All of the headlines from today's paper.
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Today's Headlines

176 days, 22 officers: Police were repeatedly warned about Robert R. Card II's erratic behavior, his weapons, his paranoia, and his rants about committing a mass shooting. THE TIMELINE.

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Massachusetts

After fleeing unrest, one of Haiti’s most prominent political cartoonists calls Mass. home

“The job of an editorial cartoonist is to educate and entertain and serve as a record,” Teddy Mombrun said. Continue reading →

Transportation

In Boston, parked cars regularly block buses. Other cities show it doesn’t have to be this way.

Blocked bus stops and bus lanes slow down the bus and create unnecessary dangers for riders, especially people with disabilities. Continue reading →

Politics

A year later, BAA head says officers ‘followed police protocol’ amid interaction with racially diverse run clubs

The Boston Athletic Association privately apologized to a group of police chiefs for how it addressed a high-profile incident involving officers and two racially diverse running clubs at last year’s Boston Marathon. Continue reading →

K-12

As budget deficit ballooned, Brockton Schools paid off-duty police $1.1 million to direct traffic

The spending on police details is one example of the costly decisions that contributed to Brockton Schools’ budget crisis. Continue reading →

Nation

The five minutes that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge

After the cargo ship Dali lost power early Tuesday, there were precious few minutes to act. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Healey mandates new rules for migrant overflow shelters

WATCH: The state is tightening eligibility and imposing length-of-stay limits. Reporter Matt Stout explains how the policy will impact families going forward. Watch →

The missed chances to stop the Lewiston mass shooting

WATCH: Could the massacre have been prevented? Reporter John Hilliard analyzes the missed signs, warnings and alerts, weeks and months before the tragedy. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Appeals court keeps block on Texas migrant arrest law

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, which has a reputation for conservative rulings, sided in its 2-1 decision with lawyers for the Biden administration who have argued that the law violates the US Constitution and decades of legal precedent. Continue reading →

Nation

Study finds 3 big risk factors for dementia

Diabetes, air pollution, and alcohol consumption were identified in a British study. Continue reading →

Politics

Donald Trump assails judge and his daughter after gag order in New York hush-money criminal case

He said Judge Juan M. Merchan was “wrongfully attempting to deprive me of my First Amendment Right to speak out against the Weaponization of Law Enforcement” by Democratic rivals and urged him to step aside from the case. Continue reading →

The World

World

Worries over ethnic tensions have Kremlin treading carefully on massacre

In the wake of the assault near Moscow that killed 139 people on Friday, there has been a recurring theme in the Kremlin’s response: a fear that the tragedy could spur ethnic strife inside Russia. Continue reading →

World

783 million people face chronic hunger. Yet the world wastes 19 percent of its food, UN says

Researchers found that each person wastes about 174 pounds of food annually, equal to at least 1 billion meals wasted worldwide daily. Continue reading →

World

US raises treatment of imprisoned Palestinian leader Barghouti with Israel

The United States and governments in the Middle East have raised the treatment of Marwan Barghouti, one of the most prominent Palestinian political figures imprisoned by Israel, with the Israeli government following allegations from his family and others that he has been physically and psychologically mistreated since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Governor Healey’s budget proposal threatens 50 years of disability rights

Her proposal to slash the fundamental personal care services for the disabled is baffling. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Governor Healey should disclose her out-of-state trips in advance

The solution to safety concerns is more security, not more secrecy. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Here’s hoping Sound Check will be an equalizer of various genres

I hope the column’s content will be expanded to include the rich array of classical and jazz events in the Boston area. Continue reading →

Metro

Health

Number of people suing former Brigham rheumatologist accused of sexual abuse rises to 206

A new “master complaint” in Suffolk Superior Court consolidates all the cases and lists multiple allegations against Dr. Derrick Todd. Continue reading →

K-12

Boston School Committee approves $1.5 billion spending plan and staff reductions

The budget cuts have proven unpopular with many parents across the district, who have waged spirited campaigns to restore positions and programs to their schools. Continue reading →

Politics

Boston city councilors clash over push to expand free museum program

The council's education committee canceled a hearing earlier this month to explore Councilors' Murphy and Flynn's push to expand the Mayor's BPS Sundays program to all Boston students. Continue reading →

Sports

Bruins notebook

In a critical road win against the Panthers, the Bruins’ physical approach won the fray

The Bruins were focused on ramping up their physicality in a 4-3 victory over the host Panthers on Tuesday night and Matthew Tkachuk often took the brunt of it. Continue reading →

On Football

Are the Patriots telegraphing their moves with the No. 3 pick? Let’s read between the lines.

They want a quarterback, they could trade down and still get one, they like Drake Maye, and they value veteran Jacoby Brissett. Continue reading →

christopher l. gasper

We can’t expect the Red Sox to be contenders. But what would actual progress look like?

Their path lately has felt like a rotary, going around and around and ending up in the same place — last place in the AL East. Continue reading →

Business

Energy

New proposals spark hope that offshore wind will pick up speed

Four developers have filed bids to build wind farms off the southern coast of New England, offering hope that a nascent industry can be sparked back to life after stalling out amid rising costs. Continue reading →

Business

Federal and state lawmakers stepping up efforts to rein in for-profit health care

Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell will be “evaluating the role of for-profit actors in the state’s health care industry in the future.” Continue reading →

BOLD TYPES

What is the future of the T? Jarred Johnson and TransitMatters have some ideas.

The executive director of the transit advocacy group believes in a “data-driven but people-centered” approach to fixing the T. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Joseph Lieberman, centrist Connecticut senator and vice presidential nominee, has died

With his nomination as the running mate of Al Gore in 2000, Mr. Lieberman would become an enduring symbol of the acceptance of Jews in the American political mainstream. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Lee Berry, Black Panther in a ‘radical chic’ time, dies at 78

Lee Berry, a member of the Black Panther Party who was indicted in the largest case brought against that militant group, and whose personal plight helped inspire one of the most infamous New York City social gatherings, a fundraising party for the Panthers at the home of Leonard Bernstein that was mercilessly satirized by writer Tom Wolfe, died March 7 in a hospital near his home in Laurel, Maryland. He was 78. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Famed American sculptor Richard Serra, a creator of immense, yet intimate spaces, has died

Considered one of his generation's most preeminent sculptors, the San Francisco native originally studied painting but turned to sculpting in the 1960s, inspired by trips to Europe. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

MUSIC REVIEW

On a celebratory ‘69 Love Songs’ tour, Magnetic Fields count the ways

The band's signature project turns 25 this year. Over two nights at Roadrunner, Stephin Merritt and Co. played all of the album's 69 tracks. Continue reading →

Arts

Mass MoCA employees vote to ratify wage agreement, ending strike

Museum workers voted Tuesday to ratify the new wage agreement, ending a three-week strike at the museum. Continue reading →

Dance

Boston Ballet announces its 2024-2025 season

The lineup includes a world premiere by company member Lia Cirio, plus company premieres of works by Crystal Pite, Jiří Kylián’, and Jean-Christophe Maillot. Continue reading →