If Walsh gets his way, parking tickets will hurt a lot more

The city wants to significantly boost parking fines, which would raise $5 million to fund transportation initiatives.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_troopEbakerpresser2_met.jpg State Police troop patrolling Pike will disappear

The move comes after an investigation found that 30 members of Troop E put in for overtime shifts they didn?t work.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi28Genduso07.jpg Trooper didn?t reveal drug-dealing past, but she left a clue

Leigha Genduso said she did not lie or mislead State Police by not giving details of her drug-selling past during the application process.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Tlumacki_brianjoycefederalcourt_metro060-001.jpg Lawyers say removing Brian Joyce?s attorney a troubling move

Prosecutors want to disqualify Howard Cooper, who is representing the ex-state senator at a corruption trial. More than 70 attorneys say that would set a dangerous legal precedent.

Kathleen and Nyall Sheldon with their son, Dylan.

Sheldon family

KEVIN CULLEN

He lived like each day was his last. Then, one day it was

There is nothing so sad, so utterly soul crushing as to be witness to the death of someone so young and so full of life.

Mass. man says InfoWars falsely named him as Parkland gunman

Marcel Fontaine said the website posted his photograph and labeled him a ??commie?? supported by the Islamic State group.

Such big US companies as Boston-based General Electric Co. are letting President Trump and the White House know they?re unhappy with Trump?s tariffs scheme.

Corporate America?s not thrilled with Trump?s planned tariffs

As markets tumble, Boston-based General Electric is one of the companies lodging objections with the White House.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/senate159-14562.jpg Harriette Chandler?s hold on Senate presidency is uncertain

Chandler is unsure whether she will be the chamber?s leader by next week.

JOAN VENNOCHI

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Saying sorry for one mean tweet wasn?t enough to stanch the flow of sponsors.

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Gensler

Here?s a look at Amazon?s new building in the Seaport

Renderings of the 15-story building, which would house 2,000 Amazon employees, were released Monday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_03council-5_metro-5830.jpg Michael Flaherty says he won?t run for Suffolk district attorney

The Boston city councilor and former prosecutor cited a ?family medical matter? in announcing his decision.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Campus_03.jpg UMass Boston budget cuts target academic research centers

A center that helps veterans and another that studies Latino communities in Massachusetts, among others, are on the chopping block.

You can?t do that in politics. (She just did.)

After an election that unleashed women?s fury and sexual harassment scandals that spawned a thousand hashtags, women are shattering traditional limits.

Vote now

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/MunchMadnessComp-7219.jpg Who will win the Munch Madness title?

Saltie Girl and Flour Bakery + Cafe are in the title tilt. Vote for your favorite!

Red Sox 7, Marlins 3

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/bfa5aa273a37463f9bb3291f0c0a57bf-bfa5aa273a37463f9bb3291f0c0a57bf-0.jpg Fill-in starter Brian Johnson is the latest to shine

Johnson, probably the odd man out of the rotation when Drew Pomeranz and Eduardo Rodriguez return, pitched six innings of one-run ball.

Nick Cafardo | On baseball

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/5c6549ad16724796ab01a2987e7a696e-5c6549ad16724796ab01a2987e7a696e-0.jpg Hanley Ramirez takes 20-20 look at 30-30 season

Ramirez was a 30-30 guy for the Marlins in 2008. Can he repeat the feat 10 years later?

NCAA championship: Villanova 79, Michigan 62

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/AP18093077953927.jpg Donte (DiVincenzo) was on fire

The Wildcats? sixth man scored a career-high 31 points as Villanova (36-4) won its second title in three years.

Matt Parziale (right), a 30-year-old firefighter and the US Mid-Amateur champion, chats with Rory McIlroy during a practice round for the Masters on Monday.

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Tara Sullivan

Augusta warms to story of Brockton firefighter Matt Parziale

Matt Parziale, a 30-year-old amateur golfer and full-time Brockton firefighter, will tee off Thursday in the Masters.

STAN GROSSFELD

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/p15.jpg Here?s how a dairy farmer from Vermont became an NCAA track champ

Yes, Elinor Purrier does credit milk as part of the reason she won the mile at the NCAA indoor championships.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/barry21.jpg Why it would be foolish to trade Gronk, and other thoughts on the Patriots

Also: Expect to see Josh McDaniels?s name pop up again next year for head coaching jobs.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee_040218_mlkspeakers1_met.jpg ?This is King at his best, at the height of his powers?: Remembering MLK?s last speech

Hundreds gathered in City Hall Plaza to commemorate the 50th anniversary of King?s final speech, a poignant ceremony that included readings from young children.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Untitled-1-11730[1]-14516-U8493513111815H--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg The Russo?s Market singer who captivated the Internet was accepted to Berklee

It?s an unimaginable dream come true, said Guilherme Assuncao.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Clipboard-6276.jpg From Stanford to Harvard, this Houston teen applied to 20 colleges ? and got full rides to all of them

The feat is not without precedent ? but it remains astounding.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/09/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Talenti%202018%20CWLS%20Flavor%20Line.jpg ?Better for you? ice creams are flooding the market. But are they actually healthy?

In recent weeks, many of the top ice cream brands have released a better-for-you line of products, cutting calories and sugar.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/rogen150-2943.jpg Seth Rogen: Stormy Daniels mentioned her affair with Trump ?10 years ago?

A new character has emerged in the continuing drama between the adult film actress and the president.

Channing Tatum (left) and his wife, Jenna Dewan Tatum, in November.

Names

Channing Tatum and wife say they?re separating

Tatum has been married to Jenna Dewan Tatum for nearly nine years.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/d5b1a2ac-c8ee-40de-8b05-393386fbb484.jpg Trump defends Sinclair Broadcasting Group?s ?false news? promo

President Trump tweeted Monday that it was funny to watch ??Fake News Networks?? criticizing Sinclair for being biased.

Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

PODCAST

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/LoveLetters-Podcast-AlbumArt-7096.png The Love Letters podcast: Cloudy with a chance of breakup

The worst kinds of breakups are the murky ones. Meredith learns the do?s and don?t?s of breaking up ? from the people who know best.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_troopEbakerpresser4_met.jpg State Police reforms are off to a good start

Governor Baker is taking much-needed steps to restore public confidence in the force.

Special reports

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One day, in the friendly little town of Milton, a mysterious visitor arrived out of the blue. No one could say where, exactly, the little dog had come from. But before long, they began spotting it all over town . . .

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