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Will Campbell stops for a selfie with fans after being selected by the Patriots.

Will Shedeur Sanders go in round 1? Follow more live updates from the NFL Draft.

Keep up with our live updates and analysis, and see exclusive insights from Foxborough and Green Bay, Wis.

With Campbell pick, Patriots addressing glaring need at left tackleFive things to know about new Patriots offensive tackle Will Campbell

Grading the Patriots: Globe staff weighs in on Will Campbell pick

Will Campbell scouting report and highlight reel: Meet the Patriots’ newest offensive lineman

A pro-Russian rally in Yevpatoriya, Crimea, shortly before Crimea was annexed by Russia, in March 2014.

Trump’s Crimea proposal would end a decade of US resistance

President Trump, in his effort to negotiate an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine, is prepared to walk away from more than a decade of US policy by ceding Crimea to Moscow.

Trump says Russia has made a ‘pretty big concession’ by stopping short of seizing Ukraine

What does Harvard’s antisemitism problem really look like?
“It’s definitely a much more normal college experience,” said Charlie Covit, a Harvard sophomore, who raised the alarm about antisemitism at Harvard last year.

Harvard University Alan Garber at last year's commencement.

In Globe interview, Harvard president Alan Garber casts doubt on Trump administration’s motives in antisemitism campaign

“Attacking our research enterprise in the name of attacking antisemitism really gives rise to skepticism about what the goal is here,” Garber said.

Suffolk DA clears ICE agent of contempt, slams Boston judge who ordered investigation

Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden issued a scathing rebuke to the Boston judge who found ICE agent Brian Sullivan in contempt last month.

Mass. Representative Jim McGovern says his daughter died ‘unexpectedly’ in Italy

“Molly will always be the soul of our family," McGovern said in a statement.

Authorities identify mother of four who fell to her death at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation

She was hiking with three of her children and other family members when she fell approximately 50 to 75 feet, police said.

Third day of Karen Read retrial concludes with review of texts between John O’Keefe and defendant. Here’s how it unfolded.
Among those who testified were the general manager of C.F. McCarthy’s, the owner of the Waterfall Bar & Grille, a friend of O’Keefe, and a State Police investigator who was called back to the stand.

Rabbit ticks carrying bacteria that causes life-threatening fever discovered in Maine by UMass Amherst scientists

The discovery was made in a residential backyard in Maine where researchers were collecting rabbit ticks and testing them for pathogens, the university said.

Rümeysa Öztürk must be returned to Vermont, judge rules

Fugitive in 2024 Brockton shootout that left woman shot in chest captured in Taunton

Man charged with killing two men found in woods near Walmart in Salem

Governor Maura Healey has assigned administration and finance secretary Matt Gorzkowicz (center) and labor secretary Lauren Jones (not pictured) to lead a review of the state's unemployment insurance system.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

The state’s unemployment system is a fiscal time bomb. Can Healey defuse it?

The state’s jobless trust fund, paid into by employers, is running out of money. A weakening local economy will only make matters worse.

Soul on Shawmut owners Aadam Abdul-Musawwir and Iman Lamontagne grew up in Roxbury.

QUICK BITE | DEVRA FIRST

Soul on Shawmut: handmade and heartfelt

The restaurant is a tribute to the owners’ Roxbury community.

Commemorative head of an Oba, from the late 16th century, and Mounted Ruler (so-called Horseman) from the 16th century. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff)

Wealthy banking scion who rescinded gift of MFA’s African bronzes is a collector — and maker — of art

Robert Owen Lehman, whose forebear co-founded finance giant Lehman Bros., collected music manuscripts, directed movies, and worked with glass

Opinion

American documentary filmmaker Ken Burns stands for a portrait in the Old North Church on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

PODCAST | SAY MORE

Ken Burns tackles the complexities of the Revolutionary War

The filmmaker talks to editorial page editor James Dao about how his newest project is the most important one he’ll ever make.

IDEAS | Miles Howard

Free Boston

IDEAS | COLUM MCCANN

What Pope Francis knew

JOAN VENNOCHI, CARINE HAJJAR, AND REBECCA SPIESS

As goes AOC, so goes the Democratic Party?

RENÉE GRAHAM

A health and human services secretary who scorns health and humans

Spotlight

Explore the project: Snitch City

In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants.

Listen to the Snitch City podcast

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Mariners 4, Red Sox 3

Red Sox drop series finale to Mariners at Fenway Park

The Sox begin a three-game series against the Guardians Friday night in Cleveland.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Rain on the way to New England for the seventh weekend in a row

A partly sunny day on Friday with clouds building later in the day closer to sunset.

Boston police veteran promoted to department’s second-highest position

Phillip Owens, who began as a patrol officer in Roxbury in 1993 and climbed the ranks to the department’s command staff, was named superintendent-in-chief at a ceremony earlier this month, officials said

These Mass. people say they’re lucky to have seen Pope Francis
Those from Massachusetts who've seen Pope Francis in recent years say they feel blessed.

MIT astronomers discover crumbling planet; may offer insight into earth-like conditions in space

The planet is "crumbling to pieces," shedding the equivalent of Mount Everest’s mass every 30.5-hour orbit and will be completely evaporated in one to two million years, astronomers said.

Brockton Neighborhood Health Center lays off 65 people
The layoffs accounted for about 10 percent of the center’s staff.

From Cape Cod mini golf to family camp, here’s how to have a classic New England summer

Forget your phone and bask in the simple summer pleasures of throwback fun.

The six best amusement parks in New England (and the scariest ride at each)

His wife died of cancer. Who gets to decide whether her parents can visit with his child?
The grandparents want the toddler to know her mother’s side of the family. The father thinks the visits are detrimental to his daughter.

‘The pandemic broke us’: Mass. superintendents see long road to recovery for students
Dozens of Massachusetts superintendents said it will be years before students catch up to pre-COVID levels.

HIGH SCHOOLS
‘Truly heartbreaking’: Maisey O’Donnell, state champion diver for Concord-Carlisle, among students killed in Florida crash
“She was the model that every coach would want for their program,” said Joe Chirico, who has spent 45 years coaching Boston Area Diving.

Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Ben Affleck and Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Wednesday night.

Ben Affleck talks growing up a ‘latchkey kid’ in Boston, roasts Matt Damon on ‘Kimmel’

Will Poulter, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Jacob Elordi in "On Swift Horses."

‘On Swift Horses’ offers parallel journeys for Jacob Elordi and Daisy Edgar-Jones

Portuguese Soldier from the 16th century. The MFA must decide what to do with their The Benin Kingdom collection, which was looted by British troops during an expedition. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (Malcolm Gay) Topic: (Benin)

See historic bronzes displayed in MFA’s prized — and now doomed — Benin Kingdom Gallery

Matthew Macfadyen and Keira Knightley in Joe Wright's 2005 film "Pride & Prejudice."

Five shows to stream to celebrate 20 years of ‘Pride & Prejudice’

Special Projects

Seventh-graders at the Curley School on the first day of school in 1975. (Ulrike Welsch/Globe staff)

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

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

An Ambulance passes Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, LA on August 28, 2024.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

President Trump signed executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Can the Supreme Court solve the problem of nationwide injunctions?

As the sun settled low in the sky, children play at the Elizabeth “Betty” Price Playground in Worcester.

EDITORIAL

$19,961 a year for child care? No wonder parents are struggling.

Karen Read appeared for her trial at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham on Wednesday.

JOAN VENNOCHI

The witness missing from the Karen Read trial is Karen Read

A photo provided by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shows fire damage to the interior of the governor's mansion in Harrisburg, Pa.

JEFF JACOBY

Trump apathy after near-assassination of Gov. Shapiro spoke volumes

Erik Nelson, left, a housing program specialist with the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, talked with citizen delegates during the Deschutes Civic Assembly on Youth Homelessness at Oregon State University in Bend, Ore., on Sept. 15, 2024.

IDEAS | Josh Lerner & Marjan Ehsassi

It’s time for a fourth branch of government

The photos on these banners in a Beirut suburb say a lot about the governance of Lebanon. On the left is the speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri. On the right is Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by an Israeli strike on Sept. 27. Lebanon hasn’t had a president for two years because Hezbollah keeps blocking candidates.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Rabbit ticks carrying bacteria that causes life-threatening fever discovered in Maine by UMass Amherst scientists

The discovery was made in a residential backyard in Maine where researchers were collecting rabbit ticks and testing them for pathogens, the university said.

Firefighters rescue 5-year-old boy stuck in tree in Rehoboth

The boy was stranded 35 feet in the air after climbing a backyard tree and becoming too afraid to climb back down.

Man charged with murdering two in woods in Salem

Jay Blodget, 30, pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and was ordered held without bail during an arraignment in Salem District Court.

In Globe interview, Harvard president Alan Garber casts doubt on Trump administration’s motives in antisemitism campaign

“Attacking our research enterprise in the name of attacking antisemitism really gives rise to skepticism about what the goal is here,” Garber said.

Sports

Will Shedeur Sanders go in round 1? Follow more live updates from the NFL Draft.

Keep up with our live updates and analysis, and see exclusive insights from Foxborough and Green Bay, Wis.

Patriots

Patriots take LSU’s Will Campbell with fourth overall pick in NFL Draft, addressing glaring need at left tackle

In the 6-foot-6-inch, 319-pound Campbell, the Patriots hope they’ve secured their starting left tackle of the future.

Will Campbell was selected by the Patriots at No. 4 on Thursday.

NFL Draft

When do the Patriots pick in the 2025 NFL Draft?

New England owns each of its draft picks except its own sixth-rounder. See when they'll be making selections.

patriots

How does Will Campbell describe his play? ‘Nasty.’ Here’s what he said after the Patriots picked him No. 4.

Patriots first-round pick Will Campbell pays tribute to late Kyren Lacy, his LSU teammate

HIGH SCHOOLS

Eight high school sports takeaways from Thursday, including milestones, walk-offs, and college transfers

Business

TALKING POINTS

Trump Organization fires lawyer as president blasts Harvard work

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

What science says about artificial food dyes amid RFK Jr.’s push to ban them

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, has called the dyes “poison” and long blamed artificial additives for chronic disease and illness in the United States.

Tech diversity nonprofit shutting down after a decade of training people for software careers

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

The state’s unemployment system is a fiscal time bomb. Can Healey defuse it?

magazine

Globe Magazine

These Massachusetts maps show where median home prices have risen (and fallen) the most

A stone house is seen on Lamorna Cove, Cornwall.

Summer Travel

Spy writer John le Carré left clues for traveling in Cornwall, England. We followed the trail.

LOVE LETTERS

My girlfriend’s father helps support her. Should I be concerned?

Perspective

The market for plus-size women’s clothing is booming. Why is shopping still a nightmare?

metro

“The Jews that I know at Harvard are broadly disturbed by the Trump administration’s attacks on our school,” said Maya Bodnick a junior.

What does Harvard’s antisemitism problem really look like?

Authorities identify mother of four who fell to her death at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation

Rain on the way to New England for the seventh weekend in a row

sports

Will Campbell greets NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on stage at the NFL Draft on Thursday in Green Bay, Wis.

Grading the Patriots: Globe staff weighs in on Will Campbell pick

Cam Ward goes first overall to Titans; Jaguars trade with Browns to get Travis Hunter at No. 2

Five things to know about new Patriots offensive tackle Will Campbell

business

A patient picked up a prescription at Brockton Neighborhood Health Center’s pharmacy in 2024.

Brockton Neighborhood Health Center lays off 65 people

Even snacks won’t make consumers feel better about the economy

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is not for sale, says Unilever CEO

politics

Trump’s Crimea proposal would end a decade of US resistance

Trump tariffs have Democrats seeing an outside chance in this red state

Court loses come fast and furious in lawsuits over Trump’s policies. Here’s how it unfolded.

Nation

Adriana Zandri hugged defendant Patrick Crusius during a plea hearing in El Paso, Texas.

He murdered their loved ones. Their response: Forgiveness — and a hug.

Mass. reports 579 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2 deaths in a week. See the latest data from Mass.

Illinois man gets life sentence after admitting to deadly shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade

World

Armed supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebels in Sanaa, Yemen.

Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks

Overlooked letter rewrites history of Shakespeare’s bad marriage

Russia pummels Kyiv, prompting rare rebuke from Trump

opinion

Two coastal resilience projects in Boston — the redesign of Moakley Park in South Boston and Tenean Beach in Dorchester (above) — are among those affected by the Trump administration’s cancellation of a disaster preparedness grant program.

Pay now to boost coastal resilience or pay more later

What Pope Francis knew

The millionaires tax: A cautionary tale for RI

lifestyle

He’s single. Finally. Now what?

Penguins to return to Providence zoo for the first time in over a decade

In an uncertain world, they chose each other

food & dining

Soul on Shawmut: handmade and heartfelt

Sure-bet recipes to approximate 2025’s Kentucky Derby menu

Marky’s Caviar comes to Brookline; Gary’s Pizza opens in the South End

travel

Kutter Crawford and Alexandra Taranto on a recent trip to Grand Cayman.

Red Sox pitcher Kutter Crawford on Boston weather, Matthew McConaughey, and always bringing a backpack

‘Blair Witch’ star ousted from Maine town board over road dispute

National charges renter $1,357 two months after returning a car

Arts

Mr. Connelly, at his show “Chuck Connelly: Selected Works 1977-2008” at the DFN Gallery in Manhattan in 2008.

Chuck Connelly, combative neo-expressionist artist, dies at 70

A citywide showing of major contemporary art aims to unseat Boston’s bronze statue ideal

The achingly human art of Michelle Obama’s portraitist

Books

Aimee Semple McPherson was ‘the Elvis of Pentecostalism,’ so why isn’t she better known today?

Book publishers see surging interest in the US Constitution and print new editions

Author readings around Boston through May 3

Movies

‘On Swift Horses’ offers parallel journeys for Jacob Elordi and Daisy Edgar-Jones

In ‘The Accountant 2,’ Ben Affleck crunches more than numbers

‘The Legend of Ochi’: When lore becomes a bore

Television

Ayo Edebiri attends CinemaCon 2025 on April 2 in Las Vegas.

Ayo Edebiri’s dad once gave Leslie Jones an Uber ride in Boston

Ben Affleck talks growing up a ‘latchkey kid’ in Boston, roasts Matt Damon on ‘Kimmel’

Eva Longoria follows up ‘Searching for Mexico’ with a trip to Spain

music

Somerville singer-songwriter Ezra Furman helps kick off The Town and The City Festival on Thursday at Taffeta.

Music and comedy pop up across Lowell for The Town and The City

An old favorite and an oddity from the BSO

The Linda Lindas grow beyond viral fame to headline their own tour

Theater/Dance

Loretta Greco, artistic director at The Huntington.

The Huntington announces 2025-2026 season

In ‘The Spitfire Grill,’ character comes first in a story about a troubled young woman

‘It’s just that stand-up is the thing I love’: Paul Reiser on returning to his roots

Health

Brockton Neighborhood Health Center lays off 65 people

New England Journal of Medicine swept up in US attorney inquiry into alleged bias

Amid Trump’s crackdown, Harvard Medical School braces for layoffs, cuts, and broad changes

Obituaries

Defensive tackle Steve McMichael (76) teamed with nine-time Pro Bowl linebacker Mike Singletary (50) and defensive end Richard Dent to form the dominant 46-defense that brought a Super Bowl title to Chicago.

Will Shedeur Sanders go in round 1? Follow more live updates from the NFL Draft.

Grading the Patriots: Globe staff weighs in on Will Campbell pick

Will Campbell scouting report and highlight reel: Meet the Patriots’ newest offensive lineman

Trump’s Crimea proposal would end a decade of US resistance

What does Harvard’s antisemitism problem really look like?“It’s definitely a much more normal college experience,” said Charlie Covit, a Harvard sophomore, who raised the alarm about antisemitism at Harvard last year.

In Globe interview, Harvard president Alan Garber casts doubt on Trump administration’s motives in antisemitism campaign

Suffolk DA clears ICE agent of contempt, slams Boston judge who ordered investigation

Mass. Representative Jim McGovern says his daughter died ‘unexpectedly’ in Italy

Authorities identify mother of four who fell to her death at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation

Rabbit ticks carrying bacteria that causes life-threatening fever discovered in Maine by UMass Amherst scientists

Rümeysa Öztürk must be returned to Vermont, judge rules

Fugitive in 2024 Brockton shootout that left woman shot in chest captured in Taunton

Man charged with killing two men found in woods near Walmart in Salem

The state’s unemployment system is a fiscal time bomb. Can Healey defuse it?

Soul on Shawmut: handmade and heartfelt

Wealthy banking scion who rescinded gift of MFA’s African bronzes is a collector — and maker — of art

Ken Burns tackles the complexities of the Revolutionary War

Free Boston

What Pope Francis knew

As goes AOC, so goes the Democratic Party?

A health and human services secretary who scorns health and humans

Explore the project: Snitch City

More recent News

Red Sox drop series finale to Mariners at Fenway Park

Rain on the way to New England for the seventh weekend in a row

Boston police veteran promoted to department’s second-highest position

These Mass. people say they’re lucky to have seen Pope FrancisThose from Massachusetts who've seen Pope Francis in recent years say they feel blessed.

MIT astronomers discover crumbling planet; may offer insight into earth-like conditions in space

Brockton Neighborhood Health Center lays off 65 peopleThe layoffs accounted for about 10 percent of the center’s staff.

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From Cape Cod mini golf to family camp, here’s how to have a classic New England summer

His wife died of cancer. Who gets to decide whether her parents can visit with his child?The grandparents want the toddler to know her mother’s side of the family. The father thinks the visits are detrimental to his daughter.

‘The pandemic broke us’: Mass. superintendents see long road to recovery for studentsDozens of Massachusetts superintendents said it will be years before students catch up to pre-COVID levels.

HIGH SCHOOLS‘Truly heartbreaking’: Maisey O’Donnell, state champion diver for Concord-Carlisle, among students killed in Florida crash“She was the model that every coach would want for their program,” said Joe Chirico, who has spent 45 years coaching Boston Area Diving.

Culture & Lifestyle

Ben Affleck talks growing up a ‘latchkey kid’ in Boston, roasts Matt Damon on ‘Kimmel’

‘On Swift Horses’ offers parallel journeys for Jacob Elordi and Daisy Edgar-Jones

See historic bronzes displayed in MFA’s prized — and now doomed — Benin Kingdom Gallery

Five shows to stream to celebrate 20 years of ‘Pride & Prejudice’

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best

Nightmare in Mission Hill

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Can the Supreme Court solve the problem of nationwide injunctions?

$19,961 a year for child care? No wonder parents are struggling.

The witness missing from the Karen Read trial is Karen Read

Trump apathy after near-assassination of Gov. Shapiro spoke volumes

It’s time for a fourth branch of government

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Rabbit ticks carrying bacteria that causes life-threatening fever discovered in Maine by UMass Amherst scientists

Firefighters rescue 5-year-old boy stuck in tree in Rehoboth

Man charged with murdering two in woods in Salem

In Globe interview, Harvard president Alan Garber casts doubt on Trump administration’s motives in antisemitism campaign

Sports

Will Shedeur Sanders go in round 1? Follow more live updates from the NFL Draft.

Patriots take LSU’s Will Campbell with fourth overall pick in NFL Draft, addressing glaring need at left tackle

When do the Patriots pick in the 2025 NFL Draft?

How does Will Campbell describe his play? ‘Nasty.’ Here’s what he said after the Patriots picked him No. 4.

Patriots first-round pick Will Campbell pays tribute to late Kyren Lacy, his LSU teammate

Eight high school sports takeaways from Thursday, including milestones, walk-offs, and college transfers

Business

Trump Organization fires lawyer as president blasts Harvard work

What science says about artificial food dyes amid RFK Jr.’s push to ban them

Tech diversity nonprofit shutting down after a decade of training people for software careers

The state’s unemployment system is a fiscal time bomb. Can Healey defuse it?

These Massachusetts maps show where median home prices have risen (and fallen) the most

Spy writer John le Carré left clues for traveling in Cornwall, England. We followed the trail.

My girlfriend’s father helps support her. Should I be concerned?

The market for plus-size women’s clothing is booming. Why is shopping still a nightmare?

metro

What does Harvard’s antisemitism problem really look like?

Authorities identify mother of four who fell to her death at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation

Rain on the way to New England for the seventh weekend in a row

sports

Grading the Patriots: Globe staff weighs in on Will Campbell pick

Cam Ward goes first overall to Titans; Jaguars trade with Browns to get Travis Hunter at No. 2

What does Harvard’s antisemitism problem really look like?
“It’s definitely a much more normal college experience,” said Charlie Covit, a Harvard sophomore, who raised the alarm about antisemitism at Harvard last year.

These Mass. people say they’re lucky to have seen Pope Francis
Those from Massachusetts who've seen Pope Francis in recent years say they feel blessed.

Brockton Neighborhood Health Center lays off 65 people
The layoffs accounted for about 10 percent of the center’s staff.

His wife died of cancer. Who gets to decide whether her parents can visit with his child?
The grandparents want the toddler to know her mother’s side of the family. The father thinks the visits are detrimental to his daughter.

‘The pandemic broke us’: Mass. superintendents see long road to recovery for students
Dozens of Massachusetts superintendents said it will be years before students catch up to pre-COVID levels.

HIGH SCHOOLS
‘Truly heartbreaking’: Maisey O’Donnell, state champion diver for Concord-Carlisle, among students killed in Florida crash
“She was the model that every coach would want for their program,” said Joe Chirico, who has spent 45 years coaching Boston Area Diving.