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Goodbye diesel, hello electric. Battery-powered, improved service could be coming to MBTA’s commuter rail in 2027.
Electric trains, common throughout much of the world, can accelerate faster and hit higher maximum speeds, run cleaner than diesel and produce a quieter ride.

Lawrence and Methuen partnered to offer better public health. Now, a divorce may be coming.

The two cities could potentially miss out on almost $2 million in state funding for public health.

Palm Sunday draws hundreds for start of Christian Holy Week
Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley welcomed the congregation to “the most important week in human history.”

Trump will face his greatest fears as two legal threats coincide Monday

Donald Trump is set to be in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday in his hush money case, and separately, he is racing to fend off a financial crisis arising from a $454 million judgment in another case.
Trump confronts a moment of truth for his finances in Manhattan court

She’s the first American woman to sail around world solo in race — and she’s from Maine
As she circumnavigated the globe by way of the three great capes, Cole Brauer documented the arduous 30,000-mile journey in full on her Instagram feed.

3 of 4 suspects charged with Moscow concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people admit guilt

Suspects in the Russia concert hall attack, which left more than 130 dead, arrived at a Moscow district court on Sunday night.
Russia launches another massive missile attack on Ukraine with one briefly entering Polish airspace

New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy suspends her Senate campaign to replace indicted Senator Menendez

Palestinians describe bodies and ambulances crushed in Israel’s ongoing raid at Gaza’s main hospital

 Witnesses describe fear and deprivation at besieged hospital in Gaza

Fidelity’s Abby Johnson tightens grip on far-flung family empire

‘This is the worst humanitarian crisis that I’ve seen’: Local aid workers race to help as Haiti lurches toward anarchy

A small army of aid workers in Massachusetts is helping from afar amid a series of unprecedented challenges.

A Massachusetts man, detained by ICE for four years, says he was beaten and abused before being deported
The man is accusing immigration officials of beatings that dislocated his jaw, gave him a concussion, and sprained multiple ligaments, as well as extended periods of solitary confinement.

Obituary

William Whitworth, gracious editor who shaped The Atlantic’s writing and readers’ tastes, dies at 87

With Mr. Whitworth as top editor, The Atlantic became "the best-edited magazine in America," a former colleague once wrote.

red sox beat writer's notebook
Alex Cora’s future, uneasiness in the rotation, and other thoughts as the Red Sox wrap up spring training
Boston has established its rotation. The back half of it? A bunch of maybes.

As Red Sox take off, Vaughn Grissom progresses in buildup toward joining team

Across Northern New England, hardy souls shoveled out on Sunday after major snow storm

A major storm dumped more than two feet of snow in some locations in Northern New England, causing multiple road accidents, downing power lines, and leaving hundreds of thousands in the Northeast without electricity.
New England slammed with near 2 feet of snow in some northern areas See snowfall totals across New England
PARENTING UNFILTERED

Everything you wanted to know about edibles but were afraid (or too old) to ask

Maybe they’re talking about it at kids’ birthday parties and your neighborhood book club. Are you curious?
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

There was something strange in my neighborhood — the day I saw ‘Ghostbusters’

As "Frozen Empire" hits theaters, the Globe’s film critic looks back at the original, which turns 40 this year.
Movie review: ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ serves nostalgia, lukewarm

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

Gronk plans to bring his A game for an upcoming charity event, where winning fundraising teams will get to play pickleball against him.
Movie focus

‘Strange Kindness’ takes empathy to its furthest reaches

The debut feature film from Joseph Mault, set and filmed in Cape Cod, premiered this Thursday at the Boston Underground Film Festival.
LOVE LETTERS

When they overshare on a first date …

Why are they telling me so much?
Opinion
IDEAS | Christine Mehta

Why today’s youths are ‘The Anxious Generation’

Jonathan Haidt talks about the origins of the teen mental health crisis — and why he’s hopeful that 2025 will mark a turning point for American children.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Americans are unhappier than ever

JEFF JACOBY

The phony feeding frenzies over ‘bloodbath’ and ‘hamstringing’
EDITORIAL

When 2 in 5 people report delaying health care because of costs, something is wrong
LETTERS

State’s first climate chief is on a mission. Reinforcements are needed.

More recent News

Clergy members gather in Roxbury to call on ‘white churches’ to back reparations for slavery
An open letter signed by 16 clergy and faith leaders lists options for white churches to consider for reparations, including cash payments, the creation of affordable housing, and help with backing new “financial and economic institutions in Black Boston.”

Belmont World Film explores the human condition and the immigrant experience with its 22nd International Film Series
The festival will screen the films on Mondays at 7:30 from March 25 to May 20.

beat writer's notebook
Tales from the Celtics locker room, and other nuggets from this nine-game surge
League-leading Boston isn't always all business, thanks to the backup center and his sense of humor.

Child seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in Boston’s Seaport
The victim, described only as a “juvenile pedestrian,” was hit near the intersection of Congress and Sleeper streets, close to the Boston Children’s Museum, shortly after 5 p.m., according to police.

One man dead following Newton fire; other residents escape unharmed

At around 8:30 a.m., Newton firefighters responded to 911 calls reporting a blaze at a two-family home on the corner of Walnut and Boylston streets and arrived to find heavy flames visible through the first-floor windows, officials said.

Taxi driver from Lynn dies in Allston crash; 1 passenger injured
The taxi was headed west on Soldiers Field Road to transport the passenger home from Logan International Airport when the driver lost control near the John W. Weeks Footbridge between Harvard College and Harvard Business School about 10:30 p.m., officials said.

Recommended reads

Larry Summers was ousted as Harvard president. He has a lot to say about what’s wrong with the university now.

Nearly 20 years after he was forced to step down as Harvard University president, Larry Summers has plenty of advice to offer his successors. Some at Harvard are shocked by the way he has been offering it publicly.

‘Preventative’ chemo for Kate, Princess of Wales, is likely an effort to lower risk
The effects of chemo vary depending on the cancer being treated, and the Princess of Wales did not reveal what kind of cancer she has.

DEVRA FIRST
Locally and nationally, food co-ops are on the rise. Here’s why.
Why is the cooperative movement seeing a renaissance? The answer is different this time around.

Steward Health Care tried to expand internationally. Here’s what happened next.
The health care company’s first foray into international markets ended in controversy and created a pile of documents that shed light on its tactics.

Culture & Lifestyle

At the MFA, South Korean pop culture in full effect

‘Message in a Bottle’ tells a refugee family’s survival story through dance to the music of Sting

Even if sci-fi isn’t your thing, ‘3 Body Problem’ might be

‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ serves nostalgia, lukewarm

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

Suzanne M. Bump

No, the Mass. auditor cannot audit the Legislature
MARCELA GARCÍA

A $2 million gift to Chelsea’s La Colaborativa
LETTERS

The ills of our primary care system are spreading
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Why are antiabortion activists going after sex education?
Beth Wolfensberger Singer

Ugliness to the rescue?
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Lawrence and Methuen partnered to offer better public health. Now, a divorce may be coming.

The two cities could potentially miss out on almost $2 million in state funding for public health.

One man dead following Newton fire; other residents escape unharmed

At around 8:30 a.m., Newton firefighters responded to 911 calls reporting a blaze at a two-family home on the corner of Walnut and Boylston streets and arrived to find heavy flames visible through the first-floor windows, officials said.

Palm Sunday draws hundreds for start of Christian Holy Week

Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley welcomed the congregation to “the most important week in human history.”

William Whitworth, gracious editor who shaped The Atlantic’s writing and readers’ tastes, dies at 87

With Mr. Whitworth as top editor, The Atlantic became "the best-edited magazine in America," a former colleague once wrote.

Sports

college hockey

The road to the Frozen Four begins: Boston College to play Friday in Providence

Boston College, fresh off a Hockey East title game win over Boston University, is the No. 1 seed. BU, UMass, Quinnipiac, and Maine are also in the field.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL | DUKE 75, OHIO STATE 63

Duke women rally from down 16 to pull off the first upset of the second round

Duke's win was only the second time in the tournament that a lower seeded team had won. The better seeds were 31-1 in the opening round.
MLB

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will answer questions about gambling scandal for first time on Monday

“I’m happy he’s going to speak and speak to what he knows and give his thoughts on the whole situation," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

As Red Sox take off, Vaughn Grissom progresses in buildup toward joining team
BRUINS

Woburn’s Riley Duran signs two-year contract with Bruins, will forego senior season at Providence College
beat writer's notebook

Tales from the Celtics locker room, and other nuggets from this nine-game surge

Business

Work somewhere amazing? We want to know.

It's time to nominate your company for the Globe's annual Top Places to Work awards. The deadline for entries is May 3.

Fidelity’s Abby Johnson tightens grip on far-flung family empire

Johnson, CEO of FMR, parent of Fidelity Investments, seems determined to shake up a few things. She has pushed Fidelity Investments far beyond its roots.

Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94

Inside the Republican attacks on electric vehicles
magazine
Globe Magazine

For years, no one noticed body parts disappearing from Harvard’s morgue. Then came a phone call.
Globe Magazine

My father donated his body to Harvard. What happened after was horrifying.

PERSPECTIVE

Ted Landsmark on racism, the flag attack photo, and seizing a chance to make change
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Despite the biker jacket, he seemed really approachable’

metro

‘This is the worst humanitarian crisis that I’ve seen’: Local aid workers race to help as Haiti lurches toward anarchy

Leilani enjoys singing and dancing

A Massachusetts man, detained by ICE for four years, says he was beaten and abused before being deported

sports

Sunday’s spring training report: Red Sox starter Kutter Crawford works through Braves order three times

Tyler Kolek’s efficiency powers Marquette into Sweet 16

Three takeaways as the Revolution salvage a 1-1 draw against Chicago

business

Easter egg price hikes are just the start as cocoa soars

With all the recent headlines about panels and tires falling off planes, is flying safe?

Trump’s social media company approved to go public, potentially netting former president billions

politics

New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy suspends her Senate campaign to replace indicted Senator Menendez

Trump confronts a moment of truth for his finances in Manhattan court

Biden and Trump will win Louisiana’s presidential primary, the AP projects. Both already clinched nominations.

Nation

How a pandemic malaise is shaping American politics

Trump will face his fears as two legal threats coincide Monday

Across Northern New England, hardy souls shoveled out on Sunday after major snow storm

World

3 of 4 suspects charged with Moscow concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people admit guilt

Thousands of faithful attend Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem against a backdrop of war

Ireland poised to get its youngest premier as Simon Harris elected leader of Fine Gael Party

opinion

A $2 million gift to Chelsea’s La Colaborativa

A new rule to curb judge shopping is a good start. If federal judges don’t follow it, Congress should make them.

No, the Mass. auditor cannot audit the Legislature

lifestyle

When they overshare on a first date …

I got ‘sloppy drunk’ in front of his friends

Everything you wanted to know about edibles but were afraid (or too old) to ask

food & dining

Locally and nationally, food co-ops are on the rise. Here’s why.

At Bandoleros in Concord, an American dream worth waiting for

Jamie Bissonnette opens a trio of Downtown Crossing destinations; a ‘Cupcake Wars’ star sweetens the South Shore

travel

Maine town voted top vacation spot for 2024, according to Real Simple magazine

‘Name a fun city and there’s a cool motel popping up’

In memoriam: Boston’s last surviving Friendly’s has closed

Arts

1MILLION Dance Studio brings viral K-dance moves to the MFA and beyond

Five things to do around Boston, March 25-April 7

At the MFA, South Korean pop culture in full effect

Books

Allison Pataki explores explores life of trailblazing Transcendentalist Margaret Fuller in new book

Poetry Out Loud state champion headed to Washington, D.C.; Jane Yolen publishes anthology celebrating a kid’s world

12 years, a docuseries, and one book later, author still looking for answers on 2011 Waltham triple murder

Movies

‘Strange Kindness’ takes empathy to its furthest reaches

There was something strange in my neighborhood — the day I saw ‘Ghostbusters’

Where Taipei ends and imagination begins: Harvard Film Archive presents an Edward Yang retrospective

Television

Despite renewals, ‘Bupkis’ and ‘Uncoupled’ won’t move on to season 2

10 promising new TV shows that’ll be springing forward this season

Seeing a big screen connection to ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’

music

Maurizio Pollini, pianist who reveled in demanding music, dies at 82

It’s Wayne’s world at the BSO, and it’s excellent

1MILLION Dance Studio brings viral K-dance moves to the MFA and beyond

Theater/Dance

‘Message in a Bottle’ tells a refugee family’s survival story through dance to the music of Sting

Boston Comedy Festival honoring a local legend (but please don’t call him that)

Lewis Black has no complaints about getting off the road

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

William Whitworth, gracious editor who shaped The Atlantic’s writing and readers’ tastes, dies at 87

Maurizio Pollini, pianist who reveled in demanding music, dies at 82

Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94