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Boston College student charged with stealing more than $45,000 worth of merchandise at Saks Fifth Avenue

Two employees confronted Justin Smith and brought him to the security room at the store. He was carrying 13 handbags and a pair of sunglasses, according to a police report.

Colin Albert, a key witness, aggressively cross-examined in murder trial of Karen Read

Albert, the 20-year-old nephew of the couple who owned the home where O’Keefe’s body was found on the front lawn, spoke at the trial on Wednesday.

How Thursday's testimony unfolded

After campus turmoil over pro-Palestinian encampment, a time for Israeli celebration at MIT
“We’re not here to antagonize anybody, that’s not our thing,” said Talia Khan, an MIT graduate student and president of the university’s Israel Alliance. “We just want to spread peace, joy, and love with the community.”

At least 15 arrested at UC Berkeley after police order protesters to disperse

Israel will respond to genocide charges at UN court after South Africa urgently requests cease-fire

Michael Cohen testified about his criminal history and past lies under cross-examination. Here’s what happened.

Defense lawyers pressed the former attorney on his criminal history and past lies as they worked to convince jurors not to believe the star witness’ pivotal testimony.

House Republicans ditch their day jobs to stand with Trump, while legislating languishes

Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power to 850,000 homes and businesses
The storm system moved through swiftly, but flood watches and warnings remained for Houston and areas to the east. Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for large swaths of Louisiana

Quincy-based billionaire honors UMass Dartmouth grads with $1,000 each at commencement

James Herling paused while recalling the moment he realized the shooter was his brother-in-law, Robert Card.

‘His brain was hijacked’: In emotional hearing, family members of Maine mass shooter apologize

They battled back tears as they described their feelings of guilt and anguish over the Lewiston shooting.

Cape Cod Hospital to pay $24.4 million following DOJ investigation into Medicare billing practices
Cape Cod Hospital will pay nearly $24.4 million to resolve a federal lawsuit and investigation into the Hyannis hospital’s failure to comply with certain Medicare billing requirements.

Money, Power, Inequality

High speed internet can be expensive. Do towns in Western Massachusetts hold the secret to sustainable, affordable connectivity?
With larger providers having little economic incentive to upgrade internet infrastructure, some Western Massachusetts towns created their own municipal broadband networks, treating high speed internet as a public utility.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu delivered a speech on Thursday during the "From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience" summit organized by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu takes the international stage at Vatican climate conference

Wu, the only American mayor to attend a multi-day climate conference, delivered her remarks during a whirlwind trip.

Healey — currently in Italy — discloses she traveled to New York, New Mexico last month

A jogger passed a sign supporting efforts to name a new middle school after abolitionist Ellen Garrison. Thus far, the School Committee has resisted calls from the community to rename the school, set to open next February.

Concord residents want to name new middle school after Black abolitionist Ellen Garrison. The School Committee disagrees.

Despite a groundswell of Concord support, the School Committee has resisted calls from the community to rename the state-of-the-art middle school for Garrison.

From opinion: Will a Black pioneer be honored?

Garrett Cooper hits a two-run double in front of the Rays' Ben Rortvedt during the fifth inning.

Rays 7, Red Sox 5

Kenley Jansen, Red Sox can’t hold off Rays in ninth inning

It was Boston's ninth loss in 14 games. The Red Sox dropped their home record to 10-13 this season.

The big red flag: alcohol

He does not know how to tolerate his drinking.

A view of South Street in Pittsfield.

This Mass. city is one of the best places to retire, according to Forbes

Hint: It’s the place where author Herman Melville wrote “Moby Dick.” It’s where the first intercollegiate baseball game was played in 1859. And it’s the hometown of actress Elizabeth Banks.

MATTHEW GILBERT | 'SNL' SHOWDOWN

Globe readers voted Kate McKinnon as the best "SNL" cast member of all time.

Kate McKinnon wins our best ‘SNL’ cast member bracket

Who’s the best "Saturday Night Live" cast member of the past five decades? We asked readers to decide.

Here’s how readers voted in each round

Kate McKinnon (left) portrays Hillary Rodham Clinton — one of her many political impressions — while Clinton herself plays a bartender in a "Saturday Night Live" sketch in 2016.

As a political satirist, Kate McKinnon made her biggest impression

Her portrayals of Jeff Sessions, Lindsey Graham, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, Rudy Giuliani, and so many more likely played a big role in voters choosing her as the best "SNL" cast member in the show's history.

Opinion

NYU students and anti-Israel protesters gathered in Washington Square Park in New York City on April 23.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

‘Safetyism’ has made colleges less safe

If students hadn’t been so insulated from uncomfortable speech on campus, would they have developed such simplistic views of the Middle East?

MARCELA GARCÍA

Concord’s school-naming controversy: Will a Black pioneer be honored?

A brush with political death could make Mike Johnson a better speaker

IDEAS | DANIEL CONROY-BEAM

How the incels warped my research

The future of marriage equality

AAPI Heritage Month

Anne Nishimura Morse, the William and Helen Pounds Senior Curator of Japanese Art, sits for a portrait in one of the newly renovated galleries at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

MFA reopens its Arts of Japan galleries after six years of closure

Amy Tan, pictured here in a park near Harvard Square, was recently in Cambridge on a book tour for her latest work, "The Backyard Bird Chronicles."

Amy Tan reflects on her new nonfiction book. ‘Birds were fun ... fiction writing is torment.’

The oxtail pho with bone marrow at Le Madeline in Quincy.

Eight restaurants to eat at for AAPI Heritage Month

Jeannie Salomon speaking at the Cultural Society for Entrepreneurship, Bilingualism, Resources and Inspirations' May 4 AAPI Heritage Month Celebration.

COMMENTARY | JEANNIE SALOMON

This AAPI Heritage Month, it’s time to get serious about teaching AAPI history in Rhode Island

More recent News

SJC to consider making Harmony Montgomery custody hearing records public, says journalist seeking the documents
“The public needs to know that happened here,” longtime investigative reporter Bill Lichtenstein of LCMedia Productions said in an interview.

Three New Bedford men charged in drug-related Maine shooting, authorities say
Joshua “Mac” Estrada, 19, Yancarlos “Glizzy” Abrante, 20, and Jason “Ouda” Johnson-Rivera, 18, are each charged with conspiracy to distribute and posses with intent to distribute cocaine and perpetrating a drive-by shooting that occurred in February in Saco, the US Attorney's office for Maine said Thursday.

Steward outlines plan to offload hospitals in legal filing
If Judge Christopher Lopez approves the company’s motion, bids for Steward’s Massachusetts hospitals would be due June 24 and sale hearings would be held July 2.

After storms washed away the old boardwalk in Sandwich, a new, more resilient one to open this summer
Residents are ready to return to their beloved boardwalk.

Two teen murderers, from Essex and Plymouth counties, seek parole from state board

After holding a pair of hearings on Thursday, the Massachusetts Parole Board is weighing whether to release two convicted murderers who were teens when they killed, in one case, his entire family, and are serving life sentences.

Family says 16-year-old killed at Northborough house party was ‘a quiet person’ with many friends
Ygor Correia, 16, was born in Brazil and attended Milford High School, where he was a sophomore, according to an obituary.

Recommended reads

Marcia Hams (left) and Susan Shepherd were the first same-sex couple to apply for a marriage license in Massachusetts in 2004.

Mass. couples reflect on 20 years of same-sex marriage: ‘We don’t have to feel like we’re in the shadows’

Marriage guaranteed something completely revolutionary: the same rights heterosexual couples had under the law.

These were the most popular baby names in Mass. and nationwide in 2023
Sorry, Roberts and Marys. The days of your names reigning supreme are long gone.

Globe Magazine

To meet people in her new town, she wanted to start a book club. She got 200 replies.
After moving to Newburyport, Kim Black posted a note on Facebook to see if anyone was interested in forming a book club. The response was overwhelming.

‘It looks really optimistic’: Boston tourist attractions anticipate strong 2024 summer season
Meet Boston, the city’s visitors bureau, anticipates nearly 2.6 million international visitors in 2024, right behind the prepandemic visitor level of close to 2.7 million people.

Culture & Lifestyle

The cover of "Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968."

Lenny Kaye and friends to celebrate the garage rock treasures he unearthed for ‘Nuggets’

This image released by Focus Features shows Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in a scene from "Back to Black."

‘Back to Black’ star Marisa Abela on telling Amy Winehouse’s story ‘authentically’ through her music

Musician David Byrne, left, speaks during a "Sing for Science" podcast interview taped live at the Museum of Science on May 9.

Live from the Museum of Science: It’s David Byrne ... talking about eels

Jennifer Mogbock, portraying the title character in "Toni Stone," rehearses a scene from Lydia R. Diamond's play about the first Black woman to play professional baseball.

With ‘Toni Stone,’ Lydia R. Diamond tips her cap to a baseball trailblazer

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

stuart landing page illustration

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Karen Read arrived for court with her defense team attorneys at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham on May 13.

Karen Read trial: How the bland and mundane morphed into the dark and dangerous

Shelby Hewitt in a photo taken circa 2022.

How did DCF fail to notice their social worker was attending high school?

Mary Bonauto, pictured in November 2004, represented seven couples in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, the lawsuit that led to the landmark decision that made Massachusetts the first state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage.

The lawyer who led the case for marriage equality in Massachusetts

A cynical Washington Post tells Biden: Nothing matters more than beating Trump

Stephen Miller, who shaped former president Donald Trump's immigration policies, joined Senator Mike Lee of Utah, left, Representative Chip Roy of Texas, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, as they talked to reporters about requiring American citizenship to vote in national elections, as they introduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, in Washington, D.C., on May 8.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Noncitizen voting is already illegal in federal elections. Here’s why Republicans are still pushing the issue.

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Taunton man, 66, who has possible dementia, reported missing, police say

Police are looking for Thomas Cassidy who was last seen at 72 Church Green around 1:45 pm. Thursday, police said.

Three New Bedford men charged in drug-related Maine shooting, authorities say

Joshua “Mac” Estrada, 19, Yancarlos “Glizzy” Abrante, 20, and Jason “Ouda” Johnson-Rivera, 18, are each charged with conspiracy to distribute and posses with intent to distribute cocaine and perpetrating a drive-by shooting that occurred in February in Saco, the US Attorney's office for Maine said Thursday.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu takes the international stage at Vatican climate conference

Wu, the only American mayor to attend a multi-day climate conference, delivered her remarks during a whirlwind trip.

After campus turmoil over pro-Palestinian encampment, a time for Israeli celebration at MIT

“We’re not here to antagonize anybody, that’s not our thing,” said Talia Khan, an MIT graduate student and president of the university’s Israel Alliance. “We just want to spread peace, joy, and love with the community.”

Sports

Red Sox manager Alex Cora made his point with umpire Alex Tosi after the Rays had an illegal mound visit in the ninth inning.

Objection, sustained: Red Sox manager Alex Cora challenges Rays’ rules violation on mound visits, forcing visitors to change pitchers

Rays were forced to remove their pitcher, Jason Adam, for Erasmo Ramirez, who got the game-ending groundout that pinned the Red Sox with a 7-5 loss.

Jayson Tatum and the Celtics hope 2024 is the year they can win the NBA title.

The Celtics are moving on. See the dates for the Eastern Conference finals.

Boston, by virtue of earning the No. 1 seed with a 64-18 regular-season record, has ensured it will have home-court advantage throughout the postseason.

Anthony Edwards lets the home fans in Minneapolis know that his Timberwolves' series with the Nuggets will go to a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday night.

TIMBERWOLVES 115, NUGGETS 70

Timberwolves slam Nuggets by 45 points, force Game 7 against defending champions

Jamal Murray struggled again with just 10 points on 4-for-18 shooting for the Nuggets, whose bench was outscored, 36-9 — and seven of those points came in the final five minutes.

Softball roundup: Priya Bedard (4 hits, 2-run HR) backstops Medway to Tri-Valley triumph over Norwood

Rays 7, Red Sox 5

Kenley Jansen, Red Sox can’t hold off Rays in ninth inning

Business

UAW’s push to unionize factories in South faces latest test in vote at 2 Mercedes plants in Alabama

The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to unionize auto plants in the historically nonunion South when a vote ends at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

J. Jill approves first quarterly dividend

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Supreme Court rejects challenge to consumer watchdog’s funding

Cape Cod Hospital to pay $24.4 million following DOJ investigation into Medicare billing practices

magazine

My spouse racked up over $2,000 in parking tickets at work. It’s a problem.

Whose order should a restaurant server take first?

Marcia Kadish (left) and Tanya McCloskey celebrate after being married on May 17, 2004.

Marcia Kadish recalls the day she made same-sex marriage history in Cambridge

Harissa Potato Salad With Mint and Lemon

Harissa potato salad and other bold takes on standard picnic sides

metro

Harmony Montgomery.

SJC to consider making Harmony Montgomery custody hearing records public, says journalist seeking the documents

‘His brain was hijacked’: In emotional hearing, family members of Maine mass shooter apologize

Colin Albert, a key witness, aggressively cross-examined in murder trial of Karen Read

sports

Chris Kreider (second from right) poured in three third-period goals to keep his Rangers from surrendering what had been a 3-0 series lead on the Hurricanes.

Four-goal third period saves Rangers from a Game 7, as New York ousts Hurricanes at last

Baseball roundup: Matt Cooke, Kyle Cummings carry Tewksbury to Division 3 tournament-qualifying win

Boys’ volleyball roundup: No. 3 Newton North caps impressive week by knocking off No. 2 Natick in a Bay State Conference clash of titans

business

President Biden greeted United Steelworkers vice president Roxanne Brown on Thursday before announcing increased tariffs to promote US investments and jobs.

Biden seeks to bolster solar manufacturers with tax and trade moves

Steward outlines plan to offload hospitals in legal filing

Charts: R.I. has second slowest rate of housing growth in the US

politics

Chinese migrants wait to be processed after crossing the border with Mexico Wednesday, May 8, 2024, near Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif. San Diego became the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in April, according to U.S. figures, the fifth region to hold that title in two years in a sign of how quickly migration routes are changing. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

New immigration court docket aims to speed up removals of newly arrived migrants

GOP advances Garland contempt charges after White House exerts executive privilege over Biden audio

House votes to require delivery of bombs to Israel in GOP-led rebuke of Biden policies

Nation

A photo is held of slain airman Roger Fortson during a news conference describing details of the airman's death, May 16, in Stonecrest, Ga.

Funeral set for Roger Fortson, the Black US Air Force member killed in his home by Florida deputy

Man convicted of attacking ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer is to be sentenced

Trump will campaign in Minnesota after attending his son Barron’s graduation

World

Pilgrims walk around a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary near the church of St. James in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Vatican updates norms to authenticate visions of Mary, weeping statues, and stigmata

Israel will respond to genocide charges at UN court after South Africa urgently requests cease-fire

Israel says it will send more troops to Rafah, defying international pressure

opinion

Stormy Daniels testified on the witness stand above promotional images for one of her shows in Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, May 9, 2024.

Who are the ‘courageous women’ now?

Health care in Massachusetts is in need of reform

How did DCF fail to notice their social worker was attending high school?

lifestyle

The big red flag: alcohol

These were the most popular baby names in Mass. and nationwide in 2023

Bumble ran billboard ads that sneered at celibacy as an alternative to dating. Then it backtracked and apologized.

food & dining

The Simple Dog with EBO caviar served at The Quiet Few in East Boston.

Small Victories serves empanadas and caviar in Southie; Althea opens in Central Square

Michelle T. King’s ‘Chop Fry Watch Learn’ remembers Fu Pei-mei, the woman who brought Chinese food to TV — and the world

Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chili consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says

travel

The Lincoln hotel opened recently in a downtown 19th-century textile mill building in Biddeford, Maine, another signal that the city is on the rise.

Biddeford — and ‘Maine’s Youngest Downtown’ — is worth a visit

Summer in the Berkshires, skyscrapers made of Legos, and a new dog tracker

Isaac Powell — the lead in the ART’s ‘Gatsby’ — is excited for a summer in Boston

Arts

Suffragist Caroline Wellington memorialized in bronze in LexSeeHer's "Something Is Being Done" monument.

In Lexington, unveiling a monument to women who shaped history

Museum of Science to unveil major renovation in mid-2026

Magician Asi Wind is up to some new tricks

Books

Zoë Schlanger

In ‘The Light Eaters,’ Zoë Schlanger digs into the world of botany

Michelle T. King’s ‘Chop Fry Watch Learn’ remembers Fu Pei-mei, the woman who brought Chinese food to TV — and the world

To meet people in her new town, she wanted to start a book club. She got 200 replies.

Movies

This image released by Focus Features shows Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in a scene from "Back to Black."

‘Back to Black’ star Marisa Abela on telling Amy Winehouse’s story ‘authentically’ through her music

Pamela Adlon’s ‘Babes’ is the pregnancy movie you didn’t know you needed

‘You can illuminate this darkness’: Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston returns

Television

Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski in the Patriots' schedule release video, which spoofed "Good Will Hunting,"

Julian Edelman, Rob Gronkowski, Ernie Adams feature in ‘Good Will Hunting’ Patriots parody

Kate McKinnon wins our best ‘SNL’ cast member bracket

As a political satirist, Kate McKinnon made her biggest impression

music

Lainey Wilson performs a medley during the 59th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on May 16, at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas.

Lainey Wilson wins big at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards, including the top honor

Five things to do around Boston, May 20-June 2

‘Back to Black’ star Marisa Abela on telling Amy Winehouse’s story ‘authentically’ through her music

Theater/Dance

Jennifer Mogbock, portraying the title character in "Toni Stone," rehearses a scene from Lydia R. Diamond's play about the first Black woman to play professional baseball.

With ‘Toni Stone,’ Lydia R. Diamond tips her cap to a baseball trailblazer

George Clooney to make his Broadway debut in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’

Boston Dance Theater reaches for the ‘Pinnacle’

Health

What we’re starting to learn about H5N1 in cows, and the risk to people

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

Obituaries

An undated photo of painter Katherine Porter provided by Katherine Porter, via LewAllen Galleries.

Katherine Porter, painter of intuitive expressionism, dies at 82

Cancer claims Iditarod champion Rick Mackey. His father and brother also won famed Alaska race

A.T. Ariyaratne, a hero in Sri Lanka for helping the poor, dies at 92