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Brian Walshe, charged in death of wife, suspected she was having an affair and hired private investigator, prosecutors allege

Brian Walshe is accused of killing Ana Walshe early on New Year’s Day and dismembering her body in the basement of their Cohasset home. He also allegedly disposed her remains in dumpsters at apartment complexes.

SJC reinstates criminal charges against managers of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, where 76 died early in pandemic

In a 5-2 ruling handed down Thursday, the Supreme Judicial Court held that the deaths may not constitute a crime but concluded the state Attorney General’s office should have the opportunity to present its criminal case against the two men in Hampden Superior Court.

Boston police officers acquitted in overtime fraud case

Lawyers for the officers had previously told jurors that there’s no dispute they were paid for overtime hours they didn’t work, but said they were merely following longstanding practices accepted by department leadership.

Jerry Springer, onetime Cincinnati mayor whose namesake TV show unleashed chaos, dies at 79
The onetime Cincinnati mayor's TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional families willing to bare all on weekday afternoons including brawls, obscenities, and blurred images of nudity.

E. Jean Carroll, who accused Donald Trump of rape, says trial has fueled new attacks against her

Kansas legislators impose sweeping anti-trans bathroom law

Former N.H. coach in sex abuse case files intent to plead guilty
NFL Draft

From selection order to how to watch, here’s your guide to the 2023 NFL Draft

The Chicago Bears traded the top pick in the draft to the Carolina Panthers, who are set to chose No. 1 for the first time since they selected Cam Newton in 2011.
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Game 5: Panthers 4, Bruins 3 (OT)

The Bruins controlled everything but their mistakes, and that mattered in overtime

Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk scored at 6:05 of OT, denying the Bruins a closeout opportunity and extending this first-round series to Friday back in Sunrise, Fla.
Uncharacteristic miscues lead to Bruins’ downfall in Game 5 overtime loss to Panthers
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The waiting is the hardest part. These are the airports and airlines with the most delayed flights.

If you’re angered by delays, avoid flying JetBlue out of Chicago on Fridays.
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YVONNE ABRAHAM

Cleaning up the mess in Bristol County

Paul Heroux promised to bring a more humane, evidence-based approach to the county. But his first few months show how hard that will be.
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IDEAS | RENÉE LOTH

How to fix a funny building

The Harvard Lampoon is based in a mini-castle whose quirks are neatly suited to the world’s oldest humor magazine. Now a painstaking 15-year restoration is bringing out more of its architectural genius.
Jasmine Wynn

I am the ‘successful’ student — yet I was also suicidal for much of high school
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The Globe endorses Robert Orthman for state representative in the 10th Suffolk District
ALEX BEAM

I’m a Charles man, always have been. Long live the king!
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Americans must save the Supreme Court from its justices
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How scarce labor in the current job market shapes a new economy
Boston Globe 'Ideas' editor, Brian Bergstein, joined us with a trend that could shape a new economy.

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Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.
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BPS brings back Ernst & Young for exam school admissions after GPA error
The district employed Ernst & Young last year for the first year of a complex new admission process, and no known errors came to light under the global accounting firm’s watch.

Healey’s pick of gubernatorial portrait is . . . no portrait at all
Governor Maura Healey asked Massachusetts students to help her choose a State House portrait, and two of them suggested hanging an empty frame.

Nearly eight years of breath test results cannot be used in drunk-driving prosecutions, SJC rules

Roughly 27,000 OUI convictions have been thrown into question, but not automatically dismissed.

New data show who’s making all those online sports bets (and where) in Mass.
In the Top 5 city rankings for transactions in the state, Boston led the field with nearly 11 million.

Trump can’t stop Pence from testifying to Jan. 6 grand jury, court rules

A federal appeals court on Wednesday night rejected an emergency attempt by former president Donald Trump to stop former vice president Mike Pence from testifying in front of a grand jury investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Trump lawyers offer defense to Mar-a-Lago case
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Through two years of cancer treatments, Celtics VP Heather Walker never lost her determination — or her humor

Walker, 52, joined the Celtics in 2006 and worked her way up to become vice president of public relations. While battling glioblastoma, she spent her spare time raising money to help fund research to fight the aggressive form of cancer.

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When their croissants went viral, the pastry chefs started working at 4 a.m. But it wasn’t early enough.
TikTok and Instagram fame has touched down at the Lakon Paris Patisseries in Newton and Brookline. Do you have the fortitude to score a pastry? Do you care?

Nearly 30 years after Globe reporter’s shocking accidental chemo overdose, Boston center has plan to reduce medical errors
Despite some strides, progress has been slow. In 2019, one in five Massachusetts residents experienced a medical error in their own care or in the care of a household or close family member.

This prolific Globe commenter attacks city councilors — from a shared council account
Under the screen name “Interested Party,” a person or people using a subscription account shared by city councilors and their staff has commented prolifically on Globe stories for more than a year.

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Pixies set to perform in Boston this summer

Bidding a fond farewell to Harry Belafonte

HBO’s ‘White House Plumbers,’ stars Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux as Watergate burglars E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy

Justice itself is on trial in these excellent new podcasts, each revolving around decades-old crimes.

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Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

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

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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Harry Belafonte’s true legacy
JOAN VENNOCHI

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Making too little to get affordable housing — and other problems with trying to stay in Boston

Metro

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman at the center of the 1955 lynching of Black teen Emmett Till, has died

The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 has died in hospice care in Louisiana, a coroner’s report shows.

Boston police officers acquitted in overtime fraud case

Lawyers for the officers had previously told jurors that there’s no dispute they were paid for overtime hours they didn’t work, but said they were merely following longstanding practices accepted by department leadership.
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R.I. House expected to pass Equality in Abortion Coverage Act

A spokesman says Senate President Ruggerio “has an open mind” on the legislation, which would provide abortion coverage for Medicaid recipients and state employees.

What we learned from new Jack Teixeira court documents

Documents filed in US District Court chronicled searches that Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira allegedly conducted on classified intelligence networks as well as disturbing online exchanges about mass killings.

Sports

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Bruins need more production from David Pastrnak as they try to finish off Panthers

“The puck’s not going in right now for him,” said coach Jim Montgomery. “It’s just a matter of time."
ben volin | on football

The Patriots shouldn’t take anything but a wide receiver or cornerback in tonight’s first round

Some say they should go for an offensive tackle, edge rusher, running back, or even quarterback, but here is why they're wrong.
Women's Hockey

Boston Pride’s Loren Gabel named Premier Hockey Federation’s Most Valuable Player

Gabel also earned Newcomer of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year awards after scoring 40 points in 22 games.
Alex Speier I On baseball

The Red Sox just played 19 games in 19 days. Here’s where things stand.
Gary Washburn | On Basketball

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Chad Finn | Sports Media

Scouting each network’s plans for NFL Draft coverage, from high-motor mouths to impact analysis

Business

Hope springs anew that Postal Service could move to make way for South Station expansion

Mass. lawmakers are renewing their push to persuade the United States Postal Service to leave its massive sorting facility, which would enable South Station to expand.

Jobless claims fall again with labor market churning along

In Massachusetts, about 24,670 individuals filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, up 8,722 from the week prior, according to the Labor Department.

US economy grew at weak 1.1 percent rate in first quarter in sign of slowdown
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Love sharks? You can now order a license plate with a mako shark on it in R.I.

Brian Walshe, charged in death of wife, suspected she was having an affair and hired private investigator, prosecutors allege

N.H. is home to New Americans from all over the world. This SNHU program is helping them acclimate.

sports

Heat rally again to win in OT, eliminate top-seeded Bucks

Steph Curry leads Warriors past Kings for 3-2 series lead

A greatest hits medley of miscues led to the Bruins’ downfall, and other takeaways

business

FDA approves Cambridge firm’s intestinal drug made from microorganisms in the gut

Grow Blue Partnership offers an action plan to spark growth in R.I.’s blue economy

Outcry over inclusive beer ad points to peril for big business

politics

US to open foreign centers in bid to stop migration surge

Kansas legislators impose sweeping anti-trans bathroom law

Teixeira spoke of violence and mass killings, tried to destroy laptop and Xbox, new documents show

Nation

‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera in court, denies hitting brother

E. Jean Carroll, who accused Donald Trump of rape, says trial has fueled new attacks against her

Montana lawmaker silenced but not silent, vows to fight on

World

US Navy says Iran seized Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker

Reported fighting in Sudan’s Darfur mars fragile truce

Mystery of ex-dictator’s whereabouts adds to crisis in Sudan

opinion

Play the hits!

Boston climate activists are flat wrong in deflating tires

Americans must save the Supreme Court from its justices

lifestyle

The one who got away ... has returned!

Tim’s big secret

A new picture book explores the creators behind the most beloved ducklings in Boston

food & dining

Deep Ellum’s triumphant return

Pizza Project serves Sicilian slices at the Speedway; Harvard Square’s Bar Enza gets a notable new chef

A beloved Cambridge bar was transformed into a tiny pub on wheels — and you can rent it

travel

New England hostels, an app to make travel more accessible, and hats that protect from the sun

The ‘Sistine Chapel of America’ is in Woonsocket, R.I. Here’s how the St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center came to be.

The waiting is the hardest part. These are the airports and airlines with the most delayed flights.

Arts

At the Griffin: pandemic associations, US-Philippine relations, cross-cultural concerns

When in Rome . . .

Galleries: Making magic at Fountain Street Gallery

Books

Stephen King’s blue check on Twitter was apparently an unwelcome gift from Elon Musk

With ‘Small Mercies,’ Dennis Lehane is telling the Boston story he’s always wanted to tell

In Dennis Lehane’s latest novel, ‘Small Mercies,’ a Southie woman searches for her missing daughter in a Boston on the brink of change

Movies

Celebrating Donna Summer — and 20 years of IFFBoston

Why does Boston keep showing up in dystopian storytelling? From ‘The Last of Us’ to ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ experts weigh in.

Harry Belafonte, groundbreaking singer, actor, and civil rights activist, has died

Television

‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera in court, denies hitting brother

Jerry Springer, onetime Cincinnati mayor whose namesake TV show unleashed chaos, dies at 79

Six things we learned from John Mulaney’s new Netflix comedy special ‘Baby J’

music

The mystery of Connie Converse

Pixies set to perform in Boston this summer

‘If I were a fish’: These two Berklee College grads wrote the hit song that’s taken over social media

Theater/Dance

American Repertory Theater announces 2023-24 season, including an aimed-for-Broadway musical based on an American classic

An immigrant family’s tensions boil over in ‘The House of Ramón Iglesia’

Ultimately, this ‘My Fair Lady’ is quite ‘loverly’

globe local

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

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

Obituaries

Jerry Springer, onetime Cincinnati mayor whose namesake TV show unleashed chaos, dies at 79

Mike Pride, Concord Monitor editor who mentored Pulitzer winners, dies at 76

Portland’s Valentine’s Day bandit revealed in death