Charlie Baker is on unfamiliar ground in flare-up with Rachael Rollins

Governor Charlie Baker said Monday that he prefers to ?focus on the issues? with Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins.

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The governor, a Republican who has built a reputation for working with Democrats, is embroiled in the type of fight he?s long sought to avoid.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_07shooting15_MET.jpg What?s it all about? A primer on the spat between DA Rollins and Baker administration

Rachael Rollins and Governor Charlie Baker?s team have sparred over the Suffolk DA?s policy memo outlining her approach to fixing longstanding inequities in the criminal justice system.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-9813.jpg The DA who figuratively dropkicked her critics says she?s not here to fight

For somebody who says she?s not here to fight with people, Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins used some interesting language and kept some controversial company while pushing back against her critics.

Felicity Huffman left the Boston federal courthouse last week. ?My daughter knew absolutely nothing about my actions, and . . . I have betrayed her,? Huffman said in a statement.

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Felicity Huffman among 13 parents pleading guilty in admissions scandal

The Hollywood actress is the biggest name to agree to a plea deal in ?Operation Varsity Blues,? according to a document filed Monday in federal court in Boston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse04collegescandal3.jpg Read Felicity Huffman?s statement on pleading guilty in college admissions scandal

?I am in full acceptance of my guilt, and with deep regret and shame over what I have done, I accept full responsibility for my actions,? the actress said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/klima_08mattapan_20190407_006-9774.jpg Man wounded in Mattapan shooting is charged with gun offenses

Anthony Davis is not currently charged with Eleanor Maloney?s death, but faces a number of gun charges.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee040819baker3MET.jpg Charlie Baker signs bill banning gay conversion therapy for minors

Governor Charlie Baker Monday signed into law a proposal banning gay conversion therapy for minors, making Massachusetts the latest state to outlaw the practice.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/plot-52f4b21e-5a39-11e9-842d-7d3ed7eb3957.jpg Maryland man allegedly planned to drive into pedestrians with a truck near D.C.

A man who prosecutors say was inspired by the Islamic State group plotted to ram a stolen U-Haul truck into as many pedestrians as possible at National Harbor outside Washington.

Secret Service director Randolph

Secret Service director to leave his position, White House says

Secret Service director Randolph ?Tex? Alles will leave the Trump administration, according to Sarah Sanders.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/KREITER03292019thresholdsingers1.jpg Bedside choir carries with it the ancient comfort of a profound peace

The Threshold Singers, an unusual choral group based in Littleton, has performed at the bedside of the dying hundreds of times.

Students and staff held a remembrance Monday for 19-year-old Maximillian Carbone in the lobby of Wentworth?s Center for Engineering, Innovation, and Science.

At Wentworth, there?s shock and grief over a student?s death

Sophomore Maximillian Carbone?s body was found Sunday at the bottom of a rocky incline in Mission Hill. He was last seen early Saturday.

3 American service members and a US contractor are killed in Afghan bombing

The four Americans were killed on Monday near the Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul.

Ipswich, MA--03/21/2019--Evan Heenehan of Home Grow Community LLC. visits a client's house in Ipswich, MA to check in on their homegrown cannabis plants on Thursday evening. (Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe) Topic: 13homegrow Reporter:

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With homegrown marijuana, a cottage industry is literally sprouting

When Massachusetts voters legalized recreational pot use, much of the focus was on ending arrests for pot possession and creating a retail cannabis industry. But the law also allowed residents to cultivate limited amounts of cannabis at home. And many people are doing just that.

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu is one of a number of Cuban players who made risky escapes from the island nation to be able to play in the majors.

Trump administration bars major league teams from signing Cuban players

Major League Baseball had reached an agreement with the Cuban Baseball Federation just months ago, meaning players no longer had to defect from the island to play in the majors.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 07: Mitch Moreland #18 of the Boston Red Sox high fives teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning of the MLB game at Chase Field on April 07, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

CHAD FINN

Give Red Sox one last celebration, then time to play ball

After a rocky road trip to start this season, the home opener marks the official end of last season.

Boston-04/045/19 Fenway Park was undergoing last minute preparations for the Boston Red Sox opening game on Tuesday, April 9th. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

After slow start, Red Sox? return to Fenway should have a nice ring to it

They went 3-8 on the road, but they did not became a bad team overnight, and Tuesday will be a reminder of that.

Friendly?s has been a New England fixture for more than 70 years.

Friendly?s closes 23 more locations in the Northeast, including in Massachusetts

The CEO said in a letter to franchisees that the locations are in ?geographic areas that have changed dramatically.?

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

OPINION | NICK SIFUENTES

How New York got congestion pricing, and why Boston should be next

It took 12 years for New York to pass a congestion pricing plan. Boston shouldn?t wait that long.

Globe Staff; Globe file photos; Adobe

JOAN VENNOCHI

Gaming Commission should give Elaine Wynn and casino CEO Maddox the boot

As a condition for Wynn Resorts? gaming license, CEO Matt Maddox has to go, and Elaine Wynn should be forced to reduce her stock ownership.

Herman Cain ran for president in 2012 but lost to the Republican primary to Mitt Romney. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by David Paul Morris

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EDITORIAL

Trump doubles down on dubious Fed picks

Herman Cain? Seriously? President Trump reached further into the fringe last week and nominated the former pizza baron for another vacant spot on the Fed.

EDITORIAL CARTOON | WARD SUTTON

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/suttonTease-2761.jpg Introducing the double-downers

In 2019, there?s no shame in having no shame.

Opinion | Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-1972.jpg Barr?s tactic with the Mueller report: spin and delay

William Barr?s summary of the Mueller report ? and his delay in delivering it to Gongress ? is clearly meant to favor the president.

Opinion | Randall Kennedy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/07CambridgeNword02a[1].jpg When ?the n-word? meets public education

The recent use of the racial slur has transformed an effort of racial enlightenment into a racially discriminatory act of political repression.

Marshall Sloane.

obituary

Marshall M. Sloane, founder of Century Bank, dies at 92

Marshall M. Sloane, of Brookline, who died April 6, founded Century Bank in Somerville 50 years ago.

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 07: Chris Evans speaks onstage during Marvel Studios'

NAMES

Here?s why Chris Evans was meeting with members of Congress on Capitol Hill

?Guess the cat?s outta the bag,? Evans tweeted Saturday morning.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/klima_xxdiscounts_20190401_003.jpg The growing debate over senior discounts

For a frugal tribe of bargain-hunting seniors, scarfing up the potpourri of newly available discounts can take some of the sting out of a milestone birthday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Untitled%20(2).jpg Watch this drone video of a right whale twirling and enjoying the waters off Cape Cod

A man got up early Sunday morning to capture footage of the sunrise off Provincetown. But he ended up filming something even more breathtaking instead.

Andrew Dreyfus on his father?s career path, the challenges facing health care, and more

Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city?s business community to talk about their career paths, work and accomplishments, as well as their vision for Boston?s future.

Special reports

The house at 212 Forest St.

He bought the fencing coach?s house. Then his son got into Harvard

The Needham house was assessed at $549,300, but sold for nearly a million dollars. The buyer, who never lived a day there, would sell it 17 months later at a substantial loss in what may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions.

Munch Madness

Munch Madness | Final

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/munch.jpg And the Munch Madness winner is . . .

Beloved Boston bakery Flour takes the cake over Sarma to clinch Munch Madness 2019.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

Newsletters

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It?s back! Get the latest intelligence on presidential politics from Globe reporter James Pindell. Sign up here.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, March 2019

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: a fire in the Fens, the beginning of spring, Ice Castles in New Hampshire, and the annual citywide youth Spelling Bee.

Spring House Hunt

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-13078.jpg Bidding wars: Should home buyers add an ?escalation clause??

If you want to start an argument in a group of real estate agents, bring up escalation clauses.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/B45A3739-1-1024x576.jpg Michigan wins STAT Madness vote with possible therapy for tinnitus

About 15% of Americans experience some form of tinnitus, sometimes called ringing in the ears, and it?s disabling for about 2 million people.

Podcasts