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S&P 500 drops 1.6 percent after another day of sharp reversals as uncertainty reigns over Trump’s trade war

The S&P 500 fell 1.6% after wiping out an early gain of 4.1%, which had it on track for its best day in years.

US stocks dive after another stunning day of reversals as uncertainty reigns about Trump’s tariffs

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chesto means business

This Boston law firm helped bring down Senator McCarthy in 1954. Now it’s taking on Trump.

Calls grow for Harvard to take a stand against Trump

The university borrowed $750 million, an indication that is preparing for funding cuts from the federal government.
Brown faculty alumni petition university to resist Trump administration amid funding cuts

‘Wreaking havoc’: Boston Mayor Wu criticizes Trump’s student visa cancelations, praises recent protests

Trump administration revokes more than two dozen visas of students at Mass. schools

Joe Rogan and Dave Portnoy are among the Trump backers now questioning his tariff policies

As President Trump’s tariffs roil global markets, some of the leaders and podcasters who backed the Republican’s campaign are voicing doubts.

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson will plead guilty in federal corruption case against her

The Boston councilor has agreed to plead guilty to two of six charges, as federal prosecutors recommend she serve a year in prison.

Boston police officers chased a car after being told to stop. Minutes later, three teens died in a crash.
Boston and State Police reports and related video show that the fatal crash occurred after the officers continued to follow the car with lights flashing, after being told to stand down.

‘It’s very disheartening.’ Violent assaults leave educators reeling in Massachusetts schools.

Injuries to educators can carry financial costs to school districts as they file for workers’ compensation to help pay for medical expenses and time off.

Injured Canadian hiker rescued in windy conditions in White Mountains after falling off trail, officials say
Twenty rescuers took turns carrying the injured hiker uphill in 40 to 60 mile an hour headwinds across ice-covered rocks, officials said.

‘This looks bad.’ A Harvard infectious disease researcher is targeted in Trump’s review.
Sarah Fortune’s tuberculosis research was the number one project on a list of threatened funding.

Authorities identify snowboarder who died in accident, falling 800 feet down closed trail at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine

Victim in R.I. naked ‘fat testing’ trial testifies he saw coach with ‘bulge’ in his pants

Former Marine who killed woman in New Bedford in 1980 granted parole; victim was stabbed 11 times

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Wednesday will open on a cool note but under bright sunny skies

New England can’t seem to shake the cold, but sunny skies Wednesday should offer a fleeting touch of warmth.

Three jurors seated on sixth day of jury selection in Karen Read retrial, bringing total to 12

Sixteen jurors will ultimately be selected, with four serving as alternates.

USDA solar program restarts with new rule for farmers: No DEI or climate focus

The solar program now has a requirement that farmers remove any DEI or climate references from their proposals.
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

‘This is all about urgency’: Slamming Boston Mayor Wu, Kraft unveils plan to tackle Mass. and Cass, city’s opioid crisis

Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft on Monday announced his plans to tackle the city’s stubborn opioid and homelessness crises.

Dozens dead and more than 150 injured in a roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic

Crews were searching for potential survivors in the rubble at the one-story Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo.

Pope names new bishop at Providence Diocese

The Most Reverend Bruce Alan Lewandowski has served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore since 2020.

Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases, including multiple at a day care in Lubbock
West Texas is in the middle of a still-growing measles outbreak with 505 cases reported. The state expanded the number of counties in the outbreak area this week to 10.

Americans worry AI is coming for these jobs
Generative artificial intelligence is going to have a big impact on white collar work because it’s able to summarize complex and lengthy documents, crunch large sets of data, and interact conversationally.

Two electrical workers injured by ‘electrical flash’ in manhole outside Belmont High School
The workers were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where they were listed as stable, the utility said.

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Every year, they live and die as Revolutionary War reenactors. This year, it’s special.

Meet the soldiers on both sides of the Lexington and Concord skirmishes.

The Big Day
Between bylines and banter, a romance unfolds
Two young reporters at the Cape Cod Times began writing their own love story in 2015. They found their happy ending at their Peabody Essex Museum wedding in March.

March’s best photos: Figure skating, Match day and high school championships
Some of the best Boston Globe staff photos from March 2025.

BETH TEITELL | REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
I went looking to see if any Karen Read supporters had secretly flipped. Here’s what happened next.
Some former Karen Read super fans secretly think she’s guilty. And they’re afraid.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘The Last of Us’ season 2 is a slow-burn tale of love and vengeance

Anne Bogart’s Boston Lyric Opera ‘Carousel’ spins in circles

AMC to adapt ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ as a TV show

In Lyric Stage’s ‘The Great Reveal,’ a cake whose main ingredient is identity

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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

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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 Wickersham

13 ways of looking at Cory Booker’s speech

MARCELA GARCÍA

This deportation ‘shocks the conscience.’ So why is he still in prison?

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Ukraine wouldn’t be the first country, or the last, to accept an ugly peace

Suzanne Preston Blier and Mary Jane Kornacki

Cambridge’s new housing plan is deeply flawed

Jon D. Michaels

From de-escalation to defiance: Judges must confront Trump’s constitutional overreach

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Here’s why forecasters are warning of another active hurricane season after last year’s devastating storms

Warmer-than-average ocean surface temperatures in key regions and the absence of El Niño point to the US seeing roughly the same amount of hurricanes this year.

Trump has faced measles before. The difference this time is RFK Jr.

Six years ago, as measles outbreaks cropped up across the country, President Donald Trump was asked what parents should do.

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson will plead guilty in federal corruption case against her

The Boston councilor has agreed to plead guilty to two of six charges, as federal prosecutors recommend she serve a year in prison.

Three jurors seated on sixth day of jury selection in Karen Read retrial, bringing total to 12

Sixteen jurors will ultimately be selected, with four serving as alternates.

Sports

Patriots

Edge rusher Harold Landry joined the Patriots because he knows Mike Vrabel will put him in a position to succeed

Landry agreed to terms on a three-year, $43.5 million contract two days after he was released by the Titans in March.
RED SOX

Jarren Duran discusses revelation of suicide attempt during 2022 Red Sox season, with intent of helping others

As Duran spoke in the center of the room to a large group of reporters, a number of teammates stood in a semicircle around the edges of the room.
boston marathon

Why does the Boston Marathon start in Hopkinton?

The father of the founder of the Celtics was instrumental in getting the race's start to be in Hopkinton.
NBA

Nuggets fire coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth with team holding No. 4 seed in West

Authorities identify snowboarder who died in accident, falling 800 feet down closed trail at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine

Sale of former Red Sox president Larry Lucchino’s $7.5 million home to support charitable causes

Business

US stocks dive after another stunning day of reversals as uncertainty reigns about Trump’s tariffs

Stocks are rising worldwide as some relief flows through financial markets.

Scientists say they ‘brought back’ dire wolves from extinction. Not exactly.

Scientists contend that while Colossal’s technological feats are impressive, the animals are not truly dire wolves and that the process has raised a raft of ethical issues.

Why IRS audits, already at their lowest levels, may fall further

Trump is expected to sign executive orders to boost coal, a reliable but polluting energy source

magazine
Perspective

It starts by silencing the free speech of foreign students like Rümeysa Öztürk. It won’t end there.

MISS CONDUCT

Can I use express checkout with more than 10 items if I’m shopping for an elderly neighbor?

Spring Travel

20+ tips for a budget-friendly vacation (and five costly mistakes)

GLOBE MAGAZINE

The NBA’s hottest prospect is a 17-year-old from Maine. Meet Cooper Flagg.

metro

Three jurors seated on sixth day of jury selection in Karen Read retrial, bringing total to 12

Wednesday will open on a cool note but under bright sunny skies

‘Wreaking havoc’: Boston Mayor Wu criticizes Trump’s student visa cancelations, praises recent protests

sports

‘Talking about this wasn’t easy, but it felt important’: Jarren Duran issues statement on suicide revelation in Red Sox doc

Exploring mental health in MLB: What resources do players like Jarren Duran have, and are they used?

‘Hope I ruffle all the feathers’: Jaylen Brown has sharp criticism for NBA agents

business

Americans worry AI is coming for these jobs

Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers

Lowe’s among major retailers closing for Easter

politics

S&P 500 drops 1.6 percent after another day of sharp reversals as uncertainty reigns over Trump’s trade war

Trump has faced measles before. The difference this time is RFK Jr.

US stocks dive after another stunning day of reversals as uncertainty reigns about Trump’s tariffs

Nation

Why water fluoridation, long considered a public health success story, is under scrutiny

Scientists say they ‘brought back’ dire wolves from extinction. Not exactly.

Why IRS audits, already at their lowest levels, may fall further

World

Dozens dead and more than 150 injured in a roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic

Ukraine’s Zelensky says 2 Chinese men were caught fighting for Russia

UK Royals meet Italy’s President Mattarella at Quirinale Palace greeted by flyover of aerobatic jets

opinion

Huge turnout for youth jobs fair was a reminder of the program’s importance

13 ways of looking at Cory Booker’s speech

When does dog discipline become animal abuse?

lifestyle

Between bylines and banter, a romance unfolds

I went looking to see if any Karen Read supporters had secretly flipped. Here’s what happened next.

My friend is too picky

food & dining

Recipe: Serve flourless chocolate cake at the Passover Seder or to gluten-free guests the rest of the year

Watertown author tells us why now is the best time to be a beer lover in the US

A feast for the eyes (with a side order of bacon)

travel

The Concordia Eco Resort on St. John is fighting to reclaim paradise

‘We’re starting to get our vibe back.’ A visit to Asheville, N.C., as it rebuilds from Hurricane Helene.

If you go ... St. John, USVI

Arts

Marcia Marcus, painter rediscovered in her last decade, dies at 97

Fiber art has long been ‘treated as a little sister’ to fine art. These makers hold it up in all its glory.

At Yale, a David Goldblatt retrospective bears eloquent witness to apartheid-era South Africa and beyond

Books

In Reed’s ‘Terrestrial History,’ homesick for an abandoned Earth

Searching for an unsung hero in your family’s history of thriving after the Holocaust

Prepare for takeoff: In this zippy debut novel, a woman lusts for airplanes

Movies

‘The Amateur’: Vengeance for beginners

‘Opus,’ ‘Y2K,’ plus more new and good movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

‘That They May Face the Rising Sun’ is a meditative portrait of traditional, rural life in a changing Ireland

Television

Mike Birbiglia is living ‘The Good Life’ on Netflix

AMC to adapt ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ as a TV show

In Lyric Stage’s ‘The Great Reveal,’ a cake whose main ingredient is identity

music

Clem Burke, versatile, hard-driving drummer for Blondie, dies at 70

Anne Bogart’s Boston Lyric Opera ‘Carousel’ spins in circles

Toad is hosting bands once more

Theater/Dance

‘It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure’ satirizes attitudes around disabilities

Huntington’s ‘Mangos’ explores a family’s dark secrets

Onstage, a dearth of mirth

Health

US may be reverting to a time when measles deaths were not very rare, experts warn

Three Boston-area researchers win Breakthrough Prizes, the ‘Oscars of Science’

Trump administration terminates advisory committee guiding states on newborn screening for rare genetic diseases

Obituaries

Clem Burke, versatile, hard-driving drummer for Blondie, dies at 70

Jeremiah Ostriker, who plumbed dark forces that shape universe, dies at 87

Marcia Marcus, painter rediscovered in her last decade, dies at 97