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Defense rests its case without Trump testifying in his hush-money trial

After the defense rested, Judge Juan Merchan told jurors they won’t be needed again in court until next Tuesday. That’s when he says both sides will give their closing arguments.
Trump’s social media account shares a campaign video with a headline about a ‘unified Reich’

Key witness Jennifer McCabe resumes testimony at Karen Read trial. Follow live updates.

Lawyers for Read are cross-examining Jennifer McCabe, who was with Read when she found O’Keefe’s body in the front lawn near the road.

‘There are no jobs’: PhD graduates struggle to build careers in academia
For many of those with doctorates, the employment picture is increasingly bleak, especially for academic jobs.

‘Millionaires tax’ has already generated $1.8 billion this year for Massachusetts, blowing past projections

The estimated haul is already $800 million more than what Governor Maura Healey and state lawmakers planned to spend from its revenue in fiscal year 2024.

British man dies, several passengers injured when turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight out of London

The plane was diverted to Bangkok, where emergency crews rushed to help injured passengers amid stormy weather.

Biden visit to Boston will close streets near Logan, in Back Bay, and Seaport, police say

Boston police are warning of street closures and traffic delays in city neighborhoods ahead of President Biden’s visit on Tuesday afternoon.

innovation beat
Woburn startup Gradiant has new tech to zap ‘forever chemicals’
The MIT spinout, which is focused on water purification technologies, says its new process not only filters out the chemicals, but destroys the dangerous substances as well.

Thousands of Boston parking meters are about to expire. But you’ll still have to pay.

Milton man charged with practicing dentistry without license at Dorchester dental office

Israel tries to contain the fallout after some allies support ICC prosecutor’s request for warrants
GETTING SALTY

Althea’s Greg Reeves on keeping Central Square quirky, working for Barbara Lynch, and why togarashi is like the Beastie Boys

Reeves has worked all over Boston and Cambridge, from B&G Oysters and the Butcher Shop to Aquitaine, Green Street, and UpStairs on the Square.
Wulf’s Fish acquires Savenor’s Butcher Shop & Market

How dangerous is Mount Washington compared to other peaks in the US? Here’s what the data show.

Those who hike, climb, and ski on the mountain are at risk of encountering record-breaking wind speeds, sudden temperature changes, and frigid conditions that persist into the summer months.

‘This is a marathon, not a sprint’: For Boston reparations task force, redress is a work in progress
The earliest that Black Bostonians might get to weigh in on this process will be 2025, meaning that reparations might not materialize for years to come.

‘Bourne’ director Doug Liman talks reuniting with Matt Damon for a new Boston-set heist comedy
After more than two decades, Liman and Damon are back together for "The Instigators," which also stars Casey Affleck.

Here’s what we know about rumors of marital woes between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez

The two stars once again find themselves at the center of relationship rumors.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

New England’s hot stretch begins. Temps to peak near 90 in first major warm-up of the season.

Afternoon and evening thunderstorms expected across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
What's behind this intense heat in May
Gary Washburn | Game 1: Pacers at Celtics, Tonight at 8 p.m.

The Celtics are favorites to win the NBA title. Can they avoid beating themselves?

Indiana should provide more resistance than the previous two opponents but Boston should win this series with ease if it plays to its capabilities.
Game 1 preview: The Celtics are back at TD Garden for the Eastern Conference finals See the complete Celtics-Pacers Eastern Conference finals schedule

Boston police Commissioner to illegal drag racers: “Do not come to Boston this summer”

As city leaders rolled out the 2024 summer safety plan, Boston Police Department Commissioner Michael Cox warned officials will be cracking down on people who engage in illegal drag racing on Boston streets.

At the Norton Awards, a joyful celebration of theater and the people who create it

A packed house at the Huntington Theatre turned out Monday night for the 41st Elliot Norton Awards.
TONY'S TIPS

Behind some of our favorite spring plants, family roots that run deep

On a recent trip to Volante Farm in Needham, we learned that the family knows the origin of many of their vegetable varieties. Here's why the Bruno Bull Heart tomato plant is called what it is.
Opinion
IDEAS | LISA ALLEN

Kayaking the Charles gave me a whole new perspective

Traveling by land, one might catch glimpses of the great waterway that snakes through 16 Massachusetts cities and towns. Gliding along the river one stretch at a time, though, is a revelation.
EDITORIAL

Alito family flag raises the stakes in battle over Supreme Court ethics
JOAN VENNOCHI

State leaders knew about Steward’s spiral but did nothing to stop it
Mohamad Ali

Targeting Muslims while they bank
LETTERS

The left seeks to smear all who profess a love of God and country
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

Body of missing Dartmouth College student found in Connecticut River
Kexin Cai, 26, had last been seen leaving her home on an electronic bike last Wednesday.

Could Martha’s Vineyard run out of weed?
Two cannabis businesses on the Vineyard and Nantucket warn that strict shipping rules could crimp supply on the islands. They’re suing to change them.

Watch: Island dispensaries send out a Hail Mary (Jane)

In big local tech deal, song-generating AI startup Suno raises $125 million
The Cambridge-based startup put its app online less than a year ago and said 10 million people have already used it to make music.

Graceland is not for sale, Elvis Presley’s granddaughter says in lawsuit
The granddaughter of Elvis Presley is fighting plans to publicly auction his Graceland estate in Memphis after a company attempted to sell the property based on claims that a loan using it as collateral was not repaid.

Former Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward pleads not guilty to felony charges in fake elector case

Former Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward pleaded not guilty in a Phoenix courtroom to nine felony charges stemming from her role in an effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Arizona to Joe Biden.

Moose kills Alaska man attempting to take photos of her newborn calves
A 70-year-old Alaska man who was attempting to take photos of two newborn moose calves was attacked and killed by their mother.

Jamaica Plain man, 74, rescued after fall on Monadnock trail
A Jamaica Plain man fell while hiking in Monadnock State Park in Jaffrey Sunday night and was assisted out of the New Hampshire park by conservation officers.

Boston Public Schools makes uneven progress under 2-year-old state improvement plan

BPS is making progress but also experiencing delays and other challenges in overhauling transportation, facilities, and programs for students with disabilities and English learners.

State Senate president says she’s ‘not ruling anything out’ when it comes to tolls at N.H. border or Cape Cod

State Senate President Karen Spilka said on Sunday, once again, that she is open to having tolls at the New Hampshire border — or even Cape Cod bridges.

Recommended reads

Why are grocery prices rising so much faster in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts lacks a chain with enough size in the state to drive down prices, especially during high inflation, experts say.
Here are four ways to lower your grocery costs

GBH News general manager Pam Johnston announces departure
Johnston’s news came as employees braced for potential layoffs that leaders have warned may be coming.

A fans’ guide to Boston Calling: Performance times, food lineup, and everything you need to know
If you’re planning to check out this year’s three-day fest, prepare with our fans' guide to everything you need to know about Boston Calling 2024.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen
‘We don’t want to keep doing this’: As man convicted in 1988 murder of Maine girl seeks new trial, family pleads for end
The case offers competing narratives that fascinate and repulse Mainers, pitting the memory of a defenseless child against a man with no previous record of crime or violent behavior who insists he was wrongly accused by law enforcement.

Culture & Lifestyle

At the Norton Awards, a joyful celebration of theater and the people who create it

‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ runs out of gas

A ‘Romeo and Juliet’ for people who think they know ‘Romeo and Juliet’

In the hot shop with RISD glass artist Will Beattie

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

MARCELA GARCÍA

For a Concord small business, Haitian migrants get the job done
Elsa Pearson Sites

What to do when Medicare runs out of money
JEFF JACOBY

In Argentina, Milei’s exhilarating chainsaw revolution is underway

EDITORIAL

We ask too much of primary care doctors. 26.7 hours a day, to be exact.
EDITORIAL

Who you gonna call? In Franklin Park, it’s not so clear.
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Key witness Jennifer McCabe resumes testimony at Karen Read trial. Follow live updates.

Lawyers for Read are cross-examining Jennifer McCabe, who was with Read when she found O’Keefe’s body in the front lawn near the road.
RI BUSINESS

R.I. will issue $80m bond for URI life sciences building this year, Speaker Shekarchi says

In front of a room of hundreds of biotech, education, and business leaders, Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi confirmed that funding for the University of Rhode Island’s proposed life sciences building ”will be in the budget” this year.

Boston police Commissioner to illegal drag racers: “Do not come to Boston this summer”

As city leaders rolled out the 2024 summer safety plan, Boston Police Department Commissioner Michael Cox warned officials will be cracking down on people who engage in illegal drag racing on Boston streets.
Live Updates

Defense rests its case without Trump testifying in his hush-money trial

After the defense rested, Judge Juan Merchan told jurors they won’t be needed again in court until next Tuesday. That’s when he says both sides will give their closing arguments.

Sports

pacers at celtics | 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Pacers at Celtics, Game 1 preview: The Celtics are back at TD Garden for the Eastern Conference finals

Indiana reached the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Knicks in seven games, while Boston beat the Cavaliers in five.
Red Sox at Rays | 6:50 p.m. (NESN)

Game 49: Red Sox at Rays lineups and notes. Will Rafael Devers go deep again?

Cooper Criswell will be on the mound at Tropicana Field as the Red Sox look to extend their winning streak to three against Tampa Bay.
Gary Washburn | On Basketball

The Celtics are favorites to win the NBA title. Can they avoid beating themselves?

Indiana should provide more resistance than the previous two opponents but Boston should win this series with ease if it plays to its capabilities.
patriots mailbag

Patriots mailbag: Questions about the quarterbacks on this team and some others
OILERS 3, CANUCKS 2

Oilers build three-goal lead, hold on to oust Canucks in Game 7, set up West final with Stars

Business

innovation beat

Woburn startup Gradiant has new tech to zap ‘forever chemicals’

The MIT spinout, which is focused on water purification technologies, says its new process not only filters out the chemicals, but destroys the dangerous substances as well.
RI BUSINESS

R.I. will issue $80m bond for URI life sciences building this year, Speaker Shekarchi says

In front of a room of hundreds of biotech, education, and business leaders, Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi confirmed that funding for the University of Rhode Island’s proposed life sciences building ”will be in the budget” this year.

In big local tech deal, song-generating AI startup Suno raises $125 million
RHODE MAP

A sneak peek at the Rhode Island Life Sciences Hub summit
magazine
Globe Magazine

An identity thief stole $5,000 from me. I spent two years tracking down how.
Globe Magazine

To meet people in her new town, she wanted to start a book club. She got 200 replies.
PERSPECTIVE

Marcia Kadish recalls the day she made same-sex marriage history in Cambridge
MISS CONDUCT

Whose order should a restaurant server take first?

metro

Body of missing Dartmouth College student found in Connecticut River

Boston Public Schools makes uneven progress under 2-year-old state improvement plan

Biden visit to Boston will close streets near Logan, in Back Bay, and Seaport, police say

sports

Red Sox score shutout of Rays on strength of big efforts from Rafael Devers, Tanner Houck

Three takeaways from a doubleheader in Lexington featuring the last four undefeated Division 1 boys’ and girls’ tennis teams

Powerfully unique ability makes Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers’s home run streak that much more impressive

business

‘There are no jobs’: PhD graduates struggle to build careers in academia

Could Martha’s Vineyard run out of weed?

Bees, bugs, and the fight over using drones to apply pesticides in N.H.

politics

Defense rests its case without Trump testifying in his hush-money trial

Defense rests without Trump taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial

Trump’s social media account shares a campaign video with a headline about a ‘unified Reich’

Nation

Former Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward pleads not guilty to felony charges in fake elector case

Graceland is not for sale, Elvis Presley’s granddaughter says in lawsuit

Moose kills Alaska man attempting to take photos of her newborn calves

World

British man dies, several passengers injured when turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight out of London

Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran’s president and others killed in helicopter crash

Israel tries to contain the fallout after some allies support ICC prosecutor’s request for warrants

opinion

What to do when Medicare runs out of money

The limits of comparisons to 1968

What it means to be Asian in America

lifestyle

Why is my friend upset about my new girlfriend?

Here’s what we know about rumors of marital woes between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez

Lidia Bastianich to be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 51st Daytime Emmys

food & dining

Le Creuset turns up the heat with grill set

Wulf’s Fish acquires Savenor’s Butcher Shop & Market

Recipe: Take this buttery, chocolate chip cake to a picnic, potluck, or family reunion

travel

Funny — you don’t look two years old! This new, ‘olde’ Rockport, Maine, hotel is full of surprises

Beaches, palaces, and high culture. The unexpected and completely over-the-top pleasures of Abu Dhabi.

Biddeford — and ‘Maine’s Youngest Downtown’ — is worth a visit

Arts

In the hot shop with RISD glass artist Will Beattie

What’s red, red, and red all over? We spoke with Jonathan Yeo about the reaction to his official portrait of King Charles III.

In a solo show at the Portland Museum of Art, Passamaquoddy artist Jeremy Frey transforms an ancient tradition

Books

For novelist Adrienne Brodeur, Nauset Beach is home to blue crabs, starfish, sea urchins, and death

Carl Elliott, in ‘The Occasional Human Sacrifice,’ champions the whistleblowers of academic medicine

John Kaag, in ‘American Bloods,’ follows the sprawling branches of a powerful dynasty throughout American history

Movies

‘Bourne’ director Doug Liman talks reuniting with Matt Damon for a new Boston-set heist comedy

Here’s what we know about rumors of marital woes between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez

‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ runs out of gas

Television

This week’s TV: The story of Stax, the origin of Lollapalooza, and a heartfelt Summer Olympics

Jake Gyllenhaal explains why it’s so great to host the ‘Saturday Night Live’ season finale in musical monologue, Sabrina Carpenter performs

Ari Shapiro to host new season of ‘The Mole’

music

Here’s what we know about rumors of marital woes between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez

A fans’ guide to Boston Calling: Performance times, food lineup, and everything you need to know

Boston Symphony Orchestra names Nathan Cole new concertmaster

Theater/Dance

At the Norton Awards, a joyful celebration of theater and the people who create it

‘Oklahoma!,’ ‘Band’s Visit,’ ‘Angels in America’ are the top honorees at the Norton Awards

A ‘Romeo and Juliet’ for people who think they know ‘Romeo and Juliet’

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

Ivan Boesky, stock trader convicted in insider trading scandal, dead at 87, according to reports

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader’s protégé, dies in helicopter crash

Bruce Nordstrom, who helped grow family-led department store chain, has died