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Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira (right) appeared in US District Court in Boston on Friday.

FBI affidavit: ‘good cause’ to believe Mass. National Guard member may have more classified records

Jack D. Teixeira, 21, is charged with retaining and transmitting national defense information without authorization, and with removal and retention of classified documents without authorization, federal prosecutors have said.

Court documents hold clues about how 21-year-old guardsman allegedly gained access to sensitive intelligence

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Your guide to the 2023 Boston Marathon
This is your one-stop shop for schedules, route information, whom to watch, and what to know about ceremonies honoring the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

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People walk past the Boston Marathon medical tent set up in Copley Square for Monday’s 127th Boston Marathon.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Expect a sweet spot for runners with cool temperatures and limited rain on Marathon Monday

The lack of sunshine means temperatures will be in a fairly steady state all day and won’t vary much beyond 52 to 55 degrees no matter what time you are on the course and where you are.

Dorrey and Rich Powers posed for a group photo as they held a portrait of their dogs Spencer, the Marathon Golden, and his sister, Penny, during a meetup for a “Golden Strong” group photo on the Boston Common.

‘Golden heaven’: Hundreds of golden retrievers pack Boston Common in memory of official Marathon dog

The canines convened in honor of Spencer, who died two months ago after being diagnosed with untreatable cancer.

In his second outing since coming off the injured list, Garrett Whitlock allowed only one run on three hits in the longest start of his career.

Red Sox 2, Angels 1

Garrett Whitlock responds to the Red Sox needing a big start with seven strong innings in another win over the Angels

Kaleb Ort and Ryan Brasier followed Whitlock with scoreless innings and Justin Turner supplied the offensive support with a two-run homer, his first for the Sox.

Colleges scramble to prepare for possible end of affirmative action

School officials and admissions consultants say universities are seeking to strengthen relationships with community colleges and high schools in underserved areas to reach prospective students.

Missing Medford men found stabbed to death in Brighton storage unit; one man arrested

The couple had been missing since late March.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

A Maine mother’s lawsuit over her child’s gender transition highlights tension between student protections and parental rights
Amber Lavigne’s suit is the latest legal challenge in New England over schools’ ability to protect the privacy and safety of transgender and gender-nonconforming students and their parents’ right to know.

Clarence Thomas has for years claimed income from a defunct real estate firm

This is among a series of errors and omissions that Thomas has made on required annual financial disclosure forms over the past several decades, a review of those records shows.

High school star among 4 slain in Alabama party shooting
Alabama law enforcement officers Sunday were imploring people to come forward with information about a shooting that killed four people and injured 28 others during a teenager’s birthday party.

Tyler Herro (broken hand), Giannis hurt as Heat surprise top-seeded Bucks in Milwaukee

‘SNL’ gets serious with message for trans youth as Ana de Armas hosts

Ellen Fitzgerald poses for a portrait at her home on April 14, 2023. Fitzgerald is recent a victim of "check washing," when a check is stolen from a mailbox and the payee and amount of payment is changed by the scammer. It's a growing hazard for anyone dropping their checks into the mail.

Still writing checks? You might want to reconsider as check fraud skyrockets

Last year, banks reported 460,000 cases of check fraud, including "check-washing," almost double the number the year before, according to the Treasury Department.

Mr. Wolff with his wife, Dr. Cheri Blauwet, and their children, Spencer and Stella, photographed last October.

Eli Wolff, leading advocate for athletes with disabilities, dies at 45

"I knew that I wanted to try to make a difference," Mr. Wolff said of his advocacy for opening sports more fully to those with disabilities.

Patrice Bergeron pushed to play in the regular-season finale Thursday in Montreal, seeking to stay sharp before the playoffs, then was out after only eight shifts with an unspecified injury.

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Relative silence around Patrice Bergeron’s availability only makes questions around the Bruins captain roar

The 37-year-old No. 37 again didn’t practice on Sunday, and has not been seen since exiting the Bell Centre Thursday night with an unspecified injury after logging only 5:36 in the final game of the regular season.

Opinion

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, left, talked to Chief Justice John Roberts at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7.

Clarence Thomas scandal points to need for ethics reform

It’s up to Chief Justice John Roberts to lead the way and help restore public trust.

IDEAS | MEGAN NIX

Three letters every pregnant woman should know

FEMA’s focus on climate resiliency is right. Now it must take action before it’s too late.

MARCELA GARCÍA

In his anti-immigrant push, how extreme can Ron DeSantis get?

When ‘law and order’ means neither

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.

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Man taken into custody after 12-hour standoff with Worcester police

Worcester police said the man “was threatening to stab officers and continued to behave erratically,” and had allegedly said he was “armed and ready.”

Six children rescued near water diversion tunnel in Auburn

Auburn firefighters responded to the area of Southhold Road and Curtis Street after one of the children called for help late Sunday afternoon, officials said.

Paul Funk, longtime educator and coach at Dennis-Yarmouth High, dies at 51
Paul Funk, the principal and former longtime football and baseball coach at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School who was expected to take over soon as principal of Duxbury High School, died suddenly on Saturday, officials said.

School officials identify N.H. teenager shot and killed in Providence, police say

The boy, who was shot around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, was a "missing juvenile run away from New Hampshire," Providence police said.

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A primer on home buying and selling in this soft market
Greater Boston’s limited housing supply, even in a softer market, means people can’t necessarily afford to wait around for better borrowing conditions.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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

Lexington seizes opportunity to pass inclusive zoning reforms

Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida spoke during a book signing event in Garden City, N.Y., on April 1.

MARCELA GARCÍA

In his anti-immigrant push, how extreme can Ron DeSantis get?

Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

When ‘law and order’ means neither

Students walk down the hall at Lawrence High School in Lawrence.

Charlie Titus and Brandy Brooks

Student homelessness can be reduced. Here’s how.

Brian Cox (left ) and Matthew Macfadyen in Sunday night's episode of "Succession."

Stop spoiling the spoilers

The author's blood sugar at mile 7 of the 2022 Boston Marathon was at a 137 mg/dl, right in his performance zone.

IDEAS | HILMAR SCHMUNDT

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Metro

Ahmad Jamal, jazz pianist with a spare, hypnotic touch, dies at 92

His taut yet rhythmically supple approach to jazz piano influenced generations of other musicians.

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Where the legal battle over Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence stands a decade after the Marathon bombing

The 29-year-old is on death row at a federal supermax prison in Colorado while waiting for a ruling by an appeals court on his request for a new trial on whether he should be sentenced to death or life in prison.

Ten years after Boston Marathon bombing, crowds bring resilience, renewed energy to the finish line

With hours until the race began, crowds flowed over the Finish Line Sunday, vying for photos on the Boston Athletic Association emblem, savoring street food, and grooving to music.

‘Golden heaven’: Hundreds of golden retrievers pack Boston Common in memory of official Marathon dog

The canines convened in honor of Spencer, who died two months ago after being diagnosed with untreatable cancer.

Sports

The speech Ortiz gave in 2013 remains an iconic part of Fenway lore.

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When David Ortiz reminded Boston: ‘This is our [expletive] city’

In 54 words on April 20, 2013, David Ortiz spoke volumes to the City of Boston

Hilary Knight (center) holds the cup as she celebrates a championship victory with teammates after beating Canada at the women's world hockey championships in Brampton, Ontario, Sunday.

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Hilary Knight’s hat trick lifts US over Canada in women’s hockey world championship

The Americans scored four unanswered goals in the third period.

Michigan's Fred Richard, a Stoughton native, is the first Massachusetts gymnast since 1976 to win the Division 1 all-around title in the NCAA men's gymnastics championships.

Stoughton native and Michigan freshman Fred Richard claims NCAA Division 1 gymnastics title

New England gymnasts had a strong showing in the NCAA men's championships.

Sacramento Kings probe ‘racial bias’ claims after rapper E-40 ejected from Game 1

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Business

Still writing checks? You might want to reconsider as check fraud skyrockets

Last year, banks reported 460,000 cases of check fraud, including "check-washing," almost double the number the year before, according to the Treasury Department.

Cleanup begins after freight train derailment and fire in Maine

Three locomotive engines and six train cars carrying lumber and electrical wiring went off the track Saturday in Somerset County, Maine. Three rail workers were treated and released from a hospital.

Fox News is on trial, and so are falsehoods about 2020

Google is devising radical search changes to beat back AI rivals

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Clockwise from left: The Hoyts during one of their races; Spencer the dog; ultramarathoner Verna Volker; and Micah Herndon.

The Marathon Issue

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US President Barack Obama speaks during the "Healing Our City: An Interfaith Service" dedicated to those who were gravely wounded or killed in the Boston Marathon bombing, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 18, 2013. Obama is in Boston to mourn victims of the deadly marathon attacks, as investigators study images of a suspect who may have planted the bombs. No arrests have been made in connection with Monday's twin bombings near the finish line of the race, which sent metal fragments and nails into a crowd of thousands of runners and spectators, killing three people and wounding 180. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SamadJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

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How President Obama wrote his 'love letter to Boston' after the bombing

Britain’s Geoff Smith limps through the tape to win the 1985 Marathon.

The Marathon Issue

The forgotten story of how the Boston Marathon almost collapsed

This week's daters: Benny and Liz.

Dinner with Cupid

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

metro

Northampton Airport will host a fundraising 5K to benefit the Treehouse Foundation April 23. Owners Andrea and Bob Bacon plan to shut down the runway to aircraft and open it to more than 280 participants, who will use the tarmac as a race track.

People, not planes, will speed down Northampton Airport runway for a 5K charity race this month

Paul Funk, longtime educator and coach at Dennis-Yarmouth High, dies at 51

A Maine mother’s lawsuit over her child’s gender transition highlights tension between student protections and parental rights

sports

A courtroom sketch shows Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev during his sentencing in Boston on June 24, 2015.

Where the legal battle over Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence stands a decade after the Marathon bombing

Matt Fitzpatrick defeated Jordan Spieth on third playoff hole to win RBC Heritage

Red Sox place Chris Martin on injured list with shoulder inflammation

business

A general view shows a session of the G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture on April 15.

G7 vows to step up moves to renewable energy, zero carbon

Freight train engines, cars derail and catch fire in Maine

As remote work takes hold, Boston’s office market starts to wobble

politics

Former president Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate April 4 in Palm Beach, Fla., after being arraigned earlier in the day in New York City.

Trump raised $34m so far in 2023, including indictment bump

Supreme Court temporarily preserves FDA rules for access to abortion pill

N.H. Governor Chris Sununu addresses NRA annual leadership meeting

Nation

Investigators work at the site of a fatal shooting in downtown Dadeville, Ala., on Sunday, April 16, 2023.

High school star among 4 slain in Alabama party shooting

SpaceX’s launch of Starship could remake space exploration

Clarence Thomas has for years claimed income from a defunct real estate firm

World

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, left, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, arrive at the first working session of a G7 Foreign ministers' meeting at a hotel in Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture, Japan, on April 17.

G-7 diplomats reject Chinese, N. Korean, Russian aggression

Joshua Wong sentenced in another Hong Kong activism case

‘Ghost of civil war’ looms over Sudan as explosions rock capital

opinion

Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

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Medical staff have heard this anti-union rhetoric before

The Tennessee GOP has a problem with democracy

lifestyle

My husband had an emotional affair at work

I want her to be my wife ... someday

The 10 people you meet at kids’ sporting events

food & dining

Enjoy bar pizza from Bardo's at the annual Taste of the South Shore.

Roxbury’s Dudley Café plans a Cambridge expansion; Prezza celebrates ‘White Lotus’

A restaurant guide to Marathon Monday for runners and spectators alike

Roust Cafe, in the former Harvard Square Darwin’s, is calm and relaxed

travel

In 1999, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places designated Spirit Mountain, which the Mojave people refer to as "Avi Kwa Ame," as a Traditional Cultural Property, the first of its kind in Nevada.

How to explore the 3 newest national monuments

Airbnb banned me because they think I still live in Russia

Cycling for a cause on the Cape, celebrating in Sydney, and a watch that goes the distance

Arts

Paul Goesch’s “Architectural composition (Triumphal arch) or Visionary design for a gateway,” c. 1920-21.

After decades in the dark, Paul Goesch’s architectural fancies are finally seeing the light of day

At the Athenaeum: Boston on fire then, the Athenaeum renovated now

Identical twins Sydnie and Haylie Jimenez pair ceramics with themes of identity

Books

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (right) and Chasten Buttigieg arrive for a state dinner at the White House in Washington last December. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times)

Chasten Buttigieg’s relatable memoir reassures young adults about coming out

In Sophie Mackintosh’s ‘Cursed Bread,’ desire unleashes death and madness upon a French village

David Grann’s ‘The Wager’ looks beneath the veneer of civilization in a tale of mutiny and empire

Movies

Hong Chau as the artist and landlord Jo in "Showing Up."

Boston University alumna Hong Chau on ‘Showing Up’ and life beyond her Oscar nomination

‘American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing’ documentary released on Netflix

‘Renfield’ is a bloody mess

Television

Ana de Armas attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12 in Beverly Hills, California.

‘SNL’ gets serious with message for trans youth as Ana de Armas hosts

Director Floyd Russ discusses new Netflix docuseries ‘American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing’

William Shatner explores a strange new world in ‘Stars on Mars’

music

Mr. Jamal, in 1983.

Ahmad Jamal, jazz pianist with a spare, hypnotic touch, dies at 92

Words just aren’t enough for Caroline Polachek

Anthony R. Green‘s immersive opera cries out from the abyss

Theater/Dance

Paul Taylor Dance Company performs "Company B" at the Shubert Theatre.

Paul Taylor Dance Company shines in its Boston return

In ‘Just for Us,’ comic Alex Edelman tells the one about the Jew who crashes a meeting of antisemites

This ‘My Fair Lady’ revival knows what time it is

globe local

Firefighters at Glades Road in Scituate where multiple homes were on fire.

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

Mr. Jamal, in 1983.

Ahmad Jamal, jazz pianist with a spare, hypnotic touch, dies at 92

Eli Wolff, leading advocate for athletes with disabilities, dies at 45

R.I. state Senator Maryellen Goodwin dies at 58