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Torrent 3, Fleet 2 - Fleet let one slip in Seattle, as Torrent bag two late goals, end Boston's six-game winning streak

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US gets the help it needs from Italy and advances to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals

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Starting Point - A paddleboarder's killing in Maine unsettled a community. The suspect was hiding in plain sight. A reporter must move beyond a pond's beauty to reach the heart of a summer slaying that grabbed national headlines.

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NWSL -- The last 2½ years were about getting Boston Legacy FC onto the field. Now, the games begin.

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Boston firefighter, National Guard member reportedly injured in strike that killed 6 U.S. soldiers

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The killing of a Maine paddleboarder and the mysteries left in its wake -- One evening last July, Sunny Stewart set out on a quiet pond and never returned. Two weeks later, a teen was charged with her murder.

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An ICE operation in Vermont leads to violent clashes between protesters and police -- The incident began when a fleeing suspect crashed into multiple vehicles. It ended with pepper spray and flashbangs.

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Judge orders release of 14-year-old girl detained by federal immigration agents in Marlborough

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One was on vacation in the Middle East. Another was on a business trip. Then Trump attacked Iran.

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Oil price tops $100 a barrel as Iran attacks on shipping worsen supply concerns. Follow live updates.

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Boston police release body-camera footage of officers breaking up Patriots afterparty: 'Do you know who is in the room?'

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Watch all videos released by Boston police of officers

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Globe Magazine -- Martha's Vineyard and Newport are wallet-busters in summer. Try shoulder season.

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BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL -- In Maxx Crosby-gate, the Ravens did nothing wrong. The Raiders only have themselves to blame.

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Patriots still in need of adding an edge rusher in free agency

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Could a merger between GBH and WBUR save the public media giants? At least one of the stations is open to it.

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After a scathing report about sexual abuse by clergy, can the Catholic church in R.I. keep the faithful?

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Kraft Group reaches deal with Foxborough on security funding for World Cup games at Gillette Stadium

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Debate rages as Nantucket neighbors hire monitor — sorry, a docent — for 'out-of-control' bluff walk

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Healey doubles down on early college: 'For too long, money's been a barrier'

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In challenging Markey for US Senate seat, Moulton faces a test: making the ballot

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Healey urges voters to reject rent control, income tax-cut ballot questions

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Real estate-backed study warns that rent control could tank Massachusetts property values

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Conn. officer having 'anxiety attack' took ambulance sent for man dying from police shooting, report says

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Showers linger Thursday as temperatures fall. Wind advisory issued for Western Mass.

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Nutritionists respond as RFK Jr. challenges Dunkin's sugar content

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Quiz: What has more sugar? A Dunkin' drink or your favorite snack?

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How a Boston chef found himself on top of the social media world

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An artist renounced his family. They sued to acquire his life's work.

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Camberville & beyond -- When the economy imploded, Somerville wasn't spared

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IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER - Trump wants the Kurds to wage war in Iran. They should beware. For decades, the United States has used the ethnic group to promote American interests in the Middle East — then abandoned it.

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EDITORIAL -- A deal in Foxborough eases worries, but Mass. World Cup preparations still lag

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- The very 'unBoston' firing of BSO music director Andris Nelsons

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Could the GOP really lose the Senate? Three writers weigh in.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump is trying to rig the midterms. You can stop him.

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Officer fatally shoots person in vehicle linked to Roxbury carjacking, Boston police say -- The person was in a vehicle fleeing the alleged carjacking near Columbus Avenue late Wednesday night.

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Boston lawyer sentenced to 3 years in prison for stealing $2 million from clients -- Patrick J. Dolan used the stolen money for his family and personal expenses, including mortgage payments, tuition, and student loans, prosecutors said.

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State lawmakers rush to set rounding rules for when there are no pennies -- President Trump announced early last year an end to penny production, saying it was wasteful.

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Coast Guard rescues 3 fishermen from sinking vessel off Maine coast -- A helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod responded to a mayday call Wednesday morning from the Vesta Renee 23 miles off Boothbay Harbor.

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After legal battle with Harvard, woman's quest to reclaim images of enslaved ancestors culminates in public museum display -- The 15 daguerreotypes, the earliest known images of enslaved people in the United States, were unveiled Wednesday at the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C.

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There's something in the air in South Portland, Maine (and it's not good) -- Residents of South Portland, Maine, are concerned about high levels of benzene, a carcinogen, measured near petroleum storage tanks in close proximity to their homes.

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DEVRA FIRST - Here's where chefs, bartenders, and restaurateurs from Ireland go to get a taste of home - Which of the city's dozens of Irish-themed spots feel the most authentically Irish, on St. Patrick's Day and every other day?

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College students can 'call a boomer' from a new phone booth on Comm. Ave. Here's the idea behind it. -- The BU Pavement Coffeehouse was a natural location for the phone booth, with its college-age clientele and high foot traffic.

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It's now easier than ever to search the Globe recipe archive

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Five years after leaving Boston, Anjimile is still one of folk's finest storytellers

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'You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!' is on a small stage, but it has big ideas

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Oscars 2026: How to stream all 10 best picture nominees

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team - Nearly 250 patients at top Mass. hospitals say they were abused by a renowned doctor. Why wasn't he stopped sooner? A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state's medical establishment missed key warning signs.

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Why Trump and the MAGA movement turned against Harvard -- Over a decade of political and cultural upheaval, America's most powerful university grew vulnerable to attack. There were warning signs.

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Why the middle class is disappearing in Massachusetts -- The middle class in Massachusetts is being hollowed out. Driving the squeeze is a stratospheric rise in inequality.

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Water is coming for the Seaport; the whole city will be poorer for it. -- Buildings in the Seaport fund one-tenth of Boston's property-tax base. Flood waters and sea level rise will soon put that at risk.

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IDEAS | DANTE SANAEI AND ALEC LEVEN -- What were all those military drone ads on the T about?

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Katherine Gergen Barnett -- The hidden danger on our plates

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Linda J. Bilmes -- The real cost of the war with Iran

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IDEAS | JONATHAN WILSON -- Donald Trump wants to be emperor of the World Cup

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Men's college hockey notebook -- The ECAC men's hockey tournament continues this weekend. Here are the quarterfinal matchups.

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Can Bob Kraft salvage Boston's World Cup dreams? Not by himself he can't.

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Spring Travel -- I went to Scotland to find family history, Highland culture — and a wee dram of whisky

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LOVE LETTERS -- While I was on vacation, my girlfriend decided to break up with me out of the blue

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SPRING TRAVEL -- My mom missed her chance to see Elvis. On a whirlwind Memphis trip, we did the next best thing.

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THE BIG DAY -- She shoveled her car out of 2 feet of snow on her wedding day

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N.H. needs more nurses. A federal student loan rule change will make it harder to meet that need

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How pitching coach Andrew Bailey and the Red Sox are trying to unlock Johan Oviedo's natural talent

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Jaylen Brown is right about the refs, but protesting about it the wrong way

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Maxx Crosby commits to the Raiders following failed trade to the Ravens

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Preserving the soul of skiing: Erik Mogensen resumes ownership of Black Mountain, moves Indy Pass to N.H.

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South Korean lawmakers pass law to manage Seoul's pledge of $350 billion in US investments

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A red fox stows away on cargo ship, traveling from England to US

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Bird rarely seen in the United States sends people flocking to Virginia

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That purple Hawaii vacation lei likely came from Thailand, and state lawmakers want to change that

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Countries scramble to shore up global oil supplies as ships are attacked

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Kast takes office as Chile marks its sharpest shift to the right since dictatorship

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Strikes on Iran damage fabled heritage sites, angering Iranians

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No, 'E Pluribus Unum' isn't a lie

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'Ain't No Sunshine' in Massachusetts public records law

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Trump's war is hell

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Chanté Joseph on the viral response to her 'Is it embarrassing to have a boyfriend now?' essay

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From blacksmithing to needlepoint, young people are embracing 'grandma hobbies'

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Do you really need a water filter? Here's what experts say.

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Newport's landmark Hotel Viking is about to see a culinary revival

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Letters from a dark past revisited in a darkening present

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A Whitney Biennial for the forlorn

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Big shoes, goofy costumes, and a lot of makeup: Professional clowns gather in Boston for annual convention

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A serialized novel from a Japanese literary superstar (mostly) satisfies

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Needham native Amy Littlefield hunts for the 'Killers of Roe' in a book of journalism that pays homage to Agatha Christie

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Boston-area authors recognized in Jewish Book Awards, LA Times Book Prizes

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'Reminders of Him' deserves to be forgotten

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'Eephus' captures what makes baseball movies so magical: They're the stuff of real life

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Oscar predictions: Here's who should win, and who will win, on Sunday night

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Watch the trailer: 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' is part of the new Pfeifferisance

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Late-night hosts roast Hegseth's $93 billion spending spree on fruit basket stands, rib-eye steaks, and ice cream machines

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You'll be able to watch the UK version of 'Saturday Night Live' on Peacock

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Joey McIntyre talks Boston Legacy FC halftime show, NKOTB's Gillette Stadium debut, and more

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Boston has a reputation as a hub for Irish music and culture. But what about the sounds of Cape Breton?

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Emotional and musical fireworks abound in 'Stereophonic,' as creativity meets volatility

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'Antiquities' questions what the future of AI might hold for us

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In a time of isolation and division, The Jar uses art to pursue the 'most basic human thing,' connection.

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Here's what to eat to sleep a little better every day

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After tensions, Dana-Farber and Brigham say they will collaborate on physician assistants

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John Caldwell, the US 'father of cross-country skiing,' dies at 97

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Angelika Saleh, the Angelika of Angelika Film Center, dies at 90

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Matt Snell dies at 84; carried Jets to stunning upset in Super Bowl III

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