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‘The most violent thing I have ever experienced.’ South Hadley man describes bear attack in Wyoming.
A Massachusetts man who was mauled by a mother grizzly bear in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park provided details about the attack in an Instagram post with graphic photos.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

From life in a small New Hampshire town to death on a foreign battlefield

An amateur historian stumbled across a story that moved him, of Tim Delano, an alumnus of a summer camp in the small New Hampshire town of Richmond. Delano was later killed in action in the Vietnam War.

Chilmark man charged Sunday with stabbings in Plymouth; ‘likely’ connection with Braintree attacks
Four girls were stabbed at a theater in Braintree, sustaining injuries that were not life-threatening, and two workers were stabbed at a McDonald's in Plymouth, sustaining lacerations.

At least 2,000 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide. These are some challenges rescuers face.

As many as 2,000 people may have been buried when the side of a mountain came down on a village while its residents slept, in Papua New Guinea, an island nation in the South Pacific.
Papua New Guinea asks for help after landslide

Bicyclist flown to Boston hospital after being struck by vehicle in Weston

A 58-year-old woman was flown to a hospital in Boston in serious condition after she was hit by a car while riding her bicycle in Weston on Sunday afternoon.

Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes kill 35 in Gaza’s Rafah as displaced people are hit

There were no immediate details on the target, but footage from the scene showed heavy destruction. The Israeli army said it was unaware of anything occurring in the area.

Outside the Karen Read trial, pink-clad supporters find community

In the sensational murder case, the action isn’t just inside the courtroom.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Will it rain on your Memorial Day barbecue? Showers may be in the forecast.

The Memorial Day holiday often means cook-outs, but you should make a contingency plan to cook those burgers indoors if the showers become numerous.
Free events happening across Boston on Memorial Day and beyond What’s open and closed on Memorial Day in Massachusetts

Latest deadly weather in US kills at least 20 as storms carve path of ruin across multiple states

The storms inflicted their worst damage in a region spanning from north of Dallas to the northwest corner of Arkansas. On Monday, forecasters said, the greatest risk would shift to the east, covering a broad swath of the country from Alabama to near New York City.

Money, Power, Inequality
$500 per month in Cambridge — no strings attached. Guaranteed basic income helps working class families, a study shows.
In addition to helping people buy food, pay rent, and save money, UBI programs are giving them an even more valuable commodity: time.

Massachusetts to overhaul key educator licensing exam, in an effort to better serve students of color and their families

The changes to the communication and literacy skills tests could also yield another significant benefit, potentially reducing the racial and ethnic disparities in pass rates on the exams, which often keep Black and Latino educators out of public school classrooms.

Celtics at Pacers | 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Celtics at Pacers, Game 4 preview: Boston eyes a sweep in Indiana, but knows firsthand this isn’t over yet
The Celtics will still be without Kristaps Porzingis, while Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton is listed as questionable with a left hamstring injury.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL
Rajon Rondo pays visit to Indiana, basking in Celtics’ run toward a championship
“The game is all about adapting and adjusting,” said Rondo, who attended Game 3 with his son. “[The Celtics] are setting the tone, setting the standard of how to play basketball.”

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Benedict Cumberbatch and Jessica Lange in new dramas, and the return of some favorite series

“House of the Dragon,” “The Bear,” “The Umbrella Academy,” “Emily in Paris,” and “Only Murders in the Building” are among the TV shows back for more this summer.
TARA SULLIVAN

Aerin ‘Green Monster’ Frankel, resilient PWHL Boston simply refuse to let season end in Game 4 of finals

 PWHL Boston survives an overturned Minnesota goal and forces a deciding game for the Walter Cup

So you want to be a working musician in Greater Boston? Here’s what it takes.

The region’s cost-of-living crunch has not spared people like Johnny Trama and his craft. Real estate prices are squeezing small performance venues and performers alike.
Opinion
Mark Borrelli

A solution for coastal erosion: managed retreat

Along the outer beaches of Cape Cod the erosion rate is about 3 feet per year, but if the region is hit by a big storm, shorelines can lose up to 30 feet in one day.
Heather Hopp-Bruce

My father’s tools
Ted Weesner

The pool that saved me
EDITORIAL

Booze, Boston, and Beacon Hill need to be shaken and stirred
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

A US intervention that worked out well
AAPI Heritage Month
SHIRLEY LEUNG

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

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

More recent News

An old worry returns for Steward’s nurses and retirees: Can they count on their pensions?
The future of the pensions — whether workers can count on them for the long haul — is bound up with the fate of hospitals that serve mostly low-income neighborhoods and communities.

Obituary

John W. Roberts, who led state ACLU in protecting free-speech and abortion rights, dies at 89

John W. Roberts, who as a Presbyterian minister had preached and advocated for racial justice before becoming an ACLU leader, died in Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge on Tuesday.

22-year-old man arrested after crashing vehicle into three houses causing gas leak and ‘heavy damage,’ police say

After the collision and the resulting “large gas leak,” residents were evacuated from the area and the road was closed, police said in a social media post.

In Malden, an outdoor recreation campaign aims to fill ‘adventure gap’ in diverse communities
The Great Malden Outdoors is focused on spreading awareness about the city’s many outdoor recreation options among its residents.

People and their pets are advised to stay away from part of Natick lake due to bacteria, officials say
The Department of Conservation and Recreation reported the presence of a cyanobacteria bloom Natick’s Lake Cochituate.

Mass. man dies after fiery rollover crash at toll plaza on I-95 in Hampton, N.H.
A Massachusetts man died after the pickup truck he was driving crashed into a concrete barrier at a toll plaza on Interstate 95 in New Hampshire, rolled over, and caught fire on Saturday evening, authorities said.

Recommended reads

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.

At Harvard, a confrontation during a protest erupts in political controversy — and lands in court
The incident might have been forgotten as a minor tussle. Instead, it has ricocheted across the globe in viral videos, civil lawsuits, missives from lawmakers, and news reports.

THE FINE PRINT
Think you’re buying Tanglewood concert tickets from the BSO? Make sure you double check.
Joe Berger paid $822 for four tickets on a ticket resale website thinking he was on the BSO’s official site, where equivalent tickets were available for only $316.

At a Cambridge elementary school, an effort to teach students English, and a controversy about how they’re doing it
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.

Culture & Lifestyle

A Boston filmmaker looks to slay dragons, and Hollywood, with help from Dane Cook

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

The Killers pack their arena anthems into the cozy confines of the Paradise, and everyone has a blast

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

Special Projects

Beyond the Gilded Gate

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

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.

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

JEFF JACOBY

Generation Z has serious problems. It has serious advantages, too.

RENÉE GRAHAM

Donald Trump is testing America. We’re failing.

Drew Gilpin Faust

US higher education is endangered
EDITORIAL

International graduates of US colleges should have an easier path to stay
IDEAS | VANESSA BRAGANZA

The new Amy Winehouse biopic and our obsession with tragic geniuses
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

22-year-old man arrested after crashing vehicle into three houses causing gas leak and ‘heavy damage,’ police say

After the collision and the resulting “large gas leak,” residents were evacuated from the area and the road was closed, police said in a social media post.
INNOVATOR Q&A

From trash to textiles: URI professor promotes sustainability in the Ocean State

URI Professor Dr. Izabela Ciesielska-Wrobel focuses on refurbishing ocean waste, and she’s ushing lawmakers to require filters in washing machines to prevent microfibers from contaminating waterways.

Outside the Karen Read trial, pink-clad supporters find community

In the sensational murder case, the action isn’t just inside the courtroom.
Money, Power, Inequality

$500 per month in Cambridge — no strings attached. Guaranteed basic income helps working class families, a study shows.

In addition to helping people buy food, pay rent, and save money, UBI programs are giving them an even more valuable commodity: time.

Sports

Celtics at Pacers | 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Celtics at Pacers, Game 4 preview: Boston eyes a sweep in Indiana, but knows firsthand this isn’t over yet

The Celtics will still be without Kristaps Porzingis, while Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton is listed as questionable with a left hamstring injury.
Red Sox at Orioles | 1:05 p.m. (NESN)

Game 54: Red Sox at Orioles lineups and pregame notes

The Orioles are two games behind the Yankees in the American League East as they open a series in Baltimore on Monday.
STUDENT PHOTOJOURNALISM PROGRAM

High school sports photographers focus on action across Massachusetts

The weekly high school sports gallery showcases the work done by students across the state involved in the Globe's sports photography program.

Report: Japanese carmaker Toyota set to end massive Olympic sponsorship deal
NASCAR

Christopher Bell able to soak in victory at rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600; Kyle Larson shut out

Business

Report: Japanese carmaker Toyota set to end massive Olympic sponsorship deal

Reports in Japan are saying vehicle manufacturer Toyota will end its massive sponsorship deal with the International Olympic Committee after this year’s Paris Olympics.

An old worry returns for Steward’s nurses and retirees: Can they count on their pensions?

The future of the pensions — whether workers can count on them for the long haul — is bound up with the fate of hospitals that serve mostly low-income neighborhoods and communities.
THE FINE PRINT

Think you’re buying Tanglewood concert tickets from the BSO? Make sure you double check.

G7 officials make progress but no final deal on money for Ukraine from frozen Russian assets
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from the archives

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

30 ways to have the perfect Cape Cod vacation

GLOBE MAGAZINE

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

40 tiny, perfect things about summer in New England

metro

Will it rain on your Memorial Day barbecue? Showers may be in the forecast.

‘The most violent thing I have ever experienced.’ South Hadley man describes bear attack in Wyoming.

From life in a small New Hampshire town to death on a foreign battlefield

sports

Aerin ‘Green Monster’ Frankel, resilient PWHL Boston simply refuse to let season end in Game 4 of finals

Schedule and results for PWHL Boston’s Walter Cup Finals series vs. Minnesota

Rajon Rondo pays visit to Indiana, basking in Celtics’ run toward a championship

business

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

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

The YIMBYs are coming, to the suburbs

politics

Trump, accustomed to friendly crowds, confronts repeated booing during Libertarian convention speech

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.

Nation

Latest deadly weather in US kills at least 20 as storms carve path of ruin across multiple states

Military labs do the detective work to identify soldiers decades after they died in World War II

More than a dozen dead in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas after severe weather roars across region

World

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy gets more air defense missiles from Spain to fight deadly Russian glide bombs

At least 2,000 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide. These are some challenges rescuers face.

Protests shut streets in Armenia’s capital, roads in other parts to demand the prime minister resign

opinion

The new Amy Winehouse biopic and our obsession with tragic geniuses

Generation Z has serious problems. It has serious advantages, too.

Argentina’s new leader is aiming his ‘chainsaw’ at rule of law

lifestyle

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

These 5 New England companies won gold in annual specialty food awards

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

What’s open and closed on Memorial Day in Massachusetts

travel

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

Free events happening across Boston on Memorial Day and beyond

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

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

Books

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 Boston filmmaker looks to slay dragons, and Hollywood, with help from Dane Cook

Zack Norman, actor who juggled multiple professions, dies at 83

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

Television

This week’s TV: Benedict Cumberbatch and Jessica Lange in new dramas, and the return of some favorite series

‘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

music

Free events happening across Boston on Memorial Day and beyond

A heartfelt set from Tyler Childers caps Boston Calling’s countrified second day

The Killers pack their arena anthems into the cozy confines of the Paradise, and everyone has a blast

Theater/Dance

‘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

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

Zack Norman, actor who juggled multiple professions, dies at 83

John W. Roberts, who led state ACLU in protecting free-speech and abortion rights, dies at 89

Michael Sugrue, whose philosophy lectures were a Youtube hit, dies at 66