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Sisters who vacationed with Read and O’Keefe weeks before his death testify about rocky trip

Marietta Sullivan and Laura Sullivan testified that Karen Read fought with John O’Keefe during a trip to Aruba because Read falsely accused him of kissing Marietta Sullivan.

Read a recap of Wednesday's testimony Podcast: How to catch up on the Karen Read trial

BPS scales back plans for sweeping school closures

The district spends millions each year to keep half-empty schools afloat, prompting calls from some community members for more efficiencies.

Former Black administrator files racial discrimination lawsuit against Boston Public Schools

GBH lays off 31 employees, suspends production of 3 TV shows

The job losses affected 13 departments and represented 4 percent of the workforce.

Read CEO Susan Goldberg’s letter to staff regarding layoffs at GBH

After contentious debate, Ipswich voters support removal of controversial dam
The town select board took the temperature of voters with a non-binding ballot question. And that temperature is hot.

Two people fall after Harvard railing gives way Wednesday, officials say

Both people were conscious when they were taken from the scene, a spokesperson for the Cambridge Police Department said in an email.

Flight from Boston makes emergency landing in Denver, raising more safety questions about Boeing 737

Bangkok hospital says most seriously injured from turbulence-hit flight need spinal operations

Strong winds topple stage at a campaign rally in northern Mexico, killing at least 9 people

Damaged cars sit piled up next to a road after a tornado, May 21, in Greenfield, Iowa.

Five dead and nearly three dozen hurt in tornadoes that tore through Iowa, officials say

The encampment stood in Harvard Yard for three weeks.

Harvard’s governing board overrules faculty, bars 13 students who participated in pro-Palestinian encampment from receiving degrees

Impacted students will be able to participate in commencement ceremonies Thursday but will not receive diplomas.

Leaders of Northwestern, UCLA, and Rutgers to testify before Congress on campus protests

Featured Guest Speaker Bill Oliverio waves to crowd after his speech at Harvard College 2024 Class Day. Oliverio is a beloved security guard at Currier House, a residential hall on campus.

After year of turmoil, Harvard graduates soak in the sun

Many in the Class of 2024 were simply soaking in their first in-person graduations, since the COVID-19 pandemic forced their high school ceremonies online or canceled them outright.

Bob Ryan

Thoughts on some great golf, the NFL schedule, and other topics in the sports world
Nelly Korda’s feat of winning six tournaments in her last seven tries is astonishing, and reminds us of Tiger Woods in his prime.

Boston’s housing market is through the roof. At least we’re not San Francisco.
In the first quarter of 2024, only four of the 30 largest metro areas in the US eclipsed Boston in terms of median sales price for single-family homes.

The typical house in Greater Boston now costs $950,000

Jarren Duran (center) and the dirt-covered Red Sox lined up for a celebration after sweeping the Rays.

Alex Speier | RED SOX 8, RAYS 5

Red Sox are up to speed now, and their athletic approach was evident in a sweep of the Rays

The Sox extended rallies with three two-strike hits and flew around the bases for a third straight game, something the Rays used to do to them.

Red Sox beat Rays to complete three-game sweep

This May 26, 2022 photo shows what the Thursday afternoon traffic looked like at around 3 p.m. on Interstate 93. The traffic heading out of Boston in the northbound lanes for the start of that Memorial Day weekend was heavy, and it was smooth sailing in the southbound lanes.

Traveling for Memorial Day weekend? These are the best and worst times to hit the road.

“We haven’t seen Memorial Day weekend travel numbers like these in almost 20 years,” said Paula Twidale, senior vice president of AAA Travel.

So many ways to savor Memorial Day Weekend in and around Boston

Regina Williams, of Revere, sets down her blanket on Revere Beach on Wednesday. People came out in droves to enjoy a nice beach day in May as temps climbed into the upper 80s in the Boston area.

Weekend Forecast | Dave Epstein

Holiday outlook: Memorial Day weekend is looking ‘pretty good’

If you're headed to the beach, you might want to steer clear on Monday.

How to stay safe during this blast of heat When temperatures spike, the risk of dying from stroke does, too

Bruins president Cam Neely (left) and general manager Don Sweeney took questions about the team Wednesday in the season-wrap-up press conference.

kevin paul dupont | on hockey

Bruins brass doesn’t foresee major changes after another early playoff exit

Losing in the playoffs looks and feels way too comfortable and familiar around the Black and Gold these days.

Don Sweeney says he’d prefer to keep both Bruins goaltenders ‘in a perfect world’

Opinion

IDEAS | WHITNEY ELLENBY

My son is profoundly autistic. Please don’t say he’s merely ‘neurodiverse.’

It's dangerous to eliminate terminology that accurately describes thousands of people with severe disabilities.

Wendell Jamieson

Why do we treat airplanes like Greyhound buses?

Taiwan’s thriving democracy struts its stuff as Beijing fumes

To be on the right side of history

New Boston vs. old Boston, in the Mayor Wu era

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

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Police officer shoots man who allegedly attacked woman and tried to rob her at knifepoint in Malden
Dominique Matthew Long, 31 of Malden, will be charged with armed robbery, assault and battery, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, and intimidation of a witness.

Three juvenile boys stabbed, taken to hospitals after confrontation at MBTA’s Andrew Station, Transit Police says
A physical confrontation occurred at the station just before 4 p.m. and all resulting injuries were “non life threatening,” officials said.

Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump following their disputes during Republican primary
Haley shuttered her own bid for the GOP nomination two months ago but did not immediately endorse Trump.

From start to finish, Joe Mazulla wants a more focused effort from the Celtics to avoid any more drama vs. the Pacers
“After losses in close games, I’ve said that the end of the game isn’t any more or less important than the beginning of the game,” Mazzulla said.

Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says
News of the upside-down American flag sparked an uproar last week, including calls from high-ranking Democrats for Alito to recuse himself from cases related to former president Donald Trump.

Toronto awarded WNBA’s first franchise outside US, with expansion team set to begin play in 2026
Toronto will be the WNBA’s 14th franchise, with the expansion Golden State Valkyries set to start play next year.

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During a 2020 vice presidential debate, Kamala Harris turned to former vice president Mike Pence and said, "Mr. Vice President, I'm speaking," when he attempted to interrupt her answer to a question.

‘Microfeminism’ may be the most widespread movement you’ve never heard of. But what is it?

When a woman refuses to yield to an oncoming man on the sidewalk, makes the default pronoun for a doctor “she,” or asks a girl about her dreams, not her dolls, that’s microfeminism.

Is Josh Kraft mulling a run for mayor? Many Boston political insiders seem to think so.
Rumors are swirling that the younger son of billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is contemplating challenging Mayor Michelle Wu in 2025.

Golf is booming at 4 p.m. on Wednesdays? Hybrid work has a few perks.
“Courses are crazy profitable right now,” said a Stanford economics professor who found midweek golf has soared since people started working remotely.

It’s been four years since the pandemic shutdowns. Riders in Boston are still waiting extra long for the train.
The lag represents a so-far unfulfilled promise by T General Manager Phillip Eng, who on his first day a little over a year ago vowed to “restore service for people.”

Culture & Lifestyle

So many ways to savor Memorial Day Weekend in and around Boston

Boston-based interdisciplinary artist Timothy Hyunsoo Lee stands in front of "Our Family Portrait," a Community Arts Initiative project made in collaboration with more than 150 school-age children in Greater Boston.

Timothy Hyunsoo Lee maps out Greater Boston with ‘Our Family Portrait’

Ben Platt at Lake Como.

Ben Platt loves a salty-sweet snack combo and a well-timed cocktail in the air

Nathan Cole, new BSO concertmaster.

After high-stakes, multiyear search, BSO names Nathan Cole new concertmaster

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

IDEAS | BART TOCCI

I got dumped by the unemployment office. Would they take me back?

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Katie Britt’s MOMS Act is dangerous, but not for the reasons you might think

The Trump Taj Mahal casino, not long before its final closure, in Atlantic City, N.J., July 1, 2016.

The misplaced notion that Donald Trump is a business whiz

Jane Fonda traveled to Hanoi to provide propaganda support for North Vietnam. She posed on an anti-aircraft gun with North Vietnamese troops on July 1, 1972.

Does Jane Fonda really require more honor?

Dan Frost, center, owner of H.D.F. Painting Inc., used a translator application on his phone to communicate with Louisson Chery, left, and Rosier Voltisse while working in Concord on May 15.

MARCELA GARCÍA

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

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

GLOBE RI + RI PBS

City by the Rising Sea: Climate change and Newport’s mansions

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Pamela Watts of RI PBS and the Preservation Society of Newport County’s Leslie Jones discuss what’s being done to protect historic buildings that draw tourists to R.I.

COMMENTARY | State Representative Jon D. Brien and Brian Leung

Preserving health care equity: R.I’.s fight to stop pharmaceutical discrimination

House Bill 7879 and Senate Bill 2725 would protect hospitals and health centers from these practices and enable them to continue providing equitable care.

Why this nonprofit is using power tools to empower girls

Girls at Work is using hands-on learning and the socratic method to give girls confidence and help them get jobs in the trades.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Warm, muggy air will fuel thunderstorms this afternoon

A cold front will move into New England, delivering showers and pockets of heavy rain.

Sports

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert.

Toronto awarded WNBA’s first franchise outside US, with expansion team set to begin play in 2026

Toronto will be the WNBA’s 14th franchise, with the expansion Golden State Valkyries set to start play next year.

LPGA star Nelly Korda is putting together quite a hardware store — including this trophy from the Chevron Championship in April.

Thoughts on some great golf, the NFL schedule, and other topics in the sports world

Nelly Korda’s feat of winning six tournaments in her last seven tries is astonishing, and reminds us of Tiger Woods in his prime.

P.J. Washington connected on a go-ahead 3-pointer with under two minutes to play to put the Mavericks ahead for good.

WEST FINALS GAME 1: MAVERICKS 108, TIMBERWOLVES 105

Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving spur the Mavericks to a Game 1 victory over the Timberwolves in the Western Conference finals

Kyrie Irving scored 24 of his 30 in the first half for the Mavericks, who trailed 102-98 after a 3-pointer by Anthony Edwards with 3:37 left before an 8-0 run.

Alex Speier | On Baseball

Red Sox are up to speed now, and their athletic approach was evident in a sweep of the Rays

After turning around the Canucks, Rick Tocchet claims Jack Adams award for NHL’s coach of the year

Business

Where to eat and drink on Wickenden Street in Providence

From gourmet pizzas to one of the state’s only Uyghur restaurants, these places to eat along Wickenden Street are worth a visit.

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restauranteurs, and the city itself.

In Malden, the booming Asian community could soon have a place of their own

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Let’s just shut up about the ‘millionaires tax’ for a while

magazine

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

One of the writer’s daughters with Miss Fingal, their Irish wolfhound.

‘Big loss, big dog’: The grief-hound that helped hold my family together

This week's daters: Allie and Peter.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We grew up a town over from each other’

The Rolling Stones perform as part of the “Hackney Diamonds” Tour on April 28 in Houston.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, May 20-June 2

metro

Where to eat and drink on Wickenden Street in Providence

BPS scales back plans for sweeping school closures

After year of turmoil, Harvard graduates soak in the sun

sports

Wilyer Abreu (right) celebrates his two-run home run off Rays relief pitcher Kevin Kelly with Jarren Duran during the sixth inning in St. Petersburg,

Red Sox beat Rays to complete three-game sweep

Boys’ volleyball roundup: Adam Christianson (18 kills) swings away for top-ranked Newton North in nonleague win over No. 7 Winchester

Holden’s Fran Quinn qualifies for fourth US Senior Open, will be joined by Attleboro’s Jeff Martin

business

Sony is adapting to tougher times, with rivals making cheaper but competitive electronics.

Sony says focus is on creativity, with games, movies, music, sensors, IP, and not gadgets

US plans to sue Ticketmaster owner, accusing it of defending a monopoly

MassMutual gives land for Springfield health center

politics

President Biden and Kenya's President William Ruto shake hands as they meet with business leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on May 22.

Biden, Kenyan leader urging global leaders to help lessen crushing debt on developing nations

Leaders of Northwestern, UCLA, and Rutgers to testify before Congress on campus protests

Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says

Nation

Former Baltimore state's attorney Marilyn Mosby.

Ex-top prosecutor for Baltimore to be sentenced for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions

Five dead and nearly three dozen hurt in tornadoes that tore through Iowa, officials say

Trump is holding a rally in the South Bronx as he tries to woo Black and Hispanic voters

World

Smoke billows after an explosion in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel on May 21.

How does this end? With Hamas holding firm and fighting back in Gaza, Israel faces only bad options.

An explosion at an apartment building in Harbin, China, kills at least 1 and injures 3

Bangkok hospital says most seriously injured from turbulence-hit flight need spinal operations

opinion

Karen Read supporters outside of court in January.

‘It might be the most Boston true crime case I’ve ever heard about.’ Here’s how to catch up on the Karen Read trial.

Weed shortage coming to Martha’s Vineyard

Israel and America are having a disagreement. That’s OK.

lifestyle

Ayo Edebiri attended the 2024 Met Gala on May 6 in New York City.

Ayo Edebiri talks competitiveness of Boston Latin and more in new Vanity Fair interview

Golf is booming at 4 p.m. on Wednesdays? Hybrid work has a few perks.

Why is my friend upset about my new girlfriend?

food & dining

Where to eat and drink on Wickenden Street in Providence

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A guide to classic dim sum dishes

travel

Where to eat and drink on Wickenden Street in Providence

Traveling for Memorial Day weekend? These are the best and worst times to hit the road.

Ben Platt loves a salty-sweet snack combo and a well-timed cocktail in the air

Arts

The new entrance of the West End Museum, which reopens Thursday, May 23.

The West End Museum reopens after two-year closure because of flooding

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.

Books

Nauset Marsh is protected from the Atlantic Ocean by a two-and-a-half-mile-long outer beach running north to south, which is constantly growing and shrinking from storms and tidal action.

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

Ayo Edebiri attended the 2024 Met Gala on May 6 in New York City.

Ayo Edebiri talks competitiveness of Boston Latin and more in new Vanity Fair interview

Hey, Garfield: Our film critic would like a word with you

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

Television

Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton and Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in "Bridgerton."

Predictably, ‘Bridgerton’ delivers more fluff — and fun

Ayo Edebiri talks competitiveness of Boston Latin and more in new Vanity Fair interview

With its humor and heart, ‘Hacks’ is a show worth rooting for

music

Boston R&B musician ToriTori will perform at Boston Calling on Saturday from the Blue Stage.

At Boston Calling, local artists prepare to level up

Boston is calling to Frank Turner . . . again

Boston Calling is bringing some country to the city

Theater/Dance

"Prison Dancer: The Musical" will have its US debut at ArtsEmerson ahead of its run on Broadway.

ArtsEmerson’s 2024-25 season includes a musical inspired by a viral video of inmates dancing to ‘Thriller’

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

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

Charlie Colin in 2013.

Charlie Colin, founding member of the pop-rock band Train, has died

David Redden, who brought ingenuity to the auction block, dies at 75

C. Gordon Bell, creator of a personal computer prototype, dies at 89