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Trump pleads not guilty

Former president charged with dozens of counts in classified documents case

Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documents

The arraignment, though largely procedural in nature, was the latest in an unprecedented public reckoning this year for Donald Trump, who also faces charges in New York.
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ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

Four takeaways from Donald Trump’s arraignment in Miami

Walt Nauta is the latest Trump loyalist to face potential jail time after working for him

Despite calls for protests, Trump arraignment draws only colorful crowds

Equity leaders speak at Burlington School Committee meeting following Pride disruption

Parents, residents and advocates urged the School Committee Tuesday night to move quickly to hire a new director of diversity, equity and inclusion following the recent disruption of a Pride event by students at the town’s middle school.

Negotiations between Wu administration and city’s largest police, fire unions move closer to arbitration

Since her campaign, Mayor Michelle Wu placed a heavy focus on public safety contracts as a vehicle to deliver reform, but increasingly the state’s labor committee is getting involved at the unions’ requests.
Larry Edelman

Stubbornly high housing inflation shows signs of relenting — but not in Boston

The growth in shelter costs slowed nationally for the second straight month in May, according to Tuesday’s Consumer Price Index report. In Boston, however, prices accelerated.
Two decades later, public housing is once again coming to Boston

Four killer whales seen off coast of Nantucket a ‘bucket list item’ for researcher
There was no doubt. It was a rare New England sighting of a killer whale.

Salem marketing czar, who helped rebrand the Witch City, tapped by Healey to lead state’s tourism office
Kate Fox, who led marketing for the city of Salem through the COVID-19 pandemic and countless enormous Halloween celebrations, was tapped by Governor Maura Healey to lead the state's Office of Travel and Tourism.

Governor McKee criticized for ‘totally inadequate and offensive’ response to ‘sexist, racist’ behavior of top officials

The redevelopment of the Cranston Street Armory seems to be in limbo after an e-mail from the developers detailed David Patten’s behavior during a trip to Philadelphia to meet with Scout Ltd., the project’s potential developer.

Body of 18-year-old woman found behind Everett home

Teen driver killed in crash while leaving high school in Western Mass.

Where are the best beaches in the Northeast? Two in New England made this top 10 list.

USA Today recently came out with a top 10 list of the best beaches in the Northeast, and these two beaches in New England made the cut.

As GOP candidates evoke Reagan, Michigan Republicans say the future is Trump, indictments and all

“Since they’re persecuting my president, I swear allegiance to him.”
DEVRA FIRST

‘Drag Me to Dinner’ puts the ‘kitsch’ in ‘kitchen’

A bad cooking show is a good excuse to throw a party.
Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

Impeachments, insurrection, indictments — and indifference from Trump’s followers

There’s no redemption for supporters who’ve chosen racist ideology over country or even party.
Robert A. Pape

Trump supporters’ violent rhetoric escalates
MARCELA GARCÍA

Why did Mayor Wu’s driver have car’s emergency lights on in crash?
EDITORIAL

The shadow docket does clear harm in voting rights case

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

The latest antiabortion tactic: Silencing doctors

More recent News

Damaged Cliff Walk in Newport could cost nearly $14 million to repair
A disaster declaration means that the state Department of Transportation can apply for federal assistance to repair damage to sections of the Cliff Walk that collapsed in 2022.

State officials asking public for help reporting wild turkey sightings
Massachusetts wildlife officials are asking the public to report wild turkey sightings this summer as part of their annual survey of the distinctive birds.

Vermont authorities probe Treat Williams fatal crash; driver took left turn into motorcycle driven by actor, police say
Authorities said Tuesday that they’re still trying to determine who was at fault in the two-vehicle crash in Dorset, Vt. that killed actor Treat Williams, who was thrown from his motorcycle when another vehicle took a left turn into the performer’s path and struck his bike.

R.I. regulator signs off on Matunuck Oyster Bar owner’s shellfish farm
The battle over Perry Raso’s proposal has been going on for years, with opponents raising objections over how it would affect fishing.

Mass. had just days to spend $80m in COVID funds or lose it all. Here’s what they spent it on.
Massachusetts was at risk of losing more than half its allocation of flexible highway funds from a 2020 COVID relief package, according to a Federal Highway Administration document obtained by the Globe.

Easthampton School Committee selects interim superintendent after failed attempts to choose permanent leader
In April, the School Committee announced it would select a one-year interim superintendent after two failed selections for the permanent position.

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?

DEBT

SAVINGS

HOUSING

REALITY CHECK CALCULATOR

Your View

Tell us: What’s your favorite spot in Boston during the summer?
For an upcoming feature in the Globe, we want to know what locations in the city our readers recommend.

Recommended reads

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Mass. fails to prepare educators on how to teach reading in an evidence-based manner, new report shows

The report ranked Mass. 35th for teaching new educators how to instruct students on phonics, vocabulary, and other core components of reading.

stan grossfeld
They call the Women’s College World Series the ‘Greatest Show on Dirt.’ We went to Oklahoma to find out why.
At the championship tournament in Oklahoma, unbridled joy on the field pairs perfectly with top-notch performances. This year’s 12,290 average attendance per session was the highest in WCWS history, according to the NCAA.

Globe Magazine
‘It’s a seed I’m planting’: How Catherine Morris willed BAMS Fest into life
Now in its fifth year, the city’s festival of Black music and culture is not only persisting, it is expanding. Morris wouldn’t have it any other way.

What life is like on a private island. Plus, see photos of islands for sale in New England.
A sense of exploration, freedom, and solitude is what draws people to live on an island in New England, private retreats that are a limited commodity in the region and rarely go on the market. See properties currently for sale.

Culture & Lifestyle

When the Mendelssohnian party is framed by the sea

Honest-to-goodness country from Chris Stapleton at the Xfinity Center

The honeymoon is over in a delightful ‘Private Lives’ at Gloucester Stage Company

Nineteen ways to celebrate the historical events of Juneteenth in Boston and beyond

Special Projects

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

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

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

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

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Mariana Budjeryn

The breach of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam and the nearby nuclear plant
LETTERS

The indictment of Trump: choking on the tea leaves
MARCELA GARCÍA

Back to the future with an unlikely bipartisan immigration bill
Michael S. Roth

Practicing education is like practicing democracy
SCOT LEHIGH

GOP presidential rivals finally speak the truth about Trump
IDEAS

Are you a teen with a story to tell? Globe Ideas wants to hear from you.

Metro

KEVIN CULLEN

Dreams of duck boat parades turn to nightmares

This could have been the greatest week in Boston — throughout New England, really — in years, if not generations.

Equity leaders speak at Burlington School Committee meeting following Pride disruption

Parents, residents and advocates urged the School Committee Tuesday night to move quickly to hire a new director of diversity, equity and inclusion following the recent disruption of a Pride event by students at the town’s middle school.
PROVIDENCE

Providence Councilwoman Helen Anthony hit by van in California

The Finance Chair was on a hiking trip and is in stable condition, according to the council office.
RI POLITICS

With R.I. cannabis commission confirmed, more stores could open in 2024

The three members of the new commission won confirmation from the Senate Tuesday night.

Sports

Rockies 7, Red Sox 6 (10 inn.)

Red Sox battle back, but Rockies strike late to win in extra innings once again, 7-6

The Red Sox (33-35) are just 17-18 at home this season — including a 1-10 mark against the National League.
MIAA GIRLS' LACROSSE SEMIFINALS

Westwood girls’ lacrosse survives late Franklin flurry to advance another Division 1 final

Lil Hancock won a decisive draw in a one-goal game and the Wolverines played keep-away to run out the clock, earning a date in Saturday's final vs. Lincoln-Sudbury.
Red Sox notebook

Kiké Hernández loses job as Red Sox’ starting shortstop

Hernández, 31, leads the majors in errors with 14, 12 of which have been on throws.
MIAA SOFTBALL SEMIFINALS

Bella Boyer delivers decisive blow to send top-seeded Central Catholic to Division 1 softball title game
Golf

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is recovering from a medical issue, cedes day-to-day control
Game 5: Golden Knights 9, Panthers 3

Bruce Cassidy’s Golden Knights emphatically finish off Panthers to win Stanley Cup

Business

High atop South Station, a tower rises

Amid a changed economy, the 51-story tower under construction above South Station is launching condo sales and leasing office space.

Founder of sexuality-focused women’s wellness company pleads not guilty in forced labor case

An entrepreneur who promoted group “orgasmic meditation” as a road to women’s well-being has pleaded not guilty to a charge of manipulating traumatized people into debt, undesired sex and underpaid work.
TALKING POINTS

AstraZeneca signs deal with Waltham-based firm for renewable natural gas

Amazon says AWS is operating normally after outage left publishers unable to operate websites
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Globe Magazine

‘It’s a seed I’m planting’: How Catherine Morris willed BAMS Fest into life
PERSPECTIVE

Zoning in the Boston suburbs is stacked against families with children
Your Home | Summer Living

After renting a designer’s Vermont vacation home, they decided to buy their own
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, June 12-18

metro

R.I. regulator signs off on Matunuck Oyster Bar owner’s shellfish farm

Transport company claims bill would boost legislator’s ambulance service

Negotiations between Wu administration and city’s largest police, fire unions move closer to arbitration

sports

With its 72nd straight win, Needham boys’ volleyball surges into Division 1 final against rival Newton North

Pride Nights have become commonplace for teams like the Red Sox, but the sports world has plenty of work to do

Yankees’ Steinbrenner irked by Athletics and other low-spenders, says it’s ‘not good for the game’

business

Governor McKee criticized for ‘totally inadequate and offensive’ response to ‘sexist, racist’ behavior of top officials

Brooke Thomson to take over as head of the Associated Industries of Mass.

Stubbornly high housing inflation shows signs of relenting — but not in Boston

politics

Five takeaways from Donald Trump’s day in federal court in Miami

Four takeaways from Donald Trump’s arraignment in Miami

Walt Nauta is the latest Trump loyalist to face potential jail time after working for him

Nation

Prosecutors: Weapons expert in Alec Baldwin case was hungover on set; defense calls case mishandled

Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documents

Despite calls for protests, Trump arraignment draws only colorful crowds

World

18-year-old trainee shot 3 soldiers at firing range on Japanese army base, killing 2, officials say

Putin threatens to seize more of Ukraine to block attacks on border regions

UK police say 3 found dead in Nottingham, 3 others hit by van in linked incidents; man arrested

opinion

The indictment of Trump: choking on the tea leaves

Easton police shooting during mental health check: Still no answers

Social Studies: Stops by Democratic and Republican cops; the power of not marrying a cousin; the mindset of water scarcity

lifestyle

Lynn native Alex Newell becomes first nonbinary actor to win a Tony

I give these people my all

Biden marks LGBTQ+ Pride Month with celebration on White House South Lawn

food & dining

‘Drag Me to Dinner’ puts the ‘kitsch’ in ‘kitchen’

Shingara ‘Peppino’ Singh cooks Indian and Italian food in Sudbury and Waltham, seven days a week

In a new kids’ book, ramen finds self-love in a spaghetti-obsessed world

travel

Where are the best beaches in the Northeast? Two in New England made this top 10 list.

Coming soon: bunk beds in economy class

Summer tourism revs up in N.H. with Laconia Motorcycle Week

Arts

At the MFA, ‘The Provincetown Printmakers’ leaves a lasting impression

Big changes for Providence’s PVDFest 2023

When photographers photograph themselves

Books

Cormac McCarthy, celebrated American novelist who explored humanity’s darkness, dies

They wrote books to fill voids they felt growing up. Being banned has deepened those wounds.

‘Good Night, Irene,’ based on Luis Alberto Urrea’s mother’s experience, lays bare the double burden of women on the front lines during World War II

Movies

Vermont authorities probe Treat Williams fatal crash; driver took left turn into motorcycle driven by actor, police say

From ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ to ‘Crip Camp,’ scenes from summer camp

Affleck and Damon condemn Trump’s use of ‘Air’ monologue in campaign video: ‘We do not grant consent’

Television

Vermont authorities probe Treat Williams fatal crash; driver took left turn into motorcycle driven by actor, police say

Pat Sajak announces ‘Wheel of Fortune’ retirement, says upcoming season will be his last as host

This week’s TV: A ‘Full Monty’ series, the return of ‘Black Mirror,’ and Wilt Chamberlain voiced by AI

music

The Beatles are releasing their ‘final’ record. AI helped make it possible.

‘It’s a seed I’m planting’: How Catherine Morris willed BAMS Fest into life

When the Mendelssohnian party is framed by the sea

Theater/Dance

Lynn native Alex Newell leads a breakthrough for nonbinary performers at the Tonys

The honeymoon is over in a delightful ‘Private Lives’ at Gloucester Stage Company

Who’ll win at the Tonys, and who should

globe local

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

‘Hair,’ ‘Everwood’ actor Treat Williams killed in Vermont motorcycle crash

Eve Tetaz, stalwart human-rights activist, dies at 91

Dr. Martin A. Samuels, a neurologist with a gift for words and caring, dies at 77