In today’s Starting Point, Globe columnist @yabraham.bsky.social looks at how a one-of-a-kind story came together about a fifth grader who hated her teacher and later saved his life.

Today's column:

More than 40 years after Montana Miller left her fifth-grade nemesis behind, she gave him a gift that she hoped would save his life, writes Globe columnist @yabraham.bsky.social.

I got to spend time getting to know these two remarkable people, who allowed me to tell their incredible story.

I liked it!

SNAP has 645 case workers to answer 20,000 calls per day. One woman called FIFTY times. This is a travesty. WTF are we doing here? By @ktkjohnston.bsky.social

Big.

I wrote about the pope: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/18/m...

JMJ: The United States is still a nation of immigrants, he said in an interview. “It just needs to be like the days of Ellis Island.”

Every Christian toddler knows that is the Son of God's favorite fit.

Open the pod bay doors, Hal...

Australians all, let us rejoice!

Pure evil.

Today's column: The monumental waste of this stupid war.

Yay, Heuser!!

"We’ve all got to do something to distract ourselves until we die, and acting is a great, fun thing to do that with.” Love this, by my always excellent friend Michael Paulson.

We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

Such a horrific, enraging day for the Post, and for all of us. Here's the Go Fund Me for laid off employees. Please help if you can. gofund.me/a1ead8b26

Today's column:

This is such a heartbreaking picutre of where we are right now.

Very nice (for now)!

What the hell happened to the Fourth Amendment? Search me!

It’s important to note that this is guy very much appears to be on-duty, which would make this a violation of the Hatch Act.

Governor Janet Mills challenged federal immigration officials to provide arrest warrants, real-time arrest numbers, and basic information about who is being detained in a sweeping enforcement operation in Maine.

Today's column. Mainers like Susan Collins because she brings home the bacon. What use is bacon when fascists are on the march?

Today's column: This is what this country is now. It has always been a place where cruelty and racism could flourish. But it’s been a long time since the bigotry was this open, and had the full weight of the federal government behind it.

Trump to blue states: Drop dead. Today's column:

Today’s column: Yay! Finally, we have a president who is looking out for our poor, put-upon oil tycoons!

Part 4 of my series on Latarsha Sanders and the insanity defense. After her arrest, Sanders and her family were reeling. And, in prison, Sanders' mental illness was named -- for the first time.

Years after Latarsha Sanders killed her two sons, jurors at her trial saw dozens of gruesome crime-scene photos. But they didn’t see crucial records that would have shown how severe her mental illness was back then, writes Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham.

Part 3 of my series on Latasha Sanders and the insanity defense. Though she was deeply irrational and completely compromised in her police interrogation a few hours after the boys' bodies were discovered, police continued to question her.

Part 2 of my series on Latarsha Sanders and the insanity defense.

I hope you'll take a look.

Three years ago, I started reporting on the story of Latarsha Sanders, a mentally ill woman in Brockton who killed her two youngest children in 2018.

The Trump administration’s mass deportation push has upended life in New England. Immigrants detained at work. Families dragged from cars by ICE. Teenagers arrested. Our newsletter “Immigration Unmasked” examines how this is playing out in your community. globe.com/immigrationunmasked

Mark Wolf in his own words.

I hope Hell is real.

Photograph is CHEF'S KISS:

Fantastic!

Great work by my colleagues! Big Trump admin Sinaloa cartel takedown turns out to have been very, very much not one. Same folks blowing up boats they claim are carrying narco traffickers...

Jesus.

Gee, I'm sure there is a lesson in here somewhere. BUT WHAT COULD IT BE?

my latest is expanding on the observation that your view of the politics of opposition to the administration depend largely on your view of the election (gift link)

When Silence Is the Only Logical Choice, Are We Really Free?

I’ve had two very formative interactions with William Young, the federal judge who authored today's remarkable decision in AAUP v Rubio. Nothing about his courageous decision surprises me. This guy is the real deal. 1/

Our @devrafirst.bsky.social is just really, really good:

M. Gessen, always:

Another great column by my spectacular friend and colleague @rygraham.bsky.social. The Globe, and our readers, are so lucky to have her!

Well, this is very interesting.

EXCLUSIVE/BOMBSHELL: @bloomberg.com has obtained **18K** previously unreported emails from Jeffery Epstein's personal Yahoo account. The emails are disturbing & revelatory & reveal new details about Ghilaine Maxwell's role FREE to read www.bloomberg.com/features/202...