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Boston Globe - Top Stories

Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Starting Friday, active weather pattern bringing two more storms to New England

12 hours ago

What would make a successful season for Boston Legacy FC in Year 1? -- Players, coaches, league executives, analysts, and fans have different ideas, but the common refrain among stakeholders is that this is the year to build a foundation for the future.

13 minutes ago

Sharks 4, Bruins 2 - Bruins bitten by Sharks, ending home winning streak at 13 games - San Jose won its first game on the road since Jan. 27, while Boston dropped to 4-3-1 since the Olympic break.

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'This was an enormous gift': Kidney donor, husband drove through blizzard to Boston for transplant surgery -- Their dedication stunned even seasoned medical professionals involved in the procedure at Tufts Medical Center.

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Peter Abraham | On baseball -- Here's our latest Red Sox roster projection, with Marcelo Mayer back in the lineup at second base -- Other than second base and a few spots on the bench and in the bullpen, the roster has been largely cemented since the Feb. 9 trade with the Brewers that brought in Caleb Durbin.

13 minutes ago

Oil shock's tentacles grip world economy

13 minutes ago

Congressional Democrats say Trump tariffs will cost US households more than $2,500 this year

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Danvers woman dead, teen arrested, in apparent random attack, DA says -- An 18-year-old senior at Bishop Fenwick High School in Peabody is in custody, prosecutors said Thursday night.

5 hours ago

ROTC students at Old Dominion University subdued and killed shooter who left 1 dead, 2 hurt -- The shooting is being investigated as an act of terrorism, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a social media post.

4 hours ago

Old Dominion shooter convicted of Islamic State ties released from prison just 2 years before attack

5 hours ago

Boston-area synagogues on alert after Michigan attack

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The girl detained by ICE in Marlborough is reunited with family, though she now faces deportation -- Though the girl was returned to her family, she was given an immigration notice to appear, a document that indicates the government will attempt to deport her to her native Brazil.

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'Joy, sunshine, and beauty embodied.' Family remembers Mass. woman killed while hiking in Utah. -- Natalie Graves was among three people murdered in rural Utah last week in what authorities described as a random killing spree.

6 hours ago

Foxborough Select Board, finally satisfied, unanimously approves World Cup security funding deal

8 hours ago

Baystate Health doctor put on probation after exposing himself in office

20 hours ago

Officials condemn ICE's actions at violent Vermont protest, while advocates question state's role -- Many called for investigations into the chaotic event, though they did not agree on who should do the investigating, or even who should be investigated.

7 hours ago

YVONNE ABRAHAM -- Just six days of war in Iran cost us $11.3 billion. 'What the [expletive] is wrong with us?' -- For perspective, the city of Boston's entire operating budget was $4.6 billion for 2025. A few days' worth of Iran spending could cover it.

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JENEÉ OSTERHELDT -- My Uber ride to work dropped me off a mile away. My driver insisted his app was telling the truth. -- We are cultivating a culture of people who worship in the church of ChatGPT, the GPS, and whatever made-up thing they saw on social media, even if you put a verified truth in front of them.

6 hours ago

What happens when a lawyer, charged with a crime, represents himself? -- People are allowed to represent themselves in any legal proceeding, but it's a risk that few are willing to take.

12 hours ago

IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD - The war in Iran is not an act of self-defense - The United States and Israel are twisting international law.

1 hour ago

EDITORIAL -- March Madness vs. the growing dangers of in-play betting

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Ola Ozernov-Palchik -- Will AI solve America's reading crisis or make it worse?

1 hour ago

Alex Beam -- It's true: Never meet your heroes

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IDEAS | JUSTIN TALBOT ZORN -- We need leaders who can do the vision thing

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In a rare bipartisan win, Warren-backed housing bill passes the Senate, but faces a murky future -- Elizabeth Warren helped shepherd a major bipartisan housing bill package to passage in the Senate. With House GOP support tentative, the road ahead is uncertain.

9 hours ago

Rare printings of Declaration of Independence on display for first time in Boston Public Library exhibition -- The exhibition invites visitors to step into a moment when American independence, and the nation itself, was still taking shape, the release said.

12 hours ago

AG Campbell sues to stop Trump administration demand for race data -- The Department of Education set a deadline of March 18 for schools to submit student data disaggregated by race and sex.

8 hours ago

North Andover officer awaiting assault trial can initiate visitations with son she hasn't seen since June -- Kelsey Fitzsimmons is facing a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon at a trial scheduled to start March 23.

6 hours ago

Two men plead guilty for 2022 murder behind Lynn English High School -- The men were charged for the death of Brian Gomez, 20, of Salem, on April 10, 2022.

5 hours ago

Man slashed with knife outside South Boston bar after fight over pool table, police say -- The brawl happened Friday night at Tom English's Cottage.

10 hours ago

Quiz: What has more sugar? A Dunkin' drink, or nine donuts? Sharpen your sweet tooth and test your knowledge.

6 hours ago

Nutritionists respond as RFK Jr. challenges Dunkin's sugar content

20 hours ago

The killing that sent shockwaves through small-town Maine: 'Everyone's life has been ruined here' -- One evening last July, Sunny Stewart set out on a quiet pond and never returned. Two weeks later, a teen was charged with her murder.

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Nantucket neighbors to hire a monitor — sorry, a docent — to patrol popular tourist spot -- "It's just such a divisive, high-energy sapping thing," said one resident. "People are starting to come apart at the seams."

6 hours ago

Could a merger between GBH and WBUR save the public media giants? One of the stations is open to exploring the idea. -- Public broadcasters across the country have so far weathered $1.1 billion in federal cuts. But public media executives fear the relief is temporary.

11 hours ago

It's now easier than ever to search the Globe recipe archive

14 days ago

Five years after leaving Boston, Anjimile is still one of folk's finest storytellers

1 day ago

Joey McIntyre talks Boston Legacy FC halftime show, NKOTB's Gillette Stadium debut, and more

23 hours ago

'You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!' is on a small stage, but it has big ideas

3 days ago

Boston Globe Spotlight Team - Nearly 250 patients at top Mass. hospitals say they were abused by a renowned doctor. Why wasn't he stopped sooner? A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state's medical establishment missed key warning signs.

2 months ago

Why Trump and the MAGA movement turned against Harvard -- Over a decade of political and cultural upheaval, America's most powerful university grew vulnerable to attack. There were warning signs.

2 months ago

Why the middle class is disappearing in Massachusetts -- The middle class in Massachusetts is being hollowed out. Driving the squeeze is a stratospheric rise in inequality.

2 months ago

Water is coming for the Seaport; the whole city will be poorer for it. -- Buildings in the Seaport fund one-tenth of Boston's property-tax base. Flood waters and sea level rise will soon put that at risk.

15 days ago

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- One thing voters agree on: They don't like the Supreme Court

1 hour ago

Jill Abramson -- Do we really need two public radio stations in Boston?

12 hours ago

JOAN VENNOCHI -- The very 'unBoston' firing of BSO music director Andris Nelsons

1 day ago

EDITORIAL -- A deal in Foxborough eases worries, but Mass. World Cup preparations still lag

1 day ago

IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

3 months ago

Dan Shaughnessy -- Starting a sports team in Boston isn't easy. What makes Boston Legacy FC believe it has what it takes, and other thoughts. -- The broken dreams of New England sports start-ups that failed are easily found in bankruptcy filings and faded newspaper clips from the past 100 years.

22 minutes ago

THUNDER 104, CELTICS 102 -- In a back-and-forth battle between the last two NBA champs, Thunder beat Celtics in final second

22 minutes ago

CELTICS NOTEBOOK -- Payton Pritchard has nothing but respect for Bam Adebayo's historic night

7 hours ago

NBA -- Heat celebrate Bam Adebayo with $83 jerseys, 83-cent food specials, and more. His encore game: 21 points

22 minutes ago

Spring Travel -- I went to Scotland to find family history, Highland culture — and a wee dram of whisky

23 hours ago

LOVE LETTERS -- While I was on vacation, my girlfriend decided to break up with me out of the blue

1 day ago

SPRING TRAVEL -- My mom missed her chance to see Elvis. On a whirlwind Memphis trip, we did the next best thing.

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THE BIG DAY -- She shoveled her car out of 2 feet of snow on her wedding day

2 days ago

Roxbury seniors step it up with Alvin Ailey dance troupe

7 hours ago

R.I. Senate unveils plan to create URI medical school — starting with $5 million

14 hours ago

Carjacking led to fatal police shooting in Roxbury, authorities say

11 hours ago

Red Sox sign lefthander Danny Coulombe to one-year deal, filling need in bullpen

22 minutes ago

It's been a rapid ascent for Marshfield native Ryan Warsofsky from Curry College to Sharks head coach

22 minutes ago

R.I. Senate debates tax exemptions for data centers

10 hours ago

Zealand Pharma CEO says drugmaker will open a Boston research hub

11 hours ago

Dean Kamen resigns from nonprofit FIRST after Epstein review finds 'no evidence of misconduct' but 'errors in judgment'

13 hours ago

US hits Iran with intense strikes as Iranian air campaign drives oil prices higher. Follow live updates.

5 hours ago

Trump threatens Iran following new wave of attacks on Gulf states and Israel

3 hours ago

Investigators work to determine exact reason for attack at Michigan synagogue

4 hours ago

Utah judge in Charlie Kirk killing case weighs media access

5 hours ago

New Iranian leader vows to keep global oil gateway blocked

10 hours ago

'Our people are tired': Lebanese are ground down by war

11 hours ago

How Russia's scorched-earth attacks put Ukraine's power grid near collapse

6 hours ago

Trump wants the Kurds to wage war in Iran. They should beware.

1 hour ago

Speaker Mariano: Auditor's push is pure politics

2 hours ago

Teaching the facts of Jan. 6 should be every state's assignment

2 hours ago

How Boston mothers are turning burnout into political action

3 hours ago

I've had partners, but how do I make friends?

14 hours ago

Celebrity chef René Redzepi resigns from iconic Danish restaurant Noma after abuse allegations

14 hours ago

Willie's opens on Beacon Hill; Roger's Fish Co. lands at Logan

14 hours ago

Middle Eastern food is fast and authentic at Naya restaurants

16 hours ago

Newport's landmark Hotel Viking is about to see a culinary revival

23 hours ago

'When you're a Masshole at heart, that never changes.' Matt Doyle on the Swiss Alps, Block Island, and patience.

14 hours ago

Get cash back if you book a vacation package to Jamaica and it rains

19 hours ago

Frontier Airlines melts a stroller and won't pay for a replacement

20 hours ago

Letters from a dark past revisited in a darkening present

1 day ago

A Whitney Biennial for the forlorn

6 days ago

Big shoes, goofy costumes, and a lot of makeup: Professional clowns gather in Boston for annual convention

6 days ago

Judy Blume's books helped us survive childhood. A new book introduces us to hers.

16 hours ago

Joshua Bennett's new book sings an ode to the America that was, is, and will be

17 hours ago

A serialized novel from a Japanese literary superstar (mostly) satisfies

1 day ago

'One Piece,' 'Zootopia 2,' plus more new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

3 hours ago

In a world gone mad, my fictional friends offer solace

16 hours ago

The BUFF is back! Five days of gory mayhem at the Boston Underground Film Festival.

18 hours ago

Conan O'Brien shares powerful message on the hardships of immigration in pre-Oscar appearance on 'Kimmel'

19 hours ago

Watch the trailer: 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' is part of the new Pfeifferisance

1 day ago

'We're not gonna give up music and be silent': Afghan composer protests Taliban law with solidarity concert

14 hours ago

Morrissey calls off concert in Spain after local festivities deprived him of sleep

18 hours ago

Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess has a new duet partner. It's AI.

18 hours ago

Barmakian shines in Greater Boston Stage Company's 'Wait Until Dark'

13 hours ago

Emotional and musical fireworks abound in 'Stereophonic,' as creativity meets volatility

1 day ago

'Antiquities' questions what the future of AI might hold for us

2 days ago

A Planned Parenthood clinic, in a pinch, turns to botox

14 hours ago

Why it's easier and cheaper for you to buy GLP-1s

15 hours ago

Health spending surges past state benchmark, again

15 hours ago

Ron Delany, runner who won Olympic glory for Ireland, has died

8 hours ago

John Caldwell, the US 'father of cross-country skiing,' dies at 97

22 hours ago

Angelika Saleh, the Angelika of Angelika Film Center, dies at 90

1 day ago