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James Pindell | ANALYSIS

What now? Here’s what Trump’s conviction means for the election.

Here is the bottom line: The direct implications of Trump's convictions on the 2024 race are murky at best.
Jury finds Donald Trump guilty of all 34 counts in hush-money trial. Here’s how it unfolded. Trump sentencing set for July 11, just days before Republican National Convention Tracking the investigations into Trump

‘Hallelujah!’ Democrats seek to mirror Biden’s restraint over Trump verdict, but not everyone could contain their glee.

The president and Democratic leaders somberly approached the first-ever criminal conviction of a US president, but for an elated anti-Trump faction, it was time to celebrate.

Politicians, notables react to guilty verdict in Trump hush-money case

The verdict: Inside the courtroom as Donald Trump learned he had been convicted

Ex-president, felon, and candidate: Five takeaways from Trump’s conviction

dan shaughnessy
It’s the Celtics’ time to end our championship drought, and other thoughts
Five years and four months have passed since the Patriots won their last Super Bowl, but it might be time for another duck boat parade soon.

Five things to know about the Mavericks, the Celtics’ NBA Finals opponent
bob ryan

The inimitable Bill Walton: An accomplished champion, a passionate Celtic, a great friend to have

He will go down as the greatest "what-if" in NBA history, but when he was healthy, he played his position as well as anyone ever has.

‘It was good in the beginning but it was bad at the end.’ John O’Keefe’s niece and nephew testified this week at Karen Read murder trial.
The nephew, 13, testified that his uncle and Read had “a lot of disagreements and arguments” and would argue “frequently.”

Here are the notable people who have testified so far, and what they said

‘Very, very scary’: Passenger describes JetBlue flight from Boston that made emergency landing in North Carolina

A JetBlue plane that was heading to Florida from Boston’s Logan International Airport had to make an emergency landing in North Carolina on Tuesday night.

These legislative committees do no legislating. Their leaders get paid extra anyway.

A Globe analysis found that more than 1 in 5 of the Massachusetts Legislature’s committees have held no hearings and considered no bills in the current two-year session. Their leaders still earn tens of thousands of dollars in additional stipends.
Tech Lab

Mass. voters passed a ‘right to repair’ automotive law in 2020. Why is it still on hold?

Consumers, automakers, car repair shops, and Massachusetts’ attorney general are all waiting for a single federal judge to make up his mind.

Man charged with raping stepdaughter allegedly kills her, turns gun on himself in Acton, DA says

A 49-year-old man scheduled to stand trial on accusations that he raped his stepdaughter allegedly killed the 16-year-old girl in the parking lot of her Acton home Thursday and then shot and killed himself, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office said.

California woman hounded online for video with South Shore stabbing suspect Jared Ravizza
A fashion designer was attacked online this week after internet sleuths dug up a year-old video in which she posed alongside a Martha’s Vineyard man who has been accused in a stabbing spree along the South Shore.

Vineyard police reports detail erratic behavior of man accused in stabbing rampage
Weekend Forecast | Ken Mahan

Picture-perfect weekend on deck. It’s a great time to get outdoors.

Starting today temps push back into the 70s as dry, comfortable air filters through the region.

Weather mailbag: We’re talking El Niño, tornadoes and thunderstorms

Northern New England may get another glimpse of the Northern Lights on Friday. Here’s where you can see them.
The same giant sun spot that fired up the solar storms and aurora in early May is bringing back nature’s spectacular light show.

Train to The Rolling Stones concert at Gillette Stadium breaks down, delays concertgoers

Martha’s Vineyard criminal cases in jeopardy amid district attorney’s dispute with sheriff’s office

Tufts Medicine extends its financial losses, another alarming sign for Mass. health care
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘There seemed to be some chemistry’

Will these two daters conduct themselves with class?
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Can a 1970s Cape Cod hotel with a slick makeover balance Instagram-ready style with substance?

I'll admit, I was a little worried when the amicable desk clerk at the Freebird Motor Lodge in West Yarmouth told me that “most of the people who come here find us through Instagram." Here's what happened next.
The Banana King of Wellfleet (and other things to know about this surprising seaside town)
KARA BASKIN | PARENTING UNFILTERED

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so let’s talk. (I’ll start.)

Can we all just stop meditating and get affordable daycare, health insurance, and supportive workplaces instead?
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Trump the convicted felon finally makes history

A jury of his peers finds the ex-president guilty of conspiring to deceive the American public as election day neared.
JOAN VENNOCHI

Will Trump’s convictions matter?
IDEAS | JOSHUA PEDERSON

Our health care workers are suffering from more than burnout
Renée Graham

My Gen Z weekend
LETTERS

A *chef’s kiss* to Mayor Wu from North End’s non-restaurant owners
AAPI Heritage Month

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

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

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

Bruhat Soma wins the National Spelling Bee after a slow night concludes with a sudden tiebreaker
Bruhat Soma was unbeatable before he arrived at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and neither the dictionary, nor his competitors, nor a lightning-round tiebreaker challenged him on the way to victory.

TIGERS 5, RED SOX 0
Red Sox come up empty after Tigers’ Jack Flaherty carries no-hit bid into seventh inning
Rob Refsnyder registered the first hit for the Red Sox with one out in the seventh inning. Nick Pivetta struck out eight straight to tie Roger Clemens's team record.

MIT commencement disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters
The university-wide ceremony became the latest graduation celebration disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters Thursday with a couple hundred demonstrators walking out and a lone heckler calling out the school’s president.

Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed, 35 others wounded in joint US-British airstrikes in Yemen

Joint British-US airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 others, the rebels said Friday, the highest publicly acknowledged death toll by the rebels from the multiple rounds of strikes carried out over their attacks on shipping.

BLOTTER TALES
A bear gets relocated, hotel guests get rowdy, and a stolen fire hydrant is returned
A black bear is spotted in Worcester, police in Sturbridge recover a stolen fire hydrant, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

Ousted Cambridge superintendent Victoria Greer tells families, ‘I am saddened to leave’
In an email, Greer also told Cambridge Public Schools parents did not have any regrets the three years she’s held the position. The Cambridge School Committee on Wednesday voted to oust her.

Recommended reads

Beth Teitell

A hysterectomy, an abandoned grocery cart, a secret Facebook identity. Karen Read obsession in three chapters.

It’s dictating people’s lives. One person scheduled surgery to maximize trial-watching time. Another sweats through boot camp with his phone in front of his mat. The case has become “my entire personality,” said another.

House votes to approve bill adding 205 liquor licenses in Boston
The measure emerges from the House with fewer new licenses, a set aside for nonprofits, and the addition of full-value licenses that can be used anywhere in the city.

‘I’m not sure people are actually paying attention’: Wu struggles to rally popular support for property tax push
By pushing the proposal, Wu has stirred up further animosity with the broader business community, which was already unhappy with some of her policy moves.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
At a Pittsfield prep school, an alleged abuser had impunity for decades
Over decades, students at Miss Hall’s School told adults that history teacher Matt Rutledge was preying on students. They were ignored and silenced.

Culture & Lifestyle

What music would you actually hear at a ‘Bridgerton’-era ball?

The real hit man? Richard Linklater.

We haven’t seen the last of ‘The Last of Us’

Berklee’s Summer in the City series opens a window to fresh sounds

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

JOAN VENNOCHI

The humbling of Harvard
SCOT LEHIGH

How I learned to get over my anxiety of flying
IDEAS | ROB HENDERSON

Don’t be a stranger: The power of renewing old friendships
JEFF JACOBY

The law that ruined America’s immigration system
EDITORIAL

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

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

COMMENTARY | Vimala Phongsavanh

Partnership between R.I. groups aims to bring reproductive health care resources to the state’s Southeast Asian community

The community is rapidly growing but still faces hurdles to care due to institutional inequities and the “model minority” myth, which hides their challenges.
Weekend Forecast | Ken Mahan

Picture-perfect weekend on deck. It’s a great time to get outdoors.

Starting today temps push back into the 70s as dry, comfortable air filters through the region.
SPORTS

At age 40-plus, ‘old men’ gear up for spirited annual rugby festival

“It really shines a light on the true ethos of the sport, where we’re opponents, not enemies on the pitch, and we’re friends when the final whistle blows,” said Belmont High boys’ rugby coach Greg Bruce.

Weather mailbag: We’re talking El Niño, tornadoes and thunderstorms

This week’s weather mailbag includes topics on tornadoes, El Niño and La Niña and marine fronts fueling thunderstorms.

Sports

bob ryan

The inimitable Bill Walton: An accomplished champion, a passionate Celtic, a great friend to have

He will go down as the greatest "what-if" in NBA history, but when he was healthy, he played his position as well as anyone ever has.
SPORTS

At age 40-plus, ‘old men’ gear up for spirited annual rugby festival

“It really shines a light on the true ethos of the sport, where we’re opponents, not enemies on the pitch, and we’re friends when the final whistle blows,” said Belmont High boys’ rugby coach Greg Bruce.
dan shaughnessy

It’s the Celtics’ time to end our championship drought, and other thoughts

Five years and four months have passed since the Patriots won their last Super Bowl, but it might be time for another duck boat parade soon.
TIGERS 5, RED SOX 0

Red Sox come up empty after Tigers’ Jack Flaherty carries no-hit bid into seventh inning
GYMNASTICS

Stoughton’s Fred Richard sitting second in all-around after first day of US Gymnastics Championships

Business

Tech Lab

Mass. voters passed a ‘right to repair’ automotive law in 2020. Why is it still on hold?

Consumers, automakers, car repair shops, and Massachusetts’ attorney general are all waiting for a single federal judge to make up his mind.

New Mexico judge grants Mark Zuckerberg’s request to be dropped from child safety lawsuit

A New Mexico judge has granted Mark Zuckerberg’s request to be dropped from a lawsuit that alleges his company has failed to protect young users on its social media platforms from sexual exploitation.

House votes to approve bill adding 205 liquor licenses in Boston

Shares in Trump Media slump after former president convicted in hush-money trial
magazine
Summer Travel

Gifted and talented programs are vanishing from schools. That’s a bigger problem than you think.
LOVE LETTERS

My fiancé and I aren’t sure we should go through with the wedding
PERSPECTIVE

I’m a normal mom, I swear. So how did my kids turn out so bougie?
Cooking

Sweet treats for strawberry season

metro

A bear gets relocated, hotel guests get rowdy, and a stolen fire hydrant is returned

These legislative committees do no legislating. Their leaders get paid extra anyway.

Train to The Rolling Stones concert at Gillette Stadium breaks down, delays concertgoers

sports

Panthers take tight Game 5 from Rangers to move one win from returning to the Stanley Cup Final

Luka Doncic and Kyrie Iriving combine for 72 points as Mavericks set up NBA Finals showdown with Celtics

The Celtics will take on the Mavericks in the NBA Finals. See schedule.

business

Tufts Medicine extends its financial losses, another alarming sign for Mass. health care

Boeing gives FAA plan to address systemic quality-control issues

Campbell gets agreement involving former Everett tank farm

politics

‘Hallelujah!’ Democrats seek to mirror Biden’s restraint over Trump verdict, but not everyone could contain their glee.

What now? Here’s what Trump’s conviction means for the election.

Jury finds Donald Trump guilty of all 34 counts in hush-money trial. Here’s how it unfolded.

Nation

Minneapolis police officer dies in ambush shooting that killed 2 others including suspected gunman

Bruhat Soma wins the National Spelling Bee after a slow night concludes with a sudden tiebreaker

Emotions expected to run high during sentencing of woman in case of missing mom Jennifer Dulos

World

Berlin lets Ukraine use German weapons against targets in Russia after the US also eases its stance

UN refugee chief says 114 million have fled homes because nations fail to tackle causes of conflict

Slovak prime minister who was shot in assassination attempt is released from the hospital

opinion

Mass. voters emphatically stood up for cage-free eggs. Now factory farms are pushing back.

Unkindest cuts of all at GBH

Mass. has taken key step toward equity in breaking out AAPI data

lifestyle

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so let’s talk. (I’ll start.)

My sister is moving away with her partner

More than a dozen ways to celebrate Pride Month in the Greater Boston area

food & dining

House votes to approve bill adding 205 liquor licenses in Boston

Verveine, from Monica Glass and Ken Oringer, is the bakery that Cambridge needs

New shows at the whaling museum, a Seattle hotel with a robotic butler, and TripIt kicks it up a notch

travel

Oh, the things you’ll see in Springfield! Exploring the Bay State’s own Smithsonian

The Banana King of Wellfleet (and other things to know about this surprising seaside town)

Can a 1970s Cape Cod hotel with a slick makeover balance Instagram-ready style with substance?

Arts

At Harvard’s Peabody Museum, the photograph as reliquary

How do you sit still and get paid at the same time? Try becoming a nude, figure-drawing model.

The many selves of Gearóid Dolan, MIT instructor, activist, and costumed artist

Books

Novelist Simon Van Booy thinks we should give mice more credit

Local bestsellers for the week ended May 26

75 books we’re most excited to read this summer

Movies

The real hit man? Richard Linklater.

Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, and Diane Keaton go to ‘Summer Camp’

‘Young Woman and the Sea’ swims into murky waters

Television

When shows are exactly the right size, that’s perfection

FX’s ‘The Bear’ marathon a boon to non-streamers

What music would you actually hear at a ‘Bridgerton’-era ball?

music

What music would you actually hear at a ‘Bridgerton’-era ball?

Beethoven’s utopian Ninth in a world riven by violence

Porchfests coming to Massachusetts this summer and next fall

Theater/Dance

Joe Spaulding, the folkie who became Boch Center CEO, reflects on a transformed arts district as he prepares to exit

At Vilna Shul synagogue, the souls of the dead are stirring

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

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

Sue Johnson, psychologist who took a scientific view of love, dies at 76

Stanley Goldstein, who helped start and build the CVS drugstore empire, dies at 89

Joseph Slavet, ‘fearless’ and thoughtful watchdog of Boston government, dies at 104