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Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder charge

The 22-year-old Utah man was also booked on felony weapons and obstruction of justice charges.
A timeline of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the arrest of a suspectWhat to know about the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA

Do stricter gun laws in states like Mass. make it safer? The Charlie Kirk fatal shooting sparks fresh debate.

Massachusetts, which has some of the strictest gun laws in US, had the lowest gun rate per capita in 2023.

On deep-blue New England campuses, Charlie Kirk made students ‘more motivated to make a place for the right’

The Turning Point founder helped embolden conservative students on traditionally liberal colleges and universities before his assassination on Wednesday, some say.

Here’s what some of the bullet casing engravings in the Charlie Kirk shooting mean

Many of the messages adopt the flippant, sarcastic chatter often found on online message boards and in-game chats.

Matthew Dowd’s firing begins flood of people facing consequences for their comments on Kirk’s death

Raw feelings about the killing have ignited a campaign to shame — and more.
Broad Institute employee fired after posting ‘deeply offensive’ message on Charlie Kirk assassination

ICE officer shoots, kills suspect who dragged officer with car, Homeland Security says. Follow live updates.

The shooting comes as ICE is a little less than a week into an immigration enforcement operation in Chicago that it has dubbed “Midway Blitz.”

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

The moves is the president's latest expansion of military forces into American cities that has tested the limits of presidential power and drawn sharp criticism from local leaders.
Kavanaugh says no one has too much power in US system. Critics see Supreme Court bowing to Trump.

One of the biggest Red Sox-Yankees series in years opens Friday night
First pitch at Fenway Park is at 7:10 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on Apple TV+. Lucas Giolito is on the mound for Boston; the Yankees are starting Luis Gil.

SPORTS MEDIA

Heidi Watney happily returns to Fenway with Apple TV+ for Yankees-Red Sox: ‘It’s like coming home’

Watney was part of NESN's Red Sox coverage from 2008-11.
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Hasbro’s move to Boston was years in the making. Here’s how it went down.

Luring the toymaker over the Massachusetts state line, an effort that started under the Baker administration in 2018, was not a trivial pursuit after all.

Community organizer Monica Cannon-Grant to plead guilty in federal fraud case

Cannon-Grant was accused of defrauding people who donated to her anti-violence nonprofit and spending much of the money on herself.

The Lynn waterfront was a dump. Literally. But what if it became a park?

A festering landfill blanketed by swarming seagulls that was so massive it took more than a million tons of soil to cover up is becoming ... something nice.

16-year-old high school student arrested by ICE near Milford police station

The teen, a Brazilian high school student at Milford High School, was arrested at Rail Trail Flatbread Company on Main St. Friday.

Shirley Leung
Who convinced Josh Kraft that running for mayor was a good idea? Here are a few likely suspects.
From Mayor Michelle Wu’s political rivals to his own family, the list is long.

After Kraft exits race, who will appear on the November ballot for Boston mayor? Third-place finisher wants a recount

Providence’s NBC10 will take over ABC6, reshaping TV market in Southeastern New England

“Sinclair has acquired the non-licensed assets of WLNE-TV from Standard Media and will provide services to WLNE-TV pursuant to a services agreement,” a Sinclair spokeswoman said.

Special prosecutor wants to search Karen Read’s phone for evidence of witness intimidation

“It’s something we’re going to fight to the end,” a lawyer for Read said.

Brian Walshe, charged with killing wife in Cohasset, attacked in jail

The Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office said “an individual in custody” at the Dedham jail was treated for injuries after being assaulted Thursday night.

Federal government sues Uber over alleged discrimination against people with disabilities

The Department of Justice said Uber drivers routinely refuse to serve individuals with disabilities, including those with service dogs.

Providence woman charged with allegedly neglecting disabled woman in her care

After she was left alone in a car, the woman went missing for five days, prosecutors said.

Teenager held without bail for allegedly threatening to shoot up Falmouth school

Ian Fotheringham, 18, pleaded not guilty in Barnstable District Court to a charge of threatening to use a deadly weapon in a public building, authorities said.

Providence teacher arrested, charged with biting 6-year-old boy

Water flowing again in Boxford subdivision after Governor Healey declares water emergency, officials say

GARY WASHBURN

Unruly fan behavior is reaching new levels and sapping the spirit and enjoyment out of the games

Fans who get tossed should also be banned for life. There has to be a consequence more than being ejected.
TRAVEL

Looking for starry, starry nights? You can find them here.

Welcome to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, the starriest place in New England.
From the archives

Boston Public Garden used to have baby alligators — yes, alligators — and people fed them rodents

Great Floridian beasts these were not. But the alligators were, as you’d expect, quite a spectacle in often-chilly New England.
Opinion
IDEAS | ROBERT B. REICH

Democrats should forget about appealing to some mythical center

Only big new ideas will save the party — and our country.
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

What lies ahead at the Supreme Court, part 1

Ashish K. Jha

The problem with RFK Jr.’s MAHA report

IDEAS | YASCHA MOUNK

How Democrats can win elections again

Eugene Scott

Adult illiteracy may be one reason students can’t read

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Mount Holyoke College to waive tuition for families who earn less than $150,000 a year
Tuition at the South Hadley school is nearly $68,000 this year.

Dunkin’ to give away Sabrina Carpenter cups on Friday
The free cups feature a red lipstick imprint on a pink and orange background, with the name Sabrina in stylized type.

False active shooter report at Naval Academy leaves 1 injured
Authorities are investigating a false report of an active shooter at the US Naval Academy that led to one person being injured at the Maryland military college on Thursday

North Andover police officer shot by colleague returns to jail 3 days after release

Kelsey Fitzsimmons had been ordered to comply with alcohol testing, which her lawyers argued she could not do because of her injuries.

Police officer shot in Roxbury; alleged gunman shot multiple times by officers

Daiquan Rice, 31, was part of a group loitering in the African American Veterans Memorial Park, the department said in a statement late Friday afternoon.

Former doctor at Boston Children’s Hospital pleads guilty to child porn charges

Christopher Sheerer, 37, a cardiac anesthesiologist, pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing and distributing child sexual abuse materials, federal prosecutors said.

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‘There’s still a hole’: Officials mark anniversary of Sept. 11 attack, read names of victims at State House ceremony
Family members of victims joined public figures for a ceremony commemorating the victims of the terror attacks, including nearly 300 people with local connections who were killed.

Two years after Mass. expanded doula coverage, here’s what’s working — and what’s not
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Advocates, lawmakers urge Gov. Maura Healey to halt $360 million rebuild of women’s prison in Framingham

The project is an expensive misstep that ignores what inmates inside the state’s only women’s prison actually say they need, it said.

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College students around Boston share their thoughts on the impact of Charlie Kirk's passing

After Kraft exits race, who will appear on the November ballot for Boston mayor? Third-place finisher wants a recount

The third-place finisher in Boston’s preliminary election is community activist Domingos DaRosa, but DaRosa does not appear to have met the bar for making the November ballot.

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A’ja Wilson named AP WNBA Player of the Year; Newton’s Veronica Burton earns most improved honors

The Las Vegas Aces star topped Napheesa Collier of Minnesota and Alyssa Thomas of Phoenix.
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In new book, Bill Belichick reveals he agreed with Tom Brady’s decision to leave Patriots in 2020

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Federal government sues Uber over alleged discrimination against people with disabilities

The Department of Justice said Uber drivers routinely refuse to serve individuals with disabilities, including those with service dogs.

Unemployment, inflation, and GDP growth will be worse this year than projected, budget office says

The Congressional Budget Office released new economic projections for the next three years, updating the outlook it originally released in January, before President Trump’s inauguration.

Broad Institute employee fired after posting ‘deeply offensive’ message on Charlie Kirk assassination

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Broad Institute employee fired after posting ‘deeply offensive’ message on Charlie Kirk assassination

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Sam Kennedy says Alex Bregman ‘wants to be here’ with Red Sox, amid opt-out rumors

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Providence’s NBC10 will take over ABC6, reshaping TV market in Southeastern New England

Nasdaq fires employee over social media post on Kirk shooting

On deep-blue New England campuses, Charlie Kirk made students ‘more motivated to make a place for the right’

politics

ICE officer shoots, kills suspect who dragged officer with car, Homeland Security says. Follow live updates.

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder charge

Nation

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

FDA reviews reports of COVID vaccine deaths

Hoaxes target Black colleges, shutting classes as anxiety mounts

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NATO steps up defenses after Russian drones violate Polish airspace

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Movies

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Television

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music

Dunkin’ to give away Sabrina Carpenter cups on Friday

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In ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ a house — and a man — divided

‘The View’ host Joy Behar delves into the complexities of divorce in ‘My First Ex-Husband’

Effervescent Irish steppers the Gardiner Brothers and Scottish folk trio Talisk team for ‘Unleashed’

Health

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Takeda recruits Lilly executive to run US operations out of Cambridge

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Obituaries

Rosa Roisinblit, who championed the missing in Argentina, dies at 106

Polly Holliday, a brassy waitress on TV’s ‘Alice,’ dies at 88

Tom Shipley, whose ode to weed reached the top 10, dies at 84