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Crime & Courts

Last year, jury selection in the Read case took two weeks. This time it might be much longer.

Anyone in Norfolk County who didn’t know about the Read case before surely knows about it now — and have likely developed their own views on the case. Continue reading →

Health

Families, physicians fear what Medicaid cuts could mean for children in Massachusetts

Federal dollars pay for more than half of MassHealth’s $20 billion annual budget. Continue reading →

Boston Mayoral Race

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. Continue reading →

Immigration

‘Why would they choose her?’ Friends, family lament ICE arrest of Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk.

After ICE arrest, friends, colleagues, former professors, and family said that the US government has misrepresented Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk's actions and her character. Continue reading →

Metro

‘Something no one’s ever seen before’: Arrest of Tufts student raises legal questions

Legal analysts said Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest raised a series of questions over its constitutionality, including whether it violates rights to free speech and due process. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Utah bans fluoride in public drinking water, a first in the US

Republican Governor Spencer Cox signed legislation Thursday barring cities and communities from deciding whether to add the mineral to their water systems. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump orders Smithsonian Institution to promote ‘American greatness’

President Trump intensified his push to impose a more positive view of American history by moving to curb the independence of the Smithsonian Institution, which he wants to make into a "symbol of inspiration and American greatness." Continue reading →

The World

World

Israel launches airstrikes near Beirut for first time since ceasefire

The Israeli military launched airstrikes in the southern outskirts of Beirut on Friday. Continue reading →

World

Massive quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand. Hundreds feared dead.

The 7.7 magnitude quake struck at midday, with an epicenter near Mandalay, Myanmar. Aftershocks followed, one of them measuring a strong 6.4 magnitude. Continue reading →

World

US revives tough demands in reworked deal for Ukraine’s minerals

The new proposal “effectively turns Ukraine into an American colony,” Roman Sheremeta, a Ukrainian economist and founding rector of the American University in Kyiv. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

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

The district failed to meet several of its goals, and the goals it did meet have not translated into sustained academic gains. Continue reading →

OPINION

The paradox of social media: So connected, so autonomous

Self-promotion and risk-aversion go hand in hand in the social media era. Continue reading →

LETTERS

A host of ways to lower Mass. health care costs

An editorial on how to cut health care costs stirred readers to offer solutions of their own, from pushing for a single-payer system to addressing regional inequities to using an arts-based prescription for greater wellness. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

‘Something no one’s ever seen before’: Arrest of Tufts student raises legal questions

Legal analysts said Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest raised a series of questions over its constitutionality, including whether it violates rights to free speech and due process. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

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. Continue reading →

Rhode Island Politics

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.” Continue reading →

Sports

Figure skating

How does a figure skater pick their music? ‘It holds almost all the meaning.’

While the choice of music is as varied as the performers on the ice, each skater’s selection must capture the heart and soul of their performance if they want to be successful. Continue reading →

BC 3, Bentley 1

No. 1 overall seed BC men’s hockey survives scare from Bentley in first round of NCAA Tournament

The Eagles escaped the Falcons on late goals from freshman James Hagens and NCAA leading scorer Ryan Leonard (empty-netter). BC plays Denver, which knocked out Providence College, next. Continue reading →

World Figure Skating Championships

With a dazzling women’s free skate, American Alysa Liu caps improbable comeback from retirement to win world championship

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

Business

Housing

Middleborough drops lawsuit against controversial state housing law

The deal between Middleborough and the state came after the town last month sued the state housing office for an exemption from MBTA Communities. Continue reading →

Trendlines

A 4.5 percent yield and no drama? That’s hard to beat as markets slide.

The top rates on online bank accounts, money market mutual funds, and short-term Treasuries remain high. Continue reading →

Media

WCVB Channel 5 names Andrew Vrees as new president and general manager

Prior to working at WMUR and Hearst Television as its vice president of news, Vrees served as the WCVB news director from 2009 to 2016. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

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

David M. Childs, an architect who crowned the New York City skyline with the tallest building in the Americas -- a shimmering new One World Trade Center in place of the twin towers destroyed on 9/11 -- died Wednesday in Pelham, New York. He was 83. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

CLASSICAL REVIEW | A.Z. MADONNA

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

Guest conductor Dima Slobodeniouk is a pilot who knows how to fly the BSO. Continue reading →

Pop Culture

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

Pasquarosa won this season of ABC’s “The Bachelor” this week, when viewers saw leading man Grant Ellis give her his final rose. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

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

The show is inspired by the comedy of star Michelle Buteau. Continue reading →