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‘Trump summoned a violent mob’: Jan. 6 panel outlines striking case

Donald Trump suggested Mike Pence ‘deserves’ to be hanged after learning of mob’s chants, Liz Cheney says

3 big takeaways from the first Jan. 6 committee hearing

There was a lot happening on Thursday evening and a lot to unpack. Let’s take a look at a few key conclusions.

Attendees, including US Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn (right), react as scenes from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol are played during a House Select Committee hearing on on Thursday night.

Here are 9 key moments from the Jan. 6 hearing

House Republican Judiciary Committee targets Boston after Jan. 6 hearings

Girlfriend pleads not guilty to second-degree murder charge in connection with death of Boston police officer

Karen Read, the girlfriend of a Boston police officer found dead in a snowbank outside a Canton home in January, pleaded not guilty Friday in Norfolk Superior Court to second-degree murder and other charges stemming from the officer’s death.

Inflation’s at a 40-year-high. Here are three things we learned about it on Friday.

Prices climbed by 8.6 percent in the year through May, raising alarm for those already struggling to afford everyday purchases.

US inflation hit 8.6 percent over the past year, highest rate in 4 decades

Search ongoing for boy, 6, who went missing in Merrimack River

Authorities on Friday morning returned to the Merrimack River to continue searching for a 6-year-old boy who went missing Thursday during a family fishing outing that turned tragic when he and a sibling somehow entered the water, and their mother died trying to save them.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

Saturday looks like the pick of the weekend
We haven't had a lot of extreme heat lately and this pattern is likely to hold for about a week or more.

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Summer Reading 2022

Whether your summer plans include beaches or backyards, exploration or relaxation, you’ll need something juicy and absorbing to read. We asked some of our favorite critics to recommend the best summer reads, a blend of old and new books you can bring along with you — and that just might transport you when you do.

Paying $10 or more for a beer? Here’s why it’s approaching the cost of wine and cocktails.
The beer is getting better and the options are seemingly endless — but it’s also getting more expensive to make and sell. That’s causing a carbohydrate letdown of sorts when the tab arrives.

Chad Finn | NBA Finals Game 4, Tonight 9 p.m.

It’s absolutely terrifying to have Steph Curry standing in the way of a Celtics championship
Curry, provided that the foot/leg injury he suffered late in Game 3 is not a hindrance, is going to significantly raise Boston's degree of difficulty in the NBA Finals.

This week's daters: Madison and Sam.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I think the most romantic moment was between me and the burrata’

Will their most intense connection be with a menu item?

Rachel Dratch (right) with Lilli Cooper in “POTUS.”

Losing it onstage could make Rachel Dratch a Tony winner

The Lexington native's Broadway debut in the political farce "POTUS" has earned her rave reviews, and something she never saw coming: a Tony nomination, for best actress in a featured role in a play.

2022 Tonys: Who will win, who should win, and other predictions

Should I reconnect with an old friend who changed her position on abortion rights?

We lost touch in the past few years and I’d like to reach out, but I find her stance hypocritical. Should I try?

Opinion

A chair sits on an exposed sandbar on the southern shore of the Great Salt Lake on March 3, 2022 near Salt Lake City, Utah.

Utah — This is the (happy) place

Utah is considered the happiest place in America. Happiness isn’t my thing, but I’ve always enjoyed the state because it’s so square, and I can relate to that.

The Jan. 6 committee takes, and sets, the stage

Justice demands a look-back at felony-murder cases

A nation held hostage by Republican cowardice on gun reform

IDEAS | Margaret H. Marshall and Joan Lukey

The end of Roe v. Wade could put Mass.-based employers in a tough spot

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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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

More recent stories

Commercial driver from Westfield killed while delivering granite for Seaport landscaping project
A man was killed in the Seaport on Thursday morning during an accident involving curbstones that were being dropped off at a storage area, authorities said.

Black News Hour

Episode 12: In celebration of Juneteenth, Boston’s arts community is highlighted
The Globe’s Greg Lee and Tiana Woodard talked to leaders in the arts community, from dance to poetry, ahead of local events planned this month.

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Mass. residents overwhelmingly support a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to end their lives. Lawmakers are unlikely to pass it this year.

A decade after voters narrowly rejected a similar measure at the ballot, a recent public opinion poll found a sweeping majority of residents back letting physicians prescribe aid-in-dying medication to end patients’ suffering. But the House Speaker says representatives are divided.

Boston Police K-9 Nico, who responded to Marathon bombings, dies at 12
During his career, Nico responded to the Marathon bombings and was also involved in the ensuing manhunt in Watertown.

Pierce Middle School in Milton on lockdown after bullet found in bathroom; ‘no active threat,’ officials say

Pierce Middle School in Milton entered into a lockdown Friday morning after an “unspent 9mm round was discovered in a bathroom by a teacher" just after 10 a.m. In a Facebook post, Milton PD said there is "no active threat” and ballistics dogs from Boston and Quincy police were on the scene assisting in a sweep of the building.

The Sumner Tunnel will be closed most weekends starting Friday. Here’s what you need to know.
Prepare for detours. The work starts this weekend and won't end for well over a year as workers embark on a much-needed top-to-bottom restoration project.

Recommended reads

How will golf pros approach The Country Club’s course? We played all 18, and here’s what we found.

To prepare for June’s US Open, which will be the 10th to be held in Massachusetts, the Globe explored the historic course. And we want to take you along for the journey.

With a pro caddie to guide us, we played The Country Club. Here’s the hole-by-hole report. How The Country Club toughened up: Larger greens and trickier putts await in the US Open

PARENTING UNFILTERED

How exactly are parents supposed to handle tantrums?
Many parents felt Kate Middleton's pain when Prince Louis acted, well, his age during a very public event last week. But when your kid is the one melting down, how do you cope? Do you yell? Rationalize? Hide? I asked two experts for advice.

Globe Magazine

Our daughter had a year left to live. We had to do something wonderful with the time she had left.
When our baby was diagnosed with fatal Tay-Sachs disease, we decided to celebrate Havi with a lifetime’s worth of birthdays.

‘I’m so much stronger now’: How remote work is helping women in the workplace
Making a career move no longer requires uprooting your family, making frequent business trips, or spending long hours at the office. That’s significant for women who tend to shoulder a greater share of domestic duties.

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Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Claudius Agrippa, Fabienne Jean, Noah Leong, and Kely Pinheiro of the Nebulous Quartet rehearse for a show, running their instruments through software on Leong's laptop.

In a scene of electric guitars and drum kits, a Berklee-trained string quartet stands out

BAMS Fest returns to Franklin Park Saturday for a day of free entertainment and activities celebrating artists of color.

At BAMS Fest, a celebration of culture and community on and off stage

From left: James Jackson Jr., L. Morgan Lee, Antwayn Hopper, John-Andrew Morrison, Jaquel Spivey, Jason Veasey, and John-Michael Lyles in the musical "A Strange Loop," which has been nominated for 11 Tony Awards.

At this year’s Tonys, diversity wins

Zahn McClarnon as Joe Leaphorn in "Dark Winds."

In ‘Dark Winds,’ a vivid portrait of Indigenous culture elevates a murder mystery

Special Projects

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Welcome Back to Boston

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

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

US Senators Lindsey Graham and Bernie Sanders will debate for an hour in the Kennedy Institute’s full-size reproduction of the US Senate chamber on the University of Massachusetts Boston campus.

The Kennedy Institute and Senators Sanders and Graham hope to rekindle real Senate debates

The changing face of Pride

Nantasket Beach in Hull, July 2021.

TOPIC: STANDALONE

Topless beaches on Nantucket? Sure. But how about a sandy spot for the modest among us too?

After Shelby Scott was replaced as anchor by a younger colleague, she ultimately carved out the role for which she was revered in Boston — as the woman on TV who wore a different colored hat to signal how bad a snowstorm was turning out to be.

Shelby Scott, a TV reporter buffeted by storms and sexism

Sixty years ago this month, The New Yorker began serializing what would become Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring." Carson said she "wanted to bring to public attention" her charges that pesticides destroy wildlife and endanger the environment.

IDEAS | BRYAN PFEIFFER

‘Silent Spring’ at 60

IDEAS | WILL AUSTIN

Where have Boston’s children gone?

Metro

Search ongoing for boy, 6, who went missing in Merrimack River

Authorities on Friday morning returned to the Merrimack River to continue searching for a 6-year-old boy who went missing Thursday during a family fishing outing that turned tragic when he and a sibling somehow entered the water, and their mother died trying to save them.

Girlfriend pleads not guilty to second-degree murder charge in connection with death of Boston police officer

Karen Read, the girlfriend of a Boston police officer found dead in a snowbank outside a Canton home in January, pleaded not guilty Friday in Norfolk Superior Court to second-degree murder and other charges stemming from the officer’s death.

Vermont governor signs $8.1b budget with historic level of federal aid

Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed an $8.1 billion state budget into law that will fund workforce development, housing, economic development, broadband, and efforts to mitigate climate change.

Pierce Middle School in Milton on lockdown after bullet found in bathroom; ‘no active threat,’ officials say

Pierce Middle School in Milton entered into a lockdown Friday morning after an “unspent 9mm round was discovered in a bathroom by a teacher" just after 10 a.m. In a Facebook post, Milton PD said there is "no active threat” and ballistics dogs from Boston and Quincy police were on the scene assisting in a sweep of the building.

Sports

Sean Resnick, 16, of Walpole was the youngest entrant in the local qualifier at Foxborough CC.

At local qualifiers, dreams of the US Open dance in the heads of amateur golfers

They are the longest of long shots, but if they get through the qualifying, they are headed for Brookline.

When Justin Leonard's putt fell on the 17th at the 1999 Ryder Cup, it touched off a wild celebration.

Oral history: From 1913, to 1988, to 1999, the three biggest moments at The Country Club

The venerable club has seen some fine moments, from Francis Ouimet, to Curtis Strange, to Justin Leonard.

The current leader in strokes gained/total on the PGA Tour is Matt Fitzpatrick, who is 27.

Yes, the PGA Tour is getting younger — but that’s because power and distance rule

The leaderboards are filled with young/long hitters who thrill fans with freakish distance but pose a quandary for the game's ruling bodies.

Red Sox at Mariners | 10:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 59: Red Sox at Mariners lineups and notes

Remembering Curtis Strange’s 1988 US Open victory at The Country Club

Steve Belichick discusses bad playoffs losses, underrated Patriots and more

Business

Inflation’s at a 40-year-high. Here are three things we learned about it on Friday.

Prices climbed by 8.6 percent in the year through May, raising alarm for those already struggling to afford everyday purchases.

Paying $10 or more for a beer? Here’s why it’s approaching the cost of wine and cocktails.

The beer is getting better and the options are seemingly endless — but it’s also getting more expensive to make and sell. That’s causing a carbohydrate letdown of sorts when the tab arrives.

Stocks fall sharply on Wall Street after inflation worsens

US inflation hit 8.6 percent over the past year, highest rate in 4 decades

magazine

Myra Sack and her daughter Havi in 2020.

Our daughter had a year left to live. We had to do something wonderful with the time she had left.

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

I inherited a house. My wife says she needs to be on the deed — or else.

Pan-Seared Steak With Zhoug

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

metro

Nico, a 12-year-old German shepherd and retired Boston Police K-9, died Wednesday, Boston police said.

Boston Police K-9 Nico, who responded to Marathon bombings, dies at 12

New restrictions on ships to protect whales coming soon to New England

McKee administration says there has been progress in Tidewater Landing talks

sports

Stephen Curry is averaging 26.8 points per game in the playoffs.

It’s absolutely terrifying to have Steph Curry standing in the way of a Celtics championship

Lowell tops St. John’s Prep to net first trip to Division 1 boys’ volleyball semifinals

Lightning push Rangers to brink of elimination

business

People walk by the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper.

Reporter Felicia Sonmez is fired by The Washington Post

European Central Bank will raise rates for first time in 11 years

US jobless claims rise by most since July during holiday week

politics

A sign for the COVID-19 testing center at London Luton Airport in Luton, U.K.

US will lift COVID-19 test requirement for international travel

‘Trump summoned a violent mob’: Jan. 6 panel outlines striking case

House Republican Judiciary Committee targets Boston after Jan. 6 hearings

Nation

An exterior view of Columbia Machine Inc., a concrete molding company, in Smithsburg, Maryland.

Maryland shooting suspect under police guard; injured state trooper released, authorities say

Police fatally shoot ‘potential intruder’ at Alabama school

Uvalde school police chief defends Texas shooting response

World

A memorial for a fallen Ukrainian soldier at a frontline position near the city of Donetsk, Ukraine.

Up to 200 Ukrainian soldiers killed daily in Russia’s attack, Zelensky adviser says

Wreck of 17th-century royal warship found off UK coast

3 foreigners who fought for Ukraine sentenced to death

opinion

A new study indicates that law enforcement does not have economies of scale. Municipalities that disbanded their police departments just passed their costs on to a different agency.

Social Studies: Passionate workers; challenges for female lawyers and founders; re-funding the police

The changing face of Pride

Topless beaches on Nantucket? Sure. But how about a sandy spot for the modest among us too?

lifestyle

Tantrums are a normal stage of psychosocial development and do not indicate that your child is a small monster.

How exactly are parents supposed to handle tantrums?

Are we more than friends?

‘I’m winning because I’m there’: All-cancer-survivor dragon boat team to compete in festival

food & dining

Behind the gates that welcome diners to Federal Hill is Joe Marzilli’s Old Canteen, an iconic Italian restaurant in historic Federal Hill.

‘Old Canteen’ restaurant — known for diners like Frank Sinatra, Buddy Cianci, and Providence mobsters — for sale

Kokoda serves Fijian cuisine in the Seaport; The Burlington Mall gets a drinking destination

The best Portuguese food in R.I.? It’s a tough call.

travel

A splashy waterfront resort in Maine, a youthful music fest, and Juneteenth in New Orleans

She loves Ireland, vegan food, and taking it all in

How not to look like a tourist

Arts

A discarded mound of tinsel sits next to a pile of giant jacks made of wire tomato cages in "Lily Cox-Richard: Weep Holes" at Mass MoCA.

Everything’s scary — but don’t let it break you

Power and prototypes: Matthew Angelo Harrison at MIT List Visual Arts Center

Documenting Amazonia — and the amazing resilience of the earth

Books

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Summer Reading 2022

David Duchovny — yes, that David Duchovny — writes a tale for our time

A debut from Donna Gordon, the 10th anniversary of the Nantucket Book Festival, and awards for Maine authors

Movies

From left: Rulon and Warren Jeffs in the documentary series "Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey."

Sins of the father, a son’s recollections, and the near extinction of a seminal band

‘Hustle’: Adam Sandler stars as a scout in this NBA-heavy Netflix drama

I never liked ‘E.T.’ as a kid, but 40 years later I’ve changed my mind

Television

Niecy Nash in "Claws."

Eight ‘beach reads’ you can watch this summer

The Tonys bring energy missing from other awards shows

Biden takes aim at ‘MAGA Party’ and Trump, talks gun control in interview with Kimmel

music

From left: Claudius Agrippa, Fabienne Jean, Noah Leong, and Kely Pinheiro of the Nebulous Quartet rehearse for a show, running their instruments through software on Leong's laptop.

In a scene of electric guitars and drum kits, a Berklee-trained string quartet stands out

At BAMS Fest, a celebration of culture and community on and off stage

With big feelings and guitars, emo bands line up for Vagrant Records’ anniversary show in Worcester

Theater/Dance

Patti LuPone (left) and Katrina Lenk (right) with fellow cast members in the gender-flipped "Company," a strong contender for best revival of a musical.

2022 Tonys: Who will win, who should win, and other predictions

At this year’s Tonys, diversity wins

Losing it onstage could make Rachel Dratch a Tony winner

globe local

D'Angelo Ortiz, David Ortiz's son, rounds third base during the home opener of the Boston Rox.

Brockton ‘Rox’ baseball with famous names and fun

Should Massachusetts raise welfare benefits?

Cheers for unstoppable Lucy, as she graduates from high school

Obituaries

People who knew and worked with Urvashi Vaid during the years she lived in Boston, and through her decades in Provincetown, remembered her as an activist who had helped shape the region’s LGBTQ community, beginning in the late 1970s.

Urvashi Vaid, LGBTQ activist from Boston to the national stage

Renowned Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego dies at 87

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