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Massachusetts

History is celebrated, and history is made, at a picture-perfect running of the Boston Marathon

An estimated half-million people cheered the 30,000 runners on a day that was near perfect. Continue reading →

World

Pope Francis is remembered as a reformer for the Catholic Church who stressed humility

The Argentine-born pope brought a breath of fresh air into a 2,000-year-old institution, embodying humbleness over hubris for a Church beset by scandal and accusations of indifference. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Pope Francis praised for simplicity, openness, advocacy for the vulnerable

The death of Pope Francis, 88, after a long illness prompted an outpouring of condolences from church and civic leaders across the region. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Harvard sues Trump administration over funding freeze

The legal challenge comes a week after Harvard's leaders rejected an extraordinary set of demands from the Trump administration. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Trump calls concern over Hegseth’s second Signal chat episode ‘waste of time’

President Trump threw his support behind Pete Hegseth on Monday and said any concern over his defense secretary’s decision to share military attack plans in a Signal group chat was a “waste of time.” Continue reading →

Nation

Supreme Court story time: Justices consider children’s books with LGBTQ+ themes

In preparing for a Supreme Court argument Tuesday over the role of religion in public schools, the justices and their law clerks have considered the usual pile of briefs, pleadings, declarations, and exhibits. Continue reading →

Nation

Baby bonuses, fertility planning: Trump aides assess ideas to boost birthrate

The White House has heard ideas in recent weeks for persuading Americans to get married and have more children, a sign that the Trump administration will embrace a new cultural agenda pushed by many of its allies on the right. Continue reading →

The World

World

Israeli minister says freeing hostages not ‘most important’ aim of the war

Israeli's finance minister said Monday that ensuring that Hamas stopped ruling Gaza was more important than saving the hostages in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading →

World

China warns countries not to team up with US against it on trade

The Chinese government Monday warned other countries against curbing trade with China in order to win a reprieve from US tariffs, promising to retaliate against countries that do so. Continue reading →

World

Who will be the next pope? Here are some possible contenders.

Guesses about who the next Roman Catholic pope will be often prove inaccurate. Before the selection of Pope Francis in 2013, many bookmakers had not even counted him among the front-runners. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

With abortion stance, Pope Francis disrupted easy narratives of both left and right

Rather than singling out abortion as an isolated policy topic — something to be settled with an election or a legal ruling — he spoke about the value of life in its grand sweep, from conception to natural death. Continue reading →

OPINION

To avert manufacturing crisis, Trump may have to ditch his tariff plan

Less than 100 days into Trump’s second term, American manufacturers now fear that the president’s tariffs could actually make their economic realities worse — and understandably so. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

A beacon of humanity and kindness

Pope Francis held the papacy during a period of global hostility toward immigrants — a trend he did his best to resist. Continue reading →

Metro

KEVIN CULLEN

Pope Francis kept the faith for the poorest among us

Pope Francis met with JD Vance shortly before he died, but the pontiff and Vance's boss did not see eye to eye. Continue reading →

K-12

Three finalists are vying for state education commissioner. Here’s where they stand.

The state board of education interviewed three candidates for education commissioner Thursday. Continue reading →

K-12

Lawmakers once again seek to overhaul reading instruction

More than half of third-graders did not meet the state’s bar for reading proficiency last spring, while fourth- and fifth-graders performed even worse. Continue reading →

Sports

BOSTON MARATHON

Sharon Lokedi pulls away from Hellen Obiri to win first Boston Marathon title

Lokedi stretched her lead over the final mile, and Obiri’s patented kick never came, as Lokedi pulled off the upset in a course-record time of 2:17:22. Continue reading →

Chad Finn

Des Linden’s professional apex came in the Boston Marathon. It’s only fitting she ended her career here on Monday.

Linden, the 2018 victor, ran her first marathon here nearly 20 years ago. She announced her retirement from professional running Monday, then took on the course one more time. Continue reading →

BOSTON MARATHON

Kenya’s John Korir pulls away to win first Boston Marathon

Korir pulled away to take down a world-class field in spectacular fashion with a finishing time of 2:04:45, the second-fastest winning time in the race’s history. Continue reading →

Business

bold types

New HBR editor in chief Amy Bernstein looks to grow the publication in AI age

Boston school and business leaders team up for shadowing day; Krafts ink big IT contract with NWN; P&G Gillette kicks off manufacturing expansion in Andover. Continue reading →

Trendlines

Trump covets control of the Federal Reserve. The market wants him to back off.

The president’s fight with Fed chair Jerome Powell is about more than interest rates. It’s a grab for power over a central bank long prized for its independence. Continue reading →

TECH LAB

The state of Florida is coming after your kid’s favorite game. Here’s what to know about Roblox.

While adults are welcome, Roblox specializes in simple, family-friendly games primarily aimed at children and teenagers. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Argentine goalkeeper great Hugo ‘El Loco’ Gatti has died at 80

Mr. Gatti earned his nickname “Loco (Crazy)" because he often played outside the box, which was unusual for goalkeepers in his era. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

LOVE LETTERS

The best of 50-plus dates

She was different than the rest. Continue reading →

Arts

Four action movies to stream right now

Watch Daisy Ridley dangle from a skyscraper in "Cleaner." Continue reading →

BOOKS

‘Conclave’ author Robert Harris on what he learned about electing a new pope

A conversation with the British political journalist turned novelist on 'the ultimate election.' Continue reading →