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Saturday, April 27, 2024
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Healthcare

Midwives want to be formally licensed in Mass. What does that mean?

Supporters say bills to license the birthing professionals would be transformative for the state reproductive health care workforce and maternal mortality outcomes. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Tensions continue after Wu takes responsibility for arrests at Emerson encampment

“The Commissioner and I jointly agreed that the growing encampment needed to be removed in order to address the public safety and fire hazards that it presented,” Wu said in a statement Friday afternoon. Continue reading →

Housing

Can private landlords help ease the shelter crisis in Mass.? A new program is trying to find out.

State vouchers aim to make it worthwhile for private landlords to take in people emerging from homelessness. Continue reading →

revolution

The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see one of the greatest is here. Lionel Messi is coming to town.

The transcendent Argentinian superstar, a quasi-religious figure in his homeland, has nothing less than a magical effect in his appearances. Continue reading →

Nation

Tabloid publisher defiant as Trump lawyer tries to shake his confidence

Lawyers for Donald Trump on Friday grilled the former publisher of The National Enquirer, casting doubt on his explanation for why he suppressed salacious stories about the Republican presidential candidate before the 2016 election. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today: Sports | April 26, 2024

WATCH: Friday's sports show. Stories include: Who the Patriots could be targeting in the draft and how the Celtics can get back on track in Miami. Continue reading →

What will Drake Maye bring to the Patriots?

WATCH: Was drafting the 21-year-old the right move for a franchise searching for its next great QB? Reporter Nicole Yang and columnist Chad Finn weigh in. Continue reading →

How the Bruins can keep their series lead

WATCH: Brad Marchand is getting under Toronto’s skin, without crossing the line. Columnist Chad Finn explores if the left wing is in the Maple Leafs' heads. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Tabloid publisher defiant as Trump lawyer tries to shake his confidence

Lawyers for Donald Trump on Friday grilled the former publisher of The National Enquirer, casting doubt on his explanation for why he suppressed salacious stories about the Republican presidential candidate before the 2016 election. Continue reading →

Nation

Biden delays ban on menthol cigarettes

The White House has faced considerable resistance from the cigarette companies that would lose billions of dollars if they could no longer sell menthol cigarettes. Continue reading →

Nation

Xi and Blinken trade small nods over a large gap

The areas where the United States and China can work together seem to be shrinking fast, and the risks of confrontation are growing. But it was clear Friday that both countries are trying to salvage what they can. Continue reading →

The World

World

A US-led effort to bring aid to Gaza by sea is moving forward. But big concerns remain.

While satellite photos show major port construction along the shore near Gaza City, aid groups are making it clear that they have broad concerns about their safety and reservations about how Israeli forces will handle security. Continue reading →

World

Blinken to return to Israel to discuss hostages and planned Rafah incursion

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel next week, an Israeli official said Friday, as talks on a cease-fire deal have stalled and tensions have risen between Israel and the United States over the treatment of civilians in the war. Continue reading →

World

New leaders take on Haiti’s chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence

It has been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on the Caribbean nation’s new leaders is rapidly growing. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Want your kids to jump out of bed to get to school? Put them on the bike bus.

Kids arrive at school smiling and feeling energized. The bike bus is a great way for kids and parents to exercise together and build confidence. Continue reading →

OPINION

Reality on abortion hits the Supreme Court

Many of the male justices seemed comfortable keeping the argument at a level of abstraction, but the female justices pushed back. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Readers respond to student protests against war in Gaza

Read a selection of comments left on our stories. Continue reading →

Metro

K-12

Columbia protester who said ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live’ was fiery student representative on Boston School Committee

Khymani James is a Boston Latin Academy graduate and former Boston School Committee student representative. While James was a high school student in Boston, he was outspoken in public spaces and didn’t shy away from confrontation. Continue reading →

K-12

Judge changes ruling following Braintree eighth-grader’s anxiety attack, trip to hospital

Fourteen-year-old Samantha Frechon had enrolled, per the judge's earlier order, at a regular public school for the first time since she was eight. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

SJC rules police officers’ names can’t be kept secret from misconduct investigation records on privacy grounds

The court also rejected an argument from prosecutors asserting that privacy exemption to the public records law can still be applied to investigations that find no misconduct by police. Continue reading →

Sports

Revolution

Excitement mounts among Argentinian soccer fans for Messi’s New England appearance

Lionel Messi will make a New England appearance Saturday when his MLS club, Inter Miami, takes on the Revolution. Continue reading →

PATRIOTS

Patriots pick wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk in second round of NFL Draft after trade with Chargers

Polk caught 69 passes for 1,159 yards, and 9 touchdowns last season at the University of Washington. Offensive tackle Caedan Wallace was taken in the third round by the Patriots, with pick No. 68. Continue reading →

patriots

New Patriots quarterback Drake Maye arrives at Gillette Stadium ‘ready to take on anything’

In his introductory press conference, the 21-year-old QB said the learning curve begins by absorbing lessons from veteran Jacoby Brissett. Continue reading →

Business

Economy

MassDevelopment chief Dan Rivera abruptly resigns after 3 years

Rivera, who was the mayor of Lawrence before being appointed to the post by then-Governor Charlie Baker, told the MassDevelopment board that he was leaving to pursue other opportunities. Continue reading →

Business

Mass. cannabis sales topped $1 billion for third straight year in 2023

Last week, cannabis sales in Massachusetts exceeded $6 billion since 2018. Continue reading →

innovation beat

Fidelity spinoff Volition Capital is the rare Boston VC firm expanding in 2024

Last year, Volition raised $675 million for its fifth and largest fund, which is keeping founders Sean Cantwell, Larry Cheng, and Roger Hurwitz busier than ever. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Bob Cole, the voice of hockey in Canada for a half-century, dies at 90

Known for his “Oh baby!” catchphrase, broadcaster Bob Cole called decades of iconic games as part of CBC’s “Hockey Night in Canada.” Continue reading →

Obituaries

Penny Simkin, ‘mother of the doula movement,’ dies at 85

A childbirth educator and author, Penny Simkin was a pioneer in helping women have a better experience during and after birth. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Mandisa Hundley, ‘American Idol’ singer and Grammy winner, dies at 47

Ms. Hundley, who won a Grammy Award for best contemporary Christian music album, was found dead at her home in Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday. She was 47. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

DANCE REVIEW

Boston Ballet scores with ‘Kingdom of the Shades’ and ‘Carmen’

Complementary tales of love gone wrong, “Kingdom of the Shades” and “Carmen” make for a thoughtful program, and Thursday’s opening-night performance was superb. Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

Robert Frost, with help from Gordon Clapp, takes the stage at the Calderwood Pavilion

Gordon Clapp stars as Robert Frost at the Calderwood Pavilion. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

BSO delivers dose of history along with American premiere of ‘The Wrath of God’

The orchestra did superbly with the difficult score, as they did with the German composer Detlev Glanert’s Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra. Continue reading →