Marathon Monday is finally here

The 122nd Boston Marathon kicks off in a few hours in Hopkinton, and we?ll keep you updated all day.

Start times

  • Elite women

    9:32 a.m.

  • Elite men & wave 1

    10 a.m.

  • Women?s wheelchair

    9:04 a.m.

  • Men?s wheelchair

    9:02 a.m.

Opinion | Kim Donohue

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/JJR110-001.jpg Somber anniversary brings back all the meanings of ?5?

Years later, the events of 2013 still touch so many.

Opinion | Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/26/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/kreiter_jessrescue_met05.jpg Dear Boston, you empowered us

You renewed us, soothed our wounds, and gave us hope that life would go on.

TARA SULLIVAN

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Tara_Sullivan-18250.tif These running twins deserve your cheers today

Meet one of the most inspiring families here for the big race.

Dave Epstein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi16marathoncolor22.jpg It?ll be a chilly, rainy day for runners

While the cold is certainly notable, it?s the rain ? and potential thunderstorms ? that will really impact the most number of folks outside.

ABC?s George Stephanopoulos (left) interviewed former FBI director James Comey for a taped sit-down that aired Sunday.

Ralph Alswang/ABC/AP

James Comey attacks Trump in prime-time interview

Perhaps Comey?s most pointed statement was when he declared Donald Trump ?morally unfit to be president.?

Barbara and George H.W. Bush on the field before Super Bowl LI in Houston in February 2017.

Barbara Bush is in ?failing health,? won?t seek more treatment

The former first lady, 92, ?will instead focus on comfort care,? a family spokesman said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_weed.jpg A chronic dilemma on pot for condo, apartment complexes

Some condo associations are prohibiting residents from smoking in their units. In Boston, Belmont, and Newton, a drug-sniffing dog is sometimes being called in.

This Week in Weed

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/16/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/lee_012318_baker9_met-7572.jpg Bill Weld goes green

The former governor and federal prosecutor took a few minutes to discuss his new role as a board member of a medical marijuana company.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Ryan_shooting5_met.jpg Videos show Cambridge officer striking black Harvard student

Cambridge police released a seven-minute video that shows the encounter, which has been described as ?disturbing? by the city?s mayor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/16/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/946212024.jpg US says it will impose new sanctions on Russia for backing Syrians

?We sent a strong message and our hope is that they listen to it,? said Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN.

Adrian Walker

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walker-15070.jpg Why make Everett pay for Steve Wynn?s misconduct?

Forcing Wynn Resorts to pull out of the under-construction casino project is a feel-good move. It also fixes little.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-15048.jpg K9 on his feet after Yarmouth police handler slain

Nero suffered gunshot wounds to his face and neck last week when Officer Sean Gannon was killed.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/16/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/946601638.jpg Starbucks CEO apologizes after arrest of black men in Philly

?Our store manager never intended for these men to be arrested and this should never have escalated,? Kevin Johnson said.

DA: Palmer man killed himself after accidentally shooting girlfriend

The 24-year-old man was cleaning his gun when he shot his girlfriend, the DA said.

Boston, MA: 4/15/18: The Celtic Jaylen Brown drives to the basket against the Bucks Khris Middleton. The Boston Celtics hosted the Milwaukee Bucks in Game One of an Eastern Conference First Round NBA Playoff basketball game at the TD Garden. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

Jim Davis/Globe staff

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Celtics? young core passed its first playoff test

The Celtics are relying on their precocity. They don?t have a choice.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_coldcaps-3_metro.jpg ?Cool caps? help chemo patients keep hair ? for a high price

Some hospitals that primarily serve low-income patients have decided not to even offer ?scalp cooling? therapy, saying it?s beyond most patients? reach.

Ben Volin | On football

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Boghosian_Patriots8_SPTS.jpg Gronk making a big statement by skipping offseason workouts

The star tight end is making it clear that he?s displeased with his contract.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/16/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/6008581e74f1477598d9ef5c90c501d5-6008581e74f1477598d9ef5c90c501d5-0.jpg Jason Aldean wins entertainer of the year at ACM Awards

Aldean paid tribute to the victims of the Las Vegas massacre in his acceptance speech. He was on stage when the shooter opened fire on the crowd.

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Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

LATEST EPISODE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/10/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/17169_LL_Podcast_HP_Episode_4_Tease[1]-7368-U849351311183S--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg The Love Letters podcast: Ditch the ex?s T-shirt, or wear it?

After a breakup, is it better to hold onto relics from the relationship, or to dump them?

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Ryan K. Zinke

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/deepwaterwind3.jpg American energy dominance means Mass. wind

The Trump administration proposes a lease sale off Mass. for commercial wind energy, totaling nearly 390,000 acres of over-the-horizon offshore areas.

A new chapter in the story of a terrier who found adventure in Milton

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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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/stan-fellows-home-nest-illustration$medium.jpg Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town?

As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

The Big Picture

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, March 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers in March: Multiple nor?easters, St. Patrick?s Day, and protesting gun violence.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.