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Supreme Court says Trump administration must work to bring back mistakenly deported Maryland man

The court acted in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who had a court order preventing his deportation to his native country over fears he would face persecution from local gangs.

Judge allows requirement that everyone in the US illegally must register to move forward

AG Campbell joins 16 others in legal challenge to Trump’s education cuts, ‘reckless policies’

Local Democrats say Mass. delegation has ‘utterly failed to meet the moment’ against Trump, push to oust Schumer

More than 30 Democratic town committees across Massachusetts signed onto a letter urging the state's members of Congress to fight harder against President Trump.

Forecast | Ken Mahan
Cool and messy weather expected over the next three days
Boston will see rain showers during Friday's morning commute, while higher elevations and Northern New England could wake up to a coating of snow.

La Niña is over, but what does that mean for New England weather?

Emmy award-winning actress Ayo Edebiri visits Boston Latin School
Mayor Michelle Wu announced April 10 "Ayo Edebiri Day".

MFA announces longtime curator Pierre Terjanian as new leader

Terjanian, who worked with some of the country’s most renowned museum collections before becoming chief of curatorial affairs and conservation at the MFA, will lead the museum.
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

‘Tumult and uncertainty’: Massport gets ready for potential slowdown at shipping terminals, Logan Airport

The Trump administration’s ever-changing global trade proposals could threaten cargo that arrives via jets or container ships and possibly alienate many travelers.

NYC sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6, including family of Spanish tourists

The victims included Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and three children, in addition to the pilot, a person briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press.

7 more student visas revoked at Harvard, bringing the tally to 12 at the Ivy League school

“We are not aware of the details of the revocations or the reasons for them, but we understand these actions continue to take place at other institutions across the country," Harvard said in a post Thursday.

Dover doctor convicted of voluntary manslaughter for strangling his wife in 2020, but jury clears him of murder

The verdict means the former urology chief at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center avoids a life sentence for killing Kathleen McLean.

A ‘prolific child predator:’ Mass. man caught trying to meet teen girl was grooming dozens of minors, R.I. prosecutors say

Robert Consorti, 51, was ordered held without bail in Providence on Wednesday.

Former Rockport High soccer coach arrested for sending sexually explicit messages to minors

Jason Rutkauskas, 46, of Gloucester, allegedly sent sexually explicit messages to multiple underage boys, many of whom were former players, records show.

Malden man indicted in 2009 cold case slaying of Charline Rosemond in Somerville
Sixteen years after 23-year-old Charline Rosemond was shot dead in her father’s car in Somerville, a Malden man has been charged with her murder, authorities announced Thursday.

Former R.I. high school basketball coach told police teens weren’t naked during his ‘fat tests’

Prosecutors showed jurors a 2021 video interview with Aaron Thomas, who is on trial for second-degree child molestation and sexual assault.
Alex Speier | Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3 (10 inn.)

Called to deliver in a big moment, Trevor Story was happy to do his small part

Story's first walkoff hit for the Red Sox was well worth savoring in a 10-inning 4-3 victory over the Blue Jays.
Trevor Story delivers with bases loaded in 10th to help Red Sox avoid four-game sweep by Blue Jays
Blackhawks 5, Bruins 2

Former Bruins do damage as Blackhawks score three goals on three straight shifts in 93 seconds in third period

Ryan Donato and Tyler Bertuzzi scored in the onslaught and Nick Foligno added an empty-netter.

To escape the grind, young people turn to ‘mini-retirements’

These breaks can take on many forms: taking extra time after being laid off to consider other paths, asking for unpaid leave, or building in a long stretch after voluntarily leaving a job.
Spotlight

Explore the project: Snitch City

In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants.
Listen to the Snitch City podcast

More recent News

‘We just won’t be able to save everyone’: Legislators weigh Healey budget as threats from D.C. loom
Washington is either threatening or actively seeking to withdraw hundreds of millions of dollars for Massachusetts health and social service programs.

Sixteen jurors now seated for Karen Read trial, selection process continues Monday
Twelve jurors will decide the case, with the rest serving as alternates.

In honor of 250th anniversary, Commonwealth Museum to hold special Patriot’s Day weekend hours
The museum, normally closed on weekends, will allow visitors to experience its special Revolutionary War exhibit over Patriot's Day weekend.

Lowell man identified as victim whose body was pulled from Merrimack River
Leon Langlais, 71, was pulled unresponsive near the Haverhill area of river on April 3, officials said Thursday.

Boston police turn over 500,000 pages of messages investigators exchanged about accused rapist Matthew Nilo
Prosecutors allege that Nilo committed multiple sexual assaults in Boston in 2007 and 2008.

Inside the dog bite case shaking up a Maine county
The complaint fits into broader concerns about Franklin County’s workplace culture, which one commissioner called “the elephant in the room.”

Recommended reads

After a suicide, running helped a Framingham mother and son cope. This will be their first Boston Marathon together.

Lisa Burgess and her son Ben, 24, have relied on long-distance running for nearly a decade to process their grief and find hope.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Trump backed down on tariffs, but not before scorching investors and damaging the economy
The country faces inflation, less trust in its financial markets, and a long trade fight with China.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Massachusetts welcomed migrant families with open arms. But is the state prepared to teach their children?
The state’s population of English learners has grown 25 percent since 2019, a dramatic uptick fueled by the large number of migrants arriving here in the last several years.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Welcome to Montréal, circus capital of the world, where clowns are sexy and performances are larger-than-life
This summer, North America’s largest circus festival fills Montreal with an artform like nothing you’ve seen before.

Culture & Lifestyle

In ‘Shucked,’ an impressive rate of puns per minute

Welcome to Montréal, circus capital of the world, where clowns are sexy and performances are larger-than-life

Green Monster brews and real-life romance: Jimmy Fallon, Peter Farrelly, and more talk 20 years of ‘Fever Pitch’

‘Hacks’ is back, and asking big questions about what happens to a dream achieved

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best

Our ultimate guide to more than 200 winners for Boston's best food, drinks, and fun things to do.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

JOAN VENNOCHI, ALAN WIRZBICKI, AND CARINE HAJJAR

Can a Baker Republican still win? Three writers on the Mass. governor’s race.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Coney Barrett offers a glimmer of hope in fight against Trump polices

EDITORIAL

Justice denied in a Boston courtroom and ICE is to blame

IDEAS | MG Prezioso

Teachers are using AI to make literature easier for students to read. This is a terrible idea.

RENÉE GRAHAM

Yes, even small victories against a tyrannical Trump matter

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Atholl Highlanders, a private army from Scotland, to march in Mass. State House Day Parade

Renowned as Britain’s only private army — the regiment based at Blaine Castle Scotland since 1777cq — the kilted group is staying with families in Athol, its namesake town in north Central Massachusetts.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

Cool and messy weather expected over the next three days

Boston will see rain showers during Friday's morning commute, while higher elevations and Northern New England could wake up to a coating of snow.

AG Campbell joins 16 others in legal challenge to Trump’s education cuts, ‘reckless policies’

The federal lawsuit filed Thursday challenges the US Department of Education’s termination of grants that provide hundreds of millions of dollars to pay for programs and resources for the most vulnerable students.

In honor of 250th anniversary, Commonwealth Museum to hold special Patriot’s Day weekend hours

The museum, normally closed on weekends, will allow visitors to experience its special Revolutionary War exhibit over Patriot's Day weekend.

Sports

Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3 (10 inn.)

Trevor Story delivers with bases loaded in 10th to help Red Sox avoid four-game sweep by Blue Jays

Story's bases-loaded groundout scored pinch-runner David Hamilton in the 10th of a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Frozen Four | Western Michigan 3, Denver 2 (2 OT)

Western Michigan defeats Denver in double OT to reach final; late start for BU-Penn State game

Denver, which has won a tournament-leading 10 titles and two in the previous three years, failed in its bid to become the NCAA’s ninth team to repeat as champions, and first since Minnesota-Duluth in 2018 and 2019
HIGH SCHOOLS

11 high school sports takeaways from Thursday, including coaching changes, a new mega conference and an MIAA meeting

There was a plethora of coaching news, a new mega-conference in Central Mass., and an MIAA Tournament Management Committee meeting to recap, plus all of Thursday's on-field action.
NEWTON NORTH 7, NATICK 6 (OT)

With program legend Bussy Adam back as coach for the day, Newton North boys’ lacrosse wins thriller in OT

On Baseball

Called to deliver in a big moment, Trevor Story was happy to do his small part

Blackhawks 5, Bruins 2

Former Bruins do damage as Blackhawks score three goals on three straight shifts in 93 seconds in third period

Business

US and China headed for ‘monumental’ split, putting world economy on edge

Amid an ongoing tariff war between the two superpowers, it is not clear who will blink first, or if the two sides can find common ground.
TALKING POINTS

Newsmax made defamatory statements about Dominion, judge says

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

US stocks dive as euphoria on Wall Street reverts to fear about US-China trade war

RFK Jr. says HHS will determine the cause of autism by September

magazine
College in 2025

The reason dozens of Mass. colleges could close within a decade (hint: it’s not Trump)

College in 2025

College decision time is always stressful for students. Trump is making it a lot worse.

college in 2025

Trump bump: At least one Canadian university is already seeing surging interest from US students

LOVE LETTERS

Men think I’m coming on to them, but I’m just being friendly

metro

7 more student visas revoked at Harvard, bringing the tally to 12 at the Ivy League school

Malden man indicted in 2009 cold case slaying of Charline Rosemond in Somerville

Lowell man identified as victim whose body was pulled from Merrimack River

sports

Former Bruin Brad Marchand scores his first goal with the Panthers

Justin Rose shoots 7-under 65 for three-shot lead after first round of the Masters

Woburn’s Riley Duran pleasantly caught off guard by call-up to the Bruins

business

Where things stand for Trump in global tariff battle

Ivy League faces GOP inquiry into potential price fixing

Amazon turned drivers into first responders in Europe experiment

politics

Supreme Court tells Trump administration to facilitate return of mistakenly deported man. See a recap of Thursday.

Supreme Court says Trump administration must work to bring back mistakenly deported Maryland man

US and China headed for ‘monumental’ split, putting world economy on edge

Nation

NYC sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6, including family of Spanish tourists

The wing tip of an American Airlines plane strikes another aircraft at a DC airport

Michelle Obama addresses public absences that gave rise to divorce rumors

World

Russia frees American Ksenia Karelina in prisoner swap amid diplomatic talks

Search ends for victims in Dominican Republic collapse that killed 221

US ambassador to Ukraine steps down amid strained ties under Trump

opinion

Ultimate question: Is Iran a nation-state or a terror state?

Woods Hole community feels weight of Trump’s heavy hand

Resisting Trump: The revival of tax protest

lifestyle

LeBron James becomes first professional male athlete to have likeness depicted in a Ken doll

I have a crush on a fellow teacher

Between bylines and banter, a romance unfolds

food & dining

In North End, Chinatown and Latino neighborhoods, will Trump’s tariffs drive up restaurant prices?

The South End’s Kaia offers fresh takes on Aegean classics

Park Bagelry brings a new brand of bagel to Allston; El Barco takes over at Summer Shack

travel

Family origins, an around the world cruise, and travel-sized skincare

A brief (possibly accurate) poutine origin story

Dame Sarah Connolly on advocating for the arts, arriving early, and playing with the BPO

Arts

The Museum of American Finance, coming to the Seaport next summer, tries to put the ‘fun’ in mutual funds

1775 and all that

Practicing what they teach: Faculty work on display at the Photographic Resource Center

Books

Nancy Kricorian’s novels tell the stories of the Armenian diaspora, exiled but always seeking community

Author readings around Boston through April 19

Local bestsellers for the week ended April 6

Movies

M. Night Shyamalan to film ‘supernatural romantic thriller’ in R.I. this summer with Jake Gyllenhaal

‘A Nice Indian Boy’ is an even nicer romantic comedy

‘Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse’ dives into the work of the creator of ‘Maus’

Television

Netflix announces cast for its starry ‘Pride & Prejudice’ miniseries

Live from London, it’s Saturday night! SNL taking sketch comedy across the pond

‘I won’t work on a more important film,’ says Ken Burns about ‘American Revolution’ series

music

John Nelson, conductor who championed Berlioz, dies at 83

American music, Symphony Hall’s 125th anniversary, and the natural world: Inside the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 season

Kylie Minogue radiated good vibes for her second-ever Boston concert

Theater/Dance

In ‘Shucked,’ an impressive rate of puns per minute

Fresh Ink’s ‘Sugar’ offers a modern look at the oldest profession

The Ufot Family Cycle comes away with 18 Elliot Norton Award nominations

Health

‘We just won’t be able to save everyone’: Legislators weigh Healey budget as threats from D.C. loom

Trump says pharmaceutical tariffs coming ‘very shortly’

Commonwealth Care Alliance finds a new owner as CEO steps down

Obituaries

John Nelson, conductor who championed Berlioz, dies at 83

John Peck, underground cartoonist known as The Mad Peck, dies at 82

William Finn, Tony recipient for ‘Falsettos,’ is dead at 73