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Tabloid publisher David Pecker detailed ‘catch-and-kill’ arrangement about stories involving Trump. Here’s what happened.
Pecker, a longtime tabloid publisher, returned to the stand and told jurors about his efforts to help Donald Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign.

US government agrees to $138.7 million settlement over FBI’s botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations

Roughly $1 billion now has been set aside by various organizations to compensate hundreds of women who said Nassar assaulted them under the guise of treatment for sports injuries.

Marshfield rejects state zoning law aimed at boosting housing supply, joining Milton
Town Counsel Robert W. Galvin said voters were concerned over "the adverse impacts of having to add over 400 new multifamily units on top of all of its significant efforts to create new low and moderate-income housing."

‘A very poor choice of words’: Governor Healey slams transportation secretary’s comments on border tolls

Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt made headlines last week after telling advocates at an event that the task force she is leading to recommend new ways to pay for state transportation costs is looking at every option, including imposing tolls.

What to know about the controversy over tolls at Mass. borders

Here are the top Massachusetts high schools, according to US News & World Report

The annual rankings evaluated more than 17,600 public high schools on factors such as college readiness, college curriculum, and results on state assessments.

New federal rule would bar companies from forcing ‘noncompete’ agreements on employees

Former Concord, N.H., firefighter sues city, claiming sexual harassment

Israel will expand civilian ‘safe zone’ if it invades crowded city in Gaza, official says

Midwives aren’t formally licensed in Mass. Why?

WATCH: Pregnant people want to use the birthing professionals but the law limits their scope. Reporter Diti Kohli analyzes the problem and potential solutions. (Eliza Dewey)

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.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Braintree student who hadn’t been to school all year enrolled in a new school this week. Her first day was grueling.
It was a day filled with frequent calls home for the eighth-grader, who, on the orders of a Norfolk County Superior Court judge, enrolled in the nearly 1,000-student middle school following a monthslong absence from any type of schooling.

The pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT's Kresge Lawn, shown here Tuesday morning, has been set up since Sunday night.

What to know about the tent encampments on Boston-area college campuses

Students at MIT, Emerson College, and Tufts are also calling for increased transparency in school funding and for colleges to divest from alleged financial ties to Israel.

Robert Kraft says he’s ‘not comfortable supporting’ Columbia amid reports of antisemitismHarvard suspends pro-Palestinian student group

A student protester ate breakfast at an encampment of pro-Palestinian student protesters on a lawn at Columbia University in New York on Tuesday morning.

Protests roiling US colleges escalate with arrests, new encampments and closures

Many universities have about two weeks of classes left before the semester ends and have been grappling with how to handle the protests, which have spread nationwide.

GLOBE MAGAZINE
We set out to kayak the entire Charles River. It was that or pickleball.
We set off to kayak as much of the famed river as we could. If only we could figure out where it started.

Winds shift to the south today, and intensify to 15 m.p.h. in Boston and points north and west this afternoon.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Tuesday is another sunny day in New England before a cold front on Wednesday

A cold front will bring a chance of rain in Eastern Massachusetts on Wednesday morning and early afternoon.

Spring frost alerts stretch into the week. So when is ‘last freeze’ typically in your area?

Carol Simon poses with players Tathiana Pierre, Emma Reavis, Shannon Smally of Foxborough, and Francesca Marchese on Feb. 12, 2023 — the last home game she coached before being put on leave.

What we know about the status of Brandeis women’s basketball coach Carol Simon and her team

Allegations of Inferior coaching, poor communication, toxic and racist behavior, lack of empathy for injured players, and a fear of retaliation have been levied at Simon, the coach of the women’s team since 1987.

Mayor Michelle Wu, Larry Calderone, president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association (left), and Boston police Commissioner Michael Cox talked after a December 2023 news conference in which they discussed details of a tentative contract agreement between the city and the police union.

Mayor Michelle Wu has clinched some wins with Boston unions, but with bumps along the way

Since Wu took office, labor contracts have provided significant wage increases for some of the city’s lowest paid employees in a mutual win for the mayor and some unions.

Landmarks Commission says Wu administration is interfering with its work, oversight role

From left: Mike Faist, Zendaya, and Josh O'Connor in "Challengers."

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★½

In ‘Challengers,’ sets are tied at love

In this tennis movie starring Zendaya, it’s a match à trois. But the movie, which was filmed in Boston, is also a soap opera, although one that is lively and with a tricky structure.

Opinion

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from criminal prosecution for acts he committed while in office.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Is the Supreme Court running the clock out on Trump’s immunity case?

The Framers would laugh at Trump’s immunity claim. So why are the court’s constitutional originalists taking so long?

JOAN VENNOCHI

Trump’s endless whining is wearing thin

IDEAS | BRENDAN RUBERRY

Sports betting is out of control

Stephan Pechdimaldji

Why Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day is different this year

EDITORIAL

How Mass. community colleges reversed falling enrollment

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PWHL
PWHL playoff race is coming down to the final days. Here’s where the teams stand.
The Boston team is not in playoff position right now, but with three games remaining, it can still qualify.

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.

‘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.

David Beckham’s company sues Mark Wahlberg holding over alleged nonpayment in sponsorship pact
F45 Training Holdings allegedly failed to pay Beckham millions for marketing work he did for the brand as part of a sponsorship agreement, according to court records.

Rallies planned in Steward Hospital communities

Fearing hospital closures and service reductions, a coalition plans standouts over the next week at Steward Health Care hospitals in Massachusetts and is calling on elected officials to help secure new hospital owners.

Yoko Ono to be honored at Edward MacDowell Medal ceremony in New Hampshire
The 91-year-old artist and activist is this year’s recipient of the lifetime achievement award.

nfl draft
Ben Volin’s mock NFL draft: Patriots will be among those teams making a trade
This draft is brimming with prime talent, and teams are ready to be aggressive. Here’s a prediction for what happens Thursday.

Before court ruling, Brookline’s generational ban on tobacco sales was an oddity. That’s quickly changed.
A rule banning the sale of tobacco and e-cigarettes to most, if not all, people born this century has quickly proliferated in Massachusetts.

From a bookstore to a gym: Life Time fitness club is latest ‘experiential retail’ to move into Prudential Center
A smaller, urban version of the popular fitness club will occupy the former Barnes and Noble space in the Pru late next year.

$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.

Could helicopter parenting and a decline in ‘free play’ be causing the youth mental health crisis?
Boston College professor Peter Gray says screen time and social media aren’t the problem.

chesto means business
Trying to find a cheap lunch downtown? Good luck.
It wasn't that long ago that you could get a salad or sandwich for under $10 downtown. But, thanks to various COVID-induced factors, those days are long gone.

high schools
Terrence Clarke died three years ago. A tidal wave of elite Mass. basketball players is keeping his memory alive.
The 19-year-old basketball celebrity from Boston was killed in a car crash in California while preparing for the 2021 NBA draft.

Culture & Lifestyle

Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band hits the road in New England this summer.

J. Geils Band’s Peter Wolf announces summer tour dates around New England

PEN America calls off annual ceremony amid criticism of its response to war in Gaza

With the band members' images projected high above the stage, Phish perform at Las Vegas's Sphere Sunday night.

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

"Farmhouse Fixer" host Jonathan Knight and designer Kristina Crestin take a break from work at Saltonstall Farm.

Jonathan Knight helps historic New England homes find the right stuff on ‘Farmhouse Fixer’

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | EREC SMITH

There’s a kind of racism embedded in DEI

Columbia University president Minouche Shafik testifies on Capitol Hill on April 17.

Maya Steinitz

Campus antisemitism can be addressed by encouraging more speech, not less

Steward operates Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton.

David D’Alessandro

How do we fix the Steward Health Care disaster?

Kibbutz Nir Oz resident Hadas Kalderon, right, whose children were taken hostage and mother and niece killed, broke down in tears while looking through the burned home of her late mother Rina Sutzkever on Oct. 30, 2023, in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel.

David J. Simon

Talk about genocide in Israel-Hamas conflict conceals as much as it reveals

Then-president Donald Trump listened from the Oval Office during a phone call with Enrique Pena Nieto, then president of Mexico, about a trade agreement between the two countries on Aug. 27, 2018.

LETTERS

Imagining a Trump 2.0 foreign policy

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

David Beckham’s company sues Mark Wahlberg holding over alleged nonpayment in sponsorship pact

F45 Training Holdings allegedly failed to pay Beckham millions for marketing work he did for the brand as part of a sponsorship agreement, according to court records.

COMMENTARY | SAM SALGANIK

Will removing Providence’s South Water Street bike lane really help ease Washington Bridge traffic?

The neighborhood has thrived in recent years as it has become more pedestrian friendly, writes one Fox Point resident, who encourages Providence Mayor Brett Smiley to reconsider the decision to remove the South Water Street bike lane.

Protests roiling US colleges escalate with arrests, new encampments and closures

Many universities have about two weeks of classes left before the semester ends and have been grappling with how to handle the protests, which have spread nationwide.

What to know about the controversy over tolls at Mass. borders

State Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt stirred controversy when she suggested Massachusetts could start charging tolls to drivers entering its borders.

Sports

Brigid Gaffny was 5-0 in a busy, very successful week for North Andover.

EMASS SOFTBALL: PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

EMass girls’ softball: Aces for North Andover! Brigid Gaffny headlines Players of the Week

The Bates-bound senior racked up wins against Methuen, Haverhill, Pentucket, Tewksbury, and Andover.

Tanner Houck recorded his first complete game last week.

red sox at guardians | 6:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 24: Red Sox at Guardians lineups and notes

Tanner Houck will try to follow up last week's gem, and OF Tyler O’Neill (concussion) and Rafael Devers (bone bruise in knee) are expected to return.

Toronto players mob Sarah Nurse after she scored the winning goal against Montreal in overtime Saturday. Toronto locked up its playoff spot with the win.

PWHL

PWHL playoff race is coming down to the final days. Here’s where the teams stand.

The Boston team is not in playoff position right now, but with three games remaining, it can still qualify.

EMASS SOFTBALL: TOP 20

EMass girls’ softball: Peabody has staying power in Globe Top 20

US government agrees to $138.7 million settlement over FBI’s botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations

Bruins

A goalie rotation will mean little against the Maple Leafs if Bruins keep playing with fire in the defensive zone

Business

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.

Don Wright, editorial cartoonist with a skewer for a pen, dies at 90

In a 45-year career, Mr. Wright drew some 11,000 cartoons for The Miami News and The Palm Beach Post, but through syndication he reached a readership far beyond Florida.

Marshfield rejects state zoning law aimed at boosting housing supply, joining Milton

From a bookstore to a gym: Life Time fitness club is latest ‘experiential retail’ to move into Prudential Center

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Perspective

We’re all one overhead bin battle away from an in-flight meltdown. Yes, you too.

Over the weekend, check out the Japanese Festival Boston 2024.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, April 22-28

This week's daters: Caroline and Matthew

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She does West Coast swing; I do Lindy Hop, the other big swing style in Boston’

Globe Magazine

Tabloid publisher David Pecker detailed ‘catch-and-kill’ arrangement about stories involving Trump. Here’s what happened.Pecker, a longtime tabloid publisher, returned to the stand and told jurors about his efforts to help Donald Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign.

US government agrees to $138.7 million settlement over FBI’s botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations

‘A very poor choice of words’: Governor Healey slams transportation secretary’s comments on border tolls

Here are the top Massachusetts high schools, according to US News & World Report

New federal rule would bar companies from forcing ‘noncompete’ agreements on employees

Former Concord, N.H., firefighter sues city, claiming sexual harassment

Israel will expand civilian ‘safe zone’ if it invades crowded city in Gaza, official says

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

What to know about the tent encampments on Boston-area college campuses

Protests roiling US colleges escalate with arrests, new encampments and closures

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Tuesday is another sunny day in New England before a cold front on Wednesday

What we know about the status of Brandeis women’s basketball coach Carol Simon and her team

Mayor Michelle Wu has clinched some wins with Boston unions, but with bumps along the way

In ‘Challengers,’ sets are tied at love

Is the Supreme Court running the clock out on Trump’s immunity case?

Trump’s endless whining is wearing thin

Sports betting is out of control

Why Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day is different this year

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David Beckham’s company sues Mark Wahlberg holding over alleged nonpayment in sponsorship pactF45 Training Holdings allegedly failed to pay Beckham millions for marketing work he did for the brand as part of a sponsorship agreement, according to court records.

Rallies planned in Steward Hospital communities

Yoko Ono to be honored at Edward MacDowell Medal ceremony in New HampshireThe 91-year-old artist and activist is this year’s recipient of the lifetime achievement award.

nfl draftBen Volin’s mock NFL draft: Patriots will be among those teams making a tradeThis draft is brimming with prime talent, and teams are ready to be aggressive. Here’s a prediction for what happens Thursday.

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

Could helicopter parenting and a decline in ‘free play’ be causing the youth mental health crisis?Boston College professor Peter Gray says screen time and social media aren’t the problem.

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high schoolsTerrence Clarke died three years ago. A tidal wave of elite Mass. basketball players is keeping his memory alive.The 19-year-old basketball celebrity from Boston was killed in a car crash in California while preparing for the 2021 NBA draft.

Culture & Lifestyle

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How do we fix the Steward Health Care disaster?

Talk about genocide in Israel-Hamas conflict conceals as much as it reveals

Imagining a Trump 2.0 foreign policy

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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David Beckham’s company sues Mark Wahlberg holding over alleged nonpayment in sponsorship pact

Will removing Providence’s South Water Street bike lane really help ease Washington Bridge traffic?

Protests roiling US colleges escalate with arrests, new encampments and closures

What to know about the controversy over tolls at Mass. borders

Sports

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Game 24: Red Sox at Guardians lineups and notes

PWHL playoff race is coming down to the final days. Here’s where the teams stand.

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Don Wright, editorial cartoonist with a skewer for a pen, dies at 90

Marshfield rejects state zoning law aimed at boosting housing supply, joining Milton

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‘A very poor choice of words’: Governor Healey slams transportation secretary’s comments on border tolls

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Bruins’ first-round series vs. Maple Leafs: Schedule and results

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Tabloid publisher David Pecker detailed ‘catch-and-kill’ arrangement about stories involving Trump. Here’s what happened.
Pecker, a longtime tabloid publisher, returned to the stand and told jurors about his efforts to help Donald Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign.

GLOBE MAGAZINE
We set out to kayak the entire Charles River. It was that or pickleball.
We set off to kayak as much of the famed river as we could. If only we could figure out where it started.

PWHL
PWHL playoff race is coming down to the final days. Here’s where the teams stand.
The Boston team is not in playoff position right now, but with three games remaining, it can still qualify.

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.

David Beckham’s company sues Mark Wahlberg holding over alleged nonpayment in sponsorship pact
F45 Training Holdings allegedly failed to pay Beckham millions for marketing work he did for the brand as part of a sponsorship agreement, according to court records.

Yoko Ono to be honored at Edward MacDowell Medal ceremony in New Hampshire
The 91-year-old artist and activist is this year’s recipient of the lifetime achievement award.

nfl draft
Ben Volin’s mock NFL draft: Patriots will be among those teams making a trade
This draft is brimming with prime talent, and teams are ready to be aggressive. Here’s a prediction for what happens Thursday.

Before court ruling, Brookline’s generational ban on tobacco sales was an oddity. That’s quickly changed.
A rule banning the sale of tobacco and e-cigarettes to most, if not all, people born this century has quickly proliferated in Massachusetts.

From a bookstore to a gym: Life Time fitness club is latest ‘experiential retail’ to move into Prudential Center
A smaller, urban version of the popular fitness club will occupy the former Barnes and Noble space in the Pru late next year.

Could helicopter parenting and a decline in ‘free play’ be causing the youth mental health crisis?
Boston College professor Peter Gray says screen time and social media aren’t the problem.

chesto means business
Trying to find a cheap lunch downtown? Good luck.
It wasn't that long ago that you could get a salad or sandwich for under $10 downtown. But, thanks to various COVID-induced factors, those days are long gone.

high schools
Terrence Clarke died three years ago. A tidal wave of elite Mass. basketball players is keeping his memory alive.
The 19-year-old basketball celebrity from Boston was killed in a car crash in California while preparing for the 2021 NBA draft.