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‘If I go back there, I’m a dead man’: Fleeing Haitians pin their hopes on the asylum process

Proving persecution can be a difficult task, even for people from Haiti, where those who have fled say the lines between politics and gang violence are often blurred.

Prosecutors to make history with opening statements in hush money case against Trump

A 12-person jury in Manhattan is set to hear opening statements from prosecutors and defense lawyers in the first of four criminal cases against Donald Trump to reach trial.
Full slate of jurors chosen for Trump’s hush-money trial. Here’s what we know about them.

Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Oct. 7 attack

Major General Aharon Haliva’s resignation could set the stage for more resignations among Israel’s top security brass over Hamas’s attack.

Students at Emerson, MIT set up pro-Palestinian encampments
Students at Emerson College established an encampment off Boylston Street, in what two students and a faculty member described as an act of solidarity with pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University, while a similar camp arose at MIT.

Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died

Woman, 18, dies after being shot at Delaware State University; campus closed
Tara Sullivan

The TD Garden crowd was in full throat as the Celtics went full throttle to beat Heat in playoff opener

The energy during player introductions carried directly into the game, and the crescendo reached its peak as the final seconds of the third quarter ticked away.
Gary Washburn: The Heat would not go down easy, but Celtics withstood every punch en route to Game 1 victory
On baseball | Red Sox 6, Pirates 1

Credit to the Red Sox’ players and coaches for punching above their weight so far

Injuries have ravaged Boston, but the team has managed to put together a 13-10 record — placing it in the top half of MLB teams.
Concerns growing that Triston Casas’s stint on the injured list could be a long one
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

An educated guess as to how the first round of the NFL Draft will go

With all of the reports and rumors that have emerged over the past three months, it can be difficult to discern what’s real and what’s hot air.
The Patriots have a chance to go big in this year’s draft. They best not miss.
Opinion
IDEAS | LEE MCCOLGAN

Breadth of a salesman

Lee McColgan went from selling investments to restoring old New England houses. Saving historic buildings might pay less, he writes, but it's so much more satisfying.
EDITORIAL

Keeping kids out of foster care saves families — and state money
David J. Simon

Talk about genocide in Israel-Hamas conflict conceals as much as it reveals
Kenneth Roth

A case can be made that Israel has genocidal intent
LETTERS

Mass. needs to ensure funds aimed at primary care are spent wisely

More recent News

Joyce Spector Mekelburg, second-to-last known survivor of Cocoanut Grove fire, dies at 100

"The whole place was one mob — shouting screaming, pushing," Mrs. Mekelburg said the day after she crawled along a floor to escape the Cocoanut Grove blaze that killed 492 people.

Less than a week after running Boston, Zdeno Chara finishes London Marathon
Chara told the Globe he plans on taking part in the other World Marathon Majors. He’s already run Boston, London, and New York City, which leaves Tokyo, Berlin, and Chicago.

Drag-racing, wrong-way driving reported in Back Bay early Sunday morning
Officers were called at 2:13 a.m. to the intersection of Dartmouth and Marlborough streets, where callers said about 40 people were gathered and 15 vehicles were driving back and forth in the wrong direction while others drag-raced, police said.

Providence man arrested in Newton after alleged chase from Rhode Island on I-95
Officers responded to a report of an unconscious man inside a red Mercedes parked in a lot at the Riverside MBTA station and were told the the Mercedes had been involved in a chase with police in Rhode Island earlier that evening, officials said.

Centerville woman charged with animal cruelty, accused of torturing dog in Billerica
Billerica police were told that Amanda Cianciulli had abused a dog in her custody at a Billerica home earlier this year, and the abuse was captured on video, officials said.

‘Challengers’ stars say Boston Marathon, city commute inspired them while filming new movie with Zendaya

During a press conference for the movie, actors Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist opened up about how walking the streets of Boston and experiencing the city’s big events influenced their preparation for the film.

Recommended reads

For Donald Trump, COVID has become a four-letter word

The deadly pandemic encompassed a little more than a fifth of Trump’s presidency, but you’d never know it from listening to him on the 2024 campaign trail.

There’s a rise in the use of A.I. in campaigning— are Mass. congressional candidates prepared?
A survey of the Massachusetts delegation raises doubts that campaigns are ready for the challenges presented by artificial intelligence.

Anxieties about Middle East conflict hover over Passover celebrations
Some Jews across Massachusetts worry this year’s celebration may be marred by a war in the Middle East that shows little sign of slowing down.

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

Culture & Lifestyle

Jonathan Knight helps historic New England homes find the right stuff on ‘Farmhouse Fixer’

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

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

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

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 the college-age population shrinking, some schools won’t survive. There’s a right way for them to close.
IDEAS | WILLIAM KUHN

Lord Byron: Mad, bad, and, now, essential to know
JEFF JACOBY

The man who made conservatism fun
RENÉE GRAHAM

A former president, a New York courtroom, and a sad American spectacle
LETTERS

Imagining a Trump 2.0 foreign policy
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Parking spots are selling for as much as $500,000 in Boston. Realtors aren’t surprised.

Parking spot sales are rare, and difficult to track. But when the true cost is revealed, they can provide a stark indication of how expensive the Boston housing market is.

‘If I go back there, I’m a dead man’: Fleeing Haitians pin their hopes on the asylum process

Proving persecution can be a difficult task, even for people from Haiti, where those who have fled say the lines between politics and gang violence are often blurred.
INNOVATOR Q&A

URI professors are monitoring eating habits with a device ‘like a Fitbit’

Their study is funded by National Institutes of Health and is a collaboration of their backgrounds in nutrition, behavioral statistics, and engineering.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Sunny days ahead this week with a spring chill in the air

Monday is Earth Day and the weather is certainly going to be pleasant enough to get outside.

Sports

STUDENT PHOTOJOURNALISM PROGRAM

This week’s high school sports photos from across Massachusetts

High school photojournalists from across Massachusetts are capturing spring sports through the Globe's student photography program.
high schools

Terrence Clarke died three years ago. A tidal wave of elite Mass. basketball players are keeping his memory alive.

The 19-year-old basketball celebrity from Boston was killed in a car crash in California while preparing for the 2021 NBA draft.

‘Challengers’ stars say Boston Marathon, city commute inspired them while filming new movie with Zendaya

During a press conference for the movie, actors Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist opened up about how walking the streets of Boston and experiencing the city’s big events influenced their preparation for the film.
red sox notebook

Concerns growing that Triston Casas’s stint on the injured list could be a long one
NASCAR: Talladega

Tyler Reddick wins Talladega by sneaking through crash-filled final lap
GOLF

Rain delays the inevitable, with Masters champion Scottie Scheffler up by five entering Monday finish on PGA Tour

Business

Parking spots are selling for as much as $500,000 in Boston. Realtors aren’t surprised.

Parking spot sales are rare, and difficult to track. But when the true cost is revealed, they can provide a stark indication of how expensive the Boston housing market is.
THE FINE PRINT

Mass. judge rules that state’s method of taking property for unpaid taxes is unconstitutional

A ruling by a superior court judge is one more blow to a century-old practice in Massachusetts of municipalities taking the total value of a property even when only a small fraction of that amount is owed in taxes.

A coffee roastery in Finland has launched an AI-generated blend. The results were surprising

House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don’t expect the app to go away anytime soon
magazine
Globe 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
Top Spots to Live

10 of the most walkable cities in Greater Boston
MISS CONDUCT

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

metro

Drag-racing, wrong-way driving reported in Back Bay early Sunday morning

Vermont farms are still recovering from flooding as they enter the growing season

Rehoboth artist adds extra dimension to state emblems

sports

Bay State’s top skill position players come together for A Shot for Life Bowl flag football tournament for cancer research

Despite 64-win season, no Celtics among finalists for NBA awards

The Heat would not go down easy, but the Celtics withstood every punch en route to Game 1 victory

business

Rob Hale runs Boston and gives along the way

Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight deadline

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

politics

Prosecutors to make history with opening statements in hush money case against Trump

How Mike Johnson got to ‘yes’ on aid to Ukraine

Trump slows campaign spending as he tries to close cash gap with Biden

Nation

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass safe after suspect breaks into official residence, police say

The town at the center of a Supreme Court battle over homelessness

A Utah mountain town brings back an old idea: the one-room schoolhouse

World

Papua New Guinea leader takes offense after Biden implies his uncle was eaten by cannibals

Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Oct. 7 attack

North Korea fires suspected short-range missiles into ocean in its latest weapons launch, Seoul says

opinion

A former president, a New York courtroom, and a sad American spectacle

Imagining a Trump 2.0 foreign policy

On the keenly felt loss of siblings

lifestyle

Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid ‘pointless plastic’

Not your average DIY: Flower crowns, moss art, and liquid pour painting

From a tiny island in Maine, he serves up fresh media gossip

food & dining

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

Are we all one overhead bin battle away from an in-flight meltdown?

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.

Arts

‘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

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

‘Challengers’ stars say Boston Marathon, city commute inspired them while filming new movie with Zendaya

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

When the leading man is tall, dark, and hairy

Television

Jonathan Knight helps historic New England homes find the right stuff on ‘Farmhouse Fixer’

Follow-up to ‘The Office’ reportedly in the works

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

music

Jonathan Knight helps historic New England homes find the right stuff on ‘Farmhouse Fixer’

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

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

Theater/Dance

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

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

Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died

Joyce Spector Mekelburg, second-to-last known survivor of Cocoanut Grove fire, dies at 100

Dave McCarty, 11-year MLB veteran and member of the 2004 Red Sox championship team, dies at 54