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Detective testifies cell tower records suggest Karen Read drove to Canton home alone before discovering boyfriend’s body

State Police Detective Lieutenant Brian Tully told jurors Thursday that Read made dozens of calls to John O’Keefe’s phone from 12:33 a.m. to 6:03 a.m.

How Thursday's testimony unfolded Healey calls State Trooper Michael Proctor’s behavior ‘terrible’ in Read case

State Police Trooper Michael Proctor testified Monday in Norfolk Super Court in the Karen Read trial.

What to know about Michael Proctor, lead investigator in the Karen Read case

Judge approves new Steward lifeline as dispute surfaces over hospital sales

But a new dispute surfaced over how proceeds from the hospital sales will be allocated between Steward and its landlord, Medical Properties Trust.

Brian McGrory | Medical Properties Trust: A place where failure seems to pay

Judge blocks Biden’s Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students

The Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students has been temporarily blocked in four states after a federal judge in Louisiana found that it overstepped the Education Department’s authority.

Boston high school student, 18, shot after graduation ceremony at ICA in Seaport; expected to survive, police say
The 18-year-old was shot around 11:45 a.m. in a Seaport parking garage following an “altercation,” Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said.

A Coast Guard patrol boat is tied to the yacht Jess Conn in Nantucket Harbor in September 2023.

Retired Florida doctor arrested on yacht in Nantucket last year pleads guilty to gun, drug charges

New Hampshire kills bill to legalize recreational marijuana

While an effort to do so cleared the Senate, the proposal didn’t have enough support in the House.

Cannabis can set sail to the Vineyard and Nantucket, after all

Springfield police commissioners vote to suspend controversial officer Gregg Bigda without pay indefinitely

Boston firefighter suspended following ‘hostile’ email calling for sidewalk repairs outside JP firehouse

Mother sues Marblehead schools over restraint tactics allegedly used on third-grader

Stephen A. Greyser, a Harvard Business School professor emeritus, has been attending Celtics games for more than 70 years.

With the Celtics on the cusp of banner 18, meet some old-school fans who remember the first 17

Some have seen all the championships, stretching back 67 years.

Hassan Delaney, 13, played a one-on-one pickup game at Fenway Basketball Court. “I definitely trust in the Celtics,” he said.

The Celtics are eyeing an 18th championship. But for some young fans, this would be a first.

Young Celtics fans don't remember or weren't even born in 2008, when the Celtics last won.

Xavier Tillman hit a 3-pointer in the third quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

Xavier Tillman’s contribution to this Celtics win was the stuff championships are made of

Jrue Holiday shows his ability to dominate when needed, such as his 26-point, 11-rebound effort in Game 2 of the Finals.

On and off the court, the Celtics’ indispensable Jrue Holiday is guided by his faith

Kristaps Porzingis was taking one-footed shots from the elbow, a la Dirk Nowitzki, during Thursday's practice.

Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis listed as ‘questionable’ for Game 4 of the NBA Finals

Money, Power, Inequality

The deed restrictions debate: How to balance affordable homeownership and wealth building?
Deed restrictions in income-restricted units have sparked debate about balancing individual wealth building with limiting gentrification.

Ceddanne Rafaela had a double in the Red Sox' four-run second inning.

Alex Speier | RED SOX 9, PHILLIES 3

Red Sox seemingly take a huge step with series win over Phillies, but the Yankees are up next

The series win against the team with the National League’s best record marked the first this year for the Sox against a team with a record of .500 or better.

Tyler O’Neill puts finishing touch on Red Sox series clinching victory against Phillies

Molly Ringwald and Michael Schoeffling in the 1984 film "Sixteen Candles."

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Molly Ringwald is missing from the Brat Pack documentary. And that’s why we love her.

Passing up the documentary is the most Gen X thing Ringwald could do. As the kids would say, it’s iconic.

Mayor Michelle Wu delivered the State of the City address at MGM Music Hall earlier this year.

Wu announces new phase on project to increase affordable housing in Dorchester, Mattapan

In an effort to help people stay in Boston, the city advances the project building affordable housing.

Trendlines: Boston’s mojo ain’t working. Can Mayor Wu and business leaders get it back?

The mail boat is loaded up with all of the Waters family's belongings for the move over.

This tiny Maine island is recruiting new residents to join its tiny population

A big hardware store is a boat trip away, winter is long, and a medical center is nowhere to be found. If this sounds good to you, Isle au Haut could be home, sweet home.

Leslie Odom Jr. in "Purlie Victorious."

Who will win at the 2024 Tonys, and who should

The 77th annual awards take place Sunday. A Globe critic highlights his picks for a star-studded year.

A scene from the second season of HBO's "Big Little Lies."

BUZZSAW | MATTHEW GILBERT

David E. Kelley has made dozens of shows. These are the best and worst.

The writer-producer has created 29 series in the last 35 years, including his new one on Apple TV+, “Presumed Innocent." But they haven't all been winners. Here are my favorites and least favorites.

Opinion

Rev. William Barber, center, at a rally in Washington, D.C., in December 2021. Barber's new book, 'White Poverty,' extolls America's moral obligation to all poor people, including the white ones.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

‘White Poverty’ and the limits of progressive empathy

A new book by a Black civil rights leader urges his allies to acknowledge the plight of poor white people — and build a multiracial coalition for justice.

Crude and sexist State Police investigator compromises Karen Read trial

Boston City Council budget is fair; members should override Wu’s veto

Sam Oliker-Friedland

NH elections work; state shouldn’t require proof of citizenship to vote

Could Massachusetts’ losses be Kelly Ayotte’s gain?

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

Takeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but opponents say fight not over
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to a drug used in the majority of US abortions, though abortion opponents say the ruling won’t be the last word in the fight over mifepristone.

Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

Cambridge teen is second person arrested in connection with shooting at park, authorities say

Machyus Battle, 19, of Cambridge, was ordered held without bail Thursday pending a final dangerousness hearing scheduled for Tuesday, according to court records.

Statue honoring former middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler unveiled in Brockton park
“Brockton is known worldwide as the ‘City of Champions,’ largely because of the incredible and historic athletic achievements of Marvelous Marvin Hagler,” said Brockton Mayor Robert F. Sullivan in a statement this week.

Minimum wage hike for tipped employees on track to hit Mass. ballots after court ruling
The Supreme Judicial Court turned aside a challenge brought by the head of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association and others.

Elon Musk wins back his $44.9 billion Tesla pay package in shareholder vote
Tesla shareholders on Thursday voted to restore CEO Elon Musk’s record $44.9 billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year.

President Biden says he won’t offer commutation to his son Hunter after gun sentence
Hunter Biden’s sentencing date has not been set, and the three counts carry up to 25 years in prison, though that’s unlikely as a first-time offender.

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A food delivery driver from the Dominican Republic, who identified himself by his first name, William, waited for an order across from the Old South Meeting House at Downtown Crossing in Boston on June 4, 2024.

A 23-minute ride for $3.52: Boston’s food delivery drivers are getting squeezed from all sides

With little oversight from app-based companies, a largely migrant workforce trying to make ends meet is rushing around the city — and raising safety concerns — to satisfy the insatiable demand for takeout.

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The 15 most memorable moments from Tom Brady’s Patriots Hall of Fame ceremony
More than 60,000 fans packed into Gillette Stadium for the legendary quarterback’s return.

WBZ announces new morning show anchors following high-profile departures of Liam Martin, Kate Merrill
The revamped program will reunite two WBZ journalists who had previously co-anchored the station’s 5:30 p.m. show.

In prison, tablets give inmates connection to the outside world
Under an expanded education program, all Massachusetts Department of Correction facilities now have electronic tablets available for inmates, complete with educational programs and job-training courses.

Culture & Lifestyle

A summer screening of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" at Boston Common last year. More free movie nights in public parks, put on by the City of Boston, will be held this August.

Six Bay State film fests and events to soak up this summer

Hanover, NH - 6/5/2024 Intern Kaitlyn Anderson (cq) was working with Photographer Cara Romero (cq) who stages and photographs elaborate scenes. Romero has a show coming to the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College . She and her crew were creating works for that show. (Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff)

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

Cosplayers gather at Fan Expo Boston.

A geek’s guide to Fan Expo Boston: See Marisa Tomei and other stars, party with cosplayers, plus more nerdy fun

Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, Disgust and Anxiety in "Inside Out 2."

In ‘Inside Out 2,’ big emotions return, but great storytelling does not

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

Beware of identity fraud empowered by generative AI

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Hunter Biden arrived at the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Del., on June 6.

At Hunter Biden’s trial, many families heard the familiar sorrow of a relative’s struggles with addiction

In April, activists in Mexico City demanded the passage of a law that grants equal rights to animals.

IDEAS | WILLIAM SCHULZ

The case for animal personhood

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

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Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Convicted killer of Boston police officer pleads not guilty to alleged robbery of a woman in R.I., officials say

Joshua McCullough, 60, of Warwick, R.I., was held without bail Wednesday after pleading not guilty to violently robbing a woman outside a Rhode Island bank in March, officials said

Money, Power, Inequality

The deed restrictions debate: How to balance affordable homeownership and wealth building?

Deed restrictions in income-restricted units have sparked debate about balancing individual wealth building with limiting gentrification.

The Celtics are eyeing an 18th championship. But for some young fans, this would be a first.

Young Celtics fans don't remember or weren't even born in 2008, when the Celtics last won.

Detective testifies cell tower records suggest Karen Read drove to Canton home alone before discovering boyfriend’s body

State Police Detective Lieutenant Brian Tully told jurors Thursday that Read made dozens of calls to John O’Keefe’s phone from 12:33 a.m. to 6:03 a.m.

Sports

BC High senior Chris Larnard (right) crosses the finish line to finish off a national championship in the 4xMile relay at the Foot Locker Outdoor Nationals.

NEW BALANCE OUTDOOR NATIONALS

Chris Larnard’s blazing final lap paces BC High to New Balance Nationals championship in 4xMile relay

Larnard, a Pennsylvania commit racing at the home of the famed Penn Relays, clocked a 4:10.46 anchor leg to finish off a 17:15.79 title-winning performance.

Ceddanne Rafaela had a double in the Red Sox' four-run second inning.

Alex Speier | On baseball

Red Sox seemingly take a huge step with series win over Phillies, but the Yankees are up next

The series win against the team with the National League’s best record marked the first this year for the Sox against a team with a record of .500 or better.

Newton North’s Adam Christianson (No. 12) and teammate Simon Vardeh (No. 21) celebrate a Tigers point during the fifth set tiebreaker against top-seeded Needham in Thursday's Division 1 boys’ volleyball state championship.

Newton North boys’ volleyball denies Needham in five-set thriller to win Division 1 state championship

Senior Adam Christianson had a 15-kill, 14-assist, 3-block performance for the Tigers in a 23-25, 25-12, 17-25, 25-22, 15-8 triumph over the Rockets.

PANTHERS 4, OILERS 3 | STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 3

Panthers on the brink of first Stanley Cup title after taking going into Edmonton and taking down Oilers

MIAA D1 girls' lacrosse final: Central Catholic 14, Wellesley 8

At long last, Central Catholic girls’ lacrosse ascends the summit to win program’s first Division 1 state title

Red Sox 9, Phillies 3

Tyler O’Neill puts finishing touch on Red Sox series clinching victory against Phillies

Business

G7 leaders tackle the issue of migration on the second day of their summit in Italy

Migration is of particular interest to summit host Italy, which lies on one of the major routes into the European Union for people fleeing war and poverty in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Sales tax holiday set for Aug. 10 and 11

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Elon Musk wins back his $44.9 billion Tesla pay package in shareholder vote

Judge approves new Steward lifeline as dispute surfaces over hospital sales

magazine

Want to bridge the wealth gap? Teach entrepreneurship.

For a condo board trustee, neighbors demand much time

Boston, MA. 06/05/24 - DelRosso holds up some beech leaves to reveal the patterned dark spots caused by disease. Numerous varieties of beech tree in the Arnold Arboretum suffer attacks from nematodes that spread disease, with many of the trees unlikely to survive another year, according to Head Arborist John DelRosso (cq). (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (Maura Intemann) Topic: (061624beechdisease).

In New England, a tree-killing worm may spell the end of autumn’s yellow hues

Maple and Soy-Glazed Chicken Skewers

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

metro

Stephen A. Greyser, a Harvard Business School professor emeritus, has been attending Celtics games for more than 70 years.

With the Celtics on the cusp of banner 18, meet some old-school fans who remember the first 17

Submerged wreckage in Lake Champlain identified as jet that mysteriously disappeared more than 50 years ago

Performers announced for Providence’s 10th PVDFest

sports

Aliyah Boston celebrates the Fever's fourth victory with teammates Katie Lou Samuelson (left) and Kristy Wallace.

Aliyah Boston matches career high with 27 points, Caitlin Clark adds 7, and Fever wake up late to beat Dream

Rory McIlory starts US Open with a bogey-free round, joining Patrick Cantlay atop Day 1 leaderboard

Back against the wall, Westfield volleyball proves its resilience while winning Division 2 state championship

business

A group of fired Starbucks employees celebrated the result of a vote to unionize one of the coffee company's locations in 2022 in Memphis. The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a federal judge's earlier ruling in favor of the employees.

Supreme Court ruling in Starbucks case curbs labor regulation

Boeing discloses 787 fastener issue as FAA steps up scrutiny

Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

politics

Demonstrators advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse on Jan. 24, in Columbus, Ohio.

Judge blocks Biden’s Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students

Trump refers to Milwaukee as ‘horrible’ just before the city hosts the Republican convention

Biden says he won’t move to reduce son’s sentence

Nation

A flooded street in Northeast Miami-Dade County on June 13.

Florida prepares for next round of rainfall after tropical storms swamped southern part of the state

Demolition of the Parkland classroom building where 17 died in 2018 shooting is set to begin

Donald Trump’s 78th birthday becomes a show of loyalty for his fans and fellow Republicans

World

Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid from the United Arab Emirates and the United States Agency for International Development cross the Trident Pier before arriving on the beach on the Gaza Strip, on May 17.

The US pier in Gaza is facing its latest challenge — whether the UN will keep delivering the aid

G7 leaders tackle the issue of migration on the second day of their summit in Italy

A peace summit for Ukraine opens in Switzerland, but Russia won’t be taking part

opinion

The convictions of former president Donald Trump and Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, have many things in common. But differences in how the former and current presidents reacted to the verdicts cut to the heart of our body politic and speak volumes about the choice we face in November’s election.

Two verdicts and two very different pictures of America’s future

Crude and sexist State Police investigator compromises Karen Read trial

US dithering over aid, policy, pilots for Ukraine costs lives

lifestyle

I don’t want to be friends with cheaters

Feels like home

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

food & dining

Green eggs and ham at The Friendly Toast.

The Friendly Toast goes nut-free, Zurito replaces Bin 26 Enoteca, and pups take over patios

It’s not your imagination. Men really do eat more meat than women, study says.

Un viaje de 23 minutos por $3.52: los repartidores de comida a domicilio de Boston la tienen difícil por donde se vea

travel

A summer's day on the North River in Scituate.

This South Shore town was selected as the best seaside small town to visit in America in 2024, according to Smithsonian Magazine

30 years of bad art, Oregon’s biggest music festival, and a last-minute gift for an outdoorsy dad

The TSA cracked down on Donny Osmond and his carry-on bag full of apples

Arts

Sarah Ganz Blythe

Sarah Ganz Blythe to lead Harvard Art Museums

Fruitlands Museum to reopen its galleries with three exhibitions focused on Native American Art

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

Books

Madhumita Murgia, author of "Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI."

‘Code Dependent’ dives into AI’s harms

A geek’s guide to Fan Expo Boston: See Marisa Tomei and other stars, party with cosplayers, plus more nerdy fun

A new volume on home design, a poetry festival in Vermont, and a bookish Juneteenth in Cambridge

Movies

A summer screening of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" at Boston Common last year. More free movie nights in public parks, put on by the City of Boston, will be held this August.

Six Bay State film fests and events to soak up this summer

‘Tuesday’: Death, be not proud

First trailer for Matt Damon and Casey Affleck’s ‘The Instigators’ features Fenway, Gronk, and a whole lot of Boston

Television

A scene from the second season of HBO's "Big Little Lies."

David E. Kelley has made dozens of shows. These are the best and worst.

Will ‘Trust’ be as inventive as the novel on which it is based?

A geek’s guide to Fan Expo Boston: See Marisa Tomei and other stars, party with cosplayers, plus more nerdy fun

music

Roger Daltrey is set to perform at Boston's Leader Bank Pavilion and Tanglewood in June.

The Who’s Roger Daltrey, talkin’ ’bout his generation

When Kyshona comes to Club Passim, the therapist is in

From folk to funk: Your guide to summer music festival season in Mass. and R.I.

Theater/Dance

Charlotte MacInnes and Isaac Powell in "Gatsby."

At ART, a ‘Gatsby’ that’s great

Moonwalking into Boston: ‘MJ: The Musical’ comes to Citizens Opera House

Who will win at the 2024 Tonys, and who should

Health

The emergency department at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, R.I.

Owner of 2 safety-net hospitals in R.I. ordered to pay $17m within 10 days

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

Obituaries

A family photo of Dr. White at Bielefeld University in Germany in 2005.

Harrison White, groundbreaking (and inscrutable) sociologist, dies at 94

Akira Endo, researcher who found cholesterol-fighting statins, dies at 90

Fumihiko Maki, honored architect of understated buildings, dies at 95