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From stagflation to the ‘misery index,’ some economists fear a 1970s redux

The misery index adds together two major indicators that speak to the nation’s economic strength: the monthly consumer price index and the unemployment rate.

Number of Mass. counties with high COVID levels has dropped to 5, per CDC

Five of Massachusetts’ 14 counties have high community levels of COVID-19 and people there should wear masks in indoor public spaces, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But that number is down from as high as 11 counties last month.

For families in Uvalde, laws limit paths to accountability
In the aftermath of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, parents and community members have clamored for accountability, asking how officers allowed a gunman to remain inside a locked classroom with injured students for more than an hour.

As Ukraine loses troops, how long can it keep up the fight?

As soon as they had finished burying a veteran colonel killed by Russian shelling, the cemetery workers readied the next hole. Inevitably, given how quickly death is felling Ukrainian troops on the front lines, the empty grave won’t stay that way for long.

Milton official steps down after using coded anti-Biden phrase in Memorial Day speech

Steven Fruzzetti has resigned from his elected post as a trustee of Milton Cemetery after he used a coded phrase intended to insult President Biden during his remarks at a town Memorial Day observance, according to the town clerk and video of the event.

Democratic Convention

Delegates gathered during the Mass. Democratic Party convention in Worcester on Saturday.

At Mass. Democratic convention, activists gather as Healey’s star set to rise

In Attorney General Maura Healey, many in the party see their best chance of electing a Democrat to succeed Governor Charlie Baker, the two-term Republican who is not seeking reelection.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Sonia Chang-Díaz knows what it’s like to be ‘other.’ It has shaped her and her bid for Massachusetts governor.
If elected, the barrier-breaker on Beacon Hill would be the first Latina and Asian American to serve in the office.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Maura Healey could be the nation’s first openly lesbian governor. Here’s how her identity has shaped her.
Attorney General Maura Healey is the front-runner in the Massachusetts governor’s race. If she wins, her lived experience would bring crucial representation to the state’s highest office.

‘I need people here cheering.’ Cliff divers leap, twist, turn, and plunge from top of the ICA
Divers in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series will compete Saturday in the Seaport District. The season opening Boston event will be the only stop in North America.

The man behind the cone. Canteen Creemee Company owner Charlie Menard holds a classic maple creemee.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Vermont’s creemees are a uniquely delicious summer treat

In the interest of good creemee journalism, I put on my best pair of elastic waist shorts, got in my car, and made a creemee crawl through Vermont. Here's where it took me.

10 ways to make it a true New England summer 4 fabulous rail trails in New England

U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins, for the Massachusetts Disctrict, at the Moakley Federal Courthouse, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Boston.

US Attorney Rachael Rollins opens probe of racism in Everett city government

The investigation comes as allegations of racism have placed Everett under a spotlight. Though the city — just across the Mystic River from Boston — has a majority of Black and Latino residents, its politics don’t reflect that change.

The Deer Lake Boy Scout Reservation in Killingworth, Conn., sat empty, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The camp is among many nationwide being sold by local councils as membership dwindles and the organization raises money to pay sexual abuse victims as part of a bankruptcy settlement.

Scouts sell off camps under strain from sex abuse suits

As the financially struggling Boy Scouts sell off a number of campgrounds, conservationists, government officials and others are scrambling to find ways to preserve them as open space.

Opinion

Carlos Eduardo Espina on TikTok.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Meet the TikToker bridging the Spanish-language news gap

Carlos Eduardo Espina’s videos are in Spanish and they are free. Through quick but engaging clips, he delivers an array of information that’s relevant to his Spanish-speaking followers.

Our unique and peculiar American nightmare

Mental health is a factor in gun violence, but it’s not so simple

IDEAS | JACKIE MANSKY

Reports of the buffet’s COVID death have been greatly exaggerated

Keeping Sonia Chang-Díaz off the primary ballot would be bad for Democrats

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

Come see Globe journalists live on stage
Globe Live returns June 11-12 for two brand-new shows of original & adventurous nonfiction storytelling.

Globe Magazine

Rudy Giuliani at Yankee Stadium for a game on May 28, 2018.

That time I accidentally became Rudy Giuliani’s buddy at a Red Sox-Yankees game

When the 19-inning game was over, I exited down the runway. Then . . . I heard him. “I got snacks!”

This week's daters: Barbara and Stuart.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She is very easy to be with. We are not spring chickens, you know.’

Will this dater feel in tune with a musician?

31 outdoor events in New England to fill every summer weekend with fun

Warm weather is almost here, and the weekends are brimming with opportunities for fun. Here’s how to get outside and experience the season in every New England state.

The Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland is one of many food-inspired events across New England this summer.

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

From the perfect oyster to heavenly ribs, these road-trip-worthy food festivals around the region will delight your taste buds throughout the summer.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

More recent stories

Shootings expose divisions on gun issue in faith communities
After a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, several pastors around the country challenged their conservative counterparts with this question: Are you pro-life if you are pro-gun?

What drives mass shooters? Grievance, despair, and anger are more likely triggers than mental illness, experts say.

NATO chief speaks with Erdogan about Finland, Sweden joining
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has met with Finland’s prime minister and spoken to Turkey’s president as he seeks to overcome Turkish resistance to Finland and Sweden joining the alliance.

Turkey’s Erdogan pledges Syria incursion to cement buffer zone

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Big night for Xander Bogaerts as Red Sox mow down Athletics to open 10-game road trip
Bogaerts homered in the fourth inning, had a two-run double, and made a key defensive play.

Before Jan. 6, aide warned Secret Service of security risk to Pence
The day before a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff called Pence’s lead Secret Service agent to his West Wing office.

French Open

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek beats Coco Gauff, 6-1, 6-3, for second French Open title
The Pole has been untouchable for months, winning 35 straight matches, and rolled to another title at Roland Garros.

Amazon opens Seaport office tower for around 2,000 employees
The 17-story building, which houses technology and corporate employees, opened in phases starting in February.

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NBA can be proud of its diversity in coaching ranks
The NBA now has 15 African-American head coaches in a league that’s roughly 70 percent African-American.

Locally educated Tulsa doctor murdered at work remembered for his drive, humbleness
Dr. Preston Phillips was at work in a Tulsa medical office on Wednesday when a gunman entered the facility and killed him, another doctor, a receptionist, and a patient. The killer then turned the gun on himself.

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Our greatest athlete is a 64-year-old moose antler hunter from Vermont
Over the last four decades, Will Staats has established himself as the premier moose shed hunter in New England with a simple strategy. He out-walks his competition. And one unsuspecting reporter.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Sara Porkalob and members of the company of "1776" at American Repertory Theater.

In ART’s ‘1776,’ the founding of a nation, with liberty and justice for some

Ringo Starr spoke after accepting his honorary degree from Berklee College of Music on Thursday.

Ringo Starr receives honorary degree from Berklee College of Music

Max Bard's “Red Flag” is part of Studios Without Walls' "The Ground We Walk."

Art among the trees in Brookline’s Riverway Park

Bryan Collier's illustration for "All Because You Matter" by Tami Charles.

I don’t know how we should talk to kids about difficult topics. I just know that art can help.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A home along Pennsylvania Avenue, in Lovettsville, Va., displays a fence painted in the colors of the gay-pride rainbow flag.

IDEAS | BEN JACKSON

More pride in Pride?

Being called a genius turns out to be quite addictive.

IDEAS | KEN GORDON

The magic word that makes Spelling Bee superior to Wordle

Demonstrators protest outside of the US Supreme Court on May 3 after a leaked memo suggested that the court could be poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.

America, lost and found

Mayor Wu has said that she has read the complete file on former Boston Police officer Patrick M. Rose. But, like her predecessors, she has thus far refused to release it to the public.

Mayor Wu, don’t protect the culture that protected Patrick Rose

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu spoke at a Board of Education meeting on May 24 in opposition to a state takeover of Boston Public Schools.

Striking a deal to fix Boston’s schools

East Main Street, the site of an 1892 lynching in Port Jervis, N.Y.

IDEAS | Philip Dray

Breaking the silence about a lynching in the North

Metro

At Mass. Democratic convention, activists gather as Healey’s star set to rise

In Attorney General Maura Healey, many in the party see their best chance of electing a Democrat to succeed Governor Charlie Baker, the two-term Republican who is not seeking reelection.

‘I need people here cheering.’ Cliff divers leap, twist, turn, and plunge from top of the ICA

Divers in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series will compete Saturday in the Seaport District. The season opening Boston event will be the only stop in North America.

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

The Pride I Carry With Me: Shaun Cunningham

A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Pride as told to Jeneé Osterheldt.

Milton official steps down after using coded anti-Biden phrase in Memorial Day speech

Steven Fruzzetti has resigned from his elected post as a trustee of Milton Cemetery after he used a coded phrase intended to insult President Biden during his remarks at a town Memorial Day observance, according to the town clerk and video of the event.

Sports

Nick Pivetta has the ball for the Red Sox on Saturday afternoon.

RED SOX AT ATHLETICS | 4:07 P.M. (NESN)

Game 53: Red Sox at Athletics lineups and notes

Nick Pivetta — sporting a 1.59 ERA over his last five starts — is on the mound for a Saturday matinee.

Marcus Smart (right) called out Jayson Tatum after a game in November, and it helped bring the Celtics together, not tear them apart.

How one terrible fourth quarter for the Celtics in November helped them rally to win Game 1 against the Warriors

Placed side by side, the fourth quarters from a Nov. 1, 2021, loss to the Bulls and the June 2, 2022, win over the Warriors offer how far this team has come.

Iga Swiatek won her second French Open title on Saturday.

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek beats Coco Gauff, 6-1, 6-3, for second French Open title

The Pole has been untouchable for months, winning 35 straight matches, and rolled to another title at Roland Garros.

‘I need people here cheering.’ Cliff divers leap, twist, turn, and plunge from top of the ICA

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

The Bruins’ talent drain rests solely on Don Sweeney and Cam Neely

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

NBA can be proud of its diversity in coaching ranks

Business

As Ukraine loses troops, how long can it keep up the fight?

As soon as they had finished burying a veteran colonel killed by Russian shelling, the cemetery workers readied the next hole. Inevitably, given how quickly death is felling Ukrainian troops on the front lines, the empty grave won’t stay that way for long.

NATO chief speaks with Erdogan about Finland, Sweden joining

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has met with Finland’s prime minister and spoken to Turkey’s president as he seeks to overcome Turkish resistance to Finland and Sweden joining the alliance.

Amazon opens Seaport office tower for around 2,000 employees

US added 390,000 jobs in May amid efforts to cool the economy

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Summer Entertainment

31 outdoor events in New England to fill every summer weekend with fun

The Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland is one of many food-inspired events across New England this summer.

Summer Entertainment

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

An illustration of a lone woman walking superimposed over a silhouette of New Hampshire's outline.

With Roe set to fall, we must pay more attention to New Hampshire’s new abortion law

Carrot-lime soup with cilantro

Recipes: Transform your garden vegetables into refreshing summer soups

metro

Officer Steven Hachey shakes hands with Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr., as Fitchburg Police Chief Ernest Martineau (left) and Mayor Stephen DiNatale, right, look on.

Fitchburg police officer honored for saving an 11-year-old girl from choking

More than 50,000 Mass. driver licenses and ID cards to be reissued due to printing ‘anomaly’

US Attorney Rachael Rollins opens probe of racism in Everett city government

sports

Steelers players have already noticed the impact of Brian Flores, the team's new senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach.

A look at the most important assistant coaching hires in the NFL this offseason

Xander Bogaerts takes his place in Red Sox history, sets club record for games played at shortstop

Big night for Xander Bogaerts as Red Sox mow down Athletics to open 10-game road trip

business

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Robert Greason works on the floor, Friday, June 3, 2022.

Stocks sink as Wall Street eyes downside of solid jobs data

Report: Elon Musk seeks to cut 10 percent of Tesla workforce

Behind on your mortgage? A new government program could offer relief.

politics

Peter Navarro at the White House in 2020.

Former White House official Navarro indicted on contempt charges; Meadows won’t be charged

McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary

GOP Representative Jacobs to retire after backing assault weapons ban

Nation

People gathered at a memorial for the shooting victims outside of Tops grocery store on May 20, 2022 in Buffalo, New York.

911 dispatcher fired after Tops worker was hung up on during shooting

For families in Uvalde, laws limit paths to accountability

Shootings expose divisions on gun issue in faith communities

World

An immature Anegada rock iguana climbed at a head-start facility, where the lizards are raised in captivity until they are large enough to defend themselves against feral cats.

Endangered Anegada rock iguanas are being eaten like popcorn by cats

Tiananmen vigils gain prominence in Taiwan as Chinese threat looms

NATO chief speaks with Erdogan about Finland, Sweden joining

opinion

Demonstrators protest outside of the US Supreme Court on May 3 after a leaked memo suggested that the court could be poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.

America, lost and found

Instead of one schools chief, why not co-leadership for BPS?

Playing identity politics, Mass. GOP brings bias to the fore

lifestyle

The historic boat "Fire Fighter" is set to come to Boston Harbor.

A historic rescue boat is coming to Boston Harbor, and you can tour it

Should I tell her she’s marrying a terrible person?

We wanted to know: What one piece of advice would you give a new Boston parent?

food & dining

Jennifer Matta and Brian Kingsford, co-owners of Otra on South Main Street in Providence.

From the owners of Bacaro, Otra brings authentic flavors of the Iberian Peninsula to Providence

The Boston Public Market plans for a cocktail bar; Serafina opens in the Seaport

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

travel

Debbie Gibson in London in 2019.

Debbie Gibson on her jet-setting dog, used bookstores, and bringing her own hot plate

Vrbo host canceled 24 hours before I arrived. What am I owed?

4 fabulous rail trails in New England

Arts

Rob "ProBlak" Gibbs worked on his Dewey Square mural called "Breathe Life Together." It's the first time a Black Boston artist has painted this wall for the Greenway Conservancy.

When a mural is a mirror: In Dewey Square, Rob ‘ProBlak’ Gibbs pays tribute to youth around the city

I don’t know how we should talk to kids about difficult topics. I just know that art can help.

Things and ‘thneeds’ — and what they say about us

Books

Looking at a horse, from all the angles

A parade of ex-boyfriends in Sloane Crosley’s ‘Cult Classic’

Diane Seuss on reading philosophy, art, and poetry

Movies

“Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story”

Extraordinary animals, an extraneous wall, a musical celebration

See Jane run (an underground abortion network) in ‘The Janes’

‘Benediction’: in war and love and well beyond

Television

According to Vulture's annual calculations, Aidy Bryant (left), Cecily Strong (second from right), and Kenan Thompson (right) were among the top four in screen time this past season on "Saturday Night Live," with Thompson leading the cast. Kate McKinnon (second from left) was in the middle of the pack.

Who got the most ‘SNL’ screen time this season?

‘Queer as Folk’ warning latest example of TV addressing tragedy

The shows and stars that Emmy voters shouldn’t forget

music

Ringo Starr leads his All Starr Band (including, at right, the Average White Band's Hamish Stuart) at the Wang Theatre Thursday night.

Ringo gets by with a little help from his All Starrs

Ringo Starr receives honorary degree from Berklee College of Music

At Solid Sound, Wilco contemplates a ‘Cruel Country’

Theater/Dance

Sara Porkalob and members of the company of "1776" at American Repertory Theater.

In ART’s ‘1776,’ the founding of a nation, with liberty and justice for some

Lissa deGuzman had always hoped to play Elphaba in ‘Wicked.’ Now she is that girl.

‘What does it mean to be a gay man today?’: SpeakEasy’s ‘The Inheritance’ tells an important tale

globe local

The Second Glance thrift store in Gloucester is popular with bargain hunters such as Monica Grant and her brother Gerald Gilraine.

Vintage chic, at just the right price

Should the MBTA be seen as a civic space for ‘community conversations’?

At 80, Miriam Yorks is the Boston Celtics’ ‘Halo Mom’

Obituaries

David C. MacMichael served in the Marine Corps at several junctures of his life.

David C. MacMichael, CIA whistleblower on Nicaragua, dies at 95

Stephanie Colotti Ferrie charted a voyage for her family through illness and life

Ronnie Hawkins, rockabilly road warrior, is dead at 87