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Boston parents ask federal appeals court to overturn exam school admission decision and let their children attend

A group of white and Asian parents in Boston is seeking to have at least five students admitted to the city’s exam schools after they failed to secure seats under the temporary admission policy last year.

Cyberattack on a Mass.-based medical imaging company may have affected millions

The list of potentially affected facilities included UMass Memorial Health, Baystate Health, and Tufts Medical Center.

CDC says COVID-19 subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 now account for more than 7 percent of New England cases

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that two new Omicron subvariants that experts have been watching closely now account for more than 7 percent of New England COVID-19 cases.
Many children who contracted COVID-19 during pandemic did not develop antibodies to ward off Omicron, study says FDA advisers back COVID shots by Novavax, a vaccine latecomer

Matthew McConaughey makes emotional plea for lawmakers to ‘act on gun responsibility’
The Oscar-winning actor, a native of Uvalde, Texas, met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday and joined White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in the briefing room to discuss gun legislation reform and call for bipartisan action.

See results from primaries in California and Iowa

Several states are holding primaries on Tuesday, including key races in California and Iowa. Here’s a look at the results, as tallied by the Associated Press.
US House members facing primary challenges across country Iowa Democrat Franken will face Grassley in Senate race

Short-staffed and strapped for cash, state parks struggle to handle surge of warm-weather crowds

State parks have enjoyed a renaissance during the pandemic. But with an influx of visitors stretching parks to their limits, years of underfunding and understaffing, combined with a historically tight labor market, are taking their toll.
Globe Magazine

A Boston husband headed to the wild west for a divorce. He ended up with two wives.

In the 1890s, Sioux Falls, South Dakota became a “divorce colony” for well-heeled Americans looking to legally separate. Then one Bostonian’s personal dramas turned up at the Supreme Court.
DEVRA FIRST

An early visit to Faccia Brutta on Newbury Street

Here's what you’ll find at Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette’s new restaurant, their first in the area since Little Donkey in 2016.
These 4 condiments are all you need to add spice, crunch, and zest to your summer menus
Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

The Jan. 6 hearings are must-see TV. Will America tune in?

It’s not political theater. For anyone who cares about our beleaguered nation, now is not the time to move on and tune out.
SCOT LEHIGH

Dispelling gun-law disinformation and deflections
EDITORIAL

The case for conspiracy goes prime time
Joan Vennochi

Biden’s dilemma: Voters can despise Trump, yet still question whether Biden’s ‘the man for the moment’
Bill McKibben

OK, boomers. We broke America, now let’s fix it.
Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Come see Globe journalists live on stage
Globe Live returns June 11-12 for two brand-new shows of original & adventurous nonfiction storytelling.

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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data Monday-Friday. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate vaccination percentages. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health

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SHIRLEY LEUNG
The decision to have an abortion changed their lives
The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe asserted that the effect of abortion rights “is hard for anyone — and in particular, for a court — to assess.” Here are the people whose futures were altered by the procedure.

‘The numbers just continue to rise’: Patients awaiting psychiatric treatment crowd emergency rooms
Unlike COVID surges — which seem to wax and wane with new variants — the surges of behavioral health patients coming to emergency rooms never seems to recede.

SJC orders new trial in 1984 Dorchester felony-murder conviction, but avoids ruling on broad retroactive review of similar cases

The state’s high court Tuesday ordered a new trial for Joseph Jabir Pope, but bypassed the issue Pope and his supporters fervently wanted them to address: retroactively abolishing the felony murder rule that imprisons people who do not actually kill.
Unfinished Justice: A Spotlight Team investigation into felony murder in Massachusetts
ANALYSIS

3 things to watch when the Jan. 6 committee holds a prime-time hearing on Thursday

What remains to be seen is whether the committee can present facts that will change the way Americans feel about that day — and what recommendations the committee will make to try to fix what’s broken.
Critic's Corner: How to watch Thursday’s primetime hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol Fox News chooses Tucker Carlson over Jan. 6 hearing, drawing backlash

Raytheon relocating headquarters from Waltham to just outside DC
The defense giant said the move will take place in the third quarter of this year and will not reduce the company's local workforce.

Man sues American Airlines, saying he spent 17 days in jail after false accusation
An Arizona man was jailed for 17 days after American Airlines mistakenly identified him as a suspect who had broken into a duty-free shop at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and then boarded an American flight to Reno, Nevada, he claims in a lawsuit.

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Jeneé Osterheldt

How one Brookline student turned teaching English into a young, global community

Anna Lin started teaching English in the fifth grade. Now as a junior in high school, she has a student-run nonprofit dedicated to educating hundreds of people around the world.

Following Democratic convention win, Healey promises to tackle affordability, housing
Speaking to business leaders, Attorney General Maura Healey sounded gubernatorial in tone and content. After all, increasing the number of houses and apartments in the state usually falls outside the chief law enforcement official’s purview.

Charts: Gas prices in Mass. hit record $5 per gallon
Experts say it’s likely the towering costs will endure through the summer and that several factors are to blame.

Warehouse robot maker Symbotic goes public in SPAC deal
The Wilmington-based maker of robotic hardware and software for retail distribution centers will become publicly traded Wednesday after merging with a special purpose acquisition company.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Malpaso steps out at the Majestic

Maybe we’re amazed that Paul McCartney is about to turn 80, but this age group of classic rockers is growing

Recipes: We figured out the perfect Father’s Day menu. It starts with steak.

Ronald K. Brown/Evidence moves in every way

Special Projects

Welcome Back to Boston

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

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

The case for conspiracy goes prime time
Joan Vennochi

Biden’s dilemma: Voters can despise Trump, yet still question whether Biden’s ‘the man for the moment’
Bill McKibben

OK, boomers. We broke America, now let’s fix it.
Alex Green

Understanding the role Massachusetts played in both developing and resisting eugenics
MARCELA GARCÍA

Stop asking parents to release graphic images of their children massacred in school shootings
IDEAS | Philip Dray

Breaking the silence about a lynching in the North

Metro

RI POLITICS

Providence voters back $515m pension bond in low-turnout election

In a special election that saw just 4 percent of the Providence’s 124,000 registered voters participate, the proposal won approval by a wide margin. The plan still needs to be approved by the Senate.

SJC orders new trial in 1984 Dorchester felony-murder conviction, but avoids ruling on broad retroactive review of similar cases

The state’s high court Tuesday ordered a new trial for Joseph Jabir Pope, but bypassed the issue Pope and his supporters fervently wanted them to address: retroactively abolishing the felony murder rule that imprisons people who do not actually kill.

Short-staffed and strapped for cash, state parks struggle to handle surge of warm-weather crowds

State parks have enjoyed a renaissance during the pandemic. But with an influx of visitors stretching parks to their limits, years of underfunding and understaffing, combined with a historically tight labor market, are taking their toll.

Raytheon relocating headquarters from Waltham to just outside DC

The defense giant said the move will take place in the third quarter of this year and will not reduce the company's local workforce.

Sports

Baseball notebook

Angels fire manager Joe Maddon amid 12-game losing streak

After finishing with losing records in Maddon’s first two seasons, the Angels were off to a 27-17 start before their losing streak began.
Lightning 4, Rangers 1

Lightning beat Rangers in Game 4 to even Eastern Conference final

Andrei Vasilevskiy had 33 saves to help the two-time defending champions level things up in the series.
TUESDAY'S MIAA SOFTBALL ROUNDUP

Giana LaCedra shines in the circle and at the plate to lead Lowell softball past Westford Academy

The three-time Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year struck out 10, scattering three hits and allowing one earned run, had two RBIs, and scored a run.
Sports Log

National Women’s Soccer League investigates Orlando for retaliation after coaches placed on administrative leave
Red Sox notebook

Third base coach Carlos Febles sent Alex Verdugo home on Monday night, and it led to a Red Sox win
Gary Washburn | On Basketball

The Celtics — particularly Jayson Tatum — can’t be the nice guys against Draymond Green and the Warriors

Business

Raytheon relocating headquarters from Waltham to just outside DC

The defense giant said the move will take place in the third quarter of this year and will not reduce the company's local workforce.

Target to take a profit hit to clear out inventory shoppers don’t want

Target plans to cut prices and cancel orders to clear out unwanted inventory, announcing a series of steps Tuesday to combat rising prices and supply chain disruptions. The actions would cut its profit in the current quarter, the company said, pushing its shares down 7 percent in premarket trading.

Warehouse robot maker Symbotic goes public in SPAC deal

A big building. Over the Pike. For the first time in a long time.
magazine
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She is very easy to be with. We are not spring chickens, you know.’
Cooking

Recipes: We figured out the perfect Father’s Day menu. It starts with steak.
Connections

That time I accidentally became Rudy Giuliani's buddy at a Sox-Yankees game
Summer Entertainment

31 outdoor events in New England to fill every summer weekend with fun

metro

Cyberattack on a Mass.-based medical imaging company may have affected millions

Boston parents ask federal appeals court to overturn exam school admission decision and let their children attend

R.I. poised to become fourth state to require teaching Asian-American history

sports

Tiger Woods won’t play in US Open in Brookline, but Phil Mickelson is cleared by USGA

Game 56: Red Sox at Angels lineups and notes

Warriors star Klay Thompson’s slump busting secret? His own YouTube highlights.

business

Around the Garden, good times return after a difficult two years

Yellen: inflation to ‘remain high;’ hopes it’s ‘coming down’

Wu pushes state lawmakers on transfer tax; real estate groups push back

politics

Mississippi lawmaker with ethics woes forced into GOP runoff

Iowa Democrat Franken will face Grassley in Senate race

South Dakota’s Noem, Thune repel GOP challenges from right

Nation

San Francisco ousts liberal DA Chesa Boudin in heated recall

California’s Newsom cruises to easy primary victory

Man sues American Airlines, saying he spent 17 days in jail after false accusation

World

Russia draws closer to capture of Ukraine’s Donbas region

Biden, Bolsonaro to hold first meeting amid election worries

Ukraine’s strategic dilemma in Sievierodonetsk: Stand and fight, or pull back?

opinion

State has a lot more to do to keep students and educators safe from COVID

The Grocery Stories: The final chapter

Something has to change to prevent burnout of nurses and doctors

lifestyle

Matthew McConaughey makes emotional plea for lawmakers to ‘act on gun responsibility’

How author Sulari Gentill wrote her Boston Public Library mystery from a continent away

Squirmy Prince Louis taunts mom Kate Middleton at Jubilee Pageant — and parents everywhere can relate

food & dining

An early visit to Faccia Brutta on Newbury Street

Recipe: The popular Cantonese pak cham gai, ‘white-cut chicken,’ is steamed and served with soy-ginger sauce

Recipe: Don’t fuss with pastry for this crustless quiche with asparagus and goat cheese

travel

Ryanair gives Afrikaans quiz to South Africans entering UK

Topless beaches on Nantucket? Locals share their views on the pending bylaw.

Debbie Gibson on her jet-setting dog, used bookstores, and bringing her own hot plate

Arts

Pop-up show in East Providence beckons with ‘OddKin’

When a mural is a mirror: In Dewey Square, Rob ‘ProBlak’ Gibbs pays tribute to youth around the city

I don’t know how we should talk to kids about difficult topics. I just know that art can help.

Books

A Boston husband headed to the wild west for a divorce. He ended up with two wives.

Hip-hop historian and ‘Dilla Time’ author Dan Charnas comes to CitySpace

Looking at a horse, from all the angles

Movies

Extraordinary animals, an extraneous wall, a musical celebration

See Jane run (an underground abortion network) in ‘The Janes’

‘Benediction’: in war and love and well beyond

Television

How to watch Thursday’s prime-time hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol

Sadly, the pickings are slim for TV viewers who can’t afford to stream

This week’s TV: Farewell to Shelby Scott, a Navajo Nation mystery, and ‘Irma Vep’

music

Jim Seals of ‘70s group Seals and Crofts dies at age 80

Maybe we’re amazed that Paul McCartney is about to turn 80, but this age group of classic rockers is growing

Sidy Maïga, a R.I.-based musician, brings African drumbeats to the mainstream

Theater/Dance

Malpaso steps out at the Majestic

Ronald K. Brown/Evidence moves in every way

In ART’s ‘1776,’ the founding of a nation, with liberty and justice for some

globe local

West Newton Cinema hosts screening of ‘All the Lonely People’ June 15

Pentucket picks Panthers as new school mascot

Newton residents file lawsuit to block proposed replacement of senior center in Newtonville

Obituaries

Jim Seals of ‘70s group Seals and Crofts dies at age 80

Ken Bode, political reporter who moderated ‘Washington Week,’ dies at 83

Alec John Such, former Bon Jovi bassist and founding member, dies at 70