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Jack Teixeira, Mass. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top secret information, plans to plead guilty, court filing says

The judge in the case was asked to schedule a change-of-plea hearing for Monday in the case. Jack Teixeira initially pleaded not guilty in federal court to leaking classified material.

Palestinian deaths in Gaza pass 30,000 as witnesses say Israeli forces fire on crowd waiting for aid

Israeli troops fired on a large crowd of Palestinians racing to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. President Biden expressed concern it would add to the difficulty of negotiating a cease-fire.

Maryland State House locked down, armed officers seen responding

The Maryland State House was locked down late Thursday afternoon for an undisclosed security threat.

Romney was asked if he’d vote for Trump over Biden. He did not mince words.

“Having a president who is so defaulted of character would have an enormous impact on the character of America, and for me, that’s the primary consideration,” the former Massachusetts governor said.

Friday is the last day for early voting for Super Tuesday in Mass. Here’s what to know.

Martin J. Walsh

Biden nominates former Boston mayor Martin Walsh to Postal Service board of governors

Miles apart, Biden and Trump tour US-Mexico border highlighting immigration as an election issue

Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants who illegally enter US

Kate, Princess of Wales in north London in November, 2023.

Rumors swirl amid concern over Catherine, Princess of Wales

Record breaker Caitlin Clark announces intention to enter WNBA Draft after this season

A car hit a pole and flipped on its side Wednesday morning at a Dunkin' drive-through in Londonderry, N.H.

Car flips on its side in Dunkin’ drive-through in Londonderry, N.H.

1,469 confirmed cases and 12 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Illustrations for magazine's March 3, 2024, cover story about an ice climbing accident on Mount Katahdin in Maine in 1974.

An ice climbing disaster on Mount Katahdin. A desperate rescue mission.

It was a mild winter day in 1974 when six climbers set out on a route no one had ever attempted. Then came a storm of unimaginable fury.

Kate Winslet in HBO's "The Regime."

TELEVISION REVIEW

Kate Winslet stars as an Eastern European dictator in an HBO Max miniseries ‘The Regime’

The miniseries, which premieres Sunday at 9 p.m., was created by Will Tracy, who, with writing credits that include “Succession,” “The Menu,” and “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” is no stranger to satire.

Mindy Kaling talks motherhood, Celtics, and the advice she got from Oprah in new interview The final episode of ‘True Detective: Night Country’ was a reminder that good endings can be hard

New research jumbles SAT requirements at top colleges
The recent move by a few elite universities, including Yale and Dartmouth, to reinstate standardized test requirements has reignited the long-running debate over the SAT and whether it is helpful or harmful to applicants.

Clouds and a few showers dominate the forecast Saturday. It will be mild with temperatures in the lower 50s.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Sunny start to March quickly turns gloomy for the weekend

A southerly flow of milder air will prevail on Friday, boosting temperatures back into the 40s.

Flash floods are increasingly dangerous and expensive in the Northeast. These charts and maps show why.

Governor Maura Healey unveiled the details of how she would use an upcoming economic development bill to make Massachusetts a climate-tech epicenter on Feb. 29. She made the announcement at Form Energy in Somerville.

Healey aims to invest $1B to boost Mass. climate-tech economy

The investment is designed to make Massachusetts a climate-tech epicenter, much like how similar public investments launched about 15 years ago solidified this state’s leadership in life sciences.

Visitors and pilgrims walked the grounds at Plimoth Patuxet, a complex of living history museums in Plymouth founded in 1947.

This Mass. attraction named the country’s top ‘open-air museum’ by USA Today

The museum draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year and is a popular destination for school field trips.

Jennifer Lopez in "This Is Me … Now: A Love Story."

No one’s ever accused Jennifer Lopez of making fame, or longevity, look easy

But she’s taken her flops in stride and emerged as more than a sum of her famous parts — an OG influencer who’s associated as much with failure as she is with success.

Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet star in "Dune: Part Two."

Odie Henderson review | ★1/2

‘Dune: Part Two’: When sand gets in your eyes

Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, and sandworms star in this hazy continuation of the sci-fi story.

Are you ready to place your Oscar bets for best documentary short?

Composer Matthew Aucoin returns to Boston to conduct a chamber version of his opera "Eurydice," which had its New York premiere at the Metropolitan Opera in 2021.

Composer Matthew Aucoin is bringing his slimmed-down ‘Eurydice’ opera to Boston

Aucoin returns to Boston to conduct a new chamber version of his opera "Eurydice," which had its New York premiere at the Met in 2021.

The oxtail pho with bone marrow at Le Madeline in Quincy.

A modern Vietnamese remake at Lê Madeline

A Michelin-starred chef opens a Bay Village sushi counter; MonteVerdi debuts along the Charles River this spring At Bev’s, a California vibe with a Maine address

Opinion

The Massachusetts Republican Party met to elect a new chair on Jan. 31, 2023. Then-chair Jim Lyons (right) is pictured walking by as Amy Carnevale (left), a candidate for the position is interviewed before the meeting began. Carnevale is the current chair of MassGOP.

Mass. Republican voters should give party chair Amy Carnevale a vote of confidence

Here’s how to support the current GOP chair against the party’s pugnacious old guard.

IDEAS | RACHEL SLADE

Turn empty offices into little factories

Mitch McConnell has already been defeated — by Trump

The Green Line shutdown has made me appreciate the journey

Steward Health Care should face a full-scale criminal investigation

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Free swimming lessons expanding in Boston; Mayor Wu announces more funding
Mayor Michelle Wu’s office said Thursday that the city is working to expand opportunities for Boston youth to participate in free swimming lessons.

A closer look at the recent decline in overdose deaths in N.H.
Nashua saw a 46 percent decrease in suspected overdoses from opioids in January compared to the last 12-month average, while Manchester saw an even greater decrease of 56 percent, according to AMR, which provides ambulance services in the two cities.

The House approves another short-term extension to avoid a shutdown. Senators are up next to vote.
The House has passed another short-term spending measure that would keep one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through March 22. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill later in the day.

Holyoke public schools offer staff $1,000 bonus missing no more than one day for rest of year
Teachers who miss no more than one day between now and the end of the school year will get $1,000, while teachers who miss two days will get $500, district officials said.

A wildfire scorching the Texas Panhandle has grown to the largest in state history
A dusting of snow covered a desolate landscape of scorched prairie, dead cattle and burned out homes in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday, giving firefighters brief relief in their desperate efforts to corral a blaze that has grown into the largest in state history.

Dramatic videos and photos of the destruction

Airlines could face more fines for mishandling wheelchairs under a Biden administration proposal
The US Transportation Department also called Thursday for airlines to provide annual training for employees who handle wheelchairs or lift passengers with disabilities.

Alabama Senator Katie Britt to deliver Republican State of the Union response
Alabama Senator Katie Britt, the youngest female senator, will deliver the Republican response to President Biden’s State of the Union speech next week.

2 officers, 1 court employee shot and wounded in Independence, Missouri, authorities say
Authorities say two police officers and a court employee were shot and wounded at a home.

‘The house shook,’ family escapes injury after tree falls on Hanson house during wind storm
“We were all sound asleep and my daughter started screaming like crazy,” Sunnerberg said Thursday afternoon.

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Ron Aquino and Hung Nguyen Environmental Health Inspectors checked traps in an alley behind Newbury Street in Boston.

In Boston’s battle against rats, the rodents appear to be winning: ‘They seem quite content coexisting’

Boston has long battled this stealthy foe, but by many accounts, the city’s rat problem is getting worse. With trash providing bountiful food, rats seem to be more visible, almost brazen, as they make their rounds.

Seeing sports in all 50 states? Bob Ryan completes journey with a flourish in South Dakota.
The author's vocational duties and avocational interests have taken him to games all over the country — quite literally.

A rite of spring on Castle Island in South Boston: Sullivan’s restaurant to open March 2
The local institution famous for its hot dogs is getting ready to open for another season.

A Globe podcast investigated the Carol Stuart murder. Then Boston responded.
Globe reporters were in the room when Michelle Wu told Boston’s Black community, “I am so sorry for the pain that you have carried.” Listen to a bonus episode of the "Murder in Boston" podcast.

Culture & Lifestyle

Jennifer Lopez in "This Is Me ... Now: A Love Story."

No one’s ever accused Jennifer Lopez of making fame, or longevity, look easy

Mindy Kaling attended the Sephora Soho x Lion Pose PA at Sephora Soho on Oct. 2, 2023, in New York City. The Cambridge native recently opened up to the Wall Street Journal about motherhood and more.

Mindy Kaling talks motherhood, Celtics, and advice she got from Oprah

"Four Daughters," directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, recounts the saga of a single mother from Tunisia who rules her growing daughters with an iron fist, and loses her two eldest to radicalization.

A single mother from Tunisia lost two of her daughters to ISIS. ‘Four Daughters’ tells their true story — using actors.

Sean McShane (right) with "Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings

How a Boston Freedom Trail tour guide ended up on the ‘Jeopardy!’ Tournament of Champions

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

stuart landing page illustration

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Frozen embryos at the National Embryo Donation Center in Knoxville, Tenn., in 2015.

Republicans need to put up or shut up over the IVF mess they created

Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis and lawyer Nathan Wade at a news conference at the Fulton County Government building on Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta.

Healey, Willis, and the dangers of hiring someone you slept with

The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Women & Infants Center halted in vitro fertilization procedures after a state Supreme Court's ruling that embryos in test tubes should be considered children, on Feb. 22.

Antonio Gargiulo

Six lessons the US can learn from Italy’s restrictions on IVF treatments

Human eggs on a computer screen during the fertilization process in a laboratory for in vitro fertilization.

Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos

Alabama lawsuit reveals what happens when IVF industry wants it both ways

Dominic Sessa, left, and Paul Giamatti in a scene from "The Holdovers."

Will ‘The Holdovers’ return us to a time when exalted public school buildings were valued?

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Boston Teacher Union contract talks kick off amid budget cutting

The talks are starting up as Boston Public Schools prepares to slash hundreds of positions and close dozens of classrooms in an effort to balance next year’s budget.

Healey aims to invest $1B to boost Mass. climate-tech economy

The investment is designed to make Massachusetts a climate-tech epicenter, much like how similar public investments launched about 15 years ago solidified this state’s leadership in life sciences.

Jack Teixeira, Mass. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top secret information, plans to plead guilty, court filing says

The judge in the case was asked to schedule a change-of-plea hearing for Monday in the case. Jack Teixeira initially pleaded not guilty in federal court to leaking classified material.

High winds leave thousands without power in Mass. and N.H.

Downed wires and trees were reported across Massachusetts.

Sports

Over the last three seasons, Hunter Henry has 133 catches for 1,531 yards and 17 touchdowns.

Patriots are in need of tight ends, whether through free agency or the draft

Hunter Henry, Mike Gesicki, and Pharaoh Brown are set to become free agents. That leaves one tight end — La’Michael Pettway — under contract.

Margin of victory is not an issue in Catholic Conference clashes between St. John's Prep and BC High, but a seven-goal MOV is more equitable in closing out games than 10.

MIAA TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT

Springing forward, MIAA unanimously lowers victory margin for lacrosse from 10 to seven goals

Lowering the cap aligns closer with other sports in terms of how many possessions are needed to reach the maximum MOV utilized in the power rankings formula that determines tournament seeding.

Jon Lester acknowledged the Fenway Park crowd after throwing a no-hitter in 2008.

red sox notebook

Jon Lester gets back in a Red Sox uniform, and not just for old times’ sake

The World Series-winning lefty was invited to camp as a guest instructor by former teammates Craig Breslow and Alex Cora.

Matt Poitras remains upbeat after shoulder surgery and looks forward to a second season with Bruins

Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark says she will enter the WNBA draft and forego her final season of college eligibility

spring training report

Thursday’s spring training report: Rafael Devers (HR) and Trevor Story (two RBIs) lead Red Sox past Tigers

Business

State Street withdraws from $68 trillion climate investing group

State Street said the organization has hamstrung the firm’s own approach to the matter and its ability to interact with corporations.

Airlines could face more fines for mishandling wheelchairs under a Biden administration proposal

The US Transportation Department also called Thursday for airlines to provide annual training for employees who handle wheelchairs or lift passengers with disabilities.

Healey aims to invest $1B to boost Mass. climate-tech economy

A key inflation measure moderated in January

magazine

How to handle harassment at a restaurant from a fellow diner

Almond-Coconut Cake With Cherries and Pistachios

Bake away the winter blues with two Mediterranean-inspired cakes

I used to live in a Michigan child-care desert. Then I came to Cambridge.

Richard Evans Schultes in the Cerro Campana mountains in Colombia, in June 1943.

The quest for psychedelics in the Amazon would push a Harvard botanist to his limits

metro

An empty wheelchair at a long-term care center on Oct. 25, 2022.

In R.I. nursing homes, deficiencies are on the rise. Advocates demand better standards.

Best things to do in Rhode Island: March 1-9

‘The house shook,’ family escapes injury after tree falls on Hanson house during wind storm

sports

Caitlin Clark passed Lynette Woodard to become the all-time major women’s college basketball leading scorer with a triple-double Wednesday night against Minnesota.

Record breaker Caitlin Clark announces intention to enter WNBA Draft after this season

Hockey East women move into quarterfinals with a big weekend on tap

Mindy Kaling talks motherhood, Celtics, and advice she got from Oprah

business

An empty wheelchair at a long-term care center on Oct. 25, 2022.

In R.I. nursing homes, deficiencies are on the rise. Advocates demand better standards.

Boston nonprofit commits over $60 million to White House anti-hunger effort

R.I. Governor McKee signs executive order on artificial intelligence

politics

Lloyd Austin testifies during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, DC on Feb. 29.

Lawmakers fault Defense Secretary Austin for a failure of leadership over his secret hospital stay

Alabama Senator Katie Britt to deliver Republican State of the Union response

Pa. creates task force to protect election integrity

Nation

The Maryland State House is seen in May 2023.

Maryland State House locked down, armed officers seen responding

Federal judge blocks sweeping new immigration law in Texas

Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira expected to plead guilty in federal case

World

Brian Mulroney, the former prime minister of Canada, pictured in 2018.

Brian Mulroney, former Canadian prime minister, dies at 84

US views on Israel are far more divided than a poll cited by Netanyahu suggests

The ‘luxury route’ to the US for African migrants

opinion

Forget the ‘doom loop.’ America’s downtowns are coming back.

Downtown advice from other cities

Give Quincy Market an unsentimental reboot

lifestyle

Mindy Kaling attended the Sephora Soho x Lion Pose PA at Sephora Soho on Oct. 2, 2023, in New York City. The Cambridge native recently opened up to the Wall Street Journal about motherhood and more.

Mindy Kaling talks motherhood, Celtics, and advice she got from Oprah

He lied about blocking his ex

My ex from high school is back in my life

food & dining

The oxtail pho with bone marrow at Le Madeline in Quincy.

A modern Vietnamese remake at Lê Madeline

At Bev’s, a California vibe with a Maine address

A rite of spring on Castle Island in South Boston: Sullivan’s restaurant to open March 2

travel

Jim Ortlieb in Malibu with his wife, Mimi, and their poodles Gina and Margaret.

Film, TV, and stage actor Jim Ortlieb on escaping his phone and living every day like it’s vacation

I paid extra to get to my cruise. Why can’t I get reimbursed?

Getaway spots in New Hampshire and Florida, and a blender for on the go

Arts

Visitors and pilgrims walked the grounds at Plimoth Patuxet, a complex of living history museums in Plymouth founded in 1947.

This Mass. attraction named the country’s top ‘open-air museum’ by USA Today

Yiddish Book Center head to step down

Rothko’s power takes shape on paper, at the National Gallery of Art

Books

An image from "Whale Fall," the award-winning children's book by Massachusetts author Melissa Stewart and illustrator Rob Dunlavey.

Preserving the history of New England’s LGBTQ+ communities online; ‘Whale Fall’ wins children’s science book award

Author readings around Boston through March 9

Nathan Tavares gets a chance to rewrite a story from years ago in ‘Welcome to Forever’

Movies

Jennifer Lopez in "This Is Me … Now: A Love Story."

No one’s ever accused Jennifer Lopez of making fame, or longevity, look easy

Are you ready to place your Oscar bets for best documentary short?

‘Dune: Part Two’: When sand gets in your eyes

Television

Jodie Foster (left) and Kali Reis in HBO's "True Detective: Night Country."

Good show, bad ending

Oscar nominee Randolph was also divine in ‘High Fidelity’

Kate Winslet stars as an Eastern European dictator in an HBO Max miniseries ‘The Regime’

music

Composer Matthew Aucoin returns to Boston to conduct a chamber version of his opera "Eurydice," which had its New York premiere at the Metropolitan Opera in 2021.

Composer Matthew Aucoin is bringing his slimmed-down ‘Eurydice’ opera to Boston

Even with a cold, Audra McDonald shines at Symphony Hall

Paula Cole talks about her new album, ‘Lo’

Theater/Dance

Brian Boruta, producing artistic director of Umbrella Stage in Concord.

Umbrella Stage keeps stepping up

International stars of flamenco music and dance kick off four-night festival on Saturday

In ‘Golda’s Balcony,’ the Israeli prime minister in crisis in 1973

Health

An empty wheelchair at a long-term care center on Oct. 25, 2022.

In R.I. nursing homes, deficiencies are on the rise. Advocates demand better standards.

‘An extremely aggressive timeline’: Rhode Island Life Sciences Hub to hire inaugural CEO by May

Prospect Medical Holdings wants to sell its 2 R.I.-based hospitals. Here’s what a proposed deal could look like, executives say.

Obituaries

Comedian Richard Lewis in 2012.

Richard Lewis, comedian known for his neurotic, stream-of-consciousness act and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ role, has died

Niklaus Wirth, software developer who saw power in simplicity, dies at 89

Jacob Rothschild, financier from a family banking dynasty, dies at 87