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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.

Nantucket Town Meeting rejects proposal to limit short-term rentals

At least eight killed in Texas mall shooting, gunman also dead
A gunman stepped out of a silver sedan and started shooting people at a Dallas-area outlet mall Saturday, killing eight and wounding seven others — three critically — before being killed by a police officer who happened to be nearby, authorities said.

Delta flight en route to Amsterdam diverted to Boston Friday due to unruly passenger

Delta flight 134 left Detroit at 6:25 p.m. and made an unscheduled stop in Boston shortly before 9 p.m. The passenger was removed from the plane and turned over to law enforcement, the airline said.

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.

149th Kentucky Derby

Mage, a 15-1 shot, works magic to Kentucky Derby victory under pall of more horse deaths

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.

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

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.

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?

Justice Clarence Thomas

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.

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.

Rafael Devers connected for a two-run double to start the scoring for the Red Sox in a five-run fourth inning.

RED SOX 7, PHILLIES 4

Make that eight straight wins for the Red Sox, who beat the Phillies again in Philadelphia

The offense came to life in the fourth inning to score five runs as Boston teams improved to 3-0 in Philly this weekend. Rafael Devers had three hits and drove in the first two runs.

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.

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

Defenseman Charlie McAvoy bows his head on the bench after the Bruins lost to the Panthers in overtime in Game 7.

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

What’s next for the Bruins after their shocking early exit from the playoffs?

GM Don Sweeney has to decide how to improve on a 135-point regular-season team (mission impossible) that doesn’t figure to have Patrice Bergeron or David Krejci back.

Opinion

After Governor Mitt Romney signed the state's landmark health care bill in 2006, more residents have had health insurance. But fewer receive it from small business employers.

Small-business health insurance market facing ‘death spiral’

“The cost of health insurance has exploded,” said one employer. “This is another reason younger families can’t live in Massachusetts.”

IDEAS | FELIX SALMON

Why COVID was good for Boise

How to boost confidence in the US banking system

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‘I try not to let it scare me:’ COVID-19 emergency to end, but anxiety lingers
A day after the World Health Organization declared an end to COVID-19 as a “global health emergency,” people acknowledged the pandemic milestone, but said the virus remained a threat.

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.

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.

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.

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

School bus drivers poised to strike in three MetroWest districts after latest meeting ends with no deal, union says

Jim Marks, business agent for Teamsters Union Local 170, said the negotiations Saturday lasted nearly nine hours but did not result in an agreement.

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

The Mannion family, which has run the business since 1989, thanked their staff, “who have stuck with us through thick & thin,” and expressed their appreciation for their patrons’ loyalty and support.

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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.

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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

The Massachusetts-based discount chain said it will close up to 10 stores amid financial restructuring.

‘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.

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Joe Manchin upended the Senate. Here’s how (and why) he could do the same to the 2024 presidential race.
In the midterms, Democrats picked up a Senate seat and Manchin-mania was temporarily subdued. But in the 2024 presidential race, Manchin could again play a pivotal role.

These South Carolina GOP women are warning their party about abortion politics, but will they listen?
Their opposition to certain restrictions stands as an act of defiance against a party that has been given a lot of rein in red states to regulate abortion access.

Culture & Lifestyle

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.

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

Kali Uchis (pictured last month at the Coachella festival in Indio, Calif.) plays MGM Music Hall at Fenway on May 10.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

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.

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

The 24 best albums of the year (so far)

Special Projects

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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)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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

People waited for President Biden to arrive to speak at a news conference in the East Room of the White House on March 25, 2021.

Seeking: another presidential candidate. Apply within.

Nathalie Rayes was nominated by President Biden to be US ambassador to Croatia.

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A new seat at the table for a behind-the-scenes Latina power player

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

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How to fix a funny building

Metro

Nantucket Town Meeting rejects proposal to limit short-term rentals

The 558-378 vote marked the third time in three years that Nantucket Town Meeting members have refused to adopt regulations for short-term rentals.

‘I try not to let it scare me:’ COVID-19 emergency to end, but anxiety lingers

A day after the World Health Organization declared an end to COVID-19 as a “global health emergency,” people acknowledged the pandemic milestone, but said the virus remained a threat.

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

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.

Sports

Connor McDavid celebrated after scoring the first of his two goals for the Oilers in their Game 2 win over the Golden Knights.

Game 2: oilers 5, golden knights 1

Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid score two goals apiece as Oilers even series with Golden Knights

Drasaitl has at least 1 point in the first eight games of the postseason, while McDavid is on a seven-game point streak.

Rafael Devers connected for a two-run double to start the scoring for the Red Sox in a five-run fourth inning.

RED SOX 7, PHILLIES 4

Make that eight straight wins for the Red Sox, who beat the Phillies again in Philadelphia

The offense came to life in the fourth inning to score five runs as Boston teams improved to 3-0 in Philly this weekend. Rafael Devers had three hits and drove in the first two runs.

New England Revolution forward Bobby Wood, who scored in the 19th minute, battles with Toronto FC defender Sigurd Rosted.

Revolution 2, FC Toronto 0

Revolution shut out FC Toronto, hold on to first place in Eastern Conference

Woods opened the scoring in the 19th minute.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS NOTEBOOK

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

Softball roundup: Sam Lincoln dominates on the mound in a one-hit, 15-strikeout masterpiece for No. 1 Taunton

Red Sox to activate James Paxton this week, then decide when to give lefthander a start

Business

Nuclear watchdog growingly worried over Ukraine plant safety

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog is expressing growing anxiety about the safety of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, after the governor of the Russia-occupied area ordered the evacuation of a town where most plant staff live amid ongoing attacks in the area.

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

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

magazine

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.

This week's daters: Juliana and Michael

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘He showed me up with his chopstick skills’

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

metro

Ipswich Police officer David Moore wearing a body camera.

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

For the love of K9 Kitt

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

sports

Wyndham Clark (left) has Xander Schauffele lurking behind him heading into the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship.

With two-shot lead at Wells Fargo Championship, Wyndham Clark aims for first PGA Tour title

Mage, a 15-1 shot, works magic to Kentucky Derby victory under pall of more horse deaths

Masataka Yoshida proves to be big Bryce Harper fan and enjoys meet-and-greet with Phillies star

business

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

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

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

Emergency personnel work the scene of a shooting at Allen Premium Outlets on May 6, 2023 in Allen, Texas.

At least eight killed in Texas mall shooting, gunman also dead

California reparations panel approves state apology, payments

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

World

Activists hold placards about a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in front of the presidential office in Seoul on May 7.

South Korean, Japanese leaders meet again to improve ties

Charles is crowned king in ancient ceremony with modern twists

Pro-Kremlin novelist injured in car explosion in Russia

opinion

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

Ending the culture of police overtime abuse

Gate change: Can airport architecture get any better — or worse?

lifestyle

GlobeDocs Presents: Short Films Honoring AAPI Heritage Month

What is the history of your name?

I’ve spent a lot on him

Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican culture, not independence

food & dining

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

Some Block Island restaurants are getting a refresh, the mall could become cool again, and more food notes

At Brighton’s Pizza Project, Sicilian slices and memorable snacks

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?

Exploring Vermont’s scenic Stone Valley, where life slows down

Arts

Ming Smith, "Womb," 1992.

Every breath she takes: Ming Smith at MoMA

In Portland, looking back at a continent on the cusp of change

‘Sound in Space, Sound in Place’ is an aural experience

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