Boston Globe Today | March 19, 2024

WATCH: Tuesday's episode. Stories include: The woman-owned Cuban restaurant serving up classics. And, retired cranberry bogs help Mass. fight climate change. Watch →

The clock could be ticking for TikTok

WATCH: Business reporter Thomas Lee analyzes what a ban could mean for the retailers who rely on the app to reach young shoppers. Watch →

Boston Beer Co.’s noncompetes under fire by former employees

WATCH: The brewer of Sam Adams, Truly hard seltzer and Twisted Tea is embroiled in lawsuits. Reporter Katie Johnston breaks down the impact. Watch →

Politics

Biden and congressional leaders announce a deal on government funding as a partial shutdown looms

Now, the question is how fast lawmakers can get the bills passed to avoid a partial government shutdown. Continue reading →

Politics

Supreme Court won’t block, for now, aggressive Texas immigration law

For now, Texas law enforcement officials will be allowed to arrest people suspected of crossing the border illegally. How long that remains true is now a question for the appeals court. Continue reading →

Political notebook

Top retired US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul

The rare testimony by the two retired generals publicly exposed for the first time the strain and differences the military leaders had with the Biden administration in the final days of the war. Continue reading →

World

From Russia, elaborate tales of fake journalists

Russia has unleashed a torrent of disinformation to try to discredit Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky. This saga, though, introduced a new gambit: an elaborately constructed narrative built online around a fictitious character and embellished with a plot twist worthy of Netflix. Continue reading →

World

Russia says it will evacuate 9,000 children from a border region being targeted by Ukraine

Ukraine has increasingly used its long-range firepower to hit oil refineries and depots deep inside Russia and has sought to unsettle the Russian border regions, putting political pressure on Putin. Continue reading →

World

Hong Kong adopts sweeping security laws, bowing to Beijing

Analysts say the legislation, which will take effect Saturday, could have a chilling effect on a wide range of people, including entrepreneurs, civil servants, lawyers, diplomats, journalists, and academics, raising questions about Hong Kong’s status as an international city. Continue reading →

OPINION

Hollywood tries a new role — gun safety advocacy

For decades, TV and movies have glorified guns as cool and fun. Are recent attempts to incorporate gun security measures into storylines too little too late? Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Massachusetts needs more nurses and should ease path for out-of-state workers

Most neighboring states, and 41 US jurisdictions in total, let nurses licensed in one state practice in the others. Joining that compact would give Massachusetts’ employers a better shot at filling thousands of vacancies. Continue reading →

OPINION

Bernie Sanders’s foreign policy ‘revolution’ is a string of leftist clichés

The Vermont senator looks at America’s global record and sees mostly failure and disgrace. Continue reading →

Metro

Controversy roils Park Street Church. Congregants are criticizing its leadership and questioning its direction.

Some members are calling for the resignation of the senior minister, whom a former associate minister at the church has accused of damaging the congregation, mistreating staff, and lying. Continue reading →

Metro

Boston’s students deserve a renovated White Stadium

I’ve been inside White Stadium recently and can tell you this: It’s the most run-down, dilapidated public facility I’ve seen in years. Continue reading →

Politics

Healey says she opposes union-backed ballot question to eliminate MCAS graduation mandate

“I do not support getting rid of MCAS,” the governor said during a radio appearance Tuesday. Continue reading →

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Despite being top 10 in NHL, Bruins’ power play seeks to score success at higher rate

After David Pastrnak and Jim Montgomery discussed what was needed from the PP units, Justin Brazeau scored twice with the man advantage vs. the Senators. Continue reading →

red sox

Brayan Bello gets the nod as the Opening Day starter for the Red Sox

At 24, Bello will be the youngest Opening Day starter for the Red Sox since Aaron Sele in 1995. Continue reading →

BRUINS 6, SENATORS 2

Bruins produce some magic in win as Senators fall for David Pastrnak’s hat trick

The capper was the 345th career goal for Pastrnak, who passed Cam Neely for seventh on the franchise’s all-time list. The Bruins are in the NHL’s catbird seat with 97 points. Continue reading →

Business

Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs and spin off its ice cream business, which includes Ben & Jerry’s

Some analysts pointed out that splitting from Ben & Jerry's, which is known for social activism that has put it at odds at times with its corporate owner, could have an added upside for Unilever. Continue reading →

Housing

Is Greater Boston’s housing market finally revving up?

Home sales ticked up slightly in February, a sign that the housing market may finally be starting to churn again, though prices remain sky high. Continue reading →

Business

Apple, Google talk deal to bring generative AI to iPhones

A deal could bring the Gemini model to iPhones around the world, giving Google access to a massive user base and making generative AI even more mainstream. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Gylan Kain, a founder of the Last Poets and a progenitor of rap, dies at 81

A Harlem-born poet and performance artist, Gylan Kain was a founder of the Last Poets, the spoken-word collective that laid a foundation for rap music starting in the late 1960s by delivering fiery poetic salvos about racism and oppression over pulsing drum beats. Continue reading →

Obituaries

James D. Robinson III, former CEO of American Express, dies at 88

As CEO of American Express Co. from 1977 to 1993, James Robinson III helped transform Wall Street into a more competitive financial marketplace, with a wide diversity of businesses housed under a single roofs. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Byron Janis, pianist of romantic passion, dies at 95

Byron Janis, an American pianist renowned for his commanding performances of the romantic repertory and for his discovery of manuscript copies of two Frédéric Chopin waltzes, died Thursday in the New York City borough of Manhattan. He was 95. Continue reading →

Television

Dorchester’s Chef Valentine dishes on ‘Top Chef,’ Fenway dining, and how the kitchen is like football

“I love cooking,” says the chef, who as a teen worked at Dorchester Papa Gino’s. “I love the high-intensity situation in the kitchen. I thrive under that pressure. It’s like making a diamond.” Continue reading →

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

Harriet Hayden carte-de-visite photo albums showcase community, solidarity at Boston Athenaeum

“In her albums you see mostly African American women and girls and it tells you that often [abolition] was something that families worked on together, and that the movement was about various forms of freedom for Black people,” co-curator Makeda Best said. Continue reading →

Arts

‘Where I Became’ tells story of 14 scholars who left South African apartheid to attend Smith College

The documentary about Smith College's South African Education Program contextualizes the history of apartheid in South Africa with interviews of students, archival footage, and personal photos. Continue reading →