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Higher Education

A handful of college presidents emerge as leaders of burgeoning resistance movement against Trump

Faculty members, students, and prominent alumni have been calling on leading institutions to take a stronger stand. Now there are signs that some college leaders are starting to step up. Continue reading →

Health

Healey’s budget calls for steep cuts to mental health care for kids and adults

Residential programs could lose funding and mental health workers could lose their jobs in proposed budget cuts. Continue reading →

Retail

As Trump doubles down on Chinese tariffs, this Framingham shoe company has nowhere to run

Topo's chief executive worries that the painful math of the trade war could mean a hike of more than $100 to the retail cost of a pair of kicks. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

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. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump reverses course on global tariffs, announcing 90-day pause

President Trump on Wednesday abruptly reversed course on steep global tariffs that have roiled markets, upset members of his own party, and raised fears of a recession. Just hours after he put punishing levies into place on nearly 60 countries, the president said he would pause them for 90 days. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

These super fans of Trump are holding out against his budget

House Republican leaders on Wednesday pressed ahead with their plan to hold an evening vote on their party's budget blueprint, but the fate of the measure to unlock President Trump's spending and tax cuts was in doubt amid a revolt among hard-line conservatives. Continue reading →

Politics

Judges to bar US from using Alien Enemies Act to deport some Venezuelans held in Texas and New York

The actions came after lawyers sued in defense of the Venezuelans who are at risk of removal from the US under a law that gives the president the power to deport noncitizens in times of war. Continue reading →

Nation

Scientists map part of a mouse’s brain that’s so complex it looks like a galaxy

Scientists created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a diagram of the wiring connecting 84,000 neurons as they fire off messages. Continue reading →

The World

World

Coalition deal in Germany clears way for Friedrich Merz to become chancellor

Merz’s Christian Democrats have been under tremendous pressure to get a government moving as the Trump administration batters Europe with tariffs, threatens the NATO alliance, and cozies up to an aggressive and expansionist Russia. Continue reading →

World

Roof collapse at Dominican club kills at least 124 as officials scramble to identify victims

So far, only 32 people have been identified in one of the worst disasters to hit the Dominican Republic. Continue reading →

World

UN says Israel’s aid blockade has opened ‘floodgates of horror’ in Gaza

The deadly strikes on Gaza continued Wednesday, with one in Shejaiya, east of Gaza City, killing at least 23 people, including eight women and eight children, according to local officials. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Resisting Trump: The revival of tax protest

I don’t have the moral fortitude to engage in tax resistance. But godspeed to those who do. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Mass. has 66,000 foreign students. Colleges must be ready to help them navigate the Trump era.

Schools can’t stop the administration from cancelling student visas. But they can assist students with the fallout. Continue reading →

OPINION

Coney Barrett offers a glimmer of hope in fight against Trump polices

In deportation case, she looked like an independent jurist who believes in the rule of law instead of a rubber stamp for Trump. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

‘The flood gates are open’: In the wake of Fernandes Anderson’s bombshell plea agreement, what happens now?

At least three candidates are already running for the District 7 city council seat. Continue reading →

Metro

Fernandes Anderson’s demise could be a fresh start for her City Council district

Her exit will guarantee fresh blood in the seat, which is precisely what it needs. Continue reading →

Boston Mayoral Race

‘We need to be prepared for the worst’: Wu unveils $4.8 billion budget plan, bracing for potential economic turmoil

Mayor Wu did not rule out a hiring freeze or cutting certain city programs as a possibility should economic conditions reach a crisis level. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox Notebook

Against the Blue Jays, Red Sox were not warm to moving up frigid start of scheduled night games

Manager Alex Cora asked team president Sam Kennedy about moving games up this week. The team declined. Continue reading →

COLLEGES

Brilliant, boisterous Hutson brothers have Boston University chasing history at another Frozen Four

Older brother Lane is skating his way toward NHL rookie of the year, but can his siblings do what he couldn't and win a national title with the Terriers? Continue reading →

Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 1 (11 inn.)

Red Sox hitters go cold in extra-inning setback against Blue Jays

The Sox managed only four hits, struck out 14 times and were hitless in 11 at-bats with runners in scoring position in a 2-1 loss in 11 innings. Continue reading →

Business

Economy

How much will car prices go up with tariffs? New England buyers aren’t waiting to find out.

The Trump administration said the 90-day freeze on sweeping "reciprocal" tariffs doesn’t apply to automobile tariffs. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

An online lender charges up to 725 percent interest on short-term loans. Is that legal?

Plus: Make sure you have a third-party designee on long-term care insurance. Also, why can’t you get a refund when a concert gets postponed indefinitely? Continue reading →

Economy

‘Don’t want to overreact’: On-again, off-again tariffs put small businesses in a bind

Across the region, wholesalers, restaurants, and startups are having to decide whether to stick to their plans in the hopes that confusion subsides, or hunker down in case of a recession. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

William Finn, Tony recipient for ‘Falsettos,’ is dead at 73

The composer-lyricist, a native of Natick, had a long relationship with the Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield. Continue reading →

BASEBALL

Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 MLB teams in 15-year career, among those killed in Dominican nightclub disaster

Also killed was Nelsy Cruz, governor of the Monte Cristi province and the sister of former pro Nelson Cruz, and Tony Blanco, who played professionally in the US and Japan. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

MUSIC REVIEW

Deftones dazzle Boston with energetic TD Garden show

The band crammed 20 songs into a potent 85-minute set while rocking Boston's socks off on Tuesday night. Continue reading →

Movies

Author Warren Zanes was on set with Springsteen to see his book about the musician adapted for film

"[Springsteen] was going through some hard stuff, and here he was, watching his life being enacted, reliving it." Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

‘Hacks’ is back, and asking big questions about what happens to a dream achieved

The show returns for its fourth season April 10. Continue reading →