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Crime & Courts

Remarkably swift passage of Everett teen into deportation system showcases ICE reach and efficiency

A 13-year-old immigrant was arrested on suspicion he had threatened another student. As his mother waited outside the police station he was picked up by federal immigration officials. Continue reading →

Elections

Why is Seth Moulton running against Ed Markey? He thinks the senator is too old.

In an exclusive interview with the Globe, the Salem congressman cited Ed Markey's age and seniority as core concerns behind his campaign. Continue reading →

Cambridge and Somerville

Cambridge and Somerville have a let-live attitude on cannabis. But the location of a new dispensary is sparking a neighborhood debate.

Selling cannabis has been legal for years. However, not everyone is thrilled by a soon-to-arrive Cambridge neighbor. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

For Massachusetts police, a balancing act on immigration matters

Federal authorities say criminal cases underscore the need for more assistance from local police during the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Continue reading →

Politics

Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act

The court is expected to issue a ruling on the case by early summer in 2026. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Officials airlift evacuees to safety after Typhoon Halong devastates Alaska villages

The system followed a storm that struck parts of western Alaska days earlier. Continue reading →

Nation

In this small Mississippi Delta city, even adults race home to beat curfew

The leaders of Greenville are trying to address gun violence with their own tough measures, including a state of emergency and a curfew. Continue reading →

Nation

LA County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

In trying to justify the declaration, county officials argued that federal immigration sweeps have produced a climate of fear. Continue reading →

The World

World

Trump administration authorizes covert CIA action in Venezuela

The Trump administration has secretly authorized the CIA to conduct covert action in Venezuela, according to US officials, stepping up a campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the country's authoritarian leader. Continue reading →

World

Hamas says it has returned all hostage remains it can recover, testing fragile truce

Hamas's military wing, the Qassam Brigades, said Wednesday night that it had handed over all of the remains of Israeli hostages that it had been able to recover without additional equipment, potentially putting a cease-fire with Israel in the Gaza Strip at risk. Continue reading →

World

Frustrated Gen Z threatens to topple African governments

First Kenya, then Madagascar, and now Morocco. A wave of protests under the banner of Gen Z has swept through parts of Africa. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Columns

The Supreme Court is supposed to apply the law, not make it

The slow death of stare decisis is turning the justices into robed lawmakers. Continue reading →

Editorials

Globe endorsement: Jake Wilson for Somerville mayor

The city councilor is prepared to take the helm in Somerville and get the wheels of government spinning in the city again. Continue reading →

Letters

Ghosts of Whitey Bulger and his victims haunt Dorchester bar

Poster-size photos of James "Whitey" Bulger and Stephen "the Rifleman" Flemmi at a Savin Hill restaurant and bar have sparked outrage. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

‘He should check his geography.’ Mass. Democrats question Trump’s threat to pull World Cup matches from state.

President Trump said Tuesday that if he felt there were “unsafe conditions” in Boston, he would ask FIFA president Gianni Infantino to move the matches, scheduled to be played in Foxborough, to another location. Continue reading →

Metro

White Stadium opponents move forward with appeal in latest effort to halt project

A Superior Court judge previously ruled that the renovation project does not violate state laws, handing a victory to the city and Boston Legacy FC. Continue reading →

Rhode Island

Brown University rejects Trump’s higher education ‘compact’

Students at Brown, MIT, Dartmouth, other elite schools on Wednesday sent a joint statement pressuring their universities not to sign Trump’s compact as well. Continue reading →

Sports

Bruins

Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm ‘close’ to returning from hamstring injury

The Bruins could shake up their defensive pairings for Thursday's game if Lindholm can return to action. Continue reading →

Celtics

Celtics win at buzzer in preseason finale exited early by Jaylen Brown (hamstring), and other observations from the game

Xavier Tillman, who is finally healthy after battling knee troubles last season, converted a 10-foot floater with 0.8 seconds left to stave off a disheartening collapse. Derrick White led the Celtics with 33 points. Continue reading →

Red Sox

As Red Sox plan for 2026, playoffs are proof you need hitters who can put the ball in the seats

More than 40 percent of the runs scored in the first two rounds of the MLB postseason came on home runs, which is an area the Red Sox need to improve for next season. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Judge orders Trump administration to pause shutdown layoffs

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plans to lay off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown, siding with unions, which have argued that the dismissals were illegal. Continue reading →

Housing

In Newton, a new approach to affordable housing: Just buy an old apartment building

In a $44 million deal with city backing, Winn Companies will buy an aging apartment building and convert it to income-restricted rents. Continue reading →

Retail

After Applegreen pullout, MassDOT decides to put controversial service plaza contract back out to bid

The Healey administration is putting a contract to redevelop the state’s 18 highway service plazas back out to bid rather than going with the losing bidder, after the winner pulled out last month. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga, a key figure in African politics, dies

Odinga was a strong voice for democratic reform, justice, and regional diplomacy and recently lost an election to become the African Union chairperson. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Toby Talbot, impassioned promoter of art films, dies at 96

For six decades, Toby and Dan Talbot operated four pioneering art-house cinemas on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. One, the New Yorker, “became a cocoon for young people getting schooled in film,” Ms. Talbot wrote. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Danny Thompson, bassist who defied folk conventions, dies at 86

With his intricate, free-form style on standup bass, Mr. Thompson crafted lines that were as inventive as those of any lead guitar solo. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Music

Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘Macbeth’ continues a frustrating pattern

With recent productions, BLO has been simultaneously doing too much and not enough. Continue reading →

Movies

Boston Palestine Film Festival opens Friday amid cease-fire in Gaza

The festival is also bringing a collection of contemporary artworks inspired by the Palestinian artist Maroun Tomb to galleries in Brighton and Brookline. Continue reading →

Dance

Music from the Sole breaks down walls between music and movement in newest show, in Boston this weekend

Musicians move and dancers create the beat with their feet in “House is Open, Going Dark,” presented by Celebrity Series of Boston. Continue reading →