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Psychiatric patient who died at Shattuck Hospital was victim of ‘neglect,’ report says

Haywood Earl had a “high chance of survival” if he had been treated promptly, the nonprofit Disability Law Center concluded.

Federal judge grants injunction in Boston redistricting case: ‘The ball is back in the City Council’s court’

The preliminary injunction is a victory for those who had been challenging the freshly redrawn Boston City Council districts.

Rising sea levels force retreat to preserve regional history
Portsmouth is one place where the impacts of climate change are already being felt, with some of the state’s historic buildings vulnerable to flooding.

Toast plans to vacate its Fenway headquarters

The restaurant technology company will pay $16 million to get out of its lease in a Fenway office building more than five years ahead of schedule.

Four people were shot in Boston, in at least three locations, on Sunday night. There was a fatality at 66 Wildwood St. in Mattapan.

Four shot, two killed in Boston Sunday night. ‘It’s awful. It’s scary,’ resident says

Brittany Wright and her son, Parker, put flowers at a memorial outside the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas, on Monday.

Texas mall shooting victims included young sisters, a security guard, and an engineer

The year 2023 is off to an especially deadly start for mass killings.

Charts: Mass killings are on the rise in the US

Globe reporter, editor Janelle Nanos named Pulitzer finalist in feature writing

Boston Globe reporter and editor Janelle Nanos was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing Monday for her story about a woman’s long journey to prove the unthinkable childhood abuse she says she suffered at the hands of her father.

Here’s who won Pulitzer Prizes for journalism

Read the Globe's Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature writing
An authority on child sex trafficking, Kate Price spent decades trying to understand whether the unthinkable happened to her, too.

Ex-Woburn police officer decertified over alleged role in 2017 Charlottesville white supremacy rally

The Bunker Hill Community College campus in Charlestown.

Mass. Senate would tap ‘millionaires tax’ to cover community college tuition for nursing students and others

Massachusetts Senate leaders say they will seek $55 million to begin covering tuition costs for a wide swath of community college students.

In Cambridge, residents welcome street cleaning without the threat of a tow
Under a pilot program that began April 3, Cambridge residents are now getting a welcome break. Instead of being towed, scofflaws receive a pricier ticket — $50 instead of the previous $30.

‘Lives depend on each one of you’: Mother of professor who fell to his death through a dilapidated metal staircase urges lawmakers to create new T oversight agency
Debra Bingham, whose son, David K. Jones, died while climbing the stairs by Dorchester’s JFK/UMass Station on Sept. 11, 2021, implored state legislators to take action on safety proposals.

Buckle up for another ‘summer of discontent’ in the skies, experts say
More passengers and fewer planes could make for a turbulent summer travel season.

A Frontier airlines plane lands at Miami International Airport. The three airlines with the highest ratio of complaints-to-passengers last year were Frontier, Spirit, and JetBlue, according to an analysis by US PIRG Education Fund. It was the second straight year those airlines occupied the top three positions for most complaints.

Here are the airlines with the most (and least) complaints from passengers last year

Your view: What are the best and worst airlines?

Offensive lineman Jake Andrews out of Troy was a fourth-round pick of the Patriots who got positive reviews.

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Here’s what three NFL insiders thought about the Patriots’ draft picks

An AFC executive, an AFC scout, and an NFC special teams coordinator shared their insights on the newest Patriots.

This house in Somerville "evokes the feel of the English countryside," according to a recent listing.

The inside of this pink house for sale in Somerville is like a ‘Gustav Klimt painting’

“It is absolutely beyond-belief beautiful,” said Shannah Hall Franckum, the listing agent for the property.

Aerial images from the New England Aquarium feature hundreds of dolphins in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

New England Aquarium releases aerial images of marine life off Cape Cod

Over the course of the five-hour flight, the team documented two endangered sperm whales, two fin whales, two True’s beaked whales, hundreds of dolphins, dozens of ocean sunfish, and several basking sharks.

By the time Jayson Tatum drove and the 76ers defense converged on him at the end of overtime, there wasn't time to get the ball to Marcus Smart with a chance to get a shot up.

After reflection, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla says he should have called a timeout late in overtime of Game 4

“I think the two lessons that you learn from that are, call [a timeout] right away, get a two-for-one, get two shots and a couple extra possessions,” Mazzulla said Monday.

Opinion

People visited a memorial set up near an entrance to the Allen Premium Outlets mall on May 8, two days after a mass shooting, in Allen, Texas. On May 6, a shooter opened fire at the outlet mall, killing eight people.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The specter of hate in Texas

Concerning allegations have already been reported about this weekend’s tragic incidents in Brownsville and Allen that remind me of an underreported but real dynamic: people of color espousing far-right beliefs.

Stop bailing out the rich and their banks

The power of law enforcement to influence the justice system

Republicans passed a debt-limit bill. What are Democrats waiting for?

Audrey Robert-Ramirez, Jill Seeber, and Anita P. Sharma

Biden administration employs Trump-style immigration tactics

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Mass. Senator Adam Gomez recovering after kidney transplant
The Springfield Democrat said the kidney donation happened swiftly last week. He is still receiving care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Thousands of students scramble to get to school amid Marlborough bus driver strike
More than 50 Marlborough school bus drivers took to the picket line Monday, forcing more than 3,800 students and their families to find alternative ways to get to and from school.

Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified military documents due in court for second hearing on possible bail
Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified documents, will be back in federal court Thursday for a second hearing on whether he should remain jailed pending his trial, according to the court docket.

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In case you haven’t noticed, these Red Sox have become fun to watch
It's not just that their brand of baseball is leading to wins, but also that it's been smart, crisp, and rooted in fundamentals.

Drug maker Takeda to eliminate up to 180 jobs in Massachusetts
The layoffs are planned at seven sites starting this summer.

For N.H. ski areas on National Forest lands, a chance to reinvest locally
The bipartisan Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development (SHRED) Act would allow fees paid to the U.S. Treasury to be reinvested at the local level through the Forest Service.

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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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Union members cheered in the street as they reached the Hyatt Centric Hotel in Boston, where they rallied in support of the hotel workers there, who have been in negotiations for a contract for over a year. More than two years after employees voted to unionize, none of the main issues have been resolved

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

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The interior of the Massachusetts Statehouse in March.

With the pandemic emergency ending, state should revisit work-from-home rules

A empty street framed One World Trade Center in downtown New York on March 22, 2020.

IDEAS | FELIX SALMON

Why COVID was bad for New York but good for Boise

Kevin Costner in a scene from "Yellowstone." The show's central premise is one family’s battle to hold onto Montana’s largest private ranch against nefarious out-of-state corporate interests.

‘Yellowstone,’ Utah-style

ChatGPT, displayed on a smartphone.

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

We don’t want chatbots to come off as people

A passerby stopped to read a posted announcement from the FDIC about the seizure of First Republic Bank and sale to JPMorgan Chase on May 1 in San Francisco. Federal regulators seized troubled lender First Republic Bank and sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase. First Republic becomes the second largest bank in US history to fail since Washington Mutual failed in 2008.

Stop bailing out the rich and their banks

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

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Metro

Ex-Woburn police officer decertified over alleged role in 2017 Charlottesville white supremacy rally

John Donnelly entered a “Voluntary Decertification Agreement” with the state Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission in April. A Woburn police investigation found Donnelly did “indeed attend, help plan and provide security” at the white supremacist gathering.

Mass. Senate would tap ‘millionaires tax’ to cover community college tuition for nursing students and others

Massachusetts Senate leaders say they will seek $55 million to begin covering tuition costs for a wide swath of community college students.

Psychiatric patient who died at Shattuck Hospital was victim of ‘neglect,’ report says

Haywood Earl had a “high chance of survival” if he had been treated promptly, the nonprofit Disability Law Center concluded.

Goncalves calls for opponents to reject fossil fuel money

The Providence Democrat signs the “Green New Deal” pledge, promising to support a “progressive climate change agenda” if he is elected to Congress.

Sports

The Golden Knights scored five unanswered goals against the Oilers in Game 3.

Game 3: Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1

Golden Knights are all over Oilers to take a 2-1 series lead

Vegas held Edmonton stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl scoreless and shut down the Oilers' vaunted power play.

Andrew Luck announced his retirement from the NFL in 2019.

Colts owner Jim Irsay warns NFL teams about tampering with Andrew Luck

ESPN reported that the Washington Commanders attempted to find out in 2022 whether Luck, who retired in 2019, would consider making a comeback.

Jimmy Butler had 27 points and 10 assists in Miami's victory in Game 4.

Game 4: Heat 109, Knicks 101

Heat hold off Knicks to take a 3-1 series lead

The Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years.

Ex-girlfriend says Tiger Woods used his lawyer to break up with her, among other accusations

Blackhawks win NHL Draft lottery and the right to select junior phenom Connor Bedard

ENGLISH 8, LATIN ACADEMY 2

With buy-in across the roster, No. 15 English baseball pens another win, besting Latin Academy to keep its record unblemished

Business

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks dismissal of indictment

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is seeking a dismissal of criminal charges against him, saying prosecutors have improperly turned civil and regulatory issues into federal crimes.

Disney updates lawsuit against DeSantis to add new events

Disney and DeSantis have been engaged in a tug-of-war for more than a year that has engulfed the governor in criticism as he prepares to launch an expected presidential bid in the coming weeks.

Craig Powell looks to build his third successful software firm in Boston

Takeda to cut as many as 180 jobs in Mass.

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

Michael Smith, 65, rests on his army cot in the auditorium/hall of the former American Lithuanian Club in Providence on Feb. 9, 2022.

Homelessness in Rhode Island

‘Lives depend on each one of you’: Mother of professor who fell to his death through a dilapidated metal staircase urges lawmakers to create new T oversight agency

In Cambridge, residents welcome street cleaning without the threat of a tow

sports

Damar Hamlin spoke in front of University of Cincinnati Medical Center staff that helped save his life during the NFL Honors award show in February.

Bills’ Damar Hamlin will put the $10 million raised into his nonprofit charity

West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins apologizes for using homophobic slur

One pitch at a time, Red Sox reliever Brennan Bernardino worked his way to the majors on a path like no other

business

US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen.

Lawsuit calls on Yellen to ignore ‘unconstitutional’ debt limit

Remote work opportunities may have crested

Teachers earn $67,000 on average. Is push for raises too late?

politics

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.

Disney updates lawsuit against DeSantis to add new events

For N.H. ski areas on National Forest lands, a chance to reinvest locally

In debt limit talks, Biden and Republicans start far apart

Nation

Emergency personnel respond to a fatal collision in Brownsville, Texas, on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

Driver in deadly Texas crash that killed 8 charged with manslaughter

Texas mall shooting victims included young sisters, a security guard, and an engineer

Jury hears final arguments in writer’s claims against Trump

World

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Canada expels China diplomat for alleged threats to lawmaker

Russia bans jet skis, ride-hailing before WWII tributes

China’s foreign minister meets US envoy, urges Washington to reflect

opinion

Zafiro Patino, a community organizer for City Life/Vida Urbana, chanted as she marched from East Boston to Chelsea to commemorate International Workers' Day on May 1.

Organized fight goes on to protect against evictions, foreclosures

Small-business health insurance market facing ‘death spiral’

Why COVID was bad for New York but good for Boise

lifestyle

Bingo -- not as you may know it -- has become a bar mainstay, filling seats with fast-paced, themed games of chance and prizes.

Bingo beats the weeknight slump, bringing new fans to bars and restaurants

He’s cheated so many times

What is the history of your name?

food & dining

Local dumpling restaurant Mei Mei has kicked off Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month by launching a “Dumpling Disloyalty” campaign to support other AAPI-owned businesses in Massachusetts.

Mei Mei launches dumpling campaign for AAPI Heritage Month

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

travel

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

US to propose new rules for airline cancellations, delays

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?

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

A general view of the red carpet is pictured at the MTV Movie & TV Awards on June 15, 2019, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.

Not live, MTV Movie & TV Awards rely on plenty of old clips

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

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

Television

Brian Tyree Henry and Kate Mara in Hulu's "Class of '09," premiering Wednesday.

This week’s TV: A Quantico thriller, revisiting ‘SNL’ with Spade and Carvey, and ‘The Great’ returns

Not live, MTV Movie & TV Awards rely on plenty of old clips

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

music

Jamez McCorkle (center) and the cast of Boston Lyric Opera's "Omar."

BLO’s ‘Omar’ is a prayer answered

Grace Bumbry, opera singer of lustrous power, dies at 86

Propulsive pop from MUNA at Roadrunner

Theater/Dance

Regan Sims and Ivan Cecil Walks in a scene from "K-I-S-S-I-N-G." Both actors won Elliot Norton Awards Monday night, as did the play and its director, Dawn M. Simmons

‘K-I-S-S-I-N-G,’ Front Porch star at the Elliot Norton Awards

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

‘Beetlejuice’ has the time of its afterlife

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

Ms. Bumbry, performing in New York in 1982.

Grace Bumbry, opera singer of lustrous power, dies at 86

Viola Osgood, pioneering Black woman writer at the Globe, dies at 75

Chris Strachwitz, founded Arhoolie label, preserved America’s melodic history, dies age 91