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Crime & Courts

Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk thanks supporters after release from Louisiana detention facility

“Thank you so much for being here,” Öztürk said. "I really appreciate you being here, and thanks so much for all the support and love.” Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘It’s beautiful to see’: Black Bostonians react to the pope’s Creole ancestry

Multiple outlets reported this week that the maternal grandparents of Robert Prevost were described as people of color in historical documents. Continue reading →

Food & Dining

The Michelin Guide is a game changer for Boston

Ambitious chefs have new stars to shoot for, and diners will benefit. Continue reading →

Politics

Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter, New Hampshire Republican who became a reliable liberal vote, has died

Justice Souter became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench. He died at his home in New Hampshire, the Supreme Court said. Continue reading →

K-12

Driver of Boston school bus that killed 5-year-old tried to flee scene after crash, according to police radio calls

Boston police, in recordings, also said the same school bus struck at least two parked cars in Mattapan minutes before the Hyde Park crash. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

US and China meet for high-stakes economic talks

Top economic officials from the United States and China concluded their first day of meetings in Geneva on Saturday evening, setting up a second day of high-stakes negotiations Sunday that could determine the fate of a global economy that has been jolted by President Donald Trump's trade war. Continue reading →

Nation

In trade battle, US and Europe play a game of chicken, and beef

European policymakers are not keen on allowing more hormone-raised American steaks and burgers into the EU. Continue reading →

Nation

Tax the rich? Slash spending? Republicans wrestle with economic priorities in the Trump era

Free trade or Trump’s tariffs? The Republican Party is trying to figure out what it stands for in terms of economic policy during the second Trump administration. Continue reading →

The World

World

India and Pakistan accuse each other of violating ceasefire hours after reaching deal

US-led efforts to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades may still shakey. Continue reading →

World

Pope Leo XIV lays out vision of papacy and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity

In a sign he was making the papacy his own, Leo made his first outing, traveling to a sanctuary south of Rome that is dedicated to the Madonna. Continue reading →

World

Voice of lay Catholics is likely to be heard in Leo XIV’s church

In the fall of 2024, the cardinal who is now Pope Leo XIV sat at a large round table at the Vatican, discussing the challenges that face the Roman Catholic Church with a cardinal from Ethiopia, archbishops from Cameroon and Kenya, a cardinal posted to Mongolia, and bishops from Texas and Liberia. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

I’m almost 70. Can I find love at my age?

At my age, the question is should I bother dating. Continue reading →

As a health reporter, I thought I could navigate the system. My miscarriage proved me wrong.

The ER was the last place I wanted to get the treatment I needed. But it was my only option. Continue reading →

The best — and worst — of the Dunkin’ menu, according to a food writer with opinions

In the beloved local chain’s 75th year, we spill the beans on what measures up. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

A new pathway to vocational training is an alternative to school wait-lists

Senate looks to pilot career ‘annexes.’ Continue reading →

Letters

A swan song, and a graceful bow

Kelly Horan’s piece describing her mother-in-law, Esther Magruder Brooks, inspires thoughts about the impressions and lessons one leaves behind. Continue reading →

Letters

Imagining a fourth government branch, a House of the People

We have faith in our trial by jury, so how wonderful it would be to have a citizens’ assembly to hear the facts available on specific problems that need to be addressed by our government. Continue reading →

Metro

Somerville

Rain and new rules don’t dampen Somerville’s PorchFest

Groups of people who looked to be in their 20s and 30s roved the streets stopping every half block or so to check out the latest show they’d stumbled across. Continue reading →

Politics

In Canada and Australia, cause for hope

If voters there can beat back Trumpism, we might too. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

What constitutes authoritarianism? We talked to Mass. residents who fled dictators.

For some, the echoes of the old country in the United States are jarring. They have seen this movie before, and it doesn’t end well. Continue reading →

Sports

Celtics

Celtics stick with their game plan, roll to Game 3 victory over Knicks

After blowing big leads in Game 1 and 2, this Celtics win was dominant and thorough. Continue reading →

Celtics

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown made sure this Celtics lead was safe

In this game, unlike the horror-show conclusions of Games 1 and 2 at TD Garden, the Jays wrote a different ending. Continue reading →

Red Sox

‘Productive’ meeting between Red Sox owner John Henry and upset DH Rafael Devers yields no change in lineup

Devers, who refused a request to replace injured Triston Casas at first base, remained at DH in Saturday's game at Kansas City. Continue reading →

Business
Ideas

IDEAS

The treasure of democracy that Madeleine L’Engle discovered in America’s national parks

Our protected wild spaces awakened something profound in the author of "A Wrinkle in Time." They did the same for me. Continue reading →

Ideas

What it really takes to manufacture things in America

Producing more goods would benefit us. And we don’t need Trump’s capricious tariffs to make it happen. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Jack Katz, pioneer of the graphic novel, is dead at 97

Jack Katz, a comic book artist and writer whose 768-page magnum opus, "The First Kingdom," published in installments over a dozen years starting in 1974, was widely credited with helping give birth to the long-form graphic novel, died April 24 in Walnut Creek, California, east of San Francisco. He was 97. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Television

AI is everywhere, but especially on TV

A spate of recent shows reflect ongoing anxieties about the role of AI in our lives. Continue reading →

Music

He learned how to sew from his grandmother. Now he’s designing clothes for Kendrick Lamar.

Worcester-based CorruptKid built a following on social media before getting commissioned by the rapper. Continue reading →

Arts

There’s a lot of noise coming from my neighbor’s basement. And I like it.

A powerful nostalgia hits whenever I hear the ruckus the kids down the street are making. Continue reading →

Travel

Travel

This Vermont college town has grown-up taste

Burlington offers more than your average burger and fries student pub grub. Here's a look. Continue reading →

Travel

This Boston hotel has been named one of the 10 best in the country. (And it happens to be one of our favorites.)

Finally, a best-of list our travel writer agrees with. Here's why. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

As more residents opt to rent instead of own, the American Dream is evolving

The house with the white picket fence is simply not for everyone anymore, whether because of financial or lifestyle reasons. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Home of the Week: For $1.29m, a Boxborough Colonial with a sweet suite

Property comes with four bedrooms, 4.5 baths, a lower level with its own entrance, and a koi pond. Continue reading →