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Conn. governor declares state of emergency after fiery I-95 crash damages bridge
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont declared a state of emergency after a tanker fire damaged a bridge over Interstate 95.

Paramedics testify that Karen Read said ‘I hit him’ as her boyfriend lay motionless in the snow
Jurors heard testimony Thursday from paramedics, while Read’s lawyers sought to cast doubt on their recollections.

SJC upholds buffer zone around courthouse How Thursday's testimony unfolded

‘What have we done?’ Stormy Daniels’s former lawyer described shock at possible role in Trump’s 2016 victory

Lawyer Keith Davidson concluded his testimony in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial late after spending about 7 hours on the witness stand over two days.

Tracker: Who has testified in Donald Trump's hush-money trial, and what did they say?

Financial watchdog: Before hiking commercial taxes, Boston should look to cut spending
Research Bureau urges other approaches to balancing city's budget

Money, Power, Inequality

Black and Latino entrepreneurs in Boston lack equal access to growth opportunities, UMass researchers find
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts’ Donahue Institute spent years gathering quantitative data, while talking to small business owners in Dorchester, East Boston, Mattapan, and Roxbury.

Prosecutors won’t appeal Boston Marathon bombing court ruling paving way for hearing on potential juror bias

Federal prosecutors will not challenge an appeals court ruling in the case against Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, requiring a hearing into defense claims of juror bias at his death penalty trial.

William Nylander (center) was the center of attention, scoring both Toronto goals in Game 6.

Kevin Paul Dupont | MAPLE LEAFS 2, BRUINS 1

Even a talk from captain Brad Marchand didn’t help the Bruins in a Game 6 loss to the Leafs, and other observations

It's Goundhog Day all over again for the Bruins, who blew a 3-1 series lead last season and were eliminated in the first round.

Bruins, again unable to finish off Maple Leafs, forced to Game 7 Watch Jack Edwards wrap his ‘19-year joyride’ with Game 6 loss, declaring ‘long live the Boston Bruins’

Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman is beat by Toronto Maple Leafs winger William Nylander, scoring the winning goal during the third period in Game 6.

Impossible for the Bruins to ignore the parallels now

Game 7 again. This season's playoff opening-round is looking a lot like last season's, and that's not good.

Republicans have a good shot at taking the Senate — if they can walk a fine line on abortion
Senate Republican candidates are on shifting terrain as they try to navigate an issue that will dominate the election cycle.

Arizona’s Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions

Nearly 2,200 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses
More than 100 people were taken into custody during the Columbia crackdown, just a fraction of the total arrests stemming from recent campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war.

A student protester was arrested at the encampment in Centennial Common on Northeastern University's campus on Saturday.

Police raided a Northeastern encampment. The fallout is far from over.

The end of the political action shows how fraught the challenges faced by campus administrations throughout the country can be.

Who was arrested at Northeastern’s encampment, by the numbers

ADL files civil rights complaint alleging ‘antisemitic climate’ at UMass Amherst

Robert Kraft calls for ‘empathy’ amid campus turmoil

Leaders at Dartmouth and UNH defend police response to pro-Palestinian encampments

Ken Cirillo walked the shoreline of Wah Wah Taysee Beach in Harwich, where sand dredged from the nearby channel is being used to replenish the beach.

As beaches erode, Cape and Islands gamble on sand replenishment

What’s changed on the Cape and Islands is the increasing volume of sand that’s now needed as strong storms and rising sea levels batter the area, leading to more extreme coastal erosion.

On June 24, 1989, the severed arms and legs of a murder victim were found along Route 78 in Warwick, Mass. Through DNA testing, authorities identified the victim as 65-year-old Constance (Holminski) Bassignani.

Cold Case Files

Breakthrough announced in 1989 Warwick, Mass., unsolved murder case involving severed body parts

On June 24, 1989, the severed arms and legs of a murder victim were found along Route 78 in Warwick, Mass., near the New Hampshire border.

Cold case files: What happened to Cathy Malcolmson?

Garrett Cooper grounded out in the ninth inning Thursday at Fenway Park, but he had one of only four Red Sox hits in a 3-1 loss.

On baseball | Giants 3, Red Sox 1

Red Sox offense has been inconsistent, but so has the personnel

Considering the shape-shifting and the substantial roles of players who have been absent, it counts as an early-season win for the Red Sox that their offense has not only avoided cratering, but has been reasonably productive.

Red Sox can’t complete sweep of Giants as winning streak ends at four

A view of the Providence Place mall where a group of artists created a secret room.

Two decades ago, eight artists moved into a ‘secret’ room in the Providence Place mall. Now there’s a film about it.

The documentary "Secret Mall Apartment" screens Sunday as part of the Independent Film Festival Boston.

Opinion

Supporters listened to former president Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., Feb. 10.

What voters in the South think about Trump

Mild questions about the former president trigger one belligerent outburst and a round of rationalization in the South.

Unlocking the housing potential of Fort Devens

In Somerville, guaranteed basic income provides a safety net

IDEAS | CRAIG FEHRMAN

An underappreciated era in Black literature gets its due

IDEAS | HINDA MANDELL

The demand to cut research ties with Israelis is a blow to free inquiry

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New Hampshire state trooper injured in Bartlett, N.H., crash

Sergeant Nathan Johnston, a 20-year veteran of the State Police, was driving east about 3:20 a.m. when the cruiser went off the road and struck a utility pole, bringing down wires, officials said.

Man who bragged that he ‘fed’ an officer to the mob of Capitol insurrectionists gets nearly 5 years in prison

Jack Wade Whitton struck an officer with a metal crutch and dragged him — head first and face down — into the crowd on the Capitol's Lower West Terrace on January 6, 2021.

Texas man gets five-year prison term, $200,000 fine in Jan. 6 riot case

I-93 ‘Tip’ O’Neill Tunnel to close overnight next Tuesday

The Interstate 93 “Tip” O’Neill Tunnel northbound will close to all traffic at 11 p.m. on May 7 and reopen at 5 a.m. the following morning, according to MassDOT.

CRIME

‘The rot started at the top:’ Lawyers make final arguments in N.H. youth detention center case
Attorneys for plaintiff David Meehan asked for over $200 million in damages.

MBTA will run special event train to Tom Brady Patriots Hall of Fame induction at Gillette Stadium June 12
The commuter rail and Keolis Commuter Services, the MBTA’s commuter rail contractor, said in a statement it will provide “special event train service” from South Station to Foxboro for the June 12 annual Hall of Fame induction. Tickets will go on sale May 6.

Captain sentenced to 4 years for criminal negligence in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat
A federal judge in Los Angeles has sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019.

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Tire marks at the intersection of Marlborough and Dartmouth streets on April 22.

‘It certainly is not something that came out of the blue.’ Late-night street racing only the latest concern for Back Bay residents.

“There’s less control, less regulation, less oversight, less management, and I think it’s leading to worsening problems,” said the executive director of the Back Bay Association.

Moderna’s COVID vaccine sales plunge, as analysts debate future of once-hot company
The decline in sales illustrates waning demand for protection from the virus that caused the pandemic.

Here are the 2024 commencement speakers addressing Mass. graduates this month
Notable names include Governor Maura Healey, filmmaker Ken Burns, and former New Jersey governor Chris Christie.

Globe Magazine

The secret lives of Shelby Hewitt, 32-year-old high school imposter
Why did a state social worker pose as a teen in three Boston schools and a treatment center? And how could nobody notice for so long?

Culture & Lifestyle

Laufey

Quietly, Laufey has become a star

Cellist Keefer Glenshaw, 20, plans to perform from sunset on May 4 to sunset on May 5 at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

A young cellist prepares a 24-hour public performance

Daniel Lamont and James Norton in "Nowhere Special."

‘Nowhere Special’: a deeply felt father-and-son story about life, death, and parental love

Herbie Hancock at “Inventions & Dimensions” recording session, Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Aug. 30, 1963. Photo by Francis Wolff.

Seeing the sound of Blue Note

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

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Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A German wirehaired pointer, the same breed as the dog named Cricket that Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota describes shooting and killing in her book.

Kristi Noem’s vice presidential shot should be DOA after bragging about killing her puppy

Television news coverage of the New York criminal trial of former president Donald Trump is shown on a monitor in the White House briefing room in Washington on April 15. On Tuesday, Trump was fined $9,000 by Judge Juan Merchan for violating a gag order.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

The Supreme Court may be poised to give Trump immunity. But other judges shouldn’t.

A hiring sign was displayed in Riverwoods, Ill., April 16.

Try telling out-of-work journalists the economy is booming

The donation door at Boomerangs in Jamaica Plain.

An elegy for Boomerangs

Sen. Elizabeth Warren during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Nov. 30, 2021, in which she questioned how the Treasury is working with cryptocurrency companies to prevent Russia from avoiding sanctions.

Shira Schoenberg

Crypto comes for Elizabeth Warren

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Conn. governor declares state of emergency after fiery I-95 crash damages bridge

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont declared a state of emergency after a tanker fire damaged a bridge over Interstate 95.

Providence council fails to override mayor’s veto on housing tax breaks

The ordinance would have directed the city to apply state-mandated affordable housing tax breaks only to low-income housing.

‘It certainly is not something that came out of the blue.’ Late-night street racing only the latest concern for Back Bay residents.

“There’s less control, less regulation, less oversight, less management, and I think it’s leading to worsening problems,” said the executive director of the Back Bay Association.

ADL files civil rights complaint alleging ‘antisemitic climate’ at UMass Amherst

The filing comes six months after a student was arrested and banned from campus for allegedly assaulting a Jewish student and vandalizing an Israeli flag.

Sports

Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman is beat by Toronto Maple Leafs winger William Nylander, scoring the winning goal during the third period in Game 6.

Impossible for the Bruins to ignore the parallels now

Game 7 again. This season's playoff opening-round is looking a lot like last season's, and that's not good.

Josh Hart's 3-pointer with 24.4 seconds left put the Knicks ahead for good on Thursday night in Philadelphia, as Kelly Oubre Jr. (left) and the Sixers were eliminated by the No. 2 seed in the East.

KNICKS 118, 76ERS 115

Knicks finish roller coaster Game 6, Sixers with classic victory in Philadelphia

Jalen Brunson had 41 points and 12 assists to lead the Knicks, who are set for an Eastern Conference semifinal matchup with Indiana.

Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley call a game at TD Garden on Jan. 5, 2018.

Watch Jack Edwards wrap his ‘19-year joyride’ with Game 6 loss, declaring ‘long live the Boston Bruins’

The Bruins will host a Game 7 with Toronto on Saturday night, but the game will be exclusively on ABC and ESPN. That means the end for Edwards, who announced prior to the regular season finale he would retire at the end of the season.

Kevin Paul Dupont | Instant analysis

Even a talk from captain Brad Marchand didn’t help the Bruins in a Game 6 loss to the Leafs, and other observations

Softball roundup: Brigid Gaffny (2-run HR; complete-game shutout) powers No. 7 North Andover in Merrimack Valley Conference win over No. 2 Central Catholic

Business

US jobs report for April will likely point to a slower but still-strong pace of hiring

The American economy likely delivered another solid hiring gain in April, showing continuing durability in the face of the highest interest rates in two decades.

Moderna’s COVID vaccine sales plunge, as analysts debate future of once-hot company

The decline in sales illustrates waning demand for protection from the virus that caused the pandemic.

LastPass completes spinoff from GoTo

Judge deciding Google’s fate described as smart, careful

magazine

Photos of Shelby Hewitt, including her 2023 booking photo (center).

The secret lives of Shelby Hewitt, 32-year-old high school imposter

Larry Lucchino, shown in 2015, was with the Red Sox for 14 years. During his tenure, the team won three World Series championships. He died April 2 at age 78.

Thank you for the life lessons at the Red Sox, Larry Lucchino. And for my marriage.

Globe Magazine.

Our relationship has been rocky for a while. Am I foolish to hang on?

Boston rats aren’t going anywhere. You might not love the solution.

metro

The Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester, N.H.

‘The rot started at the top:’ Lawyers make final arguments in N.H. youth detention center case

Police officers sing happy birthday to East Boston resident

Black and Latino entrepreneurs in Boston lack equal access to growth opportunities, UMass researchers find

sports

Maple Leafs center John Tavares celebrated teammate William Nylander's goal near the end of the second period.

Bruins, again unable to finish off Maple Leafs, forced to Game 7

Carl Yastrzemski visited his grandson, Mike, before Thursday’s game. Then Mike hit a home run as the Giants beat the Red Sox.

Pacers end decade-long drought, eliminate Giannis-less Bucks with Game 6 blowout

business

So far this year, shorts have suffered mark-to-market losses of $121 million betting against Trump Media with shares up more than 150 percent.

Trump Media skeptics who get shares to short face uphill battle

Boston robotaxi firm Motional gets $475 million boost from Hyundai

Financial watchdog: Before hiking commercial taxes, Boston should look to cut spending

politics

Former president Donald Trump sat inside Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday.

Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call on plan to buy affair story

Republicans have a good shot at taking the Senate — if they can walk a fine line on abortion

Biden, after meeting with families of officers killed in NC, says the nation is grieving with them

Nation

Police advance on pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the UCLA campus, May 2, in Los Angeles.

Nearly 2,200 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses

Michael Cohen hasn’t taken the stand in Trump’s hush money trial. But jurors are hearing his words.

Universities take steps to prevent pro-Palestinian protest disruptions of graduation ceremonies

World

Supporters wave Palestinian flags during a protest against the Israel-Hamas war, outside the Israel Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 24, 2023.

Colombia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel but its military relies on key Israeli-built equipment

US accuses Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine

Hamas studies a Gaza cease-fire offer from Israel, and hints at progress

opinion

A German wirehaired pointer, the same breed as the dog named Cricket that Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota describes shooting and killing in her book.

Kristi Noem’s vice presidential shot should be DOA after bragging about killing her puppy

Healey’s ADU proposal: small homes, big impact

Try telling out-of-work journalists the economy is booming

lifestyle

I’m heartbroken after a six-month relationship

Six ways to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month around Boston

Dating while public

food & dining

At The Fat Greek, the pork gyro.

The Fat Greek, a Haverhill original, adds heft to the East Arlington fast-casual scene

Dorchester Brewing Co., Yellow Door Taqueria team up on Cinco de Mayo beer

Ken Oringer and Monica Glass open Verveine in Cambridge; Jody Adams debuts La Padrona at Raffles in the Back Bay

travel

As part of its annual Boston Pedals Together series, REI offers a bike commuting event at its Cambridge location on May 16 when you’ll learn about essential gear, safety, and choosing a good route.

Bike rides, bikes, bike wear — and birds

Budget charged me a $125 cleaning fee for the wrong vehicle!

Chasten Buttigieg on Gate B5, Sour Patch Kids, and travel as a relationship test

Arts

Paul Rudolph, Callahan House perspective, 1965–1986, Birmingham, Ala.

‘Drawing’ some surprising architectural conclusions

Seeing the sound of Blue Note

Everything you need to know about the 2024 Met Gala

Books

An exhibit at the Eric Carle Museum highlights picture book metafiction.

New translated collection from Arrowsmith Press; Mass Kids Lit Fest to be held in Pioneer Valley; and more

Local bestsellers for the week ended April 28

Author readings around Boston through May 11

Movies

Ebla Mari and Dave Turner in "The Old Oak."

‘The Old Oak’: a fable of forgiveness that rings hollow

Two decades ago, eight artists moved into a ‘secret’ room in the Providence Place mall. Now there’s a film about it.

Check out the first images from Matt Damon and Casey Affleck’s Boston-set ‘buddy action comedy’

Television

"A Man in Full" star Jeff Daniels attended a discussion of the miniseries at SAG-AFTRA Foundation Robin Williams Center on May 1, 2024 in New York City.

Quite a bit missing from ‘A Man in Full’

In ‘Spiritus/Virgil’s Dance,’ mortality and the quest for meaning

‘Tattooist of Auschwitz’ shares love story — and brutal truths

music

Laufey

Quietly, Laufey has become a star

A young cellist prepares a 24-hour public performance

Broadway and TV star Alex Newell is preparing an extraordinary playlist for Groton Hill

Theater/Dance

Kai Clifton in "A Strange Loop."

In ‘A Strange Loop,’ a tortured playwright goes round and round with his Thoughts

In Kirsten Greenidge’s ‘Morning, Noon, and Night,’ there’s light at the end of the pandemic

‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and ‘Stereophonic’ lead Tony Award nominations, shows honoring creativity’s spark

Health

What we’re starting to learn about H5N1 in cows, and the risk to people

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

Obituaries

Duane Eddy performed at the 2014 Stagecoach Music Festival.

Duane Eddy, twangy guitar hero of early rock, dead at age 86

Norman Kansfield, 83, dies; defrocked for his daughter’s same-sex wedding

Werner Spitz, forensic expert in high-profile murders, dies at 97