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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at his Senate confirmation hearing for for secretary of Health and Human Services on Jan. 30.

Top FDA vaccine official resigns, citing Kennedy’s ‘misinformation and lies’

The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, abruptly resigned Friday, saying in a searing letter that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s stance on vaccines posed a danger to the public.

Yale and Harvard remove employees under pressure from Trump administration

An aerial view looking south of Manhattan’s Columbia University campus, which occupies six city blocks, in New York, on March 14.

Columbia president is replaced as Trump threatens university’s funding

US Vice President JD (C R) and Second Lady Usha Vance (C L) eat a meal with soldiers at the US military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on March 28, 2025.

Vance accuses Denmark of underinvesting in Greenland as Trump presses for US takeover of the island

Evacuated patients, some still in IV drips, are treated outside a hospital in Mandalay, Myanmar, after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck nearby on March 28.

Myanmar earthquake toll surpasses 1,600 dead amid search for survivors

The powerful earthquake struck Friday near Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city, and sent shock waves around Southeast Asia.

Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,000See photos of the earthquake that devastated Myanmar and Thailand

Ed Sheeran performed in Ipswich Friday at his pop-up pub The Old Phone.

Ed Sheeran charms Ipswich, performs in streets and pop-up pub as he films music video

Locals and visitors had a chance to catch the superstar singer-songwriter visiting shops and cafes and filming in multiple locations in town.

Arlene Quaratiello, former Republican lawmaker, stands between rows of bookshelves at Kimball Library in Atkinson, N.H. Quaratiello claims she led efforts that resulted in New Hampshire quietly withdrawing from the American Library Association, becoming at least the eighth Republican-led state to leave the nation's oldest library trade organization amid ongoing culture wars over books.

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N.H. left the American Library Assocation. What does it mean for book bans and other battles in the Granite State?

Republicans in other states celebrated the exodus from the ALA. In New Hampshire, they didn’t even realize it had happened.

Karen Coughlin is a retired nurse who says she was bitten, kicked, punched, slapped, stabbed, spit on, threatened, and had weapons pulled on her during her time as a nurse at Taunton State Hospital.

As assaults by patients become increasingly ‘part of the job,’ nurses and hospitals lobby for new law

Workers and health care facilities say assaults by patients is a growing problem, amid a ballooning mental health crisis and strained emergency departments.

Dan Shaughnessy
Something’s amiss in Rafael Devers’s move to DH

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes
Alex Bregman’s Spanish language skills helping break barriers with new Red Sox teammates

Pro-Israel groups take credit for aiding Trump in arrests of international college students

Organizations that created lists of campus activists said they provided the Trump administration with a roadmap for locating international students to detain and deport.

This contributed photo shows Rumeysa Ozturk on an apple-picking trip in 2021. (AP Photo)

Federal judge rules Tufts student should remain in US until ruling on jurisdiction issues

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Democracy dies in silence – Rümeysa Öztürk’s arrest is a warning

Who are the international students the Trump administration has targeted for deportation across the country?

What are your rights if you’re detained by immigration authorities?

For visa and green card holders, immigration lawyers offer advice: Don’t travel outside of the US right now

“The impact on immigrants is dramatic,” one immigration lawyer said. “I can’t overstate that, and it’s like nothing I’ve ever seen in my 25 years of practice.”

Teenager killed and two others injured in Falmouth crash

First responders and police discovered the vehicle “with catastrophic damage” down an embankment off the roadway, the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office said in a statement.

Boston judge launches inquiry after ICE agents apprehend defendant mid-trial

ICE has arrested hundreds of people across Massachusetts in recent days, sending shockwaves through the state’s immigrant communities.

A doctor, a pharmaceutical head named as frequent customers of Cambridge brothel

Friday is the third and final day of initial hearings for the more than two dozen men who authorities say are among the most frequent patrons of the brothel network.

Event canceled after fight breaks out at Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center

Developer Thomas O’Brien set to jump in to Boston mayor’s race, sources say

Two firefighters injured in 3-alarm fire at Brookline triple-decker

Tarvarius Moore successfully recovered an onside kick to keep the Bears' hopes alive against the Vikings in November.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

The onside kick is broken and needs to be fixed, and other thoughts ahead of the NFL meetings

The NFL’s 32 owners won’t have many rule changes to vote on this week when they gather in Palm Beach, Fla., for the annual league meetings.

Alysa Liu of United States reacts to the TD Garden crowd after her showstopping routine in the women's free skate that vaulted her to the World Championship.

World Figure Skating Championships

With a dazzling women’s free skate, American Alysa Liu caps comeback with world championship victory

Liu scored a 222.97 to complete her improbable return from retirement with a world championship Friday at TD Garden.

Helping bring the Larry O'Brien Trophy back to Boston last year brought a smile to Jayson Tatum's face.

Christopher L. Gasper

As long as Jayson Tatum chases NBA titles instead of MVP awards, he’ll be just fine

Leading the Celtics to back-to-back NBA titles would do more for Jayson Tatum’s legacy than bringing home the MVP.

Opinion

THE OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT

Vanishing protectors and predators

Tuna fishing ships in the Saya de Malha Bank are pulling up sharks in huge numbers. Catching them is not easy, nor is it usually inadvertent.

Part 1: Robbing a bank when no one's looking

Matthew Bunn

Trump is attacking free speech. Don’t let him.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The state stepped in to fix the Boston Public Schools. Now it’s giving up.

LETTERS

A host of ways to lower Mass. health care costs

Rob Henderson

The paradox of social media: So connected, so autonomous

Illustration of 2 people talking in a parking garage

Snitch City

In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants. This new Spotlight series begins in an American city that, like so many others, is enmeshed in the war on drugs.

Part 1:
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Part 2:
The police chief

Part 3:
The informant

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The newborn's body was found at around 4 p.m. Thursday by police who responded to Pine Island Park, authorities said.

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The forecast is looking quite active, bringing all types of wintry precipitation mainly to Northern New England.

Spring’s blooming magnolias take off along Boston streets

How Deborah Sampson posed as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War (and treated her own gunshot wound)
Deborah Sampson dressed in men's clothes and went by the name Robert while serving in the Continental Army.

Passenger flight and Air Force jet diverted from potential collision at DC airport

A jetliner and a military jet were ordered to change their flight paths at National airport near Washington, D.C., on Friday.

Father and son restaurant owners in Woburn sentenced in migrant smuggling scheme
Jesse James Moraes, 67, and Hugo Giovanni Moraes, 45, owners of Taste of Brazil — Tudo Na Brasa and The Dog House Bar and Grill, each received several month prison sentences, prosecutors said.

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In Mass. Pike realignment saga, Harvard and Boston push housing instead of train parking

This decade-long construction project, like the Big Dig, isn’t just about transportation. It would open up roughly 100 acres for development — a whole new neighborhood, sandwiched between Harvard and Boston University.

Now boarding: a dazzling portal into the golden age of aviation

The Delta Flight Museum, chock-a-block with airline eye candy, reopens next month after a $16 million refresh.

Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School detained by ICE for undeclared ‘frog embryo samples’
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As the consequences of Ralph de la Torre’s Steward reign ricochet across the world, he’s settling nicely in Florida
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Culture & Lifestyle

There’s something for everyone on this playlist, and it’s always upbeat.

Getting ready for the Boston Marathon? Here’s the ultimate playlist for your long run this weekend.

‘Holland,’ ‘The Last Anniversary,’ plus more movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

“The Yellow House (The Street)” by Vincent van Gogh, 1888.

At the MFA, van Gogh’s brief time in the sun

Sarah Messeck and Avery Condon married on Jan. 5 at the Sinclair in Cambridge. Their wedding was one of seven officiated as part of the Queerly Beloved Ball, a micro ceremony event created by a group of Greater Boston wedding professionals.

They wed at the Sinclair in January — and so did six other couples, with a bash for 400 guests

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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.

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey at a press conference in 2024 in Boston.

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The state stepped in to fix the Boston Public Schools. Now it’s giving up.

In this image taken from security camera video, Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old doctoral student at Tufts University, was detained by Department of Homeland Security agents on a street in Somerville on March 25.

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Josh Kraft, in green tie, needs to paint the picture of who he is before someone else does.

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Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts (center) greets President Trump as Trump arrives to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4.

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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.

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ADRIAN WALKER

Event canceled after fight breaks out at Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center

At 12:55 p.m., the police received calls reporting a fight at the athletic center in Roxbury.

Music

Ed Sheeran charms Ipswich, performs in streets and pop-up pub as he films music video

Locals and visitors had a chance to catch the superstar singer-songwriter visiting shops and cafes and filming in multiple locations in town.

How Deborah Sampson posed as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War (and treated her own gunshot wound)

Deborah Sampson dressed in men's clothes and went by the name Robert while serving in the Continental Army.

N.H. left the American Library Assocation. What does it mean for book bans and other battles in the Granite State?

Republicans in other states celebrated the exodus from the ALA. In New Hampshire, they didn’t even realize it had happened.

Sports

“He’s good. I give him credit. He speaks Spanish well,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora (right) said of Alex Bregman.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Alex Bregman’s Spanish language skills helping break barriers with new Red Sox teammates

"[Speaking Spanish] is just part of baseball for me,” the Red Sox third baseman said. “People in baseball come from different backgrounds but we’re all trying to accomplish the same goals.”

As a designated hitter, Rafael Devers has a lot of time to himself between at-bats.

Dan Shaughnessy

Something’s amiss in Rafael Devers’s move to DH

Devers swung and missed 13 times in the Red Sox' first two games. It’s hard to watch this and not wonder if the switch to DH is playing mind games with him.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

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Nikita Zadorov’s ‘no comment’ speaks volumes about the rudderless Bruins

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Adam Silver expands his thoughts on new teams, the Celtics’ sale, the NBA’s popularity, and the All-Star Game

Business

Yale and Harvard remove employees under pressure from Trump administration

Yale and Harvard removed employees from their posts as the Trump administration pressures universities with threats that they might lose federal funding.

As assaults by patients become increasingly ‘part of the job,’ nurses and hospitals lobby for new law

Workers and health care facilities say assaults by patients is a growing problem, amid a ballooning mental health crisis and strained emergency departments.

Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble

New Hampshire ski resort Ragged Mountain put up for sale after 60 years of operation

magazine

Architect/homeowner Lyle Bradley swapped the home’s exterior siding, rebuilt the porch, and bent wood for the portico’s fan detail.

Your Home | Renovations

An architect with a talent for woodworking remakes his 1840s East Boston home

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘What a relief it was that we saw the world the same way’

A view of the Jamaicaway Tower and Townhouses from across Jamaica Pond.

CONNECTIONS

Unexpected lessons in a Jamaica Plain high rise

Hall of Fame broadcaster Joe Castiglione addresses fans before a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in late September.

PERSPECTIVE

Baseball season is back. It won’t be the same without Joe Castiglione.

metro

Flyers in support of Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown University professor are seen, demanding his release from a deportation process over his views on Palestinian and the war in Gaza, at Georgetown University in Washington, March 25.

Who are the international students the Trump administration has targeted for deportation across the country?

Weekend forecast: Raw, wet weather for Boston area, with rounds of snow, wintry mix up north

Federal judge refuses to recuse himself from Boston Marathon bomber’s bid to overthrow death sentence

sports

Michael Callahan and the Bruins had some fight in them on Wednesday against Jansen Harkins and the Ducks.

Bruins at Red Wings preview: Two bad teams face off in Detroit

Celtics at Spurs preview: Boston rides hot streak into San Antonio

Will Flemming excited to answer the call in Red Sox’ radio booth

business

The Town of Middleborough agreed to drop its lawsuit against the state over the controversial MBTA Communities housing law.

Middleborough drops lawsuit against controversial state housing law

Trump administration cancels clean energy grants as it prioritizes fossil fuels

As firms sue to stop Trump’s executive orders, a split emerges in Big Law

politics

President Trump greeted justices of the Supreme Court (from left) Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, before addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol early in March.

Trump increasingly asks the Supreme Court to overrule judges blocking key parts of his agenda

Columbia replaces president a week after university accepted demands from White House. Here’s how Friday unfolded.

Trump says the US will help in Asia quake. A former official says the system is now in ‘shambles.’

Nation

Passenger flight and Air Force jet diverted from potential collision at DC airport

What’s more powerful: Elon Musk’s millions, or liberal anger at him?

Justice Sonia Sotomayor calls for ‘fearlessly independent’ judges

World

Myanmar earthquake toll surpasses 1,600 dead amid search for survivors

For 3 years, they quietly dug up one of the biggest treasures in England

Ukrainians expect Russia to launch a fresh offensive to strengthen its negotiating position

opinion

Big Pharma, big business, and larger questions

Helping hands, warm hearts offer a man hope in Bridgewater

The Signal chat, and the dangers of a president who believes his administration is beyond accountability

lifestyle

An update about relaxing in a relationship

Shy at dinner parties? Afraid to surf? Here’s how to change your personality in five steps.

‘Bachelor’ winner Juliana Pasquarosa can’t wait to bring fiance to family dinners in Newton

food & dining

Ed Sheeran's temporary pub in Ipswich was nearing completion Thursday night in a parking lot at EBSCO.

A first look at Ed Sheeran’s pop-up Ipswich pub, set to open today

Cisco Brewers Seaport opens for the season; Cardullo’s expands to Chestnut Hill

From neuroscience to restaurants: Former Providence wine bar owner on food tech, ‘Pizza Wine,’ and Red Lobster

travel

Vienna is filled with grand buildings and boulevards.

A new-and-improved Vienna waits for you

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Veteran skiers — let’s call them super seniors — are all around us

Arts

Fitchburg looks to the arts to jump-start its economy

At the MFA, van Gogh’s brief time in the sun

Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with ‘improper ideology’

Books

N.H. left the American Library Assocation. What does it mean for book bans and other battles in the Granite State?

Author readings around Boston through April 5

Befuddled by ‘adulting’? Gretchen Rubin has some words of wisdom for you!

Movies

‘Holland,’ ‘The Last Anniversary,’ plus more movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ — and our critic likes ‘Bob Trevino’

The Sundance Film Festival will move to Colorado in 2027 after spending 40 years in Utah

Television

From left: Tasha Smith as Marley, Michelle Buteau as Mavis, and Tone Bell as Khalil in "Survival of the Thickest."

Michelle Buteau’s ‘Survival of the Thickest’ returns, with trademark heart

Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren anchor Guy Ritchie’s ‘MobLand’

‘Holland,’ ‘The Last Anniversary,’ plus more movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

music

Ed Sheeran charms Ipswich, performs in streets and pop-up pub as he films music video

A show of unity with Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus

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Theater/Dance

Jamie Barton (left) performed during a rehearsal of Boston Lyric Opera's production of "Carousel."

‘Carousel’ gets a new look at Boston Lyric Opera

Dawn M. Simmons named new artistic director at SpeakEasy Stage Company

John Krasinski will star in off-Broadway play

Health

As assaults by patients become increasingly ‘part of the job,’ nurses and hospitals lobby for new law

Mass. lawmakers propose sweeping new limits on sports gambling

Wave Life Sciences to submit Duchenne drug for approval after Phase 2 success

Obituaries

Mr. Childs in his office with model variants in Manhattan in 2006.

Top FDA vaccine official resigns, citing Kennedy’s ‘misinformation and lies’

Yale and Harvard remove employees under pressure from Trump administration

Columbia president is replaced as Trump threatens university’s funding

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As assaults by patients become increasingly ‘part of the job,’ nurses and hospitals lobby for new law

Dan ShaughnessySomething’s amiss in Rafael Devers’s move to DH

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notesAlex Bregman’s Spanish language skills helping break barriers with new Red Sox teammates

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Democracy dies in silence – Rümeysa Öztürk’s arrest is a warning

Who are the international students the Trump administration has targeted for deportation across the country?

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Teenager killed and two others injured in Falmouth crash

Boston judge launches inquiry after ICE agents apprehend defendant mid-trial

A doctor, a pharmaceutical head named as frequent customers of Cambridge brothel

Event canceled after fight breaks out at Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center

Developer Thomas O’Brien set to jump in to Boston mayor’s race, sources say

Two firefighters injured in 3-alarm fire at Brookline triple-decker

The onside kick is broken and needs to be fixed, and other thoughts ahead of the NFL meetings

With a dazzling women’s free skate, American Alysa Liu caps comeback with world championship victory

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Vanishing protectors and predators

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Newborn girl’s body found in Manchester, N.H. park, death investigation underway

These maps show where rounds of rain, snow showers will hit New England this weekendThe forecast is looking quite active, bringing all types of wintry precipitation mainly to Northern New England.

How Deborah Sampson posed as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War (and treated her own gunshot wound) Deborah Sampson dressed in men's clothes and went by the name Robert while serving in the Continental Army.

Passenger flight and Air Force jet diverted from potential collision at DC airport

Father and son restaurant owners in Woburn sentenced in migrant smuggling schemeJesse James Moraes, 67, and Hugo Giovanni Moraes, 45, owners of Taste of Brazil — Tudo Na Brasa and The Dog House Bar and Grill, each received several month prison sentences, prosecutors said.

In Mass. Pike realignment saga, Harvard and Boston push housing instead of train parking

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Culture & Lifestyle

Getting ready for the Boston Marathon? Here’s the ultimate playlist for your long run this weekend.

‘Holland,’ ‘The Last Anniversary,’ plus more movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

At the MFA, van Gogh’s brief time in the sun

They wed at the Sinclair in January — and so did six other couples, with a bash for 400 guests

Special Projects

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The state stepped in to fix the Boston Public Schools. Now it’s giving up.

The chilling arrest of a Tufts graduate student

Vanishing protectors and predators

Can Josh Kraft separate from his father’s Trump connections in his bid for Boston mayor?

How the Supreme Court can curb one Trump attack on judges

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Event canceled after fight breaks out at Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center

Ed Sheeran charms Ipswich, performs in streets and pop-up pub as he films music video

How Deborah Sampson posed as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War (and treated her own gunshot wound)

N.H. left the American Library Assocation. What does it mean for book bans and other battles in the Granite State?

Sports

Alex Bregman’s Spanish language skills helping break barriers with new Red Sox teammates

Something’s amiss in Rafael Devers’s move to DH

The onside kick is broken and needs to be fixed, and other thoughts ahead of the NFL meetings

Game 3, Red Sox at Rangers preview: Walker Buehler set for his Boston debut

Nikita Zadorov’s ‘no comment’ speaks volumes about the rudderless Bruins

Adam Silver expands his thoughts on new teams, the Celtics’ sale, the NBA’s popularity, and the All-Star Game

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Yale and Harvard remove employees under pressure from Trump administration

As assaults by patients become increasingly ‘part of the job,’ nurses and hospitals lobby for new law

Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble

New Hampshire ski resort Ragged Mountain put up for sale after 60 years of operation

An architect with a talent for woodworking remakes his 1840s East Boston home

Blind date: ‘What a relief it was that we saw the world the same way’

Unexpected lessons in a Jamaica Plain high rise

Baseball season is back. It won’t be the same without Joe Castiglione.

Dan Shaughnessy
Something’s amiss in Rafael Devers’s move to DH

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes
Alex Bregman’s Spanish language skills helping break barriers with new Red Sox teammates

These maps show where rounds of rain, snow showers will hit New England this weekend
The forecast is looking quite active, bringing all types of wintry precipitation mainly to Northern New England.

How Deborah Sampson posed as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War (and treated her own gunshot wound)
Deborah Sampson dressed in men's clothes and went by the name Robert while serving in the Continental Army.

Father and son restaurant owners in Woburn sentenced in migrant smuggling scheme
Jesse James Moraes, 67, and Hugo Giovanni Moraes, 45, owners of Taste of Brazil — Tudo Na Brasa and The Dog House Bar and Grill, each received several month prison sentences, prosecutors said.

Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School detained by ICE for undeclared ‘frog embryo samples’
Kseniia Petrova has spent the last six weeks in immigration detention and is facing possible deportation.

This town on the Cape is a hub for climate scientists. Under Trump, its local economy is shaking.
The small upper Cape community has been a sort of company town for environmental scientists for more than a century.

Spotlight
As the consequences of Ralph de la Torre’s Steward reign ricochet across the world, he’s settling nicely in Florida
The man who helped make — and break — Steward Health Care has carried on with the life of a very wealthy man.