Spotlight Report | Part 3
As cabbies hustle, danger lurks
A Globe reporter returns to the wheel after many years and finds much has changed. Cabbies are often cheated, and danger lurks at every turn.
Interactive map
Day in the life of a Boston cab driver
What is it like to drive a taxi? This map follows the route over the course of a cab driver’s day working in Boston.
Farah Stockman
Rethinking H-1B visas
Before the program expands, fraud schemes need to be addressed.
Dan Shaughnessy
Jackie Bradley’s Red Sox debut was a show-stopper
Jackie Bradley’s Red Sox debut was a show-stopperThere were many contributors to the Opening Day win, but it was Bradley who set the tone for the Red Sox.
Latest news
Lawmakers to unveil $500m transportation plan
The plan would raise taxes on gasoline and tobacco, but would not fund the major expansion of rail and road projects that Governor Patrick wants.
Obama to propose $100m brain mapping project
The project aims to find treatments for traumatic injuries and disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy.
City Councilor Felix Arroyo considering run for mayor
Arroyo made a fund-raising plea to his supporters, saying that he would need $1 million to run a competative race.
More signs of disarray in closed drug lab
More signs of disarray in closed drug labThe findings raise questions about the integrity of testing throughout the Jamaica Plain lab.
2 life trajectories intersect tragically in Lakeville
2 life trajectories intersect tragically in LakevilleThere was no reason Monica DeMello and Kathleen Allen should have met. But when they did, it was fatal.
Globe exclusives
Sports
On Baseball
Red Sox found new recipe for victory
The Red Sox executed perfectly against the Yankees on Opening Day. Now if they can only continue this in the weeks ahead.
Metro
Ads on T include men as victims
The MBTA will launch its third public awareness campaign in recent years with posters, which feature both men and women.
Columnists
Nation & World
North Korea vows to restart nuclear facilities
Outsiders see the move as Pyongyang’s latest attempt to extract US concessions by raising fears of war.
Politics
Caroline Kennedy in line to become ambassador to Japan
The potential appointment would mark a high-profile entrance into public service for the slain president’s only surviving child.
Business
Apple apologizes on customer service in China
Tim Cook, chief executive at Apple, responded to fierce criticism from media outlets in China.
Arts
Book REview
‘Mary Coin’ by Marisa Silver
For a book about the loss and poverty of the Great Depression, “Mary Coin” is a lovely and deeply satisfying read.
Lifestyle
Q & A
Filmmaker returns home to modern, decimated Cambodia
Cambodian-American filmmaker Kalyanee Mam, 36, fled the Khmer Rouge regime with her family in 1979.
Globe Insiders
Globe Talk | April 3
A conversation with Jim Calhoun
A conversation with Jim CalhounSubscribers can attend an evening with Connecticut’s legendary former men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun, moderated by Bob Ryan.