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Mass. House’s budget plan would spend $500 million on shelter system. It’s half of what Healey says it needs.

House Speaker Ron Mariano told reporters Wednesday that he feels “hopeful that something happens in Washington” to “tighten the immigration system” and ease the burden on states like Massachusetts.

Hamas leader says 3 of his sons were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza

Ismail Haniyeh confirmed the deaths Wednesday in an interview with the Al Jazeera satellite channel.
Iran’s supreme leader reiterates a promise to retaliate against Israel over killings of generals Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Fitr, but the festivities are marred by the Gaza war

Nebraska is debating changing Electoral College votes to help Trump. Will Maine Democrats counter to help Biden?
Maine and Nebraska are the only states to assign Electoral College votes by congressional district. In a tight election, some are considering altering this for party advantage.

Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying in civil fraud case

It will be Weisselberg’s second time behind bars. The former Trump Organization chief financial officer served 100 days last year for dodging taxes on $1.7 million in company perks.

See key court documents from the Karen Read case, including prosecution and defense arguments
See an index of key court documents from the case, including the prosecution and defense arguments, arguments over access to evidence, and orders from the judge.

Lexington man sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to buy sex from minor in sting

David Chris Cannon had pleaded guilty in November to one count each of attempted sex trafficking of a child and possession of child pornography, federal prosecutors said.

Fred Hanson, Patriot Ledger reporter, dies while covering meeting in Braintree

Driver dies when truck crashes into treatment center in Devens

A hot trend to stay cool in Somerville: Rip up the backyard pavement

The group Green & Open Somerville has spearheaded a project to remove concrete and asphalt from residents’ yards and driveways, creating more green space to alleviate heat and flooding.

Undergraduate tuition at BU tops $66,000. Where does all the money go?
The ongoing graduate workers' strike at Boston University has shone a spotlight on how tuition dollars trickle down.

‘It’s nonstop’: Striking BU grad workers struggle to balance teaching, studying, life

‘I joined the Russian army,’ former Holyoke city councilor tells lawyer in call from Russia
In January, a day before former Holyoke city councilor Wilmer Puello-Mota was expected to plead guilty to child pornography, his lawyer was startled to learn Mota was in Russia.

Opinion: The strange tale of a former Holyoke city councilor

Here are the celebrities and other notable people participating in the 2024 Boston Marathon
From Bruins legend Zdeno Chara to those impacted by the Marathon bombing, there are plenty of notable names in the field.

Your guide to the 2024 Boston Marathon: What to know, how to watch, and more Kelvin Kiptum died in his prime. His fellow Kenyans will honor his memory at the Boston Marathon.

Conan O’Brien returns to ‘The Tonight Show’ for first time since 2010 exit, talks Logan Airport gaffe

"It’s weird to come back," O’Brien told host Jimmy Fallon.

Where to eat to celebrate your college graduate in Rhode Island

It’s nearly graduation season, and open tables will soon be hard to snag. Here are a few places in Providence to consider.
At Providence restaurant Dolores, James Beard-nominated Chef Maria Meza knows what she’s doing

The dream lives on as Aerosmith announces farewell tour return, new date for Boston concert

The tour went on hiatus last fall and was indefinitely postponed while lead singer Steven Tyler recovered from damaged vocal cords and a fractured larynx.

Remember the boy who said ‘wow’ at Symphony Hall? Now he’s 14, and there’s a picture book about him.

Five years ago, Ronan Mattin warmed hearts with his exclamation of wonder at a Handel and Haydn concert. Poet Todd Boss thinks his story will resonate with children as well.
MOVIE REVIEW

People say ‘it can’t happen here.’ ‘Civil War’ shows what happens when it does.

Kristen Dunst plays a photojournalist in an America that’s become a war zone.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Can the T avoid another debacle on the next big train order?

The state awarded a contract for new Orange and Red Line trains a decade ago, and they’re not even close to completion. For frustrated riders, a lot is riding on getting it right next time.
IDEAS | ZACHARY PREDMORE

Why won’t health insurance companies pay for new drugs?
JEFF JACOBY

Russia’s reported use of chemical weapons in Ukraine is another ‘red line’
IDEAS | MAURA KELLY

Where the wild things grow
SCOT LEHIGH

Don’t count on an MCAS compromise

More recent News

This Home of the Week is definitely upper-crust. Hold the pineapple.
Four-bedroom Plymouth property comes with garden space, a firepit, a multilevel deck, a built-in pizza oven, and a sunroom with a beautiful ceiling.

The South Coast Rail is on track. What could it mean for the housing market?

Chad Finn
Has it been 20 years since the busting of the Curse? Seems like it was just yesterday.
To see the cast of the 2004 Red Sox now is to be jolted by how much time has passed.

In an emotional display at Fenway Park, 2004 champs celebrate their anniversary while honoring those they’ve lost

LOVE LETTERS
‘Does this just happen on dating apps?’ Dealing disappearing acts.
To the ghosters — and ghosted — out there: Meredith has some suggestions about what to do instead.

Forecast | Ken Mahan
Scattered light showers today ahead of a gusty, late-week rainstorm
Temperatures will be cooler before warm, humid air moves into the region with multiple rounds of precipitation.

6 former Mississippi law officers sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men

The six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who attacked Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker in January 2023 had already been sentenced to federal prison terms ranging from about 10 to 40 years.

With soaring ridership levels, Worcester considers another year of fare-free transit
The WRTA advisory board will decide this month whether to eliminate fares on WRTA bus and paratransit service for a fifth year.

Money, Power, Inequality
Boston Foundation invests more than $4 million in six local social justice leaders
Each nonprofit organization and “movement” leader will receive $675,000 over three years as a part of the Shifting Power, Advancing Justice focus area.

Is this the year Boston gets an office of pest control? City councilors weigh solutions to city’s rat problem.

“Pest control is critical to our residents’ quality of life,” declared District Two Councilor Ed Flynn of South Boston, who is sponsoring the pest office measure for the second year in a row.

US inflation up again in March in latest sign that price pressures remain elevated
The figures will likely give pause to the Federal Reserve as it weighs when and by how much to cut interest rates this year.

Recommended reads

Lots of people bought second homes on the Cape during the pandemic. That means more short-term rentals this summer.

The Cape has nearly 18,000 short-term rentals on the market this summer, a 12 percent increase from April last year.

Star-struck New Hampshire newlyweds look back on ‘surreal’ eclipse
Dressed in sun and moon outfits, the couple made the path of total darkness the light of their nuptials.

Ben Volin | On Football
After assessing the quarterback options in the draft, one emerges as the clear choice for the Patriots
A little advice for Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo, who have been in New England long enough that they probably don’t need it: Size matters.

GETTING SALTY
Sky Zheng was executive chef at NYC’s Michelin-starred Sushi Nakazawa. Now you can enjoy his exquisite fish in Bay Village.
Wa Shin opened in February, offering an omakase experience.

Culture & Lifestyle

Elvis Costello, André 3000, and more to play 2024 Newport Jazz Festival

Lydia Millet’s ‘anti-memoir’ is both a love letter to and an urgent plea for a vanishing world

As costume dramas go, ‘Mary & George’ fails to achieve ‘Great’-ness

Roxbury-based artist Napoleon Jones-Henderson awarded fellowship to pursue archival project

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

RENÉE GRAHAM

Trump’s claim that he’s against a federal abortion ban is a lie
EDITORIAL

We need to start worrying about the bomb
JOAN VENNOCHI

Hillary Clinton to students on Gaza: Can we talk with, not shout at, each other?
Peter Brown

A Red Sox parade 86 years in the making with only 72 hours to prepare
Alan Sokal and Richard Dawkins

Sex and gender: The medical establishment’s reluctance to speak honestly about biological reality
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Mass. House’s budget plan would spend $500 million on shelter system. It’s half of what Healey says it needs.

House Speaker Ron Mariano told reporters Wednesday that he feels “hopeful that something happens in Washington” to “tighten the immigration system” and ease the burden on states like Massachusetts.

A hot trend to stay cool in Somerville: Rip up the backyard pavement

The group Green & Open Somerville has spearheaded a project to remove concrete and asphalt from residents’ yards and driveways, creating more green space to alleviate heat and flooding.
NH NEWS

Hero of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ visiting New Hampshire for event on political prisoners

Four nonprofits are jointly hosting an event that includes a fireside chat with Paul Rusesabagina.

Casey Benjamin, free-spirited saxophonist, dies at 45

Known for his willingness to experiment and his exuberant stage persona, Mr. Benjamin was a founding member of pianist Robert Glasper’s combo.

Sports

BOSTON MARATHON

Kelvin Kiptum died in his prime. His fellow Kenyans will honor his memory at the Boston Marathon.

Kiptum’s demise at 24, an age when most elite marathoners’ careers are just underway, was a thunderbolt in the world running community.
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY

Is Jim Montgomery thinking playoff goalie rotation? He’s not saying, but Bruins history offers a suggestion of success.

“Why we talking about two weeks from now so much?” a smiling Montgomery asked late Tuesday morning, amid a day-of-game media session in Brighton when he was peppered with questions about his postseason goalie approach.

When it comes to Boston Marathon sponsorship, ‘it’s not about Bank of America,’ says Bank of America

In its first of 10 years as the race’s principal sponsor, Bank of America aims to help the marathon raise more than $50 million for charity.

Track and field introducing prize money at Olympics with Paris gold medalists to get $50,000
Boston Marathon

Here are the celebrities and other notable people participating in the 2024 Boston Marathon
club america 5, revolution 2

Revolution’s exit from the CONCACAF Champions League is made official with 5-2 defeat

Business

FOOD & DINING

Where to eat to celebrate your college graduate in Rhode Island

It’s nearly graduation season, and open tables will soon be hard to snag. Here are a few places in Providence to consider.

Undergraduate tuition at BU tops $66,000. Where does all the money go?

The ongoing graduate workers' strike at Boston University has shone a spotlight on how tuition dollars trickle down.

Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying in civil fraud case

US inflation up again in March in latest sign that price pressures remain elevated
magazine
Your Home: Renovations

Eight common interior design myths and mistakes, and how to fix them
Your Home: Renovations

A ‘micro-addition’ made a big difference in a Jamaica Plain home renovation
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We shared roommate stories — a classic Boston experience’
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, April 8-14

metro

Where to eat to celebrate your college graduate in Rhode Island

Cranston, R.I., landlord and newly unionized tenants arrested after altercation during apartment inspection

Lexington man sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to buy sex from minor in sting

sports

Tara VanDerveer, college basketball’s all-time winningest coach, announces her retirement

Boys’ volleyball roundup: With Joey Burke (37 assists) running the offense, Wayland sweeps Westford

Boys’ lacrosse roundup: In a battle for Cape supremacy, Nauset gets late lift from Ryder Holm

business

This Home of the Week is definitely upper-crust. Hold the pineapple.

When it comes to Boston Marathon sponsorship, ‘it’s not about Bank of America,’ says Bank of America

Internet providers must now be more transparent about fees, pricing, FCC says

politics

Biden welcomes Prime Minister Kishida and praises Japan’s growing clout on international stage

Nebraska is debating changing Electoral College votes to help Trump. Will Maine Democrats counter to help Biden?

Judge in Trump’s classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution request

Nation

6 former Mississippi law officers sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men

Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying in civil fraud case

Biden administration imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on toxic PFAS

World

Hamas leader says 3 of his sons were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza

Israel threatens to strike Iran directly if Iran launches attack from its territory

Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Fitr, but the festivities are marred by the Gaza war

opinion

We need to start worrying about the bomb

The strange tale of a former Holyoke city councilor

China and the US have to get off their collision course

lifestyle

Mina Hasan wants you to wear a watch

Vertigo finds its place with ‘Makom’

Saw my friend’s wife on a dating app

food & dining

Where to eat to celebrate your college graduate in Rhode Island

‘The Hotline hype is real’: Why a tough-to-score pizza is all the rage in R.I.

The Kowloon will open in New Hampshire this summer

travel

Lots of people bought second homes on the Cape during the pandemic. That means more short-term rentals this summer.

So much beauty, so many sieges in Girona, Spain

Keep a fresh eye: Six strategies for visiting some of New England’s art museums

Arts

Roxbury-based artist Napoleon Jones-Henderson awarded fellowship to pursue archival project

Sculptor Morgan Faulds Pike tries to ‘let the wood do the talking’

At the ICA, the powerful, personal histories of Firelei Báez

Books

Remember the boy who said ‘wow’ at Symphony Hall? Now he’s 14, and there’s a picture book about him.

Fighting for ‘the revolutionary possibility’ of each of us in Eddie S. Glaude’s new book

Lydia Millet’s ‘anti-memoir’ is both a love letter to and an urgent plea for a vanishing world

Movies

People say ‘it can’t happen here.’ ‘Civil War’ shows what happens when it does.

Warner Bros. teases ‘Joker’ sequel, ‘Beetlejuice 2’ and more at CinemaCon

In ‘The Beast,’ the past is another country — and the future is, too

Television

Conan O’Brien returns to ‘The Tonight Show’ for first time since 2010 exit, talks Logan Airport gaffe

As costume dramas go, ‘Mary & George’ fails to achieve ‘Great’-ness

Seth Meyers reveals time Bono asked him to stop joking about failed Spider-Man musical on ‘SNL’

music

Remember the boy who said ‘wow’ at Symphony Hall? Now he’s 14, and there’s a picture book about him.

Casey Benjamin, free-spirited saxophonist, dies at 45

The dream lives on as Aerosmith announces farewell tour return, new date for Boston concert

Theater/Dance

A comic feast in Lyric Stage’s ‘Drowsy Chaperone’

At the Opera House, the pleasure of Sondheim’s ‘Company’

Playwright Christopher Durang mastered the art of misbehaving

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

Casey Benjamin, free-spirited saxophonist, dies at 45

Rev. Edward W. Rodman, who elevated the role and impact of Black Episcopalians, dies at 81

Anthony Insolia, editor who led expansion of Newsday, dies at 98