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Brian Higgins testifies about exchanging flirtatious messages with Read. ‘Things are far from perfect’ with John O’Keefe, she texted.

Prosecutors displayed the text messages between Higgins and Read in the courtroom. They started on Jan. 12, 2022, and concluded when Read texted him that O’Keefe had died.

Karen Read and Brian Higgins, shown in a combination photo.

Read the texts between Karen Read and ATF agent Brian Higgins: ‘You think you can handle me?’

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53

Drug giant Takeda plans more than 640 layoffs in Massachusetts
The state's largest drug maker by headcount confirmed Friday that it plans to lay off hundreds of local employees between early July and next March.

Boston University's Myles Standish Hall in 2019.

BU to change the name of dorm named for English colonist who massacred Native Americans

From oil to electricity: New England’s biggest battery facility could soon rise in Everett

Jupiter Power’s proposal to build grid-scale batteries across 20 acres would be among the largest such project in New England.

Massachusetts moves to add more EV charging on highways, but not from Tesla

Louisiana governor signs bill making abortion drugs controlled dangerous substances

Opponents of the measure included many physicians who said the drugs have other critical reproductive health care uses, and that changing the classification could make it harder to prescribe the drugs.

Young missionary couple from US among 3 killed by gunmen in Haiti’s capital, police say
The young married couple was Davy and Natalie Lloyd, according to a Facebook posting from Natalie Lloyd’s father, Missouri state Representative Ben Baker.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to undergo procedure at Walter Reed, will transfer power to deputy

Roslindale man charged in two antisemitic acts in Newton

Vehicle fires in Ted Williams Tunnel force ramp closures, MassDOT says

Callie Crossley, center, is a former host of GBH’s “Basic Black," a TV program that the station announced it was taking off air, citing low viewership that didn’t cover its costs.

‘Part of the further fracturing of American society’: GBH’s suspension of ‘Basic Black’ seen as troubling media trend

GBH suspended the TV program on Wednesday as part of cost-cutting measures. Longtime viewers and contributors worry that its audience won’t be able to find the type of programming anywhere else.

Massachusetts allows local governments to take not only the taxes they are owed (plus interest and fees) but also the rest of the equity in properties. This house in Greenfield was taken with all its equity from an owner delinquent on taxes.

THE FINE PRINT

Senate votes to prohibit seizing home equity in municipal tax-taking cases

Critics of a practice they call “home equity theft” hailed the vote as a major step forward in a years-long effort to protect the equity homeowners have in property taken from them due to delinquent property taxes.

Despite the state’s efforts, Logan Airport continues to be a front line in the migrant crisis
On a recent night, it was deja vu at Terminal E, as people sprawled out to grab some shut-eye while travelers whisked by with their luggage, en route to Dublin or Doha, Istanbul or Zurich.

Migrant and other families may start losing emergency shelter coverage on Sept. 1, causing alarm among providers For Haitians who built a community in Rhode Island, dreams of returning home fade

In an image provided to The New York Times, an Appeal to Heaven flag outside the Alitos' New Jersey vacation home last summer.

ANALYSIS | James Pindell

The now-controversial flag flown at Justice Alito’s beach house? It’s rooted in Massachusetts.

A version of the Pine Tree flag is still in use in Massachusetts today.

Democratic senators request meeting with Chief Justice Roberts over flags flown at Alito’s homes

Healey attended last night’s White House state dinner. It wasn’t on her list of public events.
The White House publicized the guest list, while wire photos and video showed Governor Maura Healey and her partner, Joanna Lydgate, walking past American and Kenyan flags and into the dinner.

In Rome, Healey and Wu partner on tackling climate change. At home, not as much. Healey names former City Councilor O’Malley to BPDA board

Rick Carlisle (center) was flanked by Danny Ainge (left) and Larry Bird (right) at a City Hall Plaza celebration honoring the 1986 champion Celtics.

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Retracing the deep Celtics roots of Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, and other thoughts

Carlisle was here for three seasons in the 1980s — he was on the legendary 1986 champions — and has seen a lot of changes in the NBA game.

In Game 2, the Celtics learned from past mistakes and finally took care of business at home Oshae Brissett provided a big spark when the Celtics went small in Game 2

Zecil Gravitz sat for a portrait at her home at Orchard Cove, a retirement community in Canton, on April 30. The 102-year-old was recently honored by the town of Canton for her service in World War II. She was one of the first Jewish women accepted for a Women’s Auxiliary Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) officer position. After attending a training program at Smith College, she was assigned to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

‘I was always one of the boys,’ 102-year-old Zecil Gravitz of Canton recalls her Navy service during WWII

A Navy veteran of World War II, Zecil Gravitz served at a time when there were no warm uniforms or antibiotics. Female and Jewish soldiers were even more sparse. She was both.

LOVE LETTERS

I have a boyfriend — and a crush on my friend, who’s a woman

Do I stay with him — or discover more about my sexuality?

Johnny Trama and The B-3 Kings performed at The Plough and Stars in Cambridge in March.

So you want to be a working musician in Greater Boston? Here’s what it takes.

The region’s cost-of-living crunch has not spared performers like Trama and his craft. Real estate prices are squeezing small performance venues and performers alike.

Opinion

A protest at George Washington University's commencement ceremony on May 19.

IDEAS | ALEXANDRA STYRON

The problem with campus protests is not cruelty but ignorance

Colleges should treat the Gaza protests as opportunities to do what they’re best at — teaching.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

The Supreme Court is a potential threat to our democracy

EDITORIAL

Why a contested mayor’s race in 2025 would be a good thing

SCOT LEHIGH

Here’s how blue state voters can help the Democrats’ swing-state efforts

IDEAS | Mattia Ferraresi

Banning TikTok won’t fix the deeper problems posed by Big Tech

AAPI Heritage Month

Asian American seniors played ping pong at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist church on May 13.

SHIRLEY LEUNG

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

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

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CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

From Massport to MCCA, help wanted atop some of the state’s most powerful entities
There are so many CEO vacancies among the quasi-public authorities — business-government hybrids that help make the economy hum — that it’s getting hard to keep up.

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Former Northeastern teammates lead PWHL Boston’s march to Walter Cup Finals
Aerin Frankel and Alina Müller won four consecutive Hockey East championships together. Now, they'll look to secure the first-ever PWHL title.

US announces $275m in new military assistance for Ukraine

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the package, which was previewed by two US officials, “is part of our efforts to help Ukraine repel Russia’s assault near Kharkiv.”

Blinken will head to eastern Europe as concerns mount about Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia

Latest polling shows competitive presidential race in N.H.
The UNH Survey Center reported Thursday that 44 percent of likely New Hampshire voters support President Biden, while 41 percent support former president Donald Trump.

Hunter Biden’s impending gun trial could last up to 2 weeks amid sharp disagreements over evidence
The judge overseeing Hunter Biden’s federal firearms charges trial agreed to block prosecutors from telling jurors about some other unflattering episodes from his personal life, but left the door open to allowing them in if the president’s son testifies.

If at first you don’t succeed, try another commission? State Senate seeks new panel to change controversial Mass. flag.
Months after a commission failed to agree on a substitute for Massachusetts’s controversial state seal, the state Senate voted late Thursday to create another panel to propose a new seal, flag, and motto for the state, this time by next year.

Two people taken to hospital after crash at N.H. tolls

Authorities said the driver, who is from North Andover, was heading north when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a concrete traffic barrier at the toll plaza in Hampton, N.H.

The bodies of three more hostages are recovered from Gaza by the Israeli army

Israel is also expecting a ruling Friday afternoon by the International Court of Justice to decide on an urgent plea by South Africa to order Israel to cease operations.

Top UN court orders Israel to halt military operation in Rafah; Israel unlikely to comply

Melrose firefighter accused of stealing dead man’s identity

Melrose Mayor Jen Grigoraitis released a statement Friday confirming that a Melrose Fire Department employee, whom she did not name, had been arrested and was immediately placed on leave immediately.

‘People need cool stuff.’ Inside three unique stores on the Cape.

Stores on Cape Cod evoke the era of the headshop, with hand-made tie-dye, used records, incense, and lots of crystals.

Forget the beach: This is the most kid-friendly spot in Hyannis Who needs Wonka when you’ve got caramels with local sea salt and freeze-dried Skittles?

‘Uncommitted’ Democrats look to make the most of their small contingent at convention to protest Gaza war
They will be able to go beyond the expected protests outside the security perimeter and bring their message straight onto the convention floor.

BLOTTER TALES

A car traverses a golf course, a snake gets into a house, and a chicken is rescued
A reptilian intruder is apprehended, a trapped chicken is freed, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

Healey recommends three more pardons, including two against the advice of her advisory board
Should a state panel approved each of Governor Maura Healey's three recommendations, she will have issued more pardons in roughly 17 months than either Charlie Baker or Deval Patrick did across each of their eight years as governor.

Culture & Lifestyle

Katie McGinness and Brian Madigan take a photo in front of the Boston Calling welcome arch in 2023.

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

Jennifer Mogbock as the title character in "Toni Stone" at the Huntington.

In the Huntington’s ‘Toni Stone,’ a player in a league of her own

Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans earlier this month.

As the Rolling Stones prepare to hit Gillette, here’s a tour through their recent live releases

Boston -05/25/22 Volunteers began placing 37,400 American flags on Boston Common Wednesday morning to honor fallen Massachusetts service members since the Revolutionary War. Uta Uchida, 5 from Cambridge holds flags to be planted. This is the 13th annual Memorial Day flag garden. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)

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

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.

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 | WHITNEY ELLENBY

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

Drew Gilpin Faust

US higher education is endangered

Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn stood with Harvard University Dean Edward L. Keenan, right, during the 1978 Harvard commencement on Jun. 8, 1978.

Alex Beam

To be on the right side of history

Jacob (Chris Perfetti, right) with his then-boyfriend Zach (Larry Owens) on an episode of “Abbott Elementary.”

Renée Graham

In praise of Jacob’s big gay life on ‘Abbott Elementary’

IDEAS | BART TOCCI

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

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

‘I was always one of the boys,’ 102-year-old Zecil Gravitz of Canton recalls her Navy service during WWII

A Navy veteran of World War II, Zecil Gravitz served at a time when there were no warm uniforms or antibiotics. Female and Jewish soldiers were even more sparse. She was both.

Catch up on the Karen Read trial, in 60 seconds

Here’s what you need to know about the Karen Read murder case and trial so far, in 60 seconds.

Brian Higgins testifies about exchanging flirtatious messages with Read. ‘Things are far from perfect’ with John O’Keefe, she texted.

Prosecutors displayed the text messages between Higgins and Read in the courtroom. They started on Jan. 12, 2022, and concluded when Read texted him that O’Keefe had died.

Read the texts between Karen Read and ATF agent Brian Higgins: ‘You think you can handle me?’

Prosecutors in the Karen Read murder trial displayed a number of flirtatious text messages she exchanged with Brian Higgins, an ATF agent, in the weeks before her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, was found dead.

Sports

Dartmouth University, located in Hanover, N.H., is at the epicenter of efforts for college athletes to unionize.

colleges

NCAA antitrust settlement won’t slow efforts to unionize players, says union leader

Advocates say they won't slow their efforts to unionize college athletes even with the NCAA’s agreement this week to allow players to be paid from a limited revenue-sharing pool.

Carter Barbosa has 1,500-plus career assists as the starting setter for unbeaten New Bedford, but he's also capable of delivering key points too.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK

Carter Barbosa leads New Bedford boys’ volleyball back to their historic heights

The senior three-sport standout who never thought he'd be a setter has piled up over 1,500 career assists, leading the Whalers — a dominant team in the 1990s — to an undefeated regular season.

Oshae Brissett (right) grabbed a rebound after coming into the game in the second quarter, while Al Horford provided a screen for him.

celtics notebook

Oshae Brissett provided a big spark when the Celtics went small in Game 2

An injury to Luke Kornet forced Joe Mazzulla to improvise, but Brissett helped ensure that the Celtics didn't miss a beat.

Brewers at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (Apple TV+)

Game 51: Brewers at Red Sox lineups and notes

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

Here’s the draw for this weekend’s USTA state individual high school tennis tournament

Business

Drug giant Takeda plans more than 640 layoffs in Massachusetts

The state's largest drug maker by headcount confirmed Friday that it plans to lay off hundreds of local employees between early July and next March.

THE FINE PRINT

Senate votes to prohibit seizing home equity in municipal tax-taking cases

From oil to electricity: New England’s biggest battery facility could soon rise in Everett

Healey names former city councilor O’Malley to BPDA board

magazine

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

Globe Magazine

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

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

Summer Travel

30 ways to have the perfect Cape Cod vacation

Globe Magazine

Watch now: What’s making this Celtics run so special?

Brian Higgins testifies about exchanging flirtatious messages with Read. ‘Things are far from perfect’ with John O’Keefe, she texted.

Read the texts between Karen Read and ATF agent Brian Higgins: ‘You think you can handle me?’

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53

Drug giant Takeda plans more than 640 layoffs in Massachusetts The state's largest drug maker by headcount confirmed Friday that it plans to lay off hundreds of local employees between early July and next March.

BU to change the name of dorm named for English colonist who massacred Native Americans

From oil to electricity: New England’s biggest battery facility could soon rise in Everett

Louisiana governor signs bill making abortion drugs controlled dangerous substances

Young missionary couple from US among 3 killed by gunmen in Haiti’s capital, police say The young married couple was Davy and Natalie Lloyd, according to a Facebook posting from Natalie Lloyd’s father, Missouri state Representative Ben Baker.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to undergo procedure at Walter Reed, will transfer power to deputy

Roslindale man charged in two antisemitic acts in Newton

Vehicle fires in Ted Williams Tunnel force ramp closures, MassDOT says

‘Part of the further fracturing of American society’: GBH’s suspension of ‘Basic Black’ seen as troubling media trend

Senate votes to prohibit seizing home equity in municipal tax-taking cases

Despite the state’s efforts, Logan Airport continues to be a front line in the migrant crisis On a recent night, it was deja vu at Terminal E, as people sprawled out to grab some shut-eye while travelers whisked by with their luggage, en route to Dublin or Doha, Istanbul or Zurich.

The now-controversial flag flown at Justice Alito’s beach house? It’s rooted in Massachusetts.

Healey attended last night’s White House state dinner. It wasn’t on her list of public events. The White House publicized the guest list, while wire photos and video showed Governor Maura Healey and her partner, Joanna Lydgate, walking past American and Kenyan flags and into the dinner.

Retracing the deep Celtics roots of Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, and other thoughts

‘I was always one of the boys,’ 102-year-old Zecil Gravitz of Canton recalls her Navy service during WWII

I have a boyfriend — and a crush on my friend, who’s a woman

So you want to be a working musician in Greater Boston? Here’s what it takes.

The problem with campus protests is not cruelty but ignorance

The Supreme Court is a potential threat to our democracy

Why a contested mayor’s race in 2025 would be a good thing

Here’s how blue state voters can help the Democrats’ swing-state efforts

Banning TikTok won’t fix the deeper problems posed by Big Tech

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

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

More recent News

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS From Massport to MCCA, help wanted atop some of the state’s most powerful entities There are so many CEO vacancies among the quasi-public authorities — business-government hybrids that help make the economy hum — that it’s getting hard to keep up.

pwhl boston Former Northeastern teammates lead PWHL Boston’s march to Walter Cup Finals Aerin Frankel and Alina Müller won four consecutive Hockey East championships together. Now, they'll look to secure the first-ever PWHL title.

US announces $275m in new military assistance for Ukraine

Latest polling shows competitive presidential race in N.H. The UNH Survey Center reported Thursday that 44 percent of likely New Hampshire voters support President Biden, while 41 percent support former president Donald Trump.

Two people taken to hospital after crash at N.H. tolls

The bodies of three more hostages are recovered from Gaza by the Israeli army

Melrose firefighter accused of stealing dead man’s identity

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‘People need cool stuff.’ Inside three unique stores on the Cape.

‘Uncommitted’ Democrats look to make the most of their small contingent at convention to protest Gaza war They will be able to go beyond the expected protests outside the security perimeter and bring their message straight onto the convention floor.

BLOTTER TALES A car traverses a golf course, a snake gets into a house, and a chicken is rescued A reptilian intruder is apprehended, a trapped chicken is freed, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

Culture & Lifestyle

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In the Huntington’s ‘Toni Stone,’ a player in a league of her own

As the Rolling Stones prepare to hit Gillette, here’s a tour through their recent live releases

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

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Lost in a World of Words

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Nightmare in Mission Hill

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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

US higher education is endangered

To be on the right side of history

In praise of Jacob’s big gay life on ‘Abbott Elementary’

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

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

‘I was always one of the boys,’ 102-year-old Zecil Gravitz of Canton recalls her Navy service during WWII

Catch up on the Karen Read trial, in 60 seconds

Brian Higgins testifies about exchanging flirtatious messages with Read. ‘Things are far from perfect’ with John O’Keefe, she texted.

Read the texts between Karen Read and ATF agent Brian Higgins: ‘You think you can handle me?’

Sports

NCAA antitrust settlement won’t slow efforts to unionize players, says union leader

Carter Barbosa leads New Bedford boys’ volleyball back to their historic heights

Oshae Brissett provided a big spark when the Celtics went small in Game 2

Game 51: Brewers at Red Sox lineups and notes

Here’s the draw for this weekend’s USTA state individual high school tennis tournament

Business

Drug giant Takeda plans more than 640 layoffs in Massachusetts

Senate votes to prohibit seizing home equity in municipal tax-taking cases

From oil to electricity: New England’s biggest battery facility could soon rise in Everett

Healey names former city councilor O’Malley to BPDA board

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

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

30 ways to have the perfect Cape Cod vacation

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

Drug giant Takeda plans more than 640 layoffs in Massachusetts
The state's largest drug maker by headcount confirmed Friday that it plans to lay off hundreds of local employees between early July and next March.

Young missionary couple from US among 3 killed by gunmen in Haiti’s capital, police say
The young married couple was Davy and Natalie Lloyd, according to a Facebook posting from Natalie Lloyd’s father, Missouri state Representative Ben Baker.

Despite the state’s efforts, Logan Airport continues to be a front line in the migrant crisis
On a recent night, it was deja vu at Terminal E, as people sprawled out to grab some shut-eye while travelers whisked by with their luggage, en route to Dublin or Doha, Istanbul or Zurich.

Healey attended last night’s White House state dinner. It wasn’t on her list of public events.
The White House publicized the guest list, while wire photos and video showed Governor Maura Healey and her partner, Joanna Lydgate, walking past American and Kenyan flags and into the dinner.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

From Massport to MCCA, help wanted atop some of the state’s most powerful entities
There are so many CEO vacancies among the quasi-public authorities — business-government hybrids that help make the economy hum — that it’s getting hard to keep up.

pwhl boston

Former Northeastern teammates lead PWHL Boston’s march to Walter Cup Finals
Aerin Frankel and Alina Müller won four consecutive Hockey East championships together. Now, they'll look to secure the first-ever PWHL title.

Latest polling shows competitive presidential race in N.H.
The UNH Survey Center reported Thursday that 44 percent of likely New Hampshire voters support President Biden, while 41 percent support former president Donald Trump.

‘Uncommitted’ Democrats look to make the most of their small contingent at convention to protest Gaza war
They will be able to go beyond the expected protests outside the security perimeter and bring their message straight onto the convention floor.

BLOTTER TALES

A car traverses a golf course, a snake gets into a house, and a chicken is rescued
A reptilian intruder is apprehended, a trapped chicken is freed, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.