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How blogger Aidan Kearney — a.k.a. ‘Turtleboy’ — turned the Karen Read case into a true crime spectacle

The chaos wrought by Kearney and his followers has sparked debate over how the public’s obsession with true crime in an era of rampant online misinformation can complicate the criminal justice system.
Watch: Is Aidan Kearney a journalist?
ANALYSIS

A MAGA win, regrets in Fla., and the power of incumbency: Takeaways from Tuesday’s primary races

The results contained a mix of good and bad news for Biden and Trump.
Judge clears way for Trump to appeal ruling keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case Biden impeachment inquiry is at a crossroad. As Hunter Biden declines to appear, GOP eyes next move.

The cost of health care keeps climbing and Mass. residents are growing more worried about it, survey says.

Blue Cross survey finds three-fourths of Mass. residents are worried about the cost of healthcare.

Weather Focus | Carlos Muñoz
Are record ice-outs an alarm? ‘Our concern is for our Earth’
The premature thawing of ice across New England’s northern lakes impacts not only the ecology but surrounding residents and their property.

Forecast: A mild Wednesday turns brisk overnight with morning wind chills in the teens

More Boston high schoolers are feeling sad and hopeless, data show
A new collection of survey data shows that women, Black, Latinx, and LGBQ+ students as well as those in low-income neighborhoods are especially vulnerable.

Cambridge elementary school parents criticize superintendent over principal hiring

Man whose body was pulled from Charles River was 80-year-old Newton resident

“Preliminary investigative findings of the State Police Detective Unit do not indicate foul play or nefarious circumstances in the man’s death,” officials said.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Haitian migrants: ‘Their next stop very well may be Martha’s Vineyard’

Dorchester Avenue Bridge to be replaced, causing transit closures

Heavy fighting rages around Gaza’s biggest hospital as Israel raids it again

Tell us: Are MassHealth’s aggressive estate recovery policies affecting your family?

Coolidge Corner Theatre unveils $14m expansion that’s nothing short of cinematic

The 14,000-square-foot expansion is the brick-and-mortar embodiment of the Coolidge’s twin ambitions: It promises to secure the arthouse’s financial future by strengthening its earning potential, while also burnishing the theater’s reputation as a leading regional center for film and culture.

Curt Schilling will not attend Red Sox’ 2004 World Series celebration at home opener

The Sox had said all members of the 2004 team would be invited. Schilling's reveal of Tim and Stacy Wakefield's cancer diagnoses last year was the latest in a series of controversies involving the former ace.
Globe staff predicts the 2024 season, and no one thinks the Red Sox will make the playoffs

Commentary | Checking out

Hiawatha Bray

The backlash against self-checkout is nothing personal. Or is it?

Retailers nationwide are pulling self-serve kiosks from their stores or limiting the number of items shoppers can buy on their own. This tech columnist is taking it personally.
Kara Baskin

Why self-checkout is terrible

Self-checkout represents all that’s rotten about rugged American individualism. Framed under the guise of efficiency, it is actually alienating and frustrating. Also? It never works.

GLOBE MAGAZINE
For years, no one noticed body parts disappearing from Harvard’s morgue. Then came a phone call.
A tip would blow open the doors to a dark but not-so-secret nationwide network, leading investigators into the Harvard morgue and a gruesome American market.

Parts of my father’s body might have been stolen from Harvard’s morgue. How can I live with that?
Larry Edelman

Real estate apocalypse? What new rules for agents mean for buyers and sellers.

The 6 percent sales commission, a standard for decades, may shrink after the nation’s Realtors settle price-fixing lawsuits.
How could the settlement in the real estate commission fight affect consumers?
Christopher L. Gasper

Why we shouldn’t be surprised by the unflattering portrayal of Bill Belichick in ‘The Dynasty’

There’s a feeling that Belichick, to use a reality TV term, got a bad edit. But the reason he looks bad is that he continues to be obstinate, uninformative, and unaccountable.
Why Devin McCourty felt like he was ‘duped’ by ‘The Dynasty’ docuseries
Chad Finn

How Jaylen Brown, slowly but surely, turned his Celtics skeptics into believers. Including this one.

The 27-year-old wing — already in his eighth season as a Celtic — is in the midst of his most efficient and effective season of his career.
Bucks at Celtics preview: Giannis is out as Boston looks to assert authority over the East

Regina King has ‘no doubt’ Shirley Chisholm would be elected president if she were running today

In 1972, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman to seek the presidential nomination from a major party. So why don’t more people know about her? “That was the reason my sister and I decided to tell this story," says Regina King, "because we realized how many people hadn’t even heard her name."

The great Harvard Square pizza war: Who’s getting a bigger piece of the pie?

Since it opened in mid-September, Joe’s Pizza has been challenging customer loyalty to nearby pizzerias, including Sicilian-style Pinocchio’s Pizza & Subs. Could the competition help make Cambridge a pizza destination?
Opinion
JEFF JACOBY

Bernie Sanders’s foreign policy ‘revolution’ is a string of leftist clichés

The Vermont senator looks at America’s global record and sees mostly failure and disgrace.
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts needs more nurses and should ease path for out-of-state workers

IDEAS | LISA SELIN DAVIS

Subsidizing families is one thing both parties can agree on
Avik Chatterjee

Time limits, caps on family shelter will not solve the problem of homelessness in Mass.
SCOT LEHIGH

Credit Mike Pence for speaking the truth about Trump

More recent News

ADRIAN WALKER
Boston’s students deserve a renovated White Stadium
I’ve been inside White Stadium recently and can tell you this: It’s the most run-down, dilapidated public facility I’ve seen in years.

R.I. Congressman Seth Magaziner wants to guarantee workers paid vacation days

Unlike the EU, the US doesn't require companies to provide any paid time off, leaving nearly 27 million workers without paid vacations.

Taylor Swift-themed planetarium show opens at the Springfield Museums this weekend
Get ready for a field trip (Taylor’s Version).

Bruce Springsteen returns to the stage in Phoenix after health issues postponed his 2023 world tour
In September Springsteen, 74, announced his tour would be delayed until 2024, citing doctor's advice as he recovered from peptic ulcer disease.

Historic covered bridges are under threat by truck drivers relying on GPS meant for cars
One of Vermont’s historic covered bridges is under threat from modern technology.

Spring equinox 2024: Here’s what it means
The spring equinox — also known as the vernal equinox — occurs when the sun passes directly over the equator going from south to north, bringing nearly equal amounts of day and night to both hemispheres.

Mass. nonprofits receive $1 million or $2 million in grants from billionaire MacKenzie Scott’s foundation

The former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos last March issued an Open Call for small, community nonprofits to apply for grants funded by her divorce settlement. The first round of $640 million in grants was made to 361 organizations across the country, including 18 in Massachusetts.

Cold Case Files
Authorities offer $40,000 reward for information in case of Vermont teenager who vanished 20 years ago
On March 19, 2004, Brianna Maitland finished up working her shift as a dishwasher at the Black Lantern Inn. She has not been heard from since.

BOOK REVIEW
‘Great Expectations’ dashed in Vinson Cunningham’s autofiction, based on Obama’s first presidential campaign
A young protagonist searches for authenticity behind the veneer of politics in a novel by The New Yorker’s theater critic.

Recommended reads

Across Massachusetts, people are rising up against the arrival of migrants. To some, the backlash seems racist.

Some residents are complaining about the staggering costs of caring for migrants in their towns and warning about crime and too much change.
Everything you need to know about the influx of migrants to Mass.

Boston struggles to persuade property owners to replace their lead pipes
Over the years, city officials have provided grants to help defray some costs of replacing the pipes, which can cost thousands of dollars.

Controversy roils Park Street Church. Congregants are criticizing its leadership and questioning its direction.
Some members are calling for the resignation of the senior minister, whom a former associate minister at the church has accused of damaging the congregation, mistreating staff, and lying.

Over the Pike, a new retail hub rises in the Back Bay
The “air rights” development on Parcel 12 debuted plans for a gathering space and a new name on Tuesday.

Culture & Lifestyle

The struggles, spiritual and otherwise, of August Wilson’s ‘King Hedley II’

The Huntington’s 2024-25 season includes ‘Leopoldstadt’ and a pair of plays from ‘The Ufot Cycle’

Regina King runs for president in ‘Shirley’

Harriet Hayden carte-de-visite photo albums showcase community, solidarity at Boston Athenaeum

Special Projects

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.

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

If it can happen to Taylor Swift …
JOAN VENNOCHI

Mayor Wu plays hardball over White Stadium soccer deal
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Why are antiabortion activists going after sex education?
ALAN WIRZBICKI

How a small Massachusetts town’s transit service is seeking to lure riders
EDITORIAL

Ending veteran homelessness is achievable
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Animal shelter in Salem ‘overflowing’ with puppies looking for homes, officials say

“We are overflowing with puppies at Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem!,” the shelter, one of four MSPCA-Angell locations, said on Facebook Tuesday. “Seriously, come adopt please!”

Then: a homeless encampment near the BU Bridge. Now: Hundreds and hundreds of jagged rocks.

State officials say it’s to fight erosion. Advocates aren't so sure.

Cambridge elementary school parents criticize superintendent over principal hiring

Critics came mostly from the Graham and Parks alternative elementary school, whose principal is under investigation at the behest of parents.
Weather Focus | Carlos Muñoz

Are record ice-outs an alarm? ‘Our concern is for our Earth’

The premature thawing of ice across New England’s northern lakes impacts not only the ecology but surrounding residents and their property.

Sports

red sox

Curt Schilling will not attend Red Sox’ 2004 World Series celebration at home opener

The Sox had said all members of the 2004 team would be invited. Schilling's reveal of Tim and Stacy Wakefield's cancer diagnoses last year was the latest in a series of controversies involving the former ace.
Bucks at Celtics | 7:30 p.m. (ESPN, NBCSB)

Bucks at Celtics: Giannis is out as Boston looks to assert authority over the East

Boston will look to prove that they’re the best team in the NBA when they face No. 2 Milwaukee on Wednesday.
Christopher L. Gasper

Why we shouldn’t be surprised by the unflattering portrayal of Bill Belichick in ‘The Dynasty’

There’s a feeling that Belichick, to use a reality TV term, got a bad edit. But the reason he looks bad is that he continues to be obstinate, uninformative, and unaccountable.
patriots

Why Devin McCourty felt like he was ‘duped’ by ‘The Dynasty’ docuseries
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

Why St. John’s Prep’s after-the-buzzer goal in the Division 1 boys’ hockey title game wasn’t reviewed
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

If Holy Cross women win Thursday, they get a special reward: Caitlin Clark and Iowa on national TV

Business

EPA issues new auto rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions, boosting electric vehicles and hybrids

The Biden administration has announced new automobile emissions standards that officials call the most ambitious plan ever to cut planet-warming emissions from passenger vehicles.
ADDRESS

How could the settlement in the real estate commission fight affect consumers?

“A system that makes it harder for first-time and lower-income home buyers to retain loyal representation won’t save home-buying consumers money,” Rosa said. “The lack of trusted representation will lead to costly mistakes.”
ADDRESS

Home of the Week: A Western-style home with bars that would wet any whistle
ADDRESS

Ask the Remodeler: Is there a nontoxic alternative for reglazing a tub?
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CONNECTIONS

Best 70th birthday present ever? A trip with my son.
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, March 18-24
Spring Travel

Ten great New England spas for hydrotherapy, massage, and more
Spring Travel

The best sandwich in Philadelphia might not be a cheesesteak

metro

Man whose body was pulled from Charles River was 80-year-old Newton resident

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Haitian migrants: ‘Their next stop very well may be Martha’s Vineyard’

Tell us: Are MassHealth’s aggressive estate recovery policies affecting your family?

sports

Inside the PWHL’s gameday fits: How one Toronto player is using fashion and self-expression to help grow the game

The 10 best free agents still available that the Patriots could target

How Jaylen Brown, slowly but surely, turned his Celtics skeptics into believers. Including this one.

business

The cost of health care keeps climbing and Mass. residents are growing more worried about it, survey says.

How blogger Aidan Kearney — a.k.a. ‘Turtleboy’ — turned the Karen Read case into a true crime spectacle

R.I. Congressman Seth Magaziner wants to guarantee workers paid vacation days

politics

Judge clears way for Trump to appeal ruling keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case

Biden impeachment inquiry is at a crossroad. As Hunter Biden declines to appear, GOP eyes next move.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Haitian migrants: ‘Their next stop very well may be Martha’s Vineyard’

Nation

Court puts Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross illegally back on hold

Mega Millions jackpot reaches an astounding $977 million after no one wins Tuesday’s drawing

Incumbents win big in Illinois primary with Chicago-area Democrats emerging from competitive races

World

A Russian border region reels from sustained Ukrainian artillery and drone strikes

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he’s quitting as head of his party and the country

Vietnamese president resigns, the latest top official out amid anti-corruption campaign

opinion

If it can happen to Taylor Swift …

Why are antiabortion activists going after sex education?

There’s a better way to commute and Transportation Management Associations can help

lifestyle

Send your relationship questions to Meredith and get Love Letters updates via text

Governor Maura Healey and her partner, Joanna Lydgate, sit down with the Love Letters podcast

Rob Gronkowski wants to whoop you at a pickleball game in Southie (for charity)

food & dining

The backlash against self-checkout is nothing personal. Or is it?

Why self-checkout is terrible

The great Harvard Square pizza war: Who’s getting a bigger piece of the pie?

travel

As summer nears, judge’s ruling could spell trouble for Nantucket short-term rentals

Manhattan for a month: Mastering the mind-set of a temporary local

What should you do if a disaster hits a destination you were planning to visit?

Arts

Harriet Hayden carte-de-visite photo albums showcase community, solidarity at Boston Athenaeum

A new Banksy mural sprouts beside a cropped tree in London. Many see an environmental message.

A timeline of the Gardner Museum art heist

Books

Elijah Wald shows us how the world used to sound in ‘Jelly Roll Blues,’ a rollicking history of forbidden early jazz

‘Great Expectations’ dashed in Vinson Cunningham’s autofiction, based on Obama’s first presidential campaign

Lisa Ko, author of ‘Memory Piece,’ believes paperbacks ‘are made to love’

Movies

Regina King has ‘no doubt’ Shirley Chisholm would be elected president if she were running today

Coolidge Corner Theatre unveils $14m expansion that’s nothing short of cinematic

Regina King runs for president in ‘Shirley’

Television

Kristen Wiig and Carol Burnett bring ferocity and fun to ‘Palm Royale’

Rhode Island on ‘Jeopardy!’, by the numbers

Dorchester’s Chef Valentine dishes on ‘Top Chef,’ Fenway dining, and how the kitchen is like football

music

Taylor Swift-themed planetarium show opens at the Springfield Museums this weekend

Bruce Springsteen returns to the stage in Phoenix after health issues postponed his 2023 world tour

BSO celebrates Wayne Shorter’s symphonic legacy

Theater/Dance

The struggles, spiritual and otherwise, of August Wilson’s ‘King Hedley II’

The Huntington’s 2024-25 season includes ‘Leopoldstadt’ and a pair of plays from ‘The Ufot Cycle’

Boston Ballet’s ‘Cinderella’ is a glass slipper that fits

Health

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

R.I.’s largest hospital system may no longer take Cigna health insurance

Obituaries

Gylan Kain, a founder of the Last Poets and a progenitor of rap, dies at 81

James D. Robinson III, former CEO of American Express, dies at 88

Bernard Schwartz, antiwar executive who built an arms maker, dies at 98