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How Alvin Bragg resurrected the case against Donald Trump

This account of Bragg’s decision to revive the investigation and point it toward the hush-money arrangement, based on interviews with about a dozen people familiar with the matter, reveals the circuitous, sometimes uncertain road that led to the first criminal charges against a former US president.

Lindsey Graham on the verge of tears. Marjorie Taylor Greene vowing to protest in New York. See GOP reactions to Trump’s indictment.

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RED SOX 9, ORIOLES 8
Red Sox rally to win in walkoff fashion on Adam Duvall’s second homer after Orioles get to Chris Sale early and often
Duvall's second two-run shot completed the big comeback for the first win of 2023. He also tripled and had an RBI double.

Devra First: 10 restaurants to eat at near Fenway Park ‘Anybody need tickets?’: At Opening Day, an anachronistic part of the Fenway experience returns
alex speier | on baseball

Chris Sale wasn’t happy with short outing in his long-awaited return to Fenway, but does the fact he came out firing offer hope for the future?

There’s no hiding from the line: seven runs on six hits and two walks in three innings, along with six strikeouts.
dan shaughnessy

The Chris Sale contract continues to haunt the Red Sox, and other thoughts

Sale says all the right things, but his contract and his lack of production have been a drag on the franchise.
Bruins 4, Penguins 3

David Pastrnak scores hat trick, notching his 100th point, as Bruins dispatch Penguins

Pastrnak scored his 54th, 55th, and 56th goals of the season.

A young boy’s nightmare diagnosis, and the $3 million one-time treatment that will likely save his life
The groundbreaking treatment is one of six gene therapies cleared since 2017 that have transformed the outlook for disorders once considered hopeless — and also renewed questions about how the health care system can afford such breathtakingly expensive medicines.

Wisconsin court mega-fight crashes to an end, with a Trump coda

A contentious Supreme Court justice election in Wisconsin has been awash in cash and the result could impact how the state votes for the foreseeable future. The stakes were already sky high, then Trump got indicted.

Inside the state commission for the blind: alleged verbal abuse, shrinking services, questionable spending

Last week, the state’s largest advocacy group for blind and visually impaired people wrote to Governor Maura Healey’s office saying that the commissioner needed to go.

Boston band says they’re okay after ceiling caves in at Illinois venue during tornado
A man was killed and 40 people were injured when a tornado caused a roof collapse at the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Ill., where the Boston-based metal band Revocation was in the lineup of performers.

At least 21 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South

Lithium is becoming more crucial in a warming world, but Maine’s huge deposits may never be mined because of environmental concerns
YVONNE ABRAHAM

The GOP has decided the path to victory at the ballot box goes through the nation’s school committees. Even in Massachusetts.

Nearly 80 endangered North Atlantic right whales spotted off coast of Cape Cod

Charles “Stormy” Mayo, expert on right whales, said the number of whales is likely conservative and there could be up to 100 whales off the Cape.
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Why Gregg Popovich resisted the Hall of Fame for so long, and why he’s OK with being inducted now

The 74-year-old Popovich, who has won five NBA championships and is considered a top-five coach of all time, made it into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Is Lamar Jackson ready to sit out, with his market seemingly dry?

Jackson hasn’t gotten a whiff of interest in the two-plus weeks he has been available to all 32 teams.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

The misleading arguments of MCAS foes

No, the MCAS exam alone hasn’t kept 50,000 seniors from graduating.
IDEAS | KATHY FLANN

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LETTERS

Voices from the many threads Mel King wove into Boston’s fabric
MARCELA GARCÍA

Trump’s 50-year playbook of lie, deflect, and deny
JOAN VENNOCHI

Forget about TikTok, we’ve got Trump to fire us up again
The Emancipator

DEI Denial is the modern day lynching

Where lynching was an arbitrary and barbaric act to terrorize Black people, modern attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion threaten the livelihoods of those challenging oppressive systems and keep us all in the dark.
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Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

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

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More recent News

State agrees to $40m settlement in police sergeant promotion exam bias suit

“It’s an acknowledgement of past wrongs... people’s careers were thwarted, their advancement was slower than they deserved it to be," said Rosanna Cavallaro, a professor at Suffolk University Law School.

SUV crashes into two State Police cruisers on Route 24 in Avon

A 37-year-old man was cited for traffic violations after he allegedly lost control of his SUV and crashed into two State Police cruisers parked in the breakdown lane on Route 24 south in Avon Saturday morning, State Police said.

Softball tournament honoring Boston Marathon victim Krystle Campbell to hold final games

The tournament, scheduled for April 15 and 16 at Columbus Park in Medford, will bring together teams from Arlington Catholic, Billerica, Medford and Swampscott high schools. Money raised will support a scholarship for Campbell, who was 29, when she was killed at the finish line in 2013.

Fundraiser set to finish ‘Emily’s Hike’ in New Hampshire
Hikers will honor a young Massachusetts woman who died in New Hampshire by climbing multiple peaks this summer and raising funds for a foundation created by her family

‘An expensive state.’ Healey says tax and budget plans will help struggling seniors
"We need to do everything we can to make life more affordable for seniors as they age,” Healey said.

Celtics notebook
Once a front-line NBA starter, Blake Griffin relishing his role as an agitator in reserve with the Celtics
Unafraid to take a charge or hard foul, Griffin has emerged as a player who annoys opponents with his hustle and grit.

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A ‘way too persistent’ man will get his own electric car charging station. Other Bostonians may not be so lucky.

In the end, it took 2½ years, 37 letters of support, the services of an architect, and the endorsement of four Boston city councilors for Matt Malloy to get what he wanted.

After ‘The Embrace,’ Boston to see two more memorials to MLK and Coretta Scott King
The two projects showcase a continued commitment to cementing the Kings’ legacy in Boston, an effort to recognize grassroots organizing work by them and other Black residents that has been overlooked in a city with a historic reputation for racism.

Texas decision on Obamacare could imperil coverage of preventive services in Massachusetts
Though likely to be appealed, the decision voids the requirement that insurers fully cover a large swath of preventive services that the task force has recommended since 2010, when the ACA was passed.

Here are five ways Mass. could reduce pedestrian deaths, according to experts
After Massachusetts saw a sharp increase in fatal pedestrian crashes in 2022, experts say there are ways the state can improve safety.

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Culture & Lifestyle

In ‘Shadows Cast,’ a haunting dreamscape where secrets go to hide

On a lot of TV shows, profanity is a blessing, not a curse

Gawking at the weird and the wild at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery

A chef’s kiss for ‘Clyde’s’

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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

Erwin Chemerinsky

No one, including a former president, is above the law
Malcolm Brogdon

Juvenile justice should focus on rehabilitation not punishment
LETTERS

For Trump and America, a sort of judgment day
IDEAS | GEORGE ROGERS

As my students watch animals online, I witness a kind of extinction
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IDEAS | RAIANY ROMANNI

Want to live to 150? The world needs more humans.

Metro

33rd First Literacy Spelling Bee raises over $230k to support adult literacy

This year’s bee was held in person at the State Street Channel Center, following two years of the competition being held virtually, First Literacy, a Boston-based nonprofit which hosts the bee, said in a statement.

Boston band says they’re okay after ceiling caves in at Illinois venue during tornado

A man was killed and 40 people were injured when a tornado caused a roof collapse at the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Ill., where the Boston-based metal band Revocation was in the lineup of performers.
Live Updates

Trump to be arraigned in New York on Tuesday, court officials say

The exact nature of the charges was unclear Friday because the indictment remained under seal, but they stem from payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter.

Softball tournament honoring Boston Marathon victim Krystle Campbell to hold final games

The tournament, scheduled for April 15 and 16 at Columbus Park in Medford, will bring together teams from Arlington Catholic, Billerica, Medford and Swampscott high schools. Money raised will support a scholarship for Campbell, who was 29, when she was killed at the finish line in 2013.

Sports

Women's basketball

Aliyah Boston headed to WNBA, projected as No. 1 draft pick

Boston declared for the WNBA draft, making her announcement a day after the South Carolina Gamecocks fell to Iowa in the NCAA women's national semifinals.
padres 8, rockies 4

Former Red Sox Xander Bogaerts, Michael Wacha come up big for Padres in win over Rockies

Bogaerts hit his first home run for San Diego while Wacha allowed four runs and six hits in six innings for his first win.
NCAA men's Final Four: UConn 72, Miami 59

Fourth-seeded UConn men rolls over No. 5 Miami, eyes fifth NCAA title

The Huskies (30-8) routed the Hurricanes, 72-59, to earn a berth in Monday's national championship against San Diego State.
baseball notebook

Giants outlast Yankees when Giancarlo Stanton grounds into ninth-inning double play with bases loaded
Revolution 1, NYCFC 1

Revolution play visiting New York City FC to a draw
NCAA men's Final Four: San Diego State 72, Florida Atlantic 71

Lamont Butler’s buzzer-beating basket propels No. 5 San Diego State to a dramatic victory over No. 9 Florida Atlantic in NCAA men’s semifinal

Business

A young boy’s nightmare diagnosis, and the $3 million one-time treatment that will likely save his life

The groundbreaking treatment is one of six gene therapies cleared since 2017 that have transformed the outlook for disorders once considered hopeless — and also renewed questions about how the health care system can afford such breathtakingly expensive medicines.

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A medieval English village is being swallowed by the sea

Small areas reopen near Fukushima nuclear plant, few return
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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

My new house saved my life. I decided to return the favor.
Your Home | Renovations

Turning a cookie-cutter town house into a cheerful forever home
Dinner with Cupid

I want to yell at a kids' coach but I can't. So what can I do?
CONNECTIONS

When I lived too far to help my dying dad, a stranger stepped in to help

metro

State agrees to $40m settlement in police sergeant promotion exam bias suit

Nearly 80 endangered North Atlantic right whales spotted off coast of Cape Cod

Hundreds of high school girls dress for prom, walk the red carpet at Hynes

sports

Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon says he can’t comment on altercation with fan in Oakland

Jake Cronenworth, Padres agree on seven-year, $80 million extension

No. 5 Lincoln-Sudbury boys’ lacrosse gets season-opening road win against No. 10 Billerica

business

Clean Harbors founder Alan McKim steps aside as CEO after 43 years

Italy privacy watchdog blocks ChatGPT, citing data breach

New federal rules will make many electric cars ineligible for tax credits

politics

Trump to be arraigned in New York on Tuesday, court officials say

Wisconsin court mega-fight crashes to an end, with a Trump coda

Trump indictment ends decades of perceived invincibility

Nation

At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South

How Alvin Bragg resurrected the case against Donald Trump

At least 21 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South

World

Thailand’s unemployed elephants are back home, huge and hungry

A medieval English village is being swallowed by the sea

Pope Francis quips he’s ‘still alive’ after hospital stay

opinion

Boston scores a win on vaccine mandates

As my students watch animals online, I witness a kind of extinction

Juvenile justice should focus on rehabilitation not punishment

lifestyle

Boston indie-rockers Q-Tip Bandits will bring a taste of Boston Calling downtown

Donald Glover participated in a panel discussion at Berklee ‘Career Jam’ event

Cash use is way down, so why have members of Gen Z embraced coin collecting?

food & dining

10 restaurants to eat at near Fenway Park

Drag brunch is a celebration

Eat like a sophisticated shepherd at Bar Vlaha

travel

Does Amtrak owe me anything for a forced downgrade?

Learning in action in Acton, Amtrak fully reopens Northwest route, and an armchair trip around the globe

Are people losing interest in sustainable travel? This study says so.

Arts

Under Spain’s thumb, a mysterious art took root

Gawking at the weird and the wild at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery

Tillie Walden will be Vermont’s fifth — and youngest — ‘cartoonist laureate’

Books

The heroine of Victor LaValle’s western gothic ‘Lone Women’ wrestles with a horror from her past

Amid colonial rule and Japanese occupation, young lovers pay the price of modernity in Rachel Heng’s ‘The Great Reclamation’

Blythe Roberson sorts her unread books by color and credits her love of reading to Pizza Hut

Movies

‘A Thousand and One’: a family drama unspools across a changing city

Donald Glover participated in a panel discussion at Berklee ‘Career Jam’ event

Loretta McLaughlin is famous for breaking the Boston Strangler case, but coworkers remember so much more

Television

Catch up on ‘Happy Valley’ before the final season arrives

Donald Glover participated in a panel discussion at Berklee ‘Career Jam’ event

Loretta McLaughlin is famous for breaking the Boston Strangler case, but coworkers remember so much more

music

Born into a cult, singer Mikel Jollett is reaching out to students about turning their own trauma into art

Arlo Guthrie on aging, Alice, and why he’s unretiring . . . sort of

Donald Glover participated in a panel discussion at Berklee ‘Career Jam’ event

Theater/Dance

In ‘Shadows Cast,’ a haunting dreamscape where secrets go to hide

A chef’s kiss for ‘Clyde’s’

After more than 30 years, Central Square’s Dance Complex still has the moves

globe local

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

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

Obituaries

Suzanne Rheinstein, designer of classic American interiors, dies at 77

Peterson Zah, 85, Navajo Nation’s first president, dies

Emily Fisher Landau, theft victim turned art patron, dies at 102