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Lori Loughlin and husband agree to plead guilty in college admissions scandal case

Hollywood star Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in connection with securing the fraudulent admission of their two children to the University of Southern California as purported athletic recruits, prosecutors said Thursday.
Highlights from Loughlin?s plea deal See the detailed conversations of how Lori Loughlin got her daughters into USC Read the full plea agreements

For workers over 65, nothing says you?re old like a stay-at-home advisory

Governor Charlie Baker issued a new ?safer at home advisory" this week ? ?not an order,? he was quick to say ? asking employees 65 or older or those with underlying health conditions to remain in lockdown as their colleagues begin returning to the workplace.

Kennedy calls for COVID-19 essential workers? fund to give at least $250,000 to families of workers lost to disease

2.4 million more Americans file for unemployment claims as pandemic?s economic toll persists

Opinion

EDITORIAL

The public should know how many nursing home residents are dying of coronavirus ? and where
Vanessa Kerry

Coronavirus exposes dangerous gaps in US health care
EDITORIAL

Congress must act to stop the rise of untraceable ?ghost guns?
Joan Vennochi

No surprise: Joe Kennedy is running for Senate like a Kennedy
'THE MECHANIC'

Start at the beginning of ?The Mechanic?

Read all the available chapters for the fictional thriller that entwines a card shark, the legacy of Paul Revere, and the Gardner art heist.

A note from Ben Mezrich

When The Boston Globe first approached me with the idea of writing a serialized novella that would run for 15 days in the paper and online, I was both excited and terrified.

Comfort Zone

Mount Auburn emergency physician authors apocalypse-era comic book

She brings uplifting messages to the windows of local storefronts

Jenny Slate encourages young writers during 826 Boston livestream event

Their doors are closed, but Boston?s independent movie theaters are streaming to your living room

Men are taking on (slightly) more household chores amid the coronavirus pandemic

A new survey presents a glass-half-full perspective on the division of labor at home: Yes, men are doing less than women when they?re shut in at home, but they?re doing more than they were before the coronavirus pandemic.
Chad Finn

From a pack of 1986 Topps cards, a compelling unveiling: ?The Wax Pack? is a baseball read unlike any other

Author Brad Balukjian ? who is not a sportswriter ? endured 38 rejections before he found a publisher.

When the movies get it just right
Here are a dozen examples of movies perfectly capturing some aspect of life.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Asking too much of workers

Of course, we can?t shut down indefinitely. But let?s not kid ourselves about who is bearing the burden for our return to relative normalcy in this pandemic.
Jeneé Osterheldt: Ayanna Pressley is right. Opening the state could close more caskets

The Race to Save Lives
Inside one hospital, fears about reopening. At another, a life ends as a child's is just getting started
Read the latest from three Boston-area health care workers on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19.

After coronavirus, office workers might face unexpected health threats
When you finally return to work after the lockdown, coronavirus might not be the only illness you need to worry about contracting at the office.

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DNA evidence leads to Brockton man?s arrest in 2010 rape case

Sex offender arrested for allegedly assaulting woman on Red Line train

China proposes law limiting Hong Kong opposition activity

On StatNews.com

Vaccine experts say Moderna?s Covid-19 data leave big questions

Opinion: Trump?s hydroxychloroquine hype puts my lupus treatment ? and himself ? at risk

Coronavirus resources

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Boston is still running

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

A list of layoffs and furloughs in Massachusetts (so far) due to coronavirus

Elegies for those lost to coronavirus

Memorial Drive will open to pedestrians on Sundays again
The Cambridge roadway has become a flash point in the debate over closing off streets to create more room for people to walk.

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from federal prison

President Trump?s longtime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen was released from federal prison Thursday and will serve the remainder of his sentence at home.

Mississippi church suing over virus restrictions burns down

When investigators got to First Pentecostal Church in Holly Springs, Miss., they found graffiti in the church parking lot that read: "Bet you stay home now you hypokrites."

Recommended Reads

Colleges plan for on-campus classes, even as scientists warn of risk for COVID-19

The leaders of major Boston-area colleges and universities say they are hoping to hold some or all of their courses on campus this fall, even as epidemiologists warn that colleges by their very nature might put students and faculty at risk for COVID-19.

In one month, job cuts wipe out women?s gains of the past decade
Though they make up barely half of the US workforce, women represent 55 percent of those jettisoned from it last month.

How three doctors ?? from the same family ?? beat the coronavirus
Dr. Charles Lowney, 82, was sidelined when he and his two sons, who are also physicians, became ill with COVID-19. But all three of them have managed to beat the disease.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island?s June 2 presidential primary will look very different

At polling sites, hand sanitizer will replace glad-handing politicians, and face masks will replace face time with neighbors. But most Rhode Islanders won?t leave the comfort of their homes to express their presidential preference.

You can pick the new ?I voted? sticker for Rhode Island. These are your choices

R.I.?s charter schools face an ethical dilemma: Should they keep millions in federal loans that traditional districts can?t get?
Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Anatole Manzi

As long as the coronavirus remains unchecked anywhere in the world, it?s a threat everywhere
Sean Cahill

Gender identity and sexual orientation should be included in COVID-19 testing
MICHAEL A. COHEN

Is Joe Biden a feminist?
RENÉE GRAHAM

It?s Trump vs. Obama 2020
LETTERS

Postcards from the pandemic
IDEAS | Jeff Howe

A letter from the summer of 2020

VISUAL STORIES

Patriots defensive end Chase Winovich may be confined, but he?s hardly at a standstill

Photos: Celebrating Mother?s Day, from a social distance

A funeral home copes with the surge during the coronavirus pandemic

Boston Globe staff photographer Erin Clark named Feature Photography Pulitzer finalist for 2020

metro

Watch live at 2 p.m.: Mayor Walsh to give a coronavirus update
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh is expected to give a coronavirus update at 2 p.m. Thursday. Watch live here.

Six highlights of Lori Loughlin?s plea deal in admissions scandal case

In a stunning development in the college admissions cheating scandal, Hollywood star Lori Loughlin and her husband signed plea deals this week agreeing to plead guilty to conspiracy charges for paying bribes totaling $500,000 to get their daughters into USC as bogus crew recruits.

Read the detailed conversations that led to charges of how Lori Loughlin got her daughters into USC

Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges for their alleged roles in the college admissions cheating scandal. The following is an excerpt from the indictment.

Read Lori Loughlin and her husband?s plea agreements in the college admission case

Sex offender arrested for allegedly assaulting woman on Red Line train

sports

dan shaughnessy

Gerry Cheevers says forget your ego and wear your mask ? and he should know

The great Bruins goalie sees a parallel between the reluctance of some to wear face coverings today and his early NHL days.

Bruins would receive a bye if NHL playoff proposal goes through, according to a report

The NHL and NHLPA are working on a 24-team conference-based playoff setup in which the top four teams in each conference would receive byes.
Chad Finn

From a pack of 1986 Topps cards, a compelling unveiling: ?The Wax Pack? is a baseball read unlike any other

Author Brad Balukjian ? who is not a sportswriter ? endured 38 rejections before he found a publisher.

Denny Hamlin gets some help to win rain-shortened Darlington

NBA takes first step to return, guidelines expected June 1

McCourty twins finalists for Ali Sports Humanitarian Award

STAT

Infect volunteers with Covid-19? A proposal lays bare a minefield of issues

Experts question Facebook?s approach to combat Covid-19 misinformation

Covid-19 has shuttered labs. It could put a generation of researchers at risk

Stay up to date with STAT?s Covid-19 Tracker

An interview with the CDC director on coronavirus, masks, and an agency gone quiet

Business

China proposes law limiting Hong Kong opposition activity
The move appeared to confirm speculation that China will sidestep the territory?s own legislative body in enacting legislation to crack down on activity Beijing considers subversive.

2.4 million more Americans file for unemployment claims as pandemic?s economic toll persists
Millions of Americans are still filing new jobless claims each week as the pandemic persists.

TALKING POINTS

Innovation Park in Andover to be upgraded

J&J talc phaseout seen as possible prelude to settling lawsuits

CDC quietly releases more reopening guidance

Construction is starting back up in Boston, and it?s going to be more complicated

Politics

Trump announces plans to exit Open Skies Treaty

Trump to tour Ford?s ventilator assembly plant near Detroit

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from federal prison

Marijuana

Brazil police seize marijuana in nation?s ?biggest bust?

Payment and ID-check rules detailed for Mass. pot sales during coronavirus pandemic
magazine
Cover story

The 5 scariest ways scammers try to rip us off
Class of 2020

The 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' author has a special message for this year's graduates
Cooking

Quick and easy asparagus recipes
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do online, May 11-17

sports

Tiger Woods?s return puts his back in the spotlight again

John Walsh makes a return to Malden Catholic as boys? basketball coach

Instant replay: The best sports on TV Thursday

metro

Watch live at 2 p.m.: Mayor Walsh to give a coronavirus update

Six highlights of Lori Loughlin?s plea deal in admissions scandal case

Read the detailed conversations that led to charges of how Lori Loughlin got her daughters into USC

Nation

Kennedy calls for COVID-19 essential workers? fund to give at least $250,000 to families of workers lost to disease

36,000 lives could have been saved with earlier action, model shows

Trump steps up attacks on voting by mail

World

WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe

Local officials push back against Mexico reopening

Taliban suicide bomber kills 7 troops in eastern Afghanistan

politics

Trump to tour Ford?s ventilator assembly plant near Detroit

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from federal prison

Kennedy calls for COVID-19 essential workers? fund to give at least $250,000 to families of workers lost to disease

business

China proposes law limiting Hong Kong opposition activity

2.4 million more Americans file for unemployment claims as pandemic?s economic toll persists

Innovation Park in Andover to be upgraded

lifestyle

I?m a restaurant critic ? I?m not ready to eat in a restaurant right now

We want to know: When do you think you?ll eat in a restaurant again?

Nearly half of men say they do most of the home schooling ? 3% of women agree

marijuana

Brazil police seize marijuana in nation?s ?biggest bust?

Payment and ID-check rules detailed for Mass. pot sales during coronavirus pandemic

Healey joins group of bipartisan attorneys general to tell Congress to pass marijuana banking as part of coronavirus bill

opinion

Giving remote SAT and ACT exams is a bad idea

The public should know how many nursing home residents are dying of coronavirus ? and where

A lesson in grace from two quiet heroes

food & dining

We want to know: When do you think you?ll eat in a restaurant again?

Coda and Artu join list of Boston-area restaurants that have closed amid COVID-19

An unfussy cocktail you can make at home

travel

Renew your passport without leaving the house, and stay dry on the go with a raincoat that fits in a fanny pack

How to get road-trip ready

Science class al fresco: Take the kiddos to these outdoor beauty spots

Books

For ?Sweetbitter? author Stephanie Danler, memoir writing felt like ?a tightrope walk?

Chapter 21: An ending and a beginning

Chapter 20: Eagle of the Seas

Movies

In Focus: ?The Rabbi Goes West? goes online

When the movies get it just right

In ?Military Wives,? it?s a case of keeping the home front singing

Television

The cheep thrills of Netflix?s ?The Lovebirds?

In Anna Kendrick?s ?Love Life,? the search for Mr. Right goes wrong

Verdict?s in: Dockery and Martell shine in ?Defending Jacob?

music

With virtual choirs and celebrity guests, Boston Children?s Chorus keeps young singers connected

These masked singers are way ahead of the (flattened) curve

From the Alan Lomax Archive, hope amid ?Hard Times?

Theater/Dance

Streams of innovation in an interactive ?State vs. Natasha Banina?

In isolation, theater couples entertain new ideas ? and each other

Gloucester Stage cancels summer season

globe local

Death toll among Newton residents with COVID-19 reaches 105, mayor reports

Hudson elastic manufacturer in high gear to meet demand for mask attachments

Are the annual motor vehicle inspections required by the state beneficial?

Obituaries

Raj Marphatia, Harvard Law Review president known for his brilliance and kindness, dies at 60

Michel Piccoli, star of French stage and screen, at 94

Phyllis George, trailblazing sportscaster, dies at 70