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Politics

Windsor and Detroit were close-knit cities on the US-Canada border. Then Trump ripped them apart.

His actions and rhetoric have strained that cross-border kinship like nothing since the War of 1812. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘This is not a good trajectory’: Juvenile detention reaches highest level since 2018, prompting warning from youth advocates

A rise in juvenile detentions threatens to undermine decades of effort to undo the increases seen during the 1990s, when fears of a youth crime wave led to strict penalties for young defendants. Continue reading →

History

‘Not everyone was Paul Revere’: Mass. historians reimagine America’s founding tale

Historians around the state are revisiting the nation's origin story with fresh eyes, centering on communities that have often been left out. Continue reading →

Politics

‘Uncharted waters’: As Trump administration remakes the government’s relationship to nonprofits, social services are at risk

Much like public institutions and for-profit companies, nonprofits are under the Trump administration’s ideological microscope and many are stuck in a state of limbo. Continue reading →

World

Russia launches nearly 150 drones against Ukraine as Trump says he doubts Putin’s desire for peace

The attacks came hours after Russia claimed to have regained control over the remaining parts of the Kursk region that Ukrainian forces seized in a surprise incursion in August 2024. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Republican-led states keep adding school voucher programs even as critics worry about cost

State lawmakers across the country are pushing to use more taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuitions and homeschooling expenses even as they try to figure out how to budget in a time of economic uncertainty. Continue reading →

Nation

The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuit.

Before dawn on Oct. 18, 2017, FBI agents broke down the front door of Trina Martin’s Atlanta home, stormed into her bedroom and pointed guns at her and her then-boyfriend as her 7-year-old son screamed for his mom from another room. Continue reading →

Nation

Democrats seize on a new issue to use against the GOP: Social Security

Democrats, after weeks of struggling to find a message that resonates with ordinary Americans while President Trump dominates the news, are beginning to settle on one: the allegation that Trump and his allies are crippling Social Security. Continue reading →

The World

World

Murder charges filed against suspect in ramming attack on Vancouver street festival that killed 11

Murder charges were filed against a suspect in a weekend car ramming attack that killed 11 people at a Filipino heritage festival in the city of Vancouver. Continue reading →

World

As cardinals prepare to elect a pope, one motto is ‘unity.’ That’s divisive.

The discussions leading up to the election are likely to touch on whether a successor to Francis should push forward, or roll back, deeply contested issues. Continue reading →

World

Polls tighten in homestretch of Canada’s election

As Election Day in Canada looms Monday, support for the two major parties has started to converge in the polls, yet the race appears to remain the Liberal Party’s to lose. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

Wu administration is steering Boston’s school buses in the right direction

Boston's expensive and unreliable yellow bus system is getting a overdue reform. Continue reading →

OpEds

Universities should abandon school rankings, embrace low-income students

Few people understand just how severely U.S. News rankings have undermined need-based financial aid in medical, law, and business schools. Continue reading →

Letters

Fear not, the millionaires tax is bearing fruit

By supporting massive investments in education and in transportation infrastructure that will enable new housing production across the state, Fair Share is addressing the real drivers of outmigration. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

Rabbit ticks carrying bacteria that causes life-threatening fever discovered in Maine by UMass Amherst scientists

The discovery was made in a residential backyard in Maine where researchers were collecting rabbit ticks and testing them for pathogens, the university said. Continue reading →

K-12

Trump seeks ‘common sense’ discipline in schools; critics warn of civil rights rollback

A new executive order is the latest salvo in a back-and-forth that extends back to a 2014 Obama policy that brought "disparate impact" principles to school discipline. Continue reading →

Metro

Today in History: April 28, Abu Ghraib torture images made public

Today is Monday, April 28, the 118th day of 2025. There are 247 days left in the year. Continue reading →

Sports

Celtics

Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown each post double-doubles and other observations from Game 4 win over the Magic

Tatum, who played the entire second half, had 37 points and 14 rebounds and was serenaded with “MVP” chants when he put the game away at the free throw line in the final seconds. Continue reading →

Christopher L. Gasper

Missteps from last year explain how the Patriots attacked the draft the way they did

Instead of building on last year’s foundation, New England had to raze it and raise the roster’s talent level. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Winning plan comes together for Kristian Campbell, Red Sox in series clincher against Guardians

"All around probably one of his best, if not the best, game of the season,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said of the 22-year-old rookie Campbell. Continue reading →

Business

Technology

Tech diversity nonprofit shutting down after a decade of training people for software careers

Hack.Diversity helped more than 600 people get internships at local tech companies such as CarGurus and Rapid7. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Rob Stull, comic book creator and MFA artist-in-residence, dies at 58

Mr. Stull's wide-ranging work included "The Mural Project," which highlighted intergenerational connections in hip-hop culture. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Walt Jocketty, championship-building architect for Cardinals in long baseball career, dies at 74

The Cardinals won the National League Central Division seven times under Jocketty’s leadership, as well as the 2004 NL pennant and 2006 World Series. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Alexis Herman, labor secretary raised in segregated South, dies at 77

Ms. Herman’s ascent in Washington began as head of the Labor Department women’s bureau in the Carter administration in the 1970s. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Television

Ben Affleck talks growing up a ‘latchkey kid’ in Boston, roasts Matt Damon on ‘Kimmel’

Ben Affleck took a trip down memory lane during his appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Wednesday night. Continue reading →

BOSTON AT A BARGAIN

Free fun this week: Family opera, early Cinco fiestas, and double the Cambridge celebrations

Free things to do in Boston for the week of April 28 through May 4. Continue reading →

Television

This week’s TV: Martha Stewart is back in ‘Yes, Chef’

And Mass. native Steve Carell stars in "The Four Seasons." Continue reading →