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Crime & Courts

After police officers were phased out of Boston’s public schools, violent incidents raise public safety concerns

A recent spate of assaults in middle and high schools has parents, teachers, and public safety officials worried for students' safety — and determined to work together, despite differences, to forge a multifaceted solution to the problem. Continue reading →

Social Justice

Ketanji Brown Jackson and ‘the nature of a right’

The questioning of Republican senators this week makes clear that the only rights the GOP cares about are the ones that protect their privilege. Continue reading →

High Schools

AG investigation, NAACP report target Danvers leaders in wake of hockey team controversy

Attorney General Maura Healey’s office had previously stopped short of acknowledging it had launched an investigation, saying only that it was “looking into” the Danvers case. Continue reading →

Business

Despite modest results, Moderna to seek approval for its vaccine in children under 6

The Cambridge biotech says a two-shot regimen sparked an immune response similar to those seen in adults. Continue reading →

World

Russia continues its bombardment in Ukrainian cities as US says Moscow has committed war crimes

NATO estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of war, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has determined that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Supreme Court sides with Republicans in case on Wisconsin redistricting

The order reversed a ruling from the Wisconsin Supreme Court that had selected the map drawn by Governor Tony Evers over other proposals, and it sent the case back to the state court for another look. Continue reading →

Nation

Tornado rips through New Orleans and its suburbs, killing at least 1

National Guardsmen and other responders went door-to-door in areas around New Orleans on Wednesday as the region dug out from two tornadoes overnight. Continue reading →

Politics

Ketanji Brown Jackson survives a final bruising day of questions

Questioning of President Biden’s nominee by Republicans grew increasingly hostile as they stepped up their criticism of what they portrayed as a pattern of leniency in her sentencing of child sex abusers and tried to paint her as a liberal on issues of race, gender, guns, and abortion rights. Continue reading →

The World

World

Taliban renege on promise to open Afghan girls’ schools

The Taliban said girls’ high schools would remain closed until officials draw up a plan for them to reopen in accordance with Islamic law. Continue reading →

World

China finds 1 black box from plane crash as rain hinders search

Rescuers found one of the flight recorders of the Boeing 737 plane that crashed in southern China on Monday with more than 130 people on board, officials said Wednesday, as regulators and the airline faced growing pressure to release more information about the disaster. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine war ignites Israeli debate over purpose of a Jewish state

As thousands of Ukrainian refugees flee to escape the ongoing invasion by Russia, Israeli officials joust over how many non-Jewish asylum-seekers they can house while maintaining Israel's identity as a Jewish state. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

Rules failing to protect whales from entanglements, vessel strikes

A 2021 Oceana analysis of vessel speeds in zones designed to protect North Atlantic right whales found most vessels speeding. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Harvard, meet the residents of Allston-Brighton

The proposed Enterprise Research Campus represents a profit-generating bonanza for Harvard and its development partner, Tishman Speyer. Continue reading →

OPINION

Women’s History Month is a pat on the head

What’s the significance of Women’s History Month, when it’s followed shortly after by National Pet Month? It means you’re a nice thought. Continue reading →

Metro

Transportation

Former MBTA leader and Mass. secretary of transportation gets top job at NYC’s transit system

Rich Davey, 48, will leave his role as a partner at Boston Consulting Group to take over the nation’s largest public transportation system starting on May 2. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Shipwreck discovery opens door into diversity of local whaling industry

NOAA announced Wednesday that a remotely operated vehicle discovered the wreckage of the Industry, which sunk during a brutal storm off the Gulf of Mexico in 1836. Continue reading →

Health

State physicians urge FDA to ease restrictions on blood donation by gay, bisexual men

The state’s leading advocacy group for doctors and a Boston-based health care center are urging the US Food and Drug Administration to further ease restrictions on blood donations by gay and bisexual men, calling the practice both discriminatory and problematic amid a national blood shortage. Continue reading →

Sports

patriots

Patriots to sign Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler to two-year deal

The cornerback, who made one of the most famous plays in NFL history, is attempting a comeback at 32 after retiring last August for personal reasons. Continue reading →

peter abraham | on baseball

Xander Bogaerts signed a team-friendly deal in 2019; will the Red Sox return the favor?

The value of middle infielders is going up. Carlos Correa, Trevor Story, Marcus Semien, and Corey Seager all got $23 million-$35 million a season. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Trevor Story, ready to settle in at second, brings big expectations and power to the Red Sox

Story is looking for a bounce-back season at the plate and isn't worried about adjusting to second base, having played the position in the minors. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Despite modest results, Moderna to seek approval for its vaccine in children under 6

The Cambridge biotech says a two-shot regimen sparked an immune response similar to those seen in adults. Continue reading →

Economy

Can an extra $800 a month lift someone out of poverty? Local nonprofits put cash to the test.

A trio of local groups have launched pilot programs to give no-strings-attached cash to people in need. Here's how it could work. Continue reading →

Business

As Baker re-launches sale of Hynes Convention Center, debate brews on what might replace it

The governor is expected to file an economic development bill that could include a measure to sell the nearly 6-acre site of the Hynes, at the corner of Boylston and Dalton streets, likely for redevelopment. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, has died

Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as secretary of state in the United States, died at 84 years old on Wednesday, her family said in a statement. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Theater

Hello, gorgeous: ‘Funny Girl’ costume designer on the delights of dressing the Broadway revival

Q&A with Susan Hilferty, the Tony-winning Arlington native who designed the costumes for the new Broadway production Continue reading →

Visual Arts

‘Beyond King Tut’ immersive experience coming to Boston

“Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience,” presented in part by the National Geographic Society, will come to the SoWa Power Station in July, with a virtual reality add-on. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

It remains easy to have a ball watching ‘Bridgerton’

Season 2, available on Friday, does not disappoint. Continue reading →