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President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial

Jurors found Hunter Biden guilty of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on a gun-purchase form, and illegally possessing a gun for 11 days.

Here’s who testified in Hunter Biden’s trial on federal firearms charges

With scaled-back BPS plan, Wu dodges politically painful — but necessary — school closures

Mayor Michelle Wu’s approach to school closures underscores that even as she aims to lead a new kind of administration, she can’t avoid the challenges that dogged her predecessors.

Wu vetoes changes to police, fire budgets made by City Council, frustrating some members

‘It’s heartbreaking’: 225,000 Mass. students attend substandard segregated schools, new report finds

Pamela Smart, serving life, accepts responsibility for her husband’s 1990 killing for the first time
Smart, who had plotted with her teenage student to have her husband killed in 1990, made the admission in a videotaped statement as part of her latest sentence reduction request.

Gunfire on Boston Common sends people scrambling for safety; victim found with life-threatening injuries

The shooting took place just after 10 p.m. near the intersection of Tremont and Winter streets, police said.

Justice Alito questions possibility of political compromise in secret recording

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is heard questioning whether compromise between the left and right is possible in a conversation posted on social media Monday.

Lead investigator in Karen Read case admits ‘unprofessional comments,’ including joke there were ‘no nudes’ on her phone

Arlington loses nearly $500,000 in high school construction funds to hacking scheme

Blinken welcomes UN vote in favor of Gaza cease-fire plan and again calls on Hamas to accept it

The outdoor patio at Beantown Pub on Tremont Street this season.

Summer is almost here, but sidewalk dining is fading across most of Boston. Why?

Al fresco tables were hailed as a silver lining of the pandemic but then many restaurants gave up on them.

Here are some of the best patio dining options remaining around Boston

Fried smelts at The Shipwright's Daughter in Mystic, Conn.

Connecticut and Maine restaurants take home honors at the 33rd annual James Beard awards

Two things are clear: Portland is officially a bakery destination, taking home two big prizes. And Mystic Pizza is no longer the best-known restaurant in Mystic, Conn.

Tasting notes from the 2024 James Beard awards in Chicago Getting Salty: A former opera singer makes Boston’s museums taste as good as they look

‘We will be paid in parades.’ For Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, it has never been about making money.
Over 21 years of ownership, Grousbeck and his partners have adopted a longterm, spend-to-win strategy that might just be paying off for years to come.

Joshua Brown, of Boston, poses for a portrait outside TD Garden before Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

Photo portraits

Celtics fans sport their best for Finals

Paul Pierce and the 2008 Celtics ended the team's championship drought when they won the title — the first since 1986.

It’s been 16 years since the Celtics won a title. What were some members of the current team doing in 2008?

Al Horford was a rookie facing Boston in the first round of the playoffs. Jrue Holiday was entering college. Payton Pritchard? He was just 10 years old.

Doctorate recipients across all fields are increasingly finding opportunities in industry and business, rather than academia.

More and more doctorate recipients are leaving academia to find work. Here’s what detailed data show.

The shift is a marked change from decades past, when professorship was typically considered the default pipeline for doctorate recipients.

Former president Donald Trump spoke during a rally at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, on Sunday, June 9, 2024.

James Pindell | ANALYSIS

Another way the presidential race is unlike any other: the single criterion Trump is using to select a running mate

Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you are willing to do for Donald Trump.

Wilson Herrmann, left, holds a pickleball lesson with Anubhav Gupta at a court in Watertown.

From a hobby to a side hustle: Pickleball pros pick up cash on the side teaching newbies

A sport once dominated by older adults and retirees is now an emerging market, especially for younger generations.

Indigo Technologies, a Woburn startup, designs electric delivery vans and other vehicles. The innovation was developed at MIT and puts motors inside the vehicles’ wheels to save space and lower battery costs.

Woburn EV maker wants to crack the market with a van that costs less than $30,000

Indigo Technologies is putting motors inside the wheels of its vehicles to save space and lower battery costs.

What kind of weather does this summer have in store for New England? Will it be extremely hot and humid or very rainy?

Summer forecast

Will this summer be as hot and wet as last year?

Soon, we’ll be in the throes of summer, and a La Niña and other weather forces will undoubtedly impact the levels of heat, humidity, and rain we’ll see.

Forecast: Another stellar day ahead of hot spell later in the week

Opinion

Tenth-graders Ben Stimac and Colin Beers-Murphy embraced on May 5 at the memorial site Beers-Murphy created for their classmate who died in a murder-suicide. She was killed by her stepfather, Juliano Santana, the previous day. Santana was charged in 2021 for raping his stepdaughter and she had an active restraining order against him.

16-year-old Acton girl’s tragic death was preventable

Five years after an SJC justice called for a legislative fix, the loophole that prevents dangerousness hearings for some types of defendants has still not been closed.

IDEAS | WILLIAM SCHULZ

The case for animal personhood

MARCELA GARCÍA

The new reality of racial segregation in Mass. schools

Here’s how to meet climate goals with the state’s existing infrastructure

New York’s congestion pricing plan inspired transit advocates nationwide. Now what?

LGBTQ Pride Month

The Boston Pride for the People parade and festival, held Saturday in Boston, is estimated to draw more than 1 million people.

Boston Pride parade awash in positivity

Members of Island Pride Boston dance during the Boston Pride for the People parade.

See photos of Boston’s Pride parade on a sunny and colorful day

Thousands took part in the 2023 Pride parade which started in Copley Square.

More than a dozen ways to celebrate Pride Month in the Greater Boston area

Leslie Rosenberg of Boston sported a pair of rainbow boots to match her rainbow skirt at a Pride flag raising at Boston City Hall on June 3.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

How parents can support LGBTQ+ youth in an often hostile world

More recent News

Here’s what to know about upcoming Sumner Tunnel closures (and how to avoid the gridlock)
The Sumner Tunnel has been closing on weekends to allow for repairs, and it will be closed for a month straight starting July 5.

alex speier | MINOR DETAILS

His slash line dropped, but the Red Sox saw improvement in Nick Yorke. In Triple A, he’s proving them right.
In his first five games for Worcester, Yorke went 7 for 19 with a pair of homers and a .368/.478/.737 line.

MBTA removes 10 speed restrictions on the Orange Line after completing ‘critical’ track work
In November, the MBTA announced a sweeping plan to shut down portions of the four subway lines over the following 14 months for repairs to eliminate slow zones.

Allegations of poor staffing at Mass. nursing homes lead to record $4 million settlement

The settlement money will pay for improved staffing at the company's 16 Massachusetts nursing homes.

Steward says it has secured new funding to run its hospitals through month’s end

Bankrupt Steward Health Care said Tuesday it has secured commitments for a new $225 million loan that will fund its operations until an auction of its hospitals and doctors group that is planned for the end of June.

Marty the Moose is making his way from N.H. to D.C.
The life-sized, realistic-looking stuffed animal has made waves during his annual visit to Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s office before

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Twelve executives at GBH earned more than $300,000 each last year, prompting criticism among current and former employees about the organization’s choices in confronting a budget shortfall.

At least nine GBH executives had salaries of over $300,000 last year. Reeling from layoffs, employees have questions.

The untouched, high salaries have prompted criticism among current and former employees about the organization’s choices in confronting a budget shortfall of $7 million for its core business.

Here’s a breakdown of the highest-paid employees at GBH

US Poet Laureate Ada Limón wants you to picnic with poetry — at our National Parks
This Friday in Provincetown, she’s launching “You Are Here: Poetry in Parks,” a series of nature-poem installations. Read on for the poem she’s chosen to celebrate the Cape Cod National Seashore.

THE FINE PRINT

If you’ve earned a public pension, beware of how it affects your Social Security benefits in retirement
The Social Security Administration slashed Falmouth resident Venera Cocks’ benefits and is demanding repayment of over $16,000 after concluding it mistakenly overpaid her by $1,200 a month.

Large and venomous Joro spiders are moving up the East Coast. Experts share what to know about the invasive species.
The invasive species is not native to North America and has been spreading since it was first spotted in Georgia nearly a decade ago.

Culture & Lifestyle

Barbara Bosworth, "The Meadow," 2003, from the series "The Meadow."

A ‘Meadow’ in the Fenway and a ‘Glacier’ in Kenmore Square

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attended Amazon's "This is Me... Now: A Love Story" premiere at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood, Calif., Feb. 13.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez timeline: Couple reportedly selling Beverly Hills mansion

Poet Laureate Ada Limón.

US Poet Laureate Ada Limón wants you to picnic with poetry — at our National Parks

Participants at a past event at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education.

Boston Deals: Pickleball, Portugal, and purling — plus, a lobster bonus

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

If Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown beat the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals and carry the team to Banner No. 18, their legacies would be cemented. But all of this year’s success means nothing without a ring.

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

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 restaurateurs, and the city itself.

Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

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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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Pro-Palestinian students and supporters rallied in Washington, D.C., on May 9.

ACLU lawyer who defended Nazis sees free speech retreat in America

The pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Tufts University in Medford, on May 1. The weeks of demonstrations, the most sweeping and prolonged unrest to rock US college campuses since the Vietnam war protests of the 1960s and 70s, led to thousands arrests of students and other activists.

Don’t compare the Israel-Hamas war protests to Vietnam

IDEAS | MOLLY WADZECK KRAUS

Breaking up with a friend was harder than any romantic split

New York’s beloved traffic jams will live another day, thanks to a last-minute decision by Governor Kathy Hochul to indefinitely pause the city’s congestion pricing system. Set to start in a few weeks, the system was going to be used to help pay for major repairs to the city’s subway system. The governor said that the price, which would have been over $16 for cars, would place a financial burden on New Yorkers and local businesses at a time when the city hasn’t fully recovered from the pandemic.

New York’s congestion pricing plan inspired transit advocates nationwide. Now what?

FILE - The Massachusetts Statehouse is seen, Jan. 2, 2019, in Boston. A Massachusetts bill that bars someone from sharing explicit images or videos without their consent was approved Thursday, March 21, 2024, by the Massachusetts Senate. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

House’s $6.5 billion housing bill goes big on new development

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Federal appeals court sides with Middleborough schools after they barred student from wearing ‘There are only two genders’ T-shirt

In a 70-page decision written by Chief Judge David J. Barron, a three-judge panel of the First Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled the middle school student’s right to free speech is limited in the school setting.

GLOBE NH | MORNING REPORT

Marty the Moose is making his way from N.H. to D.C.

The life-sized, realistic-looking stuffed animal has made waves during his annual visit to Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s office before

‘We do not have the luxury to wait.’ With delayed school closure plan, Mayor Wu draws criticism, sympathy on tough issue.

Mayor Michelle Wu’s approach to school closures underscores that even as she aims to lead a new kind of administration, she can’t avoid the challenges that dogged her predecessors.

Pamela Smart, serving life, accepts responsibility for her husband’s 1990 killing for the first time

Smart, who had plotted with her teenage student to have her husband killed in 1990, made the admission in a videotaped statement as part of her latest sentence reduction request.

Sports

Nick Yorke focused on changing his setup in the batter's box and expanding his defensive versatility in 45 games with Portland this year.

alex speier | MINOR DETAILS

His slash line dropped, but the Red Sox saw improvement in Nick Yorke. In Triple A, he’s proving them right.

In his first five games for Worcester, Yorke went 7 for 19 with a pair of homers and a .368/.478/.737 line.

Joshua Brown, of Boston, poses for a portrait outside TD Garden before Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

Sporting their best for the Finals

Check out a series of portraits by Globe photographer Erin Clark that captures the style, moxie, and sense of fun of Celtics fans on Causeway Street.

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have the Celtics two wins away from an NBA title.

Garden Party: Are the Lakers OK?

Plus: We're sorry, Derrick White.

Tom Brady’s Hall of Fame ceremony: How to watch, what to know if you’re going, ticket info

It’s been 16 years since the Celtics won a title. What were some members of the current team doing in 2008?

Phillies at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 67: Phillies at Red Sox lineups and notes

Business

Rival New Era to acquire sports apparel powerhouse ‘47 Brand

The Westwood brand, best known for its hat business and Fenway Park store, will be bought by New York-based New Cap.

Tasting notes from the 2024 James Beard awards in Chicago

The traditional awards ceremony, which is known as the “Oscars of food,” is only part of the celebration. Here’s what the culinary elite ate and drank at the post-awards celebration.

From a hobby to a side hustle: Pickleball pros pick up cash on the side teaching newbies

Woburn EV maker wants to crack the market with a van that costs less than $30,000

magazine

Stacked accordion doors on this Needham accessory dwelling unit allow Jan Moscowitz to open two sides of the studio to the outdoors, where she often entertains.

He wanted a cool garage, she wanted an airy art studio. They got both.

Enjoy live string music and some good food during the Father’s Day Bluegrass BBQ at Powisset Farm in Dover.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, June 10-16

Homeowner Marco Rini planted a postage-stamp-sized garden on the side of their gingerbread house on Martha's Vineyard.

Step inside an iconic gingerbread cottage on Martha’s Vineyard, remade for today

Uruguayan-Style Grilled Steak Sandwiches

From steak sandwiches to grilled potato salad, a Father’s Day menu that makes the most of outdoor cooking

metro

Commuters wait for the Orange Line at Malden Center on February 15.

MBTA removes 10 speed restrictions on the Orange Line after completing ‘critical’ track work

Tasting notes from the 2024 James Beard awards in Chicago

Nicole Verdi is a new rising star in Rhode Island politics

sports

The Walpole girls' lacrosse team celebrates its 20-8 win over East Longmeadow in the MIAA Division 2 state semifinal on June 10, 2024, at Memorial Field in Natick.

Final moments to savor: MIAA tournament photo gallery

Rhamondre Stevenson thinks he’s close to a contract extension, and other takeaways from the Patriots’ minicamp

Patriots mailbag: Would a new kicker give them a leg up?

business

The outdoor patio at Beantown Pub on Tremont Street this season.

Summer is almost here, but sidewalk dining is fading across most of Boston. Why?

Steward says it has secured new funding to run its hospitals through month’s end

‘We will be paid in parades.’ For Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, it has never been about making money.

politics

Staff members in Senator Jeanne Shaheen's office move a stuffed moose as it arrives at the Hart Senate Office Building on June 13, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Marty the Moose is making his way from N.H. to D.C.

Here’s who testified in Hunter Biden’s trial on federal firearms charges

Another way the presidential race is unlike any other: the single criterion Trump is using to select a running mate

Nation

Hunter Biden, President Biden's son, accompanied by his mother, Jill Biden and his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, walked out of federal court after hearing the verdict on Tuesday.

President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial

Republican contenders for Mitt Romney’s open US Senate seat clash over support for Trump

King and queen of the Netherlands pay tribute to MLK during visit to Atlanta

World

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked to reporters after a meeting with families and supporters of Israelis held hostage in Gaza by Palestinian militants who rallied in Tel Aviv during his visit on June 11, 2024.

Blinken welcomes UN vote in favor of Gaza cease-fire plan and again calls on Hamas to accept it

A migrant boat sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing, UN agency says

Malawi’s vice president and 9 others are confirmed dead after the wreckage of their plane is located

opinion

Students at the Julia Ward Howe School in Roxbury participated in a prayer for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after he was assassinated in 1968.

2024 is no 1968

Don’t compare the Israel-Hamas war protests to Vietnam

Pay attention to the people behind the Trump curtain

lifestyle

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attended Amazon's "This is Me... Now: A Love Story" premiere at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood, Calif., Feb. 13.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez timeline: Couple reportedly selling Beverly Hills mansion

Houseplant woes? Botanical ‘telehealth’ is just a call away.

Love Letters classics: Ghosts in New Hampshire

food & dining

Maple and Soy-Glazed Chicken Skewers

On the grill or in the oven, these skewer recipes are great for pork, chicken, and beef

New book tackles meaty topic of food and guilt

Ice cream and beer: two great things that taste great together?

travel

The ingenious placement of sculpture and mirrors turns one room at Meow Wolf’s Las Vegas location into a fun house of seemingly endless images.

Where to experience Meow Wolf

Lesser-known battles — and people — will fight for attention as state marks more 250th anniversaries

Journey to other planets, stay in Denver

Arts

Barbara Bosworth, "The Meadow," 2003, from the series "The Meadow."

A ‘Meadow’ in the Fenway and a ‘Glacier’ in Kenmore Square

Photographer turns subjects into life-sized ‘American Girl’ dolls, with an Indigenous twist

Dig up your dirt — for a new sculpture coming to the Greenway

Books

Poet Laureate Ada Limón.

US Poet Laureate Ada Limón wants you to picnic with poetry — at our National Parks

In ‘Miss May Does Not Exist’ author Carrie Courogen tracks an artist’s life, sidetracked by sexism

In Joseph O’Neill’s ‘Godwin,’ a mysterious soccer phenom inspires a global search — and reveals the ugliness behind the beautiful game

Movies

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attended Amazon's "This is Me... Now: A Love Story" premiere at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood, Calif., Feb. 13.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez timeline: Couple reportedly selling Beverly Hills mansion

‘Home Alone’ house being sold. Swinging paint cans not included.

‘The Watchers’: The sixth sense is boredom

Television

Olivia Cooke and Ewan Mitchell in HBO's "House of the Dragon."

This week’s TV: ‘House of the Dragon’ returns, a new ‘Presumed Innocent,’ and Sajak says goodbye

Bearded Jason Bateman will multitask in ‘Black Rabbit’

Big Papi talks wild and ‘very emotional’ 2004 Red Sox reunion on ‘Late Night’

music

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attended Amazon's "This is Me... Now: A Love Story" premiere at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood, Calif., Feb. 13.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez timeline: Couple reportedly selling Beverly Hills mansion

Canadian supergroup Trans-Canada Highwaymen keeps CanRock’s flame burning

Alisa Amador almost quit music. Then, NPR called.

Theater/Dance

Christopher Durang's Tony-winning play "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" will be at the Gloucester Stage Company through June 23. From left: Adrianne Krstansky (Sonia), Diego Arciniegas (Vanya), Wendy Waring (Masha), and Jaime José Hernández (Spike).

‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ channels Chekhov with a twist

Paula Vogel’s memories of mom shaped Tony-nominated ‘Mother Play’

Black actors are finally getting opportunities to play classic roles onstage

Health

A sign outside of a CVS pharmacy store on Feb. 7, 2024.

In CVS’s home state, pharmacists in 2 retail stores vote to unionize

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

Mr. Carroll celebrated skater Michelle Kwan's seven perfect marks at the technical short program in a skating event in Boston in 2001.

Frank Carroll, figure skating coach who led Michelle Kwan and Evan Lysacek to stardom, dies

The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says

Christophe Deloire, the head of media freedom group Reporters Without Borders, has died. He was 53