The Boston Globe

9 hours ago | bostonglobe.com | Edward Fitzpatrick

PROVIDENCE — In the wake of Rhode Island Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio’s death on Monday, the three main contenders vying to replace him are struggling to lock up the 19 votes needed to secure the position on their own. But senators are now discussing the possibility that two of those contenders — Senator Valarie J. Lawson and Senator Frank A. Ciccone III — would form a leadership team, with Lawson as Senate president and Ciccone as Democratic majority leader.

10 hours ago | bostonglobe.com | Mark Gurman

Senator Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday questioned Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook on his discussions with the Trump administration ahead of the president’s retreat on tariffs covering crucial Apple products built in China. “The circumstances surrounding Apple’s exemptions raise fresh concerns about influence-peddling by huge well-connected corporations, and their ability to gain special favors from President Trump,” Warren wrote in a letter to Cook which was obtained by Bloomberg News.

21 hours ago | bostonglobe.com | Stan Grossfeld

“He’s a wild man,” said John’s mother, Kellie Jenkins. “He’s the one who does the tours when people come here on the farm. He’ll tell you all about it, show off all his animals. “When he was born, he was given his first cow, and it was registered in his name. So now he owns six animals. So, he’s pretty proud of that,” she added. Jenkins says he shows the dairy cows through the 4-H club.

1 day ago | bostonglobe.com | Rebecca Spiess

Pari Kim, a star on the third and latest season of “Love on the Spectrum,” has plenty of opinions about the MBTA. Her favorite trains on the Red Line are the 1500 and 1600 series manufactured by Pullman-Standard, because their red and white paint job reminds her of strawberry shortcake. On the Green Line, her top trains are the Type 8 cars by AnsaldoBreda, whose low floors allow for accessible boarding.

1 day ago | bostonglobe.com | John Hilliard

A state board is expected to select a new commissioner to oversee the Massachusetts K-12 public education department during a meeting Tuesday afternoon. In Massachusetts, the education commissioner oversees day-to-day operations of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which regulates public and charter K-12 schools; creates long-term plans for the department; provides guidance and training to school districts, and implements the school accountability system.