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A crowd gathers as police investigate after a shooting at a supermarket on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

At least 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket

Details on the number of additional people shot at the Tops Friendly Market and their conditions weren’t immediately available. Buffalo police said earlier Saturday afternoon that the alleged shooter, who was not identified, was in custody.

Photos: The scene in Buffalo after a mass shooting

The rise of the Strangler
DeSalvo is revealed as a boy slowly making his way in a world of wrong, from petty thefts and mayhem to offenses of increasing sordidness — and sexual edge.

The story of Albert DeSalvo as told in The Boston Globe

Some Jewish students say they feel ostracized on college campuses over support for Israel
Jewish students and activist groups say verbal attacks are becoming increasingly prevalent on college campuses.

A new Omicron variant, BA.2.12.1, has taken over in Massachusetts. Here’s what you need to know.

BA.2.12.1, first identified in New York, now accounts for 70 percent of new cases in Massachusetts.

11 of 14 Mass. counties now have high levels of COVID, CDC says

Hundreds gathered at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common on Saturday in protest of the leaked draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

‘I cannot contain my rage.’ Abortion rights activists rally in Boston and across the country.

Thousands of abortion rights activists rallied and marched through the streets of downtown Boston Saturday to protest the leaked Supreme Court draft decision that would overturn the constitutional right to abortion established nearly 50 years ago in the landmark case, Roe v. Wade.

Abortion rights activist rally at the Washington Monument before a march to the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, May 14, 2022.

Photos and videos: Abortion rights supporters protest around the US

Women including Katie Kirk, 22, left, and Mia Cipalla, 26, front, voice support for reproductive rights in Perry Square in Erie, Pa., on May 3 while gathered in response to the news that the US Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.

Abortion bans loom in purple states like Pennsylvania, injecting fear into the midterms

The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2022. - Senate Democrats today were unsuccessful in passing legislation to codify Roe v. Wade, with the measure failing in a 51-49 vote.
Democrats in the US Senate were due to lead a vote Wednesday to codify the right to abortion into federal law in a bid to pin down Republicans on the deeply divisive issue ahead of crucial midterm elections, even though they expect the measure to fail.
The move comes amid a political firestorm ignited by a leaked draft opinion that showed the Supreme Court's conservative majority prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 ruling guaranteeing abortion access nationwide. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

With Roe seemingly undone, other rights dating back to contraceptives case could fall under attack

The case, known as Griswold v. Connecticut, was centered on the legal question of whether a person has rights to personal autonomy that aren’t specifically spelled out in the Constitution.

These court cases have shaped sexual and reproductive rights today. They could be at risk if (when) Roe v. Wade falls. Sign up for the Beyond Roe newsletter for the latest

Dan Shaughnessy

It doesn’t get any better than two Game 7s in less than 24 hours, and other thoughts
The Bruins and Celtics have shared space in Boston since 1946 and have never before played Game 7s on back-to-back days.

Patrice Bergeron on Game 7: ‘That’s why you play the game.’

Members of the Kraken Ukrainian special forces towed a Russian armored vehicle from a destroyed bridge in the village of Ruska Lozova, north of Kharkiv, May 13, 2022.

Russians withdraw from city of Kharkiv, batter east, Ukraine says

Russian troops are withdrawing from Ukraine’s second-largest city after weeks of heavy bombardment, the Ukrainian military said Saturday, as Kyiv and Moscow’s forces engaged in a grinding battle for the country’s eastern industrial heartland.

McConnell, GOP senators meet Zelensky in surprise Kyiv stop

Brookline teachers rallied in front of Brookline Town Hall as they prepare to go on strike if a contract accord is not reached.

‘Extremely frustrating and demeaning’: Brookline teachers, threatening strike, rally for new contract

Saturday’s rally and negotiations set for this weekend and Monday mark the culmination of a three-year dispute over a new teachers’ contract

Matt Damon at the "Stillwater" New York Premiere at Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center on July 26, 2021 in New York City.

Matt Damon slammed for crypto commercial amid market meltdown

The Cambridge native is facing backlash after his high-profile endorsement of cryptocurrency in recent months.

Opinion

In this undated photo provided by Al Jazeera Media Network, Shireen Abu Akleh stands next to a TV camera in an area where the Dome of the Rock shrine at Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem is seen at left in the background.

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Everybody knew Shireen Abu Akleh

The Al Jazeera journalist who was shot and killed during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank earlier this week leaves behind a legacy that will never be destroyed.

IDEAS | DAVID DECOSIMO

Why it’s wrong to protest at a judge’s home

IDEAS | MOHAMMAD NAJIB

A life in hiding from the Taliban

Release police report on the incident involving State Police commander’s son

MARCELA GARCÍA

Boston’s Haitians celebrate as they advocate for a more constructive US policy

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Back to Boston

Back to Boston

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

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At least 2 dead, 3 injured, in 4-alarm Worcester fire, officials say

The fire at 2 Gage St. broke out around 3:30 a.m. Saturday and burned for hours. Due to the heavy damage to the six-family property, fire crews were still conducting a search of the property late in the afternoon, officials said in a statement.

‘I’m grateful to this class’: Wu praises graduates for resilience at BFIT commencement ceremony

The ceremony, which was the second of two held Saturday, was held in the university’s auditorium. Graduates, administrators, and faculty in attendance primarily wore masks during the hour-long event.

ADRIAN WALKER

Racism in Everett City Hall? It’s an ongoing saga.
In a leaked recording, several city officials made light of the idea of actually including Black people in city business. The exchange should come as a surprise to no one who has followed the politics of this deeply insular city.

Man killed in NH police shooting near Space Force Station

New Hampshire prosecutors are investigating a police shooting that left a man dead in New Boston, a town about 15 miles west of Manchester, officials said.

Man shot, killed by Boston police after stabbing officer early Saturday morning
Officers arriving at a Glendale Street address where screams had been reported encountered a man brandishing a knife, according to Superintendent-in-chief Gregory Long. The man was later identified as Richard Ortiz.

PBS’ Judy Woodruff plans to step down as ‘NewsHour’ anchor

Judy Woodruff says she’ll be stepping down as anchor of PBS’ nightly “NewsHour” program at the end of the year.

The Globe turns 150

150 years of The Boston Globe
Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

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Families across New England are grappling with a shortage of baby formula, caused by supply chain issues and a February recall. Matt Harrison and his wife Allie are among those afflicted. They've had to search far and wide for the formula they feed their thirteen-month-daughter, Margaret, for several months.

Parents are grappling with an ‘impossible’ baby formula shortage

Nearly half of the normal supply of baby formula is out of stock nationwide, forcing families to travel far for supplies or ration what they have.

How do contraceptives work, and why are antiabortion advocates targeting them?
Some conservative politicians are targeting IUDs and the morning-after pill, saying life begins at conception.

TECH LAB

MIT, Harvard scientists find AI can recognize race from X-rays — and nobody knows how
As artificial intelligence is increasingly used to help make diagnostic decisions, the research raises the unsettling prospect that AI-based health systems could generate racially biased results.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She dramatically talked with her hands and spilled a martini on me’
Will this dater find success after previously striking out with Cupid?

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Culture & Lifestyle

Arturo Sandoval will perform May 13 and 14 at Scullers.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Is the all-inclusive resort in Mexico booked through Priceline really all inclusive?

Help! My all-inclusive hotel in Mexico is only half-inclusive

Gina Gagliano is the new executive director of the Boston Book Festival, which will take place Oct. 29 this year.

Under new director Gina Gagliano, the Boston Book Festival announces return to Copley Square this fall

Celeste Rapone, "Spring Couple," 2021.

At the ICA, ‘A Place For Me’ breathes new life into an old art form

Special Projects

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Into the Red illustration.

Into the Red: How the Globe will cover climate change

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Jeneé Osterheldt

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Javelin anti-tank missile launchers at the ready in an underground base used by the Ukrainian Army's Carpathian Sich Battalion in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine on May 11.

War. What is it good for? The armaments biz.

A view of the automated "foundry" inside Ginkgo Bioworks which essentially works as a taxi system for sample-carrying trays.

The next ‘Massachusetts Miracle’

Finnish soldiers take part in the Army mechanized exercise Arrow 22 exercise in Western Finland on May 4.

Putin’s folly helps strengthen NATO

A hanger symbolizing abortion was drawn in chalk on the ground outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh last weekend as abortion rights activists protested in Chevy Chase, Md.

The Supreme Court wants to abolish abortion rights. Republicans want to quash protests to save them.

To ensure every American has access to water and the Internet, stop selling utility data to ICE

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Metro

Lil Keed, up-and-coming Atlanta rapper, dies at 24

A budding, melodic rapper from Atlanta, Lil Keed had a delicate voice that he often stretched into a helium-high, Auto-Tuned falsetto.

Sheikh Khalifa, UAE ruler, is dead at 73

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan marshaled the oil wealth of the United Arab Emirates to develop the Persian Gulf nation into an economic powerhouse and close partner of the United States during his 18 years as head of state.

‘I’m grateful to this class’: Wu praises graduates for resilience at BFIT commencement ceremony

The ceremony, which was the second of two held Saturday, was held in the university’s auditorium. Graduates, administrators, and faculty in attendance primarily wore masks during the hour-long event.

Family of Melissa Tremblay, 11-year-old murdered in 1988, praise police for arrest

The family of Melissa Tremblay, an 11-year-old found murdered in Lawrence in 1988, praised investigators in a statement Saturday for making a long-awaited arrest of a suspect in the girl’s killing.

Sports

Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks in his third playoff run has torched the Suns, averaging 32.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 7.5 assists through six games.

Odds are in Suns’ favor in Game 7 against Mavericks

The home team has won every game of this playoff series.

Both Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman (above) and Carolina counterpart Antti Raanta played in their first NHL Game 7 on Saturday afternoon.

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Bruce Cassidy lets others handle the hype duties before winner-take-all Game 7

Instead of focusing on the outcome of a winner-take-all game, the Bruins coach simply focused on making sure his team was prepared before its fourth Game 7 of his six-season tenure.

Nicklas Backstrom and the Washington Capitals face another offseason where more of their longtime core could be on the way out.

Even as beaten underdog, Capitals go into offseason frustrated by lost chance

After going up 1-0 and 2-1 in the first-round series and holding leads in each of the final three games, Washington's six-game ouster will likely mean change in the nation's capital.

The Bucks didn’t go all out for the No. 2 seed, and now they must play Game 7 against the Celtics in Boston

RED SOX AT RANGERS | 7:05 P.M. (NESN)

Game 33: Red Sox at Rangers lineups and notes

The Celtics can do this. They have earned our trust.

Business

Menaced by flames, nuclear lab peers into future of wildfire

Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are tapping supercomputers to peer into the future of wildfires in the US West, where climate change and an enduring drought are fanning the frequency and intensity of forest and grassland fire.

Senate President Karen Spilka says she would have voted ‘yes’ on bill to legalize sports betting

Late last month the Senate passed the sports betting bill on a voice vote, without recording the positions of each individual senator.

Biddeford Starbucks first in Maine to announce union intentions

BPDA confirms Arthur Jemison as director

magazine

Saurabh Lele and Minal Patankar with their children at home.

Your Home: Make It Your Own

A family brings the color and music of Mumbai to their East Walpole home

How do we offer guests a drink when hosting, without drinking ourselves

This note from 1965 began the writer's pen pal connection with a boy in Romania.

I unwittingly put my pen pal at risk when I visited him in Soviet-era Romania

What age should kids start doing chores? Younger than they do now.

metro

The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2022. - Senate Democrats today were unsuccessful in passing legislation to codify Roe v. Wade, with the measure failing in a 51-49 vote.
Democrats in the US Senate were due to lead a vote Wednesday to codify the right to abortion into federal law in a bid to pin down Republicans on the deeply divisive issue ahead of crucial midterm elections, even though they expect the measure to fail.
The move comes amid a political firestorm ignited by a leaked draft opinion that showed the Supreme Court's conservative majority prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 ruling guaranteeing abortion access nationwide. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

With Roe seemingly undone, other rights dating back to contraceptives case could fall under attack

‘Extremely frustrating and demeaning’: Brookline teachers, threatening strike, rally for new contract

The story of Albert DeSalvo as told in The Boston Globe

sports

The Celtics, who face the Bucks in Game 7 Sunday afternoon, at the Garden, are 24-9 all time in Game 7s.

It doesn’t get any better than two Game 7s in less than 24 hours, and other thoughts

20 injured in Milwaukee shootings after Celtics-Bucks playoff game

Ace pitcher Aidan O’Donnell and Abington are going to be tough to stop

business

Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc.

Elon Musk puts Twitter buy on hold, casting doubt on $44 billion deal

Nine nursing homes sue state over new room rules

Harvard president Lawrence Bacow earned more than $1.1 million in 2020

politics

Protestors attended the Bans Off Our Bodies rally at the base of the Washington Monument on Saturday.

15roeprotest

Abortion bans loom in purple states like Pennsylvania, injecting fear into the midterms

These court cases have shaped sexual and reproductive rights today. They could be at risk if (when) Roe v. Wade falls.

Nation

A crowd gathers as police investigate after a shooting at a supermarket on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

At least 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket

Menaced by flames, nuclear lab peers into future of wildfire

Four who helped catch subway attack suspect now need help themselves

World

A man rode a bicycle with a Ukrainian flag on the road between Odesa and Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine, on Saturday.

For Putin, a Nordic nightmare is springing to life

Russians withdraw from city of Kharkiv, batter east, Ukraine says

Israel police to investigate conduct at journalist funeral

opinion

A view of the automated "foundry" inside Ginkgo Bioworks which essentially works as a taxi system for sample-carrying trays.

The next ‘Massachusetts Miracle’

War. What is it good for? The armaments biz.

Hypocrisy, contradiction, middle ground, battleground in Roe debate

lifestyle

Alanna Mitchell's play "Sea Sick," which she's shown performing here, was nominated for outstanding new play at the 2014 Dora Mavor Moore awards.

What is ocean acidification? We asked ‘Sea Sick’ creator Alanna Mitchell

Netflix announces premiere of final Norm Macdonald comedy special, recorded in his living room

‘The Wild Robot’ wins Massachusetts Children’s Book Award

food & dining

One of the dishes on the menu at Bonanno is grilled branzino (European bass) in olive oil.

Who’s ready for outdoor dining on Federal Hill in Providence? It’s here

PiANTA: A new plant-based restaurant blooms on Federal Hill in Providence

In new digs, with a new proprietor, Waltham’s Il Capriccio still soars

travel

Tripadvisor recently released its list of the best B&Bs and inns in the country and world.

This bed and breakfast on Cape Cod was ranked the best in the country by Tripadvisor

A perfect afternoon at Gilmanton Winery

Museum hopping is one way to get to know the Granite State

Arts

Celeste Rapone, "Spring Couple," 2021.

At the ICA, ‘A Place For Me’ breathes new life into an old art form

6 art-school stars from around Boston to watch in 2022

Can art inspire environmental action?

Books

"The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown competed with 24 other middle grade books for the 2021-22 prize.

‘The Wild Robot’ wins Massachusetts Children’s Book Award

An artistic revolution by the seaside in ‘The Shores of Bohemia’

Reading about war and wartime with Phil Klay

Movies

Matt Damon at the "Stillwater" New York Premiere at Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center on July 26, 2021 in New York City.

Matt Damon slammed for crypto commercial amid market meltdown

DocYard ends its season with ‘Nuclear’ option

‘The Automat’: A tribute to ‘the house that nickels built’

Television

The cast of "Married ... With Children" (from left) Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, David Faustino, and Christina Applegate reunited in 2012 for Fox's 25th anniversary special.

‘Married … With Children’ to return as animated show

Netflix announces premiere of final Norm Macdonald comedy special, recorded in his living room

TV shows that understood a woman’s right to choose

music

Elvis Costello performs with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on May 5. He also played a set with his band, The Imposters.

From the New Orleans Jazz Fest to New England: 13 electrifying artists there who’ll be coming here

‘Pussy riot’ band member dresses as food delivery worker to escape Russia, goes on tour to support Ukraine

Saxophonist Ricky Ford crosses the ocean for a jazz tribute to Langston Hughes in Roxbury

Theater/Dance

Alanna Mitchell in "Sea Sick."

In ‘Sea Sick,’ an expert on oceans sees a world of trouble

ART’s ‘1776’ aims to give history a shake

Moving through trauma in Jean Appolon Expressions’ ‘Traka,’ a world premiere at the ICA this weekend

globe local

Stephanie Beard was last seen driving this silver Subaru Impreza on Interstate 293 near Manchester, N.H.

Woman wanted for allegedly fatally stabbing elderly man, stealing his car, in Manchester, N.H.

Rep. McGovern urges defense of democracy at UMass Amherst commencement

Cardinal O’Malley reaffirms Catholic Church’s opposition to abortion in new blog post

Obituaries

Lil Keed, born Raqhid Jevon Render, at work in Doppler Studios in Atlanta in 2019.

Lil Keed, up-and-coming Atlanta rapper, dies at 24

Sheikh Khalifa, UAE ruler, is dead at 73

Actor Fred Ward, of ‘Tremors,’ ‘The Right Stuff’ fame, dies