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Senator Susan Collins during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

Senator Susan Collins suggests Supreme Court justices hid their Roe views

In a brief interview, Maine Senator Susan Collins stuck closely to the wording of the brief statement she released Tuesday morning, reiterating that the draft opinion published by Politico “was completely inconsistent with my discussions with both Justices [Kavanaugh and Gorsuch].”

A majority of Americans have supported abortion rights for decades, polling shows Chief Justice John Roberts orders probe into ‘egregious’ leak of Supreme Court abortion opinion draft See live updates about the response to the Supreme Court draft decision

Demonstrators gathered outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday, following a leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v Wade.

The Supreme Court is coming after democracy itself

The justices of the Supreme Court sat for a portrait last year.

Leak prompts big question: Who benefits from a Supreme Court in public disarray?

A map of abortion access laws in the US.

What the abortion landscape looks like in the US if Roe is overturned

THE LATEST

Politico published Roe v. Wade draft opinion after ‘extensive review process’

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Democrats start new push to ensure women get free birth control promised by ACA
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Laurence Tribe, professor at Harvard Law School. Washington Post photo by Susan Biddle

Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade could unravel other rights, legal experts warn

Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe warned Tuesday more than the right to a safe abortion is at risk.

Key passages from the leaked draft opinion

Demonstrators protested outside of the Supreme Court Tuesday.

With the Supreme Court primed to overturn Roe v. Wade, how does the public feel?

Support for abortion rights has been backed by most Americans for decades, polling shows, with a relatively stable majority expressing support for the view that abortion should be legal in most or all cases.

Here’s what Trump’s Supreme Court picks said during their confirmation hearings Analysis: Here’s how American politics would change if Roe v. Wade is overturned this summer

Layoffs hit Bose as the company focuses on its ‘most popular’ products

The Framingham-based audio firm’s workforce has been reduced by about 2,000 people in recent years.

Boston’s tech stocks decimated by post-lockdown economy

Mass. reports 2,651 confirmed COVID-19 cases; 12 deaths reported over three days

Bucks at Celtics | 7 p.m.

Live updates: Celtics taking on Bucks in Game 2
We'll be offering live analysis and updates throughout the night. Follow along.

‘As of now, I am retired.’ KISS 108’s Matt Siegel steps down after 41 years
Matt Siegel, host of the longtime “Matty in the Morning” show on Kiss 108 FM, told listeners Tuesday morning that he’s retiring, emotionally capping a four-decade run in which he amassed a huge following on the airwaves but more recently stirred controversy over impolitic remarks on gender issues.

Three patient deaths, and many others in misery, prompt $250,000 in fines at 5 Mass. nursing homes

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey cited the deaths, along with repeated instances of neglect, in settlements with five nursing homes on Tuesday.

Russia storms Mariupol plant as some evacuees reach safety

Russian forces Tuesday began storming the steel mill containing the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol, Ukrainian defenders said, just as scores of civilians evacuated from the bombed-out plant over the weekend reached relative safety.

US officials say WNBA star Brittney Griner is now considered wrongfully detained in Russia

Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chairman, has succeeded in boosting employment but is failing when it comes to keeping inflation in check.

The Fed is about to ratchet up its inflation fight. Here’s what to expect.

It's a big week for economic news. The Federal Reserve is expected to boost interest rates, and the April jobs report will likely show continued gains in employment.

Since three stores in Buffalo filed petitions to unionize in August, over 240 Starbucks locations across the country have taken steps to form a union.

Starbucks workers at four more Mass. locations vote to unionize

Less than a month after employees at two Boston-area Starbucks cafes voted to formally unionize, workers at four other locations in Greater Boston have followed suit.

"Watermark," 2022, two-channel video installation with sound.

‘Rights Along the Shore’ probes painful history of segregation and swimming

The show at Boston Center for the Arts focuses on three public swimming spots in the United States

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

Giving credit where it’s due

“Credit scores are the perfect example of how structural racism works,” says Chi Chi Wu of the National Consumer Law Center.

Opinion

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Annotating Justice Alito’s draft abortion opinion

“If Alito honestly believes that this ruling would end enflamed debate and deep divisions on the issue, the public reaction in the hours since the leak of this document should disabuse him of that notion.”

Alito’s first draft is a good one. But first drafts change.

This could be the unsettling end of Roe v. Wade as ‘settled law’

Supreme Court’s activism could make much of US an antiabortion vigilante state

Laurence H. Tribe

The new Supreme Court’s iron fist

The Globe turns 150

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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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Man arraigned on charge of murdering father in Lynn; ordered held without bail
Thomas Tully, 22, was arraigned on a murder charge in Lynn District Court Tuesday in the death of his father, Michael Tully, 63, prosecutors said.

Bullets found in plastic bag at Boston Latin Academy, police say

Bullets were found Tuesday at Boston Latin Academy, the second time ammunition was found at a city school in less than a week, authorities said.

Biogen CEO to step down after company’s struggles with Aduhelm

The announcement represents a stark acknowledgement that the Cambridge company has failed to find a place for a drug that was expected to drive its business for years to come.

Former Patriots player Matt Light loses bid for Foxborough School Committee
Former New England Patriots player Matt Light lost his bid for a seat on the Foxborough School Committee on Monday, as voters returned incumbents in a four-way race for two seats.

Bruno Mars to open new MGM Music Hall at Fenway in September
The “Leave the Door Open” superstar will have a three-night run at Boston's newest music venue.

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George Aboujaoude never sleeps
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A photograph of Justin Root sat on a podium where his family spoke about his death.

Suffolk DA probe of events leading to Juston Root’s death complicated by conflict of interest, e-mail shows

A leadership change in the Suffolk district attorney’s office has led to a delay into the investigation of the death of Juston Root, who was fatally shot by police in 2020 after brandishing a fake gun.

Ink Block is finished, and the South End has never been the same
The last building in the seven-building complex that transformed the “New York Streets” — and ushered in a wave of mixed-use mega-developments — is complete.

Supreme Court rules Boston violated First Amendment rights by refusing to fly Christian flag at City Hall Plaza
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously against the City of Boston in the First Amendment rights case.

Attorney general’s investigation faults Danvers school officials in boys’ hockey scandal
Danvers school officials failed in many ways to properly respond to racist, homophobic, antisemitic, and sexually abusive behavior in the high school boys’ ice hockey program, creating “a toxic team culture,” according to an investigation by the state attorney general’s office.

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Flowers from Brattle Square Florist are among many ways to show your mom some love, and they're open all year.

Our guide to making this Mother’s Day the best one yet

Star Wars characters stood on the Fenway Park infield for a group photo before the game celebrating Star Wars Day at Fenway Park in 2017.

6 ways you can celebrate Star Wars Day

From left: Wangui Muigai, Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, and Jonathan Corpus Ong.

Three Massachusetts scholars named 2022 Carnegie fellows

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars to open new MGM Music Hall at Fenway in September

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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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Former state senator Dianne Wilkerson volunteers at the Reggie Lewis Center COVID-19 vaccination site.

A second chance for Dianne Wilkerson? Think twice about it.

Migrants hold Red Cross blankets after arriving at Union Station in Washington, D.C., from Texas on buses, April 27. Under directives from Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the state has been providing migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border bus charters to Washington.

MARCELA GARCÍA

How Texas’ busing of migrants is backfiring

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presents the Order of Princess Olga, a Ukrainian civil decoration, to US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi during a visit by a US congressional delegation, on April 30, in Kyiv.

Memo to Dems: Don’t play chicken with aid for Kyiv

Innovation doesn’t mean what you think it does

A man meditates as the sun sets at Kasar Devi in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

IDEAS | ARJUN V.K. SHARMA

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Metro

Newton’s PorchFest returns in June with an afternoon of free music

After three years of cancellations, Newton’s PorchFest is ramping up for its revival in June.

SCOTUS & Roe v. Wade: The latest

Politico published Roe v. Wade draft opinion after ‘extensive review process’

A draft opinion suggests the US Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report. Here are the latest updates.

Norman Mineta, who served two presidents in Cabinet, dies at 90

Norman Mineta, who as a boy was interned with his family and thousands of other Japanese Americans during World War II, then rose in government to become a 10-term Democratic congressman from California and a Cabinet official under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, died Tuesday at his home in Edgewater, Md. He was 90.

Berkley man charged with animal cruelty after nine ponies rescued, three ponies and one horse found dead on farm

The ARL’s law enforcement department filed 13 counts of animal cruelty against Gary Bolger, 50, of Berkley, according to court documents. The rescue was a collaboration by the ARL, the MSPCA, and Berkley police and animal control departments, the ARL said.

Sports

Marcus Smart grimaces after suffering his quad injury on Sunday.

Live updates: Celtics taking on Bucks in Game 2

We'll be offering live analysis and updates throughout the night. Follow along.

Marcus Smart was hit twice in his right leg during Sunday's loss to the Bucks in Game 1.

Celtics notebook

Celtics guard Marcus Smart ruled out of Game 2 vs. Bucks

With three days off before Saturday’s Game 3 in Milwaukee, coach Ime Udoka said Smart will likely be able to return for that game.

It's not a stretch to say that Bedford junior pitcher Kaylee Grace has made a remarkable recovery from a severe bout with scoliosis.

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Kaylee Grace has overcome a serious back injury to lead No. 20 Bedford in the circle

Diagnosed with scoliosis at age 11, she wore a hard plastic brace 23 hours per day for four years. Now the hard-throwing junior righthander is the ace for the 5-1 Buccaneers.

Top-seeded Suns, Heat playing like the favorites in playoffs

Maple Leafs’ Kyle Clifford suspended one-game for a boarding incident against Lightning

Liverpool survives scare, advances to Champions League final

Business

InterSystems plans to double HQ size with move to downtown

The Cambridge company on Tuesday confirmed a 420,000-square-foot lease at One Congress, a 43-story office tower now under construction. It will lease the top 14 floors.

4.5 million Americans quit or changed jobs in March, matching previous highs

US employers posted a record 11.5 million job openings in March, and some 4.5 million Americans quit or changed positions, matching previous highs, reflecting continued strength in the rapidly growing labor market, where workers continue to have the upper hand.

Starbucks workers at four more Mass. locations vote to unionize

Layoffs hit Bose as the company focuses on its ‘most popular’ products

magazine

A surfer at Scarborough Beach State Park in Maine.

Four great places to learn to surf in New England. Yes, New England.

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

This week's daters: Laurie and Nathaniel.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was nervous beforehand and almost backed out’

Mother’s Day gift guide: Seven ideas from local shops to show mom you care

metro

Down the Road Movers Trent Manning, left, and Joshua Wilcox placed furniture into a moving van.

‘I’m an asset to my community’: A Providence-based moving company founded by formerly incarcerated people aims to fight stigma

The Supreme Court is coming after democracy itself

After draft opinion leak, political leaders and advocates ask: Could Massachusetts do even more to protect abortion rights?

sports

Edwin Diaz (right) got the save in the Mets' win over the Braves in Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader.

Mets grab early lead, hang on to beat Braves in first game of doubleheader

New Patriots linebacker Mack Wilson saw early on that Mac Jones had ‘swagger’

Game 24: Angels at Red Sox lineups and previews

business

Clinic escorts stand by the parking lot entrance to direct patients and deflect any interference from anti-abortion protestors at the Jackson Women's Health Organization (JWHO), Mississippi's last remaining abortion clinic, Tuesday in Jackson, Miss.

‘Still in shock’: Abortion defenders, foes stunned by leak

Three patient deaths, and many others in misery, prompt $250,000 in fines at 5 Mass. nursing homes

The Fed is about to ratchet up its inflation fight. Here’s what to expect.

politics

The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

A Supreme Court in disarray after an extraordinary breach

Politico published Roe v. Wade draft opinion after ‘extensive review process’

Chief Justice John Roberts orders probe into ‘egregious’ leak of Supreme Court abortion opinion draft

Nation

The Colorado River, which has historically functioned as a significant source of hydroelectric power, pictured here. With the long-term severe drought's continuous toll on the Colorado River, the federal government announced Tuesday it will retain some water in one of the river’s major reservoirs to provisionally stall what it called increased uncertainty in water and electricity supplies.

Colorado River reservoirs are so low, government delays releases

Cuban migrants arrive in record numbers, on foot, not by boat

Mass. reports 2,651 confirmed COVID-19 cases; 12 deaths reported over three days

World

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a view of Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 29.

Russia storms Mariupol plant as some evacuees reach safety

Ukrainian refugees at camp in Mexico City await US action

Painful stories emerge from Mariupol, while combat rages to the East

opinion

This is no time to raise testing bar for graduation

Take that, gift card scammers!

How Texas’ busing of migrants is backfiring

lifestyle

Flowers from Brattle Square Florist are among many ways to show your mom some love, and they're open all year.

Our guide to making this Mother’s Day the best one yet

For their first YA, ‘I Kissed Shara Wheeler,’ Casey McQuiston turned to classic teen movie tropes and TikTok

6 ways you can celebrate Star Wars Day

food & dining

The Bonde Fine Wine Shop in Harvard Square.

‘We’re bringing back community. This is a place to bond.’

Sparkling Botanicals takes tea to a bubbly new level

Sake delights wine lovers at The Koji Club

travel

A Tailwind Air seaplane shown in Boston Harbor in 2021.

Planning a trip to Provincetown? Boston travelers can soon hop on a seaplane.

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

Arts

"Watermark," 2022, two-channel video installation with sound.

‘Rights Along the Shore’ probes painful history of segregation and swimming

Boston Children’s Museum celebrates trans children’s dreams in new exhibit

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

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

Iliza Shlesinger presents the award for collaborative video of the year at the CMT Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 9, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn.

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger will perform in Providence in September

In ‘Dr. Strange 2,’ Benedict Cumberbatch is back as the sourest of Marvel superheroes

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

Television

Claire Foy in "A Very British Scandal."

Latest ‘Scandal’ exposes more real-life notoriety

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger will perform in Providence in September

Too much of a good thing on TV right now? There’s a reason for it.

music

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars to open new MGM Music Hall at Fenway in September

Conductor Tianhui Ng clears a path with the New England Philharmonic

H&H bids farewell to Harry Christophers

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

The Suzuki Music students play for neighborhood friends and family at PorchFest 2019.

Newton’s PorchFest returns in June with an afternoon of free music

Former Patriots player Matt Light loses bid for Foxborough School Committee

Newburyport teen granted environmental wish

Obituaries

Then the secretary of commerce, Norman Mineta (right), a Democrat, shook hands with President-elect George W. Bush at a press conference Jan. 2, 2001, in Austin, Texas. Bush named Mineta as secretary of transportation.

Norman Mineta, who served two presidents in Cabinet, dies at 90

Kathy Boudin, radical imprisoned in a fatal robbery, dies at 78

Régine, whose discotheque gave nightlife a new dawn, dies at 92