Nation

New Title IX rules set to assert rights of transgender students

If finalized, the rules would set up a clash with state laws that bar transgender women from competing in women’s sports. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

House Democrats’ PAC ad spending shows widening battle

The breadth of the congressional map reveals the scope of Democrats’ worries about holding seats in midterm elections. Areas once considered safe, like South Texas, greater Pittsburgh, and Seattle, will see Democratic advertising. Continue reading →

Nation

After Russia invaded Ukraine, a US nonprofit shifted its mission

Jim Hake began working in Ukraine in 2015, the year after Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula. His nonprofit, Spirit of America, supplied medical kits to the Ukrainian military and assisted US programs to counter Russian propaganda. Continue reading →

World

In life, they showed Israel’s breadth. In death, they were victims.

Within minutes, five men were dead — shot and killed by a Palestinian gunman in the single deadliest terrorist attack in Israel in eight years. Continue reading →

World

Warring parties in Yemen announce overlapping cease-fires

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi rebels in Yemen began a unilateral cease-fire on Wednesday, saying it hoped to pave the way toward ending a seven-year war that has shaken the security of the Persian Gulf and caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Continue reading →

World

Myanmar’s rebellion, divided, outgunned, and outnumbered, fights on

Civilians in Myanmar have joined with existing ethnic armed groups to thwart junta efforts to suppress coup resistance. Despite their smaller numbers and comparatively weaker firepower, the rebels adapted, opening up the potential for continued, deadly combat across this Southeast Asian nation. Continue reading →

OPINION

The West can strengthen Zelensky’s negotiating position

The Western allies should announce that President Volodymyr Zelensky has been empowered to dial back or even withdraw elements of the unprecedented sanctions regime that has cut Russia off from the global economy. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Jan. 6 committee must subpoena Ginni Thomas. Now.

Yes, she is the wife of a Supreme Court justice. But this is one witness the committee cannot afford to handle with kid gloves. Continue reading →

OPINION

Let’s talk about Boston school violence

No matter what side of the police-in-school debate you are on, these incidents deserve transparency and public attention. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Somerville orthodontist and landlord sues Tufts student journalists over story on renters’ protest

Mouhab Rizkallah is suing two Tufts University student journalists over coverage of a renters’ protest outside his office, claiming defamation and emotional harm for suggesting he lied, according to a complaint filed in Middlesex Superior Court. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Colleagues celebrate lasting legacy of former Globe editor Tom Winship at scholarship launch

Many of the most prominent Boston journalists of generations past gathered Tuesday to cheer Winship's legacy of breaking down barriers in newsrooms as Northeastern University announced a journalism scholarship in his name intended to increase diversity in the industry. Continue reading →

Transportation

Top lawmaker vows movement on e-bike bill long sought by advocates

Representative William Straus, co-chair of the Legislature’s Transportation Committee, said he’s confident lawmakers will act on the bill that would regulate the increasingly popular e-bikes as bikes as opposed to motor vehicles, and allow them to be ridden on bike paths. Continue reading →

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The Celtics lost a key player for the playoff push — we’ve seen this before in Boston

Robert Williams's injury reminds us of the could-have-beens involving Tony Conigliaro, Jim Rice, and others. Continue reading →

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Celtics lose to Heat, squander chance to move back into tie for first in Eastern Conference

Jaylen Brown had 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists to lead Boston. Continue reading →

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Even with Jackie Bradley Jr. back, Red Sox will rely on Kiké Hernández in center field

Could a Bradley-Hernández-Verdugo outfield rival the World Series-winning trio of Betts-Bradley-Benintendi? Alex Cora seems to think so. Continue reading →

Business

Independent hospitals are ‘one crisis away’ from financial instability

Unlike larger peers that have financial cushions to weather down years, independent organizations instead are cutting costs to make things work. Continue reading →

Business

Got a scam text from yourself? Verizon is working to shut down ‘smishing’ campaign.

The wireless carrier recommended that customers not click on any links in texts that look suspicious or come from unfamiliar sources. Customers can also forward the text to 7726. Continue reading →

Business

FDA advisory vote casts pall over the future of Amylyx’s experimental ALS drug

A panel of neurologists voted against recommending approval, despite pleas from patients. Continue reading →

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MOVIES

Oscar-winning ‘CODA’ to return to movie theaters — including Gloucester Cinema

Beginning April 1, the best-picture winner will be re-released in more than 600 movie theaters across the country for a limited run, including in Gloucester where "CODA" was filmed. Continue reading →

Documentary

‘Benjamin Franklin’ is about ‘the tensions between American definitions of freedom,’ filmmaker Ken Burns says

Mandy Patinkin voices the Founding Father in the two-part documentary premiering April 4 on GBH. Continue reading →

VISUAL ART

Candice Lin turns survival, solitude, and loss into art

At home alone with her cat Roger in the early days of the pandemic, she dyed textiles, made ceramic cats, and let her imagination percolate in fearful and fruitful ways. “Candice Lin: Seeping, Rotting, Resting, Weeping” at Harvard University’s Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts springs from that time. Continue reading →