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‘Democracy remains in danger,’ Jan. 6 committee warns

Biden calls insurrection one of country's ‘darkest chapters’ after revelations from committee hearing

Here are 9 key moments from the Jan. 6 hearing

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol made its case to the American public during a prime-time hearing on Thursday night, placing the blame for the attack squarely on Donald Trump.

Panel to show Trump knew he lost but engaged in a ‘massive effort’ to convince public otherwise

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.

3 big takeaways from the first Jan. 6 committee hearing

Commanders assistant coach Jack Del Rio fined $100k for comments about Capitol riot

House Republican Judiciary Committee targets Boston after Jan. 6 hearings

‘This is the story of a crime.’ Martha’s Vineyard club guilty of involuntary manslaughter in boy’s drowning last summer
An exclusive Edgartown tennis and pool club pleaded guilty Friday in the drowning death last July of a 3-year-old boy who was left unattended in a pool without flotation aids while participating in a summer program.

Girlfriend faces second-degree murder charge in 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 death.

How did Patrick Rose keep his badge? And who decided?

We know that the disgraced Boston police union head escaped professionally unscathed after being accused of sexually molesting a child in 1995. What remains unclear is how he managed to stay on the force.

Ginni Thomas pressed 29 Arizona lawmakers to help overturn Trump’s defeat, emails show

The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas pressed 29 Republican state lawmakers in Arizona - 27 more than previously known - to set aside President Joe Biden’s popular vote victory and “choose” presidential electors.

UNH Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter and 46 members charged with hazing

New members of the SAE Beta chapter were allegedly hazed at an April 13 event, which was reported to Durham police five days later, the department said in a statement Friday. Police did not release any details of the incident.

People wore masks at Quincy Market in Boston. The CDC recommends indoor masking in Suffolk County, which includes Boston, as well as Middlesex and Norfolk counties.

3 Mass. counties have high levels of COVID-19, down from 5 last week, per CDC

The Massachusetts counties that have high levels of COVID-19 are Suffolk, Middlesex, and Norfolk, according to the CDC. More than 3.1 million people live in those counties.

2,050 confirmed cases and 7 deaths. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

NBA FINALS GAME 4: Celtics vs. Warriors | 9 P.M. on ABC

Chad Finn

It’s terrifying to have Steph Curry standing in the way of a Celtics championship
Provided that the foot injury he suffered late in Game 3 is not a hindrance, Curry significantly raises the Celtics' degree of difficulty in the NBA Finals.

‘That’s what I love about them’: Grant Williams praised the TD Garden crowd’s energy How Celtics coach Ime Udoka’s increased trust in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown as playmakers has helped both grow

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.

Got the cash? Here are 12 Boston-area breweries with beer gardens open now

Family members comforted one another at the scene in Amesbury on Friday.

Hope dims as Merrimack River search continues; 6-year-old boy missing since Thursday evening

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.

A Pride flag over construction scaffolding on a Tremont Street building in the South End last year.

What is a Pride celebration without the parade?

The absence of Pride Month’s signature Boston celebration is deeply felt by some in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community.

Shareholders visited the Geico booth at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders' meeting on April 30, 2022 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Geico facing payout to woman who got HPV after sex in car

Geico could be required to pay a Missouri woman $5.2 million because she said she contracted a sexually transmitted disease while having sex in the car of a man who is insured by the company.

Opinion

Chairman of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio (left), wearing a shirt supporting Derek Chauvin, looks on while counterprotesting near the Torch of Friendship, in Miami, where people gathered to remember George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his murder at the hands of the police officer, on May 25, 2021.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The Proud Boys’ Latino connection, explained

We must explore complex racial and ethnic dynamics among Latinos — specifically, the insidious anti-Black bias in the Latinx community.

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

Utah — This is the (happy) place

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.

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King Boston’s Embrace Ideas Festival to deliver five days of education, discussion, and togetherness across the city
In the week leading up to Juneteenth, King Boston, a nonprofit program of the Boston Foundation, will host the first-ever Embrace Ideas Festival.

S&P fell nearly 3 percent on Friday as stocks tumbled

The S&P 500 fell 2.9 percent, closing out the second worst week this year and the ninth weekly drop in the past 10, as fears mounted that efforts to combat inflation risk stifling growth.

Police are investigating after 3 bullets are found in separate bathrooms at Pierce Middle School in Milton
Pierce Middle School in Milton went into lockdown Friday as police recovered three bullets from three separate bathrooms, according to authorities.

Celebrate Juneteenth at these 14 Boston-area events
Our picks for how to make the most of this year’s Juneteenth celebration — from poetry slams to free book fairs to family-friendly days at the beach.

Newburyport boy, 12, pulled from pool at camp in Groveland, officials say

A 12-year-old boy from Newburyport was pulled from a pool at “a private recreational camp” in Groveland Friday morning, officials said.

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?

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

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.

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.

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.

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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

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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

Joseph Jabir Pope (right) listened as the Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments in Commonwealth v. Joseph Pope. Offering him support was James Watson, whose murder charges were dropped after he served 41 years in prison.

Justice demands a look-back at felony-murder cases

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

IDEAS | WILL AUSTIN

Where have Boston’s children gone?

Metro

Ranan Lurie, political cartoonist with a global pen, dies at 90

An Israeli war hero and world peacemaker, Ranan Lurie set records as the world’s most widely syndicated political cartoonist, died Wednesday in Las Vegas.

RI FOOD & DINING

Skeff’s Pub offers a friendly face and a gastropub-style experience

The neighborhood pub recently moved its digs from Cumberland to East Providence. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at what the have to offer now.

DEM: ‘Substantial’ solid waste from Woonsocket sewage plant released into Blackstone River daily

Friends of the Blackstone decry fouling of a “treasure” they worked for decades to restore and convince Rhode Islanders to embrace

Song Hae, who survived war and poverty to become a beloved TV host, dies at 95

SEOUL, South Korea — Song Hae, who fled North Korea as a young man during the Korean War, became a beloved television personality in South Korea and was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world’s “oldest TV music talent show host,” died at his home in Seoul on Wednesday. He was 95.

Sports

Ondrej Palat, followed by Steven Stamkos, scored late in third period of Game 5 as the Lightning beat the Rangers, 3-1, Thursday.

Rangers cede control of series to Lightning on home ice, of all places

The Rangers were 8-1 at home in the playoffs, but lost to the Lightning, 3-1, Thursday, and trail in the series, 3-2.

Rich Strike (left) is walked away from the track after training Friday before the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes.

154TH BELMONT STAKES

Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike faces another stiff test in Belmont Stakes

In the final leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, 2-1 morning line favorite We the People could be tough to beat on what likely will be a wet track.

Raiders slot receiver Hunter Renfrow had 103 catches for 1,038 yards and nine TDs last season.

Receiver Hunter Renfrow, Raiders agree to two-year, $32 million extension

Renfrow was entering the final season of his rookie contract.

jim mcbride | on golf

At Canadian Open, golfers get a rough idea of what the gnarly US Open will be like

matt porter | Sunday hockey notes

Dreary days may be ahead for the Bruins, and that’s on Don Sweeney, not Bruce Cassidy

Commanders assistant coach Jack Del Rio fined $100k for comments about Capitol riot

Business

FDA advisory committee unanimous in support of Bluebird Bio’s two gene therapies

It’s a much-needed win for the struggling Cambridge biotech, but doesn’t guarantee approval.

The Cambridge bike lane battle is heading to court

Businesses and residents have sued the city over a plan for 25 miles of separated bike lanes, saying lost parking spaces will hurt sales.

Belgian trade mission tours Somerville, Cambridge and Beacon Hill

Health insurance companies seeking R.I. approval of rate increases of 7 to 14 percent

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

Patrick M. Rose Sr., former president of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association, is sworn in to Suffolk Superior Court before changing his plea to guilty, in the molestation of several children. His defense attorney, William Keefe is at left.

How did Patrick Rose keep his badge? And who decided?

‘This is the story of a crime.’ Martha’s Vineyard club guilty of involuntary manslaughter in boy’s drowning last summer

Victim impact statement from family of Henry Backer, boy who drowned at Martha’s Vineyard club

sports

Bryson DeChambeau could make his LIV Golf debut at Pumpkin Ridge in Portland, Ore., June 30.

Bryson DeChambeau changes his mind, ditches PGA Tour for LIV golf series

‘That’s what I love about them’: Grant Williams praised the TD Garden crowd’s energy

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

business

Shareholders visited the Geico booth at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders' meeting on April 30, 2022 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Geico facing payout to woman who got HPV after sex in car

S&P fell nearly 3 percent on Friday as stocks tumbled

Inflation’s at a 40-year-high, and the future is uncertain

politics

The House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6th Attack on the US Capitol showed testimony from former Attorney General Bill Barr.

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

Jan. 6 panel on Monday to show Trump knew he lost but engaged in a ‘massive effort’ to convince public otherwise

US will lift COVID-19 test requirement for international travel

Nation

Prosecutor Chris Becker explained his decision to charge Grand Rapids police Officer Christopher Schurr with second-degree murder during a press conference on Thursday.

Prosecutor who charged Michigan officer praised by his critics

2,050 confirmed cases and 7 deaths. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Ginni Thomas pressed 29 Arizona lawmakers to help overturn Trump’s defeat, emails show

World

In this undated photo provided by Norfolk Historic Shipwrecks, Julian And Lincoln Barnwell measure the cannon found on the HMS Gloucester in 2007. Excavators and historians are telling the world about the wreck of a royal warship that sank in 1682 while carrying the future king James Stuart. The HMS Gloucester ran aground while navigating sandbanks off the town of Great Yarmouth on the eastern English coast. The wreck of the Gloucester was found in 2007 by brothers Julian and Lincoln Barnwell and others after a four-year search.

Royal shipwreck from 1682 is found off the coast of England

‘We are still in shock’: A month trapped by Russian forces in a basement

US and Chinese defense officials meet in bid to cool regional tensions

opinion

Miguel Cerrillo, father of Miah Cerrillo, a fourth-grade student at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, testified at a hearing about gun violence by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Wednesday.

A nation held hostage by Republican cowardice on gun reform

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

The changing face of Pride

lifestyle

A homemade Juneteenth flag created by the Peabody Essex Museum's education team in preparation for the museum's Juneteenth Flag Posters event June 19-20.

Celebrate Juneteenth at these 14 Boston-area events

King Boston’s Embrace Ideas Festival to deliver five days of education, discussion, and togetherness across the city

At 30, men fall into three categories

food & dining

Tyler Hickman and his sister Katie Hickman drink beers while their dog Myles gets a treat during a city sanctioned yappy hour held at Dorchester Brewing Company in 2017.

12 Boston-area breweries with beer gardens open now

‘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

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

Summer books 4

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

Maura Tierney and Jeff Daniels are returning to star in a second season of "American Rust."

‘American Rust’ to return for second season

Eight ‘beach reads’ you can watch this summer

The Tonys bring energy missing from other awards shows

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

Jennafer Newberry and Lissa deGuzman in "Wicked."

At the Opera House, ‘Wicked’ still casts a spell

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

At this year’s Tonys, diversity wins

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

Ranan Lurie at the United Nations headquarters in New York in 2005.

Ranan Lurie, political cartoonist with a global pen, dies at 90

Song Hae, who survived war and poverty to become a beloved TV host, dies at 95

Urvashi Vaid, LGBTQ activist from Boston to the national stage