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Karen Read defense grilled Canton homeowner as murder trial entered third week

The third week of the trial began Monday with aggressive cross-examination of the retired Boston police officer who was hosting an after-party at his Canton home on the snowy night that John O’Keefe was fatally injured.

Tracker: Who has testified and what did they say?

Markey calls for feds to investigate ShotSpotter, the controversial gunshot detection system

Massachusetts Senator Edward J. Markey wants to know whether the technology’s use in minority neighborhoods violates civil rights law.

Despite concerns, Boston Police Department poised to renew contract for ShotSpotter technology

Michael Cohen to face bruising cross-examination by Trump’s lawyers

Cohen returns to the stand Tuesday as the prosecution’s star witness, where a day earlier, he delivered matter-of-fact testimony that went to the heart of the former president’s trial.

Tracker: Who has testified and what did they say?

Why this is likely the most pivotal legal moment for Trump all year

If there was a moment to pay attention to a Donald Trump trial all year, it’s this week.

Three inmates accused of killing James ‘Whitey’ Bulger have struck a plea deal

Federal prosecutors said Monday that they reached an agreement with Fotios Geas, Paul DeCologero, and Sean McKinnon, and the three would plead guilty to murder charges.

Everett woman dead after medical procedure at Somerville home; another woman hospitalized

Authorities are investigating a potential link between the death of a 35-year-old Everett woman who underwent a medical procedure at a Somerville home and the hospitalization of another woman who was treated at the home, officials said Monday.

Two dead after being hit by commuter rail train in Natick

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

Zach and Jen Holtzman, with their 3-year-old son Tate, on the deck of their home in Cambridge, Vt., in 2023.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

A 3-year-old boy died at a summer camp in Vermont. His parents want someone held accountable.

Nearly a year later, accountability for Tate Holtzman’s drowning death at Smugglers’ Notch Resort appears scant.

It was once unthinkable. Now some universities tiptoe toward divestment from Israel.
Just a few years ago, the activist campaign to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel was a fringe movement dogged by allegations of antisemitism. But the ground is now shifting.

21 arrested last week at UMass antiwar protest appear in court

Gary Washburn | CELTICS 109, CAVALIERS 102

The Celtics had an ugly win over the Cavaliers, and that is pretty important
The Celtics survived a muddy fourth quarter with timely defensive stops and a crucial 3-pointer from Jaylen Brown.

Jayston Tatum (left) and the Celtics snatched the win from Max Strus and the undermanned Cavaliers.

The Celtics took care of the primary objective, but failed to prove they’ve overcome their bad habits

It was a fight, one that went to the final rounds when the selectively ruthless Celtics should have knocked out the Cavaliers early.

At the Dr. Thomas J. Curran Early Childhood Education Center in Dedham, teacher Emily Hutton worked on a reading lesson with her kindergarten class.

Poll: Most Massachusetts parents think state should require the ‘science of reading’ in classrooms

As a growing number of states pass laws requiring scientifically based reading instruction in schools, most Massachusetts parents think the state should follow suit.

Buzunesh Deba looked over her shoulder as she headed down Boylston Street in the 2014 Boston Marathon.

2014 Boston Marathon winner Buzunesh Deba finally gets some of her overdue prize money — but not from the BAA

Deba, who was elevated to first after Rita Jeptoo failed a drug test, has a benefactor in a former BC quarterback who was tired of waiting for the BAA to act.

Romy Gonzalez strikes out to end the Red Sox' 5-3 loss to the Rays at Fenway Park on Monday. The shortstop was playing in only his seventh game for Boston.

rays 5, red sox 3

Rays continue to get the better of the Red Sox, taking the opener of four-game set

The Red Sox' lead over the Rays in the AL East is now a mere half-game after Tampa Bay (21-21) got four runs off Kutter Crawford.

Rupa Shenoy, the host of WBUR's "Morning Edition," is departing the show this summer.

Rupa Shenoy, host of WBUR’s ‘Morning Edition,’ to leave show this summer

Shenoy helped WBUR become the most listened-to news station in Boston, a WBUR leader said.

MATTHEW GILBERT | 'SNL' SHOWDOWN

Aykroyd vs. Belushi. Fey vs. McKinnon. Vote in the semifinals 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.

Kate McKinnon (left) and Kristen Wiig appear in a 2016 sketch on "Saturday Night Live." McKinnon beat Will Ferrell to advance to Round 4, while Wiig lost to John Belushi.

Tears for Kristen Wiig, cheers for Kate McKinnon

McKinnon is the most recent "SNL" cast member to still be in the running. Sadly, Wiig won't be joining her.

Opinion

Then-Chief Justice Margaret Marshall asked a petitioner to explain a point during arguments before the Supreme Judicial Court, in Boston, May 2, 2005, on a petition to halt same-sex couples from marrying until voters could weigh in on the issue.

Margaret Marshall and the judicial decision that changed the nation

"I see marriage equality as part of the great … experiment of inclusivity and equality for everyone," the retired chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court said.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Noncitizen voting is already illegal in federal elections. Here’s why Republicans are still pushing the issue.

IDEAS | DIANE JOSEFOWICZ

The unexpected healing powers of learning how to tap dance in middle age

How far has the stigma around AIDS really faded?

Questions remain over White Stadium plan

AAPI Heritage Month

Anne Nishimura Morse, the William and Helen Pounds Senior Curator of Japanese Art, sits for a portrait in one of the newly renovated galleries at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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

Amy Tan, pictured here in a park near Harvard Square, was recently in Cambridge on a book tour for her latest work, "The Backyard Bird Chronicles."

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

The oxtail pho with bone marrow at Le Madeline in Quincy.

Eight restaurants to eat at for AAPI Heritage Month

Jeannie Salomon speaking at the Cultural Society for Entrepreneurship, Bilingualism, Resources and Inspirations' May 4 AAPI Heritage Month Celebration.

COMMENTARY | JEANNIE SALOMON

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

More recent News

Three men arraigned on gun charges after fatal shooting of 16-year-old at Northborough mansion

The shooting sparked a chaotic scene at a home on Howard Street in which several other people were hurt, authorities said.

‘Appalling failure’: Investigation finds R.I. has ‘routinely’ segregated children with disabilities by institutionalizing them

Rhode Island has repeatedly violated federal disability laws by over-hospitalizing children in state care who have behavioral disabilities, said US Attorney Zachary Cunha on Monday.

Safety concerns at Tewksbury Hospital bring workers to picket line
A February stabbing on Tewksbury's campus heightened workers' safety concerns.

Canadian wildfires cause air quality alerts in the US. Here’s what that means for the Northeast.
The high number of "zombie fires" has raised fears that many may flare up again this season with increased intensity.

Melinda French Gates exits Gates Foundation with $12.5 billion
French Gates will receive $12.5 billion as part of her agreement with Gates, which she said would commit to future work focused on women and families.

Workers set off explosives to free ship from fallen Baltimore bridge
Seven weeks after a cargo ship was trapped under a Baltimore bridge, a salvage crew detonated a cluster of explosives Monday evening to free it.

Recommended reads

No, it’s not just you: Boston traffic is a maddening, bewildering, often-dangerous hellscape. And to survive it, you have to understand it.

no stupid questions

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.

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.

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.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

John Ehrlich conducts a rehearsal of the Spectrum Singers in Cambridge. Ehrlich is retiring after more than four decades as the group's music director, with a final performance Saturday.

One more show for Spectrum Singers conductor John Ehrlich before he takes his final bow

A group of travelers wait to board a Boston Harbor Islands ferry.

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

The cast of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" posed on the show's set in New York, Sept. 22, 1992. From left, front row; Chris Farley, Al Franken, and Melanie Hutsell. In middle row, from left: Chris Rock, Julia Sweeney, Dana Carvey, and Rob Schneider. In back row, from left: Adam Sandler, David Spade, Ellen Cleghorne, Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman, and Tim Meadows.

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

This fall at the Museum of Fine Arts, Anastasia Christophilopolou will begin as George D. and Margo Behrakis Chair, Art of Ancient Greece and Rome.

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

Special Projects

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

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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

The Tobin Bridge framed Broadway as traffic moved in downtown Chelsea in 2021.

Legislature should pass health equity bill

Food is distributed to migrants at the La Colaborativa day shelter in Chelsea on Feb. 22. The shelter opened on February 20, and is currently helping about 200 migrants, mainly refugees from Haiti, build resumes, get work, receive health care.

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

Former vice president Mike Pence, left, and former national security adviser John Bolton, right, shown with then-president Donald Trump at the White House in 2018, are on the long list of former Trump administration alums who have made it clear that they won’t support Trump again.

Readers respond: There are ways to talk to family and friends who support Trump

The author's son, foreground and looking like the cat who got the cream, at Old Trail School's craft fair and bake sale in Bath, Ohio, in March 2016.

IDEAS | LARISSA KOSMOS

Mother of dragons

Cows grazed in a field near the coal-fueled Oak Grove Power Plant on April 29, in Robertson County, Texas. In conjunction with the Biden-Harris administration's attempt to mitigate climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency has finalized new rules that seek to reduce carbon emissions and mercury pollution among businesses and communities.

The politicization of climate change

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

A 3-year-old boy died at a summer camp in Vermont. His parents want someone held accountable.

Nearly a year later, accountability for Tate Holtzman’s drowning death at Smugglers’ Notch Resort appears scant.

Markey calls for feds to investigate ShotSpotter, the controversial gunshot detection system

Massachusetts Senator Edward J. Markey wants to know whether the technology’s use in minority neighborhoods violates civil rights law.

John Doe cops asking N.H. Supreme Court to spare their reputations

The lawsuits reflect debate over how much information must be made public about police misconduct and which types of incidents are potentially exculpatory.

COMMENTARY | BRETT P. SMILEY

The demand to live in Providence is outpacing housing development

The ongoing housing shortage threatens both the health of our community and the future growth of our city. Our response needs to be collaborative, targeted and done at the state level, writes the mayor of Providence.

Sports

Niko Kavadas is considered a below-average first baseman, but his big bat could prove too much to ignore given the Red Sox' struggles at the position.

ALEX SPEIER | MINOR DETAILS

Niko Kavadas an intriguing first base option pounding bad pitching in Triple A

“His bat-to-ball [performance] has improved dramatically. That is, I think, a direct correlation to a lot of work he did this offseason,” said farm director Brian Abraham of the slugging 25-year-old.

With the Commanders last season, Jacoby Brissett (right) had some guidance for young quarterback Sam Howell.

ben volin | on football

Drake Maye is the future, but the Patriots may have a perfect mentor for him in Jacoby Brissett

His former coaches have the highest praise for Brissett, who comes full circle back to New England in his ninth NFL season.

Jayson Tatum (33 points, 11 rebounds) and the Celtics stayed focused to hold off Caris LeVert's Cavaliers for the Game 4 win and 3-1 series lead.

CELTICS 109, CAVALIERS 102

Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown keep Celtics in control of Game 4, series as pesky Cavaliers pushed to brink

The Celtics will have a chance to advance to the conference finals for the third year in a row when they host Game 5 at TD Garden on Wednesday.

The Celtics took care of the primary objective, but failed to prove they’ve overcome their bad habits

Watch: Celtics’ Jayson Tatum talks Game 4 win, relationship with Jaylen Brown

Business

R.I. developer proposes 30-story apartment building next to Amica Mutual Pavilion

The firm first proposed a residential tower on the site in the early 2000s as part of its plans to build a “Power Block,” a nearly $1 billion real estate investment that never fully became reality.

Biden hiking tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum — adding to tensions with Beijing

The Biden administration is announcing plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment.

‘Appalling failure’: Investigation finds R.I. has ‘routinely’ segregated children with disabilities by institutionalizing them

Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox under investigation by US after 2 rear-end crashes

magazine

From left: Leah Ellis of Sublime Systems, Sarah Hodges of Pillar VC, and Lily Lyman of Underscore VC

Tech Power Players 2024

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

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

On Sunday, take part in the the Somerville Bike Pageant.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, May 13-19

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

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

metro

Today may very well end up being the warmest day of the year to date.

Tuesday could be the warmest day of the year so far

‘More than a slice of heaven’: Mystic, Conn., is emerging as a culinary-driven destination

R.I. developer proposes 30-story apartment building next to Amica Mutual Pavilion

sports

Kristaps Porzingis missed a fifth straight playoff game since hurting his right calf against the Heat.

Rehabbing center Kristaps Porzingis adds more to workout mix at Celtics’ shootaround

Boys’ volleyball roundup: No. 15 Lexington exacts some revenge at home against No. 4 Winchester

Baseball roundup: With arm and bat, Matthew Stuart delivers Chelmsford an upset of No. 17 Central Catholic

business

US airlines are trying to kill a new rule requiring them to disclose fees more quickly when consumers shop for flights. The airlines filed a lawsuit in federal appeals court against the Transportation Department, which issued the rule last month.

US airlines are suing the Biden administration over a new rule to make certain fees easier to spot

MBTA commuter rail workers reach contract agreement, averting strike

Rupa Shenoy, host of WBUR’s ‘Morning Edition,’ to leave show this summer

politics

Michael Cohen, former president Donald Trump's former attorney, arrived at his home after leaving Manhattan Criminal Court on May 13, 2024, in New York City.

Michael Cohen to face bruising cross-examination by Trump’s lawyers

Donald Trump’s GOP allies show up in force as Michael Cohen takes the stand in hush-money trial

Why this is likely the most pivotal legal moment for Trump all year

Nation

Michael Cohen, once a lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump, while testifying about then president Trump to the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 27, 2019.

Michael Cohen, key to Trump case, tells jurors of seedy hush-money plot

Workers set off explosives to free ship from fallen Baltimore bridge

US airlines are suing the Biden administration over a new rule to make certain fees easier to spot

World

A Palestinian woman sits in front of her makeshift tent with her grandchildren after been displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip at a camp in Deir al Balah on May 13.

Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza

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

US calls on Iran to halt unprecedented weapons transfers to Yemen’s Houthis for attacks on ships

opinion

A group of TikTok creators and advocates held signs before a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 12.

TikTok fights back

Pot emerges from the legal shadows

Welcome to Boston — not

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

Jasper White at his Summer Shack restaurant in Cambridge in 2000.

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

For many readers, it all came back to the debate over carry-on luggage.

‘I’ve witnessed people at their worst on airplanes.’ Globe readers react to advice on aviation etiquette.

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

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

Arts

Rendering of exterior view of the planned Public Science Common, Museum of Science, Boston.

Museum of Science to unveil major renovation in mid-2026

Magician Asi Wind is up to some new tricks

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

Books

From left: the cover of "Shanghailanders," and its author, Juli Min.

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 attended the premiere of "The Dead Don't Die" in New York in 2019.

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

Aykroyd vs. Belushi. Fey vs. McKinnon. Vote in the semifinals of our best ‘SNL’ cast member bracket.

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

Tears for Kristen Wiig, cheers for Kate McKinnon

music

John Ehrlich conducts a rehearsal of the Spectrum Singers in Cambridge. Ehrlich is retiring after more than four decades as the group's music director, with a final performance Saturday.

One more show for Spectrum Singers conductor John Ehrlich before he takes his final bow

Donald Glover is back as Childish Gambino. Here’s when his ‘New World Tour’ stops in Boston.

Mark your calendars for these classical events next season

Theater/Dance

George Clooney will star onstage as Edward R. Murrow in "Good Night, and Good Luck," an adaptation of the 2005 movie he wrote and directed.

George Clooney to make his Broadway debut in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’

Boston Dance Theater reaches for the ‘Pinnacle’

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

Health

US Attorney for the District of Rhode Island Zachary A. Cunha speaks during a press conference alongside Susan Rhodes, the regional director of the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights

‘Appalling failure’: Investigation finds R.I. has ‘routinely’ segregated children with disabilities by institutionalizing them

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

Obituaries

Dr. Wecht spoke to reporters about his findings in the John F. Kennedy assassination case in 1975.

Dr. Cyril Wecht, celebrity pathologist who argued more than 1 shooter killed JFK, dies at 93

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