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Nathan Carman is brought into the USCG Base Boston after the boat accident in 2016.

Nathan Carman arrested in death of mother who vanished at sea on fishing trip off Rhode Island coast

Authorities in Vermont on Tuesday arrested 28-year-old Nathan Carman for allegedly killing his mother, who disappeared at sea while the two were on a fishing trip off the coast of Rhode Island in 2016.

Chalk message for abortion rights causes stir outside Senator Susan Collins’s Maine home
Demonstrators scrawled an abortion rights chalk message across the sidewalk outside Collins’s home over the weekend, according to a police report and social media.

New York Times veteran James Dao is named editorial page editor of The Boston Globe

Dao has reported on wars, edited local and national news, and overseen the Times’ opinion columns.

Mass. reports 2,909 confirmed cases; 21 deaths reported over three days

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

More COVID-19 cases ahead? Coronavirus levels in Eastern Mass. waste water are on the rise again

Chef Mario Batali reacted after being found not guilty at Boston Municipal Court on the second day of his trial on Tuesday.

Judge finds celebrity chef Mario Batali not guilty of indecently assaulting woman at Boston bar

“This case is about credibility,” Judge James Stanton said from the bench before delivering his not-guilty verdict in the jury-waived trial of the celebrity chef, adding that “the complaining witness has significant credibility issues.”

New plan for Seaport means a little more precious green space, but less housing.
WS Development plans to do away with plans to build a 30,000-square-foot building adjacent to the existing Seaport Common and instead extend the open space next door.

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Where to eat dollar oysters around Boston
Here are a dozen different places to take advantage of the best dining deal in town.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Massachusetts confirms state’s first two cases of unexplained hepatitis in children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it was following 109 children in 25 states and territories with the condition.

Tom Brady will join Fox Sports when his playing career is over.

Tom Brady will get an exorbitant amount from Fox Sports to be an NFL analyst when he retires. But will he be any good?

Brady is planning to play the 2022 season for the Buccaneers after stepping away from the game in February and then changing his mind.

Hecate's Aliz Meszesi.

At Hecate in the Back Bay, an aspiring surgeon administers a different kind of medicine

Aliz Meszesi traveled from Transylvania to the Back Bay to indoctrinate Bostonians in a European-style cocktail culture.

Steak. Caviar. Lingering over bottles of wine. Has the power lunch returned?

Opinion

The afternoon Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Queens, N.Y., on May 8.

By overturning Roe, the Supreme Court delivers for the Catholic Church

Polls continue to show that a majority of Catholics believe Roe v. Wade should be upheld. But whatever the personal choice of people who identify as Catholic, church leaders are committed to ending legal abortion.

How do we memorialize the COVID-19 pandemic?

Our responsibility to remember the faces of COVID-19

How to say goodbye to loved ones lost to COVID-19

Harriet F. Senie

How to think about a memorial

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

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House set to vote on $40 billion Ukraine aid bill Tuesday
The bill is significantly larger than the $33 billion aid package President Biden requested last month and appears to have enough support to clear both the House and Senate by early next week.

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Biden blames inflation on pandemic and Russia, says costs are ‘hurting families’
President Joe Biden blamed high inflation on pandemic disruptions to the economy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, acknowledging that rising prices are “hurting” American families.

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MLB reaches settlement in principle on employment case with minor leaguers
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How do we memorialize the COVID-19 pandemic?

Eliana Marcela Rendon, cries as she is held by her husband, Edilson Valencia, after they witnessed the death of Rendon's grandmother, Carmen Evelia Toro, at her bedside at North Shore University Hospital, in Manhasset, N.Y., on April 19, 2020.

Our responsibility to remember the faces of COVID-19

Xavier Cortada invites viewers to reenact his ritualistic performance and bring closure to the passing of loved ones who died in isolation.

How to say goodbye to loved ones lost to COVID-19

Fran Hall draws one of the last hearts as people paint red hearts to complete the approximately 150,000 hearts being painted onto the National Covid Memorial Wall to commemorate all those who have died of coronavirus, on the Thames Embankment opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, on April 8, 2021.

Harriet F. Senie

How to think about a memorial

Rendering of Hank Willis Thomas's proposed design for the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the Boston Common.

Iván Espinoza-Madrigal and Heather Odell

Boston could take the lead in memorializing those lost to COVID

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THE GREAT DIVIDE

Mayor Wu announces expansion of early college programs for Boston students

Early college programs allow high school students to earn college credits while attaining their high school diploma.

In ‘Fly Girl,’ R.I. author Ann Hood remembers her life as a flight attendant in the 1970s

Before she became a best-selling novelist, Ann Hood worked for TWA as a recent grad from the University of Rhode Island.

Mass. reports 2,909 confirmed cases; 21 deaths reported over three days

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

Chang-Díaz ‘feels solid’ about the Democratic convention, shifts focus to undecided voters

Less than a month before delegates from the Democratic Party gather, state Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz, who is running for governor, said she thinks she has enough support to make it onto the September ballot.

Sports

Quad Cities River Bandits players warm up before a Class-A Midwest League baseball game against the Cedar Rapids Kernels in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Monday, May 13, 2019.

MLB reaches settlement in principle on employment case with minor leaguers

Senne v. Major League Baseball has been winding its way through the court system since 2014, and argued MLB violated state wage and hour laws, owing millions in back pay to minor leaguers.

Heat guard Kyle Lowry will have to make do with a spot on the bench for a pivotal Game 5 against the 76ers with a hamstring injury.

Kyle Lowry’s hamstring rules him out of Game 5 of Heat-76ers

Lowry missed four games earlier in the postseason with a strained left hamstring.

Nelson Agholor caught 37 passes for 473 yards and 3 touchdowns last season, his first with the Patriots.

Why receiver Nelson Agholor believes the Patriots could be in for ‘something special’ in 2022

The eight-year veteran is entering the second season of a two-year deal worth $22 million.

Nickelodeon to televise NFL game on Christmas Day

GIRLS' SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK

Unbeaten Greater New Bedford softball’s veterans have championship aspirations on their minds

Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy cleared to play in Tuesday night’s Game 5 against the Hurricanes

Business

BAE executive to head Draper

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Cambridge software firm Pegasystems hit with $2 billion verdict

Virginia-based Appian had accused Pegasystems of stealing its trade secrets and violating the state’s computer crime law during a seven-week jury trial.

Amazon fires 2 union organizers tied to first US labor win

Americans put more on credit cards as inflation boosts costs, Fed data show

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What age should kids start doing chores? Younger than they do now.

Spanish-Style Flatbread With Roasted Peppers, Artichokes, and Prosciutto

Recipes: With the right fillings, flatbreads make a satisfying meal

An A.D. Makepeace solar array in Wareham.

A solar battle in sleepy Wareham is pitting environmentalists against each other

At Nuggets in Kenmore Square, Ekenedilichukwu Uwanaka (left) and Stephanie Laporte browse vinyl for their new record player.

Why it seems like everyone you know is buying vinyl and record players

metro

Andy (Catalog #2027) was spotted off of the coast of Hampton Beach in Hampton, N.H., on Friday.

Two endangered North Atlantic right whales spotted off the coast of New Hampshire

More than a dozen people displaced by Salem fire

Nathan Carman arrested in death of mother who vanished at sea on fishing trip off Rhode Island coast

sports

Celtics guard Derrick White (center) played 34 minutes in Game 4 against the Bucks, finishing with 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 0 turnovers.

Why Derrick White is a big reason why the Celtics are going toe to toe with the Bucks

EMass softball: North Attleborough’s Kelly Colleran headlines Players of the Week

Tom Brady will get an exorbitant amount from Fox Sports to be an NFL analyst when he retires. But will he be any good?

business

A conceptual rendering of the future expanded Seaport Common park and neighboring green space along Fan Pier.

New plan for Seaport means a little more precious green space, but less housing.

New York Times veteran James Dao is named editorial page editor of The Boston Globe

Biden fights states’ bid to boost oil leasing on public lands

politics

Bad training, poor sanitation, and improper procedures were among the numerous problems at Baltimore's Emergent plant that ruined 400 million vaccine doses in all, according to a House panel report.

Company with early vaccine contract hid evidence of problems

N.Y. GOP Representative Tom Reed resigns after being accused of sexual misconduct

Biden blames inflation on pandemic and Russia, says costs are ‘hurting families’

Nation

Mass. reports 2,909 confirmed cases; 21 deaths reported over three days

Earth could soon briefly hit threatening climate threshold

US firearm homicide rate in 2020 highest in quarter-century, CDC says

World

Young people protested reported election fraud in Manila on Tuesday against Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The Marcos family name remains a byword for excess and greed for many Filipinos.

Marcos win prompts protests in the Philippines

Crowdfunding a war: How online appeals are bringing weapons to Ukraine

House set to vote on $40 billion Ukraine aid bill Tuesday

opinion

As lawmakers craft their own tax relief package, they need to consider at least one thing Governor Baker got right — that policy counts, that this is the time to make policy changes that need to be made anyway.

Tax relief gets trendy on Beacon Hill

Massachusetts lawmakers should put their name where their vote is

Mission Hill School’s closure is result of adults failing children

lifestyle

The Lazy Susans chat with Kelly Clarkson. From left, Imge Ceranoglu , Martha Kennedy, Joanna Weiss, Leila Mitchell, Heather Shaw, and Kelly Clarkson.

A group of Milton moms started a rock band during the pandemic. Now, they’re performing on Kelly Clarkson’s show.

Provincetown International Film Festival announces Jenny Slate and Bowen Yang are part of 2022 lineup

Seaport to host an open-air market for four weekends this summer

food & dining

Oysters at Black Lamb.

Where to eat dollar oysters around Boston

Recipe: Vegetarians at your graduation party will love these fun, sheet-pan cauliflower quesadillas

Recipe: A platter of grilled chicken breasts with fresh mint salsa verde will wow your party guests

travel

Back to Boston

Welcome back to Boston

An independent bookstore tour through Boston

A frugal guy spends a day on the cheap in Boston

Arts

James C. Vernum, “Blaze,” watercolor and ink.

Can art inspire environmental action?

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

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

Books

Ann Hood, the novelist and R.I. native, has written a memoir about the 1970s.

In ‘Fly Girl,’ R.I. author Ann Hood remembers her life as a flight attendant in the 1970s

Tufts philosopher Erin Kelly wins Pulitzer Prize for biography written with artist Winfred Rembert

Bestselling novelist Don Winslow pivots from writing to politics

Movies

From left: Matthew Macfadyen, Colin Firth, and Johnny Flynn in "Operation Mincemeat."

‘Operation Mincemeat’: When a dead man told a tale, a very important one

Ric Parnell, real drummer in a famous fake band, dies at 70

Can I learn to love Doctor Strange?

Television

From left: Jenifer Lewis, Vanessa Bayer, and Molly Shannon in "I Love That for You."

Vanessa Bayer shines in Showtime’s ‘I Love That for You,’ and that’s no lie

A group of Milton moms started a rock band during the pandemic. Now, they’re performing on Kelly Clarkson’s show.

This week’s TV: ‘This Is Us’ gets ready to go, Claire Danes returns, and the Kids in the Hall reunite

music

Rachel Sumner

Will this Winchester songwriter win the $20k Lennon grand prize? That’s up to Bob Weir, Flea, and Sheila E.

A group of Milton moms started a rock band during the pandemic. Now, they’re performing on Kelly Clarkson’s show.

Ric Parnell, real drummer in a famous fake band, dies at 70

Theater/Dance

From left: Lovely Hoffman, Sheree Marcelle, Anthony Pires Jr., Christina Jones, and Jackson Jirard in "Ain't Misbehavin'" at Central Square Theater.

‘Ain’t Misbehavin’’ gets the joint jumpin’ at Central Square Theater

First staged in the Berkshires, Billy Crystal’s ‘Mr. Saturday Night’ nominated for top Tony Award

Select list of nominees for 2022 Tony Awards

globe local

Janice Bennett, a NewMo driver, drops off a passenger outside the Newton Senior Center.

NewMo lifts mask mandate, in line with federal transportation guidelines

Police seek suspect in attempted kidnapping in Burlington

Methuen man convicted of child rape who fled trial arrested in Maine

Obituaries

FILE - Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk addresses to supporters of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko during a campaign rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. Kravchuk, who led Ukraine to independence amid the collapse of the Soviet Union and served as its first president, has died, a Ukrainian official said Tuesday, May 10, 2022. He was 88. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, file)

Leonid Kravchuk, independent Ukraine’s first president, dies

Ric Parnell, real drummer in a famous fake band, dies at 70

Dr. Waldo L. Fielding, who wrote of pre-Roe v. Wade’s medical horrors, dies at 100