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An AI-powered day through Boston
Globe business reporter Dana Gerber used a new website, Forgemytrip, to take her on a tour through the city. Here's how it went.

We asked AI to plan the perfect Boston day. Here’s where it took us.

A new artificial intelligence-powered website, Forgemytrip, is designed to build customized travel itineraries. So we put it to the test.
GAME 5: Celtics 110, Heat 97

chad finn
This Celtics team seems to be writing its own anything-is-possible story
If they keep playing this way — with relentless defense, with pace and purpose — they will do something that's never been done before.

Dan Shaughnessy: Instead of being history, the Celtics have a real chance to make history Gary Washburn: What Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics have done to turn things around is simply remarkable
tara sullivan

Celtics still trail in this series, but all of the pressure is on the Heat

The fear of stunning failure — of being the first NBA team to blow a 3-0 series lead — grows with each passing hour, no matter how much Miami wants to believe it doesn’t.

Watch: Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley take their best shots at a Boston accent

Another night, another hilarious moment from the TNT crew.
KARA BASKIN | PARENTING UNFILTERED

Your A-to-Z guide to family-friendly dining in the Boston area

This is a list of excellent restaurants that will feed your bedraggled, hungry, tired-of-takeout family. Keep it handy all summer long: Many have patios!
Tell us: What's your favorite family-friendly restaurant in Boston?

More people are dying on Mass. and US roads. It doesn’t have to be this way. Just look at the UK, France, and Japan.

Massachusetts, and the US, have seen traffic deaths climb since 2019, while similarly developed countries around the world have been steadily reducing road carnage.
ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

When it comes to raising the debt ceiling, there’s a reason politicians wait until the last minute

Americans are right to look at this last-minute chaos and be angry. Unlike a natural business cycle or decades of complicated regulatory neglect, this crisis is wholly manufactured for political ends.
Deadline looming, Biden and McCarthy narrow in on budget deal to lift debt ceiling Just days before possible default, Congress heads out of town empty-handed

Here’s what could happen if the US defaults on its debt: ‘The reality would be chaotic.’

Mass. ban on phone use while driving isn’t working, new data show

A Cambridge firm that collects digital data from millions of cars says that Mass. drivers spent 28 percent more time handling their phones behind the wheel in 2022 than they did in 2020.

Watertown Mall latest to potentially become... lab space
Don’t worry, though, the Target and RMV will stay put.

Cape bridge repairs highlight how the housing crunch has exacerbated commutes

The share of workers commuting from the mainland has roughly doubled in six years as housing costs push people farther from their jobs.

Add a Barnes & Noble in Western Mass. to tide of unionization

Shark bites off Conn. woman’s leg in Turks and Caicos, authorities say

Passenger opens exit door during airplane flight in South Korea; 12 sustain minor injuries

Memorial Day Weekend

11 ways to celebrate Memorial Day weekend in Boston

Memorial Day weekend traffic is expected to be heavy. These are best and worst times to hit the road.

A fan’s guide to Boston Calling: Bring the kids, don’t bring cash, and leave the gummies at home

Recipe: Top slices of charred, rosy, grilled flank steak with blue cheese butter this Memorial Day weekend
Jeneé Osterheldt

The Little Mermaid, Black girls, and a wave of memories

With Halle Bailey as “The Little Mermaid,” memories of my mother and me come flowing back.
Review | ★★★ : Halle Bailey makes ‘The Little Mermaid’ her own
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

John Fish talks anti-business sentiment and more

“What’s important is that we appreciate more of what we have to offer” to attract and retain businesses, the Suffolk construction company CEO said.

Farewell to Matignon, a beloved Cambridge Catholic high school

Seeing the school close its doors after 75 years of academic and athletic achievements stirs up feelings of nostalgia and pride, students and their families said.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

When clinics can’t afford to keep detox and rehab beds open, state policy needs to change

Substance use should be treated like other mental health care.
IDEAS | JOHN SUMMERS

What my autistic son’s cold cheeseburgers taught me about bureaucracy
Wes Ely

As long COVID turns three, Americans play disability roulette
Alex Beam

Everyone is getting into the trademark game
John Kelly

Federal agency should honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice

More recent News

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought
For many of us, Rick and Dick Hoyt were the Boston Marathon
He was the motor, Dick often said in their years together out on the road. Rick, he always added, was the heart.

To address worker shortage, MBTA to hire new bus drivers to full-time positions
Previously, new drivers were limited to working 30 hours per week and had to wait three to six months before they could move into full-time positions, the T has said.

Service disruptions coming to Red Line, Green Line extension in June

Eversource exits offshore development, with a big loss
Eversource expects to report a $200M+ loss on the sale of stakes it holds in several offshore wind projects off the cost of Massachusetts.

Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review

The ruling by Judge Clifton Newman came just about 24 hours after Governor Henry McMaster signed the bill. The decision means South Carolina reverts back to a ban at about 20 weeks after fertilization.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers surprise commencement speech to Johns Hopkins

During a surprise commencement address to graduates of Johns Hopkins University on Thursday morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told them to take advantage of the time and resources they have to pursue their passions and uphold the democratic values at stake in his country’s war against Russia.

US journalist Evan Gershkovich appeals extension of detention on spying charges, Russian court data show

According to a Russian court data website, the appeal was filed at the Lefortovo district court on Thursday. There was no information whether a date has been set for a hearing.

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.
Tell us: How have things changed in Boston since you were in your early 20s?

DEBT

SAVINGS

HOUSING

REALITY CHECK CALCULATOR
Love Letters

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters
Summer is a good time to take control of your romantic life – or lack thereof.

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Odie Henderson

Tina Turner saved my soul

To say I am a fan would be a massive understatement. Tina Turner was the first singer for whom I camped outside a concert venue hoping to score tickets. Experiencing her live was a must.
Renée Graham: How Tina Turner helped Black girls and women feel free

Man killed in Dorchester shooting was a pastor in Haverhill, family says
“We are extremely devastated and this loss is unfathomable as we try to understand the details of this tragedy and find who took the life of someone who impacted so many others in nothing but the most positive ways,” his family said.

In passing Senate budget with key differences from House, it sets up summertime fight
After days of negotiating, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a nearly $56 billion spending plan Thursday for fiscal year 2024, which begins July 1.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
A cruel hoax and its lasting consequences
Learning that the call of an active shooter at St. John's Prep was a hoax doesn’t erase the terror of the school's evacuation, or the trauma that will linger.

Culture & Lifestyle

When a great show like ‘Succession’ gives us such vivid characters, now you’re talking

Here’s everyone who’ll be playing at Boston Calling

How Boston Calling got its ‘Boston’ back

Tina Turner saved my soul

Special Projects

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | JULIA HOTZ

Feeling sick? The lawyer will see you now.
Joan Wickersham

Don’t call my breasts ‘boobs.’ It’s degrading.
SCOT LEHIGH

Ron DeSantis’s ill-conceived campaign
RENÉE GRAHAM

How Tina Turner helped Black girls and women feel free
EDITORIAL

An unfinished piece of criminal justice reform business: Raising the age for juvenile offenders

IDEAS | SETH MOULTON

AI may pull the trigger in war, but it shouldn’t call the shots

Metro

RHODE MAP

Could Breeze Airways put the ‘international’ in T.F. Green International Airport?

Breeze Airways president Tom Doxey talked about the airline's arrival in R.I., its plans for international expansion, and ... stuffies.

More people are dying on Mass. and US roads. It doesn’t have to be this way. Just look at the UK, France, and Japan.

Massachusetts, and the US, have seen traffic deaths climb since 2019, while similarly developed countries around the world have been steadily reducing road carnage.

Service disruptions coming to Red Line, Green Line extension in June

Going into June, the MBTA will be focusing repairs on southern sections of the Red Line, where widespread slow zones have caused major delays, and the northern Green Line extension.
GLOBE NH | MORNING REPORT

5 fun things to do for Memorial Day weekend in N.H.

There will be dozens of parades and ceremonies across the state to salute US military veterans and commemorate the lives of those who died in service.

Sports

Red Sox at Diamondbacks | 9:40 p.m. (NESN)

Game 51: Red Sox at Diamondbacks lineups and notes

Chris Sale will be on the mound as the Red Sox look to snap their four-game losing streak when they open a three-game series at Arizona.
chad finn

This Celtics team seems to be writing its own anything-is-possible story

If they keep playing this way — with relentless defense, with pace and purpose — they will do something that's never been done before.
tara sullivan

Celtics still trail in this series, but all of the pressure is on the Heat

The fear of stunning failure — of being the first NBA team to blow a 3-0 series lead — grows with each passing hour, no matter how much Miami wants to believe it doesn’t.
celtics

Watch: Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley take their best shots at a Boston accent
Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

For many of us, Rick and Dick Hoyt were the Boston Marathon
RI BUSINESS

Tidewater Landing’s Brett Johnson on what went wrong, and how he’s trying to make it right

Business

Eversource exits offshore development, with a big loss

Eversource expects to report a $200M+ loss on the sale of stakes it holds in several offshore wind projects off the cost of Massachusetts.

Add a Barnes & Noble in Western Mass. to tide of unionization

Eleven baristas and booksellers at the Western Massachusetts storefront voted to organize Thursday in the quest for better compensation and working conditions.

Mass. ban on phone use while driving isn’t working, new data show

Watertown Mall latest to potentially become... lab space
magazine
GLOBE MAGAZINE

24 perfect foods worth a New England road trip this summer

Globe Magazine

A groundhog invaded my vegetable garden. It was the start of an all-out war.
CONNECTIONS

My dad flew B-29s in WWII. An air show let me reconnect with his memory.
Globe Magazine

This bridge needed lifesaving barriers. It took a grieving mother to get them.

metro

Tidewater Landing’s Brett Johnson on what went wrong, and how he’s trying to make it right

Shark bites off Conn. woman’s leg in Turks and Caicos, authorities say

Waiver proposal would help R.I. pay for housing for those with complex medical needs

sports

‘Big-time player, big-time shots:’ Derrick White is essential to the Celtics’ playoff success, and he came alive in Game 5

What Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics have done to turn things around is simply remarkable

‘Stay calm. It’s got to shift.’ The Celtics’ struggles didn’t quite make sense. In Game 5, they showed they may have it all figured out.

business

Debt ceiling talks making ‘progress,’ McCarthy says, as talks narrow on deal ahead of looming deadline

John Fish talks anti-business sentiment and more

Tidewater Landing’s Brett Johnson on what went wrong, and how he’s trying to make it right

politics

Here’s what could happen if the US defaults on its debt: ‘The reality would be chaotic.’

Debt ceiling talks making ‘progress,’ McCarthy says, as talks narrow on deal ahead of looming deadline

When it comes to raising the debt ceiling, there’s a reason politicians wait until the last minute

Nation

Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review

GOP-led Texas House panel issues 20 impeachment counts against state Attorney General Ken Paxton

Why is Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton facing the prospect of being impeached?

World

Ukraine harasses Russian border regions, Russia strikes Dnipro clinic

Passenger opens exit door during airplane flight in South Korea; 12 sustain minor injuries

Climbers celebrate Mount Everest 70th anniversary amid melting glaciers, rising temperatures

opinion

Lest we forget

An unfinished piece of criminal justice reform business: Raising the age for juvenile offenders

More broadband access, better health

lifestyle

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters

Your A-to-Z guide to family-friendly dining in the Boston area

He’s been lying for most of the marriage

food & dining

Nubian Markets arrives in Roxbury; tickets go on sale for the Boston Pizza Festival

A visit to Barlette, a BYOB bar

Federal Hill is getting some new culinary faces

travel

More people are looking to travel on the cheap — and discovering it’s priceless

American Queen Voyages takes five months to process refund

A taste of Rhode Island in Los Angeles

Arts

Artists For Humanity alum Wendy ‘MoMa’ Michel comes full circle

Picture by picture, a Canadian dentist built a photography collection by artists from the Black Atlantic

10 museum shows you’ll want to wander this summer

Books

‘The Soldier’s Truth,’ a biography of Ernie Pyle, chronicles the World War II correspondent’s efforts to connect the soldier’s experience of war to a distant public

Rachel Louise Snyder’s memoir ‘Women We Buried, Women We Burned’ recounts a dark past and holds out the possibility of transformation

On the benefits of reading for work

Movies

The Little Mermaid, Black girls, and a wave of memories

‘The Eight Mountains’: This film talks about Bruno (and Pietro)

‘You Hurt My Feelings’ is a gentle cringe comedy

Television

When a great show like ‘Succession’ gives us such vivid characters, now you’re talking

‘A Small Light’ sees Anne Frank’s story through the eyes of those who helped her

Who’ll be the heir to the ‘Succession’ throne?

music

Amid allegations of theft, Boston auction house will pull items listed for sale from Tom Petty’s estate, lawyer says

Press Play: Baroque beyond Bach

Dropkick Murphys will replace Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Boston Calling

Theater/Dance

‘Little Amal’ leads the way to ArtsEmerson’s 2023-24 season

The heavy-metal mysticism of poet Janaka Stucky

Dorrance Dance at the ICA has all the right moves

globe local

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

Robert J. Zimmer, who promoted free speech on campus, dies at 75

Tina Turner, ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ whose triumphant career made her world-famous, dies at 83

Tina Turner, magnetic singer of explosive power, is dead at 83