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Carly Medeiros was reflected in her bedroom mirror as she posed for a portrait at home.

Police say detective was involved in tawdry love triangle with informant and alleged drug trafficker

The story about an alleged drug trafficker, a detective, and a woman caught in the middle, seemed outlandish. Now, though, New Bedford police are acknowledging the claims have merit.

Globe Magazine: An alleged drug trafficker, a detective trying to take him down, and the woman caught in the middle

After an evening of nonstop trades, Celtics come away from NBA Draft with Arkansas wing Jordan Walsh and four future picks
A busy week stayed busy for Brad Stevens, who spent much of Thursday evening on the phone.

Inside what went down after Marcus Smart learned he was being traded On Basketball: Kristaps Porzingis could level up the offense for Celtics

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens.

After wild draft night, Brad Stevens reflects on latest offseason moves

President of basketball operations Brad Stevens met with the media at the Auerbach Center at about 2 a.m. Friday morning to discuss the recent moves including the Kristaps Porzingis trade, Jordan Walsh pick, and other offseason matters. Here are the highlights.

Your Summer Beach Bag

The best New England beaches for kids, foodies, accessibility and more
Whether you’re a surfer, foodie, or dog lover, the region offers a beach to suit your needs.

10 great New England beach reads, from old standbys to new classics

My essential Boston summer playlist from the ‘70s to the ‘90s

Greg Grady works on a design for a sand sculpting competition.

Six tips for building great beach sandcastles, from a pro sand sculptor

With the fate of those on Titanic-bound submersible known, focus turns to cause of fatal implosion

The search for a missing Titanic-bound submersible in the North Atlantic has become an investigation and salvage mission that will take an indefinite amount of time.

Navy sensors heard implosion of Titan, officials say

LIVE UPDATES

Following a national trend, Mass. got a little bit grayer in 2022
The three oldest states in the US were found in New England.

Salvatore Del Deo, painter and cofounder of the famous Ciro & Sal's, in his Provincetown art studio.

A 94-year-old artist is ordered to leave Provincetown dune shack after 77 years

Despite protests and petitions, the National Park Service has told Salvatore Del Deo that an occupancy arrangement he's had since 1946 is no longer valid and he must vacate it.

‘The real story of Nathan Carman may never be told,’ lawyer says at funeral

About two dozen people, including Carman’s lawyers and a handful of journalists attended his funeral Mass in Waterbury, Conn., on Thursday.

DCF takes custody of four children found in South Boston residence, agency says

Four children are now in the custody of the Department of Children and Families after first responders rushed to a South Boston apartment last Saturday and found a person deceased on the floor from unknown causes, officials said Thursday.

Chris Christie eats breakfast with his wife, Mary Pat Christie, at the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester, N.H., on Thursday, June 22, 2023, while campaigning for the GOP presidential nomination.

Criticism of Trump, now on the menu at N.H. campaign stop

At the iconic Red Arrow Diner in Manchester, Chris Christie and Asa Hutchinson serve up reasons for Republicans to ditch their 2024 front runner.

The Patriots made Bryce Baringer the first punter selected in this year's NFL Draft.

New Patriots punter Bryce Baringer’s prize is his journey — and carrying on the legacy of his friend

Baringer is trying to keep a level head now that he’s in the NFL. His motto has helped him persevere through tough times, but will also keep him grounded during the good times.

Jennifer Lawrence and Andrew Barth Feldman in Columbia Pictures’ "No Hard Feelings."

Odie Henderson Review | ★★★

‘No Hard Feelings’: Jennifer Lawrence balances raunchy humor with heart

She plays an Uber driver who answers an ad from helicopter parents who want their 19-year old son deflowered before he heads off to college.

Opinion

Like the rest of the state, the dramatic surge in housing prices on the Cape has been the result of a variety of factors, including a lack of supply and a fierce resistance to development. But there’s one additional culprit on the Cape: the proliferation of short-term rentals and the rise of companies like Airbnb.

The sharks threatening Cape Cod don’t have fins

Large companies that buy up homes to offer as short-term vacation rentals are driving up prices and making it hard for year-round residents and workers to stay.

Arthur Caplan, Michael Pourfar, and Alon Y. Mogilner

Should we fear or encourage mind control?

Rachelle G. Cohen

All that is right with South Africa — and all that is wrong

IDEAS | CARLOS VILLAMIZAR

Then as now, hunger in the streets of my Venezuela

IDEAS | THOWAIBA MAKKI

The red sky in Sudan

Pride Month

“Limited edition Black,” 2023, Boston, by Golden & February Spikener for “REPRISE.”

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

In the “Slumber Party” episode of "Drag Me to Dinner," queens Kim Chi (left) and Naomi Smalls (right) battle Heidi N Closet and Jaida Essence Hall. Neil Patrick Harris, Bianca Del Rio, Haneefah Wood, and David Burtka star; Murray Hill hosts.

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

Marchers gathered for the start of the Boston Pride parade.

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

Newport Pride founders Sean O'Connor, left, and Daniel Cano Restrepo, right, in front of the recently opened Newport Pride Center on Spring Street in Newport.

Cultivating community: Newport Pride founders open city’s first Pride Center

More recent News

FBI raided Fitchburg home of one-time congressional candidate, former state senator Dean Tran
The search comes as the Republican former lawmaker faces six charges in a separate related to a 2019 incident in which he allegedly stole a gun from an elderly constituent and misled investigators about what happened.

Crisis pregnancy center accused of failing to care for Worcester woman who was later forced to have emergency abortion
Clearway Clinic is being sued after it allegedly gave a Worcester woman an incorrect diagnosis that forced her to have an emergency abortion weeks later.

Interstate 95 is set to reopen less than two weeks after deadly collapse in Philadelphia
Interstate 95 was set to reopen to traffic Friday less than two weeks after a deadly collapse in Philadelphia shut down a heavily traveled stretch of the East Coast’s main north-south highway.

Ex-Fall River police officer sentenced to at least 18 months prison for assaulting man, filing false reports

Michael Pessoa was sentenced Thursday to one and a half to three years in state prison, and an additional year of probation, the Bristol district attorney’s office said in a statement.

The Kings’ newlywed home in South End recognized with state marker
An official marker honoring the civil rights leaders was unveiled Thursday at 396 Northampton St.

N.H. woman arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting children at Tyngsborough daycare
Lindsay Groves, 38 of Hudson, N.H., who worked at Creative Minds daycare, allegedly took nude images of children and sent the photos to an individual with whom she was previously in an intimate relationship, prosecutors said Thursday.

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.

Recommended reads

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the State House last year after marching to Copley Plaza and back in response to the US Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Abortion funders shouldering unprecedented requests as prices skyrocket

Many requests come from Massachusetts, where inflation has made health care increasingly unaffordable.

More than 2,300 people in Mass. died of an overdose in 2022, the highest number ever
State plans more spending, novel initiatives, and a look at overdose prevention sites in an effort to curb the rise in deaths.

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.

Movies in the park, beaches, rooftop bars, and more of Christopher Muther’s favorite Boston summertime things
Can someone please explain the fascination with getting out of Boston for the summer? There is so much here to love this time of year.

Culture & Lifestyle

Edvard Munch, "Separation," 1896, oil on canvas.

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

Don Was, the namesake of WasFest, curated the weekend-long music series at the Boch Center.

At Boch Center’s eclectic WasFest, whatever happens, happens

Michael Maso, the founding managing director of the Huntington, is retiring at the end of the month after four decades at the theater.

The Huntington’s Michael Maso exits the stage

Willy DeVille in New York City, March 1977.

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

Special Projects

Main marathon 10th anniversary gif

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

The John Adams Courthouse is home to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court.

Court leaves no room for racism or bias in judicial system

Middlebury College, as seen in 2013 from the chapel,

Hypocrisy at Middlebury College

FBI and Boston Police bomb squads members walk along Boylston Street near the marathon finish line on April 17, 2023.

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

Boston's office vacancy rate is painful but still below 20 percent, and downtown foot traffic has surpassed 50 percent of its volume before COVID-19 struck.

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

Registered nurse Rachel Fournier passed through a hallway at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton in July 2022.

Critical nurse shortage draws a range of prescriptions, diagnoses

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

Metro

Section of Green Line B branch will close for 12 days in July to replace track, make repairs

A portion of the line will shut down for 12 days in July so crews can “fully replace” over 2,000 feet of track at the Packard’s Corner stop where a train derailed June 12, the T said Thursday.

NH’s first ban on food waste becomes law in win for composting

The measure will require those who generate over a ton of food waste per week to keep it out of a landfill, if there is a facility within 20 miles.

COMMENTARY | VIMALA PHONGSAVANH

Although reproductive rights are protected in Rhode Island, there’s a lot to do where abortion access is not assured

On the anniversary of the US Supreme Court decision striking down the right to an abortion, we must work to ensure a future where reproductive freedom is no longer in jeopardy.

On tour, Natalie Merchant finds her fans singing along to new songs, original hits

The multi-platinum singer-songwriter who once fronted alt-rock band 10,000 Maniacs will perform Wednesday in Providence with the Rhode Island Philharmonic.

Sports

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens.

After wild draft night, Brad Stevens reflects on latest offseason moves

President of basketball operations Brad Stevens met with the media at the Auerbach Center at about 2 a.m. Friday morning to discuss the recent moves including the Kristaps Porzingis trade, Jordan Walsh pick, and other offseason matters. Here are the highlights.

The Patriots made Bryce Baringer the first punter selected in this year's NFL Draft.

New Patriots punter Bryce Baringer’s prize is his journey — and carrying on the legacy of his friend

Baringer is trying to keep a level head now that he’s in the NFL. His motto has helped him persevere through tough times, but will also keep him grounded during the good times.

Kawhi Leonard, who turns 32 next week, had a meniscus tear in his knee, although his surgically repaired ACL was intact.

Kawhi Leonard had clean up procedure on right knee, is ‘100 percent’ expected to be ready for training camp

Kawhi Leonard had a clean up procedure on his right knee in early June and is expected to be ready for the start of Los Angeles Clippers’ training camp in late September.

There was no surprise at No. 1, but plenty afterward: How the 2023 NBA Draft unfolded

After an evening of nonstop trades, Celtics come away from NBA Draft with Arkansas wing Jordan Walsh and four future picks

WNBA: Connecticut Sun 89, Minnesota Lynx 68

Tiffany Hayes delivers from deep to lead Connecticut Sun to WNBA road win over the Minnesota Lynx

Business

Interstate 95 is set to reopen less than two weeks after deadly collapse in Philadelphia

Interstate 95 was set to reopen to traffic Friday less than two weeks after a deadly collapse in Philadelphia shut down a heavily traveled stretch of the East Coast’s main north-south highway.

Bankrupt Bed Bath & Beyond accepts bid from Overstock

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

3M to pay up to $12.5 billion to settle forever-chemicals lawsuits

Fed’s Powell reinforces likelihood of more rate hikes because of persistently high inflation

magazine

Taiyaki Ice Cream cones from Taiyaki NYC.

Your Summer Beach Bag

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

How to handle people who don’t wait their turn

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

Thick-cut pork chops with Cuban-style mojo.

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

metro

Chris Christie eats breakfast with his wife, Mary Pat Christie, at the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester, N.H., on Thursday, June 22, 2023, while campaigning for the GOP presidential nomination.

Criticism of Trump, now on the menu at N.H. campaign stop

Police say detective was involved in tawdry love triangle with informant and alleged drug trafficker

Five passengers believed dead after missing submersible imploded near remains of Titanic

sports

Shane McClanahan gave up two runs, four hits, and two walks in a 66-pitch outing.

MLB-best Rays lose ace Shane McClanahan to back injury, and game to lowly Royals

Former scouts bring class-action suit against Major League Baseball, alleging age discrimination

Lee-Anne Pace, 42, with only one win on the LPGA Tour, takes a one-shot lead at KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

business

Construction at Ford's BlueOval City in Stanton, Tenn., in March. Ford says its new assembly plant being built in western Tennessee will be able to build up to 500,000 electric pickup trucks per year at full production.

Ford’s battery joint venture to get $9.2 billion government loan

Microsoft, regulators tangle in court over fate of $69 billion deal that could reshape video gaming

Lean green flying machines take wing in Paris, heralding transport revolution

politics

Kari Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, March 4, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md.

Arizona Republican election official sues Kari Lake for defamation

Biden and Modi cheer booming economic ties in visit that also reckoned with India’s record on rights

Biden hails US-India ties, fetes Modi

Nation

It's impossible to know exactly when the Titan's five travelers, who disappeared Sunday while descending to see the wreckage of the Titanic, would have lost the ability to breathe.

What it feels like to run out of oxygen

Interstate 95 set to reopen less than two weeks after deadly collapse in Philadelphia

IRS whistleblower says Justice Department slowed, stifled Hunter Biden case

World

Firefighters investigate an explosion site at a school in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 23.

Exploding fire extinguisher kills student and injures 5 during Bangkok high school fire drill

Flooding displaces tens of thousands and kills 1 as heavy monsoon rains batter Indian villages

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

opinion

President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland in 2022.

Republicans make conspiracy theories their go-to explanation

The scandal at the Harvard morgue is not a reason for more government

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

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

Kelly Dirstine (left) and David S. Novak (right) of Cambridge Health Alliance’s Zinberg Clinic receive a food delivery from Food For Free.

Food bank, health clinic team again post-pandemic

When in Dorchester ... eat at Via Cannuccia

Gillette Stadium to open new beer hall in field-level space

travel

Hammonasset Beach State Park in Connecticut.

The best New England beaches for kids, foodies, accessibility and more

A 94-year-old artist is ordered to leave Provincetown dune shack after 77 years

Boston cream pie: A love letter to our official state dessert

Arts

Edvard Munch, "Separation," 1896, oil on canvas.

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

10 great New England beach reads, from old standbys to new classics

Adrienne Brodeur’s debut novel ‘Little Monsters’ explores the unraveling of a family and its secrets on the Cape

Mike Curato, author of ‘Flamer,’ one of the country’s most challenged books, on the ultimate cost of book bans

Movies

Robert Mitchum, who starred in the 1973 film "The Friends of Eddie Coyle," directed by Peter Yates.

‘Gloomy, grimy, gritty’: Classic Boston crime movie ‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle’ turns 50

‘No Hard Feelings’: Jennifer Lawrence balances raunchy humor with heart

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

Television

Talitha Wing and Robert Carlyle in the Hulu series "The Full Monty."

I’m a TV critic all the time, an outlier some of the time

Will full-season release of ‘The Bear’ lead to overconsumption?

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

music

Singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant will perform in Providence on June 28, backed by the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra.

On tour, Natalie Merchant finds her fans singing along to new songs, original hits

My essential Boston summer playlist from the ‘70s to the ‘90s

Lloyd Cole is blending songcraft with electronics to make a different kind of commotion

Theater/Dance

Michael Maso, the founding managing director of the Huntington, is retiring at the end of the month after four decades at the theater.

The Huntington’s Michael Maso exits the stage

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

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

Members of the Mars Exploration Rover Project, Dr. Naderi (left) with Jennifer Trosper and Ray Arvidson, conducted a news conference on the progress of the rovers in 2004.

Firouz Naderi, NASA scientist who led Mars missions, dies at 77

Haim Roet, who kept Holocaust victims’ names alive, dies at 90

Longtime AP State Department reporter George Gedda dies at 82