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Judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay hush-money trial until Supreme Court rules on immunity

A judge Wednesday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial until the Supreme Court rules on the presidential immunity claims he raised in another of his criminal cases.

ACLU seeks to file brief on prosecutors’ request for buffer zone at courthouse during Karen Read murder trial
The Massachusetts branch of the organization sought permission to weigh in on a proposal from prosecutors in the Karen Read case to keep protesters at least 500 feet from the courthouse when her murder trial starts.

KARA BASKIN
Here are the New England finalists for the 2024 James Beard awards
Closest to Boston, Comfort Kitchen and Talulla earn nods, but every New England state has a nominee for Best Chef: Northeast or Outstanding Restaurateur. See who’s made the short list here.

UMass increases tuition by 2.5 percent to $17,000 for next academic year

The University of Massachusetts has taken a step toward hiking tuition and room and board charges for next academic year.

First step at Boston City Council for Mayor Wu’s commercial tax proposal

Long road ahead for Wu's plan to boost tax rates on office buildings.
Wu gives out more storefront grants, while looking for ways to extend the popular program

Governor’s Council approves Healey’s blanket pardon for marijuana possession convictions

The sweeping pardon applies to all adult state-level misdemeanor possession convictions handed down before mid-March.

These New England states are some of the most expensive places to get a dog
How much is that doggie in the window? More than you might think.

The Forbes Billionaires List for 2024 is out. Here are the Mass. movers and shakers who made the cut.

Bodies of 6 foreign aid workers slain in Israeli strikes are transported out of Gaza

A Black pastor retired and started driving for a car service on the Cape. Quickly, he started getting pulled over.

Earl Roberts's first few months driving for a car service present a striking example of what data show remains a reality for Black drivers: police pulling them over at disproportionate rates compared to white drivers.

Forecast | Ken Mahan
Nor’easter ramping up with strong wind, rain, and snow tonight
The storm will strengthen throughout Wednesday as conditions deteriorate in and around the Boston area.

Northern New England Forecast: Here's how much snow to expect this week

These maps show what to expect from the storm

A burst of cold air will help bring anywhere from 6 inches to over a foot of snow to Northern New England Wednesday-Thursday.
Avalanche watch in effect for Mount Washington, other N.H. terrain Here are the latest storm warnings, watches in effect in your area

FOOD & TRAVEL
Maine farm-to-table hot spot makes Food & Wine’s top 20 US restaurants list
The magazine also named a Boston hotel bar as one of the best in the country.

RED SOX 1, ATHLETICS 0

Red Sox complete three-game sweep in Oakland

The Sox scored their run in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Enmanuel Valdez. Otherwise, they hit into four double plays.
Trevor Story shows signs that he is catching up to the blazing fastballs again

Women’s Final Four ticket on resale market selling for average of $2,300, twice as much as for men

The average price of a ticket sold to the women's semifinals was $2,323; the average sale price for the men's was $1,001.21, Logitix reported Wednesday.

LSU star Angel Reese declares for WNBA draft via Vogue photo shoot

Reese formally declared for the WNBA draft two days after the Tigers’ season ended with a loss to Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the Elite Eight round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
LOVE LETTERS

Can I stay friends with an on-again, off-again ex without sabotaging my new relationship?

Our friendship always leads back to dating again, but I don’t want that to happen now.

‘What exactly have we been doing here?’ ShotSpotter gunshot detection is under fire.

Proponents say ShotSpotter saves lives. Civil libertarians say the technology makes it more likely in communities of color that people will have tense or even dangerous run-ins with police.
MISS CONDUCT

I’m not sure if we should invite an angry relative to my son’s wedding

Plus, dealing with a friend who shouts others down when they don’t agree with her.
2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Around New England with Kevin Cullen

In Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, the solar eclipse will brighten mud season

The first total eclipse to be visible across Northern New England since 1932 could bring hundreds of thousands of visitors, or just a trickle. One way or another, rain or shine, residents of Newport, Vt., are preparing for a celebration.
Watch: How to build a DIY eclipse-viewer, what to expect from wildlife and pets

Solar eclipse: See how far you are from the path of totality
Where will you be when the total solar eclipse passes by on April 8?

How to safely take pictures of the solar eclipse
Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

More straight shooting needed on Everett soccer stadium proposal

It leaves room for doubt about the ultimate cost to the public.
RENÉE LOTH

Taking stock of Truth Social
JEFF JACOBY

Joseph Lieberman, mensch
IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

The scientists racing against time
SCOT LEHIGH

The Great Trumpkin returns!

More recent News

How brown rats crawled off ships and conquered North American cities
Aggressive? Big? Not a picky eater? You might be a brown rat. And you might be very, very successful at what you do.

Representative Lauren Boebert recovering from blood clot surgery
The Republican representative underwent surgery Tuesday in Colorado for a blood clot in her leg and is expected to make a full recovery, her campaign said in a news release.

DEVRA FIRST
Can Gisele Bündchen change the way you cook?
“Nourish,” the supermodel’s new cookbook and lifestyle guide, is more accessible than you might think.

Crunchy, creamy, and chewy, these rolls are one of Bündchen’s favorite recipes in ‘Nourish’

Prosecutors in Trump’s classified documents case sharply rebuke judge’s unusual and ‘flawed’ order

The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida had asked prosecutors and defense lawyers to file proposed jury instructions for most of the charges.

North Atlantic right whale and her calf spotted near Cape Cod Bay, researchers say

A North Atlantic right whale and her calf were spotted near Cape Cod Bay on Monday marking the first 2024 sighting of a right whale calf in the waters off Massachusetts, according to researchers from the Center for Coastal Studies.

City councilors push to expand pedestrian safety efforts after deaths of 4-year-old and wheelchair user

Four pedestrians have been killed in car crashes so far this year in Boston.

Man who used megaphone to lead attack on police during Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection gets over 7 years in prison

A Washington state man who used a megaphone to orchestrate a mob’s attack on police officers guarding the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison.

South Boston baseball team stranded with no bus to game for season opener: ‘Not a good way to start their season’

After a bus failed to pick up the Excel High School baseball team Tuesday for their opening game of the season, players were forced to use public transportation to get from South Boston to Jamaica Plain, officials said.

Markey and Warren rip Steward’s bosses for ‘rot of their greed’ at State House hearing

Markey chairs the subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, which held Wednesday’s hearing at the Massachusetts State House.

Recommended reads

A first look at the proposed Revolution stadium in Everett

At last, the Krafts are ready to show images and discuss details of the soccer-specific stadium they want to build on the banks of the Mystic River.

Boston homicide numbers down sharply in first quarter of 2024 compared to same period last year
The city saw two confirmed homicides in the first three months of the year, compared to 11 during the first quarter of 2023, but officials remain cautious about what the year could bring.

Amid dismal revenue forecast, Healey administration plans to freeze state hiring
The freeze comes just hours before the administration is slated to release its latest revenue projections, and could indicate that revenue collections continue to lag behind expectations.

Cerberus says its investment in Steward hospitals yielded an $800 million profit
The disclosure could present a striking example of how private equity investors cashed in even as Steward struggles financially while trying to sell its hospitals in the state.

Culture & Lifestyle

Playwright Christopher Durang mastered the art of misbehaving

#HellaBlack expands its impact and audience at BCA’s Cyclorama

In ‘Ripley,’ the menace behind the mask

Get good relationship advice. Send a question to Love Letters.

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

JOAN VENNOCHI

Donald Trump was right about Stormy Daniels. She’s smart.

IDEAS | ARETA BOJKO

This is what women’s health care looks like
Jeff Jacoby

(Not) in the path of totality
Tom Keane

Wu’s plan to save Boston: Make it more expensive
MARCELA GARCÍA

What’s in a US Census question? If it’s about race, a lot.
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

First step at Boston City Council for Mayor Wu’s commercial tax proposal

Long road ahead for Wu's plan to boost tax rates on office buildings.
CRIME

Pitbull kills another resident’s dog at a Providence apartment complex

Regency Plaza management declined to comment on the bloodbath in the building's lobby, which attracted heavy attention on social media

Should Boston have an inspector general? The City Council wants to explore the possibility.

The proposal would create an independent body that would provide oversight of all city departments, and conduct audits and investigations to root out waste, mismanagement, and fraud.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

Nor’easter ramping up with strong wind, rain, and snow tonight

The storm will strengthen throughout Wednesday as conditions deteriorate in and around the Boston area.

Sports

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' LACROSSE NOTEBOOK

At Winchester, boys’ lacrosse captains tasked not only with leadership but also living up to a legacy

Memories endure of late captains Joe Murphy ('99) and Patrick Gill ('14). “They’re a reminder of what we want out of our leadership," said coach We tell our boys that we would never ask them to win a game for Pat or Joe, but we remind them to play hard for them.”
GOLF

PGA and LIV players agree that divided golf isn’t ideal

Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau will be the in the same place next week, when they head to Augusta National for the Masters

Women’s Final Four ticket on resale market selling for average of $2,300, twice as much as for men

The average price of a ticket sold to the women's semifinals was $2,323; the average sale price for the men's was $1,001.21, Logitix reported Wednesday.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 0

Red Sox complete three-game sweep in Oakland
MLB

Yankees crack down on Alex Verdugo’s jewelry, limit former Red Sox outfielder to one chain while playing
NFL

Bills ship star receiver Stefon Diggs to Texans

Business

First step at Boston City Council for Mayor Wu’s commercial tax proposal

Long road ahead for Wu's plan to boost tax rates on office buildings.

Women’s Final Four ticket on resale market selling for average of $2,300, twice as much as for men

The average price of a ticket sold to the women's semifinals was $2,323; the average sale price for the men's was $1,001.21, Logitix reported Wednesday.

Markey and Warren rip Steward’s bosses for ‘rot of their greed’ at State House hearing

Fed chair awaits more inflation cooling as path proves ‘bumpy’
magazine
LOVE LETTERS

Can I stay friends with an on-again, off-again ex without sabotaging my new relationship?
MISS CONDUCT

I’m not sure if we should invite an angry relative to my son’s wedding
Cooking

Fuel up for the Marathon with hearty, healthy meals

CONNECTIONS

Hear me out: Humans should have tails

metro

North Atlantic right whale and her calf spotted near Cape Cod Bay, researchers say

Time for Governor McKee to ax RIPTA’s Avedisian

McKee announces $400k marketing campaign to boost businesses hurt by bridge closure

sports

Providence guard Devin Carter, the Big East Player of the Year, declares for the NBA Draft

EMass boys’ lacrosse: A savior in overtime victory, Sandwich senior Shane Corcoran headlines Players of the Week

EMass boys’ lacrosse: 1-2 in Globe Top 20, St. John’s Prep and BC High clash Thursday

business

Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack

Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in its cloud computing unit AWS

Boeing CEO to leave Caterpillar board

politics

Judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay hush-money trial until Supreme Court rules on immunity

Representative Lauren Boebert recovering from blood clot surgery

Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska’s GOP governor wants a winner-take-all system

Nation

Family and friends recall dedication of World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in Gaza

Maritime terminal prepares for influx of redirected ships as the Baltimore bridge cleanup continues

Workers had little warning as Maryland bridge collapsed, raising concerns over safety, communication

World

NATO weighs taking over US-led group directing Ukraine military aid

Bodies of 6 foreign aid workers slain in Israeli strikes are transported out of Gaza

Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people and stranding 70 workers in quarries

opinion

Louis Gossett Jr.’s forgotten gem — a ‘comedy’ about slavery

May I have a word: Learning, only to forget, again

On paper, Mass. has strong antibullying laws. But a case in Southwick raises questions about whether schools follow them.

lifestyle

Here’s to the home team

Midway Cafe’s longstanding Queeraoke night is still pitch-perfect

He messaged a woman while we were broken up

food & dining

Here are the New England finalists for the 2024 James Beard awards

Five Blue Bottle Coffee locations in Greater Boston unionize

Maine farm-to-table hot spot makes Food & Wine’s top 20 US restaurants list

travel

Maine farm-to-table hot spot makes Food & Wine’s top 20 US restaurants list

These are the best places to camp in every New England state, according to Conde Nast Traveler

Accessible beauty: A guide to national parks for travelers with sensory and mobility needs

Arts

The National Black Doll Museum celebrates 20 years and a new home, in North Attleborough

At the Gardner, the riotous maximalism of Raqib Shaw

Nasturtiums make their brilliant annual debut at the Gardner Museum

Books

Bestselling authors to swing by Exeter LitFest in New Hampshire

From page to screen, 90-Second Newbery Film Fest fires up kids’ imaginations

When you’re lost, remember your red helicopter — what you once knew as a child

Movies

Around the world in 60 films: Boston International Film Festival returns this month

‘SCTV’ star and comedian Joe Flaherty dies at 82

‘Wicked Little Letters’: Return to sender

Television

In ‘Ripley,’ the menace behind the mask

When it comes to podcast themes, TV stars show plenty of range

‘SCTV’ star and comedian Joe Flaherty dies at 82

music

John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song and concert, dies at 82

#HellaBlack expands its impact and audience at BCA’s Cyclorama

Olivia Rodrigo — and her fans — hold nothing back at TD Garden

Theater/Dance

Playwright Christopher Durang mastered the art of misbehaving

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre’s ‘Driving in Circles’ proves to be an engrossing journey

At ‘Mrs. Krishnan’s Party,’ the hostess is at her most-est

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

Maryse Condé, ‘grande dame’ of Francophone literature, dies at 90

Barbara Rush, prolific actress known for ’50s melodramas, dies at 97

John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song and concert, dies at 82