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What Trump’s indictment could mean for his third run for president

A Manhattan grand jury on Thursday voted to indict former president Donald Trump in connection with an alleged hush money payment to a porn actress in the closing days of his 2016 presidential campaign. The criminal indictment, unprecedented in American history, threatens to shake up the 2024 race.

Donald Trump spoke on March 4 in National Harbor, Md.

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The indictment may end Trump. Trumpism may not go so easily.

Trump indictment ‘unprecedented,’ as he faces more legal scrutiny, scholars say

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It has been a messy March for banks. But what does it all mean for the rest of us?

The Globe asked economists, bankers, and business leaders to explain how all this impacts the institutions you interact with daily: the bank where you store your money, the company where you work, or the small businesses nearby.

Push to unionize at college dorms is growing
Student resident assistants who oversee campus life — and who say their responsibilities have ballooned with time — have joined forces at BU, Tufts, and Mount Holyoke.

Brian Walshe indicted for allegedly killing wife Ana Walshe at Cohasset home

Walshe was indicted on charges of first degree murder and misleading police/obstruction of justice for the death of his wife, Ana, by a Norfolk County grand jury, prosecutors said Thursday.

Representatives Stephen Lynch and Jim Jordan spar at hearing: ‘This is a mockery and a disgrace’
A hearing led by Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, briefly descended into chaos Thursday after two witnesses were dismissed without being cross-examined, and Democrats, including Lynch, quickly raised concerns.

Two former employees sue Barbara Lynch, alleging famed chef withheld tips during pandemic
The suit alleges the seven Boston restaurants under the Barbara Lynch Collective diverted tips in May and June of 2020 to an employee food-and-supply pickup program.

Vatican says Pope Francis to leave hospital on Saturday

Clark Grant, indicted for fraud alongside activist wife Monica Cannon-Grant, killed in motorcycle crash

Timber framer Alicia Spence, center, works with her volunteer crew to hand raise the second timber-frame addition onto the 1805 Shepherd Barn at Historic Northampton.

In Northampton, a timber frame of mind

From barn pulling to hand raising, builder Alicia Spence loves a project that brings people together and makes them ask, “What else is possible?”

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK | DEVRA FIRST
Drag brunch is a celebration
A joyous celebration of the self (and mimosas), it spotlights an art form increasingly targeted by conservatives.

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Not surprisingly, the Red Sox already are back in last place
The Orioles' mound wildness and defensive sloppiness made it close in the final two frames, but the Sox were worthy losers.

Red Sox shortstop Kike Hernandez could only watch as Orioles shortstop Jorge Mateo stole his second base of the day.

Peter Abraham | ORIOLES 10, RED SOX 9

The Orioles stole a win with aggressive baserunning as the Red Sox’ flaws emerged early

Surrendering five steals without a throw was part of an ugly day for Red Sox pitchers, who allowed 15 hits, walked nine, threw two wild pitches, and hit a batter.

Jayson Tatum (right) nailed one of his eight 3-pointers, this one in the second half, with Malcolm Brogdon trailing.

Gary Washburn | Celtics 140, Bucks 99

Celtics get an A for effort in dismantling of Bucks, but the next test is straight ahead

After routing the league's best team, the Celtics must maintain their focus against the Jazz Friday night.

Your Home | Renovations

The team devoted a lot of time to determining exactly which portion of the construction-grade plywood sheets would be visible, particularly in this office nook. “The task was to elevate simple, budget-conscious materials,” says architect Penn Ruderman.

Nearly 500 feet of found space: Renovating an attic into an art studio

An attic conversion in a Jamaica Plain condo creates a space fit for works of art.

Turning a cookie-cutter town house into a cheerful forever homeAfter a divorce, a mother of three goes all in on her own home style

This week's daters: Monica and David.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I started to feel really comfortable, like I wouldn’t need the pepper spray I had in my pocket’

Will a late night treat end this date on a sweet note?

One Post Office Square, shown here roughly two years ago, has been modernized with a $300 million makeover that replaced its concrete exterior with glass. The project is helping to draw new tenants, such as law firm Goulston & Storrs, to the office tower.

Law firm Goulston & Storrs inks 100,000-square-foot lease in Post Office Square tower

The lease is among the largest office deals downtown in recent months, bucking a trend among other office employers in Boston’s Central Business District that have typically used office relocations to downsize their footprints.

Ben Affleck as Phil Knight in "Air."

Affleck and Damon on friendship, family, and their new film, ‘Air’

“You do get to a point where you’re just too old for the games,” says Ben Affleck, who directed their new movie about the rise of the Air Jordan brand.

Former president Donald Trump's private airplane is parked on the tarmac at the Palm Beach International Airport on March 20, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Erwin Chemerinsky

No one, including a former president, is above the law

If Donald Trump committed a crime, he should be indicted and prosecuted for it.

Forget about TikTok, we’ve got Trump to fire us up again

Malcolm Brogdon

Juvenile justice should focus on rehabilitation not punishment

Trump’s indictment lands in two separate media realities

How Mel King convinced me to stay in Boston

New College of Florida students and supporters protest ahead of a meeting by the college's board of trustees, Feb. 28, 2023, in Sarasota, Florida. The conservative-dominated board of trustees of Florida's public honors college was meeting to take up a measure making wholesale changes in the school's diversity, equity and inclusion programs and offices.

The Emancipator

DEI Denial is the modern day lynching

Where lynching was an arbitrary and barbaric act to terrorize Black people, modern attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion threaten the livelihoods of those challenging oppressive systems and keep us all in the dark.

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Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

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

Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

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Tired of high electricity rates, N.H. communities take control of purchasing their own power
The shift is expected to bring more choice to consumers — and greater competition.

These artists are putting on a benefit to give trans youth a chance to be heard — literally
The show Friday at the Rockwell in Somerville will raise money to buy sound equipment for trans and gender-nonconforming kids at a New Hampshire summer camp.

Many electric vehicles to lose big tax credit with new rules
Fewer new electric vehicles will qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit later this year, and many will get only half that, under rules proposed Friday by the US Treasury Department.

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When I lived too far to help my dying dad, a stranger stepped in to help
We were close in age. And she was “more” Korean, fluent in the language and culture that brought him comfort.

Dover, N.H. couple died in murder-suicide, officials say

Sean Navish, 56, killed his wife, Christine Navish, 58. by asphyxiation and smothering her, and her death was ruled a homicide. He then killed himself by the same methods, officials said Thursday.

Former Boston police officer arrested for alleged assault in Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
A former Boston police officer who lives in Plymouth was arrested Thursday for allegedly assaulting a police officer during the US Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors said.

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Haley Wood, “The Ogre's Beautiful Daughter,” 2022, is part of “The Familiars” exhibition at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery. Acrylic yarn, hand-tufted.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The Twitter mob doesn’t discriminate, but I’d argue it’s especially attuned to those whose beliefs rest off-center.

Stacia Datskovska

Twitter is quick to attack young journalists. Take it from me.

Mel King photographed in 1988, when he was teaching urban studies at MIT.

How Mel King convinced me to stay in Boston

Mel King in front of Tent City in Boston's South End in May 1998.

Fish, eggs, wisdom: Breakfast with Mel King

Demonstrators shut down the Hollywood Freeway during a protest for George Floyd in downtown Los Angeles in May, 2020.

Priscilla H. Douglas

The reawakening of ‘woke-ism’

A crowd gathered to watch a man play chess master Murray Turnbull, right, in front of the Holyoke Center in Harvard Square on Oct. 16, 1984.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Harvard Square was never what it used to be

A growing number of scientists, investors, and bioethicists believe we can and should engineer longer and healthier lives.

IDEAS | RAIANY ROMANNI

Want to live to 150? The world needs more humans.

Metro

Trump to face prosecution after unprecedented indictment

The felony indictment against Donald Trump, filed under seal by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, will likely be announced in the coming days.

EAST PROVIDENCE

Work has begun to remove bridge from East Providence to nowhere

Work to remove old pile clusters around the India Point Railroad Bridge began Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers said.

401Gives is better than Thanksgiving

It's the best weekend of the year in Rhode Island because United Way is holding its annual 401Gives event to raise millions of dollars for nonprofits across the state.

COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

Tina Pedersen is getting new wheels, and Rhode Island should be proud

All she wanted to do was raise the down payment for a new van so she could get back to solving the world’s problems. Rhode Island did a lot better than that.

Sports

FILE - The third day of the 2011 Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in south-west London, on June 22, 2011.

Wimbledon drops ban on Russians, lets them play as neutrals

Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club on Friday reversed its ban from last year.

Masataka Yoshida was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning.

Red Sox notebook

There were questions about Masataka Yoshida’s ability to hit MLB pitching, but he provided answers in his Red Sox debut

The left fielder went 2 for 4 with a run scored and an RBI.

Jayson Tatum (right) nailed one of his eight 3-pointers, this one in the second half, with Malcolm Brogdon trailing.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Celtics get an A for effort in dismantling of Bucks, but the next test is straight ahead

After routing the league's best team, the Celtics must maintain their focus against the Jazz Friday night.

MLB debut players will have special patches on their jerseys

Thursday's schools roundup

Familiarity breeds success for Middleborough girls’ softball in opener vs. Dighton-Rehoboth

BRUINS 2, BLUE JACKETS 1 (OT)

Bruins fight their way to Presidents’ Trophy, set team record for wins on David Pastrnak’s overtime goal

Business

Many electric vehicles to lose big tax credit with new rules

Fewer new electric vehicles will qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit later this year, and many will get only half that, under rules proposed Friday by the US Treasury Department.

Illegal Amazon miners are expanding into copper as prices surge

Informal miners, known in Brazil as garimpeiros, have diversified into copper in recent years as techniques improve and prices surge on growing battery-metal demand in the shift away from fossil fuels.

Law firm Goulston & Storrs inks 100,000-square-foot lease in Post Office Square tower

It has been a messy March for banks. But what does it all mean for the rest of us?

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

My new house saved my life. I decided to return the favor.

Globe Magazine.

I don’t know if we’ve become friends with benefits, or something more

I want to yell at a kids' coach but I can't. So what can I do?

Baked Zucchini and Gruyère Omelet

A make-ahead baked omelet for a no-fuss Easter menu

metro

Rhode Island needs a public developer of housing

Maine Legislature approves nearly $10 billion budget

Trump indictment ‘unprecedented,’ as he faces more legal scrutiny, scholars say

sports

Jayson Tatum drives to the basket against Milwaukee Bucks' Jrue Holiday. Tatum was the star of the show as the Bucks has no answers for his offensive prowess.

The Celtics put a bad loss behind them and showed their championship form in a blowout of the Bucks

The Orioles stole a win with aggressive baserunning as the Red Sox’ flaws emerged early

A league of their own: Taunton and Franklin likely to collide again for Hockomock League, Division 1 supremacy

business

The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany.

Europe’s inflation eases to 6.9 percent as energy falls but food up

Michael Mota under scrutiny for potential labor law violations, ordered to stop work at Memorial Hospital

Banga only candidate to head World Bank

politics

Former president Donald Trump.

Trump to face prosecution after unprecedented indictment

After being indicted, Donald Trump expected to surrender early next week

Biden heads to Mississippi town ravaged by deadly tornado

Nation

Tucker Carlson, host of Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News, spoke during AmericaFest at Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, on Dec. 17, 2022.

Tucker Carlson, other Fox pundits call for protests of Trump charges

Court to weigh Baldwin codefendant’s plea on weapons charge

Bill to criminalize help for Idaho minors’ abortions passes

World

A Greek police officer closed the entrance of the court house following the transfer of suspects that were charged with membership in a terrorist organization, in Athens, Friday, March 2023. Two men accused of planning a Passover attack on a Jewish center in central Athens appeared in court Friday to answer to terrorism charges.

Suspects in foiled Passover attack appear in Greek court

Vatican says Pope Francis to leave hospital on Saturday

35 bodies found inside well after collapse at Indian temple

opinion

The Twitter mob doesn’t discriminate, but I’d argue it’s especially attuned to those whose beliefs rest off-center.

Twitter is quick to attack young journalists. Take it from me.

Is anywhere safe?

The reawakening of ‘woke-ism’

lifestyle

He visited escort websites

Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash trial is underway. Here’s what to know.

How to talk to kids about gun violence

food & dining

Christine Vellucci (center) of Litchfield, N.H., was invited onstage in celebration of her recent birthday during Drag Me to Brunch at Carrie Nation.

Drag brunch is a celebration

Eat like a sophisticated shepherd at Bar Vlaha

Shōjō opens in Central Square; Flavor Boom debuts downtown

travel

Amtrak routinely reconfigures its trains, but when it does, it needs to ensure the passengers who paid for a higher level of service get compensated.

Does Amtrak owe me anything for a forced downgrade?

Learning in action in Acton, Amtrak fully reopens Northwest route, and an armchair trip around the globe

Are people losing interest in sustainable travel? This study says so.

Arts

Matteo Perez de Alesio's "Virgin Mary Reading," circa 1589-1616 (center), is installed at the heart of Harvard Art Museums' “From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire,” on display through July 30.

Under Spain’s thumb, a mysterious art took root

Gawking at the weird and the wild at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery

Tillie Walden will be Vermont’s fifth — and youngest — ‘cartoonist laureate’

Books

The heroine of Victor LaValle’s western gothic ‘Lone Women’ wrestles with a horror from her past

Amid colonial rule and Japanese occupation, young lovers pay the price of modernity in Rachel Heng’s ‘The Great Reclamation’

Blythe Roberson sorts her unread books by color and credits her love of reading to Pizza Hut

Movies

Owen Wilson in "Paint."

‘Paint,’ starring Owen Wilson, continues a tradition of movies with painter heroes

‘A Thousand and One’: a family drama unspools across a changing city

A.V. Rockwell wants to move people with her Sundance winner ‘A Thousand and One’

Television

From left: Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, and Matthew Macfadyen in "Succession."

On a lot of TV shows, profanity is a blessing, not a curse

Catch up on ‘Happy Valley’ before the final season arrives

Breezy ‘Daisy Jones’ falls squarely in the stream zone

music

Mikel Jollett is the lead singer of Airborne Toxic Event.

Born into a cult, singer Mikel Jollett is reaching out to students about turning their own trauma into art

Arlo Guthrie on aging, Alice, and why he’s unretiring . . . sort of

Singer with alleged Putin ties withdraws from upcoming BSO performances

Theater/Dance

Harold Surratt and Cyndii Johnson in "Clyde's."

A chef’s kiss for ‘Clyde’s’

After more than 30 years, Central Square’s Dance Complex still has the moves

In ‘Middleton Heights,’ a Filipino American story of assimilation across generations

globe local

Firefighters at Glades Road in Scituate where multiple homes were on fire.

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Autism Alliance is teaching restaurants and other places how to accommodate families with special needs children

Obituaries

The art collector and patron Emily Fisher Landau, at the Whitney Museum in Manhattan on Sept. 23, 2010.

Emily Fisher Landau, theft victim turned art patron, dies at 102

British comedian and TV star Paul O’Grady dies at 67

Mel King, whose 1983 mayoral campaign ushered in a new era in Boston race relations, dies at 94