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Will this trio of Boston police officers stay fired?
The Boston Police Department recently fired three officers, who may file challenges tied to the arbitration process.

Boston Police Department fires anti-vax sergeant, two officers who made Jan. 6 posts
ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

Arrested or not, Trump may have already won this round

Donald Trump’s rambling, all caps, run-on social media post over the weekend was not just newsworthy because he announced he’d be arrested. It was also the first stroke of political brilliance from Trump’s team in a very long time.
Trump waits and New York braces for protests

Plans to build world’s tallest flagpole in Downeast Maine are on hold, for now

A local family’s proposal for a 2,500 acre, patriotic theme park in Columbia Falls has drawn criticism.

Springfield mother says she hopes to be a foster parent for newborn child left on her doorstep

The baby boy, bundled in blankets, was left outside a home on Friday night or early Saturday, Springfield police wrote in a post on Facebook.

Man suffers life threatening injuries in Downtown Crossing assault, police say

Boston police are investigating after a man suffered life threatening injuries and was found lying unconscious with a possible small abrasion on the back of his head Friday night in the city’s Downtown Crossing section, according to police and an incident report.

Several students from Dorchester school hospitalized after ingesting edibles

A Boston Public Schools spokesperson said the district is “deeply concerned” by the incident.
bruins 2, senators 1

Linus Ullmark (40 saves), Bruins slam the door on Senators to extend win streak to four

Judge denies bail for Stash’s Pizza owner accused of exploiting workers

Everett superintendent files suit against mayor, School Committee, alleging racism, sexism, and retaliation

Doctor accused of possessing child pornography, secretly recording pediatric patients, agrees to remain in federal custody

Colorado dentist killed wife by lacing pre-workout shakes with poison, police say

Suffolk judge overturns 1992 murder conviction, clearing Barry Kamara’s name at last

Since 2019, judges have thrown out murder and rape convictions against more than a dozen Boston men, almost all of whom are Black and had been sentenced to life in prison.

High interest rates are keeping the Greater Boston housing market down this spring
Sales and prices have both fallen since this time last year, while mortgage rates have roughly doubled.

Larry Edelman

Questions loom on banks, inflation as Fed readies rate decision

The Wall Street consensus is for a quarter-point increase, but two big questions loom: How concerned are policy makers about bank stability? And is inflation easing or getting worse?

Peter Abraham I On baseball
With the world watching, Shohei Ohtani didn’t disappoint in WBC championship game
Watching Ohtani play in person is different than watching him on television.

Shohei Ohtani and Japan defeat United States to win World Baseball Classic

Following a dismal global climate report, could Massachusetts push up its net-zero goal?

An alarming new report on climate change raises a difficult question for Massachusetts, already ahead of most states on climate policy. Is it even possible to move faster?
This winter, haunting signs of climate change were everywhere
Celtics 132, Kings 109

With Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown at their best, Celtics dominate Kings to wrap up road trip with a blowout

Behind 36 from Tatum and 27 from Brown, Boston dominated the final three quarters in Sacramento.
MUSIC REVIEW

Bruce Springsteen shows a lot of faith, and there’s magic in the night

Even at 73, Springsteen still comes across as a man possessed by the spirit of rock 'n' roll, a point he and the E Street Band made emphatically in their nearly three-hour show at TD Garden Monday night.
At TD Garden, Bruce Springsteen loves that ‘Dirty Water’
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston hit an all-time graduation high in 2022, but can the rate be trusted?

Massachusetts students saw an uptick in graduation rates after the MCAS exams were canceled due to the pandemic. But Boston’s graduation rates remain unreliable after being faulted for wrongly removing students from would-be graduating classes.

From his stunning predraft interview to his emotional farewell, retiring safety Devin McCourty made an indelible impression upon the Patriots

McCourty’s 13-year New England journey included three Super Bowls, a position change to safety, and four Pro Bowl invitations.
Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

Normalize indicting Donald Trump

Compared to other accusations, a hush money scandal is minor. But it could be the motivation other prosecutors need to make their own cases against Trump’s malfeasance.
John Yoo

Prosecuting Trump for hush money undermines more serious investigations
IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: And they danced by the light of the moon, the moon, the moon
EDITORIAL

Putin now a pariah on the world stage
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

How Uphams Corner got wealthier without getting whiter
The Emancipator

How to tell if a film or TV Show is antiracist

While conversations about representation are essential, we also need to talk about the way racism itself is portrayed. The stories we tell can help solve the problem — or can perpetuate it.
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Special reports

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

More recent News

Arkansas governor signs school bathroom bill into law
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom of their choice.

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Next stop for Wonderland? A lawsuit and a City Council vote have upended plans for old dog track.
The city of Revere is in the unenviable position of defending against a lawsuit over a property it may no longer need, the latest twist in the saga of the former Wonderland dog track.

Metco advocates lobby lawmakers to increase spending for program
Advocates are seeking a $2.8 million boost in funding, citing increased operational expenses, such as transportation costs, due to inflation.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial begins over 2016 ski collision
A court case began on Tuesday involving Gwyneth Paltrow and a man with whom she was in a ski accident in 2016.

Firefighters battle three-alarm fire at Senator Warren’s son’s house in Medford

A spokesman for the state Department of Fire Services said the fire did not appear to be suspicious and that the home was vacant and under renovation.

Romance scammer sentenced to 4 and 1/2 years in federal prison in scheme that targeted elderly victims

A 30-year-old man was sentenced on Tuesday to serve 4 and 1/2 years in federal prison for his role in a sprawling romance scam that conned mostly elderly victims out of more than $8 million, according to US Attorney Rachael S. Rollins’s office.
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Double your money if the Celtics score? Eye-popping sports betting offers are hard to ignore.

As half a dozen mobile sportsbooks have competed for Massachusetts gamblers’ attention the last few weeks, they’ve promoted deals that come as close to handing out cold, hard cash to new customers as legally possible.
Dan Shaughnessy: We could use a break from these endless sports betting commercials

PERSPECTIVE
Can we lose COVID — but keep the new outlook it gave us?
How to make your own window of career opportunity, in good times and bad.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
‘Asians are an afterthought’: Asian American students at BPS report feeling less safe, more undervalued
“The dominant narrative out there in Boston Public Schools, as well as many other places, is that Asian students are doing fine,” said former BPS teacher Go Sasaki. “Based on our experiences and anecdotes, we know that is not the case.”

Boston scientists say they’re a step closer to growing human eggs in the lab
George Church’s lab at the Wyss Institute of Harvard is one of a handful around the globe trying to coax adult stem cells, derived from blood or skin, to become human eggs capable of forming an embryo.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Community members restore mural in Chinatown

Director, dancers, and singers build BLO’s ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ together

James McMurtry lets the characters in his songs do the talking

Connection and disconnection in SpeakEasy’s ‘Wild Goose Dreams’

Special Projects

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

John Yoo

Prosecuting Trump for hush money undermines more serious investigations
IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: And they danced by the light of the moon, the moon, the moon
EDITORIAL

Putin now a pariah on the world stage
NEWSLETTER

People are going to bring animals onto the subway. Should the T fight it or accept it?
JOAN VENNOCHI

Protesters won’t let Cambridge sweep fatal police shooting ‘under the rug’
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

How Uphams Corner got wealthier without getting whiter

Metro

Suffolk judge overturns 1992 murder conviction, clearing Barry Kamara’s name at last

Since 2019, judges have thrown out murder and rape convictions against more than a dozen Boston men, almost all of whom are Black and had been sentenced to life in prison.

Plans to build world’s tallest flagpole in Downeast Maine are on hold, for now

A local family’s proposal for a 2,500 acre, patriotic theme park in Columbia Falls has drawn criticism.

Judge denies bail for Stash’s Pizza owner accused of exploiting workers

“At this juncture, the evidence against him appears strong,” wrote US Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Everett superintendent files suit against mayor, School Committee, alleging racism, sexism, and retaliation

Everett Superintendent Priya Tahiliani filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Mayor Carlo DeMaria and several other School Committee members accusing them of racism and discrimination after they voted two weeks prior not to renew her contract.

Sports

Peter Abraham I On baseball

With the world watching, Shohei Ohtani didn’t disappoint in WBC championship game

Watching Ohtani play in person is different than watching him on television.
Celtics 132, Kings 109

With Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown at their best, Celtics dominate Kings to wrap up road trip with a blowout

Behind 36 from Tatum and 27 from Brown, Boston dominated the final three quarters in Sacramento.
Bruins

Brad Marchand had an all-world assist on Jake DeBrusk’s winning goal, and he appears to have found his groove for the Bruins

Marchand said he wasn't physically on top of his game earlier in the month, but he has 6 points in his last three games.
Japan 3, US 2

Shohei Ohtani and Japan defeat United States to win World Baseball Classic
bruins 2, senators 1

Linus Ullmark (40 saves), Bruins slam the door on Senators to extend win streak to four
Celtics Notebook

For the Celtics, struggles in the clutch have often come down to ball security

Business

US home sales pick up the pace as interest rates dip

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Beacon Street townhouse across from Boston Common sold for more than $28 million

The property at 56 Beacon St. has six bedrooms, six and a half bathrooms, and more than 9,500 square feet of interior space.
Larry Edelman

Questions loom on banks, inflation as Fed readies rate decision

Biden to stunt growth in China for chipmakers getting US funds
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Spring Travel

How to get the most out of a visit to London, before the coronation crowds take over
Spring Travel

Learning to relax at the Kripalu retreat in the Berkshires
Spring Travel

Looking for a gorgeous Greek island you can actually afford to visit?
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We both enjoy music; he is much more into classical music’

metro

R.I. housing secretary says ‘all options are on the table’ for Memorial Hospital

Several students from Dorchester school hospitalized after ingesting edibles

Boston hit an all-time graduation high in 2022, but can the rate be trusted?

sports

From his stunning predraft interview to his emotional farewell, retiring safety Devin McCourty made an indelible impression upon the Patriots

Boston College rewards men’s basketball coach Earl Grant with a two-year contract extension

Martina Navratilova says she is cancer-free, describes ‘total panic’ of diagnosis

business

Push to insure big deposits percolates on Capitol Hill

SVB’s loans to insiders tripled to $219 million before it failed

Boston startup uses AI to untangle health insurance problems

politics

Pence seeks ‘common sense’ Social Security, Medicare reform

D.C. braces for ‘robust oversight’ after criminal code fiasco

Arrested or not, Trump may have already won this round

Nation

Arkansas governor signs school bathroom bill into law

Video shows Otieno pinned to floor before his death

Biden creates two national monuments in the Southwest

World

Japan’s prime minister offers Ukraine support as China’s Xi backs Russia

Justice Department embraces supporting role in pursuing war crimes in Ukraine

Its forces under siege, Ukraine hits distant, Russian-held Crimea

opinion

How to attend a concert without breaking the bank

How Uphams Corner got wealthier without getting whiter

Protesters won’t let Cambridge sweep fatal police shooting ‘under the rug’

lifestyle

Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial begins over 2016 ski collision

Boston Underground Film Festival screens ‘strange and unusual’ films for the 23rd year

I’m waiting on his divorce

food & dining

During Ramadan, restaurants help break the fast

She grew up all over the world, but now Rokeya Chowdhury is committed to creating gathering places in Boston neighborhoods

Recipe: If you’re tired of winter vegetables, try parsnip puree with leeks as a bed for salmon

travel

A proposal to build the ‘world’s tallest flagpole’ looms over a small community in Maine

Visiting Zermatt and the Mighty Matterhorn

Why you should visit Alexandria, Va.

Arts

A doctor and painter shows what life is like ‘In the Fourth Trimester’

Community members restore mural in Chinatown

To search, to seek, to see: Betye Saar brings her travels to the Gardner Museum

Books

Spotlighting Cambridge’s Blacksmith House Poetry Series, Dan Levitt’s ‘What’s Gotten Into You,’ and a new Eric Carle exhibit

Matthew Desmond’s ‘Poverty by America’ turns its lens on those who profit from it

John Sayles on reading for and during the making of a film

Movies

Bova’s Bakery closes this week for Damon, Affleck movie shoot

How accurate is Hulu’s ‘Boston Strangler’? Here’s what to know.

Five things we learned from Ben Affleck’s Hollywood Reporter interview

Television

This week’s TV: ‘Succession’ is back, a Dickens adaptation arrives, and Kiefer Sutherland stars in new thriller

Keri Russell returns to TV in ‘The Diplomat’

Five things we learned from Ben Affleck’s Hollywood Reporter interview

music

Bruce Springsteen shows a lot of faith, and there’s magic in the night

At TD Garden, Bruce Springsteen loves that ‘Dirty Water’

Director, dancers, and singers build BLO’s ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ together

Theater/Dance

‘A Beautiful Noise’ to launch a national tour in the fall of 2024

Connection and disconnection in SpeakEasy’s ‘Wild Goose Dreams’

Gibney Company’s engaging Boston debut explores what separates us, what brings us together

globe local

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Autism Alliance is teaching restaurants and other places how to accommodate families with special needs children

What else is drifting away from us besides the moon?

Obituaries

Stuart Hodes, who danced with Martha Graham, is dead at 98

Willis Reed, Hall of Famer and leader on Knicks title teams, dies at 80

Carol Sloane, graceful jazz singer for decades, dies at 85