Sex trafficking is in plain sight, and it?s hard to fight

The empty store at 828 Mass. Ave. in Arlington once housed a massage parlor.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

In such communities as Stoneham, Hadley, Arlington, and Needham, women are being held as sex slaves. Prosecutors say the investigations are time-consuming and difficult.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-26681.jpg 3-alarm fire breaks out at under-construction high rise near Garden

The fire broke out on the 25th floor of the building. Despite nearby street closures, the Bruins? 7 p.m. game started on time.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryantime2met.jpg It?s time to spring forward. Daylight saving time is back

Early risers will be getting up in the dark again, but those who love long afternoons will rejoice.

Turbulence injures 30 on flight from Istanbul to New York

Severe turbulence injured 30 people aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul that landed safely at New York?s Kennedy International Airport on Saturday afternoon, officials said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumackijassyfuneral417.jpg Jassy Correia?s family, friends say goodbye at funeral

Correia?s body was found Feb. 28 in the trunk of a sedan being driven through Delaware by Louis Coleman III, who is now in custody.

Thousands of runners hit the carriage road paralleling Commonwealth Avenue in Newton on the weekends.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

As the Marathon nears, Newton?s hills come alive

How four awful hills, two bathrooms, and a quiet carriage road turned Newton into a marathon-training mecca.

Friend recalls Mass. skier killed in N.H. crash as reliable, adventurous

A Somerville man died in a ski crash at Cannon Mountain Ski Resort in Franconia, N.H., on Friday, and a Newburyport man was injured.

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As the National Weather Service put it, ?Enjoy the rest of today because winter returns Sunday.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/09/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_1EE325-5010.jpg At SXSW, Elizabeth Warren defends call for breaking up tech giants

In a separate appearance at the Texas festival, presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said he learned about white privilege after getting caught smoking marijuana as a student at Harvard.

UMass president Martin T. Meehan hopes the system?s new online initiative will help ensure UMass?s long-term financial sustainability while reaching adults who may have limited employment opportunities.

Jim Davis/Globe Staff

As UMass makes a big bet on online education, rivals offer words of caution

Many public universities have faced significant challenges in recruiting students, ensuring quality, and managing costs ? and the efforts have ended quietly.

Lawrence man arrested on strangulation charge

Rafael Rosario, 53, allegedly forced his way into a woman?s pickup truck parked in a grocery store parking lot in Methuen and tried to strangle her, police said.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/09/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/62addbb2f1a740b7a165e00c8e4174d8-a9eeb90c0846437885856a247ff6a17d-0.jpg For Jussie Smollett, 1 story equals 16 felony counts

There are some explanations as to how the grand jury could have arrived at eight counts for the actor?s comments to a police officer and eight others for what he told a detective.

Jim Franchek held a photo of his daughter Emma, who died of an overdose. He has many photos of her in his home.

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

Road to Recovery

Drugs took their children, but not their hope that others might be saved

The experiences of three young adults who fatally overdosed, as told by their parents, contain lessons for addressing the opioid crisis.

Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James, center, passes the ball as he is double-teamed by Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown, left, and Al Horford during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

CELTICS 120, LAKERS 107

Celtics avenge embarrassing loss to Lakers

Kyrie Irving scored 30 points to help the Celtics extend their winning streak to three and get even for a crushing setback earlier in the season.

Boston, MA - 3/09/2019 - (3rd Period) Boston Bruins center David Krejci (46) scores the game winning goal with 45 seconds left in regulation to give the Bruins their second last-minute win in a row, 3-2, over Ottawa. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Matthew Porter, Topic: 10Senators-Bruins, LOID: 8.5.606282452.

BRUINS 3, SENATORS 2

David Krejci?s goal with 45 seconds left rallies Bruins

Boston improved its points streak to 19 games (15-0-4) by erasing a one-goal third-period deficit.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-26692.jpg Julia Ruth Stevens, Babe Ruth?s last surviving child, dies at 102

The Stevens family announced the death of the baseball icon?s daughter on Facebook Saturday night.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/1020485922.jpg Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez say they?re engaged

J-Rod is taking it to the next level.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy_20131010.jpg Recycling can?t fix what really ails us

It?s a noble aim, but it doesn?t get at our real problems when it comes to trash.

BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/08/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/38ea6505049b4aee81e2d7d1a57035d6-38ea6505049b4aee81e2d7d1a57035d6-0.jpg Patriots would be smart to keep an eye on the quarterback market

If the Cardinals select Kyler Murray with the first overall pick in the draft, the Patriots should be looking at acquiring Josh Rosen.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_030919_10nero_27507x.jpg Cape Cod St. Patrick?s Day Parade honors slain Yarmouth sergeant, his K-9 partner

In many ways, the parade looked and felt like any other celebration of Ireland?s patron saint, but everywhere were reminders of the man the event honored.

Alex Beam

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Alex_Beam_150px%20(1)-5774.png Giving up you-know-who for Lent

For now, it?s No Trump, None of the Time.

Opinion | Stephen Kinzer

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/GettyImages-1128521750.jpg We?re edging closer to nuclear war

The India-Pakistan border skirmish underscores the risks of the president?s approach.

Opinion | Christopher Weyant

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/WeyanTease-5798.jpg President Trump?s white whale

The president sure has a handle on the nation?s trade deficit.

Longstanding Sawyer?s Market is a popular place for gourmet foods in Belfast.

Pamela Wright for the Boston Globe

Belfast is buzzing, leaving The Troubles behind

This once beleaguered, bitter city is young, eager, and energetic ? more than 40 percent of the population is under the age of 30 ? and fast-becoming a cool destination.

Michelle Singletary | The Color of Money

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/AdobeStock_133156808.jpeg Getting a tax refund? Here are some smart ways to spend the money

This is your chance to act on the financial promises to yourself.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Capture23-26678.JPG How dirty was Boston 50 years ago? ?The harbor was used as a waste bin?

A video shows what Boston and the harbor islands looked like in 1969.

Newsletters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/MichaelCohenNewsletterHP-3632.jpg Truth and Consequences

Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a candid and no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.

Munch Madness

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/chalk%20BAT%20image.jpg Munch Madness 2019: The top restaurants in Boston

If it?s March, it must be time for the tournament everyone awaits all year: Munch Madness.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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Special reports

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

The Big Picture

Barry Chin/Globe Staff

The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, February 2019

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: winter weather, presidential candidates on the campaign trail, a Chinese New Year celebration.

Real Estate

US housing starts climbed 18.6 percent in January

Builders ramped up the construction of single-family houses to the fastest pace in eight months. The rebound fueled optimism that new-home sales will improve in 2019. | realestate.boston.

Real Estate

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/10-beechwood-road-halifax-exterior-side-1024x576$medium-9070.jpg Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix?

Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/HolmesYoda_HBO-1024x576.jpg Review: In ?The Inventor,? Elizabeth Holmes dazzles, but keeps her secrets

The Alex Gibney film, airing on HBO, reveals the greed and grift that turned Holmes? company, Theranos, into a cautionary tale of Silicon Valley hubris.

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