Boston Globe Today | April 22, 2024

WATCH: Monday's show. Stories include: Pregnant people want to use the birthing professionals, but the law limits their scope. Watch →

Politics roundup: Speaker risks job, Trump cases in court

WATCH: Washington bureau chief Jackie Kucinich explains the power plays in Congress and if former president Trump’s immunity claim will sway the Supreme Court. Watch →

Unlocking the mysteries of food

WATCH: Is there a way to pinpoint the best diet for your unique body? Health reporter Felice Freyer unpacks the bold new experiment that's working to find out. Watch →

Nation

An unprecedented trial opens with two visions of Trump

Manhattan prosecutors delivered a raw recounting of Donald Trump’s seamy past Monday as they debuted their case against him to jurors, the nation and the world, reducing the former president to a co-conspirator in a plot to cover up three sex scandals that threatened his 2016 election win. Continue reading →

Politics

Supreme Court seems poised to allow local laws that penalize homelessness

The justices seemed split along ideological lines in the case, which has sweeping implications for how the country deals with a growing homelessness crisis. Continue reading →

Nation

AI is about to make the online child sex abuse problem much worse

The nation’s system for tracking down and prosecuting people who sexually exploit children online is already overwhelmed and buckling, a new report finds. Continue reading →

World

Israelis prepare to mark Passover, a festival of freedom, with hostages still in Gaza

Many Israelis were in a somber mood Monday as they prepared to usher in Passover, the Jewish festival of freedom, saying they would mark the holiday rather than celebrate it, with more than 130 hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading →

World

Senior Israeli military official resigns after Oct. 7 intelligence failures

General Aharon Haliva had become a symbol of the Israeli establishment’s failure to prevent the deadliest attack in Israeli history. Continue reading →

World

European nations with Patriot missiles hesitate to give the air defense systems to Ukraine

Sophisticated missile systems provided by Kyiv’s Western allies can threaten Kremlin’s forces as they slowly push forward along the roughly 600-mile front line in the war. Continue reading →

OPINION

Haitians cling to hope as their country prepares to install a transitional council

As the council prepares to take the reins of the country, questions remain: How exactly is it going to quell the gang violence and return Haiti to a livable state? Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

How Mass. community colleges reversed falling enrollment

A state program that makes community college free for residents over age 25 has helped enrollment at the schools rebound. The challenge will be retaining those students through graduation. Continue reading →

OPINION

Trump’s endless whining is wearing thin

His deep persecution complex may be more damaging to his reelection chances than any conviction might be Continue reading →

HIGHER EDUCATION

Former DEI director at Providence College files discrimination charge

E. Corry Kole, who is nonbinary, resigned in March after “direct, repeated, patterned and systemic discrimination,” their lawyer said. The Catholic college called the claim “unsubstantiated.” Continue reading →

Politics

‘Really meaningful’: Some migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by DeSantis now on path to legal status

The migrants who were sent to Massachusetts by Florida officials as part of a political stunt received “bona fide determinations,” a status that allows them some freedoms until their visa becomes available. Continue reading →

CRIME

Judge rules Adam Montgomery cannot skip sentencing for Harmony’s murder

New Hampshire law generally requires those convicted of certain serious offenses to attend sentencing when victims address the court. Montgomery opted not to attend his jury trial in person. Continue reading →

Game 2: Maple Leafs 3, Bruins 2

Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs break through against Bruins in Game 2 to even first-round series

The NHL's regular-season goal leader struck for his first of the postseason with just over eight minutes remaining to boost Toronto. Continue reading →

on hockey

Presented with a chance to force overtime, the Bruins’ offense was again powerless when it counted

Boston scored a power-play goal in the first period, but the man advantage could not come up with a goal in the third period minutes after Auston Matthews put the Maple Leafs ahead. Continue reading →

red sox

Tanner Houck could be delivering on the promise that Red Sox scouts saw in him

Through four starts, Houck has a 1.35 ERA, an astounding 28-to-2 strikeout-to-walk rate, and he has added 3 inches of drop on his splitter. Continue reading →

Real Estate

$500,000 for a parking spot? Inside the world of exclusive parking in Boston.

Parking spot sales are rare and difficult to track. But when the true cost is revealed, they can provide a stark indication of how expensive the Boston housing market is. Continue reading →

Housing

With mortgage rates above 7 percent, here’s what home buyers should know

Despite sky-high mortgage rates, demand for home loans may be increasing in Greater Boston. Continue reading →

bold types

Quiroga sets broader mission for Boston-based housing nonprofit

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Roberta Karmel, first woman named to the SEC, dies at 86

The lawyer's belief that the agency stymied legitimate business activities inspired philosophical combat with her more liberal colleagues. Continue reading →

Obituaries

David Pryor, a former Arkansas governor and US senator, has died

Former Arkansas governor and Senator David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the state’s most beloved political figures and remained active in public service after he left office, has died. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Rico Wade, an architect of Atlanta Hip-Hop, dies at 52

He produced albums for rap acts including Outkast, Goodie Mob, and Future. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Stephen Colbert felt some trepidation as he transitioned to CBS’s late-night show

In an interview with Ben Schwartz at the annual PaleyFest on Sunday, Colbert recalled thinking "it’s the first time in my life I wasn’t inhabiting a character all the time." Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

At Las Vegas’s mind-blowing Sphere, Phish enters another dimension

The Vermont jam band became only the second group, after U2, to play the $2.3 billion multimedia orb in Vegas, with four completely different shows. Continue reading →

Theater

Boston Conservatory grad Eleri Ward’s folk-inspired Sondheim TikToks opened a path that led to ‘Gatsby’

Auditions led to rejection after rejection after rejection. It was only when Ward leaned into her own artistic inclinations that her career took off. Continue reading →