Harvard University’s leading Palestinian advocacy group says it has been suspended as protests over Israel’s war in Gaza rock college campuses. The Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee announced the suspension on social media Monday. A university spokesperson confirmed to The Boston Globe that Harvard College had suspended the group. The Harvard Crimson reported that it had obtained an email ordering the group to “cease all organizational activities” for the rest of the term or face possible expulsion. “You can suspend our organization and threaten our students. But you will ne ..read more

BOSTON — The drought is over for the Toronto Maple Leafs. They’ve finally won in Boston. The first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series between these Original Six rivals is now even at a game apiece after the Leafs earned a 3-2 victory in Monday night’s Game 2 at TD Garden. The Leafs had lost eight consecutive games to the Bruins and hadn’t won in this building since March 29, 2022. But Toronto showed impressive resilience, overcoming 1-0 and 2-1 deficits en route to a much-needed win. The Bruins opened the scoring at 10:18 of the first period when Morgan Geekie cashed in on the power play. The Le ..read more

A stolen car crashed off a highway during a chase through Massachusetts on Monday, leading to the arrest of three people inside, police said. The car crashed off Interstate 290 in Northborough, causing heavy delays. Two of the people inside were taken to a hospital, according to Massachusetts State Police. The police pursuit began in the MetroWest area, and a state police helicopter tracked it on Route 9, Interstate 495, Route 70 and I-290, troopers said. Police deployed stop sticks, a tire-deflation device, officials said, and the car eventually crashed. “This world is upside-down, it seems ..read more

Monday’s opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former American president provided a clear roadmap of how prosecutors will try to make the case that Donald Trump broke the law, and how the defense plans to fight the charges on multiple fronts. Lawyers presented dueling narratives as jurors got their first glimpse into the prosecution accusing Trump of falsifying business records as part of a scheme to squelch negative stories about him during his 2016 presidential campaign. Still to come are weeks of what’s likely to be dramatic and embarrassing testimony about the presumptive Rep ..read more

Prices for airfare for your summer vacation may be sky high this year after manufacturing delays for new Boeing aircraft are likely to decrease the amount of flights available in the United States. U.S airlines are expected to receive 40% fewer planes than they had planned for last year, leaving the industry in a scramble to find ways to book more flights for what is expected to be record air travel this summer. “From a consumer stand point, with demand strong and supply relatively weak, that’s a recipe for higher airfares,” Richard Aboulafia, the managing director of Aerodynamic Advisory, tol ..read more

Gov. Maura Healey has joined a chorus of voices pushing back against an idea floated by the secretary for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation about adding tolls at the state’s borders. MassDOT Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt was giving a keynote speech at a WalkMassachusetts gathering on April 10 when she talked about the need to get “aggressive” to have enough money for safe transportation in the Bay State. She shared with the advocacy group audience that a funding task force has been created to look at new ways to generate revenue – including tolls at the borders. But Healey says th ..read more

Let our meteor season begin! Early January through April, the sky is pretty quiet from any meteor showers.  Now, that changes as we have our annual Lyrid meteor shower kicking off a bunch of meteor shower events this year. This shower is caused by debris from a passing comet named Comet Thatcher that comes around every year. But don’t get too excited. This year’s Lyrids will actually be hidden by the near full moonlight. At the peak, which was this weekend, we would see 10 to 15 meteors per hour. And typically, stray meteors are found before and after the peak time. Unfortunately, it’s no ..read more

A woman is dead and a man is seriously injured after being thrown from a car in Nashua, New Hampshire, police said Monday. Officers responded to the Residence Inn by Marriott on Trafalgar Square at about 1:40 a.m. for a report of an assault involving a knife, Nashua police said. While officers were responding, they saw a black Nissan Altima driving at them on the wrong side of Somerset Parkway, police said. The car crossed the median to avoid the oncoming police cruisers and started to accelerate at an extremely high rate of speed, according to police. Officers then reversed direction to chase ..read more

A judge has ruled that a New Hampshire man convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter must appear in person for his upcoming sentencing after he didn’t attend his trial. Adam Montgomery, 34, had attended his first day of jury selection in February, but did not come to court during his two-week trial. Police believe that his daughter, Harmony Montgomery, was killed nearly two years before she was reported missing in 2021. Her body was never found. Montgomery’s lawyer recently asked for him to be excused from his scheduled May 9 sentencing in Manchester, saying Montgomery has maintained his in ..read more

The Toronto Maple Leafs have to win at least one game at TD Garden in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs to eliminate the Boston Bruins. They failed in that pursuit Saturday night in Game 1. The Bruins scored the opening goal less than three minutes into the game and grew their lead to 4-0 by the end of the second period before ultimately winning 5-1. The Leafs generated a 36-24 edge in shots and a 38-21 advantage in scoring chances in the series opener, but they were stymied time and time again by B’s goalie Jeremy Swayman. Swayman made 35 saves and earned his fourth victory ove ..read more