As midnight approached on Black Friday in 2012, a line of customers formed at the Sears at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree.

Sears to close 72 stores, possibly more

The struggling retailer said it has identified about 100 stores that are no longer turning profits, and 72 of those locations will be shuttered soon.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/30/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/bd15566250144ef6ae79aabaaeaabae9-bd15566250144ef6ae79aabaaeaabae9-0.jpg What?s next for ?Roseanne? cast and crew?

Twitter seemed to have plenty of suggestions, including one from Mindy Kaling.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/31/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/group.jpg ?The Roseanne I know could probably use some compassion,? tweets Jimmy Kimmel

Many critics, including some who professed to be his fans, accused Kimmel of being complicit, or of using mental illness to excuse racism.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/30/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/180131BostonCablewayPresenation_FinalPresented-8111.jpg Millennium?s grand vision for Boston industrial park hit a snag

A developer?s grand plans to reshape parts of the Boston marine industrial park ? a vision that includes a gondola system ? face a major complication.

Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe

ON THE JOB

She?s pulling the plug on the ?cable guy? stereotype

Comcast?s Lauren Bonsignore is bringing change to a profession that?s still dominated by men.

NAMES

Johnny Damon on his support for Trump: ?He?s not there to be your friend?

The former Sox star was at the White House this week as part of the President?s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Washington. Sanders discussed Korea, media access at the EPA and other topics. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Here?s how Sarah Sanders defended Trump slamming ABC after Roseanne Barr?s tweet

The White House press secretary doubled down on President Trump?s suggestion that he is owed an apology from Disney CEO Robert Iger.

television

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/30/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/_JN29179.jpg Secrets, struggle, and a satisfying finale for ?The Americans?

The last episode of the FX show stayed true to the tone of the entire series, with waves of heavy emotion and lots of secret nighttime crawls.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_15H3J3.jpg MIT researchers uncover more data on gene variant link to Alzheimer?s

The gene variant is three times more common among Alzheimer?s patients than among the general population.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tylermartin2-19746.jpg Michigan football team makes an offer to local eighth grader

Linebacker/tight end Tyler Martin of BB&N caught the eye of Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/31/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/b522da18aadb4e5f99795179731e39db-b522da18aadb4e5f99795179731e39db-0.jpg Watch: Attempt to remove goose from baseball stadium ends in chaos

After a wild chase, a veterinarian who was attending the game wrapped the stunned goose in a blanket.

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/29/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/Meredith_Goldstein_NewLogo-4042.jpg The downside to dating a younger man

She really likes him, but wonders if the 10 year age difference will always be a problem.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_19harrison1_MET-16436.jpg Jury convicts former English High dean of shooting student

Shaun Harrison was convicted of nearly killing a 17-year-old student who was selling marijuana for him.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/165d09ef0c4542278d8e8c0dacb70533-f1b69f53df974566ab9297c1234b59ac-0.jpg Lawmakers propose raising $50m with new state fees

Legislators argue the new money is needed for police training, county government, parks and open spaces, affordable housing, and historic preservation.

A woman handed her child to Boston firefighter Patrick Callahan as he rescued them from the third story of a burning house in Roxbury on Thursday.

PATRICK KERRIGAN/EPA/Shutterstock

Mom, boy rescued in dramatic two-alarm fire in Dorchester

Boston firefighters climbed a ladder to rescue the pair, who had become trapped inside the burning three-family building.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/31/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/08fedebadf9a40639f4b1df7a5380c5d-08fedebadf9a40639f4b1df7a5380c5d-6281-U84935131118a5--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg We finally know who Mitt Romney voted for in the 2016 presidential election

Romney previously said he would not vote for President Trump or Hillary Clinton, but he had not shared the name of the person who did get his vote.

Dinesh D'Souza.

Trump to pardon conservative commentator Dinesh D?Souza

President Trump says he will pardon conservative commentator Dinesh D?Souza, who pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/01fish.jpg Tourists cited for overfishing on New Bedford boat

A boat containing 35 passengers was cited for overfishing after they reeled in a catch that weighed 560 pounds more than the legal limit.

Pedestrians, cyclists and automobile traffic moved along the Longfellow Bridge on Thursday.

Keith Bedford/Globe Staff

After years of reconstruction, Longfellow Bridge reopened this morning

The traffic configuration on the bridge is different from what it was a few years back.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/unnamed-16472.jpg The new insult: calling someone middle aged. Even ? or especially ? if they are

We need a better term for people aged 40-65. Mid-century moderns, perhaps?

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/lovelettersalbum.jpg Getting over a breakup

Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/30/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/PlusPuertoRico.jpg Puerto Rico and Maria, an American tragedy

It?s scandalous when a government gets the facts so drastically wrong.

Newsletters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/24/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/foodie1.jpg Calling all foodies

Our new weekly summer newsletter, ?Eat. Drink. Eat some more,? gives you 15 weeks of recipes and restaurant tips. Find out more.

Breaking News Alerts

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/10/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/DKu5zGDUEAI5bSf.jpg Sign up for breaking news alerts from the Globe

Get the latest news ? from weather to Trump to local happenings ? delivered via Facebook messenger.

Real Estate

Open houses: Three homes for under $800,000

With a budget of $800,000, you can find a variety of properties in Greater Boston. Among the open houses this weekend are a Colonial in Medford, a penthouse in Quincy, and a contemporary home in Plymouth, all under this price point.

Real Estate

Address

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/stan-fellows-home-nest-illustration$medium.jpg Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town?

As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

The Big Picture

Bruce Omori/Paradise Helicopters/EPA/Shutterstock

The Big Picture

Eruption of Hawaii?s Kilauea volcano

The activity of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii?s Big Island has become destructive since early May, burning dozens of homes and forcing residents to flee.

Crossword

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/crossword.jpg Play the crossword

Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.

Magazine

The cover for the May 27 2018 issue

The cover for the May 20 2018 issue

The cover for the May 13 2018 issue

The cover for the May 6 2018 issue