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Karen Read’s lawyers can’t raise third-party culprit defense during opening statements in murder trial, judge rules

The judge presiding over the murder trial of Karen Read said Tuesday that she won’t permit the defense to tell jurors during opening statements that three other people killed her boyfriend in January 2022 in Canton, though she allowed that elements of the theory could come out during testimony.

Who is Karen Read? A look at the woman at the center of a media firestorm.

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

More potential jurors dismissed as Trump’s hush money trial enters second day
Dozens of people were dismissed after saying they didn’t believe they could be fair, though dozens of other prospective jurors have yet to be questioned.

Here’s what you missed on day one of the trial At trial, Trump’s sex life emerges as key theme

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

‘I murdered a woman,’ Springfield man tells police; held on 1st-degree murder charge in girlfriend’s killing

Jason C. Chapdelaine pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Holyoke District Court to killing Eileen B. Monaghan and was ordered held at the Franklin County House of Correction, court records show.

Warren, Markey call on Steward hospital landlords to cut or terminate lease payments

In a letter, the US senators from Massachusetts pressed for concessions on the hospitals' multimillion-dollar leases to “make it financially feasible for new operators” to run them.

Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban

A federal appeals court has overturned a West Virginia transgender sports ban, finding that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools.

Much of central US faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoes

Two men injured by gunshots in Boston’s South End, police say

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

 House Republicans to take up separate Israel aid bill Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on US aid for Ukraine, allies
FOOD

‘If you can’t beat them, eat them.’ Why foraging for invasive plants is good for you — and the planet.

Here's how to identify and cook two invasive species.
WHAT SHE'S HAVING | KARA BASKIN

A love letter to restaurants of all kinds

Where else is small talk a bonus; where else is feeling special, taken care of, and eating food you wouldn’t make at home the goal? Legitimized indulgence: It’s fantastic.
Getting Salty: August Radbill traveled the world to bring Far Out ice cream to Boston

24 years ago, the Patriots unknowingly made the most important draft selection in franchise history
In the sixth round, Bill Belichick saw "value" in a quarterback who turned out to be seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

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

What’s happened to Samantha Frechon represents an acute failure of the state’s public education system — especially given the toll pandemic isolation put on teens’ academics and mental health.

As Wu moves BPDA power to Boston City Hall, distrust over agency’s history bubbles up

Some residents fear that the new planning department could be repeating history.

128th Boston Marathon

A banana suit, a race pioneer, a mother running for a cure: 12 stories you may have missed from Marathon Monday

Each of the 30,000 participants streaming from Hopkinton to Boylston Street has their own story to tell. Here are some you may have missed.
A sun-soaked Boston Marathon was a boon for spectators — and a challenge for runners See how the Boston Marathon unfolded See results from this year's Marathon
celtics

Checking in with Brad Stevens as the Celtics prepare to begin the playoffs

The president of basketball operations spoke about Joe Mazzulla, Jrue Holiday, Jeff Van Gundy, and more.

Third-party electricity suppliers promise big savings. AG’s report tells another story.

A recent report from Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office is adding momentum to the push to ban competitive electric suppliers from selling directly to residential customers.

New film festival aims to put New Bedford on the global artistic stage

The New Bedford Film Festival launches this week with screenings of more than 100 films and projects.
LOVE LETTERS podcast

I’m like a bird. Wait, am I like a bird?

As an animal researcher, Meghan Martin made groundbreaking discoveries about how certain species wouldn’t shack up with just anyone. They wanted a choice. The question is, could Meghan apply those lessons to her own world?
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Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

Have presidential debates outlived their usefulness?

There are better ways for the public to hear from presidential candidates. I say good riddance to the televised presidential debate.
Doris Kearns Goodwin

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

Debating sex and gender: Whose ‘biological reality’ is it anyway?
EDITORIAL

Taming the country’s highest child care costs
Nate Tinner-Williams

Bessie Stringfield’s life is a tale for the ages

More recent News

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.

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.

‘Brazen criminal activity’: Four men charged in large-scale retail theft from Home Depot stores in R.I., Mass., Conn.
Four men have been charged with stealing more than $230,000 worth of home improvement items, mainly from Home Depot stores, the US attorney said.

Child injured in East Boston fire has died, officials say

The child was the second casualty of the April 2 fire on Meridian Street.

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

The ADL reported a total of 623 incidents of assault, harassment, and vandalism across five New England states, marking a 205 percent increase from 2022.

Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation moves forward as a proposed regulation

The Education Department filed paperwork for a new regulation that would deliver the cancellation that Biden announced last week.

Recommended reads

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.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
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

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

Nick Morse paints outside the lines — creating signature pieces

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

Trailing Detective Gamache in the Eastern Townships

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

MARCELA GARCÍA

Have presidential debates outlived their usefulness?
EDITORIAL

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

Seán P. O’Malley

Physician-assisted suicide is a slippery slope
Phil Primack

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

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

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Much of central US faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoes

Tens of millions of Americans stretching from Nebraska to Baltimore could face strong thunderstorms through Wednesday, with tornadoes possible in a few states.

‘I murdered a woman,’ Springfield man tells police; held on 1st-degree murder charge in girlfriend’s killing

Jason C. Chapdelaine pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Holyoke District Court to killing Eileen B. Monaghan and was ordered held at the Franklin County House of Correction, court records show.

Karen Read’s lawyers can’t raise third-party culprit defense during opening statements in murder trial, judge rules

The judge presiding over the murder trial of Karen Read said Tuesday that she won’t permit the defense to tell jurors during opening statements that three other people killed her boyfriend in January 2022 in Canton, though she allowed that elements of the theory could come out during testimony.

Tell us: What advice would you give to somebody who is new to the Boston area?

For an upcoming Globe series, we want to hear insights from those who’ve been there, done that, to those just setting up their grown-up lives in the city.

Sports

celtics

Checking in with Brad Stevens as the Celtics prepare to begin the playoffs

The president of basketball operations spoke about Joe Mazzulla, Jrue Holiday, Jeff Van Gundy, and more.
patriots

24 years ago, the Patriots unknowingly made the most important draft selection in franchise history

In the sixth round, Bill Belichick saw "value" in a quarterback who turned out to be seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady.
boston marathon

A banana suit, a race pioneer, a mother running for a cure: 12 stories you may have missed from Marathon Monday

Each of the 30,000 participants streaming from Hopkinton to Boylston Street has their own story to tell. Here are some you may have missed.
panthers at bruins | 7 p.m. (NESN)

Senators at Bruins: Boston has one final shot to clinch the Atlantic Division title
guardians at red sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 18: Guardians at Red Sox lineups and notes
Boston Marathon

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

Business

Warren, Markey call on Steward hospital landlords to cut or terminate lease payments

In a letter, the US senators from Massachusetts pressed for concessions on the hospitals' multimillion-dollar leases to “make it financially feasible for new operators” to run them.

Tell us: What advice would you give to somebody who is new to the Boston area?

For an upcoming Globe series, we want to hear insights from those who’ve been there, done that, to those just setting up their grown-up lives in the city.
INFRASTRUCTURE

Thousands navigate more lane changes on the Washington Bridge

Back Bay Hilton hotel sells for $171 million
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
CONNECTIONS

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

MISS CONDUCT

A couple we were friends with is suddenly avoiding us

metro

3 Rhode Island power players just launched a political nonprofit

As Wu moves BPDA power to Boston City Hall, distrust over agency’s history bubbles up

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

sports

High school sports photos: No break in the action

Happy 18th birthday. Ready to run the Boston Marathon?

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

business

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

Retail sales were up in March

US regional banks dramatically step up loans to oil and gas

politics

Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on US aid for Ukraine, allies

Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation moves forward as a proposed regulation

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

Nation

More potential jurors dismissed as Trump’s hush money trial enters second day

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

World

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

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

Physician-assisted suicide is a slippery slope

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

lifestyle

Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban

I’m like a bird. Wait, am I like a bird?

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

food & dining

Recipe: Serve this almond fig torte, chewy like a macaroon, on the Passover table

Recipe: Make breakfast pancakes during Passover with matzo meal and cottage cheese

Recipe: Apricot and peas garnish this slow-cooked lamb tagine for the Passover Seder or any spring occasion

travel

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 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

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

New film festival aims to put New Bedford on the global artistic stage

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

Television

On CBS’s ‘Tracker,’ this is him

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

music

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

The Jar aims to double its reach this season

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

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

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

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