esplanade in Boston on Tuesday.

Weather Focus | Dave Epstein

The polar vortex is dying a late death. What does that mean for spring?

This weather phenomenon is an integral part of forecasting as the swirling current of air ebbs and flows and eventually falls apart each year.

The lobby of the Gardiner House in Newport has wallpaper that repicates murals painted in the Ledges by artist Howard Cushing.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

A modern hotel with a historic pedigree: The Gardiner House offers a glimpse of Newport’s glitterati

The 21-room hotel, which opened last fall, isn't what you might expect. It's more like hanging at your (rich) friends' house. “Sailing knots, anchors . . . that’s not what we’re about.”

A billboard advertising a "Weed Drive Thru" from a Pawtucket, R.I., cannabis vendor is seen along Interstate 95 near Providence.

Drive-thru cannabis? At Mother Earth Wellness in R.I., it’s ‘like getting a cup of coffee’

The drive-thru model has a certain appeal for customers who might be anxious about going into a cannabis dispensary, the owner of the Pawtucket, R.I., outlet said.

8 interesting things you can get at a drive-thru

This week's daters: Caroline and Matthew

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She does West Coast swing; I do Lindy Hop, the other big swing style in Boston’

Will these swing dancing singles Lindy Hop into love?

Love Letters: My husband is following his ex’s vlog

Opinion

IDEAS | EREC SMITH

There’s a kind of racism embedded in DEI

Too many programs describe ‘the Black experience’ in confining ways. Instead, we can achieve true diversity without erasing individuality.

Klara Vlahčević Lisinski

The condemnation of the slogan ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’

Friends of the Public Garden: ‘We are a democracy in trees and dirt’

Susan D’Agostino

Six reasons why $90,000 college costs are bad news even if few pay that amount

Karen Read trial ‘buffer zone’ essential to delivering justice, fairness

More recent News

Patriots’ needs remain at wide receiver, tackle, along with other draft thoughts
If the Patriots do not swing a trade, they should strongly consider drafting a receiver with one of their Day 2 picks, lest they end up with one of, if not the worst receiving corps in the league.

2024 NFL Draft: Here are all of the Patriots’ draft picks ... right now

Seeking ‘the right side of history,’ Speaker Mike Johnson risks his job to deliver aid to Ukraine
The speaker wrestled over whether to lead the House in approving a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan and humanitarian support, which many in his own Republican majority opposed.

Harvard poll: Biden’s slipping with young voters but still leads Trump in the 18-to-29 bracket
Among 1,051 “likely voters” under 30, Biden leads Trump by six percentage points among men and 33 percentage points among women, the poll found.

Convicted scammer who victims say claimed to be a psychic, Irish heiress faces extradition to UK
Marianne Smyth, a 54-year-old American, will be in federal court in Maine for the hearing that relates to allegations she stole more than $170,000 from at least five victims from 2008 to 2010 in Northern Ireland.

MUSIC REVIEW

At BSO, Icelandic ‘energy’ and Hahn’s return
On Thursday night in Symphony Hall, Andris Nelsons led the orchestra in a recent work by Anna Thorvaldsdottir alongside music of Mozart and Brahms.

Steward lenders identified as struggling hospital system faces payment deadline
US senators from Massachusetts pressed the lending consortium to modify the loan terms to allow Steward’s eight Massachusetts hospitals to keep operating.

Pickup truck goes airborne, makes improbable landing in Brockton

The driver of the pickup truck ran away before police arrived, officials said.

Apparent Israeli attack in Iran draws anti-aircraft fire as tensions high between Mideast rivals

An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan.

EPA will make polluters pay to clean up two ‘forever chemicals’

The Biden administration is designating two “forever chemicals,” man-made compounds that are linked to serious health risks, as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, shifting responsibility for their cleanup to polluters from taxpayers.

Recommended reads

Nereida Badillo peered out of her front door on the morning of the high school graduation of her son Jacoby. It took Badillo years to be able to own a home, attending classes for first-time home buyers to qualify for financial assistance, improving her credit score, and saving her stimulus checks. The stability that had eluded her family for decades felt within reach with the purchase of her home but the only neighborhood she could afford was in a tough part of town.

In Holyoke, a home of her own: One woman’s struggle to build a life in the state’s poorest place

Like others in this city’s large Puerto Rican community, Nereida Badillo longed for a more stable life. But history is difficult to overcome.

People are leaving Massachusetts in droves. Who are they?
For a state with a rapidly aging population and a relatively low birth rate, the loss of working-age adults spells trouble.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Meet Ruby Golden Tiger, Needham’s 12-year-old electric bass sensation
This talented sixth-grader earned a following with contagious enthusiasm for throwback funk and an Instagram account that will make you smile.

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Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about the love of her life — and their unfinished love story with America
The historian and her late husband, Richard Goodwin, were among Boston’s legendary power couples. Her new book fulfills a promise to write the book he never got to finish.

Culture & Lifestyle

Artist Jeffrey Gibson posed inside the US Pavilion during the media open day at the 60th Biennale of Arts in Venice Tuesday.

At the Venice Biennale, Jeffrey Gibson arrives on a global stage

The north side of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City is shown missing after a truck bomb explosion, in this Wednesday, April 19, 1995, file photo.

Podcast sees Jan. 6 foreshadowing in Timothy McVeigh’s act of terror

Matt Rife in his 2023 Netflix special, "Natural Selection."

Comic Matt Rife is thriving as a repeat offender

Bad Bunny brought his Most Wanted Tour to TD Garden Wednesday night.

Plenty of pomp, but only one Bad Bunny at TD Garden

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

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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

Former president Donald Trump made a campaign stop outside a bodega in Harlem after court in New York on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

Mark C. Zauderer

Trump complains he can’t get a fair trial in NY. He’s wrong.

National Association of Realtors' policy pursuits over the past century have contributed to the challenges we all face today: high rents, high home prices, the housing shortage, exclusionary zoning, economic inequality, and even the repeal of Roe v. Wade.

Sky-high home prices? Blame the National Association of Realtors.

A medical worker shows an X-ray of tuberculosis-infected lungs.

IDEAS | Arjun Sharma

We neglect ancient killers like tuberculosis at our peril

A significant difference in the trials of Karen Read in Dedham, left, and Donald Trump in New York, right, is how the trial is viewed by the public. New York doesn’t allow cameras in courtrooms, unlike Massachusetts, which has allowed cameras in its courtrooms for nearly four decades.

Rachelle G. Cohen

Trump trial vs. Karen Read case: What a difference a camera makes

National Association of Realtors' policy pursuits over the past century have contributed to the challenges we all face today: high rents, high home prices, the housing shortage, exclusionary zoning, economic inequality, and even the repeal of Roe v. Wade.

Sky-high home prices? Blame the National Association of Realtors.

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Man convicted in murder linked to 1995 beating of BPD Commissioner Michael Cox seeks internal police records

John Evans, 54, who is serving life in prison for a fatal shooting, wants records from the investigation into the attack on Cox as part of his push to get a new trial.

Fight over admission to Boston’s exam schools heads to US Supreme Court

The complaint by the Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence centers around a one-year temporary admission policy that awarded exam school seats in 2021 based on grades and ZIP codes.

Boston University students protest arrests of Columbia University pro-Palestinian demonstrators

At Columbia on Thursday, 108 people were charged with trespassing at Columbia, according to police, part of a broader trend of student arrests at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at US campuses.

Weather Focus | Ken Mahan

April check-in: From a nor’easter to a jolting quake, these stats show a month on the ‘fringe of volatility.’

Although swings in temperatures are normal for April, this month has shown us some exaggerated weather days.

Sports

Charlie McAvoy and the Bruins hope to keep the Maple Leafs at an arm's length, at minimum, when they begin their first-round playoff series on Saturday night.

Bruins think rougher road will serve them well in another run at the Stanley Cup

“When you have unmatched success in terms of being the best regular season team ever," Charlie McAvoy said, referencing last year's 65-win campaign, "obviously you didn’t go through too many difficult times.”

Despite double-bogeying the first hole, Nelly Korda rallied to card a 3-under 69 to walk into the clubhouse with the lead after her first two rounds of the Chevron Championship Friday in The Woodlands, Texas.

Nelly Korda, eyeing five consecutive wins, fires second round 69 to take clubhouse lead at Chevron Championship

The World No. 1 carded six birdies for the second consecutive day, and ended up at 3-under for the day and 7-under for the tournament after two rounds of the LPGA's first major of the season.

Saturday's Game 1 will begin Bruins captain Brad Marchand's fourth career playoff series against the Maple Leafs.

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From childhood through the NHL, Brad Marchand has had eyes on the Maple Leafs. This year’s playoffs will be no different.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a long way from Toronto, but that didn’t stop a young Brad Marchand, future captain of the Bruins, from growing up an unabashed Maple Leafs fan.

All 11 Brandeis women’s basketball players will leave if coach does not resign, letter says

Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. might be the best player in the 2024 NFL Draft

Ohio State's Marvin Harrison Jr. might be the best player in the NFL Draft

Business

Drive-thru cannabis? At Mother Earth Wellness in R.I., it’s ‘like getting a cup of coffee’

The drive-thru model has a certain appeal for customers who might be anxious about going into a cannabis dispensary, the owner of the Pawtucket, R.I., outlet said.

8 interesting things you can get at a drive-thru

Beyond fast food, coffee, and banking, there’s a world of businesses prioritizing customer convenience and helping people fit more into their busy lives. Here are some of the drive-thru services we found across the country.

Massachusetts labor force grows amid signs hiring might be slowing

Japan-based restaurant group opens first US location in Back Bay

magazine

The 36 Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2024

Top Spots to Live

The mystery of falling prices in Belmont, Brookline and more swanky suburbs

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

Top Spots to Live

10 of the most walkable cities in Greater Boston

I want my dad at my graduation, but I’m really not sure he should be there

metro

Slots machines on the floor of the Encore Boston Harbor Casino.

Encore Boston Harbor has best month to date in March, topping $70 million in revenue

Drive-thru cannabis? At Mother Earth Wellness in R.I., it’s ‘like getting a cup of coffee’

8 interesting things you can get at a drive-thru

sports

Kevin Shattenkirk (right) jousts with Vegas's Byron Froese in front of Jeremy Swayman.

Kevin Shattenkirk goes from scratched to a possible spark as Bruins chase solution to power-play woes

EMass boys’ volleyball: Andover on point, rising in Globe Top 20

Patriots’ needs remain at wide receiver, tackle, along with other draft thoughts

business

Good Samaritan Medical Center, a Steward hospital.

Steward lenders identified as struggling hospital system faces payment deadline

Who still uses a landline? Massachusetts residents. A lot of them.

A Cranston, R.I., native is one of the world’s best poker players

politics

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks to reporters just after lawmakers in the House pushed a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and other US allies closer to passage.

Seeking ‘the right side of history,’ Speaker Mike Johnson risks his job to deliver aid to Ukraine

Man sets himself on fire near courthouse where Trump is on trial

Ukraine aid bill clears critical hurdle in the House as Democrats supply the votes

Nation

Police and emergency officials gathered in a park outside of Manhattan Criminal Court where a man set himself on fire Friday afternoon in New York City.

Man sets himself on fire near courthouse where Trump is on trial

Final jurors seated for Trump’s hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday

Trump is the first ex-president on criminal trial. Here’s what to know about the hush-money case.

World

A supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a cutout of his face at a campaign rally in Chandrapur, India, April 8, 2024.

Indians vote in the first phase of the world’s largest election as Modi seeks a third term

Envoy says US is determined to monitor North Korean nukes, through UN or otherwise

Israel’s limited strike on Iran appears designed to avoid escalation

opinion

Six reasons why $90,000 college costs are bad news even if few pay that amount

End the fight over North End restaurants

Trump complains he can’t get a fair trial in NY. He’s wrong.

lifestyle

While it's simple enough to remove a screw-on Cape Cod bracelet, many wearers claim to wear them for decades down the road. Pictured: Styles from The Gilded Oyster jewelry store in Falmouth.

The curious habit of wearing your Cape Cod bracelet for decades

My husband is following his ex’s vlog

Meet Ruby Golden Tiger, Needham’s 12-year-old electric bass sensation

food & dining

Chefs worked in the kitchen of Sakabayashi Sushi Tavern, which opened on Boylston Street this month.

Japan-based restaurant group opens first US location in Back Bay

Where to eat in Greater Boston’s Top Spots to Live

Mamaleh’s Kibitz Corner opens in Cambridge; Restaurant Week kicks off on the Seacoast

travel

The lobby of the Gardiner House in Newport has wallpaper that repicates murals painted in the Ledges by artist Howard Cushing.

A modern hotel with a historic pedigree: The Gardiner House offers a glimpse of Newport’s glitterati

For a small state, R.I. offers many great places to run. Here are a few favorites.

The Globe Rhode Island team’s must-do list for the summer

Arts

19MFA

‘Dress Up’ at the MFA explores how costumes we wear create the image of ourselves

At the Venice Biennale, Jeffrey Gibson arrives on a global stage

Mass MoCA to open Jeffrey Gibson installation this fall

Books

A photograph of Doris Kearns Goodwin and her husband Dick Goodwin rests on a bookshelf at her home in Boston.

Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about the love of her life — and their unfinished love story with America

Somerville poets celebrate art and community; Newburyport Literary Festival takes place April 27-28; and more

Word nerd Jess Zafarris documents the darker side of language in ‘Words from Hell’

Movies

Riley Keough in "Sasquatch Sunset."

Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough wear the fur in ‘Sasquatch Sunset’

When the leading man is tall, dark, and hairy

In ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,’ a very different impossible-missions force gets the assignment

Television

Carrie Preston and Wendell Pierce in "Elsbeth."

With ‘Elsbeth,’ it’s a bad idea to underestimate the character and the series

Recurring characters make the scene — and sometimes the entire series

Lost for a generation, original ‘Star Trek’ Enterprise model finally completes its voyage home

music

Hilary Hahn playing the Brahms Violin Concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the baton of music director Andris Nelsons.

At BSO, Icelandic ‘energy’ and Hahn’s return

Michael Hurley’s music has long been folk’s stranger thing

‘The sound of the earth’: new directions for an ancient instrument

Theater/Dance

Matt Rife in his 2023 Netflix special, "Natural Selection."

Comic Matt Rife is thriving as a repeat offender

At ArtsEmerson, ‘Book of Mountains and Seas’ renders epic tales with intimacy

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

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

An undated photo provided by Ken Richardson shows Dr. David Egilman.

David Egilman, doctor who took on drug companies, dies at 71

Barbara Joans, anthropologist who studied biker culture, dies at 89

Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist, dies at 80