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GBH lays off 31 employees, suspends production of 3 TV shows

The job losses affected 13 departments and represented 4 percent of the workforce.
Read CEO Susan Goldberg’s letter to staff regarding layoffs at GBH

Witness testifies Karen Read ran in the dark to a mound of snow that turned out to be John O’Keefe’s body: ‘There he is’
As they turned onto Fairview Road, Kerry Roberts said Read shouted “there he is, there he is. let me the [expletive] out of this car” and began kicking the car door.

Podcast: How to catch up on the Karen Read trial

Boston’s housing market is through the roof. At least we’re not San Francisco.
In the first quarter of 2024, only four of the 30 largest metro areas in the US eclipsed Boston in terms of median sales price for single-family homes.

The typical house in Greater Boston now costs $950,000

Biden administration cancels an additional $7.7 billion in student loans

With the election months away, President Biden is lauding his administration’s achievements in delivering loan cancellation to nearly 4.8 million people through a mix of existing programs and new policies.

Flight from Boston makes emergency landing in Denver, raising more safety questions about Boeing 737

Trump email falsely says Biden was ‘locked & loaded’ to ‘take me out’ in Mar-a-Lago search

 Nikki Haley says she will vote for Trump

Four people taken to hospital after dog attack in Brighton, police say

American Airlines drops defense blaming 9-year-old girl for being secretly videotaped in airplane bathroom

Harvard’s governing board overrules faculty, bars 13 students who participated in pro-Palestinian encampment from receiving degrees

The Harvard Corporation rejects recommendation of faculty group allowing them to graduate Thursday.
Harvard faculty vote to allow 13 disciplined protesters to graduate
Game 1 | CELTICS 133, PACERS 128 (OT)

Christopher L. Gasper
The steady hand of the NBA’s best teammate, Jrue Holiday, was exactly what the Celtics needed in Game 1
“He’s the reason why we won this game,” Jaylen Brown said after Holiday’s heroics.

Chad Finn: You wanted a close game? You got one.

Traveling for Memorial Day weekend? These are the best and worst times to hit the road.

“We haven’t seen Memorial Day weekend travel numbers like these in almost 20 years,” said Paula Twidale, senior vice president of AAA Travel.

Police officer shoots man who allegedly attacked woman and tried to rob woman at knifepoint in Malden

Dominique Matthew Long, 31 or Malden, will be charged with armed robbery, assault and battery, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and intimidation of a witness.
DEVRA FIRST & SHIRLEY LEUNG

We tried 10 dim sum restaurants. The best is in Malden.

We ate hargow, shumai, and more at 10 different restaurants in the Boston area. Here’s what we learned.
A guide to classic dim sum dishes
Leisure

Golf is booming at 4 p.m. on Wednesdays? Hybrid work has a few perks.

“Courses are crazy profitable right now,” said a Stanford economics professor who found midweek golf has soared since people started working remotely.
Tell us: Have you ever played golf during work hours?
Weekend Forecast | Dave Epstein

Extended outlook: Memorial Day weekend is looking ‘pretty good’

If you're headed to the beach, you might want to steer clear on Monday.
Forecast: Hot conditions persist When temperatures spike, the risk of dying from stroke does, too
Beth Teitell

‘Microfeminism’ may be the most widespread movement you’ve never heard of. But what is it?

When a woman refuses to yield to an oncoming man on the sidewalk, makes the default pronoun for a doctor “she,” or asks a girl about her dreams, not her dolls, that’s microfeminism.

Is Josh Kraft mulling a run for mayor? Many Boston political insiders seem to think so.

Rumors are swirling that the younger son of billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is contemplating challenging Mayor Michelle Wu in 2025.
Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

New Boston vs. old Boston, in the Mayor Wu era

North End restaurant owners don’t see Boston as Mayor Michelle Wu’s city and Wu doesn’t see them as part of her city.
IDEAS | BART TOCCI

I got dumped by the unemployment office. Would they take me back?
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Katie Britt’s MOMS Act is dangerous, but not for the reasons you might think
SCOT LEHIGH

The misplaced notion that Donald Trump is a business whiz
Jeff Jacoby

Does Jane Fonda really require more honor?

AAPI Heritage Month

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

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

Eight restaurants to eat at for AAPI Heritage Month
COMMENTARY | JEANNIE SALOMON

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

More recent News

Hunter Biden’s tax trial set for September as judge agrees to delay, with gun trial still in June
President Biden’s son is still scheduled to stand trial beginning June 3 on federal gun charges in a separate case in Delaware.

Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says
News of the upside-down American flag sparked an uproar last week, including calls from high-ranking Democrats for Alito to recuse himself from cases related to former president Donald Trump.

RFK Jr.’s campaign says it is on the ballot in 15 states. Only 5 states agree.
Kennedy's ability to get on states' ballots is one of the most important questions of the 2024 election.

Patrick Mahomes comments on kicker Harrison Butker’s beliefs publicized in commencement speech
Mahomes said Wednesday that while he doesn’t agree with all kicker Harrison Butker's beliefs, the Chiefs quarterback respects his teammate’s right to make them be known.

Former athlete sues North Kingstown, alleging coach’s ‘naked fat tests’ violated students’ civil rights
A new lawsuit filed by a former North Kingstown student and his parents alleges negligence in allowing Aaron Thomas to conduct his naked fat tests.

Breeze Airways to double operations at T.F. Green, launch international flights out of R.I. by 2025.
The low-cost airline, which began flying out of T.F. Green three years ago, currently offers 132 weekly flights to 18 destinations. It serves more destinations than any other airline at T.F. Green.

Recommended reads

It’s been four years since the pandemic shutdowns. Riders in Boston are still waiting extra long for the train.

The lag represents a so-far unfulfilled promise by T General Manager Phillip Eng, who on his first day a little over a year ago vowed to “restore service for people.”

Ayo Edebiri talks competitiveness of Boston Latin and more in new Vanity Fair interview
"Look to your left and look to your right. Only one of you will be in the final graduating class," the Boston Latin alum told the outlet of her first day of school memories.

Despite high-profile losses, most towns passed their MBTA Communities plans this spring
At least 67 communities have approved zoning they think will meet the law’s requirements, and roughly 50 of those votes have come in the last couple of months. Still, the opposition movement is gaining some momentum.

‘Millionaires tax’ has already generated $1.8 billion this year for Massachusetts, blowing past projections
The estimated haul is already $800 million more than what Governor Maura Healey and state lawmakers planned to spend from its revenue in fiscal year 2024.

Culture & Lifestyle

Timothy Hyunsoo Lee maps out Greater Boston with ‘Our Family Portrait’

Ben Platt loves a salty-sweet snack combo and a well-timed cocktail in the air

After high-stakes, multiyear search, BSO names Nathan Cole new concertmaster

Hey, Garfield: Our film critic would like a word with you

Special Projects

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.

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

MARCELA GARCÍA

For a Concord small business, Haitian migrants get the job done
Elsa Pearson Sites

What to do when Medicare runs out of money
JEFF JACOBY

In Argentina, Milei’s exhilarating chainsaw revolution is underway

EDITORIAL

We ask too much of primary care doctors. 26.7 hours a day, to be exact.
EDITORIAL

Who you gonna call? In Franklin Park, it’s not so clear.
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Weekend Forecast | Dave Epstein

Extended outlook: Memorial Day weekend is looking ‘pretty good’

If you're headed to the beach, you might want to steer clear on Monday.
RI ENVIRONMENT

R.I. attorney general calls for replacing coastal council, citing its handling of golf course seawall

“This is doing legal gymnastics to try to bless an end run around Rhode Island law to the detriment of Rhode Islanders,” Attorney General Peter Neronha said. “Frankly, it’s outrageous.”

Flight from Boston makes emergency landing in Denver, raising more safety questions about Boeing 737

A United Airlines flight from Boston to San Francisco was forced to make an emergency landing in Denver on Tuesday morning “to address a potential mechanical issue,” officials said, renewing concerns about safety on Boeing planes.

Witness testifies Karen Read ran in the dark to a mound of snow that turned out to be John O’Keefe’s body: ‘There he is’

As they turned onto Fairview Road, Kerry Roberts said Read shouted “there he is, there he is. let me the [expletive] out of this car” and began kicking the car door.

Sports

NHL

Less than two weeks after Maple Leafs fired him, Sheldon Keefe hired to coach the Devils

Keefe is the Devils’ fifth coach since 2019 and third since March. They fired Lindy Ruff late in the season, replaced him on an interim basis with Travis Green, and missed the playoffs anyway.
Bruins notebook

Bruins management sees ‘a path’ to working out a new contract with unrestricted free agent Jake DeBrusk

The sides talked during the regular season but couldn’t hammer out an extension, a development that DeBrusk said surprised him.
bruins

Don Sweeney says he’d prefer to keep both Bruins goaltenders ‘in a perfect world’

Though it might make sense to trade Linus Ullmark, the GM said he'd like to keep the tandem of him and Jeremy Swayman "because I think it’s damn good."
BASEBALL

Padres’ Xander Bogaerts reportedly will miss at least two months with fractured shoulder
Red Sox at Rays | 6:50 p.m. (NESN)

Game 50: Red Sox at Rays lineups and notes

Business

Consumer watchdog classifies ‘buy now, pay later’ apps as credit cards

The move is meant to afford consumers more protections.

Judge signs off on $600 million Ohio train derailment settlement but residents still have questions

Preliminary approval for the settlement came late Tuesday, so now lawyers involved in the case will return to the community to answer more questions about the deal Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern agreed to this spring.

Federal Reserve minutes: Policymakers saw a longer path to rate cuts

Boston’s housing market is through the roof. At least we’re not San Francisco.
magazine
Globe Magazine

An identity thief stole $5,000 from me. I spent two years tracking down how.
CONNECTIONS

‘Big loss, big dog’: The grief-hound that helped hold my family together
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We grew up a town over from each other’
Your Week Ahead

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

metro

Police officer shoots man who allegedly attacked woman and tried to rob woman at knifepoint in Malden

Harvard’s governing board overrules faculty, bars 13 students who participated in pro-Palestinian encampment from receiving degrees

Someone tried to enter Boston City Hall with a gun, police say

sports

TNT will air portion of College Football Playoff in deal with ESPN

Inside Jaylen Brown’s stunning three that gave the Celtics the chance to win Game 1

Patrick Mahomes comments on kicker Harrison Butker’s beliefs publicized in commencement speech

business

Read CEO Susan Goldberg’s letter to staff regarding layoffs at GBH

GBH lays off 31 employees, suspends production of 3 TV shows

Despite high-profile losses, most towns passed their MBTA Communities plans this spring

politics

Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says

Another provocative flag was flown at another Alito home

Republican National Committee’s headquarters evacuated after vials of blood are addressed to Trump

Nation

Hunter Biden’s tax trial set for September as judge agrees to delay, with gun trial still in June

Biden administration cancels an additional $7.7 billion in student loans

New York begins a new wave of evictions from migrant shelters

World

Iran’s supreme leader leads funeral prayers for president

It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees

‘Dropping very dramatically’: What deadly turbulence did to a flight

opinion

Does Jane Fonda really require more honor?

The misplaced notion that Donald Trump is a business whiz

No, Diddy didn’t apologize for assaulting Cassie Ventura

lifestyle

Ayo Edebiri talks competitiveness of Boston Latin and more in new Vanity Fair interview

Golf is booming at 4 p.m. on Wednesdays? Hybrid work has a few perks.

Why is my friend upset about my new girlfriend?

food & dining

A guide to classic dim sum dishes

We tried 10 dim sum restaurants. The best is in Malden.

Le Creuset turns up the heat with grill set

travel

Traveling for Memorial Day weekend? These are the best and worst times to hit the road.

Ben Platt loves a salty-sweet snack combo and a well-timed cocktail in the air

Breeze Airways to double operations at T.F. Green, launch international flights out of R.I. by 2025.

Arts

The West End Museum reopens after two-year closure because of flooding

In the hot shop with RISD glass artist Will Beattie

What’s red, red, and red all over? We spoke with Jonathan Yeo about the reaction to his official portrait of King Charles III.

Books

For novelist Adrienne Brodeur, Nauset Beach is home to blue crabs, starfish, sea urchins, and death

Carl Elliott, in ‘The Occasional Human Sacrifice,’ champions the whistleblowers of academic medicine

John Kaag, in ‘American Bloods,’ follows the sprawling branches of a powerful dynasty throughout American history

Movies

Ayo Edebiri talks competitiveness of Boston Latin and more in new Vanity Fair interview

Hey, Garfield: Our film critic would like a word with you

‘Bourne’ director Doug Liman talks reuniting with Matt Damon for a new Boston-set heist comedy

Television

Predictably, ‘Bridgerton’ delivers more fluff — and fun

Ayo Edebiri talks competitiveness of Boston Latin and more in new Vanity Fair interview

With its humor and heart, ‘Hacks’ is a show worth rooting for

music

The Killers to play surprise, pop-up concert at Paradise Rock Club ahead of Boston Calling

Here’s what we know about rumors of marital woes between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez

A fans’ guide to Boston Calling: Performance times, food lineup, and everything you need to know

Theater/Dance

At the Norton Awards, a joyful celebration of theater and the people who create it

‘Oklahoma!,’ ‘Band’s Visit,’ ‘Angels in America’ are the top honorees at the Norton Awards

A ‘Romeo and Juliet’ for people who think they know ‘Romeo and Juliet’

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

David Redden, who brought ingenuity to the auction block, dies at 75

C. Gordon Bell, creator of a personal computer prototype, dies at 89

Dr. Paul Parkman, who helped to eliminate rubella, dies at 91