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Michael Cohen testifies in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial about catch-and-kill operation

Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer, is by far the Manhattan district attorney’s most important witness in the case.
Tracker: Who has testified in the trial so far?
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‘You literally changed your testimony within your own testimony.’ Canton homeowner being cross-examined in Karen Read trial.

On Friday, Brian and Nicole Albert, who owned the Canton home where O’Keefe was found lying in the snow outside, testified that O’Keefe had never come inside the house that night.
Two weeks into Karen Read trial, questions of investigation, memory, and connections Tracker: Who has testified in the trial so far?

With recommended raise, the Quincy mayor would be one of highest-paid mayors in the US. Residents have questions.

By comparison, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is paid about $258,000 a year, according to the New York Times, and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s salary last year was $207,000.

Massachusetts turns to former prison as migrant shelter

As the state struggles to find enough space — and money — to house thousands of newly arrived migrants, Governor Maura Healey is turning to a former prison in Norfolk as an emergency shelter, her administration said this weekend.
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

The state watched from the sidelines as Steward collapsed. Here’s how Beacon Hill could prevent another crisis.

A good place to start discussing remedies is with Alan Sager, a Boston University professor who has spent decades pushing for smarter and more aggressive government oversight of Massachusetts hospitals.

New Hampshire woman found dead after being trapped under a lawn mower

16-year-old boy pronounced dead, several injured after shooting at Northborough house party

Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza

 Misery deepens in Gaza’s Rafah as Israeli troops press operation
Matthew Gilbert | 'SNL' Showdown

Aykroyd vs. Murray. Fey vs. Poehler. Vote in Round 4 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.
Dana Carvey and David Spade reflect on five decades of ‘Saturday Night Live’ Round 3 recap: Tears for Kristen Wiig, cheers for Kate McKinnon

A new driver’s guide to Boston traffic, from the Alewife Brook Parkway to the Zakim Bridge

Getting behind the wheel in the city for the first time? Here's a breakdown of the major roadways, bridges, and tunnels.
How to find a good mechanic, dentist, or dry cleaner in the Boston area

Taxes are a pain. Here’s how to make them a less expensive pain if you live in Massachusetts.

Deciding where to live? Here’s your Greater Boston Neighborhood Vibe Check™.

New to the Boston area? Here’s the best advice our readers have to share.

‘All eyes are on us’: Pro-Palestinian protests divide graduates at Emerson commencement
The furor appeared to further divide Emerson’s campus over the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza — a controversy that last month led to the arrest of more than 100 demonstrators, including many students.

Harvard police say lock on main gate was cut with bolt cutters during pro-Palestinian protest Suspended MIT and Harvard protesters barred from graduation, evicted from campus housing
THE FINE PRINT

A child suffered a vicious dog attack. A 53-year-old law caps her family’s compensation at $20,000.

A Plymouth couple is fighting for their granddaughter but have collided with a legal concept known as “charitable immunity” that protects the shelter operator.

Kevin Paul Dupont | PANTHERS 3, BRUINS 2
If that’s not goaltender interference, what is? Facing elimination, the Bruins have a problem with the refs — and their offense.
If the Bruins are saddled with ludicrous calls like the one that allowed Sam Bennett’s tying goal and fail to mount more of an attack, the fait accompli of a Panthers victory will turn into hard reality.

Your view: What are your thoughts on the officiating of Game 4? Controversies aside, the Panthers have simply outclassed the Bruins in this series
Boston at a Bargain

Free ferry rides, early jazz nights, a lunch bargain, and more

Introducing Boston at a Bargain, your weekly guide to free or discounted entertainment and programming around the city and beyond. This column covers May 13-19.
APPRECIATION | SHERYL JULIAN

Chef Jasper White was at the forefront of America’s renaissance in the kitchen

The restaurateur, who died on May 11, mentored many younger cooks — and his peers.
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: About the new ‘Office,’ Huey Newton goes to Cuba, and ‘Bridgerton’ is back

Peacock has officially picked up Greg Daniels’s new iteration of the mockumentary series, which will feature an entirely new cast working in an entirely different office.
Opinion
IDEAS | MICHELINE MAYNARD

The $100 billion gamble on EV batteries

Dreams of economic development could turn into nightmares unless demand jumps for electric cars.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Seven couples, marriage equality, and the fight for a more perfect and inclusive union

Joan Fitzgerald and Gregory King

How to bring solar energy to low-income communities
EDITORIAL

Pot emerges from the legal shadows
LETTERS

Welcome to Boston — not
AAPI Heritage Month

MFA reopens its Arts of Japan galleries after six years of closure

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

Eight restaurants to eat at for AAPI Heritage Month
COMMENTARY | JEANNIE SALOMON

This AAPI Heritage Month, it’s time to get serious about teaching AAPI history in Rhode Island

More recent News

Corruption trial for Senator Bob Menendez underway with jury selection
The senator is accused of accepting bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would help three New Jersey businessmen.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS
Mayor Wu is at odds with business leaders over property tax plan
Wu's move aims to protect homeowners and renters from higher taxes, but business leaders say it will hurt the city’s competitiveness

Actor Steve Buscemi OK after being punched in the face in New York City
The 66-year-old star was assaulted in Manhattan and taken to a nearby hospital with bruising, swelling, and bleeding to his left eye.

Your guide to the 2024 WNBA season, from the Aces’ three-peat hopes to Caitlin Clark’s arrival

Caitlin Clark has brought a ton of eyes to the women's game, but there's plenty more to go over ahead of Tuesday's tip-off.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Amazing weather in store through Tuesday
This afternoon in the Boston area, temperatures should reach near 70 degrees in most spots.

Town in British Columbia prepares for possible ‘last stand’ as wildfires rage across Western Canada

An intense wildfire could hit a town in western Canada on Monday, based on forecasts of strong winds that have been fueling the out-of-control blaze which has already forced the evacuation of thousands, fire experts and officials warned.
Map: Smoke from Canadian wildfires reaches US. How healthy is the air quality right now?

Man dies in apparent drowning after canoe capsizes on lake in Halifax

Police are investigating the suspected drowning of a man after the canoe he was in capsized on East Lake in Halifax, officials said.

Group aims to overcome political polarization in N.H. through dialogue

The idea behind New Hampshire Together is to bring together people with differing perspectives on the state’s problems to explore possible solutions

Swastika found drawn on desk at Newton South High School

A pair of students discovered the drawing on a student desk the morning of May 6, officials said.

Recommended reads

How Black, rural voters in one state could upend the 2024 presidential Electoral College math

North Carolina represents the best state where Biden can go on offense in a state Donald Trump won in 2020. But key to winning is holding the line with rural Black voters in the state.

A Massachusetts disability rights warrior’s posthumous last battle against estate recovery
A Massachusetts advocate for disability rights may be subject in death to a policy he spent his last years fighting.

TV news jobs are rife with noncompete agreements. Banning them could be a boon for journalists.
The change could give workers in broadcast media more flexibility at a time when it is harder than ever to build a sustainable career in media.

Sheriff’s race in Maine county where mass shooting occurred is usually a staid affair, but not this year
The race for Sagadahoc sheriff has become a deeply emotional and divisive topic: candidates faulted for failing to intervene and prevent the mass shooting.

Culture & Lifestyle

MFA appoints Anastasia Christophilopoulou as new chair of ancient Greek and Roman art

The Boston Pops swings into spring with a rousing opening-night performance

Boston Dance Theater reaches for the ‘Pinnacle’

The 20 best albums of 2024 (so far)

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

Judith Garcia

Legislature should pass health equity bill
Kim Janey

Mass. should focus on long-term solutions for homeless families
SCOT LEHIGH

Readers respond: There are ways to talk to family and friends who support Trump
IDEAS | LARISSA KOSMOS

Mother of dragons
LETTERS

The politicization of climate change
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Live updates

‘You literally changed your testimony within your own testimony.’ Canton homeowner being cross-examined in Karen Read trial.

On Friday, Brian and Nicole Albert, who owned the Canton home where O’Keefe was found lying in the snow outside, testified that O’Keefe had never come inside the house that night.

MBTA commuter rail workers reach contract agreement, averting strike

The deal heads off a potential strike that threatened to disrupt service for more than 100,000 weekday riders.

Alex Hassilev, the last of the original Limeliters, dies at 91

Alex Hassilev, a multilingual, multitalented troubadour and the last original member of the Limeliters, one of the biggest acts of the folk revival of the early 1960s, died on April 21 in Burbank, California. He was 91.
RHODE MAP

The future of buses in Providence

Aside from converting the current Kennedy Plaza from a bus hub to more of a bus stop, Next Wave and RIPTA want to build a modernized indoor facility along with a more efficient location for idle buses.

Sports

red sox

Practice makes perfect? The Red Sox outfielders are working as a unit, and other thoughts.

The Red Sox have the most defensive runs saved in the outfield across all of MLB.
Celtics

Celtics taking on Cavaliers in second round. See playoffs schedule and results here.

Boston, by virtue of earning the No. 1 seed with a 64-18 regular-season record, has ensured it will have home-court advantage throughout the postseason.
Bruins

Controversies aside, the Panthers have simply outclassed the Bruins in this series

The Bruins have managed fewer than 20 shots on goal in each of the last three games, all losses.
WNBA

Your guide to the 2024 WNBA season, from the Aces’ three-peat hopes to Caitlin Clark’s arrival
Rays at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 41: Rays at Red Sox lineups and notes

Business

MBTA commuter rail workers reach contract agreement, averting strike

The deal heads off a potential strike that threatened to disrupt service for more than 100,000 weekday riders.
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

The state watched from the sidelines as Steward collapsed. Here’s how Beacon Hill could prevent another crisis.

A good place to start discussing remedies is with Alan Sager, a Boston University professor who has spent decades pushing for smarter and more aggressive government oversight of Massachusetts hospitals.
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Mayor Wu is at odds with business leaders over property tax plan
no stupid questions

Deciding where to live? Here’s your Greater Boston Neighborhood Vibe Check™.
magazine
Tech Power Players 2024

The Globe’s 2024 Tech Power Players include more women in leadership in the startup scene
MISS CONDUCT

Do I let single guests bring dates to a graduation party?
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, May 13-19
Globe Magazine

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

metro

With recommended raise, the Quincy mayor would be one of highest-paid mayors in the US. Residents have questions.

Amazing weather in store through Tuesday

Breaking down stigma: Land & Sea Together offers mental health support to workers in farming, foresting, and fishing industries

sports

Celtics at Cavaliers Game 4 preview: Will Donovan Mitchell play and can Round 2 continue to mirror the first round?

Top of their class: High school sports photos from across Massachusetts

The Revolution are showing improvement, but they need an offensive upgrade to truly compete

business

How to find a good mechanic, dentist, or dry cleaner in the Boston area (Hint: it’s not just Google)

New to the Boston area? Here’s the best advice our readers have to share.

Taxes are a pain. Here’s how to make them a less expensive pain if you live in Massachusetts.

politics

Michael Cohen testifies in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial about catch-and-kill operation

‘Make sure it doesn’t get released;’ Star witness Michael Cohen implicates Trump in hush-money case

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

Nation

Corruption trial for Senator Bob Menendez underway with jury selection

Actor Steve Buscemi OK after being punched in the face in New York City

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts

World

Misery deepens in Gaza’s Rafah as Israeli troops press operation

Town in British Columbia prepares for possible ‘last stand’ as wildfires rage across Western Canada

Ukraine’s Zelensky says his army is locked in ‘fierce’ border battles amid a Russian assault

opinion

I rejoice that Boston didn’t get the 2024 Olympics

Dammed if you do

GOP might just dig Noem

lifestyle

My husband is on Tinder

Juli Min’s ‘Shanghailanders’ transports readers to the root of one family’s fractured relationships

There’s a good reason she didn’t respond …

food & dining

Chef Jasper White was at the forefront of America’s renaissance in the kitchen

There’s a new food hall coming to Cambridge (and it will appeal to ‘90s ‘mall babies’)

For Providence Brewing Company, the American Dream is within reach

travel

Waterbury, Vt.: The best little foodie town in New England

A trip to The Vermont Country Store is a trip back in time

Welcome to the most Vermont-ish village in the Green Mountain State

Arts

Sayako Hiroi has this advice for artists: ‘Be patient. Trust yourself. Don’t tell a lie.’

MFA appoints Anastasia Christophilopoulou as new chair of ancient Greek and Roman art

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

Books

Juli Min’s ‘Shanghailanders’ transports readers to the root of one family’s fractured relationships

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

Movies

Actor Steve Buscemi OK after being punched in the face in New York City

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98

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

Television

Dana Carvey and David Spade reflect on five decades of ‘Saturday Night Live’

Tears for Kristen Wiig, cheers for Kate McKinnon

This week’s TV: About the new ‘Office,’ Huey Newton goes to Cuba, and ‘Bridgerton’ is back

music

The Boston Pops swings into spring with a rousing opening-night performance

The 20 best albums of 2024 (so far)

Sarah Shook and the Disarmers: attitude with a twang

Theater/Dance

Boston Dance Theater reaches for the ‘Pinnacle’

Boston Ballet is in shape for Paris with ‘Spring Experience’

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

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

Alex Hassilev, the last of the original Limeliters, dies at 91

Jasper White, inventive chef who helped put Boston on the culinary map, has died

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98