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Former Boston police officer sentenced in Jan. 6 attack on Capitol officer

Joseph Robert Fisher, 52, of Plymouth, was sentenced to 20 months in prison, 24 months of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution, prosecutors said.

Wayfair goes brick-and-mortar with first big-box store. Take a look inside.
A giant new store in suburban Chicago is part of the Boston-based online retailer’s foray into the physical world.

‘Part of the further fracturing of American society’: GBH’s suspension of ‘Basic Black’ seen as troubling media trend
GBH suspended the TV program on Wednesday as part of cost-cutting measures. Longtime viewers and contributors worry that its audience won’t be able to find the type of programming anywhere else.

Nicki Minaj’s England concert postponed after rapper was detained by Dutch authorities over marijuana

Police in the Netherlands discovered marijuana in Minaj's bags as she was preparing to leave the country.

Four-year-old Gracie Gonchar (pictured in June 2023) was visiting Boston in March with her family when she was struck by a truck while crossing a street near the Boston Children's Museum.

Gracie’s Giving Project to honor toddler fatally struck by truck in Boston while visiting from Denver

Condemnation slows, but does not stall, Israel’s assault on Rafah

US airports set a new record: The most passengers screened in one day

The best and worst times to travel this weekend So many ways to savor Memorial Day weekend in and around Boston

Grayson Murray played Thursday in the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

PGA golfer Grayson Murray dead at 30

Richard M. Sherman, who fueled Disney charm in ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘It’s a Small World,’ dies at 95

Dulcelina Miranda, photographed outside of her home, said there were times during her degree program in social work when she had to sleep in a car because she had nowhere else to live.

Amid labor crisis, behavioral health workers await $200m windfall

Among other programs, the fund supports a student loan repayment program, additional training, and stipends for internships.

For Cambridge’s migrant students, a warm, English welcome
As thousands of new migrants arrive in Massachusetts, schools like the Kennedy-Longfellow Elementary School in East Cambridge are scrambling to help them learn English. One approach is Sheltered English Immersion.

Despite the state’s efforts, Logan Airport continues to be a front line in the migrant crisis

Closeup photo of an electrically conductive firebrick at high temperature. The Medford company Electrified Thermal Solutions takes in power from renewable sources, then stores it in bricks that can heat up to 1,800 degrees Celsius. That heat, from clean sources rather than coal, can then be used for industrial processes, such as melting iron or manufacturing cement.

MIT spinoff company says its electrically conductive bricks can replace fossil fuels used in industrial processes

A Medford company has built a brick that can be heated up to 1,800 degrees Celsius from renewable sources of energy. That concentrated heat can then be used for industrial processes, such as making steel or cement, cutting out the need for coal.

The YIMBYs are coming, to the suburbs
There's a fast-growing network of new advocacy groups that have sprung up in suburbs across Greater Boston, whose members go to public meetings to say yes to more housing development, instead of no.

Jrue Holiday scored 28 points in Game 1.

Celtics at Pacers | 8:30 p.m. (ABC)

Celtics at Pacers, Game 3 preview: Jrue Holiday questionable; Tyrese Haliburton reportedly out

The Eastern Conference finals shift to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, where the Pacers will try to avoid falling into a 3-0 hole.

Playoff appearances couldn’t keep these three NBA coaches from being fired With bigger Celtics ailing, Jayson Tatum wants to keep Pacers from bouncing back on glass

Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley placed his hands on those of the Rev. Hung Tran as he was ordained Saturday at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.

11 men ordained as Roman Catholic priests at Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston

The new priests range in age from 26 to 63 years old, and hail from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Mexico, El Salvador, Vietnam, Colombia, and Cameroon, according to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.

"I Hate Boston" singer Reneé Rapp cleared up any misunderstandings Friday at Boston Calling.

At Boston Calling, Reneé Rapp leads the love parade

Ed Sheeran may have been Friday’s headliner, but it was the off-the-cuff whimsy of singer Renee Rapp and bursts of diverse sounds from other artists down the lineup that colored a solid but noticeably rock-heavy opening day of the festival.

A fan's guide to Boston Calling

Lexington's Sal Frelick warmed up at Fenway Park on Saturday and was in the lineup as the Brewers' right fielder for a second game against the Red Sox.

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Sal Frelick, favorite son of Lexington, enjoys every part of victorious Fenway Park debut with Brewers

Through MLB ballpark tour, a family gives back after tragedy Red Sox trade Pablo Reyes to Mets for cash

The Packers appreciate that Jordan Love is participating in voluntary OTAs; the quarterback would appreciate a new contract with a hefty raise.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

These 15 NFL veterans are angling for new contracts — some quietly, some not so much

More than a dozen players are angling for new contracts, with some skipping voluntary Organized Team Activities and others choosing to handle their business more quietly.

Opinion

IDEAS | WHITNEY ELLENBY

My son is profoundly autistic. Please don’t say he’s merely ‘neurodiverse.’

It's dangerous to eliminate terminology that accurately describes thousands of people with severe disabilities.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

The Supreme Court is a potential threat to our democracy

Here’s how blue state voters can help the Democrats’ swing-state efforts

MBTA Communities law has people talking about housing. That’s progress.

Christopher Weyant

We’re going to need a bigger boat

AAPI Heritage Month

Asian American seniors played ping pong at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist church on May 13.

In Malden, the booming Asian community could soon have a place of their own

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

More recent News

Adams Presidential Center gala honors late Congressman Bill Delahunt, philanthropists Karen and Rob Hale
Hundreds attended the Quincy Marriott for the gala, which included the unveiling of a 7-foot bronze statue of John Quincy Adams, the nation's sixth president.

Tara Sullivan

PWHL has made a name for itself — and a place in the sports landscape
The PWHL is far from some fly-by-night, throw-everything-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks operation. The founders knew when to wait — and one look at the six team jerseys is a reminder of that wisdom within.

Failed Graceland sale by a mystery entity highlights attempts to take assets of older or dead people
Experts say it's more common than one might think.

Man taken to hospital after being stabbing on Carson Beach

State Police responded to the beach on the report of a large fight at about 8:50 p.m. Friday, Lieutenant Sean Quirk, an agency spokesman said.

Three taken to the hospital, 16 displaced, after 3-alarm fire at three-decker home in Mattapan

The fire at 706 Walk Hill St. was reported at about 2:20 p.m. Saturday and quickly grew to three alarms, the Boston Fire Department said on X.

Hundreds feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide

Unstable rubble and debris were complicating search and rescue efforts in rural Papua New Guinea on Saturday, a day after a massive landslide buried villages and killed at least three people. Local officials said the death toll was likely to be at least in the hundreds.

Recommended reads

Governor Maura Healey and her partner Joanna Lydgate arrive at the Booksellers Room of the White House for the state dinner with the Kenyan president.

Healey attended Thursday night’s White House state dinner. It wasn’t on her list of public events.

The White House publicized the guest list, while photos and video showed Governor Maura Healey and her partner, Joanna Lydgate, walking past American and Kenyan flags and into the dinner.

ADRIAN WALKER

Dropping Harvard ‘assault’ case would be justice
Though the incident attracted little local notice at the time, it immediately became a cause celebre in right-wing circles.

Witness describes flirtatious text exchanges with Karen Read during testimony
Brian Higgins and Read exchanged flirty text messages and kissed once in the weeks before John O’Keefe was found fatally injured and covered in snow.

Justice Sotomayor describes frustration with being a liberal on the Supreme Court during Harvard speech
Sotomayor spoke to a crowd Friday at the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University, where she was being honored.

Culture & Lifestyle

Katie McGinness and Brian Madigan take a photo in front of the Boston Calling welcome arch in 2023.

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

Jennifer Mogbock as the title character in "Toni Stone" at the Huntington.

In the Huntington’s ‘Toni Stone,’ a player in a league of her own

Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans earlier this month.

As the Rolling Stones prepare to hit Gillette, here’s a tour through their recent live releases

Boston -05/25/22 Volunteers began placing 37,400 American flags on Boston Common Wednesday morning to honor fallen Massachusetts service members since the Revolutionary War. Uta Uchida, 5 from Cambridge holds flags to be planted. This is the 13th annual Memorial Day flag garden. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)

So many ways to savor Memorial Day weekend in and around Boston

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.

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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

A protest at George Washington University's commencement ceremony on May 19.

IDEAS | ALEXANDRA STYRON

The problem with campus protests is not cruelty but ignorance

Josh Kraft, left, president of the New England Patriots Foundation and son of billionaire Robert Kraft, posed for a selfie with Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia after speaking at the Marcus Anthony Hall Educational Institute graduation ceremony on May 19.

Why a contested mayor’s race in 2025 would be a good thing

IDEAS | Mattia Ferraresi

Banning TikTok won’t fix the deeper problems posed by Big Tech

Jacob (Chris Perfetti, right) with his then-boyfriend Zach (Larry Owens) on an episode of “Abbott Elementary.”

In praise of Jacob’s big gay life on ‘Abbott Elementary’

IDEAS | BART TOCCI

I got dumped by the Unemployment office. Would they take me back?

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

11 men ordained as Roman Catholic priests at Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston

The new priests range in age from 26 to 63 years old, and hail from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Mexico, El Salvador, Vietnam, Colombia, and Cameroon, according to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.

Former Boston police officer sentenced in Jan. 6 attack on Capitol officer

Joseph Robert Fisher, 52, of Plymouth, was sentenced to 20 months in prison, 24 months of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution, prosecutors said.

Caleb Carr, author of dark histories, dies at 68

A military historian and author, Caleb Carr's experience of childhood abuse drove him to explore the roots of violence — most famously in his 1994 bestseller, “The Alienist."

John Koerner, bluesman who inspired a young Bob Dylan, dies at 85

A blues and folk singer, Spider John Koerner's work drew praise from the Doors and the Beatles (if not the general public) and in 1960, he taught his friend Bobby Zimmerman about traditional American music, then watched as the young man metamorphosed into Bob Dylan.

Sports

The Celtics hold a 2-0 lead over the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals.

Can the Celtics become the first team to beat Indiana at home these playoffs? Follow along live.

The Celtics are in Indianapolis to take on the Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Kylian Mbappe was carried off the field after leading PSG to their fourth French Cup title in his seven-year tenure.

Kylian Mbappe helps Paris Saint-Germain win French Cup in his final game for the club

Mbappe has won 15 trophies, including four French Cups, in seven seasons with PSG, and leaves as the club's all-time top scorer with 256 in 308 appearances.

While sidelined with an elbow injury, Garrett Whitlock plans to spend time around and helping his Red Sox teammates.

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Garrett Whitlock takes head-on approach to another injury ending season with Red Sox

Whitlock feels a connection to local fans. "Boston is a city built on resilience. It’s a city built on determination and hard work. I feel like I’m really starting to connect with them,” he said.

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Sal Frelick, favorite son of Lexington, enjoys every part of victorious Fenway Park debut with Brewers

A year after acquiring him as infield insurance, Red Sox trade Pablo Reyes to Mets for cash

Business

US airports set a new record: The most passengers screened in one day

Friday, ahead of Memorial Day, saw more than 2.9 million people travel through airports in the US, surpassing the record set on the Sunday after Thanksgiving in 2023.

Wayfair goes brick-and-mortar with first big-box store. Take a look inside.

A giant new store in suburban Chicago is part of the Boston-based online retailer’s foray into the physical world.

The YIMBYs are coming, to the suburbs

Drug giant Takeda plans more than 640 layoffs in Massachusetts

magazine

Strangers sent the author their bracelets engraved with her uncle's name.

from the archives

How strangers honored my uncle, who went M.I.A. in Vietnam, for years

30 ways to have the perfect Cape Cod vacation

On April Fools' Day 2023, Gerry Brown (right) and Gene Hurley set out from a pond in Bellingham with the goal of kayaking the Charles River by summer's end.

We set out to kayak the entire Charles River. It was that or pickleball.

40 tiny, perfect things about summer in New England

metro

Four-year-old Gracie Gonchar (pictured in June 2023) was visiting Boston in March with her family when she was struck by a truck while crossing a street near the Boston Children's Museum.

Gracie’s Giving Project to honor toddler fatally struck by truck in Boston while visiting from Denver

For Cambridge’s migrant students, a warm, English welcome

Dropping Harvard ‘assault’ case would be justice

sports

Jackson Yelle (left) and his father Scott during a trip to Fenway Park.

Through MLB ballpark tour, a family gives back after tragedy

PGA golfer Grayson Murray dead at 30

Armanis Romero, English baseball go on the offensive to repeat as City League champion

business

Massachusetts allows local governments to take not only the taxes they are owed (plus interest and fees) but also the rest of the equity in properties. This house in Greenfield was taken with all its equity from an owner delinquent on taxes.

Senate votes to prohibit seizing home equity in municipal tax-taking cases

From oil to electricity: New England’s biggest battery facility could soon rise in Everett

Healey names former city councilor O’Malley to BPDA board

politics

Vice President Kamala Harris listens as Kenya's President William Ruto speaks during a luncheon at the State Department in Washington, on May 24.

Vice president announces commitment to increase internet access in Africa

Trump will address the Libertarian Party convention as he goes after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Prosecutors seek to bar Trump in classified files case from statements endangering law enforcement

Nation

Brian Beffort, the sustainability manager of Washoe County, Nev., said, “This is a great time to be in sustainability and climate action.”

This Nevada county is tapping a climate cash bonanza while it can

Ranked-choice voting has challenged the status quo. Its popularity will be tested in November.

Is it COVID, spring allergies, or a cold?

World

Nicki Minaj, pictured at the MTV Video Music Awards in Sept. 2023.

Nicki Minaj’s England concert postponed after rapper was detained by Dutch authorities over marijuana

Orcas aren’t attacking boats — they’re just playful teens, scientists say

Hundreds feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide

opinion

An electric rat trap along a bike path in Somerville. A new study finds that rats may be bad not only for public health — they may also make people feel down about their neighborhood and thus impede social cohesion.

Social Studies: A fast-growing American moneymaking scheme; another reason to hate rats; fertile ground for Republicans

Taiwan’s thriving democracy struts its stuff as Beijing fumes

To be on the right side of history

lifestyle

James Hirschfeld and his sister, Alexa Hirschfeld, at the Paperless Post office in Manhattan’s Financial District on May 1, 2024. When the siblings started Paperless Post 15 years ago, some saw its digital invitations as a fad. Instead, they have become a fixture of events and have spawned imitators.

The siblings who changed how we party

I have a boyfriend — and a crush on my friend, who’s a woman

Ed Sheeran and Reneé Rapp attend Boston Celtics game at TD Garden

food & dining

The patio at High Street Place.

It’s patio weather! Here are some of the best ones around.

What’s open and closed on Memorial Day in Massachusetts

A new Citrus & Salt comes to Fort Point

travel

Travelers gather their luggage at baggage claim at the Miami International Airport on May 24 in Miami, Florida.

Memorial Day travelers withstand higher prices in the hurry to kick off summer fun

Forget the beach: This is the most kid-friendly spot in Hyannis

They’re sweet on the Cape: Who needs Wonka when you’ve got caramels with local sea salt and freeze-dried Skittles?

Arts

Hew Locke, "The Procession," Tate Britain Commission 2022. Installation view, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, 2024.

At ICA’s Watershed, Hew Locke’s rough pageant of humanity

A portrait of Princess Kate is drawing backlash. Is it really that bad?

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

Books

826 Boston has published its largest anthology of student work to date, this one offering guidance and advice.

New wisdom from 826 Boston, a memoir of circus life, and a bookstore springs up in Springfield

Author readings around Boston through June 1

Local bestsellers for the week ended May 19

Movies

A scene from the Roger Corman-produced 1979 movie "Rock 'n' Roll High School."

It’s no wonder I love the flicks I do. Like so many filmmakers and fans, I got my movie education from Roger Corman.

Jennifer Lopez says ‘you know better than that’ when asked about Ben Affleck rumors

‘Hit Man’: Richard Linklater’s comic neo-noir is right on target

Television

Michael C. Hall (pictured in "Dexter: New Blood") will not appear in “Dexter: Original Sin.”

‘Dexter: Original Sin’ will present serial killer’s origin story

TV shows that are tapped out after one season don’t know when to stop

‘Interview With the Vampire’ remains compelling in season 2

music

"I Hate Boston" singer Reneé Rapp cleared up any misunderstandings Friday at Boston Calling.

At Boston Calling, Reneé Rapp leads the love parade

Ed Sheeran and Reneé Rapp attend Boston Celtics game at TD Garden

As the Rolling Stones prepare to hit Gillette, here’s a tour through their recent live releases

Theater/Dance

"Gatsby" director Rachel Chavkin (left) and the musical's book writer, Martyna Majok, pose for a portrait at the Loeb Drama Center, where the show will receive its world premiere beginning Sunday.

‘Gatsby’ arrives at the ART, driven by a powerhouse creative team

In the Huntington’s ‘Toni Stone,’ a player in a league of her own

ArtsEmerson’s 2024-25 season includes a musical inspired by a viral video of inmates dancing to ‘Thriller’

Health

A sign outside of a CVS pharmacy store on Feb. 7, 2024.

In CVS’s home state, pharmacists in 2 retail stores vote to unionize

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

Obituaries

Caleb Carr

Caleb Carr, author of dark histories, dies at 68

John Koerner, bluesman who inspired a young Bob Dylan, dies at 85

Schuyler Jones, globe-trotting archeologist who drew comparisons to Indiana Jones, dies at 94