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Jury selection in Karen Read case begins Tuesday

After more than two years of intense speculation, street protests, and parallel grand jury investigations, the sensational murder case is finally going to trial.

As jury selection begins in Karen Read case, a search for people who haven’t made up their minds

With both side looking for different qualities in jurors, the selection process, known as voir dire, will be painstaking and could take weeks, legal specialists said.

Who is Karen Read? A look at the woman on trial. John O’Keefe’s loved ones focused on remembering him Here are the people involved in the Karen Read case

Trump will return to court after first day of hush money criminal trial ends with no jurors picked

Donald Trump is set to return to a New York courtroom as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether he is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 campaign.

Trump’s historic hush money trial is underway. Here’s what you missed on day one.

House Republicans to take up separate Israel aid package
A bipartisan foreign aid package passed by the Senate that contains $14.1 billion for Israel remains held up by Republican leaders in the House.

Victim of fatal Holyoke stabbing identified as Hampden sheriff’s assistant

Eileen Monaghan, of Chicopee, was “brutally murdered” in an act of domestic violence early Sunday morning, officials said.

Israel’s military chief says that Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been huddling with top officials to discuss a possible response to Iran's attack. World leaders have been urging Israel not to retaliate.

Israeli military tells Palestinians not to return to north Gaza after witnesses say troops killed 5

‘Brazen criminal activity’: Four men charged in large-scale retail theft from Home Depot stores in R.I., Mass., Conn.

128th Boston Marathon

Caroline Allen Butler, of Brookline held her eleven-month-old son, Jack Butler, as she crossed the finish line during the Boston Marathon on Monday.

A sun-soaked Boston Marathon was a boon for spectators — and a challenge for runners

Tens of thousands of fans along the route happily cheered for the 30,000 runners as they made their way to the finish line on Boylston Street.

There’s nothing like the Boston Marathon. See how the day unfolded. See results from this year's Marathon See photos from the 2024 Boston Marathon

Zdeno Chara crossed the finish line during the Boston Marathon on Monday.

Here’s how Zdeno Chara, Des Linden, and more big names did in the Boston Marathon

Among the thousands of Boston Marathon runners on Monday was an 18-year-old with Olympic aspirations.

The youngest female ever to run the Boston Marathon, Briar-Rose Honeywill-Sykes takes it all in stride

Patrick Clancy (center) with his children Cora, Callan, and Dawson.

Patrick Clancy runs Boston Marathon in honor of three slain children: ‘It felt amazing to cross the finish line’

Misinformation roiled the 2016 and 2020 elections. Here’s what to expect as 2024 races heat up.
From deepfake robocalls to false claims from candidates, here's what you should be aware of as Nov. 5 draws closer.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Celtics’ first-round playoff foe could be bigger threat than the next round
It’s quite apparent the seventh-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and No. 8 Miami Heat, who have a play-in game Wednesday, present the biggest threats to the East's top seed.

Washington's Michael Penix Jr. is known for his ability to deliver on-time, on-target deep balls.

Patriots bringing in Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. for dinner and an official workout

It could set the stage for the Patriots to either take a non-quarterback with the third overall pick and select Penix early in the second round, or trade down in the first round and take Penix.

Patriots host Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy as draft closes in

Bruins defenseman Parker Wotherspoon got the better of a first-period collision that sent Capitals right wing Nicolas Aube-Kubel flying.

capitals 2, bruins 0

Bruins blow chance to clinch Atlantic Division, manage just 16 shots in shutout loss to Capitals

Boston will get another shot at the division title in Tuesday night's regular-season finale against the Senators at TD Garden.

Billy Carroll worked on skills as the East Coast Jumbos hockey club practiced at the John A. Ryan Skating Arena in Watertown.

East Coast Jumbos use hockey to teach life skills to athletes on autism spectrum

The team helps players develop athletic and teamwork skills, they and their family members said, but also greater confidence and independence.

Opinion

The National Health Service's Tavistock Centre in London held the Gender Identity Development Service for youths until recently.

IDEAS | LISA SELIN DAVIS

The US needs a bipartisan, open-minded gender medicine commission

The comprehensive Cass report in England points to a way out of the political impasse over youth gender treatments.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

JFK, Dick Goodwin, and a speech that would be remembered in history

Should evidence that someone other than Karen Read committed murder be allowed at her trial?

Nate Tinner-Williams

Bessie Stringfield’s life is a tale for the ages

Taming the country’s highest child care costs

More recent News

Woman who died hours after being incarcerated is the latest death at R.I. prison
At least four inmates have died at the Adult Correctional Institutions so far this year, raising alarm from advocates.

Man falls from second-floor window in Allston during party, hospitalized in stable condition
A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after he fell from a window in a Gardner Street apartment building during a party on Monday morning, police said.

13-year-old girl flown to Boston hospital after falling from horse in Plympton
The girl was flown to Mass General Hospital with "traumatic injuries" to her head, officials said.

Youth detention center leadership sided with staff over residents, former worker testifies
“I cannot take a kid’s word over a staff’s word,” said a top leader at the youth detention center, according to a former employee who oversaw staff training and conducted investigations.

Maine lawmakers reject bill for lawsuits against gunmakers after Lewiston mass shooting
The Maine House of Representatives previously passed the proposal regarding illegal gun sales, but the state Senate voted it down.

What to know about the prison sentence for a movie armorer in a fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
A movie weapons armorer has received the maximum sentence of 18 months in jail for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.”

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A promised footbridge across the Mystic River would close the gap that separates, on one side, the Encore casino and the Northern Strand Community Trail in Everett, and on the other, Somerville's Assembly Row and network of bike paths.

A promised bridge over the Mystic River would be a missing link for Somerville and Everett. So where is it?

The project, which bikers, mayors, and customers say would close a glaring transportation gap, is back on the drawing board.

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MGB isn’t a white knight. The state’s powers are limited. And the Steward hospital mess has no end in sight.
Mass General Brigham hasn’t tipped its hand, at least not publicly, and Governor Maura Healey hasn’t said much other than she wants Steward out of Massachusetts.

A small clinic in tiny Central Falls, R.I., takes a giant step to tackle the state’s housing crisis
A new 30-unit transitional housing program for women and children facing homelessness opened on Friday, thanks to a pediatrician in the majority-Latino city.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: ‘The Jinx’ is back, Conan has left the country, and a shocking divorce
Director Andrew Jarecki’s docuseries “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” helped trigger TV’s true-crime craze back in 2015. Now comes a six-episode second season of the show.

Culture & Lifestyle

Nick Morse's signature on one of his paintings near his work space at Outside the Lines Studio, a day program for artists with disabilities. Morse, who has autism spectrum disorder, has a large body of artwork. Some is in an exhibition this month at City Winery.

Nick Morse paints outside the lines — creating signature pieces

Ms. Ringgold at her dining table in Englewood, N.J., surrounded by her works from "California Dah #3, 1983," in 2020.

Faith Ringgold, who wove Black life into quilts and children’s books, dies at 93

A sweeping lawn leads to Lake Massawippi at the Manor Hovey, an elegant Relais & Chateaux property.

Trailing Detective Gamache in the Eastern Townships

Dancers perform choreography by Rennie Harris to Max Roach's ‘Jim Has Crowed’ during "Max Roach 100" at The Institute of Contemporary Arts on Friday.

‘Max Roach 100′ at the ICA does the great jazz drummer proud

Special Projects

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

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

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.

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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

Then-president Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden during the first presidential debate on Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Have presidential debates outlived their usefulness?

Richard Issa Bockari, center, along with friends, cheered on runners as they reached the top of Heartbreak Hill during the 126th running of the Boston Marathon on April 18, 2022.

Events like the Marathon are vanishing. Enjoy them while you can.

Losing a loved one or watching someone suffer is always difficult, a process the hospice care and palliative care communities are dedicated to mitigating.

Seán P. O’Malley

Physician-assisted suicide is a slippery slope

His symptoms began in 2019, when he could no longer lift his foot to shift gears on his motorcycle.

Medical aid in dying: Prolonging the inevitable is no way to live

With US college-age population falling, luring more international students could help schools survive

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Jury selection in Karen Read case begins Tuesday

After more than two years of intense speculation, street protests, and parallel grand jury investigations, the sensational murder case is finally going to trial.

COMMENTARY | ROBERT PATALANO

Colleges are reducing food waste through composting. Rhode Island cities and towns should, too.

Diverting food waste from landfills to composting programs curtails methane emissions and extends the life of landfills, writes a Bryant University faculty member.

A mind-bending trip: inside the interactive WNDR Museum

The positive vibe is evident the moment a visitor arrives. “We are all artists” a sign says.

RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS

Thousands navigate more lane changes on the Washington Bridge

The first few days have underscored some of the traffic and safety issues that Rhode Island drivers will face in the next two years or more.

Sports

Among the thousands of Boston Marathon runners on Monday was an 18-year-old with Olympic aspirations.

BOSTON MARATHON

The youngest female ever to run the Boston Marathon, Briar-Rose Honeywill-Sykes takes it all in stride

Honeywill-Sykes, who ran Boston the day after she turned 18, became the youngest girl to run across America in 2021 when she traveled 3,190 miles over four-plus months.

Several members of the Maine Celtics, including JD Davison (middle), Neemias Queta, and Drew Peterson (right) were called up to play at TD Garden in between G League Finals games.

OKLAHOMA CITY BLUE 117, MAINE CELTICS 100

Maine Celtics go cold, fall to Oklahoma City Blue in G League Finals

Facing a Blue team coached by Kameron Woods, who played for Celtics president Brad Stevens at Butler, Maine struggled shooting, hitting just 11 of 39 3-pointers and 42.6 percent from the floor overall.

The Canadiens' Lane Hutson was minus-one in his first 22 minutes of NHL ice time.

Watch BU’s Lane Hutson notch an assist less than five minutes into his NHL debut with the Canadiens

Hutson was selected by the Canadiens in the second round (62nd overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft. He became the 94th Terrier to play in the NHL.

capitals 2, bruins 0

Bruins blow chance to clinch Atlantic Division, manage just 16 shots in shutout loss to Capitals

Boys’ volleyball roundup: Senior trio powers Central Catholic to comeback five-set win over Lowell Catholic

Boys’ lacrosse roundup: Mason Fetzner scores first goal with 13 seconds left to lift Chelmsford over Methuen

Business

Back Bay Hilton hotel sells for $171 million

The new ownership is planning a $25-30 million renovation to the 40 Dalton St. property, namely to the guest rooms, the lobby, and other public areas.

Misinformation roiled the 2016 and 2020 elections. Here’s what to expect as 2024 races heat up.

From deepfake robocalls to false claims from candidates, here's what you should be aware of as Nov. 5 draws closer.

Retail sales were up in March

Tesla will lay off more than 10 percent of workers

magazine

College & Careers

We asked 6,000 New Englanders: Is a college degree still worth the cost?

College & Careers

Why conservatives are turning against college, even in New England

As a college student, I’d never written an actual letter. They seemed so old-fashioned.

A couple we were friends with is suddenly avoiding us

metro

Dozens of fliers showing people taken hostage by Hamas were vandalized in front of a Newton couple’s home in March.

New England saw ‘a tsunami’ of antisemitic incidents after Oct. 7, Anti-Defamation League reports

Advocates push back after Cardinal O’Malley denounces bill to permit physician-assisted suicide

This Braintree teen hasn’t been to school a single day this year. Is a broken special education system to blame?

sports

Jrue Holiday (left) and Jayson Tatum are looking to lock up their second gold medals.

Celtics teammates Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday reportedly will join forces for Team USA in Paris Olympics

There’s nothing like the Boston Marathon. See how the day unfolded.

Ken Holtzman, MLB’s winningest Jewish pitcher and a four-time World Series champion, dies at 78

business

On Monday, the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge was pictured on top of the container ship Dali in Baltimore.

Ship that caused bridge collapse had apparent electrical issues while still docked, source says

Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas

US regional banks dramatically step up loans to oil and gas

politics

President Biden makes a visit to his childhood home in Scranton Pa., Oct. 23, 2019.

Biden returns to his Scranton roots to pitch tax plan

House to send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial

Charges against Trump and Jan. 6 rioters at stake as Supreme Court hears debate over obstruction law

Nation

A shearer breaks apart salvaged pieces of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge at Tradepoint Atlantic, April 12, in Sparrows Point, Md.

Salvage crews race against the clock to remove massive chunks of fallen Baltimore bridge

What to know about the prison sentence for a movie armorer in a fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

Maui Fire Department to release after-action report on deadly Hawaii wildfires

World

Fire and smoke rise out of the Old Stock Exchange, Boersen, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 16.

Fire rages through the 17th-century old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen and its spire has collapsed

Israel’s military chief says that Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile attack

Nine corpses found adrift in boat off Brazil were likely migrants from Mauritania and Mali, police say

opinion

Losing a loved one or watching someone suffer is always difficult, a process the hospice care and palliative care communities are dedicated to mitigating.

Physician-assisted suicide is a slippery slope

Medical aid in dying: Prolonging the inevitable is no way to live

I benefited from legacy admissions. Universities should get rid of them.

lifestyle

Actress Maura Tierney (far right) and her family in front of the Joseph M. Tierney Learning Center in South Boston.

Maura Tierney and her family help field Boston Marathon team raising funds for a Southie community center

Do I have to tell my crush I had a one-night stand with our mutual friend?

A new version of Scrabble aims to make the word-building game more accessible

food & dining

Doughnuts from The Donut Stand. There’s a permanent pop-up at The Vin Bin store in Southborough and a new storefront in Hopkinton.

The Donut Stand fills a hole in Hopkinton

Emily Ratajkowski, Melissa Gorga, and more hit the red carpet at Encore Boston Harbor

10 experiential bars and restaurants around Boston to grab a bite and get your game on

travel

Several stretches of British Columbia's Sunshine Coast Trail are known for being dry, including the long grind up Tin Hat Mountain (3,914 feet). Signs warn hikers to load up on water in advance of the climb.

If you go: Tips and resources for the Sunshine Coast Trail

Trailing Detective Gamache in the Eastern Townships

There are many bright spots along the Sunshine Coast Trail. Watching my kids conquer its 112 miles is one of them.

Arts

Nick Morse's signature on one of his paintings near his work space at Outside the Lines Studio, a day program for artists with disabilities. Morse, who has autism spectrum disorder, has a large body of artwork. Some is in an exhibition this month at City Winery.

Nick Morse paints outside the lines — creating signature pieces

Faith Ringgold, who wove Black life into quilts and children’s books, dies at 93

Diving deep with Wu Tsang’s ‘Of Whales’ at the ICA

Books

Runners line up at the starting line of the Half Half Half Half Half Marathon.

You know about the Boston Marathon. But have you heard of the Half Half Half Half Half Marathon?

Two-day event to celebrate the glory of Grolier Bookshop; All She Wrote Books turns five; and more

Claire Dederer on Maggie Nelson and other politically earnest writers

Movies

O.J. Simpson in 1978.

O.J. Simpson, former NFL star acquitted of double murder in ‘trial of the century,’ has died

Revisit the O.J. Simpson trial with these documentaries and TV shows

‘Remembering Gene Wilder’ and his one-of-a-kind screen career

Television

Real estate heir Robert Durst, the subject of "The Jinx," is shown at his murder trial in Los Angeles in March 2020. A second season of the docuseries premieres Sunday on HBO.

This week’s TV: ‘The Jinx’ is back, Conan has left the country, and a shocking divorce

Ryan Gosling just can’t let Ken go in his ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue, Chris Stapleton performs

Lifetime may move up release of Nicole Brown Simpson documentary following death of O.J.

music

Brockton native Léa the Leox will be performing on the “Portraits & Memoirs” tour that begins in Somerville and continues on to New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, and Nashville.

For a trio of emerging artists, a showcase that starts in Somerville

An exuberant ‘Turangalîla’ from the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Rhode Island’s robust old-time music scene comes alive at local jams

Theater/Dance

Dancers perform choreography by Rennie Harris to Max Roach's ‘Jim Has Crowed’ during "Max Roach 100" at The Institute of Contemporary Arts on Friday.

‘Max Roach 100′ at the ICA does the great jazz drummer proud

‘A Wrinkle in Time’ at Wheelock invites families to another dimension

The Huntington leads the field of nominees for the Elliot Norton Awards

Health

Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, R.I.

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

Accompanied by a sword-bearer, grand champion Akebono performed the ring-entrance ritual during the annual New Year's dedication at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 1997.

Akebono, first foreign-born sumo grand champion, dies at 54

Faith Ringgold, who wove Black life into quilts and children’s books, dies at 93

Alfonso Chardy, journalist who helped expose Iran-Contra affair, dies at 72