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COVID showed how outcomes partly depended on race, gender, and location

The pandemic laid bare inequities that Boston's greatest minds worked hard to address. Five years later, some of these actions are under fire from the Trump administration.

Democratic state legislatures nationwide have started to take on Trump. What about Massachusetts?

Democrat-controlled state legislatures around the country have begun to push back on the Trump administration. In Massachusetts, lawmakers have gotten off to a slow start.

Protesters struck by truck during anti-Musk demonstration at Watertown Tesla dealership

Watertown police are investigating after two protesters were struck by the side mirror of a truck during a demonstration at a Tesla dealership on Saturday.

Killington ski resort closes Sunday amid power outage and unsafe conditions

Just after 10 a.m., the Vermont-based resort said in a Facebook post that it plans to reopen Monday.

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.

Pro-Israel groups credited for guiding 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.

‘Absolutely unacceptable’ New Bedford residents call on local officials to protect immigrants
New Bedford residents lined the steps and surrounding sidewalks in front of their City Hall to denounce immigration raids and demand that the mayor and City Council take action to protect immigrants.

Teenager killed and two others injured in Falmouth crash

LOVE LETTERS

10 years later, does this advice hold up?

Also, does wedding planning ruin your sex life?
World Figure Skating Championships

Ilia Malinin lands six quadruple jumps to win men’s free skate at World Figure Skating Championships

ODIE HENDERSON REVIEW | ★★½

Jason Statham delivers the action goods in ‘A Working Man’ — for the most part

Sylvester Stallone co-wrote this ultra-violent tale of an ex-Royal Marine out for vengeance.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

With federal funds running dry, Mass. faces tough calls on mental health services

The Healey administration’s budget proposal calls for slashing caseworkers and some kids’ residential treatment.
THE OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT

Far away from human rights

CARINE HAJJAR

Yes, colleges are hotbeds of anti-American ideologues. But don’t just blame foreign students for that.

IDEAS | RACHEL ZIMMERMAN

The odd couple? Nope. My mother and daughter roommates are vibing.

RENÉE GRAHAM

Trump’s second term is fueling the power of boycotts

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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.

Myanmar quake death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance movement announces partial ceasefire
In neighboring Thailand, the death toll increased to 10.

Dick Carlson, who led Voice of America at Cold War’s end, dies at 84
The Boston native and father of Tucker Carlson had a wide-ranging career as a reporter and government official.

Developer Thomas O’Brien set to jump in to Boston mayor’s race, sources say
O’Brien, one of Boston’s most prominent real estate developers, plans to enter the race before Mayor Wu holds her own re-election kick off next Saturday.

Rangers 3, Red Sox 2
Red Sox drop third straight to Rangers as big hit with runners in scoring position remains elusive
The Sox were held to five hits and were hitless in 12 at-bats with runners in scoring position.

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.

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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.

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.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
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.

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.

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

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

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

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

THE OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT

Vanishing protectors and predators

Matthew Bunn

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

Rob Henderson

A Gen Z paradox: To influence or not influence?

MARCELA GARCÍA

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

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

How the Supreme Court can curb one Trump attack on judges

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Ukrainian activists in Mass. wonder what is next after detention of Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School

“People need to understand who we’re fighting with here,” Olga Yilova, executive director of the nonprofit Olga’s List, which helps Ukrainian refugees, said on Sunday.

Killington ski resort closes Sunday amid power outage and unsafe conditions

Just after 10 a.m., the Vermont-based resort said in a Facebook post that it plans to reopen Monday.

Thousands celebrate Eid al-Fitr at Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury

Throughout the morning, over 2,000 people circulated the mosque which hosted four prayers starting at 7:00 a.m.

Democratic state legislatures nationwide have started to take on Trump. What about Massachusetts?

Democrat-controlled state legislatures around the country have begun to push back on the Trump administration. In Massachusetts, lawmakers have gotten off to a slow start.

Sports

World Figure Skating Championships

Skating helps Maxim Naumov cope after death of his parents in January plane crash

Naumov lost his parents and skating coaches Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova in the Washington D.C. plane crash in January.
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

It’s a banner weekend for St. John’s Prep senior heavyweight Alex Bajoras at wrestling nationals

The 285-pound stalwart from Gloucester broke through with an 11-1 major decision. West Springfield's Musa Tamaradze (126 pounds) and Northfield Mt. Hermon’s Elliott Humphries (170) also captured titles in Virginia Beach.
Rangers 3, Red Sox 2

Red Sox drop third straight to Rangers as big hit with runners in scoring position remains elusive

The Sox were held to five hits and were hitless in 12 at-bats with runners in scoring position.

Paige Bueckers scores career-high 40 to lead one-woman rout for UConn over Oklahoma

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Hockey

With big holes up the middle, the coming Bruins revamp feels bleaker than rebuilds past

Red Sox at Rangers | 2:35 p.m. (NESN)

Game 4, Red Sox at Rangers preview: Boston seeks a split in Texas

Business

Trump’s promised ‘Liberation Day’ of tariffs is coming. Here’s what it could mean for you.

President Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day” — when he plans to roll out tariffs on a range of products and items that are imported into the US from a number of countries.
shirley leung

Trump could reshape the economy. These Massachusetts business owners are betting on it.

Even amid the uncertainty, not everyone is bracing for bad times.

Under pressure from Trump administration, Harvard and Yale remove employees

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

magazine
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’

CONNECTIONS

Unexpected lessons in a Jamaica Plain high rise

PERSPECTIVE

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

metro

Youth jobs fair canceled after fight breaks out at Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center

Protesters struck by truck during anti-Musk demonstration at Watertown Tesla dealership

COVID showed how outcomes partly depended on race, gender, and location

sports

Game 4, Red Sox at Rangers preview: Boston seeks a split in Texas

Rookie Kristian Campbell delivers, but others come up empty as Red Sox lose to Rangers. ‘The big boys didn’t cash in.’

Former Red Sox reliever Chris Martin feels right at home in Texas with Rangers

business

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

Middleborough drops lawsuit against controversial state housing law

politics

A competitive race for Mike Waltz’s seat rattles Republicans

Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if auto prices rise because of his tariffs

‘Should I fire him?’ Inside Trump’s deliberations over the fate of Michael Waltz.

Nation

A competitive race for Waltz’s seat in Fla. rattles Republicans

Trump’s executive order targeted this museum. Many visitors question why.

Trump says he’s ‘not joking’ about trying to serve a third term as president

World

Myanmar quake death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance movement announces partial ceasefire

Jailing of presidential candidate energizes the opposition to Erdogan

New US strikes against Houthi rebels kill at least 1 in Yemen

opinion

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

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

Abandona gobierno estatal supervisión de BPS

lifestyle

10 years later, does this advice hold up?

Free events this week: Sculptural ‘nightmares,’ ‘Godfather’ screening, brewery jazz

An update about relaxing in a relationship

food & dining

After fasting for Ramadan, only doughnuts will do

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

travel

A new-and-improved Vienna waits for you

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

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

Mikey Madison hosts ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Morgan Wallen performs

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

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

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

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

Theater/Dance

‘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

COVID showed how outcomes partly depended on race, gender, and location

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

Obituaries

Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died

David M. Childs, architect of One World Trade Center, dies at 83

Herb Greene, 82, dies; his photographs captured the San Francisco sound