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State Police in riot gear clear out pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT

By the time police entered the encampment this morning, very few students were remaining in it, only about 10. At its peak, the encampment had teemed with roughly 100 people.

UMass Amherst commencement speaker withdraws after police arrest campus protesters

“Calling the cops on peaceful protesters is a shameful act,” said author Colson Whitehead in a message to the UMass administration, which he shared on social media Thursday.

Pro-Palestinian student group rejects Harvard president’s proposal to end encampment

Charges dropped against Dartmouth student journalists arrested covering campus protest

Protesters at Rhode Island School of Design vacate campus building after threat of expulsion

‘I have to be the face of this broken system’: As hospitals grow ever more corporate, fed-up doctors push back
Burned out and frustrated with bottom-line-oriented hospital management, doctors are starting to unionize, including at Salem Hospital.

Watch: Reporter Katie Johnston talked to providers who are frustrated over shortages and capacity constraints

dan shaughnessy
Celtics-Knicks and Bruins-Rangers? The Boston-New York playoff duels would be good times, and other thoughts.
It could happen this spring: Celtics-Knicks and Bruins-Rangers in conference finals at the two Gardens.

Gary Washburn | CAVALIERS 118, CELTICS 94

Celtics were embarrassed by Cavaliers in Game 2, and an old question resurfaces: Are they tough enough?

The Celtics missed shots, got frustrated, then essentially gave up when the Cavaliers continued to mount resistance.
Chad Finn: In Game 3, the Celtics cannot repeat Game 2’s subpar shooting performance

The 20 best albums of 2024 (so far)

We’re not even at the midway point of the year, but a lot of great albums have already arrived in 2024, and Globe music writers have been listening closely. Here are 20 of their favorites.

T paying team of consultants up to $610 per hour to work for Healey’s transportation task force

The MBTA entered into a $450,000 contract with a consulting firm last month, with consultants charging between $244 and $610 per hour.

‘Something’s happened to John’: Witness at Karen Read trial recalls learning that O’Keefe had been left for dead

A witness recounted driving to her relative’s Canton home only to learn Read’s boyfriend had been found left for dead on the front lawn of the property hours earlier.
Tracker: Who has testified in the trial so far?

Third week of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial draws to a close, with Michael Cohen yet to come
The third week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial draws to a close Friday after jurors heard the dramatic, if not downright seamy, account of porn actor Stormy Daniels, while prosecutors gear up for their most crucial witness: Michael Cohen.

Tracker: Who has testified in the trial so far?
Forecast | Ken Mahan

Sun pushes through as Friday delivers a bid for coolest day of the week

The weekend outlook calls for some unsettled weather on Mother’s Day with light pop-up showers through the afternoon.

Northern Lights to make an appearance over New England Friday night
The night sky should be partly cloudy a bit overnight Friday, providing a decent chance to see the aurora before Saturday's sunrise.

Is Google trying to buy HubSpot? Here’s why it might not happen.

The Cambridge firm would likely be Google’s biggest acquisition to date. But the deal would draw intense scrutiny from regulators.

Adam Montgomery sentenced to 56 years to life in prison for daughter Harmony’s murder

‘It was a scrum going from row to row.’ Framingham woman describes fight on Spirit Airlines flight to Boston.

Netanyahu on US threat to withhold arms: Israel will fight with its ‘fingernails’ if needed

 UN to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights and revive its UN membership bid
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I really wish I asked him what his skin care regimen was’

Will these daters scratch below the surface?
PARENTING UNFILTERED

What Mother’s Day cards should really say

We have a lot on our plates, and some of us are worried we're doing it all wrong. If that sounds familiar, I see you! Here are a few important reminders.

After being wrongly incarcerated for nearly four decades, Jabir Pope is back in Dorchester performing

Younger inmates dubbed them The OG’s. “It became our therapy, to a large extent,” Pope says.
Matthew Gilbert | 'SNL' Showdown

Myers vs. Murray. Poehler vs. Jones. Vote in Round 2 of our best ‘SNL’ cast member bracket.

Vote in the Globe’s "SNL" Showdown bracket to help pick the best cast member from the past five decades.
Round 1 recap

‘SNL’ originals make a strong showing in Round 1

These first results are not surprising, as they skew toward the classic casts from the early years of “SNL” rather than more recent players. They fit into that oft-heard narrative that the show “isn’t what it used to be.”
AAPI Heritage Month

Amy Tan reflects on her new nonfiction book. ‘Birds were fun ... fiction writing is torment.’

Eight restaurants to eat at for AAPI Heritage Month

8 things to buy at Providence’s new Japanese grocery store Maruichi

Nearly 50 years later, Asian American and Pacific Islander month features revelry and racial justice
Opinion
EDITORIAL

White Stadium plan deserves support

The administration answers more of the community concerns about the proposal.
IDEAS | MAURA KELLY

How to hang out better
Alex Beam

The sum of all borezzzzz
IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

A sensory twist in the story of human evolution

LETTERS

Does focus on youth mental health do no harm? It’s debatable.

More recent News

Templeton boy, 12, and mother hoisted to Air Force helicopter from cruise ship 350 miles off US coast
Angela Bridges and her son, Aiden, were passengers on the Carnival Venezia on May 4 when the boy ruptured his bowel and medical staff on the cruise ship knew he needed more medical help than they could provide.

Failure to oust Speaker ‘MAGA Mike’ Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump
The outcome puts on display the fragility of the unexpected but strategically beneficial alliance that Trump and Johnson have formed ahead of the November election when both hope to be returned to power.

Here’s why Mike Johnson's job is far from safe

BLOTTER TALES
A new police dog joins the force, two guys fall asleep in the wrong hotel room, and arguments ensue over an Asteroids video game
Two men fall asleep in the wrong hotel room, people argue over an Asteroids video game, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

Three men arrested in $436,000 armed robbery of courier in Swansea, carrying cash from cannabis dispensaries

Two men suspected of robbing a courier carrying $436,200 in cash from cannabis dispensaries, and their alleged getaway driver, were arrested Wednesday after federal agents executed search warrants at their homes in Bridgewater, Brockton, and Raynham, court records show.

MATTHEW GILBERT | BUZZSAW
TV’s Holocaust dramas are part remembrance, part warning
These shows — including Peacock’s “The Tattooist of Auschwitz,” Apple TV+’s “The New Look,” and Hulu’s “We Were the Lucky Ones” — are built to shock and morally sicken the viewer.

Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires
The bipartisan bill would improve safety standards and make it easier for customers to get refunds after flights are delayed or canceled.

Recommended reads

A few Mass. Democrats put $5m into the budget for dog parks, a castle, and more. And they did it in secret.

With 15 in total, the House budget’s primary author included more individual earmarks for himself than any of the chamber’s other 158 representatives.
Interactive database: How many earmarks did your state representative insert into the House budget?

Wynn halts planned $400 million casino expansion amid financial dispute with Everett
The mayor and the casino company are at odds over how much more money should be paid to the city.

Steward’s landlord sees new hospital operators lined up by September
Medical Properties Trust also reported a big loss on loans to the bankrupt health system.

Never see R-rated films with Mom — and other life lessons I learned movie-watching with my mother
The Globe’s film critic offers some unlikely Mother’s Day picks.

Culture & Lifestyle

A Boston therapist assumed gay sons and their mothers had strong bonds. Then he heard more of their stories.

A new season’s afoot as Keith Lockhart and the Pops spring into action

Boston Ballet orchestra adds live electronics to the mix for ‘The Space Between’

Author readings around Boston through May 18

Special Projects

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.

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Stormy Daniels is an imperfect witness. I still believe her.
Scot Lehigh

The Massachusetts GOP seems to be getting its act together. Is it?

JEFF JACOBY

Deep in a hole, Kristi Noem keeps digging

Karen Stabiner

A mountain of food at the restaurant? No thanks.
IDEAS | CHRISTOF KOCH

I almost died. Here’s what I learned from the experience.
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

State Police in riot gear clear out pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT

Around 4:20 a.m. Friday morning, Police entered the pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT. Officers began breaking down empty tents and going inside occupied tents.
BLOTTER TALES

A new police dog joins the force, two guys fall asleep in the wrong hotel room, and arguments ensue over an Asteroids video game

Two men fall asleep in the wrong hotel room, people argue over an Asteroids video game, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

Sun pushes through as Friday delivers a bid for coolest day of the week

The weekend outlook calls for some unsettled weather on Mother’s Day with light pop-up showers through the afternoon.

T paying team of consultants up to $610 per hour to work for Healey’s transportation task force

The MBTA entered into a $450,000 contract with a consulting firm last month, with consultants charging between $244 and $610 per hour.

Sports

Prince Harry, Meghan arrive in Nigeria for the Invictus Games, to meet with wounded soldiers

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have arrived in Nigeria to champion the Invictus Games, which he founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans.
dan shaughnessy

Celtics-Knicks and Bruins-Rangers? The Boston-New York playoff duels would be good times, and other thoughts.

It could happen this spring: Celtics-Knicks and Bruins-Rangers in conference finals at the two Gardens.
Cavaliers 118, Celtics 94

Game 2 loss to the Cavaliers is a warning sign that the Celtics are not taking care of business at home as they should be

The Celtics vowed that this postseason would not be like the last one, when they stumbled to a puzzling 5-6 home record.
Gary Washburn | On basketball

Celtics were embarrassed by Cavaliers in Game 2, and an old question resurfaces: Are they tough enough?
celtics

Video: Joe Mazzulla, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum on Celtics’ blowout loss to Cavaliers in Game 2

Business

‘I have to be the face of this broken system’: As hospitals grow ever more corporate, fed-up doctors push back

Burned out and frustrated with bottom-line-oriented hospital management, doctors are starting to unionize, including at Salem Hospital.

Top Biden aide highlights upcoming tax showdown with GOP over 2017 cuts that are due to expire

Lael Brainard, director of the White House National Economic Council, will deliver remarks at the Brookings Institution on Friday that get at the major tax challenge for whomever wins the November presidential election.

Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires
TALKING POINTS

TikTok to label content created with AI
magazine
Tech Power Players 2024

Meet the CEOs, founders, and investors on the Globe’s third annual list of New England tech leaders
CONNECTIONS

My mom and I butted heads. But never at the Christmas Tree Shops.
Globe Magazine

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

Take your grilling to the next level with these bold sauces

metro

Pro-Palestinian student group rejects Harvard president’s proposal to end encampment

Maine lawmakers to take up 80 spending proposals in addition to vetoes

Charges dropped against Dartmouth student journalists arrested covering campus protest

sports

Artemi Panarin scores in overtime, Rangers beat Hurricanes to take 3-0 series lead

PWHL Boston playoff schedule and results

Thanks to Frankel in goal, Tapani in OT, Boston takes Game 1 of PWHL Playoff series in Montreal

business

Moderna’s mRNA dreams meet reality with first post-COVID shot

Airbnb posts biggest decline in a year on weak travel outlook

Is Google trying to buy HubSpot? Here’s why it might not happen.

politics

Top Biden aide highlights upcoming tax showdown with GOP over 2017 cuts that are due to expire

The Biden-Netanyahu relationship is strained like never before. Can the two leaders move forward?

Trump’s hush-money trial hinges on business transactions, not on Stormy Daniels’ shocking testimony

Nation

California’s budget deficit has likely grown. Governor Gavin Newsom will reveal his plan to address it.

Third week of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial draws to a close, with Michael Cohen yet to come

Video shows Florida deputy announced himself prior to fatal shooting of Black airman

World

Putin reappoints his prime minister, a technocrat who has kept a low political profile

Prince Harry, Meghan arrive in Nigeria for the Invictus Games, to meet with wounded soldiers

A West Bank village feels helpless after Israeli settlers attack with fire and bullets

opinion

The way to a young person’s vote is through their browser

Why is Healey pretending everything at Steward will be OK?

The Massachusetts GOP seems to be getting its act together. Is it?

lifestyle

What Mother’s Day cards should really say

My partner doesn’t like babies

Inside the Met Gala: A fairytale forest, woodland creatures, and some starstuck first-timers

food & dining

What is ‘queer food’? A conference at BU explores that question and others.

New rooftop dining in Eastie and Bay Village; Needham’s The James expands north

Podcast: How sustainable are Rhode Island’s food systems?

travel

Choreographer Ebony Williams on vacation thrifting, packing light, and Michelle Obama

Road Scholar downgrades traveler from business to economy

A warmer food and wine fest, a bacon tour, and new dog travel gear

Arts

Two shows in Maine highlight Louise Nevelson, a giant of American Modernism

At Worcester Art Museum, photo show gives a different lay of the land

Ready your wands: ‘Harry Potter: The Exhibition’ makes its New England debut this fall

Books

Jamaica Kincaid’s primer on colonialism’s flora resonates with history behind Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s honeyed memories

An homage to eros in new poetry collection; Roxbury book festival returns for a second year; and more

Lawrence Ingrassia, in ‘A Fatal Inheritance,’ pens a love letter to his family, torn asunder by cancer

Movies

Ryusuke Hamaguchi on letting real life frame his new film, ‘Evil Does Not Exist’

Never see R-rated films with Mom — and other life lessons I learned movie-watching with my mother

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ is a simian snore

Television

TV’s Holocaust dramas are part remembrance, part warning

Myers vs. Murray. Poehler vs. Jones. Vote in Round 2 of our best ‘SNL’ cast member bracket.

‘SNL’ originals make a strong showing in Round 1

music

The 20 best albums of 2024 (so far)

Sarah Shook and the Disarmers: attitude with a twang

Crazy Horse’s Billy Talbot on Neil Young, the ragged glory of their live shows, and the road ahead

Theater/Dance

A Boston therapist assumed gay sons and their mothers had strong bonds. Then he heard more of their stories.

From the highest high to the horrific in Apollinaire’s ‘Touching the Void’

Who’s the region’s funniest firefighter? Six hopefuls are warming up their acts.

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

Pete McCloskey, GOP congressman who called for Nixon’s resignation, dies at 96

Steve Albini, legendary producer for Nirvana and the Pixies and an alternative rock pioneer, dies at 61

Ian Gelder, ‘Game of Thrones’ actor, dies at 74