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Florida State gunman used deputy mom’s former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say

The gunman, identified by police as Phoenix Ikner, is believed to be a Florida State student. Authorities have not yet revealed a motive for the shooting, which began around lunchtime just outside the student union.
What to know about the shooting

Burlington parents express outrage over detailed sex questions in middle school health survey

Two federal complaints were filed with the US Department of Education on April 8 by the Massachusetts Liberty Legal Center, a Wakefield-based organization that defends free speech, religious liberty, and parental rights.

Boston police shoot at ‘vicious dog’ near Marathon finish line: ‘The pit bull is on the loose there’

The dog was alive when police got it under control and placed it in the rear of a cruiser until city animal control personnel could take custody, according to police transmissions.

Three finalists are vying for state education commissioner. Here’s where they stand.

The state board of education interviewed three candidates for education commissioner Thursday.

Boston archdiocese announces Easter weekend schedule for Archbishop Richard Henning

The weekend culminates with Archbishop Richard Henning celebrating an Easter Mass on Sunday at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston.

After tensions with pope, Vance, a Catholic convert, to visit Vatican
The vice president is set to travel to Rome for a three-day trip that includes high-level meetings at the Vatican, where his balancing act between faith and politics could face scrutiny.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Another blast of warmth and sunshine before shower threat arrives late Friday

Ice-out declared at Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire

One driver dead in 5-car crash on I-93 north in Stoneham, State Police say

Boston Marathon Fan Fest returns to City Hall Plaza with festivity filled weekend

Attendees can explore sponsored booths featuring games, giveaways, and merchandise when Fan Fest kicks off Friday afternoon.

If Penn State’s Abdul Carter somehow falls to the Patriots at No. 4, would he be a good fit in New England?

There aren’t many negatives in Carter’s game, but a stress fracture in his foot has dogged him throughout the pre-draft process.
Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Harvard’s all-out push for the Magic’s Wendell Carter Jr. almost worked

Before committing to Duke, the Orlando Magic center was once a recruiting target for Tommy Amaker and Harvard.
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Opinion
IDEAS | JON GARELICK

RFK Jr., America’s Lysenko

The Soviet agronomist Trofim Lysenko peddled pseudoscience, had Stalin’s backing, and promoted notions that wrecked the lives of millions before he was stopped.
IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

The young conservative women who want to make America haute again

EDITORIAL

Why have a House Committee on Ethics at all?

Willy C. Shih

Can Trump’s tariffs really bring back US manufacturing?

IDEAS | ALAN WIRZBICKI

Cosmic relief

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

Maggie Goodlander says she won’t challenge Chris Pappas for Senate seat in New Hampshire

Representative Maggie Goodlander said she won't challenge fellow Democratic Representative Chris Pappas in the race for US Senate.

Mass. appoints former head of the state’s campaign finance agency to oversee Boston elections department

Secretary of State William F. Galvin earlier this year said Boston's elections department would go into receivership after reports of widespread issues during last November's election.

UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted on death penalty-eligible charges

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December, has been indicted in a New York court on four charges including a count eligible for the death penalty.

Judge in Karen Read case orders defense to turn over more information about expert witnesses
The judge has given the defense a Friday deadline to give prosecutors more information about two expert witnesses expected to offer testimony favorable to Read's case.

After 40 years in prison, Springfield man’s murder conviction overturned
Edward Wright, who has been incarcerated since 1984, is one of the longest-serving inmates in Massachusetts history whose conviction was eventually overturned.

Cedric Lodge, former manager of Harvard’s morgue, to plead guilty to stealing human body parts from cadavers

Cedric Lodge will plead guilty to a single count of interstate transportation of stolen goods, which carries a maximum 10 year sentence in federal prison, according to a plea agreement filed in federal court Wednesday.

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We retraced the route of Paul Revere’s ride on foot. References to the famous midnight rider are lacking.

For such a fabled journey, you might think Paul Revere’s route would be lined with reminders of his epic dash.

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Which celebrities are participating in the 2025 Boston Marathon?
The field of 30,000 competitors includes local sports heroes, internet and TV stars, and Olympians.

Before Trump vs. Harvard, this is what a university had to do to lose its tax-exempt status
The Internal Revenue Service stripped the tax exemption from Bob Jones University in 1976. It didn't get it back until 2017.

Blue Cross Blue Shield will stop covering popular weight-loss drugs amid surging costs
The move could affect tens of thousands of members who take GLP-1 medications.

Culture & Lifestyle

Inaugural Henry Awards for documentary film awarded by Harvard’s Shorenstein Center

Netflix brings out ‘Ransom Canyon,’ its lightweight answer to ‘Yellowstone’

‘Sinners’ is a bloody good time at the movies

Take a trip through Boston’s rock history with this music-filled walking tour

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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

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

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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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JOAN VENNOCHI

Belichick’s new playbook with girlfriend: giving up control

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Harvard’s moment of truth

IDEAS | Sarah S. Brannen

I wrote a children’s book 20 years ago. It’s now the center of a Supreme Court case.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

The Supreme Court missed a chance to check Trump’s autocracy. Its next shot may be its last.

David D’Alessandro

Why US colleges should cut back on international students

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Trump administration could stop thousands of international students from studying at Harvard. Some are fighting back.

Meet the students who are taking a public stance against what they view as the Trump administration’s attempts to cast international students as a toxic presence on campus.

Three finalists are vying for state education commissioner. Here’s where they stand.

The state board of education interviewed three candidates for education commissioner Thursday.

Burlington parents express outrage over detailed sex questions in middle school health survey

Two federal complaints were filed with the US Department of Education on April 8 by the Massachusetts Liberty Legal Center, a Wakefield-based organization that defends free speech, religious liberty, and parental rights.

Get ready with me: Redcoats suit up to march on Lexington and Concord on 250th anniversary

Valerie and Michael V. Graves portray a British Civilian Corps member and a commanding officer of His Majesty’s Tenth Regiment of Foot.

Sports

HIGH SCHOOLS

Seven high school takeaways from a Thursday brought to you by the number 300

The last full slate of games for 11 days didn’t disappoint, with the number 300 making multiple appearances and no less than three grand slams launched on the final night before April vacation.
MLB

Yankees face Rays as visitors for the first time in their spring training home

New York was back at Steinbrenner Field for a four-game series against the displaced Rays, who are using their AL East rival’s ballpark for their home games this season.
YANKEES 6, RAYS 3

Cohasset’s Ben Rice has first four-hit game, Yankees beat Rays as visitors at Steinbrenner Field

New York broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth when Jasson Domínguez grounded into a run-scoring forceout and Rice followed with a two-run single.
Red Sox Notebook

No matter the situation, Garrett Whitlock relishes role as ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of Red Sox bullpen

NFL

Aaron Rodgers says he’s not holding teams hostage as he ponders his future in the NFL

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Harvard’s all-out push for the Magic’s Wendell Carter Jr. almost worked

Business

Most US stocks rise, but UnitedHealth’s worst day in decades keeps Wall Street in check

UnitedHealth Group lost more than a fifth of its value and fell 22.4 percent following a weaker-than-expected profit report.
TALKING POINTS

Temu, Shein see US sales surge ahead of small parcel tariff

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Trump says he’s in ‘no rush’ to end tariffs as he meets with Italy’s Meloni

White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

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PERSPECTIVE

I traveled the world studying climate change. To my surprise, I found reason to hope.

Miss Conduct Classics

How do I tell people in my life I’ve lost my job?

Cooking

Easter brunch made simple: Frittata, salad, and corn cake

LOVE LETTERS

Should I date my best friend’s ex?

metro

Maggie Goodlander says she won’t challenge Chris Pappas for Senate seat in New Hampshire

A New Hampshire judge is deciding whether to block Trump’s anti-DEI directive to schools

Auchincloss takes aim at Republicans on economy

sports

A shaken Magic coach Jamahl Mosley reacts to Florida State shooting: ‘Lives are more important’

Bucks’ Damian Lillard is off blood-thinning medication and cleared for full basketball activity

Revolution to visit Rhode Island FC in US Open Cup on May 7

business

Nearly 90 percent of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cut as as Trump’s government downsizing continues

DOGE wanted to assign staff to the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice because it got federal funds

Al Sharpton calls meeting with Target’s CEO amid DEI backlash ‘very constructive and candid’

politics

Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data

US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations

Maryland Senator Van Hollen meets with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador amid court fight over US return

Nation

Florida State gunman used deputy mom’s former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say

Two killed, multiple injured in FSU shooting; Gunman identified as son of a sheriff’s deputy. Here’s how it unfolded.

What to know about the shooting at Florida State University

World

The ‘Great Moose Migration’ livestream captivates Sweden

After tensions with pope, Vance, a Catholic convert, to visit Vatican

Thousands of Gaza children are malnourished under Israel’s food blockade, aid groups say

opinion

Harvard’s moment of truth

Trump at (trade) war

Harvard steps up

lifestyle

I don’t want to spend Saturday at Costco

Wrestling champ Mercedes Moné is ready for her Boston homecoming

A long night with seven kids and a mother-in-law

food & dining

Where to eat outside in Boston

A late-night taqueria opens in the Seaport, and the Comfort Kitchen team expands to Allston

Everything you should eat at this year’s Boston Calling

travel

Fyre Festival 2 issues refund for Mexico event, stops ticket sales

RVshare keeps security deposit after renter returns his van

The Town and The City Festival in Lowell, Tucson’s new Astro Trail, and a watch geared to runners

Arts

Ohan Breiding’s ‘Belly of a Glacier’ at Mass MoCA is a personal lament about loss

BPL receives major donation of Yousuf Karsh photographs

MFA announces longtime curator Pierre Terjanian as new leader

Books

A novel for kids tells the true story of a newspaper for dogs

Devoted, united, then separated by history

Author readings around Boston through April 26

Movies

‘The President’s Wife’: Causing trouble with Catherine Deneuve

‘One to One: John & Yoko’ spends some time in New York City

Finding hope in surprising places at this year’s IFFBoston

Television

‘This is so bad, so much worse than we thought’: Elizabeth Warren slams Trump on Colbert

Star Wars spinoff ‘Andor’ offers an urgent and timely message about facing fascism

Netflix brings out ‘Ransom Canyon,’ its lightweight answer to ‘Yellowstone’

music

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

Fyre Festival 2 issues refund for Mexico event, stops ticket sales

A video game inspired R.I. musician to play the harp. In the Trump era, they aim to be ‘not just loud, but unignorable’

Theater/Dance

Hats off to Moonbox’s stirring ‘Crowns’

Merry mayhem in Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

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

Health

Blue Cross Blue Shield will stop covering popular weight-loss drugs amid surging costs

Hundreds of Massachusetts health care workers urge hospitals to protect immigrant patients

Rising drug prices are hammering patients, employers, and insurers. Is there any end in sight?

Obituaries

Joseph Boskin, scholar of humor and April Fools’ prankster, dies at 95

Wink Martindale, the genial game-show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91

Richard Armitage, Powell deputy and foreign policy heavyweight, dies at 79