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Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from tariffs

The Trump administration said electronics like smartphones and laptops will be excluded from tariffs, a move that could keep prices down for such items.
Mahmoud Khalil ruling tests Trump deportation tactic of sending detainees to Louisiana

Trump is revoking student visas. How many foreign students are there in New England?

More than 78,000 international students hold visas in Massachusetts, the third highest in the US.

Trump administration is ordered to unfreeze funding in dispute with Maine

Tufts student says she was ‘in pain and very scared’ in ICE detention, suffered 4 asthma attacks with little treatment

Russian scientist detained by ICE warns of shift in US policy: ‘This is not the kind of America I used to know’

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Over 5 inches of snow reported in parts of Mass. Boston to see on-and-off rain this weekend.

Boston and the rest of Southern New England will see the rainy weather end in the afternoon, with mostly cloudy skies but still chilly with temperatures only reaching the 40s.

The Trump administration is paying close attention to Boston. Why?

In the past, cities like San Francisco and Chicago have attracted the ire of conservatives for their liberal policies; yet Boston tended to fly under the radar. Until now.

As Trump’s tariffs hit imported goods, I tried buying only American-made products. Here’s how it went.
Poring over labels at Stop & Shop, Famous Footwear, and Etsy highlighted the ubiquity of the global supply chain — and the perils of imported goods becoming pawns in President Trump’s trade war.

Globe Magazine

The return of the college conservative: ‘It’s never been a better time to be a Republican on this campus’

Young conservatives are back on campus – and they won’t let you forget it.

Amid crackdown on elite universities, Cambridge protesters to urge Harvard not to concede to Trump demands

Cambridge officials, residents, and members of the Harvard community are expected to brave the cold and rain Saturday for a noon rally on the Cambridge Common calling on Harvard leadership to push back on new efforts by the Trump administration.
Harvard professors sue Trump over threat to $9 billion in funds

Corruption case that rocked Massachusetts State Police is set for trial

Troopers were accused of rigging commercial driver’s license tests in exchange for gifts, and the case is about to unfold in federal court.

‘Battle Road’ towns, including Lexington and Concord, are getting ready for a huge 250th celebration

Thousands of people are expected to turn out on April 19 as Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, and Arlington commemorate their place in history and celebrate a notable milestone.
Unpacking the legacy of William Dawes, the other midnight rider

A guide to celebrating 250th anniversary of key Mass. events that fueled American Revolution

YVONNE ABRAHAM

With Trump and climate change, denial is a hell of a drug

The Trump administration is fighting a war against science, and research on climate change is a top target.

R.I. Supreme Court rules congregation can be evicted from Newport’s Touro Synagogue, the nation’s oldest synagogue

The court ruled a New York congregation can evict Congregation Jeshuat Israel, which has worshipped at Touro Synagogue for more than a century

An emboldened antiabortion faction wants women who have abortions to face criminal charges
Mainstream antiabortion groups have largely shied away from legislation that would punish women for having abortions, but abortion abolitionists believe abortion should be considered homicide and punished with the full force of the law.

One dead, one injured in Wareham house fire

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Alex Hassan’s major league career may have been only three games, but now he’s a rising star in the Twins’ front office

Hassan's latest promotion came in January when he was named assistant general manager under Jeremy Zoll.
Five errors and a Red Sox loss
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

As NFL Draft chatter heats up, some star veterans are squabbling over their contracts

The Steelers' T.J. Watt, apparently wanting a raise, is among this unhappy group.

A Cape Cod lawmaker is trying to bring happy hour back to Massachusetts

State Senator Julian Cyr earlier this year filed his third attempt to overturn Massachusetts’ more than 40-year-old ban on happy hour drink specials meant to lure in customers.
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

BPDA board OK’s project that will revive Great Scott, much-loved Allston music venue
A new zoning district surrounding the Roslindale Village MBTA Commuter Rail station and housing projects in five neighborhoods also got the go-ahead.

BU’s Cole Hutson wins national rookie of the year on eve of Terriers’ shot at sixth men’s hockey championship
Playing alongside brother Quinn and in the position vacated by brother Lane, Cole leads all college defensemen with 1.24 points per game this season.

‘I’m very appalled’: In wake of her guilty plea, constituents express disgust, sadness at Tania Fernandes Anderson
The city councilor's constituents are grappling with a range of emotions after she pled guilty to federal corruption charges.

Tragic New York City helicopter crash hits home in Barcelona where victims were well-known

Condolences were pouring in Friday for the Barcelona family that perished in a helicopter accident an ocean away.

‘Now that I am smarter, I would’ve cheered at that acquittal.’ Karen Read likens her case to O.J. Simpson’s in interview.

“I’m not saying I believe O.J. was innocent, but I believe that it was not a completely above-board investigation," she said.

RFK Jr. wants to target chronic disease in US tribes. A key program to do that was gutted.

A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities has been gutted in the federal health layoffs

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Spotlight follow-up

Prosecutors toss major trafficking case after New Bedford police accused of misconduct with informant

The dismissal stems from a Globe investigation that exposed the troubling ties between a detective and an informant.

From the Globe Magazine archive
A math problem stumped experts for 50 years. A grad student from Maine solved it in days.
“That’s ridiculous,” Lisa Piccirillo thought when she first learned about the Conway knot problem. “We should be able to do that.”

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.

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

Between bylines and banter, a romance unfolds

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

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

‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ plus more TV shows and movies to stream this weekend

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

LETTERS

Trump doesn’t let up in his attacks on universities

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

After SCOTUS ruling, new battle begins in Trump’s war on Venezuelan immigrants

Carine Hajjar

Who is the Republican who wants to unseat Maura Healey?

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Tariffs are dumb . . . right?

JOAN VENNOCHI, ALAN WIRZBICKI, AND CARINE HAJJAR

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

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Amid crackdown on elite universities, Cambridge protesters to urge Harvard not to concede to Trump demands

Cambridge officials, residents, and members of the Harvard community are expected to brave the cold and rain Saturday for a noon rally on the Cambridge Common calling on Harvard leadership to push back on new efforts by the Trump administration.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

Over 5 inches of snow reported in parts of Mass. Boston to see on-and-off rain this weekend.

Boston and the rest of Southern New England will see the rainy weather end in the afternoon, with mostly cloudy skies but still chilly with temperatures only reaching the 40s.

Trump administration is ordered to unfreeze funding in dispute with Maine

A US District Court judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze aid to Maine, in an ongoing dispute over whether the state was complying with Title IX, the law that bans discrimination in education based on sex.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

With Trump and climate change, denial is a hell of a drug

The Trump administration is fighting a war against science, and research on climate change is a top target.

Sports

red sox at white sox | 4:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 16 preview: After getting blown out by White Sox in opener, Red Sox look to bounce back

Chicago out-hit Boston 12-7 en route to an 11-1 victory in Friday’s series opener.
Chad Finn | Sports Media

NBC Sports Boston’s Drew Carter had an idea at the Celtics’ parade — and he’s running with it

The Celtics’ play-by-play man is running the Boston Marathon to benefit the Shamrock Foundation.
Christopher L. Gasper

In search for a more just overtime, NFL’s new regular-season format invites the absolute worst: ties

This OT format hews closer to the postseason one, providing both teams with the promise of a possession.
Tara Sullivan

The WNBA is bigger than it has ever been, but this is no time to get complacent

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

NBA coaches fired on playoff-bound teams is a discouraging sign for the profession

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

Bruins’ formidable task of improvements in the offseason begins with acquiring an elite center

Business

News Analysis

Trump showed his pain point in his standoff with China

Among Chinese, a consensus among Beijing’s critics and its supporters is that the endgame may come down to which leader will be able to make his people endure misery in the name of the national interest.

Harvard professors sue Trump over threat to $9 billion in funds

Harvard University’s professors sued the Trump administration on Friday over its threat to scrutinize billions of dollars of federal funding.

Democrats dislike the ‘chaos’ of Trump’s trade war but are OK with some tariffs

The bees are disappearing again

magazine
College in 2025

The return of the college conservative: ‘It’s never been a better time to be a Republican on this campus’

College in 2025

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

college in 2025

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

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We shared a few laughs that helped break the ice right away’

metro

Corruption case that rocked Massachusetts State Police is set for trial

‘Battle Road’ towns, including Lexington and Concord, are getting ready for a huge 250th celebration

A guide to celebrating 250th anniversary of key Mass. events that fueled American Revolution

sports

Trump administration is ordered to unfreeze funding in dispute with Maine

As NFL Draft chatter heats up, some star veterans are squabbling over their contracts

Alex Hassan’s major league career may have been only three games, but now he’s a rising star in the Twins’ front office

business

Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from tariffs

Expect more fake eggs made of colored marshmallows or even potatoes on this year’s Easter spread

US stocks jump and the bond market swings to cap Wall Street’s chaotic and historic week

politics

An emboldened antiabortion faction wants women who have abortions to face criminal charges

Trump showed his pain point in his standoff with China

Immigration judge rules that Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported. Here’s how Friday unfolded.

Nation

Democrats dislike the ‘chaos’ of Trump’s trade war but are OK with some tariffs

The bees are disappearing again

What to know about activist Mahmoud Khalil and his attorneys’ plan to appeal his deportation ruling

World

A deadly earthquake rocks a pillar of a Buddhist nation: its monks

Vultures are among the least loved animals. African conservationists are trying to change that.

50 years later, Vietnam’s battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists

opinion

Jarren Duran’s story of mental health crisis resonates

Oui, je regrette giving away that rice cooker

After SCOTUS ruling, new battle begins in Trump’s war on Venezuelan immigrants

lifestyle

We’re twins, but not the same in our dating lives

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

I have a crush on a fellow teacher

food & dining

Expect more fake eggs made of colored marshmallows or even potatoes on this year’s Easter spread

A Cape Cod lawmaker is trying to bring happy hour back to Massachusetts

Nine, with a well-known restaurateur and a pedigreed chef, will replace No. 9 Park this spring

travel

Death by poutine? Nah, but we came close. Here’s the skinny on Quebec’s favorite comfort food.

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

A brief (possibly accurate) poutine origin story

Arts

BPL receives major donation of Yousuf Karsh photographs

MFA announces longtime curator Pierre Terjanian as new leader

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

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

‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ plus more TV shows and movies to stream this weekend

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

Television

‘North of North’ invites you to travel, well, pretty far north

‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ plus more TV shows and movies to stream this weekend

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

music

Record Store Day comes to Boston

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

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

‘Paradigm shift’: FDA plans to phase out animal testing in drugs

Is Wall Street and Washington, D.C., tumult getting to you? Here are 8 ways to reduce your stress.

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

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