Prosecutors offer deal to drop charges against Robert Kraft, other defendants

Florida prosecutors have offered to drop misdemeanor prostitution solicitation charges against two dozen defendants including Patriots owner Robert Kraft, if they agree to conditions.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1093432706.jpg Anti-human-trafficking activists want Robert Kraft banished from NFL

In a letter sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, 84 individuals and organizations from across the country urged the NFL to conduct its own investigation.

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke stood on a countertop as he talked with voters Friday while campaigning for the 2020 nomination at Central Park Coffee Company in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

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Beto O?Rourke has been standing on a lot of tables and countertops on the campaign trail

The Democratic candidate likes to stand on tables. Here are 12 pictures that prove it.

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Gina Fiandaca, the city?s head of transportation since 2015 and a lifelong resident of East Boston, is leaving Mayor Martin Walsh?s administration for a high-level post in Austin, Texas.

Critic?s Notebook

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/AdobeStock_243358131.jpeg There?s nothing cute about Crack Pie

It?s time to stop using the language of addiction when we talk about food.

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, becomes emotional as he finishes a day of testimony to the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

5 things to know about the Michael Cohen search warrant documents

A court in New York on Tuesday released the documents used by authorities to justify FBI raids in April 2018 on locations associated with President Trump?s former personal lawyer.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/14/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Chin031219FallRiverMayoralRecallElection_Met7.jpg Voters file lawsuit to stop Fall River mayor?s reelection

The civil complaint says the portion of the ballot in which Mayor Jasiel Correia II was listed as a candidate for reelection violated the city charter.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/04282011_28princemulveyhill2_photo6-7917529.jpg Student describes alleged assault by man at center of Phoebe Prince bullying case

A 21-year-old student at Mount Holyoke College says Sean Mulveyhill flirted and pursued her on campus, then got her to give him a ride to his house off campus where he allegedly raped her.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/greenhouseWWIImemorial2.jpg Workers struggling to remove oil from vandalized WWII memorial on Castle Island

State Police said that ?DCR crews continue to attempt to clean the substance off the granite memorial, which has proven difficult because of the nature of the substance.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Phil_Redo_Headshot_A.jpg After a 40-year career in radio, WGBH?s Phil Redo is moving on

The general manager for radio and local news joined WGBH a decade ago.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/68596aaed6274e0691b0aaf84a9d8cd4-68596aaed6274e0691b0aaf84a9d8cd4-0.jpg Mobster hit suspect shows symbol linked to conspiracy theory

The man charged with killing the reputed boss of the Gambino crime family had a symbol on his hand that is associated with a conspiracy theory.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ScreenShot2018-03-22at6.32.45PMcopy-14594.jpg Boston launches online birth certificate registry

The city of Boston launched an online birth certificate registry for Boston-based certificates to be ordered directly through Boston?s Registry Department in preparation for the REAL ID Act.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/7df52292183f4ba495f09680991f26c3-7df52292183f4ba495f09680991f26c3-0.jpg Lawyers for plaintiffs suing Bill Cosby want to file status report on case under seal

The attorneys filed their motion to seal in US District Court in Springfield, where multiple women have accused the disgraced comedian of sexually assaulting them.

Photo illustration by Lesley Becker/Globe; Adobe; Globe file photos

Photo illustration by Lesley Becker/Globe; Adobe; Globe file photos

SCOT LEHIGH

Elizabeth Warren shows what she?s made of

Elizabeth Warren would clean Donald Trump?s clock in a debate.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/maproom1-21531.jpg You can now grab a fancy cocktail at the Boston Public Library

The Boston Public Library in Copley Square on Wednesday is opening its revamped Map Room cafe as a tea lounge, complete with bar seating and witty drinks like the ?Tequila Mockingbird.?

The supermoon in Lisbon in January.

2019?s third and final supermoon falls on spring equinox

The third supermoon of 2019 isn?t just special because it?s the last supermoon of 2019. It?s also the first supermoon in nearly 20 years to fall near the spring equinox.

Cooking | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/18/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/frittata0324cook.jpg Recipes: Eggs for any time of the day

Mix with pasta for a fresh frittata, plus Persian and Cambodian takes on savory omelets.

Opinion | Alice Lloyd

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/18/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/19Lloydweb.jpg Why the mystique of elite college admissions really does matter

There are right?and wrong?ways to obsess over the Ivies.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lorisplit1-21479.jpg Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin tap high-powered lawyers in college admission scandal

Among the defense lawyers going to bat for the actresses are a former Enron prosecutor, a lawyer for pop icon Paula Abdul, and one of the most sought-after attorneys in Boston.

RED SOX SLIDER26 Los Angeles, CA - 10/26/2018 - Mookie Betts reacts after striking out in the first inning of Game 3 of the World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium. (Jim Davis/Globe staff)

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PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

What Mike Trout?s $430m extension might mean for Mookie Betts?s future

Nobody compares to Trout. But what Betts is worth to the Red Sox is becoming clearer.

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Rick Porcello (22) warms up during inning of a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Port Charlotte, Fla. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

ALEX SPEIER

On a back field, Red Sox pitching past, present, and future all met

A cross-generational group gathered to watch Rick Porcello throw live BP, and the moment wasn?t lost on any of them.

HELP DESK

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/160501_KDB_MARKET_003.jpg How (and why) to start a pop-up business

Temporary retail experiences are a boon for consumers eager to try something new and for entrepreneurs testing a concept or menu without having to invest in a full brick and mortar business. Both longstanding Boston businesses and up-and-comers find value in pop-ups.

Magazine | Neil Swidey

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/18/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/cand0324hero.jpg Did Donald Trump break the primaries for everyone?

Fifteen hopefuls (so far) are vying for the chance to face President Trump in 2020. If the field remains big for too long, though, it could benefit the same candidate who shook up the system in 2016.

SAN QUENTIN, CA - MARCH 13: In this handout photo provided by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, San Quentin's death lethal injection facility is shown before being dismantled at San Quentin State Prison on March 13, 2019 in San Quentin, California. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced today a moratorium on California's death penalty. California has 737 people on death row, the largest death row population in the United States. (Photo by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via Getty Images)

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via Getty Images

JEFF JACOBY

Gavin Newsom?s death row betrayal

California?s new governor makes it a priority to keep his state?s worst murderers alive.

Opinion | Michael A. Cohen

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This is more than Trump being Trump.

Renée Graham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Graham%20(2)-5393.jpg White supremacy?s unholy war

White extremism is as potent a weapon as the firearms used to slaughter Muslims as they prayed in their mosques.

Munch Madness

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/munch90x90-21475.jpg See which restaurants advanced to Round Two

The top 32 restaurants have advanced to the second round of Munch Madness. Vote to keep your favorites in the running.

Newsletters

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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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Munch Madness

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/munch90x903.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.

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

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The Big Picture

Students stage global protest to speak out on climate change inaction

Students worldwide skipped classes Friday to protest their governments? failure to act against global warming as part of the ?Fridays for Future? movement.

Real Estate

15 homes for under $500,000 along the Providence/Stoughton commuter rail line

If you love southeastern Massachusetts, but work in Boston, living on the Providence/Stoughton Line might be for you. A train leaving Wickford Junction in North Kingston at 6:35 a.m. on a weekday will get you into South Station in an hour and 41 minutes, according to the timetable.

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/2011-2020/2019/03/18/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/PVivax_Wellcome-1024x576.jpg China is reviving a discredited AIDS immunotherapy ? for cancer

Injections of malaria parasites, a discredited AIDS treatment once promoted by the father of the Heimlich maneuver, is being tested in China as a cancer immunotherapy.

Podcasts