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Top spots to see the total solar eclipse

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Top spots to see the total solar eclipse

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Watch: Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses in Baltimore after being hit by cargo ship

A container ship rammed into the bridge early Tuesday, causing it to snap in a few places and plunge into the river below.

Search continues for 6 people after cargo ship hits major bridge in Baltimore, causing it to collapse

The ship’s crew issued a mayday call moments before the crash took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge, enabling authorities to limit vehicle traffic on the span, Maryland’s governor said.

Everything we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse Dispatcher gasps in shock watching Key Bridge collapse Facts about Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge

The Tobin Bridge, connecting Boston and Chelsea over the Mystic River, is one of two Massachusetts bridges that have a similar structure to the Baltimore bridge and also cross over maritime traffic.

Mass. officials feel ‘reassured’ about state’s bridge safety despite Baltimore disaster

Parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge remained after a container ship collided with one of the bridge’s supports on Tuesday.

See photos of the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore

Part of the Francis Scott Key Bridge ended up on the Dali container vessel after collapsing.

How a cargo ship took down Baltimore’s Key Bridge

Patriots owner Robert Kraft said he was disappointed that the Apple TV+ series didn't have a more positive tone.

ben volin | on football

Robert Kraft doesn’t want any blame for ‘The Dynasty,’ but his fingerprints are all over it

The Patriots owner addressed the docuseries and the controversy surrounding it at the NFL owners meetings Tuesday.

Here’s what Robert Kraft had to say about the state of the Patriots Former Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler charged with drunken driving in R.I.

A report from the state Inspector General's office said the state had created a "deeply flawed" system for tracking whether public retirees are making more than they should in post-retirement work while still collecting their pension.

Mass. pays out billions in pensions. Oversight on how much retirees work can be ‘non-existent,’ investigators say.

The rules for how much a retiree can make from a public entity while still collecting a pension are primarily enforced “through a self-monitored honor system,” where oversight can range from “weak” or ineffective to “non-existent,” investigators found.

For those who choose not to have kids, benefits and backlash
Nearly 20 locals said opting out of parenthood allows them to have more time to prioritize both their well-being and their larger communities. But bucking a foundational norm can come with complexities.

Customers eat and drink in the cozy booths near the back of Anchovies in the South End in 2019. Last week we asked Globe readers to tell us what makes for a good dining experience.

What do Boston diners really want? We asked Globe readers, and they answered. (In droves.)

QR codes are annoying, mocktails are too expensive, and kids aren’t always welcome — even the well-behaved ones. Here’s what else you had to say.

Kara Baskin: 7 spring restaurant openings to get excited about

As Supreme Court considers abortion access again, opponents weigh how Republicans should navigate it

Protesters gathered outside the court on Tuesday as the justices heard oral arguments over the Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone.

What a Supreme Court ruling on mifepristone could mean for abortions in Mass. New data show what’s at stake in abortion pill case

Judge issues gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting on witnesses, others in hush money case

Judge Juan M. Merchan cited Trump’s previous comments about him and others involved in the case, as well as a looming April 15 trial date in granting the prosecution’s request for a gag order.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picks Nicole Shanahan as his running mate for his independent White House bid

Kennedy, a former Democrat, made the announcement in Oakland, California.

Judge denies defense motion to dismiss murder case against Karen Read

The judge said she was denying a defense motion to dismiss the high-profile case, citing the “extensive evidence supporting the indictments.” The trial is set to start April 16.

Prosecutors seeking 500-foot buffer zone around Norfolk courthouse to keep demonstrators away during trial Read the judge’s order refusing to dismiss murder case against Karen Read

WBUR offers employee buyouts to help cut 10 percent of budget
“We anticipate that we’ll still need to freeze some open roles and do layoffs, but we’re hoping to eliminate as few jobs as possible," the station's CEO, Margaret Low, said in announcing the buyout offer.

Boston agrees to pay $4.7 million to settle wrongful death suit in Terrence Coleman shooting

Israel and Hamas dig in as international pressure builds for a cease-fire in Gaza

ADRIAN WALKER

TV trailblazer Sarah-Ann Shaw led by example

Sarah-Ann Shaw was, above all else, a person who combined her journalism with a legendary sense of community.

Sarah-Ann Shaw, advocate-journalist who broke barriers at WBZ, dies at 90

Anne Curtis, a graduate student at Boston University, during a rally on Monday.

‘We’re willing to be on strike until we win’: BU grad workers continue picketing

The strike of nearly 3,000 graduate students has disrupted classes at Boston's largest higher education institution.

An SUV was parked in the bus lane on Washington Street in Brighton.

In Boston, parked cars regularly block buses. Other cities show: it doesn’t have to be this way.

Blocked bus stops and bus lanes slow down the bus and create unnecessary dangers for riders, especially people with disabilities.

Opinion

From left: Republican Representatives Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Warren Davidson of Ohio, Eli Crane of Arizona, Matt Rosendale of Montana, Andy Biggs of Arizona, and Bob Good of Virginia listened during a House Freedom Conference news conference on the government spending bill at the Capitol in Washington, March 22. The bipartisan vote split Republicans and prompted a threat to oust Speaker Mike Johnson.

SCOT LEHIGH

The Republican House fails the Ronald Reagan test

With time running short, the House recesses without approving aid for Ukraine.

RENÉE GRAHAM

Remembering trailblazing Boston journalist Sarah-Ann Shaw

ANJANA SANKAR

How a ‘murder’ in Boston that didn’t happen made national news in India

EDITORIAL

Western Mass. has untapped economic potential

LETTERS

How MCAS remains a kind of glue in our schools

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Boston Public School parents brace for budget cuts
About 70 percent of schools are set to lose at least some staff, with over one-third losing more than 5 percent of their workforce, according to a Globe review of next year's budget proposal that the School Committee is expected to vote on Wednesday night.

A decade later, two Boston firefighters killed in Beacon Street blaze are remembered
“Ten years ago today we gathered in a different way, but 10 years ago is then, today is today,” said the Rev. John Unni, the department’s chief chaplain. “We always remember.”

Moderna says new COVID shot hit goal in late-stage trial
The latest immunization triggered a stronger immune response against some COVID strains in the phase 3 pivotal trial, notably in participants over age 65, the Cambridge-based drug company said.

Shares in Bedford-based Stoke Therapeutics surge after encouraging results in studies of epilepsy medicine

The gene-based drug reduced the frequency of seizures by 43 percent to 85 percent in 34 patients who participated in four early-stage studies.

Police searching for missing Middletown, R.I., teenager

Owen Cameron, 17, was last seen leaving Anthony’s Seafood Saturday evening.

11-year-old killed in snowmobile crash in northern Maine
The boy sped across a field on the snowmobile and crashed into a corner of the family garage in Chapman, Maine, on Monday evening, officials said.

Stranded dolphin rescued from Cape Cod beach and released back into the ocean
A rescue team went to Brewster on Sunday morning after receiving a report that a dolphin was “stuck and thrashing in the surf on a beach,” the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Dolphin Rescue Center said.

NH CRIME

Ex-sheriff Mark A. Brave makes unsuccessful counteroffer in plea deal negotiations

Prosecutors, who had extended an offer of their own, rejected the defense team’s proposal and assented to a plan to seek mediation

Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal to end securities fraud charges after 9 years
Under the agreement, the special prosecutors in the case would drop three felony counts against Ken Paxton if he successfully completes the terms of the deal, which include community service and financial restitution.

Intersection in Boston where 4-year-old was hit by pickup truck has been identified for safety upgrade

The girl fatally struck in the Fort Point neighborhood on Sunday was killed in an area that the Wu administration has targeted for a pedestrian safety upgrade, according to city records.

Big screens and popcorn with brewer’s yeast: What’s your most memorable movie-theater experience, in Boston or beyond?
We asked colleagues, and we’d love to hear from readers, too.

Healey to impose one-month limit on overflow shelter stays, mandate that families reapply to stay
Homeless and migrant families must also show they are also seeking work authorization or new housing in order to stay in the shelters.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: A Steve Martin doc, a Holocaust drama, and throwing the book at ‘3 Body Problem’
Fans of the novel that “3 Body Problem” is based on aren’t happy with the changes. It’s a good time to remember that a TV adaptation shouldn’t be judged according to how loyal it’s been to its source.

Culture & Lifestyle

Stephin Merritt (right) and the Magnetic Fields performed the entirety of "69 Love Songs" over two nights at Roadrunner.

On a celebratory ‘69 Love Songs’ tour, Magnetic Fields count the ways

The Broadway cast of "Kimberly Akimbo." A touring production of the musical comes to the Emerson Colonial Theatre May 6-18, 2025.

Broadway In Boston’s 2024-25 season includes ‘Shucked,’ ‘& Juliet,’ ‘The Wiz,’ and ‘Kimberly Akimbo’

Easthampton-based author and sex educator Emily Nagoski.

Let’s talk about sex — with our partners — says ‘sex nerd’ and author Emily Nagoski

Arlo Parks will perform at Royale on Thursday.

Arlo Parks’s bedroom pop is ‘braver than ever’

Special Projects

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

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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, 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

IDEAS | NICHOLAS TAMPIO

The problem with making all academic research free

A provider handed a patient a pill of mifepristone at Choices Center for Reproductive Health in Carbondale, Ill., on Oct. 26, 2022.

Terry M. McGovern and Ayman El-Mohandes

Supreme Court shouldn’t undermine FDA’s authority on medication abortion

A Samburu man gave cows water in Kom village, Samburu County, Kenya, Oct. 15, 2022. Groundwater depletion threatens global water access for humans and nonhumans alike.

Scott Jasechko and Debra Perrone

Groundwater levels are plummeting around the world

The normally green grass around headstones at Riverside Cemetery in Saugus was brown on Aug. 25, 2022, during a drought.

Joan Meschino and Jamie Eldridge

Massachusetts needs a regional drought plan

Then Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel spoke before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami. Former NBC News “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd criticized his network for hiring the former RNC head McDaniel as a paid contributor, saying on the air that many NBC journalists are uncomfortable with the decision.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Will Ronna McDaniel’s loyalties lie with journalism — or Trump?

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

DiZoglio, legislators clash over audit proposal

DiZoglio defended her campaign to open up the House and Senate to new scrutiny as a way to bring additional transparency to an opaque Legislature.

Lisa Lane, chess champion whose reign was meteoric, dies at 90

Lisa Lane was an early star of American chess who was a two-time US women’s champion and the first chess player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

Judge denies defense motion to dismiss murder case against Karen Read

The judge said she was denying a defense motion to dismiss the high-profile case, citing the “extensive evidence supporting the indictments.” The trial is set to start April 16.

Federal prosecutors want Tsarnaev’s entire inmate account to go toward his outstanding criminal penalties

Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s inmate trust account currently contains more than $4,000, according to federal court papers filed Tuesday.

Sports

Fans from four NFL teams will get a chance to deck out in holiday gear, like this supporter from last year's Raiders-Chiefs game, after the league announced there will be two games on Christmas Day this year.

NFL

NFL will schedule two games on Christmas Day even though the holiday is on a Wednesday

The three Christmas games last year on a Monday were a huge ratings hit, and the NFL is hoping a repeat will occur with the pair of midweek games.

Reliever Joely Rodriguez made the Red Sox Opening Day roster despite putting 15 runners on base over eight innings this spring.

Red Sox notebook

The Red Sox began spring training with eight lefthanded pitchers, and here’s why only Joely Rodriguez made the Opening Day roster

He exercised an opt-out in his contract last week, forcing the Sox to make a decision. They elected to keep Rodriguez on the major league roster rather than let him walk.

Mark Contreras hit a solo home run off Rangers reliever Jose Leclerc in the ninth inning.

spring training report

Tuesday’s spring training report: Red Sox complete two-game sweep of Rangers before regular-season opener

Richard Fitts, one of the pitchers obtained from the Yankees in the Alex Verdugo trade, worked 3⅓ scoreless innings to start.

NFL

Former Patriots center James Ferentz joins the Giants’ coaching staff

NFL

NFL changes rules to revitalize one of the more exciting plays in the game: kickoff returns

PWHL notebook

With just over a month to go, all six PWHL teams are still in the playoff hunt

Business

Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees

That ruling found that drivers in the Amazon Flex program are a part of the state’s unemployment insurance system and entitled to jobless pay if they are laid off.

Trump’s social media company gains in its first day of trading on Nasdaq

Shares closed at $57.99, up 16.1 percent, giving the company a market value of $7.85 billion.

Trump is selling ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills

Moderna says new COVID shot hit goal in late-stage trial

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Globe Magazine

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

The writer, at right, with her father and sister at his 70th birthday party in 2009.

Globe Magazine

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

Ted Landsmark, a Black lawyer, was on his way to a meeting at City Hall on April 5, 1976, when he was attacked at an anti-busing protest. This photo of a white youth striking at him with a flagpole sparked change.

PERSPECTIVE

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

Dinner with Cupid

Top spots to see the total solar eclipse

Search continues for 6 people after cargo ship hits major bridge in Baltimore, causing it to collapse

Mass. officials feel ‘reassured’ about state’s bridge safety despite Baltimore disaster

See photos of the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore

How a cargo ship took down Baltimore’s Key Bridge

Robert Kraft doesn’t want any blame for ‘The Dynasty,’ but his fingerprints are all over it

Mass. pays out billions in pensions. Oversight on how much retirees work can be ‘non-existent,’ investigators say.

For those who choose not to have kids, benefits and backlash Nearly 20 locals said opting out of parenthood allows them to have more time to prioritize both their well-being and their larger communities. But bucking a foundational norm can come with complexities.

What do Boston diners really want? We asked Globe readers, and they answered. (In droves.)

As Supreme Court considers abortion access again, opponents weigh how Republicans should navigate it

Judge issues gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting on witnesses, others in hush money case

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picks Nicole Shanahan as his running mate for his independent White House bid

Judge denies defense motion to dismiss murder case against Karen Read

WBUR offers employee buyouts to help cut 10 percent of budget “We anticipate that we’ll still need to freeze some open roles and do layoffs, but we’re hoping to eliminate as few jobs as possible," the station's CEO, Margaret Low, said in announcing the buyout offer.

Boston agrees to pay $4.7 million to settle wrongful death suit in Terrence Coleman shooting

Israel and Hamas dig in as international pressure builds for a cease-fire in Gaza

TV trailblazer Sarah-Ann Shaw led by example

‘We’re willing to be on strike until we win’: BU grad workers continue picketing

In Boston, parked cars regularly block buses. Other cities show: it doesn’t have to be this way.

The Republican House fails the Ronald Reagan test

Remembering trailblazing Boston journalist Sarah-Ann Shaw

How a ‘murder’ in Boston that didn’t happen made national news in India

Western Mass. has untapped economic potential

How MCAS remains a kind of glue in our schools

More recent News

A decade later, two Boston firefighters killed in Beacon Street blaze are remembered “Ten years ago today we gathered in a different way, but 10 years ago is then, today is today,” said the Rev. John Unni, the department’s chief chaplain. “We always remember.”

Moderna says new COVID shot hit goal in late-stage trial The latest immunization triggered a stronger immune response against some COVID strains in the phase 3 pivotal trial, notably in participants over age 65, the Cambridge-based drug company said.

Shares in Bedford-based Stoke Therapeutics surge after encouraging results in studies of epilepsy medicine

Police searching for missing Middletown, R.I., teenager

11-year-old killed in snowmobile crash in northern Maine The boy sped across a field on the snowmobile and crashed into a corner of the family garage in Chapman, Maine, on Monday evening, officials said.

Stranded dolphin rescued from Cape Cod beach and released back into the ocean A rescue team went to Brewster on Sunday morning after receiving a report that a dolphin was “stuck and thrashing in the surf on a beach,” the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Dolphin Rescue Center said.

Ex-sheriff Mark A. Brave makes unsuccessful counteroffer in plea deal negotiations

Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal to end securities fraud charges after 9 years Under the agreement, the special prosecutors in the case would drop three felony counts against Ken Paxton if he successfully completes the terms of the deal, which include community service and financial restitution.

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Intersection in Boston where 4-year-old was hit by pickup truck has been identified for safety upgrade

Big screens and popcorn with brewer’s yeast: What’s your most memorable movie-theater experience, in Boston or beyond? We asked colleagues, and we’d love to hear from readers, too.

Healey to impose one-month limit on overflow shelter stays, mandate that families reapply to stay Homeless and migrant families must also show they are also seeking work authorization or new housing in order to stay in the shelters.

Culture & Lifestyle

On a celebratory ‘69 Love Songs’ tour, Magnetic Fields count the ways

Broadway In Boston’s 2024-25 season includes ‘Shucked,’ ‘& Juliet,’ ‘The Wiz,’ and ‘Kimberly Akimbo’

Let’s talk about sex — with our partners — says ‘sex nerd’ and author Emily Nagoski

Arlo Parks’s bedroom pop is ‘braver than ever’

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Beyond the Gilded Gate

Nightmare in Mission Hill

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The problem with making all academic research free

Supreme Court shouldn’t undermine FDA’s authority on medication abortion

Groundwater levels are plummeting around the world

Massachusetts needs a regional drought plan

Will Ronna McDaniel’s loyalties lie with journalism — or Trump?

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

DiZoglio, legislators clash over audit proposal

Lisa Lane, chess champion whose reign was meteoric, dies at 90

Judge denies defense motion to dismiss murder case against Karen Read

Federal prosecutors want Tsarnaev’s entire inmate account to go toward his outstanding criminal penalties

Sports

NFL will schedule two games on Christmas Day even though the holiday is on a Wednesday

The Red Sox began spring training with eight lefthanded pitchers, and here’s why only Joely Rodriguez made the Opening Day roster

Tuesday’s spring training report: Red Sox complete two-game sweep of Rangers before regular-season opener

Former Patriots center James Ferentz joins the Giants’ coaching staff

NFL changes rules to revitalize one of the more exciting plays in the game: kickoff returns

With just over a month to go, all six PWHL teams are still in the playoff hunt

Business

Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees

Trump’s social media company gains in its first day of trading on Nasdaq

Trump is selling ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills

Moderna says new COVID shot hit goal in late-stage trial

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

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

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

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

metro

Mass. officials feel ‘reassured’ about state’s bridge safety despite Baltimore disaster

Stranded dolphin rescued from Cape Cod beach and released back into the ocean

TV trailblazer Sarah-Ann Shaw led by example

For those who choose not to have kids, benefits and backlash
Nearly 20 locals said opting out of parenthood allows them to have more time to prioritize both their well-being and their larger communities. But bucking a foundational norm can come with complexities.

WBUR offers employee buyouts to help cut 10 percent of budget
“We anticipate that we’ll still need to freeze some open roles and do layoffs, but we’re hoping to eliminate as few jobs as possible," the station's CEO, Margaret Low, said in announcing the buyout offer.

A decade later, two Boston firefighters killed in Beacon Street blaze are remembered
“Ten years ago today we gathered in a different way, but 10 years ago is then, today is today,” said the Rev. John Unni, the department’s chief chaplain. “We always remember.”

Moderna says new COVID shot hit goal in late-stage trial
The latest immunization triggered a stronger immune response against some COVID strains in the phase 3 pivotal trial, notably in participants over age 65, the Cambridge-based drug company said.

11-year-old killed in snowmobile crash in northern Maine
The boy sped across a field on the snowmobile and crashed into a corner of the family garage in Chapman, Maine, on Monday evening, officials said.

Stranded dolphin rescued from Cape Cod beach and released back into the ocean
A rescue team went to Brewster on Sunday morning after receiving a report that a dolphin was “stuck and thrashing in the surf on a beach,” the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Dolphin Rescue Center said.

Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal to end securities fraud charges after 9 years
Under the agreement, the special prosecutors in the case would drop three felony counts against Ken Paxton if he successfully completes the terms of the deal, which include community service and financial restitution.

Big screens and popcorn with brewer’s yeast: What’s your most memorable movie-theater experience, in Boston or beyond?
We asked colleagues, and we’d love to hear from readers, too.

Healey to impose one-month limit on overflow shelter stays, mandate that families reapply to stay
Homeless and migrant families must also show they are also seeking work authorization or new housing in order to stay in the shelters.