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Judge denies bond to Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts PhD student detained by ICE in Somerville

During the hearing in Louisiana, government lawyers contended that Öztürk was both “a flight risk and a danger to the community.”

Campus activists, misidentified students, a jaywalker. Is this the deportation list the Trump administration is using?

Seven people targeted by the government in recent weeks were flagged on a list compiled by a Zionist group that says it's helping the Trump administration's deportation efforts.

Starting Point: Five takeaways from the investigationOutside rural prison, Vermonters call for release of Palestinian student activist Mohsen Mahdawi

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Federal agents in President Trump’s anti-immigrant campaign seem to be reveling in brutality

Trump hints at firing Federal Reserve chair Powell after tariff comments. Follow live updates.

The president’s broadside came a day after Powell said in a speech that Trump’s broad-based tariffs have left the Federal Reserve seeking “greater clarity” on the impact of policy changes in areas such as immigration, taxation, regulation, and tariffs before making potential cuts.

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.

White House moves to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status, reports sayThe Fine Print: Can Trump strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status?

Harvard – and its motto, truth – is under assault.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Memo to the C-suite: You could join Harvard on Trump’s hit list

The administration’s actions have exposed the vulnerability of any organization that takes money from the federal government.

One of the two remaining Kennedy magnolia trees at the White House, pictured in March 2025.

Trump administration removes historic White House Kennedy magnolia at ‘end of its natural life’

Trump's White House said the tree was unsafe and in "irreversible decline."

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

Trump administration has revoked nearly 100 student visas in New England. Here are the totals by school.

Homeland Security orders Harvard to turn over disciplinary records of international students

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

Globe Magazine

The 36 Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2025

Is Massachusetts’ roller coaster real estate market slowing down a bit? Maybe?

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Boston and Cambridge

Mill buildings along Canal Street in Lawrence.

North of Boston

West of Boston

One of the historic homes on Main Street in Kingston.

South of Boston

This three-bedroom home in Weare, N.H., offers serenity and outdoor space.

Is it worth it to move north from Massachusetts?

To answer that question, we took $600,000 and compared what you’ll get settling down in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Home of the Week: For $649,000, a Boston Cape with an open floor plan

Star Wars spinoff ‘Andor’ offers an urgent and timely message about facing fascism
As the show prepares to launch its second season, it’s worth revisiting what made the first season so unusual.

Bruins legend Zdeno Chara crosses the finish line during the 2024 Boston Marathon.

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.

All eyes are on the forecast ahead of Marathon Monday2025 Boston Marathon road closures

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

One officer fired his service weapon and several Taser rounds were also discharged at the dog which fled from the scene and was later located at Downtown Crossing, police said.

A Boston police officer points a Taser at what police said was a "vicious dog" in front of the Boston Public Library Thursday morning.

Google is a monopolist in online advertising tech, judge says

The ruling added to legal troubles that could reshape the $1.88 trillion company and alter its power over the internet.

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.

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

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.

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.

Brookline woman who was hit by State Police cruiser remembered for her ‘warm smile, kindness, and giving spirit’

Lexington History Museums program manager Sarah McDonough closed the shutters in the guest room once shared by John Hancock and Sam Adams inside the Hancock-Clarke House, where Paul Revere warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams that the British were on the move.

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.

LOVE LETTERS

I don’t want to spend Saturday at Costco

But men really like that kind of weekend.

A rendering of a future Rhode Island FC game at the "Stadium at Tidewater Landing" in Pawtucket.

With inaugural soccer season to debut at Pawtucket’s new stadium, plans are set to build housing

As part of the Tidewater Landing project, Fortuitous Partners has announced plans for two residential buildings, along with a separate apartment complex along School Street.

Opinion

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

The young conservative women who want to make America haute again

They're in vogue — but not in Vogue. The Conservateur is here to make young conservative women its brand.

EDITORIAL

Why have a House Committee on Ethics at all?

IDEAS | JON GARELICK

RFK Jr., America’s Lysenko

JOAN VENNOCHI

Belichick’s new playbook with girlfriend: giving up control

Renée Loth

Reimagining Paul Revere’s ride to address Trump-era threats

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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UMass Chan Medical School lays off or furloughs about 200 employees after NIH funding shortfall

The cuts come after the school saw a $30 million funding shortfall from long delays in funding new research grants from the National Institutes of Health.

Astronomers detect a possible signature of life on a distant planet
The search for life beyond Earth has led scientists to explore many suggestive mysteries, from plumes of methane on Mars to clouds of phosphine gas on Venus.

A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea
The squid was captured on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers steering a remotely operated submersible.

Fyre Festival 2 issues refund for Mexico event, stops ticket sales
The sequel to the Fyre Festival is in doubt (again) after months of announcements led to one location change and the confirmation of zero musicians.

Weston family killed in N.Y. plane crash laid to rest in funeral service
Four members of the Groff family and their children's partners were killed Saturday when their plane went down near the Massachusetts border.

Ben Volin | On Football

Yes, the Patriots really should consider Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty with the No. 4 pick

Jeanty is widely rated one of the top five players in the draft and the best running back prospect since Saquon Barkley in 2018.

Kevin Garnett’s former Concord home hits the market for nearly $6 million

The Celtics legend sold the house in 2014 after he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets.

Spring is usually a busy time for home-buying. Not in Greater Boston.
The combination of sky-high prices and elevated interest rates has kept the market on ice.

Uncertainty over tariffs is causing chaos for some Massachusetts manufacturers
On the South Coast of Massachusetts, where production lines already churn out American-made goods, the whipsaw of tariff directives have filled factory bosses with dread.

Why are so many students in Mass. losing their visas? The answer lies in a little-known database.
Federal immigration authorities are using a little-known database to find students and terminate their status, experts say.

Culture & Lifestyle

Eva Victor in "Sorry, Baby," the closing-night feature at this year's Independent Film Festival Boston.

Finding hope in surprising places at this year’s IFFBoston

“While We Watched,” a film by Vinay Shukla that follows television journalist Ravish Kumar as he battles misinformation, has been awarded top prize at the inaugural Henry Awards for Public Interest Documentary. (Amaan Shaikh & Vinay Shukla)

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

John Lennon and Yoko Ono in "One to One: John & Yoko," a Magnolia Pictures release. (Magnolia Pictures)

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

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

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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North Carolina Tar Heels football head coach Bill Belichick and his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, looked on during the first half of a game between the Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils on March 8 in Chapel Hill, N.C.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Belichick’s new playbook with girlfriend: giving up control

Alan Garber, then interim president, addressed the crowd during the 373d commencement at Harvard University on May 23, 2024.

LETTERS

Harvard’s moment of truth

In 2024, a San Francisco bookstore began sending books to organizations in states where politicians are banning books featuring LGBTQ-related content.

IDEAS | Sarah S. Brannen

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

Supreme Court justices John Roberts (foreground), Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett attended President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

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

Northeastern University hosted 21,023 international students in 2023-24, according to the Institute of International Education’s annual census.

David D’Alessandro

Why US colleges should cut back on international students

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

Boston police shoot at, ‘vicious dog’ near Boston 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.

Trump administration has revoked nearly 100 student visas in New England. Here are the totals by school.

About half of the total number of revoked student visas are current students, based on numbers released by universities.

A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea

The squid was captured on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers steering a remotely operated submersible.

DEVELOPMENT

With inaugural soccer season to debut at Pawtucket’s new stadium, plans are set to build housing

As part of the Tidewater Landing project, Fortuitous Partners has announced plans for two residential buildings, along with a separate apartment complex along School Street.

Sports

RED SOX

Here’s why the Red Sox play so early on Patriots Day

Since 1968, the starting time for Red Sox games on Patriots Day has typically been between 11 a.m, and 11:15 a.m.

Matt Tobin of Mission Turf Services works on painting a fresh start line for the the 129th Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, MA on April 16, 2025.

What’s open and closed on Patriots Day 2025 in Boston

Patriots Day, also known as Marathon Monday, will welcome thousands of runners and spectators to the 26.2 mile-long course from Hopkinton to Back Bay.

A spectator dressed up as T-Rex cheered on runners during the Boston Athletic Association half-marathon Nov. 10, 2024.

Boston Marathon street closures and parking restrictions before and on race day

Here's what to know about roads closures and parking restrictions in Boston and the other communities along the Boston Marathon route.

Patriots

Would Colorado dual threat Travis Hunter be a good fit for the Patriots?

All eyes are on the forecast ahead of Marathon Monday

Ben Volin | On Football

Yes, the Patriots really should consider Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty with the No. 4 pick

Business

A look at why an island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico and what caused it

The island-wide blackout has left 1.4 million customers without power and more than 400,000 without water.

Google is a monopolist in online advertising tech, judge says

The ruling added to legal troubles that could reshape the $1.88 trillion company and alter its power over the internet.

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

THE FINE PRINT

Can Trump strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status?

magazine

CONNECTIONS

People say: To have a good job, find a good boss. I was lucky to find one.

Frisée Salad With Bacon and Poached Eggs

Cooking

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

College in 2025

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

A Harvard student after a debate between the Harvard Republican Club and Harvard College Democrats on April 1.

College in 2025

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

metro

A courtroom at the Hampden County courthouse in Springfield in 2019.

After 40 years in prison, Springfield man’s murder conviction overturned

Boston Marathon forecast: Race day’s trending dry and slightly cooler

Judge denies bond to Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts PhD student detained by ICE in Somerville

sports

US Senator John Kerry fires the starting gun for the start of the wheelchair division at the 97th Boston Marathon in 1993.

‘This is not my race, this is all of ours’: Fifty years ago, wheelchair racing left the start line at the Boston Marathon

Now that Rory McIlroy has finally completed golf’s grand slam, there’s no telling what he’ll accomplish next

‘The perfect storm’: How the Red Sox hit the jackpot with Kristian Campbell

business

Headlights illuminate cobblestone streets in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, during an island-wide blackout, April 16. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)

Officials demand answers as crews work to restore power after another Puerto Rico blackout

What’s open and closed on Patriots Day 2025 in Boston

Trump says Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s ‘termination cannot come fast enough’

politics

Jerome Powell in Chicago on April 16. Photographer: Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg

Trump hints at firing Federal Reserve chair Powell after tariff comments. Follow live updates.

Judge denies bond to Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts PhD student detained by ICE in Somerville

Before Trump vs. Harvard, this is what a university had to do to lose its tax-exempt status

Nation

Elon Musk flashes his T-shirt that reads "DOGE" to the media as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, on March 9. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Judge says labor unions’ lawsuit over DOGE access to Labor Department systems can move forward

Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend

DOJ sues Maine over refusing to comply with transgender athlete ban

World

A local filled fuel containers at a gas station in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during an island-wide blackout, Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

A look at why an island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico and what caused it

Russian strikes kill 3 as Ukrainian officials seek security pledges in Paris

Israeli strikes kill at least 23 in Gaza, including family of 10, as UN raises alarm over blockades

opinion

Why US colleges should cut back on international students

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

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

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

The patio at Monteverdi, overlooking the Charles River.

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

Billy McFarland was charged with scheming to defraud investors in his company, Fyre Media. His first Fyre Festival was billed as an ultra-luxurious event, but the show was canceled after performers bowed out.

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

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

RVshare keeps security deposit after renter returns his van

Arts

From left: Albert Einstein; Helen Keller and Polly Thompson; and Ernest Hemingway, photographed by Yousuf Karsh.

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

Morgan Jerkins's second novel is “Zeal.”

Devoted, united, then separated by history

Author readings around Boston through April 26

Local bestsellers for the week ended April 13

Movies

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

Finding hope in surprising places at this year’s IFFBoston

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

Television

From left: Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Stephen Colbert on Wednesday's episode of "The Late Show."

‘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

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’

Spotify says it’s back after an hourslong outage disrupts thousands of users

Theater/Dance

Cortlandt Barrett and company in "Crowns."

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 of Massachusetts will stop covering a popular class of prescription drugs known as GLP-1s for weight loss, effective next Jan. 1, citing rapidly rising costs. Ozempic is among the GLP-1 class of drugs but is typically prescribed for diabetes management.

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

Dr. Boskin, talking to students after his American humor class at Boston University.

Judge denies bond to Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts PhD student detained by ICE in Somerville

Campus activists, misidentified students, a jaywalker. Is this the deportation list the Trump administration is using?

Federal agents in President Trump’s anti-immigrant campaign seem to be reveling in brutality

Trump hints at firing Federal Reserve chair Powell after tariff comments. Follow live updates.

Before Trump vs. Harvard, this is what a university had to do to lose its tax-exempt status

Memo to the C-suite: You could join Harvard on Trump’s hit list

Trump administration removes historic White House Kennedy magnolia at ‘end of its natural life’

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

Trump administration has revoked nearly 100 student visas in New England. Here are the totals by school.

Homeland Security orders Harvard to turn over disciplinary records of international students

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

The 36 Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2025

More Top Spots to Live

Boston and Cambridge

North of Boston

West of Boston

South of Boston

Is it worth it to move north from Massachusetts?

Star Wars spinoff ‘Andor’ offers an urgent and timely message about facing fascism As the show prepares to launch its second season, it’s worth revisiting what made the first season so unusual.

Which celebrities are participating in the 2025 Boston Marathon?

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

Google is a monopolist in online advertising tech, judge says

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

After 40 years in prison, Springfield man’s murder conviction overturned

Judge in Karen Read case orders defense to turn over more information about expert witnesses

Brookline woman who was hit by State Police cruiser remembered for her ‘warm smile, kindness, and giving spirit’

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

I don’t want to spend Saturday at Costco

With inaugural soccer season to debut at Pawtucket’s new stadium, plans are set to build housing

The young conservative women who want to make America haute again

Why have a House Committee on Ethics at all?

RFK Jr., America’s Lysenko

Belichick’s new playbook with girlfriend: giving up control

Reimagining Paul Revere’s ride to address Trump-era threats

Explore the project: Snitch City

More recent News

UMass Chan Medical School lays off or furloughs about 200 employees after NIH funding shortfall

Astronomers detect a possible signature of life on a distant planetThe search for life beyond Earth has led scientists to explore many suggestive mysteries, from plumes of methane on Mars to clouds of phosphine gas on Venus.

A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep seaThe squid was captured on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers steering a remotely operated submersible.

Fyre Festival 2 issues refund for Mexico event, stops ticket salesThe sequel to the Fyre Festival is in doubt (again) after months of announcements led to one location change and the confirmation of zero musicians.

Weston family killed in N.Y. plane crash laid to rest in funeral serviceFour members of the Groff family and their children's partners were killed Saturday when their plane went down near the Massachusetts border.

Yes, the Patriots really should consider Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty with the No. 4 pick

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Uncertainty over tariffs is causing chaos for some Massachusetts manufacturersOn the South Coast of Massachusetts, where production lines already churn out American-made goods, the whipsaw of tariff directives have filled factory bosses with dread.

Why are so many students in Mass. losing their visas? The answer lies in a little-known database. Federal immigration authorities are using a little-known database to find students and terminate their status, experts say.

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

Why US colleges should cut back on international students

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

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A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea

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Would Colorado dual threat Travis Hunter be a good fit for the Patriots?

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Yes, the Patriots really should consider Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty with the No. 4 pick

Business

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Star Wars spinoff ‘Andor’ offers an urgent and timely message about facing fascism
As the show prepares to launch its second season, it’s worth revisiting what made the first season so unusual.

Astronomers detect a possible signature of life on a distant planet
The search for life beyond Earth has led scientists to explore many suggestive mysteries, from plumes of methane on Mars to clouds of phosphine gas on Venus.

A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea
The squid was captured on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers steering a remotely operated submersible.

Fyre Festival 2 issues refund for Mexico event, stops ticket sales
The sequel to the Fyre Festival is in doubt (again) after months of announcements led to one location change and the confirmation of zero musicians.

Weston family killed in N.Y. plane crash laid to rest in funeral service
Four members of the Groff family and their children's partners were killed Saturday when their plane went down near the Massachusetts border.

Spring is usually a busy time for home-buying. Not in Greater Boston.
The combination of sky-high prices and elevated interest rates has kept the market on ice.

Uncertainty over tariffs is causing chaos for some Massachusetts manufacturers
On the South Coast of Massachusetts, where production lines already churn out American-made goods, the whipsaw of tariff directives have filled factory bosses with dread.

Why are so many students in Mass. losing their visas? The answer lies in a little-known database.
Federal immigration authorities are using a little-known database to find students and terminate their status, experts say.