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How Stephen King’s ‘Carrie’ changed horror fiction

WATCH: It’s been 50 years since the writer’s debut novel was published. The famously private author spoke exclusively with living arts reporter Mark Shanahan. Watch →

Solar eclipse: A guide to protect your eyes

WATCH: Reporter Carlos R. Muñoz explains how to build a DIY eclipse-viewer, what to expect from wildlife and how to support pets during the midday darkness. Watch →

Nation

Judge rejects Trump request to dismiss classified documents prosecution

Lawyers for Donald Trump had cited a 1978 statute known as the Presidential Records Act in demanding that the case be tossed out before trial. Continue reading →

Nation

Judge orders timely housing for migrant children waiting at border

The decision established that minors at the sites were in legal custody of the Department of Homeland Security and thus were entitled to certain rights and protections, such as a safe and sanitary environment, even if they had not yet been formally processed. Continue reading →

Nation

New rule strengthening federal job protections could counter Trump promises to remake the government

The Office of Personnel Management regulations will bar career civil servants from being reclassified as political appointees or as other at-will workers, who are more easily dismissed from their jobs. Continue reading →

World

On NATO’s 75th birthday, fear of Trump overshadows celebrations

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization celebrated its 75th birthday on Thursday, older, arguably wiser, and freshly attuned to its own mortality. Continue reading →

World

Drone attack kills 4 people in Ukraine’s second-largest city as Russia builds its war strength

Russian forces fired drones at two apartment buildings and a power plant in Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing four people, local authorities said Thursday, as the Kremlin’s forces apparently set in motion their strategy for the coming months of war by escalating the bombardment of civilian areas. Continue reading →

World

Lawyers call on UK government to end arms sales to Israel

The British government is coming under escalating pressure to suspend arms sales to Israel after the strike on a convoy in the Gaza Strip that killed seven aid workers, including three Britons. More than 600 lawyers and retired judges sent a letter to the government, arguing that the sales violated international law. Continue reading →

OPINION

To save US lives, Congress should provide aid to Ukraine

It’s not in the United States’ best interest to expect the Europeans to go it alone. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

An ‘utterly unregulated Wild West’: FDA needs more oversight of dietary supplements

Weight loss pills have been laced with dangerous drugs, and other dietary supplements have been found to have inaccurate labels. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Fresh from hospital, a fan needed to make one stop at Fenway Park

My wife showed Larry Lucchino my hospital wristband and said, "Do you realize that my husband just got released from Beth Israel after major heart surgery but he insisted on getting his season tickets?" Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Judge will implement 200-foot buffer zone around courthouse during Karen Read trial

Judge Beverly J. Cannone said she will file a written ruling laying out the details of the buffer zone by Friday. Continue reading →

Investigations

Mold cleanup forces all families out of Catholic Charities Inn

Homeless families and migrants are being relocated from one of the state's emergency shelters. Continue reading →

Health

‘One of the happiest moments of my life’: First patient to receive genetically engineered pig kidney released from Mass General

The patient, Richard “Rick” Slayman, a manager with the state Department of Transportation, said he was leaving the hospital with “one of the cleanest bills of health I’ve had in a long time.” Continue reading →

Boxing

Boston Butchers, the newest addition to the Team Combat League, plan on putting on a boxing show sure to attract a following

The one-night event will feature 24 separate 3-minute rounds, each fighter getting just the 180 seconds to score the most points for his or her team — no endless circling, no tentative glove taps, no rope-a-doping. Continue reading →

Bruins 4, Hurricanes 1

Bruins end successful road trip by beating Hurricanes

Boston scored three first-period goals, including the 400th of Brad Marchand’s career. Continue reading →

celtics

Celtics’ rout of Thunder was a showcase for what Kristaps Porzingis adds to this team

The big center exploited mismatches, hit 3-pointers, was a force in the paint, grabbed rebounds, and blocked shots. Continue reading →

Biotech

Cambridge firm Amylyx pulls ALS drug from market, lays off 70 percent of its staff

The move comes four weeks after the biotech reported that its controversial and costly drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis failed to provide any benefit to patients in a large clinical trial. Continue reading →

Trendlines

GE chief Larry Culp makes breaking up look easy to do

At the close of trading on Wednesday, the three stocks combined were worth about $237 billion, double GE’s pre-split value of $119 billion in November 2021. Continue reading →

Biotech

In a reversal, state’s largest private insurer will cover new Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts initially balked at covering the treatment — which costs $26,500 per year per patient — because it considered Leqembi “investigational,” or experimental. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Maryse Condé, ‘grande dame’ of Francophone literature, dies at 90

A writer from the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, Maryse Condé's explorations of race, gender, and colonialism across the Francophone world made her a perennial favorite for the Nobel Prize in literature. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Maryse Condé, ‘grande dame’ of Francophone literature, dies at 90

A writer from the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, Maryse Condé's explorations of race, gender, and colonialism across the Francophone world made her a perennial favorite for the Nobel Prize in literature. Continue reading →

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PARENTING UNFILTERED

Where to celebrate graduation season in Boston and beyond

Next month, toast your favorite scholar at one of these 10 essential tables. Continue reading →

FOOD

Ways to savor the solar eclipse if you’re hungry or thirsty

Restaurants and hotels around the city certainly won’t be going dark on Monday. Continue reading →

BOTTLES

Lawson’s Finest Liquids in Vermont made a special eclipse beer. (You have to make a special trip to get it.)

Path of Totality is a black IPA brewed with Eclipse hops, an Australian variety. Continue reading →