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K-12

Massachusetts welcomed migrant families with open arms. But is the state prepared to teach their children?

The state’s population of English learners has grown 25 percent since 2019, a dramatic uptick fueled by the large number of migrants arriving here in the last several years. Continue reading →

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK

I went looking to see if any Karen Read supporters had secretly flipped. Here’s what happened next.

Some former Karen Read super fans secretly think she’s guilty. And they’re afraid. Continue reading →

Trendlines

Trump backed down on tariffs, but not before scorching investors and damaging the economy

The country faces inflation, less trust in its financial markets, and a long trade fight with China. Continue reading →

Politics

US and China headed for ‘monumental’ split, putting world economy on edge

Amid an ongoing tariff war between the two superpowers, it is not clear who will blink first, or if the two sides can find common ground. Continue reading →

Politics

Supreme Court says Trump administration must work to bring back mistakenly deported Maryland man

The court acted in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who had a court order preventing his deportation to his native country over fears he would face persecution from local gangs. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

House passes GOP budget plan after conservative revolt collapses

The House on Thursday narrowly adopted a Republican budget blueprint for slashing taxes and government spending, after hard-line conservatives concerned that it would balloon the nation's debt ended a revolt that had threatened to derail President Trump's domestic agenda. Continue reading →

Nation

Luigi Mangione death penalty bid may pit prosecutors against each other

Luigi Mangione is being prosecuted for murder by two agencies: the Department of Justice, which answers to President Trump, and the Manhattan district attorney's office, which is led by the only prosecutor to convict Trump. Continue reading →

Nation

Social Security abandons DOGE phone service cuts amid chaos, backlash

Elon Musk's cost-cutting operation, DOGE, set off a panic in March among elderly and disabled people after proposing that the Social Security Administration scraped many of its claims services over the phone to end alleged identity fraud. Continue reading →

The World

World

Russia frees American Ksenia Karelina in prisoner swap amid diplomatic talks

The exchange of the former ballerina and a man accused of stealing secrets on electronic components was made after talks involving intelligence agents of both countries. Continue reading →

World

Outside his political base, a Canadian’s Trumpian pitch is a harder sell

Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader, was once running strong in the polls to lead Canada. But his message of “common sense” against a purportedly corrupt elite does not resonate like it did before President Trump angered Canadians with his rhetoric and tariffs. Continue reading →

World

Search ends for victims in Dominican Republic collapse that killed 221

Now comes the hard part: figuring out what caused the roof of a 50-year-old former movie theater to come crashing down, just as hundreds of people had gathered for a concert. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Police and mental health: Out of the shadows

Dealing with the stigma is the first step. Continue reading →

OPINION

My father’s matzah: Surviving Passover in a Siberian labor camp

My father’s name was Simcha, the Hebrew word for happiness. And that night in the Siberian wilderness, there was joy. Continue reading →

LETTERS

It’s Trump’s tariff roller coaster. We’re all just riding on it.

"Someone needs to explain to the Trump administration that trade imbalances cannot simply be solved by tariffs," writes one reader. Another: "He seems to suffer from some form of Munchausen syndrome by proxy." Continue reading →

Metro

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Trump’s performative cruelty on immigrants will cost us all

No army of white American workers is going to swoop in to do backbreaking personal care assistance for lousy money. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Mass. Museum of African American History among institutions to lose federal funding, officials say

The Museum of African American History, which operates locations in Boston and Nantucket, was notified of the cuts late Wednesday night, according to museum president and CEO Noelle Trent. Continue reading →

K-12

Emmy award-winning actress Ayo Edebiri visits Boston Latin School

Mayor Michelle Wu announced April 10 "Ayo Edebiri Day". Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3 (10 inn.)

Trevor Story delivers with bases loaded in 10th to help Red Sox avoid four-game sweep by Blue Jays

Story's bases-loaded groundout scored pinch-runner David Hamilton in the 10th of a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays. Continue reading →

Gary Washburn| On basketball

Jaylen Brown ruled out of Friday’s game with Celtics prioritizing rest over awards

With Brown sitting out with knee issues, he will not reach the 65-game plateau to be eligible for NBA awards. Continue reading →

On Baseball

Called to deliver in a big moment, Trevor Story was happy to do his small part

Story's first walkoff hit for the Red Sox was well worth savoring in a 10-inning 4-3 victory over the Blue Jays. Continue reading →

Business

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

‘Tumult and uncertainty’: Massport gets ready for potential slowdown at shipping terminals, Logan Airport

The Trump administration’s ever-changing global trade proposals could threaten cargo that arrives via jets or container ships and possibly alienate many travelers. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

Phones and other electronics will be hit hard by tariffs. Should you buy now or wait?

With those devices heavily sourced from China, people are wondering when and how much prices will go up. Continue reading →

Media

Top executive at Corporation for Public Broadcasting resigns

Michael Levy cited health issues as the reason for his resignation, which comes amid Republican efforts to cut federal funding for public media. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Edward Countryman, student of the American Revolution, dies at 80

The historian studied a "collision of histories" among such groups as Black Americans and Native Americans in order to understand the dynamics of the American Revolution. Continue reading →

Obituaries

John Peck, underground cartoonist known as The Mad Peck, dies at 82

A disc jockey, a cartoonist, and a critic of music, culture, TV, and life, Mr. Peck journeyed through the seams of Providence's underground. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

MFA announces longtime curator Pierre Terjanian as new leader

Terjanian, who worked with some of the country’s most renowned museum collections before becoming chief of curatorial affairs and conservation at the MFA, will lead the museum. Continue reading →

GETTING SALTY

Love to eat in Portsmouth, N.H.? Jay McSharry has a lot to do with that.

The restaurateur owns a dozen area restaurants, ranging from Mexican to seafood. You can try many of them during Portsmouth’s Spring Restaurant Week, kicking off on Thursday. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Kylie Minogue radiated good vibes for her second-ever Boston concert

Her only other visit came in 2011. Continue reading →