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‘Lay off’: Criticism of Feinstein strikes particular nerve with women of the Senate

Feinstein, who turns 90 on Thursday, has faced calls to resign from within the Capitol and outside it after a long absence due to a case of shingles.
House passes measure to censure Representative Adam Schiff

The Celtics had a midnight deadline to land Kristaps Porzingis. In a stunning shift, they dealt Marcus Smart away to make it happen.
Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala will head to the Wizards, and Boston picks up the Grizzlies' No. 25 pick in Thursday's draft.

Chad Finn: It was always complicated between Marcus Smart and the Celtics fan base What you need to know about Kristaps Porzingis

NBA mock draft: Gary Washburn predicts Celtics will take Ohio State forward at No. 25

There's little drama surrounding the No. 1 pick – the Spurs will take Victor Wembanyama – but what happens after that?
The Celtics hold the 25th pick the NBA Draft. What have they done in the past at that spot?

‘Dispiriting and beautiful’: Small army of volunteer abortion funders shouldering unprecedented requests
Many requests come from Massachusetts, where inflation has made health care increasingly unaffordable.

See which states have significantly restricted abortion access

Ballard’s Beach Resort owner makes changes after last year’s Block Island Ferry brawls: ‘no excuses here’
Owner Steve Filippi says things will be different at his venue this year. More family-oriented, instead of the alcohol-fueled party atmosphere many associate with the resort.

Debris field found near the Titanic during search for submersible, Coast Guard says

The Coast Guard said Thursday that an underwater vessel has located a debris field near the Titanic in the search for a missing submersible with five people aboard, a potential breakthrough in the around-the-clock effort.
LIVE UPDATES

The Titanic hit an iceberg 900 miles east of Cape Cod. Could that happen today?

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

States that draw water from the river — Arizona, Nevada and Colorado — and water districts in California that are also involved in the case had urged the court to decide for them, which the justices did in a 5-4 ruling.

shirley leung
On Pride Month, Corporate America keeps getting it wrong
Companies like Target and Starbucks will do anything ― including jettisoning their values ― to make bad headlines go away and calm investors worried about principled stances eating into profits.

Healey created a nonprofit to bankroll her transition into office. But, the donors are secret, and so is how much they gave her.
Advisers to the governor have declined to provide details about the group, known as Healey-Driscoll Transition, Inc., including the names of its donors, a full accounting of its expenses, or how much it has raised to date.

Healey’s $14 billion capital investment plan includes brand-new affordable housing program

Encore casino workers vote to authorize a strike

The work stoppage, which which could start July 1, would be the largest walkoff of hospitality workers in Boston since the Marriott strike in 2018.

Migrants in Boston’s fast-track immigration court are more likely to be ordered deported, report finds

A new Harvard Law School report provides the first detailed look inside the fast-tracked program.

Video shows coyote pup rescue as officials free animal from plastic container: ‘It took a village’

A resident first spotted the pup on Sunday “desperately trying” to remove the plastic from its head, according to a Facebook post from Newhouse Wildlife Rescue.
LOVE LETTERS

After a good start, she ghosted me

Two days of no texting turned into a week.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Why Secretary of State Blinken’s meeting with China’s president was important

US-China tensions have been running alarmingly high, and the first step to cooling them is talking. Next comes the hard part.
IDEAS | JOAN VENNOCHI

Lynn is trying to reinvent itself. Will inertia at the MBTA derail its plan?
Kaivan Shroff

Hunter Biden shows he isn’t above the rule of law
JOAN VENNOCHI

Despite all the bad news about the T, Phillip Eng is still optimistic about fixing it
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Pardoning Trump is becoming the new GOP presidential litmus test
Pride Month

Golden age: Poet-photographer flips the script at the MFA

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

Boston streets are vibrant with the colors of Pride as parade returns after 3-year hiatus

Photos: Boston kicks off LGBTQ+ Pride Month on City Hall Plaza

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In N.H., Christie lashes out at Trump and preaches to the choir
Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, who was an early and eager Trump endorser in 2016 and stuck with him in 2020, presented himself Wednesday in Derry, N.H., as the lone truth-teller in the GOP field.

Former Texas representative Will Hurd, a Trump critic, announces 2024 Republican presidential campaign

Cooking gas explosion kills 31 people at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China
Cooking gas caused a massive explosion at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China, killing 31 people and injuring seven others during national celebrations on the eve of a long holiday weekend, authorities said Thursday.

Moscow court rules US journalist Evan Gershkovich must stay in detention until late August
A Moscow court on Thursday rejected an appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerhskovich and upheld an earlier ruling that he should remain in jail on espionage charges until late August.

India’s Modi is getting a state visit with Biden, but the glitz is shadowed by human rights concerns

Human rights advocates and some US lawmakers are questioning President Biden's decision to offer the high honor to a leader whose tenure over the world’s biggest democracy has been marked by a backslide in political, religious, and press freedoms.

How Ayo Edebiri, a shy, serious kid from Dorchester, became a breakout star on ‘The Bear’
Widely acclaimed for her performance as a smart but insecure young chef, Edebiri doesn't seem too impressed with her success. The actress credits her upbringing in Boston with giving her perspective.

Jennifer Lawrence’s new co-star took a leave from Harvard to film ‘No Hard Feelings’
When 21-year-old Andrew Barth Feldman first auditioned for the raunchy comedy, he was a perfect fit for the part, Lawrence said Tuesday at the film’s premiere in New York City.

Your View

Tell us about your BPS high school experience
We’re looking to hear from current and former Boston Public School students, as well as parents and educators.

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‘A truly surreal experience’: Reversal of Roe leaves some hesitant to travel outside of Mass. while pregnant

Fearing they won’t get good care if they miscarry or require some form of emergency care, some think twice about visiting red states.
A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions Where abortion laws stand in every state a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe

THE FINE PRINT
The check is in the mail? You may be waiting awhile for that Mass Save rebate.
For many residents, appreciation of Mass Save — which offers lucrative rebates for energy efficient steps — is mixed with frustration over how the program is managed.

At Shattuck Hospital, a proposal for 400-plus units of supportive housing
In an effort to combat the ongoing opioid and homelessness crises in Greater Boston, officials on announced plans to put supportive housing at Shattuck Hospital in Boston’s Franklin Park.

The sale of body parts and grave robbing have a long, disturbing history
The scandal at Harvard Medical School's morgue prompted shock and horror. But the theft of dead bodies has long been a part of human history.

Culture & Lifestyle

Brother Cleve’s vast vinyl collection has found a new home — and some of it could end up in yours

Boston to receive $3 million for program aimed at sparking dialogue around monuments

At the MFA, hearing more than just wedding bells

With a little seasoning, ‘The Bear’ has gotten even better

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

EDITORIAL

Court leaves no room for racism or bias in judicial system
JEFF JACOBY

Hypocrisy at Middlebury College

EDITORIAL

Want to cut the police budget? This isn’t how.

Carlo Ratti

Will Boston spiral into the ‘urban doom loop’? Not if we act.
LETTERS

Critical nurse shortage draws a range of prescriptions, diagnoses
IDEAS

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

Metro

Debris field found near the Titanic during search for submersible, Coast Guard says

The Coast Guard said Thursday that an underwater vessel has located a debris field near the Titanic in the search for a missing submersible with five people aboard, a potential breakthrough in the around-the-clock effort.
Missing submersible

Coast Guard to hold press briefing in Boston to discuss findings of ROV

A submersible vessel with five people aboard vanished Sunday during a tourist voyage to the wreck of the Titanic. Here's the latest news on the search for Titan.
RI POLITICS

A running list of possible candidates for Cicilline’s congressional seat

Now that House Speaker Joe Shekarchi and former CVS executive Helena Foulkes have announced that they won’t run, the floodgates are beginning to open with potential candidates who suddenly see the race as winnable.

Video shows coyote pup rescue as officials free animal from plastic container: ‘It took a village’

A resident first spotted the pup on Sunday “desperately trying” to remove the plastic from its head, according to a Facebook post from Newhouse Wildlife Rescue.

Sports

chad finn

It was always complicated between Marcus Smart and the Celtics fan base

As he leaves Boston, there are mixed feelings about a player whose desperate desire to win was sometimes impeded by his exaggerated faith in his own skills.
Red Sox at Twins | 1:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 76: Red Sox at Twins lineups and notes

Justin Garza is expected to serve as the opener as the Sox close out their series in Minnesota with a matinee Thursday.
celtics

Kristaps Porzingis is more than a catch-and-shoot big man. Here’s what to know about the newest Celtic.

The Latvian-born Porzingis flew onto the scene with the Knicks in 2015 but had the best year of his career with the Wizards last season.
NBA

NBA mock draft: Gary Washburn predicts Celtics will take Ohio State forward at No. 25
NBA DRAFT

Your guide to the 2023 NBA Draft: After a seismic trade, Celtics back in first round on Thursday night
Celtics

The Celtics now hold the 25th pick in tonight’s NBA Draft. What have they done in the past at that spot?

Business

shirley leung

On Pride Month, Corporate America keeps getting it wrong

Companies like Target and Starbucks will do anything ― including jettisoning their values ― to make bad headlines go away and calm investors worried about principled stances eating into profits.

Weekly US applications for unemployment aid remain elevated

In Massachusetts, about 1,773 individuals filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, up 81 from the week prior, according to the Labor Department.
RHODE MAP

R.I.-based Bally’s is involved in a Las Vegas baseball stadium mega-deal
BLOCK ISLAND

Ballard’s Beach Resort owner makes changes after last year’s Block Island Ferry brawls: ‘no excuses here’
magazine
Your Summer Beach Bag

10 of the best ice cream treats to try this summer around Boston

MISS CONDUCT

How to handle people who don’t wait their turn
PERSPECTIVE

Three ways to improve high school education from a Mass. Teacher of the Year
COOKING

Recipes: Thick-cut pork chops with mojo sauce, and more Milk Street favorites

metro

A coyote pup was rescued Tuesday in Tewksbury after his head got stuck in a plastic container.

One year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, N.H. abortion providers say they feel the effects

R.I.-based Bally’s is involved in a Las Vegas baseball stadium mega-deal

sports

R.I.-based Bally’s is involved in a Las Vegas baseball stadium mega-deal

It’s not as easy now for the Patriots to deflect off-field trouble such as the Jack Jones case

The Celtics had a midnight deadline to land Kristaps Porzingis. In a stunning shift, they dealt Marcus Smart away to make it happen.

business

Encore casino workers vote to authorize a strike

R.I. sues solar company for unfair, deceptive trade practices

Amid close-calls, air-traffic controllers to receive new training

politics

India’s Modi is getting a state visit with Biden, but the glitz is shadowed by human rights concerns

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

In N.H., Christie lashes out at Trump and preaches to the choir

Nation

Tornadoes tear through northwest Texas town, killing 4 people and causing widespread damage

A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions

Judge to weigh suspending Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation ban on abortion pills

World

Pope short of breath, says he’s still feeling effects of anesthesia two weeks after surgery

Moscow court rules US journalist Evan Gershkovich must stay in detention until late August

Cooking gas explosion kills 31 people at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China

opinion

If I disagree with my liberal tribe, does that make me a conservative?

Why you should visit Boston’s ‘murder triangle’

UMass Boston, ahead of the leadership curve

lifestyle

After a good start, she ghosted me

Jennifer Lawrence’s new co-star took a leave from Harvard to film ‘No Hard Feelings’

Ah, those opportunity costs

food & dining

US approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat

Tracing the legend of the R.I. ‘pastry queen’ who baked her way to freedom

Wisconsin lawmakers poised to approve liquor law overhaul

travel

Movies in the park, beaches, rooftop bars, and more of Christopher Muther’s favorite Boston summertime things

My brother died. Can I get a refund for my airline tickets?

When she’s not expanding her movie studio space, she’s expanding her horizons

Arts

In ‘Trembling Earth’ at the Clark, Munch’s prescient view of nature in peril

Top that — history of hats at William Hickling Prescott House

At the MFA, hearing more than just wedding bells

Books

In ‘Rocky Mountain High,’ Finn Murphy’s brief stint in the Wild West of the cannabis industry yields no riches except stories

Jane Smiley’s essay collection ‘The Questions that Matter Most’ features the writer’s constant pursuit of self-education

Victor Luckerson on reading as a bridge in a long-distance relationship

Movies

‘Blue Jean’: Don’t say gay in Thatcher-era English drama

Writers strike interrupts filming of Netflix show ‘The Perfect Couple’ on Cape Cod

Jennifer Lawrence’s new co-star took a leave from Harvard to film ‘No Hard Feelings’

Television

There’s still time to catch up on ‘Dark Winds’ before season 2 arrives

How Ayo Edebiri, a shy, serious kid from Dorchester, became a breakout star on ‘The Bear’

Writers strike interrupts filming of Netflix show ‘The Perfect Couple’ on Cape Cod

music

With ‘Heaven Stood Still,’ Willy DeVille isn’t being overlooked any longer

Brother Cleve’s vast vinyl collection has found a new home — and some of it could end up in yours

The Cure reward fans with a career-spanning set that’s almost like heaven

Theater/Dance

A spirited — and pointed — ‘As You Like It’

In ‘The Gaaga,’ Putin and his cronies are held to account, but it’s only a fantasy

The new New Rep raises the curtain on ‘The Normal Heart’

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

Longtime AP State Department reporter George Gedda dies at 82

Owen Gingerich, Harvard astronomer who bridged science and spirituality, dies at 93

The Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, defender of church-state divide, dies at 81