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Ray Champagne stood up as his name was called during the Introduction of Freed & Exonerated Community Members event at the Innocence Network Conference in Phoenix.

As more wrongful convictions unravel, exonerees help one another adjust to life beyond bars

With a bond forged by the horror of being wrongfully imprisoned, a group of predominantly Black and Latino men have helped one another navigate the difficult transition back into the society that left them behind.

Live updates: Celtics to take on Bucks in Game 1 of NBA conference semifinals
Jaylen Brown expects to play despite some lingering hamstring soreness. We'll be tracking the game live here.

Live updates: Celtics to take on Bucks in Game 1 of NBA conference semifinals

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‘I’ll always consider them family.’
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How the Celtics rebounded into a title contender

Why Jeff Van Gundy believes the Celtics have what it takes to knock off the defending champion Bucks

Van Gundy credited Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens with reshaping the roster to fit coach Ime Udoka’s needs for a standout defense.

Meet the Patriots’ 2022 NFL Draft class
New England picked up some reinforcements on the offensive line, and the fastest running back and wide receiver in the draft.

NFL Draft: Patriots add QB Bailey Zappe, DB Jack Jones, and two running backs on Day 3

Miami QB D’Eriq King, Marlborough’s Liam Shanahan among post-draft Patriots additions Patriots go on the offensive to finish off their 2022 draft haul Full Patriots coverage

Philip Guston's "Couple in Bed" from 1977. The work of the late artist has been given a major show at the Museum of Fine Arts. The show had been delayed over questions around disturbing imagery, including depictions of the Ku Klux Klan.

Are we ready to look at ‘Philip Guston Now’?

Two years, four curators, 100 works, and a trauma specialist went into planning this controversial Guston retrospective after its 2020 postponement.

As governor’s race comes into focus, it’s Maura Healey’s moment, new Suffolk/Globe poll finds
Attorney General Maura Healey’s basic message — to “continue with what’s working and fix what’s not” — is resonant with a strong majority of voters in Massachusetts, the survey found.

Read the full results of the Suffolk/Globe poll on the Massachusetts governor’s race

Pelosi and other lawmakers visit Kyiv, meets with Ukraine president
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a congressional delegation to Kyiv to meet with Ukraine’s president before heading to Poland for talks with officials there on Sunday. Among the lawmakers who visited Kyiv were Massachusetts Representatives Jim McGovern and Bill Keating.

Kremlin deploys new troops to Ukraine as both sides gird for a war of attrition Zelensky says around 100 civilians are being evacuated from Mariupol steel factory

Large fire engulfs Red Jacket resort in North Conway, N.H.

The fire spread so quickly some guests jumped from second and third floor balconies. Three people, including two firefighters, were treated for injuries, state fire officials said Saturday night.

Tornado rips through Kansas; 3 students killed in crash

A tornado that barreled through parts of Kansas destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and buildings, injured several people and left more than 15,000 people without power, officials said Saturday.

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday. At left was comedian Trevor Noah, who delivered the main comedic speech of the evening.

5 standout moments from Biden’s first White House Correspondents’ Dinner

President Biden took a stab at matching Barack Obama’s “comedian-in-chief” legacy at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday evening, his first as president and the first since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Naomi Judd performs at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, June 13, 2009. Judd, the Kentucky-born matriarch of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died, her family announced Saturday, April 30, 2022. She was 76.

Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76

Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76.

Bill Orphanos, chairman of the Middleborough-Lakeville Herring Fishery Commission, carried a net with fish to a tank on a truck.

Hatching new herring fisheries, one truckload at a time

To help herring populations, local watershed groups and state fish and wildlife departments have come up with a loan program: Fish from thriving runs, like the Nemasket River, are transported from their home spawning sites to waterways that have struggling populations.

Just as 19th-century antislavery publications reframed and amplified the quest for abolition, The Emancipator centers critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Black wealth series | Part 2

Black grads aren’t making bad decisions about student loan debt

It’s the loans that are the bad idea.

Opinion

Crime scene tape and casing markers at the scene of a police-involved shooting near the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital and Franklin Park, on March 31.

Boston’s police watchdog has real teeth. It’s time to use them.

The Office of Police Accountability and Transparency is off to a slow start, processing only a handful of complaints of officer misconduct. Here’s how it can improve.

IDEAS | ARJUN V.K. SHARMA

The 2,000-year-old practice that saved me

IDEAS | STEPHANIE INVERSO

The real way to read an atlas

Canceling student debt will make things worse

Student loan forgiveness is a savvy political move — and the right thing to do

The Globe turns 150

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150 YEARS OF THE BOSTON GLOBE

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe. We revisit some of the most impactful stories Globe journalists have covered, look back at 150 significant front pages, reflect on how the newsroom and Boston have changed, and much, much more.

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Red Sox throw away Nate Eovaldi’s effort in loss to Orioles
Nate Eovaldi was stellar on mound, but Boston's bats were quiet again, and an error in the 10th inning led to the loss in Baltimore.

Wu says city to step in, provide support for children allegedly responsible for attacks
The children, some of whom are as young as 11 years old, are allegedly responsible for attacks in Boston Common, Downtown Crossing, and a McDonald’s restaurant in Roxbury.

The Children’s Book Shop, Brookline gem that delighted young bibliophiles, shutters its doors
Social distancing wrought unique havoc on the shop, which struggled to endure a reduction in foot traffic driven by fears surrounding unvaccinated young children.

Uncertainty surrounding double murder investigation keeps Concord, N.H., residents on edge
One week after the bodies of Djeswende and Stephen Reid were found in the woods of New Hampshire’s capital, residents remain nervous — and in the dark.

Whole Foods set to close up shop in Brookline

A Whole Foods Market on Beacon Street in Brookline will be closing its doors at the beginning of next month.

Demonstrators at Moderna’s Cambridge headquarters demand company ‘stop hoarding vaccine science’

A group of demonstrators protesting outside Moderna’s Cambridge headquarters Saturday demanded the company license its mRNA vaccine technology to help add to the world’s supply of COVID-19 shots.

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Kaniya Bridgeman (standing front), director of community and culture with Boston While Black, celebrated during opening remarks at the organization's summit on Friday.

How to Boston While Black Summit appeals to city natives, newcomers

The underlying goal of the first-annual How to Boston While Black Summit, organizer Sheena Collier said, was to connect participants “to information, to job opportunities, to opportunities to just really be a part of Boston.”

ADRIAN WALKER

Holyoke Soldiers’ Home deaths are an enduring tragedy
The tragedy and travesty at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home — in which 76 military veterans lost their lives to COVID — stands as one of this state’s most chilling losses in the pandemic.

HOMELESSNESS

He and his young family were once homeless. Now he works for the agency that helped them.
The tower manager of Crossroads Rhode Island knows exactly what it’s like to have no where to go. “You’re in this situation that you never thought you’d be in,” he said.

Lawmakers see ‘rapidly closing window’ to reform a 19th-century law that fueled the insurrection
Can Congress put new safeguards in place to save American democracy from another insurrection attempt — this one perhaps successful? The clock might be running out.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Philip Guston, "Web," 1975, The Museum of Modern Art.

The MFA recast artist Philip Guston amid a nationwide racial reckoning — here’s the result

Dafna Krouk-Gordon and her husband, Les Gordon, at Fine Arts Theatre Place in Maynard.

Could buying an old movie theater be the perfect retirement gig? This Lincoln couple is about to find out.

I fell in love with classical music thanks to video games

Projectionist Adrianne Jorge adjusts the focus at the beginning of a screening of "Broken Arrow" on 35mm film at the Somerville Theatre on April 26, 2022. “We often joke that we're, like, the man — or woman — behind the curtain," said Jorge.

In Boston, the craft of film projection is staging a bit of a cultural comeback

Special Projects

Paul Gunter.

Spotlight Team investigation

Unfinished Justice

The state’s high court in 2017 struck down a murder law that had condemned men who never killed to die behind bars. But what about those already facing that dire penalty? They are waiting.

Into the Red illustration.

Into the Red: How the Globe will cover climate change

To report on the most pressing issue of our time, the Globe’s climate team is expanding and rethinking its coverage.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Students arrive at the Mission Hill School in Jamaica Plain in October. The overarching question remains: Why did BPS let so many warnings go unheeded?

MARCELA GARCÍA

What took so long for BPS to act on Mission Hill School?

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene testified on April 22 at a hearing in Atlanta regarding a challenge filed by voters who say she shouldn't be allowed to seek reelection because she helped facilitate the attack on the Capitol that disrupted certification of Joe Biden's presidential victory.

Blueprint for a coup comes into focus

Kelvin Lalin, the nephew of Robinson Lalin, holds a sign that reads “The MBTA slaughtered my uncle . . . safety over profits!” while standing next to a memorial that he set up outside the entry gates to the Broadway Red Line, on April 14.

Robinson Lalin’s family deserves answers about the Red Line accident that killed him — and compassion, too

An electronic highway sign on on Interstate 93 in Boston in 2014: “Changing Lanes? Use Yah Blinkah.”

Observations from a Tocquevillian tour of post-pandemic America

The current Supreme Court justices, seen in 2021. Stephen Breyer has announced his intention to retire this summer.

IDEAS | RICHARD M. RE

Here’s a way for Justice Jackson to reform the Supreme Court on her first day

IDEAS | CHARLES M. SENNOTT

The story of their lives

Metro

Kyle, 13, loves sports and cares about others

Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child currently in foster care awaiting adoption.

Chance, 12, is funny and loves to read and play outside with friends

Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child currently in foster care awaiting adoption.

Newburyport teen granted environmental wish

A dream came true Saturday for Newburyport teenager Allison Brock, who has refractory epilepsy. Nine trees were planted in her honor with help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Hatching new herring fisheries, one truckload at a time

To help herring populations, local watershed groups and state fish and wildlife departments have come up with a loan program: Fish from thriving runs, like the Nemasket River, are transported from their home spawning sites to waterways that have struggling populations.

Sports

A young fan arrives for the game at TD Garden on Sunday.

Live updates: Celtics to take on Bucks in Game 1 of NBA conference semifinals

Jaylen Brown expects to play despite some lingering hamstring soreness. We'll be tracking the game live here.

D'Eriq King (center) injured his shoulder against Michigan State on Sept. 18 and ultimately had surgery, ending his 2021 season for Miami.

Miami QB D’Eriq King, Marlborough’s Liam Shanahan among post-draft Patriots additions

An undrafted rookie has made New England’s final 53-man roster for 18 straight seasons.

Nick Pivetta will try and stem his rocky start as he takes the ball on Sunday.

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Game 23: Red Sox at Orioles lineups and pregame notes as J.D. Martinez returns

The Red Sox have been held to three runs or fewer six times through nine games of this road trip.

Baseball notebook

George Springer’s two homers carry Blue Jays over Astros

Orioles 2, Red Sox 1

Red Sox throw away Nate Eovaldi’s effort in loss to Orioles

Jon Rahm leads Mexico Open by two shots entering Sunday’s final round

Business

Pelosi and other lawmakers visit Kyiv, meets with Ukraine president

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a congressional delegation to Kyiv to meet with Ukraine’s president before heading to Poland for talks with officials there on Sunday. Among the lawmakers who visited Kyiv were Massachusetts Representatives Jim McGovern and Bill Keating.

Biden attends White House Correspondents’ Dinner

President Joe Biden attended the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner for the first time as commander-in-chief, even as the coronavirus continues to infect those around him.

Biden allies keep up pressure for $50,000 in student loan relief

Mexico Caribbean beaches may see worst sargassum since 2018

magazine

From rock climbing to race car driving, let an expert be your guide for a New England adventure

The Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst is expected to reopen this summer.

A great time to visit Amherst is after the students clear out

I can’t tell if my boss wants to date me or if she’s just flirty

Artichoke Tart With Gouda and Herbs

Recipes: A brunch menu to impress mom on Mother’s Day

metro

Kevin Neil, center, a chaplain with the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, walks as part of the 53rd annual Walk for Hunger in 2021.

Walk for Hunger aims to raise more than $1 million in virtual event Sunday

Demonstrators at Moderna’s Cambridge headquarters demand company ‘stop hoarding vaccine science’

City council race for Eastie, North End, Charlestown comes to a head Tuesday

sports

In Bailey Zappe's lone season at Western Kentucky, he rolled up 5,967 passing yards and 62 passing touchdowns in just 14 games.

Patriots go on the offensive to finish off their 2022 draft haul

Damian Rivera helps propel Revolution to second straight win in starting debut

No. 12 Burlington’s classic softball victory against top-ranked Westford tough to beat

business

A local resident walked by a damaged building following Russian strikes in Kyiv on Friday.

UN works to broker civilian evacuation from Mariupol

Elon Musk fans solicit Twitter jobs by tweeting at him

White House pushes for accountability on infrastructure spending

politics

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson pose for photographers as they arrive at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 30, 2022.

See who attended the 2022 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

5 standout moments from Biden’s first White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Greene and Boebert are ‘not quite buddy-buddy’ and other revelations from report on House Freedom Caucus

Nation

Wichita firefighters search what's left of John's Animal World.

Tornado rips through Kansas; 3 students killed in crash

Bulldozers, aircraft used to fight fire near New Mexico city

Bill Murray says his behavior led to complaint, film’s pause

World

The damaged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, Ukraine, seen in a May 1 photo.

Zelensky says around 100 civilians are being evacuated from Mariupol steel factory

Moroccan prison program aims to de-radicalize Islamic State veterans

China’s ‘zero-COVID’ restrictions curb May 1 holiday travel

opinion

Kelvin Lalin, the nephew of Robinson Lalin, holds a sign that reads “The MBTA slaughtered my uncle . . . safety over profits!” while standing next to a memorial that he set up outside the entry gates to the Broadway Red Line, on April 14.

Robinson Lalin’s family deserves answers about the Red Line accident that killed him — and compassion, too

The real way to read an atlas

The story of their lives

lifestyle

Inside Porter Square Books: Boston Edition, which shares a space with GrubStreet in the Seaport District of Boston, at 50 Liberty Drive.

Where to celebrate 2022 Independent Bookstore Day in Greater Boston

Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with these 7 Boston-area spring events

‘There’s still tire tracks on the floor.’ Days after two cars crashed into JP storefront, Papercuts Bookstore to reopen

food & dining

School of Mom founder Sarah Harmon will lead a group decompression session on World Maternal Mental Health Day.

Therapist Sarah Harmon led a primal mom-scream at the height of Omicron. Now, she’s ushering in a season for healing.

In a new location, Hei La Moon lives on

Serafina Seaport replaces Babbo; Eva moves into the former Cafeteria space

travel

Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester made Travel + Leisure's list of the best beaches in the US.

These 3 New England beaches were named among the best in the US by Travel + Leisure

A Brutalist beauty, the power of picture books, and an intimate Alaskan cruise

Chef Spike Mendelsohn’s recipe for a great trip includes margaritas, plenty of sleep, and his GoPro camera

Arts

Philip Guston's "Couple in Bed" from 1977. The work of the late artist has been given a major show at the Museum of Fine Arts. The show had been delayed over questions around disturbing imagery, including depictions of the Ku Klux Klan.

Are we ready to look at ‘Philip Guston Now’?

In Rixy’s world, cardboard beats canvas and the femmes are fierce

The figure as foundation in ‘You Had Me at Hello’

Books

Exposing mysteries of a small seaside town in ‘Vigil Harbor’

Reading when you’re looking for a challenge

Money, legacy, family, and lies all matters of ‘Trust’

Movies

Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces in Syrian Kurdistan in "The Will to See."

Willing ourselves to see; looking back at Marilyn Monroe; and listening to John Wayne Gacy

In Boston, the craft of film projection is staging a bit of a cultural comeback

In ‘Petite Maman,’ a small-scale tale of childhood shifts into a fairy tale of sorts

Television

James Corden

James Corden’s decision to step down opens door to diversify late-night TV time slot

Creative opening sequences give shows a head start

CNN host John Berman tells viewers about medical emergency he suffered while running Boston Marathon

music

Boston Symphony Orchestra principal cellist Blaise Déjardin performing Saint-Saens's Cello Concerto No. 1 with the orchestra at Symphony Hall, with BSO music director Andris Nelsons conducting, on April 28, 2022.

BSO closes out Symphony Hall season with a hometown special

Streaming station Oh, Hello Boston plays homegrown music past and present, 24/7

I fell in love with classical music thanks to video games

Theater/Dance

Alvin Ailey's "Revelations" from 1960 closes out each of the Boston performances.

Even the oldest work on Alvin Ailey’s programs feels contemporary

World premieres from William Forsythe and Jorma Elo highlight Boston Ballet’s ‘MINDscape’ program

After a three-year absence, Alvin Ailey returns to Boston April 28-May 1

globe local

Allison Brock, 19, cuts the ribbon Saturday near the Rail Trail in Newburyport, where nine trees were planted in her honor with help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Newburyport teen granted environmental wish

Former State Police head and three others violated ethics law by altering arrest report for judge’s daughter, Ethics Commission alleges

Making it safe for kids to take the plunge

Obituaries

Those who worked with Jill Kneerim would say, “This is the best editor I’ve ever worked with, the best friend I’ve ever had,” said literary agent Ike Williams, cofounder with Ms. Kneerim of the Kneerim & Williams Agency.

Literary agent, editor, and much more, Jill Kneerim dies at 83

Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76

Max Glauben, Holocaust survivor who helped found Dallas museum, dies at 94