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Boston-bound JetBlue plane faces near runway collision at Reagan National Airport Thursday morning, officials say

The JetBlue flight departed from DC at 1:29 p.m. Thursday and landed at Logan International Airport at 2:47 p.m., almost six hours later than it was originally scheduled to arrive.

12 jurors have been chosen in Trump’s criminal trial. Here’s what we know so far about them.

Twelve jurors were chosen in the hush-money trial of Donald Trump, capping three days of efforts to seat a panel of citizens who will determine whether a former president is guilty of a crime for the first time in history.

Jurors have been picked for Trump’s hush-money trial. Alternates are still being selected.

US vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine

The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions.

Google fires 28 workers in aftermath of protests over big tech deal with Israeli government

Man granted parole for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of 2 married Dartmouth professors

More than two decades after he pleaded guilty to his role in the 2001 murders of two beloved Dartmouth College professors, James Parker was granted parole Thursday after telling a state panel he now views his crime as “unimaginably horrible.”

Providence man indicted for 1999 cold case murder of Kathleen O’Dowd Boleman

Police arrested Kevin Williams -- the same man who they had suspected years ago but did not have enough evidence to charge at the time

Federal judge allows ADA complaint brought by Vermont woman’s family against Hampden sheriff’s office, but dismisses wrongful death claims against workers

Judge denies request from accused killer of 13-year-old in Mattapan for new lawyer

Provincetown man arrested Thursday after thousands of child porn files allegedly found on his cellphone, officials say

Samantha Frechon, who has autism, hasn't been to school a single day this year. Last year, she attended a private school for students with special needs, and she did well there. But her district, Braintree Public Schools, has refused to pay for her continued enrollment.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Judge’s order could send Braintree special education student back to public school

An attorney representing Samantha Frechon said the decision would leave the eighth-grader “in a worse position than she was in.”

Braintree teen hasn’t been to school this year. Is special education system to blame?

Samantha Frechon, who is autistic, hasn't been to school a single day this year. Last year, she attended a private school for students with special needs, and she did well there. But her district, Braintree Public Schools, refused to pay for her continued enrollment, leaving her in academic limbo.

The Great Divide

More than 10,000 Massachusetts students were educated ‘out-of-district’ last year. Here’s what to know.

A federal law requires school districts to provide every special education student with a “free and appropriate education.” If a district does not have the means to provide such an education itself, it must pay the cost to educate the student elsewhere.

Winthrop Center promised a public space open seven days a week. The city is trying to hold them to it.
The BPDA gave developer Millennium Partners a slap on the wrist this week, claiming that its three-story-high lobby, dubbed The Connector, was locked on weekends when it's supposed to be open seven days a week.

Diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, Vermont woman vowed to run the Boston Marathon. This week, she did.
The mother of three crossed the finish line with her partner by her side in a feat of resilience emblematic of the storied event.

TD Garden added three new food items to its standard concession menu ahead of the playoffs.

TD Garden is gearing up for the NBA and NHL playoffs. Check out all the new food and beverage options.

Here’s a look at the newest offerings, from concessions up to the suites.

Cleveland's Gabriel Arias (left) scooted back to second as the Red Sox attempted a pickoff to shortstop David Hamilton in the third inning.

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Sloppy Red Sox drop series finale to Guardians to go 3-7 on season’s first homestand

Defense continues to be a problem, as the Sox made two errors and gave up three unearned runs.

She went from selling hats to running the whole store: Meet new WooSox GM Brooke Cooper

“There’s more ceiling than wall and covering the eaves feels very cozy,” designer Cecilia Casagrande says of the decision to wallpaper the ceiling.

Creating an English bed-and-breakfast feel in a Brookline bedroom

Eaves covered in wallpaper patterned in lush English roses make for a cozy attic space.

Good Samaritan Medical Center, a Steward Health Care hospital in Brockton.

Steward temporarily shuts cancer unit at Good Samaritan hospital, in latest sign of stress

Financially troubled Steward Health Care has closed a standalone hematology oncology infusion center in Brockton, forcing scores of patients being treated for cancer and blood disorders to look elsewhere for care.

Opinion

Former president Donald Trump made a campaign stop outside a bodega in Harlem after court in New York on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

Mark C. Zauderer

Trump complains he can’t get a fair trial in NY. He’s wrong.

Two features of the New York jury selection process make it stand apart from most others and give Trump the best shot at fairness for which any defendant could hope.

Susan D’Agostino

Six reasons why $90,000 college costs are bad news even if few pay that amount

Sky-high home prices? Blame the National Association of Realtors.

IDEAS | Arjun Sharma

We neglect ancient killers like tuberculosis at our peril

Michael Dukakis asked my mother one question. It changed my life.

More recent News

What’s inside the $95 billion House package focused on aiding Ukraine and Israel
Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a long-awaited package of bills that will provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish US weapons systems and give humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza.

Prince Harry now officially resident in US, documents show
For years, Harry and his American wife, Meghan, have considered California home.

MWRA sues contractor for $4.3 million over wind turbine damage on Deer Island; company denies allegations
The turbine “suffered a catastrophic failure" the MWRA said in its lawsuit.

Work resumes at South Station Tower project after pair of safety incidents
Suffolk Construction, the company leading the 51-story project, said it voluntarily stopped work on the tower on April 9 to complete “a comprehensive safety audit” after the small fire.

Homeless, migrant families being transferred to Lowell shelter as part of state’s continued ‘consolidation’ effort
State officials say 68 families will be transferred from a shelter site at the Bedford Plaza Hotel to the Lowell Inn and Conference Center by the end of the month.

Former N.H. youth center resident testifies about sexual, physical abuse at YDC
“I’m constantly paying for what they did,” said David Meehan, whose lawsuit against the state sparked more than 1,100 other former residents to file lawsuits of their own.

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Nereida Badillo peered out of her front door on the morning of the high school graduation of her son Jacoby. It took Badillo years to be able to own a home, attending classes for first-time home buyers to qualify for financial assistance, improving her credit score, and saving her stimulus checks. The stability that had eluded her family for decades felt within reach with the purchase of her home but the only neighborhood she could afford was in a tough part of town.

In Holyoke, a home of her own: One woman’s struggle to build a life in the state’s poorest place

Like others in this city’s large Puerto Rican community, Nereida Badillo longed for a more stable life. But history is difficult to overcome.

People are leaving Massachusetts in droves. Who are they?
For a state with a rapidly aging population and a relatively low birth rate, the loss of working-age adults spells trouble.

Want to live in the Back Bay, the heart of America’s most expensive ZIP code? Here’s what it will cost you.
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Kennedy family members endorse President Biden, in rebuke to RFK Jr.
Prominent members of the Kennedy dynasty are standing with President Biden even as their relative pursues the White House in a campaign that has traded on the family name.

Culture & Lifestyle

Matt Rife in his 2023 Netflix special, "Natural Selection."

Comic Matt Rife is thriving as a repeat offender

Bad Bunny brought his Most Wanted Tour to TD Garden Wednesday night.

Plenty of pomp, but only one Bad Bunny at TD Garden

Customers dig through the bins at Watertown's Wanna Hear It Records on Record Store Day in 2023.

Your road map to Record Store Day

Diversity Consignment's inventory includes clothing for all genders, plus-size options, and items handmade by BIPOC and LGBTQ+ designers.

Ten places to shop for pre-loved clothing in the Boston area

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

A significant difference in the trials of Karen Read in Dedham, left, and Donald Trump in New York, right, is how the trial is viewed by the public. New York doesn’t allow cameras in courtrooms, unlike Massachusetts, which has allowed cameras in its courtrooms for nearly four decades.

Rachelle G. Cohen

Trump trial vs. Karen Read case: What a difference a camera makes

National Association of Realtors' policy pursuits over the past century have contributed to the challenges we all face today: high rents, high home prices, the housing shortage, exclusionary zoning, economic inequality, and even the repeal of Roe v. Wade.

Sky-high home prices? Blame the National Association of Realtors.

The April 8 eclipse captured in Fort Worth, Texas.

IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN

The unexpectedly long afterlife of the eclipse

John Kennedy and Dick Goodwin work on a speech.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

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

Jennifer Simpson read to the children in her day-care center, Brilliant Beginnings Daycare in Southbridge, April 3.

Taming the country’s highest child care costs

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Federal judge allows ADA complaint brought by Vermont woman’s family against Hampden sheriff’s office, but dismisses wrongful death claims against workers

The family of Madelyn E. Linsenmeir, 30, who died in the custody of law enforcement in Western Massachusetts in 2019, drew national attention when her family wrote of her opioid addiction in her obituary, encouraging the public to treat addiction as a disease rather than “a choice or a weakness.”

A short life colored by illness ended tragically when Chelsea mom left 3-year-old for a night out, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say 3-year-old Yael Guardado Prudencio had a seizure disorder and hemophilia, and had been sick in the days before he died.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Judge’s order could send Braintree special education student back to public school

An attorney representing Samantha Frechon said the decision would leave the eighth-grader “in a worse position than she was in.”

Providence man indicted for 1999 cold case murder of Kathleen O’Dowd Boleman

Police arrested Kevin Williams -- the same man who they had suspected years ago but did not have enough evidence to charge at the time

Sports

The Bruins are hoping David Pastrnak (left) and Jake DeBrusk can rekindle some of their past playoff success against the Maple Leafs.

Here’s 3 Bruins who should welcome a first-round showdown with the Maple Leafs

There are currently eight players on Boston’s roster who remain from the Bruins' 2019 first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Vladimir Gutierrez was once a promising 25-year-old starter for the Reds.

Red Sox purchase Vladimir Gutierrez from Brewers, then send him to Worcester

In 2021, he made 22 starts for the Reds, going 9-6 with a 4.74 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 114 innings.

PWHL Boston's Emily Brown opened the scoring against PWHL Toronto.

PWHL BOSTON 2, PWHL TORONTO 1

PWHL Boston knocks off first-place Toronto in return from international break

With the critical 3 points in hand, Boston sits 2 points behind Ottawa in the race for the final spot in the postseason with four games to go.

Chasing fifth straight win, Nelly Korda is two shots back at Chevron Championship

Boys’ lacrosse roundup: Will Cotter, Sam LaCamera tally twice each for Newton South in Bay State Conference clash with Weymouth

Bob Baffert’s ban from the Kentucky Derby stands up in court

Business

Google is combining its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to more broadly integrate AI

Google says it will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables.

NATO and the EU urge G7 nations to step up air defense for Ukraine

Top NATO and European Union officials are urging industrialized nations to take quick and concrete steps to provide more air defense systems to Ukraine

Winthrop Center promised a public space open seven days a week. The city is trying to hold them to it.

Work resumes at South Station Tower project after pair of safety incidents

magazine

The 36 Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2024

The love of my life doesn’t want to marry me

The NBA playoffs are here, and online gambling is ruining everything

Chocolate-Dipped Tahini and Browned Butter Cookies

Tahini transforms everything from fish to cookies

metro

Youth Development Center. plaintiff David Meehan testifies as his intake photo, when he was 14 is displayed during his civil trial at Rockingham County Superior Court in Brentwood, N.H. on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

Former N.H. youth center resident testifies about sexual, physical abuse at YDC

Sweeping gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers following Lewiston mass shootings

Man granted parole for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of 2 married Dartmouth professors

sports

Peter Reale winds up for a kill against the Braintree back line, contributing to Newton North's 3-0 home win on Thursday.

Boys’ volleyball roundup: Devin Dellamarggio (34 assists, 3 aces, 4 digs) guides No. 2 Needham past St. John’s (Shrewsbury) to finals of ALS On Tournament

Dialing down the velocity may be a pitcher’s best practice to prevent arm injuries

Red Sox reportedly calling up Cam Booser, a 31-year-old rookie lefthander who throws 99 m.p.h.

business

The Fallon Co. has inked a master development agreement to build up 30 acres on the Nashville riverfront.

Boston-based The Fallon Co. to redevelop part of Nashville riverfront

Google fires 28 workers in aftermath of protests over big tech deal with Israeli government

Steward temporarily shuts cancer unit at Good Samaritan hospital, in latest sign of stress

politics

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson returned to his office from the House Chamber follow the last votes of the day at the US Capitol on Thursday.

House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow.

What’s inside the $95 billion House package focused on aiding Ukraine and Israel

Kennedy family members endorse President Biden, in rebuke to RFK Jr.

Nation

Todd Chrisley, left, and his wife, Julie Chrisley, at the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 2, 2017, in Las Vegas.

Reality TV’s Chrisleys are appealing their bank fraud and tax evasion convictions in federal court

12 students and teacher killed at Columbine to be remembered at 25th anniversary vigil

Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York

World

A family enters a tent set aside for cholera patients at a clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Nov. 18, 2023.

UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases

Teenager is charged with terrorism offenses in stabbings of bishop and priest at Sydney church

US vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine

opinion

Robert Kennedy Jr. announced Nicole Shanahan as his presidential campaign running mate in Oakland, Calif., March 26, 2024.

Can Biden avoid a repeat of Gore 2000?

State hits the jackpot on sports gambling revenue, but what’s the social cost?

Trump trial vs. Karen Read case: What a difference a camera makes

lifestyle

My sister-in-law is upset with me

Ten places to shop for pre-loved clothing in the Boston area

Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban

food & dining

The fried chicken sandwich at Nan’s Kitchen and Market in Stow.

Where to eat in Greater Boston’s Top Spots to Live

Mamaleh’s Kibitz Corner opens in Cambridge; Restaurant Week kicks off on the Seacoast

‘No one should be able to trademark something so ingrained in a culture’: R.I. chefs on the Momofuku chili crunch controversy

travel

“Ethiopia at the Crossroads,” a new exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum on show through July 7, features more than 200 objects from the past 2,000 years, including carvings, coins, religious icons, illuminated manuscripts, and metalwork.

An exhibit celebrating Ethiopian culture, a new luxury retreat in Wyoming, and a pack to suit all adventures

David Coffin sings the praises of going unplugged, packing light, and eating raisins

A kid-friendly trip to Washington, D.C.

Arts

Artist Jeffrey Gibson posed inside the US Pavilion during the media open day at the 60th Biennale of Arts in Venice Tuesday.

At the Biennale, Jeffrey Gibson arrives on a global stage

Mass MoCA to open Jeffrey Gibson installation this fall

Five photographers tackle matters of home, identity, and migration

Books

Hot Springs.

Somerville poets celebrate art and community; Newburyport Literary Festival takes place April 27-28; and more

Word nerd Jess Zafarris documents the darker side of language in ‘Words from Hell’

Ilyon Woo on her favorite book club

Movies

Riley Keough in "Sasquatch Sunset."

Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough wear the fur in ‘Sasquatch Sunset’

When the leading man is tall, dark, and hairy

In ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,’ a very different impossible-missions force gets the assignment

Television

Matt Damon and Tina Fey in "30 Rock."

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Recurring characters make the scene — and sometimes the entire series

Lost for a generation, original ‘Star Trek’ Enterprise model finally completes its voyage home

‘Suits’ is wearing pretty well

music

Singer-songwriter Michael Hurley is leaving his home in Oregon for a rare East Coast tour that includes dates in Somerville, Keene, N.H., and Portland, Maine.

Michael Hurley’s music has long been folk’s stranger thing

‘The sound of the earth’: new directions for an ancient instrument

Plenty of pomp, but only one Bad Bunny at TD Garden

Theater/Dance

Matt Rife in his 2023 Netflix special, "Natural Selection."

Comic Matt Rife is thriving as a repeat offender

At ArtsEmerson, ‘Book of Mountains and Seas’ renders epic tales with intimacy

With ‘The Birthday Party,’ Praxis Stage makes a welcome return

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

An undated photo provided by Ken Richardson shows Dr. David Egilman.

David Egilman, doctor who took on drug companies, dies at 71

Barbara Joans, anthropologist who studied biker culture, dies at 89

Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist, dies at 80