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112 year-old Herlda Senhouse laughed with her friend, Stephanie Campbell (left) after they shared lunch with friends at in Wayland.

Cracking an intriguing secret of centenarians: Why so few are ravaged by Alzheimer’s disease

Increasingly, scientists believe that genes, and not necessarily good habits, determine who lives past 100. But which genes?

Lessons in modern-day rent control, 3,000 miles from Boston
Oregon's model of rent control is the closest example of the kind of rent limits Mayor Wu wants to enact in Boston to manage a brutal housing crisis. In Portland, the model has had its successes, but it's not working for everyone.

The coronation of King Charles III, in photos
The coronation drew celebrities and crowds of people in London for a generational event full of ceremony and splendor.

King Charles III is crowned in ancient rite at uncertain moment

Caitlin Normington and her children Olivia, 9, left, and Joshua, 6, sang the British national anthem while they watched the coronation of King Charles III at the British Consulate-General's Residence on Beacon Hill in Boston.

‘It’s the heritage, it’s the pomp, it’s the circumstance’: In Boston, local residents celebrate King Charles’s coronation

Decked out in festive Union Jack glasses, T-shirts, and bow ties, a crowd gathered in the Beacon Hill home of the British consul general in Boston early Saturday morning.

With Friday night's loss, NBA MVP Joel Embiid (left) fell to 1-10 in playoff games against the Celtics, while Jayson Tatum and Co. reclaimed home-court advantage.

Dan Shaughnessy

The Celtics have won only one championship since 1986, but the path to another is clear

We’ve been speculating and celebrating the talents of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, now in their sixth season together. Now is their time.

Here’s why Celtic Al Horford was extra motivated to put on an ‘elite’ shooting performance in Game 3 against the 76ers

In Rhode Island, a stained-glass window shows Christ as a man of color
Scholars think the window, commissioned in 1877, could be the first of its kind. "It should stand as a landmark in American culture," said art historian Virginia Raguin.

How a school board race in the blue state of Illinois became a nationally funded cage match
Around the country, conservative groups have harnessed parental angst to gain seats on school boards. Liberals see a threat to public education and have scrambled to keep up.

A Black 9-year-old was handcuffed in class, a family demands answers

A Walpole family is seeking answers from the local school district and police department after a 9-year-old Black student with special needs was allegedly handcuffed while having a mental health crisis during class.

Muted, blurred, or missing footage: Lawyers say police bodycam policies have ‘no real teeth’ in court

Attorneys caution that body camera policies must be tightened to prevent police from evading the accountability and transparency the devices are intended to provide.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Every inch a king
The Supreme Court is a monarchy so absolute it’s as if the French Revolution never happened, let alone the American one.

‘Stunning’ revelations about Clarence Thomas unlike anything Supreme Court has seen before, legal experts say

Sligo Pub, beloved Somerville watering hole, to close in June

Bobcat attacks man turkey-hunting in Monson, police say

Reader Response

What is the history of your name?

For a reader response article, we want to know the story of your name and what it means to you.

Dr. Noelle Trent will start her role as president and chief executive of the Museum of African American History, Boston and Nantucket on Monday, June 12.

Museum of African American History’s incoming CEO on moving forward

When Noelle Trent starts as president and chief executive of the museum on June 12, she returns to the city where her parents studied and raised their family. She was born here.

From left, Dr. Dan Hebert of Duxbury Animal Hospital and Hanover Firefighter Tom Duggan worked with Izak, a K9 held by his handler Norwell police officer Nathan Morena, while learning how to provide proper care, and emergency medicine, to police dogs.

For the love of K9 Kitt

Braintree police officer William Cushing Jr. established the K9 Kitt Foundation in honor of his longtime partner, who was killed in the line of duty on June 4, 2021.

Don Mattingly, once a legendary player for the Yankees, has no problem playing a smaller role as the Blue Jays' bench coach.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Don Mattingly was worn down by managing, but that didn’t mean he wanted to leave baseball

At 62, he’s the bench coach of the Blue Jays, the new guy on the coaching staff of a World Series contender.

Opinion

The First Republic Bank headquarters in San Francisco.

How to boost confidence in the US banking system

If the federal government wants to reassure depositors and investors, it must couple its officials’ words with swift action that empowers regulators.

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‘My time is being wasted.’ Blue Line riders endure shutdowns as MBTA promises repairs.
Blue Line commuters already weary from service cuts and slowdowns endured the elimination of most weeknight train service over the last two weeks as the MBTA said it was working to repair its tracks.

The end of an era — all year round — as Christmas Tree Shops files for bankruptcy protection
The Massachusetts-based discount chain said it will close up to 10 stores amid financial restructuring.

Hoax text sent to Malden families threatened ‘unspecified school or community,’ police say

Police said they believe the text is a hoax, but added that officers will continue to patrol and monitor schools “as if it were true until it is proven otherwise.”

Investigation into Newburyport explosion underway after authorities identify worker killed in blast
Fire investigators returned Friday to the scene of a deadly explosion at a pharmaceutical chemical plant in Newburyport and have preliminarily determined it does not appear suspicious, a state official said.

10 years later, Salem man pleads guilty to shooting deputy sheriff at Mass. Eye and Ear
Raymond Wallace, 46, was sentenced in Suffolk Superior Court to 12 years in prison for assault, gun, and escape charges, which he will serve concurrently with a 16- to 18-year sentence he’s already serving in Essex County for a probation violation, officials said.

COVID global health emergency declared over as CDC director Rochelle Walensky announces her resignation

Both developments may be the clearest signals yet that COVID-19 is receding.

Disease experts warn White House of potential for Omicron-like wave of illness

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Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Tell us: How have things changed in Boston since you were in your early 20s?

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A cardboard cut-out of King Charles III stands on a Windsor, England, street as the United Kingdom prepares for the actual king's coronation Saturday.

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SNL writer Bowen Yang picketed with members of the Writers Guild of America union outside Netflix headquarters near Union Square, May 3, 2023, in New York.

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Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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Members of the Boston Police Department on duty at the 2023 St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston on March 19.

Ending the culture of police overtime abuse

The closed doors of a library

Protesters gathered outside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on May 4 to protest the death of Jordan Neely, who died after another rider put him in a chokehold.

A Black man desperate for help instead finds death on a N.Y. subway

Yet while some justices take a stricter view of ethics laws and norms in the context of judges, Justice Clarence Thomas hasn’t been among them.

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The latest Nation’s Report Card, released Wednesday, highlights how eighth-graders are doing in US history and civics. Just 13 percent of students demonstrated proficiency in history on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, and 22 percent hit that target in civics.

US civics and history scores sink to new lows in Nation’s Report Card

A new fire escape was added as part of the renovations to the historic Harvard Lampoon building.

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10 years later, Salem man pleads guilty to shooting deputy sheriff at Mass. Eye and Ear

Raymond Wallace, 46, was sentenced in Suffolk Superior Court to 12 years in prison for assault, gun, and escape charges, which he will serve concurrently with a 16- to 18-year sentence he’s already serving in Essex County for a probation violation, officials said.

Museum of African American History’s incoming CEO on moving forward

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In Rhode Island, a stained-glass window shows Christ as a man of color

Scholars think the window, commissioned in 1877, could be the first of its kind. "It should stand as a landmark in American culture," said art historian Virginia Raguin.

Sports

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge warms up before a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Yankees expect slugger Aaron Judge to return Tuesday against the Athletics

Judge hasn’t played since April 27 with a right hip strain and missed his eighth game Saturday.

Coach Gerard Gallant could only watch as his Rangers lost to the Devils in Game 7 of the first round.

Rangers part ways with coach Gerard Gallant in wake of first-round elimination from playoffs

The club announced the change, which it called mutual, less than a week after a seven-game series loss to the rival New Jersey Devils.

Deven Devaiah has replaced his older brother at No. 1 singles for Brookline boys' tennis.

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The lineup looks different, but the results are the same for undefeated Brookline boys’ tennis

The Warriors compiled 82 consecutive victories and three straight Division 1 championships starting in 2018, before finally falling to Acton-Boxborough in last year’s state title match.

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Here’s why Celtic Al Horford was extra motivated to put on an ‘elite’ shooting performance in Game 3 against the 76ers

Forte, the morning-line favorite, scratched hours before Kentucky Derby

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Business

Ex-FCC chief, public TV advocate Newton Minow dead at 97

As Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s, Newton Minow famously proclaimed that network television was a “vast wasteland."

What we can learn from centenarians

A new study from a group of Boston researchers is looking at centenarians to learn how to combat Alzheimer’s disease.

Lessons in modern-day rent control, 3,000 miles from Boston

‘You really hate unions, huh?’: BU community angered after Warner Bros. CEO announced as commencement speaker amid writer strike

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Smugglers dumped millions in drugs off Maine’s coast. Struggling fishermen saw a jackpot.

A groundhog invaded my vegetable garden. It was the start of an all-out war.

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Smoking is horrible. Yet it sure made it easy to meet new friends.

metro

112 year-old Herlda Senhouse laughed with her friend, Stephanie Campbell (left) after they shared lunch with friends at in Wayland.

Cracking an intriguing secret of centenarians: Why so few are ravaged by Alzheimer’s disease

Every inch a king

‘It’s the heritage, it’s the pomp, it’s the circumstance’: In Boston, local residents celebrate King Charles’s coronation

sports

Corey Kluber has the ball in Philadelphia on Saturday evening.

Game 35: Red Sox at Phillies lineups and notes

Ten thoughts on the Celtics, who are 10 wins from a title

The Celtics have won only one championship since 1986, but the path to another is clear

business

The Christmas Tree Shops store on Old Oak Street in Pembroke.

The end of an era — all year round — as Christmas Tree Shops files for bankruptcy protection

Beverly students win top prize in world robotics competition

McKee proposes tax credit program to spur production of affordable housing in Rhode Island

politics

Pete Lazzari (left) checked voting returns on his phone to see how his wife, Barrington, Ill., School Board vice president Leah Collister-Lazzari (right) and board member Barry Altshuler (center) were faring at an election watch party at the Yankee Doodle Inn on April 4.

How a school board race in the blue state of Illinois became a nationally funded cage match

At least 8 fake electors have immunity in Georgia election probe

Biden said to pick Air Force general as Joint Chiefs chair

Nation

Archibald Prize winner, John Olsen, gestured as he stands next to his painting "Self portrait Janus Faced" in New South Wales in 2005.

John Olsen, who helped revolutionize Australian art, dies at 95

Before Texas mass shooting, locals felt abandoned by police

Abortion pill legal challenge threatens miscarriage care

World

King Charles III and Queen Camilla stood on the Buckingham Palace balcony during their coronation.

Charles is crowned king in ancient ceremony with modern twists

Pro-Kremlin novelist injured in car explosion in Russia

Ukraine claims it shot down Russia’s most sophisticated missile for first time

opinion

Tenderness and brutality: True stories from an ICU nurse

Novelist Richard North Patterson defies the publishing world’s stay-in-your-racial-lane dictates

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lifestyle

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food & dining

The inside of Block Island's Bethany's Airport Diner in September 2022, which shuttered after nearly three decades in business.

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Back Bay could soon get a new, bigger Trader Joe’s

travel

The Goring Hotel is a gilded property a four-minute drive from Buckingham Palace. Kate Middleton stayed there the night before her 2011 wedding to Prince William.

Making sure ‘everything is tickety-boo.’ Here’s what it’s like at London’s top hotels ahead of the coronation.

Who needs a big city getaway when there’s Vergennes?

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Arts

Ming Smith, "Womb," 1992.

Every breath she takes: Ming Smith at MoMA

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Books

In Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s debut novel, ‘Chain Gang All-Stars,’ the darkest features of American society come together in a horrific — and horrifically plausible — reflection of dystopian greed and racist voyeurism

Julia Lee, in ‘Biting the Hand,’ traces the fallout of straddling two different worlds

Newbery Award-winning author Meg Medina on public libraries and how to get kids to read

Movies

Charles Martin Smith (as Terry "The Toad") and Candy Clark (as Debbie) in 1973's "American Graffiti," directed by George Lucas.

‘American Graffiti,’ turning 50, delivers happy days with a white gaze

Melissa Barrera and Paul Mescal are red-hot in ‘Carmen’

When documentarian Davis Guggenheim met Michael J. Fox, the actor had one request: ‘No violins’

Television

David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, is a graduate of BU's School of Law.

‘You really hate unions, huh?’: BU community angered after Warner Bros. CEO announced as commencement speaker amid writer strike

Writers’ strike brings end to 48th season of ‘SNL’

Will you take comfort in King Charles’s coronation, or is hate-watching your thing?

music

Baritone Matthias Goerne performs as vocal soloist in Shostakovich's Symphony No. 13 on Thursday night, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and members of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and NEC Symphonic Chorus under the baton of Andris Nelsons.

Shostakovich’s musical home for conscience, revisited at a time of need

The 24 best albums of the year (so far)

Concert to celebrate ‘Three Women’ of the Boston Women’s Memorial

Theater/Dance

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s "Revelations" on May 4 at the Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s annual return pairs ‘Revelations’ with visions for the future

‘Beetlejuice’ has the time of its afterlife

In the Huntington’s ‘Joy and Pandemic,’ the scourge of sicknesses seen and unseen

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

FILE - Newton Minow, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, testifies before the Senate Small Business Subcommittee at a hearing on communication satellites in Washington on Nov. 9, 1961. Minow, who as Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s famously proclaimed that network television was a "vast wasteland," died Saturday, May 6, 2023. He was 97 (AP Photo, File)

Ex-FCC chief, public TV advocate Newton Minow dead at 97

Petr Klima, whose triple-OT goal vs. Bruins propelled Oilers to a Stanley Cup in 1990, dies at 58

Robert Patrick, early, and prolific, playwright of gay life, dies at 85