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Guardsman charged with leaking classified documents appears in shackles in Boston courtroom
Jack Teixeira, 21, a member of Massachusetts Air National Guard, was formally charged in US District Court in Boston on Friday with the leak of classified documents online.

Read the criminal complaint against Teixeira

Could a 21-year-old guardsman gain access to sensitive intelligence data? Security experts weigh in.

The leak of classified intelligence documents online allegedly perpetrated by Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman from Dighton, is putting the spotlight on the military’s internal security protocols, with experts calling on the Defense Department to strengthen protections against unauthorized disclosures.

Suspect in documents leak recalled as history buff with keen interest in military

Marathon bombing: 10 years later

A moment of reflection after 10 years. The Boston Marathon bombing rocked a city and changed all who were touched by it. ( Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff )

A decade after the Marathon bombing, reflection and renewal

It was a perfect spring afternoon 10 years ago when two young men dropped homemade bombs amid the Marathon throng and history swerved. Five lives were lost; many more, changed. A new story for an old town, built of sorrow and resolve, with still no finish line in sight.

‘I’m ready to start my own story’: Jane Richard and her family reflect on grief and moving forward 10 years after tragedy
Jane Richard’s brother was the youngest victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon tragedy. She’s never spoken about what she experienced on Boylston Street on that day — until now. Some of what happened is seared into her. Other memories have faded.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Record heat again Friday before Boston cools down for Marathon Monday
Record temperatures were beat Thursday and have already been bested Friday, too. Fortunately for Boston Marathon runners, it's forecast to be much cooler on Patriots Day.

Firefighters work at the scene of a home explosion that killed one person and sent another to the hospital.

One killed, one injured after house explodes in Berlin, officials say

The two-and-a-half story, single-family home “sustained catastrophic damage." The cause of the explosion is not clear.

Biden administration and drug manufacturer ask Supreme Court to preserve abortion pill access rules

The Biden administration and a drug manufacturer asked the Supreme Court on Friday to preserve access to an abortion drug free from restrictions imposed by lower court rulings, while a legal fight continues.

During N.H. visit, Tim Scott backs 20-week abortion ban but avoids stance on abortion pill

France’s constitutional council approves higher pension age

France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after three months of mass protests.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

It’s a good time to jump on those 5 percent savings rates

Here are some popular, and straightforward, interest-bearing options for getting more bang from your bucks.

Warren raised $455K in first days of re-election bid

Senator Elizabeth Warren's network of small donors fueled her first quarter of fundraising since she launched her re-election campaign on March 27.

TD Garden will be buzzing, with both the Bruins and Celtics beginning postseason play.

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This is the best time of the Boston sports year, and other thoughts

There is a veritable April shower of action to put a little spring in your step — particularly for Celtics and Bruins fans.

Dinner with Cupid

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Will these grad students bond over sharing a birthday?

Tell us: What are your predictions for the Bruins postseason?

Is that a coach or a parent? Sometimes it can be hard to tell the difference.

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Friendship goals! Springtime sideline social life has begun. Are you ready?

Boston Marathon

Your guide to the 2023 Boston Marathon

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Runners take off from the start line in Hopkinton in 2022.

See the street closures, parking restrictions, and T changes

The sign in Hopkinton reads "It all starts here."

Why does the Boston Marathon start in Hopkinton?

Tuscan Kitchen in Seaport will be serving unlimited servings of bolognese to runners, free of charge, all weekend.

A restaurant guide to Marathon Monday for runners and spectators alike

Opinion

Bright sun cast the shadow of a tree on the historic Buckman Tavern in Lexington Center.

EDITORIAL

Lexington seizes opportunity to pass inclusive zoning reforms

On Wednesday night, Town Meeting passed zoning reforms that pave the way for more multifamily housing in the wealthy suburb.

RENÉE GRAHAM

When ‘law and order’ means neither

Charlie Titus and Brandy Brooks

Student homelessness can be reduced. Here’s how.

NEWSLETTERS

Stop spoiling the spoilers

SCOT LEHIGH

Why the GOP won’t moderate on abortion or guns

State Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) waves to his supporters in the gallery as he delivers his final remarks on the floor of the House chamber as he is expelled from the legislature Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Emancipator

The Tennessee GOP has a problem with democracy

From expelling Black members to sabotaging health care, Republicans’ zero-sum politics assault Black, Brown, and poor Tennesseans, but the people are fighting back.

Boston Globe Today

10-year anniversary of Boston Marathon bombing: A Globe photographer's eyewitness account

Boston Globe photographer John Tlumacki remembers the events of the Boston Marathon bombing a decade ago, and how he captured the devastation with his camera.

10-year anniversary of Boston Marathon bombing: A Globe photographer's eyewitness account

Boston Globe photographer John Tlumacki remembers the events of the Boston Marathon bombing a decade ago, and how he captured the devastation with his camera.

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With high costs and little new housing, Lexington becomes first town to meet ambitious new zoning law

The affluent suburb this week became the first Eastern Massachusetts community to approve new zoning required of towns served by the MBTA, easing the way to build more than 1,200 new units of denser housing.

Mass. natives Jennifer Coolidge and Karen Lynch make Time’s 100 most influential people list
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Arrest in fatal stabbing of Bob Lee diverges from narrative of a ‘crime-ridden’ San Francisco

While details on the tragedy are still emerging, evidence is growing that the killing was not the random street slaying that many assumed it was.

KEVIN CULLEN

In Brockton, a man wonders if he’ll see his wife in heaven
“She was the heart and soul of our family,” he said. “Not a mean bone in her body. A heart of gold, a kind word for everyone.”

‘They should not be happening’: Subway trains got dangerously close to T workers on tracks four times in past month
The MBTA has long been warned about its failure to move trains safely and avoid threats to workers. Last July, the Federal Transit Administration ordered “an immediate safety standdown” at the MBTA.

Before Justin Pearson was a Tennessee politician at the center of the national gun debate, he was a beloved Boston resident
Pearson was one of the two Tennessee state representatives who were expelled from that state’s legislature last week for their participation in a protest against gun violence in the House chambers. He also has close ties to Boston.

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Governor Maura Healey, at lectern, was surrounded by Representative Ayanna Pressley (far left), Senator Elizabeth Warren (in blue), Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll (in pink), Attorney General Andrea Campbell (in red, behind Healey), Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka, and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, April 10.

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Guardsman charged with leaking classified documents appears in shackles in Boston courtroom

Jack Teixeira, 21, a member of Massachusetts Air National Guard, was formally charged in US District Court in Boston on Friday with the leak of classified documents online.

One killed, one injured after house explodes in Berlin, officials say

The two-and-a-half story, single-family home “sustained catastrophic damage." The cause of the explosion is not clear.

Security experts question how Guardsman allegedly gained access to sensitive intelligence data

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The forgotten story of how the Boston Marathon almost collapsed

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BREAKING Guardsman charged with leaking classified documents appears in shackles in Boston courtroom Jack Teixeira, 21, a member of Massachusetts Air National Guard, was formally charged in US District Court in Boston on Friday with the leak of classified documents online.

Could a 21-year-old guardsman gain access to sensitive intelligence data? Security experts weigh in.

A decade after the Marathon bombing, reflection and renewal

Forecast | Dave Epstein Record heat again Friday before Boston cools down for Marathon Monday Record temperatures were beat Thursday and have already been bested Friday, too. Fortunately for Boston Marathon runners, it's forecast to be much cooler on Patriots Day.

One killed, one injured after house explodes in Berlin, officials say

Biden administration and drug manufacturer ask Supreme Court to preserve abortion pill access rules

France’s constitutional council approves higher pension age

It’s a good time to jump on those 5 percent savings rates

Warren raised $455K in first days of re-election bid

This is the best time of the Boston sports year, and other thoughts

Blind date: ‘We discovered we have the same birthday’

The 10 people you meet at kids’ sporting events

Your guide to the 2023 Boston Marathon

See the street closures, parking restrictions, and T changes

Why does the Boston Marathon start in Hopkinton?

A restaurant guide to Marathon Monday for runners and spectators alike

Lexington seizes opportunity to pass inclusive zoning reforms

When ‘law and order’ means neither

Student homelessness can be reduced. Here’s how.

Stop spoiling the spoilers

Why the GOP won’t moderate on abortion or guns

The Tennessee GOP has a problem with democracy

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With high costs and little new housing, Lexington becomes first town to meet ambitious new zoning law

Mass. natives Jennifer Coolidge and Karen Lynch make Time’s 100 most influential people list The actress and CVS Health leader were among those honored when the publication announced this year’s global honorees Thursday.

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Guardsman charged with leaking classified documents appears in shackles in Boston courtroom

One killed, one injured after house explodes in Berlin, officials say

Security experts question how Guardsman allegedly gained access to sensitive intelligence data

Just like their NHL brothers, the Providence Bruins are also one of the best teams in their league

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Just like their NHL brothers, the Providence Bruins are also one of the best teams in their league

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See how the Bruins’ record-setting season stands up against history

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BREAKING

Guardsman charged with leaking classified documents appears in shackles in Boston courtroom
Jack Teixeira, 21, a member of Massachusetts Air National Guard, was formally charged in US District Court in Boston on Friday with the leak of classified documents online.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Record heat again Friday before Boston cools down for Marathon Monday
Record temperatures were beat Thursday and have already been bested Friday, too. Fortunately for Boston Marathon runners, it's forecast to be much cooler on Patriots Day.

MATTHEW GILBERT

What makes ‘a good TV death’? These 15 demises are creative, complex, even brilliant.
When done well — as “Succession” just proved — the passing of a television character can inspire powerful material involving shock and grief, or perhaps guilt and relief.

Bruins 5, Canadiens 4

Bruins will face Panthers in first round of playoffs after beating Canadiens to close record-setting regular season
Among the goal scorers for Boston was David Pastrnak with his 61st of the season.

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You have questions about the Celtics? We have all the answers.
It's playoff time. Need a primer on what to expect from the Celtics as they take on the Hawks in the first round? Adam Himmelsbach weighs in.

Arrest in fatal stabbing of Bob Lee diverges from narrative of a ‘crime-ridden’ San Francisco
While details on the tragedy are still emerging, evidence is growing that the killing was not the random street slaying that many assumed it was.

Mass. natives Jennifer Coolidge and Karen Lynch make Time’s 100 most influential people list
The actress and CVS Health leader were among those honored when the publication announced this year’s global honorees Thursday.

Send The Boston Globe a confidential news tip
Do you have a tip about something that needs to be investigated? Do you have documents or data we should dig into? We want to hear from you.

KEVIN CULLEN

In Brockton, a man wonders if he’ll see his wife in heaven
“She was the heart and soul of our family,” he said. “Not a mean bone in her body. A heart of gold, a kind word for everyone.”