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

Juliano F. Santana, 49, was slated to stand trial in July and was free on $30,000 cash bail when he allegedly abducted the 16-year-old girl Thursday afternoon as she walked home from school in Acton.

‘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

He earns an extra $61,000 to lead two committees. They never considered a bill.

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.

Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city
Israel launched its ground assault into the city on May 6, triggering an exodus of around 1 million Palestinians out of the city.

Moderna’s vaccine for RSV gets FDA approval for people 60 and older

Moderna said Friday that US drug regulators have approved its second product, a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, for people aged 60 and older.

‘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.

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

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia registers as independent, citing ‘partisan extremism’

ben volin | on football
Is the Cold War between the Belichick and Kraft sides thawing?
At a recent practice in Foxborough, there were demonstrations of respect and reconciliation that bode well.

The Northern Lights are returning Friday night. Here’s where you can see them.
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.
Photos: The Celtics’ road to the NBA Finals
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

The Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic are a fearsome duo — and will be the Celtics’ toughest test yet

In addition to those two stars, Dallas has a group of players who have grown perfectly into their roles to challenge the Celtics in what could be an exhilarating series.
Five things to know about the Mavericks, the Celtics’ NBA Finals opponent

Trump responds to his guilty verdict by falsely blasting a ‘rigged trial’ and attacking star witness

Fox News hosts trash Trump conviction, vow political redemption

Here’s what you should know about Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush-money trial
Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts marks the end of the former president’s historic hush-money trial, but the fight over the case is far from over.

Analysis: Here's what Trump's conviction means for the 2024 election.

‘You’re guilty!’ ‘Injustice.’ ‘Trump convicted.’ See front pages featuring historic conviction of former president.

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

At Gillette, the Rolling Stones come out rocking with songs and a spirit that never get old

Eighty-year-old Mick Jagger was astonishing from the get-go.
Train to the Rolling Stones concert at Gillette Stadium breaks down, delays concertgoers

New England’s largest fossil fuel-fired plant is shutting down for good
The riverfront site of the Mystic Generating Station in Everett will be redeveloped, potentially to include a soccer stadium for the New England Revolution.

A look at the proposed Revolution stadium in Everett As Everett power plant shutters, some worry LNG terminal will be next to go
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)
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘There seemed to be some chemistry’

Will these two daters conduct themselves with class?
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.
The Northern Lights are returning Friday night. Here’s where you can see them.
CONNECTIONS

How an Olivia Rodrigo concert reconnected me with my old bestie

I was about to see my friend Caroline in person for the first time since our early 20s.
Opinion
Erwin Chemerinsky

Trump verdict: No one is above the law

Donald Trump will decry the verdict as being nothing but a political vendetta. But nothing he says can erase the fact that a jury heard all the evidence and found him guilty on all counts.
JOAN VENNOCHI

Will Trump’s convictions matter?
EDITORIAL

Trump the convicted felon finally makes history
Renée Graham

My Gen Z weekend
LETTERS

We have a verdict
AAPI Heritage Month

Local council champions the AAPI business community, while dispelling model minority myth

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.’

More recent News

Salem ‘crowdfunding’ site Mainvest, which backed many local businesses, will shut down in June
Mainvest helped more than 100 companies in Massachusetts raise money, including Nightshade Noodle Bar, Top Shelf Cookies, and restaurant chain Mike and Patty’s.

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.

MIT undergraduates receive diplomas at the end of a tense graduation season
MIT took the unusual step of barring media from today’s ceremony, and instead offering the public a view of the proceedings on livestream.

Boston Globe Today
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau passionately advocates for physical and mental health
May is mental health awareness month. Canada's unofficial First Lady uses her international platform to advocate for youth self-esteem, gender equality, emotional literacy, and physical activity.

Martha’s Vineyard criminal cases in jeopardy amid district attorney’s dispute with sheriff’s office
At issue: Information about disciplinary histories of officers.

5-alarm blaze rips through horse barn and stables in Templeton; 21 horses relocated
Six horses were rescued from inside the barn and 15 were removed from an area outside of the barn, officials said.

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.

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?

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.

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.

Tufts Medicine extends its financial losses, another alarming sign for Mass. health care
The state’s sixth-largest health system is growing revenue but is failing to keep pace with labor expenses amid a severe worker shortage.

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

MIT adds another architectural standout to its collection

At Gillette, the Rolling Stones come out rocking with songs and a spirit that never get old

Beethoven’s utopian Ninth in a world riven by violence

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

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

RI POLITICS

Campaign worker charged with falsifying nomination papers in R.I. congressional race

Holly McClaren faces two felonies and two misdemeanors in the fraudulent signature scandal that derailed Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos’ campaign for the First Congressional District seat.

5-alarm blaze rips through horse barn and stables in Templeton; 21 horses relocated

Six horses were rescued from inside the barn and 15 were removed from an area outside of the barn, officials said.
Celtics

Photos: The Celtics’ road to the NBA Finals

The Celtics defeated the Heat, Cavaliers, and Pacers en route to a matchup with the Mavericks. Here are some of the best Boston Globe photos from the first three rounds.

MIT undergraduates receive diplomas at the end of a tense graduation season

MIT took the unusual step of barring media from today’s ceremony, and instead offering the public a view of the proceedings on livestream.

Sports

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Garden Party: Get your popcorn ready 🍿

Plus, what's the deal with the plastic rats?
Celtics

Photos: The Celtics’ road to the NBA Finals

The Celtics defeated the Heat, Cavaliers, and Pacers en route to a matchup with the Mavericks. Here are some of the best Boston Globe photos from the first three rounds.
RHODE MAP

⚾ Salve Regina baseball is on a roll

The Seahawks, 38-8, are the No. 2 seed in the Division III World Series, which begins today in Eastlake, Ohio.
ben volin | on football

Is the Cold War between the Belichick and Kraft sides thawing?
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

The Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic are a fearsome duo — and will be the Celtics’ toughest test yet

Business

Moderna’s vaccine for RSV gets FDA approval for people 60 and older

Moderna said Friday that US drug regulators have approved its second product, a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, for people aged 60 and older.

Fox News hosts trash Trump conviction, vow political redemption

Sean Hannity decried the verdict as a “conviction without a crime.” Jesse Watters promised to “vanquish the evil forces that are destroying this republic.”
innovation economy

Salem ‘crowdfunding’ site Mainvest, which backed many local businesses, will shut down in June

New England’s largest fossil fuel-fired plant is shutting down for good
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

⚾ Salve Regina baseball is on a roll

Tracker: Here are the notable people who have testified in the Karen Read murder trial so far, and what they said

The Northern Lights are returning Friday night. Here’s where you can see them.

sports

The first season of the PWHL is in the books. What’s ahead for the league and for Boston?

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

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

business

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

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

House votes to approve bill adding 205 liquor licenses in Boston

politics

Trump responds to his guilty verdict by falsely blasting a ‘rigged trial’ and attacking star witness

Here’s what you should know about Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush-money trial

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia registers as independent, citing ‘partisan extremism’

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

Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city

Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed and 42 others wounded in joint US-British airstrikes in Yemen

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

opinion

Getting a grip on health care costs

Boston needs a temporary tax hike on commercial properties

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

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

‘People need cool stuff.’ Inside three unique stores on the Cape.

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

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

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau passionately advocates for physical and mental health

Two comics events, and a summer of literary conversations in Provincetown

Author readings around Boston through June 8

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

At Gillette, the Rolling Stones come out rocking with songs and a spirit that never get old

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

Beethoven’s utopian Ninth in a world riven by violence

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