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Tina Turner performed at the Joe Louis Arena during her "Private Dancer Tour" on August 18, 1985, in Detroit.

Tina Turner, musical icon and legendary performer, dies at 83

The unstoppable singer and stage performer was a cross-genre superstar with hits like "What's Love Got to Do With It" and had an on-stage magnetism that was unmatched.

‘Simply the best’: News of Tina Turner’s death inspires an outpouring of tributes

Listen to some of Tina Turner’s greatest hits

Game 4 | Celtics 116, Heat 99

chad finn

Finally, a game in which the Celtics looked like the Celtics
For the first time since this series began, they resembled the well-connected, well-rounded team that was favored to win it all.

Gasper: Celtics’ win in Game 4 was Jayson Tatum at his lead-by-example best Shaughnessy: Celtics get a win against the Heat After blowing the chance for a sweep, Heat do their best to shrug off this loss

Cities need better public transit, less driving, new international report says. That makes Mass. a laggard, not a leader.
Urban areas will have to look more like Leipzig, Germany, where cars are a rare sight in the city center, and electric trams whisk people from here to there.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the media at the Capitol on Wednesday.

McCarthy says debt ceiling standoff ‘not my fault,’ as White House warns of economic risks

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was defiant on Wednesday, yet he also said he was optimistic that he and President Biden would reach an agreement on the debt limit.

Some of the people complaining about Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's dealings with business leaders "are sensitive,” says Paul Bernon, a longtime supporter of the mayor and a principal of Rubicon Real Estate. “She absolutely does care about the business community.”

Shirley Leung

Is Mayor Wu giving a cold shoulder to the business community? It depends on who’s answering that question.

The mayor’s style is markedly different from the establishment-focused approach of her predecessors, but supporters say it better suits a changing city.

Brian McGrory: The mayor, the business community, and so many fragile egos

Tell us: Are you pregnant and cautious about traveling to states with abortion bans?

If you are or were recently pregnant, how have abortion restrictions in other states affected you? Has your doctor advised caution in traveling to certain states? Share your thoughts in this survey.

A multivitamin a day may keep your memory from fading, Boston researchers say

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Columbia University said that multivitamins improved the memory of older adults.

Police defend cellphone data grab that led to N.H. double-murder suspect

‘I believed that Logan Clegg was an immediate threat to the public,’ said the lieutenant who oversaw those investigating a retired couple’s 2022 slaying on a popular walking trail in Concord.

Karen Read speaks publicly for first time; judge rejects bid by her lawyers to question two witnesses in death of police officer
Read, the Mansfield woman charged with murder for allegedly hitting her boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in Canton last year, spoke publicly for the first time outside the courthouse: “We know who did it.”

Coyote chases woman and her dog in her Roxbury neighborhood: ‘That’s when I called 911’

An early morning dog walk through Fort Hill on Tuesday turned into an adrenaline-fueled run for a local woman after a coyote locked eyes with her and took off in pursuit.

DeSantis formally announces presidential bid in Twitter post, as live conversation with Elon Musk glitches
He was set to discuss his decision further in an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk, but the Twitter Spaces conversation suffered several glitches.

In N.H., presidential candidate Nikki Haley commits to a federal abortion ban Rick Scott issues mocking travel advisory warning the state is ‘openly hostile toward socialists’

National youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman recited her inaugural poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.

Florida school bans Amanda Gorman’s poem recited at Biden’s inauguration

Chad Finn | Sports Media

Sports director Joe Amorosino will leave Channel 7 at the end of June

The station recently offered him a multiyear contract, but he said it is time to focus on his own business interests.

Two dead in Johnston, R.I., shooting; suspect killed by police

Boston School Committee tonight will decide on two controversial elementary school mergers

Boston Arts Academy building renamed for visionary educator Elma Lewis

Boston City Councilor At-Large Ruthzee Louijeune.

With deadline looming, Boston City Council approves new district map

The Boston City Council on Wednesday passed a new map of council districts with surprisingly little drama, less than a week before a critical deadline for ensuring the city’s fall elections remain on schedule.

Analog Devices said its business is softening as the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes slow the economy.

Analog Devices forecasts second half slowdown

The Wilmington company, which supplies chips for everything from smartwatches to cars, said revenue for its upcoming fiscal third quarter would be around $3.1 billion, less than the average analyst estimate of $3.2 billion.

Cybercriminals stole your personal data from Harvard Pilgrim? Here’s what to do.

Officials from parent company Point32Health said information stolen from Harvard Pilgrim’s system could include everything from patients’ names and Social Security numbers to data on their medical histories and treatments.

Opinion

US Attorney Rachael Rollins at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston on May 24. Rollins resigned after a pair of ethics investigations by the US Department of Justice inspector general and the US Office of Special Counsel found she had misused the power of her office.

Lydia Edwards

Rachael Rollins is a flawed messenger but her message is not

We must look past her to the policies she advocates and measure those policies against ongoing challenges.

JEFF JACOBY

There is no ‘14th Amendment option’ to raise the debt ceiling

IDEAS | SETH MOULTON

AI may pull the trigger in war, but it shouldn’t call the shots

EDITORIAL

Boston’s redistricting mess makes the case for independent commissions

SCOT LEHIGH

Dan Payne, a political consultant in a league of his own

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HIV rates in the US are dropping. Here’s why.
Massachusetts has seen a recent 15.7 percent drop in new cases, though that progress has not been evenly spread across ethnic and racial groups.

Volunteers plant 37,000 flags on Boston Common ahead of Memorial Day
“I just want to add all my tremendous, deep gratitude for the work that you are putting in today to create one of the most visible and important displays for our city,” Mayor Michelle Wu said in an address to volunteers ahead of the event.

Striped bass are in trouble again. Can an emergency measure save them?
Stripers are the most popular saltwater fish in New England, and the fishing was great last year. That’s the problem.

On Nantucket, billionaire Charles Johnson brings fight against clam shack to court
Despite community support, a clam shack overlooking the harbor on Nantucket continues to face opposition from a group of wealthy residents, including billionaire Charles Johnson.

On 1st anniversary of Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, Biden says ‘it’s time to act’ on gun control
As families and loved ones mourn the unimaginable loss of 19 children and two teachers shot dead last year in Uvalde, Texas, President Biden says too many schools and everyday places have become “killing fields.”

Charlestown man charged with ‘bizarre and disturbing’ crime of cutting woman’s face with razor blade

Ismail Mohamed, 40, is accused of using a razor blade to slice a woman’s face while she was unconscious.

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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Amy Carnevale was elected to clean up the Mass. GOP. She’s got her work cut out for her.

New Massachusetts Republican Party Chairwoman Amy Carnevale knew when she took over in February that her job was to clean up the state party. But even she didn’t realize the scope of the mess she inherited.

Mass. sober home operator indicted in sprawling fraud scheme
The founder of a small Boston area addiction treatment empire knew he was under scrutiny — the Globe and STAT News published investigations into his questionable business dealings, and the attorney general’s office announced it was examining alleged addiction treatment scams.

R.I. beach season is coming. Here’s the latest on the fight over shore access.
With Memorial Day approaching, it's a good time to revisit a few items about beach access that we've been tracking.

KEVIN CULLEN

For helping poor kids thrive, Mary Walsh deserves a medal
At BC, she did more than teach education. She revolutionized it.

Culture & Lifestyle

Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney's live-action "The Little Mermaid."

Halle Bailey makes ‘The Little Mermaid’ her own

Dorrance Dance performers in "SOUNDspace" at the ICA on May 19.

Dorrance Dance at the ICA has all the right moves

Janaka Stucky outside Vilna Shul, where he'll be performing his poems from "Ascend Ascend" on Thursday.

The heavy-metal mysticism of poet Janaka Stucky

Members of Chameleon Arts Ensemble — Deborah Boldin, flute and artistic director; Nancy Dimock, oboe; Hazel Dean Davis, French horn; Nik Hooks, bassoon; and Gary Gorczyca, clarinet — rehearsing a chamber work by Hindemith last week at First Church in Boston.

Chameleon celebrates a quarter-century of musical adventure

Special Projects

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

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

Lydia Edwards

Rachael Rollins is a flawed messenger but her message is not

President Biden met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the Oval Office on Monday.

JEFF JACOBY

There is no ‘14th Amendment option’ to raise the debt ceiling

Councilor Liz Breadon, who chaired the redistricting committee last year, and Councilor Ricardo Arroyo stood beside a proposed "unity map" at a press conference last year. The map was later struck down by a federal judge.

EDITORIAL

Boston’s redistricting mess makes the case for independent commissions

Dan Payne, standing center, met with the other partners in his then-consulting firm in the 1970s: John Marttila, Tom Kiley (seated), and David Thorne.

SCOT LEHIGH

Dan Payne, a political consultant in a league of his own

Guilt is correlated with empathy and can lead to exhaustion and other symptoms of burnout. But the solution is not to replace empathy and compassion with cold professionalism.

IDEAS | DANIELLE MARGALIT

I did everything I could. I still feel guilty.

An aerial image taken by a Ukrainian drone in 2022.

IDEAS | SETH MOULTON

AI may pull the trigger in war, but it shouldn’t call the shots

Metro

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Cambridge to launch free public preschool for all 4-year-olds, some 3-year-olds

Cambridge joins other cities, such as Boston and Springfield, in making free prekindergarten accessible for all children.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

A cruel hoax and its lasting consequences

Learning that the call of an active shooter at St. John's Prep was a hoax doesn’t erase the terror of the school's evacuation, or the trauma that will linger.

Boston Public Health Commission awards $1.4 million to community health centers

The grants will support efforts by the health centers to bring residents who experienced delays in care or lack of health services during the pandemic back into the health care system.

Karen Read speaks publicly for first time; judge rejects bid by her lawyers to question two witnesses in death of police officer

Read, the Mansfield woman charged with murder for allegedly hitting her boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in Canton last year, spoke publicly for the first time outside the courthouse: “We know who did it.”

Sports

With a squad 70 athletes strong, host Natick won the Division 1 Unified track title.

MIAA UNIFIED TRACK & FIELD

It was a banner day for Natick and Hopkinton at Unified state track championships

Competing in a meet with an MIAA-high 575 competitors representing 58 schools, the host Redhawks rolled to the Division 1 title and Hopkinton repeated in Division 2.

North Andover’s Trey Kean (left) maintained his handle as he attempted to advance the ball while being ferociously defended by Billerica’s Christopher Hunt (right) during Tuesday's Merrimack Valley Conference battle, which Billerica won, 7-6, creating a four-way share of the title.

BOYS' LACROSSE NOTEBOOK

Welcome to the roughest, toughest lacrosse division in the state: the Merrimack Valley Conference Large, where ‘every single night is a battle’

For the first time in league history, four teams shared the regular-season title at 10-3. "The teams we play in the MVC are just as good as any of the teams we’re going to see [in the Div. 2 state tournament]," said Billerica coach Ryan Nickerson.

James Paxton recorded his first win since Aug. 15, 2020 last Friday against the Padres.

Red Sox at Angels | 9:38 p.m. (NESN)

Game 50: Red Sox at Angels lineups and notes

James Paxton will be on the mound for the Red Sox as they look to avoid a sweep in Anaheim.

Tatum & Celtics force Game 5 in Boston

chad finn

Finally, a game in which the Celtics looked like the Celtics

Red Sox

Red Sox move Corey Kluber to the bullpen, will keep Tanner Houck in the rotation

Business

Stratasys in talks to buy 3-D printer maker Desktop Metal

Stratasys Ltd. is in talks to acquire Burlington-based Desktop Metal Inc. in an all-stock deal that would create a leading 3-D printer company in a fragmented industry, according to people familiar with the matter.

TALKING POINTS

Analog stock falls on slower business

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Stratasys is in talks to buy Burlington 3-D printing firm Desktop Metal

Target becomes latest company to suffer backlash for LGBTQ+ support, pulls some Pride month clothing

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The writer in the copilot seat of a Boeing B-29 bomber, at an air show.

CONNECTIONS

My dad flew B-29s in WWII. An air show let me reconnect with his memory.

The French King Bridge, opened in 1932, spans the Connecticut River between Erving and Gill.

Globe Magazine

This bridge needed lifesaving barriers. It took a grieving mother to get them.

The author with his older sister and grandfather, who are wearing hanbok, traditional Korean clothing, on New Year’s Day in 1984.

Globe Magazine

I struggled with my Korean-American name. Now I realize it was a gift.

“They needed storage and an open area for imaginative play,” the designer says.

Style Watch

Watch now: Can the Celtics make history?

Tina Turner, musical icon and legendary performer, dies at 83

‘Simply the best’: News of Tina Turner’s death inspires an outpouring of tributes

Listen to some of Tina Turner’s greatest hits

chad finn Finally, a game in which the Celtics looked like the Celtics For the first time since this series began, they resembled the well-connected, well-rounded team that was favored to win it all.

Cities need better public transit, less driving, new international report says. That makes Mass. a laggard, not a leader. Urban areas will have to look more like Leipzig, Germany, where cars are a rare sight in the city center, and electric trams whisk people from here to there.

McCarthy says debt ceiling standoff ‘not my fault,’ as White House warns of economic risks

Is Mayor Wu giving a cold shoulder to the business community? It depends on who’s answering that question.

Tell us: Are you pregnant and cautious about traveling to states with abortion bans?

A multivitamin a day may keep your memory from fading, Boston researchers say

Police defend cellphone data grab that led to N.H. double-murder suspect

Coyote chases woman and her dog in her Roxbury neighborhood: ‘That’s when I called 911’

DeSantis formally announces presidential bid in Twitter post, as live conversation with Elon Musk glitches He was set to discuss his decision further in an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk, but the Twitter Spaces conversation suffered several glitches.

Florida school bans Amanda Gorman’s poem recited at Biden’s inauguration

Sports director Joe Amorosino will leave Channel 7 at the end of June

Two dead in Johnston, R.I., shooting; suspect killed by police

Boston School Committee tonight will decide on two controversial elementary school mergers

Boston Arts Academy building renamed for visionary educator Elma Lewis

With deadline looming, Boston City Council approves new district map

Analog Devices forecasts second half slowdown

Cybercriminals stole your personal data from Harvard Pilgrim? Here’s what to do.

Rachael Rollins is a flawed messenger but her message is not

There is no ‘14th Amendment option’ to raise the debt ceiling

AI may pull the trigger in war, but it shouldn’t call the shots

Boston’s redistricting mess makes the case for independent commissions

Dan Payne, a political consultant in a league of his own

More recent News

HIV rates in the US are dropping. Here’s why. Massachusetts has seen a recent 15.7 percent drop in new cases, though that progress has not been evenly spread across ethnic and racial groups.

Striped bass are in trouble again. Can an emergency measure save them? Stripers are the most popular saltwater fish in New England, and the fishing was great last year. That’s the problem.

On Nantucket, billionaire Charles Johnson brings fight against clam shack to court Despite community support, a clam shack overlooking the harbor on Nantucket continues to face opposition from a group of wealthy residents, including billionaire Charles Johnson.

Charlestown man charged with ‘bizarre and disturbing’ crime of cutting woman’s face with razor blade

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

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R.I. beach season is coming. Here’s the latest on the fight over shore access. With Memorial Day approaching, it's a good time to revisit a few items about beach access that we've been tracking.

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The heavy-metal mysticism of poet Janaka Stucky

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Rachael Rollins is a flawed messenger but her message is not

There is no ‘14th Amendment option’ to raise the debt ceiling

Boston’s redistricting mess makes the case for independent commissions

Dan Payne, a political consultant in a league of his own

I did everything I could. I still feel guilty.

AI may pull the trigger in war, but it shouldn’t call the shots

Metro

Cambridge to launch free public preschool for all 4-year-olds, some 3-year-olds

A cruel hoax and its lasting consequences

Boston Public Health Commission awards $1.4 million to community health centers

Karen Read speaks publicly for first time; judge rejects bid by her lawyers to question two witnesses in death of police officer

Sports

It was a banner day for Natick and Hopkinton at Unified state track championships

Welcome to the roughest, toughest lacrosse division in the state: the Merrimack Valley Conference Large, where ‘every single night is a battle’

Game 50: Red Sox at Angels lineups and notes

Tatum & Celtics force Game 5 in Boston

Finally, a game in which the Celtics looked like the Celtics

Red Sox move Corey Kluber to the bullpen, will keep Tanner Houck in the rotation

Business

Stratasys in talks to buy 3-D printer maker Desktop Metal

Analog stock falls on slower business

Stratasys is in talks to buy Burlington 3-D printing firm Desktop Metal

Target becomes latest company to suffer backlash for LGBTQ+ support, pulls some Pride month clothing

My dad flew B-29s in WWII. An air show let me reconnect with his memory.

This bridge needed lifesaving barriers. It took a grieving mother to get them.

I struggled with my Korean-American name. Now I realize it was a gift.

Home design: Creating a dreamy shared bedroom for little girls

chad finn

Finally, a game in which the Celtics looked like the Celtics
For the first time since this series began, they resembled the well-connected, well-rounded team that was favored to win it all.

Cities need better public transit, less driving, new international report says. That makes Mass. a laggard, not a leader.
Urban areas will have to look more like Leipzig, Germany, where cars are a rare sight in the city center, and electric trams whisk people from here to there.

DeSantis formally announces presidential bid in Twitter post, as live conversation with Elon Musk glitches
He was set to discuss his decision further in an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk, but the Twitter Spaces conversation suffered several glitches.

HIV rates in the US are dropping. Here’s why.
Massachusetts has seen a recent 15.7 percent drop in new cases, though that progress has not been evenly spread across ethnic and racial groups.

Striped bass are in trouble again. Can an emergency measure save them?
Stripers are the most popular saltwater fish in New England, and the fishing was great last year. That’s the problem.

On Nantucket, billionaire Charles Johnson brings fight against clam shack to court
Despite community support, a clam shack overlooking the harbor on Nantucket continues to face opposition from a group of wealthy residents, including billionaire Charles Johnson.

Send The Boston Globe a confidential news tip
Do you have a tip about something that needs to be investigated? Do you have documents or data we should dig into? We want to hear from you.

R.I. beach season is coming. Here’s the latest on the fight over shore access.
With Memorial Day approaching, it's a good time to revisit a few items about beach access that we've been tracking.

KEVIN CULLEN

For helping poor kids thrive, Mary Walsh deserves a medal
At BC, she did more than teach education. She revolutionized it.