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128th Boston Marathon

A sun-soaked Boston Marathon was a boon for spectators — and a challenge for runners

Tens of thousands of fans along the route happily cheered for the 30,000 runners as they made their way to the finish line on Boylston Street.

There’s nothing like the Boston Marathon. See how the day unfolded.

Sisay Lemma, Hellen Obiri, Marcel Hug, and Eden Rainbow-Cooper won the elite races earlier in the day.
See results from this year's MarathonRead our full coverage of the Marathon

Here’s how Zdeno Chara, Des Linden, and more big names did in the Boston Marathon

From Bruins legend Zdeno Chara to those impacted by the Marathon bombing, there were plenty of notable names in the field.
See photos from the 2024 Boston Marathon

Patrick Clancy runs Boston Marathon in honor of three slain children: ‘It felt amazing to cross the finish line’

The Duxbury resident crossed the finish line in 3 hours, 59 minutes and 19 seconds, with his final mile (8:31) his fastest of the afternoon.
CHAD FINN

Best of Boston? Without question, Patriots Day with the Marathon and Red Sox has a celebratory vibe no other city can match.

Here in Boston, the only events that might surpass Patriots Day involve a certain type of amphibious landing vehicles.
Rob Gronkowski, grand marshal of Boston Marathon, hypes up the crowd

Misinformation roiled the 2016 and 2020 elections. Here’s what to expect as 2024 races heat up.
From deepfake robocalls to false claims from candidates, here's what you should be aware of as Nov. 5 draws closer.

Trump’s historic hush money trial is underway. Here’s what you missed on day one.
Donald Trump's criminal trial began in a Manhattan courtroom with hours of pretrial arguments before moving onto the jury selection process, which could last up to two weeks.

Trump’s first day of historic hush money trial ends without any jurors being picked

As jury selection begins in Karen Read case, a search for people who haven’t made up their minds
With both side looking for different qualities in jurors, the selection process, known as voir dire, will be painstaking and could take weeks, legal specialists said.

House Republicans to take up separate Israel aid package
A bipartisan foreign aid package passed by the Senate that contains $14.1 billion for Israel remains held up by Republican leaders in the House.

Israel’s military chief says that Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been huddling with top officials to discuss a possible response to Iran's attack. World leaders have been urging Israel not to retaliate.
Israeli military tells Palestinians not to return to north Gaza after witnesses say troops killed 5

Victim of fatal Holyoke stabbing identified as Hampden sheriff’s assistant

Eileen Monaghan, of Chicopee, was “brutally murdered” in an act of domestic violence early Sunday morning, officials said.

Woman who died hours after being incarcerated is the latest death at R.I. prison

Man falls from second-floor window in Allston during party, hospitalized in stable condition

Maine lawmakers reject bill for lawsuits against gunmakers after Lewiston mass shooting

Patriots bringing in Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. for dinner and an official workout

It could set the stage for the Patriots to either take a non-quarterback with the third overall pick and select Penix early in the second round, or trade down in the first round and take Penix.
Patriots host Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy as draft closes in
capitals 2, bruins 0

Bruins blow chance to clinch Atlantic Division, manage just 16 shots in shutout loss to Capitals

Boston will get another shot at the division title in Tuesday night's regular-season finale against the Senators at TD Garden.
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Celtics’ first-round playoff foe could be bigger threat than the next round

It’s quite apparent the seventh-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and No. 8 Miami Heat, who have a play-in game Wednesday, present the biggest threats to the East's top seed.
Celtics teammates Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday reportedly will join forces for Team USA in Paris Olympics
Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

Should evidence that someone other than Karen Read committed murder be allowed at her trial?

If such evidence is let in, prosecutors will have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Read committed the crime and also disprove that others weren’t involved.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Have presidential debates outlived their usefulness?

EDITORIAL

Events like the Marathon are vanishing. Enjoy them while you can.

Seán P. O’Malley

Physician-assisted suicide is a slippery slope

Phil Primack

Medical aid in dying: Prolonging the inevitable is no way to live

More recent News

‘Brazen criminal activity’: Four men charged in large-scale retail theft from Home Depot stores in R.I., Mass., Conn.
Four men have been charged with stealing more than $230,000 worth of home improvement items, mainly from Home Depot stores, the US attorney said.

FBI reportedly opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse
The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge that is focused on the circumstances leading up to it and whether all federal laws were followed, according to the Associated Press.

East Coast Jumbos use hockey to teach life skills to athletes on autism spectrum
The team helps players develop athletic and teamwork skills, they and their family members said, but also greater confidence and independence.

Youth detention center leadership sided with staff over residents, former worker testifies
“I cannot take a kid’s word over a staff’s word,” said a top leader at the youth detention center, according to a former employee who oversaw staff training and conducted investigations.

Gun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set
Prosecutors blamed Hannah Gutierrez-Reed for unwittingly bringing live ammunition onto the set of “Rust” where it was expressly prohibited and for failing to follow basic gun safety protocols.

WNBA DRAFT
Indiana Fever do the expected, select Iowa’s Caitlin Clark No. 1 overall in WNBA draft
Clark will make her WNBA debut with the Fever in Connecticut against the Sun on May 14.

Recommended reads

Who is Karen Read? A look at the woman at the center of a media firestorm.

Despite the frenzy, fueled by theories of a police coverup, few who have much to say publicly about the case actually know the woman whose story has split a town in half.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
MGB isn’t a white knight. The state’s powers are limited. And the Steward hospital mess has no end in sight.
Mass General Brigham hasn’t tipped its hand, at least not publicly, and Governor Maura Healey hasn’t said much other than she wants Steward out of Massachusetts.

A small clinic in tiny Central Falls, R.I., takes a giant step to tackle the state’s housing crisis
A new 30-unit transitional housing program for women and children facing homelessness opened on Friday, thanks to a pediatrician in the majority-Latino city.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS
This week’s TV: ‘The Jinx’ is back, Conan has left the country, and a shocking divorce
Director Andrew Jarecki’s docuseries “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” helped trigger TV’s true-crime craze back in 2015. Now comes a six-episode second season of the show.

Culture & Lifestyle

Nick Morse paints outside the lines — creating signature pieces

Faith Ringgold, who wove Black life into quilts and children’s books, dies at 93

Trailing Detective Gamache in the Eastern Townships

‘Max Roach 100′ at the ICA does the great jazz drummer proud

Special Projects

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

With US college-age population falling, luring more international students could help schools survive

Heather Hopp-Bruce

I (barely) survived the eclipse drive from Vermont to Boston

Shira Schoenberg

Is former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett seeking a comeback?

Bernie Sanders

No more US complicity with Netanyahu’s war machine in Gaza

EDITORIAL

Congress needs to step up for Ukraine. Then it’ll be Biden’s turn.

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Misinformation roiled the 2016 and 2020 elections. Here’s what to expect as 2024 races heat up.

From deepfake robocalls to false claims from candidates, here's what you should be aware of as Nov. 5 draws closer.

13-year-old girl flown to Boston hospital after falling from horse in Plympton

The girl was flown to Mass General Hospital with "traumatic injuries" to her head, officials said.

Victim of fatal Holyoke stabbing identified as Hampden sheriff’s assistant

Eileen Monaghan, of Chicopee, was “brutally murdered” in an act of domestic violence early Sunday morning, officials said.

High of 73? That’s nothing. Here are the hottest Boston Marathons in history

Today’s temperatures put this year’s race as the warmest since 2017.

Sports

OKLAHOMA CITY BLUE 117, MAINE CELTICS 100

Maine Celtics go cold, fall to Oklahoma City Blue in G League Finals

Facing a Blue team coached by Kameron Woods, who played for Celtics president Brad Stevens at Butler, Maine struggled shooting, hitting just 11 of 39 3-pointers and 42.6 percent from the floor overall.
HOCKEY

Watch BU’s Lane Hutson notch an assist less than five minutes into his NHL debut with the Canadiens

Hutson was selected by the Canadiens in the second round (62nd overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft. He became the 94th Terrier to play in the NHL.
capitals 2, bruins 0

Bruins blow chance to clinch Atlantic Division, manage just 16 shots in shutout loss to Capitals

Boston will get another shot at the division title in Tuesday night's regular-season finale against the Senators at TD Garden.
High schools

Boys’ volleyball roundup: Senior trio powers Central Catholic to comeback five-set win over Lowell Catholic

High schools

Boys’ lacrosse roundup: Mason Fetzner scores first goal with 13 seconds left to lift Chelmsford over Methuen

CELTICS

Celtics teammates Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday reportedly will join forces for Team USA in Paris Olympics

Business

Misinformation roiled the 2016 and 2020 elections. Here’s what to expect as 2024 races heat up.

From deepfake robocalls to false claims from candidates, here's what you should be aware of as Nov. 5 draws closer.
TALKING POINTS

Retail sales were up in March

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Tesla will lay off more than 10% of workers

Ship that caused bridge collapse had apparent electrical issues while still docked, source says

magazine
College & Careers

We asked 6,000 New Englanders: Is a college degree still worth the cost?

College & Careers

Why conservatives are turning against college, even in New England

CONNECTIONS

As a college student, I’d never written an actual letter. They seemed so old-fashioned.

MISS CONDUCT

A couple we were friends with is suddenly avoiding us

metro

Youth detention center leadership sided with staff over residents, former worker testifies

East Coast Jumbos use hockey to teach life skills to athletes on autism spectrum

Maine lawmakers reject bill for lawsuits against gunmakers after Lewiston mass shooting

sports

There’s nothing like the Boston Marathon. See how the day unfolded.

Ken Holtzman, MLB’s winningest Jewish pitcher and a four-time World Series champion, dies at 78

Johnny Beecher took the positive out of demotion to the AHL. Now he hopes to help Bruins in playoffs.

business

Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas

US regional banks dramatically step up loans to oil and gas

MGB isn’t a white knight. The state’s powers are limited. And the Steward hospital mess has no end in sight.

politics

Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, new poll shows

Trump’s historic hush money trial is underway. Here’s what you missed on day one.

Trump’s first day of historic hush money trial ends without any jurors being picked

Nation

Chinese company under congressional scrutiny makes key US drugs

The widest-ever global coral crisis will hit within weeks, scientists say

New rules for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act include divisive accommodations for abortion

World

A knife attack in Australia against a bishop and a priest is being treated as terrorism, police say

Israeli military tells Palestinians not to return to north Gaza after witnesses say troops killed 5

Israel weighs strike on Iran to ‘send a message’ while preserving alliance

opinion

Adam and Eve and the to-do list

With US college-age population falling, luring more international students could help schools survive

The ‘dream and delusion’ of working for yourself

lifestyle

Maura Tierney and her family help field Boston Marathon team raising funds for a Southie community center

Do I have to tell my crush I had a one-night stand with our mutual friend?

A new version of Scrabble aims to make the word-building game more accessible

food & dining

The Donut Stand fills a hole in Hopkinton

Emily Ratajkowski, Melissa Gorga, and more hit the red carpet at Encore Boston Harbor

10 experiential bars and restaurants around Boston to grab a bite and get your game on

travel

If you go: Tips and resources for the Sunshine Coast Trail

Trailing Detective Gamache in the Eastern Townships

There are many bright spots along the Sunshine Coast Trail. Watching my kids conquer its 112 miles is one of them.

Arts

Nick Morse paints outside the lines — creating signature pieces

Faith Ringgold, who wove Black life into quilts and children’s books, dies at 93

Diving deep with Wu Tsang’s ‘Of Whales’ at the ICA

Books

You know about the Boston Marathon. But have you heard of the Half Half Half Half Half Marathon?

Two-day event to celebrate the glory of Grolier Bookshop; All She Wrote Books turns five; and more

Claire Dederer on Maggie Nelson and other politically earnest writers

Movies

O.J. Simpson, former NFL star acquitted of double murder in ‘trial of the century,’ has died

Revisit the O.J. Simpson trial with these documentaries and TV shows

‘Remembering Gene Wilder’ and his one-of-a-kind screen career

Television

This week’s TV: ‘The Jinx’ is back, Conan has left the country, and a shocking divorce

Ryan Gosling just can’t let Ken go in his ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue, Chris Stapleton performs

Lifetime may move up release of Nicole Brown Simpson documentary following death of O.J.

music

For a trio of emerging artists, a showcase that starts in Somerville

An exuberant ‘Turangalîla’ from the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Rhode Island’s robust old-time music scene comes alive at local jams

Theater/Dance

‘Max Roach 100′ at the ICA does the great jazz drummer proud

‘A Wrinkle in Time’ at Wheelock invites families to another dimension

The Huntington leads the field of nominees for the Elliot Norton Awards

Health

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

R.I.’s largest hospital system may no longer take Cigna health insurance

Obituaries

Akebono, first foreign-born sumo grand champion, dies at 54

Faith Ringgold, who wove Black life into quilts and children’s books, dies at 93

Alfonso Chardy, journalist who helped expose Iran-Contra affair, dies at 72