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Alex Jones’ personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5b Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissed.

Judge Christopher Lopez approved converting Jones’ proposed personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation but threw out the attempted reorganization of his company, Austin, Texas-based Free Speech Systems.

Trooper testifies that data from Karen Read’s SUV was ‘consistent with’ pedestrian strike

A State Police trooper assigned to the agency’s collision analysis and reconstruction section also said John O’Keefe appeared to have been hit in a “sideswipe manner."

Beth Teitell

So help us God. Thanks to Trooper Proctor, the Karen Read trial gets even uglier.
The lead investigator was forced to read his vile texts out loud. He used vulgar words for women and people with intellectual disabilities. Said he hoped Read “kills herself.” He’s sorry now. That he’s been caught.

What to know about Michael Proctor

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Quick-hitting thunderstorms dump rain, hail across Boston, rest of New England

Two rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms moved through the region on Friday, unleashing torrential downpours.

Tracker: Severe weather across New England Trees, power lines down in wake of thunderstorm

Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks, rapid-fire gun accessories used in 2017 Las Vegas massacre

The high court found 6-3 the Trump administration did not follow federal law when it banned bump stocks after a gunman in Las Vegas attacked a country music festival with assault rifles in 2017.

Trump once defied the NRA to ban bump stocks. He now says he ‘did nothing’ to restrict guns. What to know about bump stocks and the ruling

Kate, princess of Wales, announces first public appearance since cancer diagnosis
The princess of Wales said she is “making good progress” in her cancer treatment and will attend Saturday’s royal Trooping the Color ceremony in London.

Four tourists injured near Boston Common after they verbally intervene in road rage incident

Attorney General Merrick Garland answers while testifying during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Department of Justice, June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Justice Department won’t prosecute Garland for contempt, says refusal to provide audio wasn’t crime

Food delivery driver in Allston stabbed, slashed on arms and hands, apparently by angry customers

Mistrial declared in case of former Hudson middle school teacher accused of sexually assaulting student

A hot buttered lobster roll and a cold lobster roll with mayo. Which would you choose?

Is the best lobster roll hot or cold? Two Globe writers face off.

Let’s be clear: All lobster rolls are good lobster rolls. But in the game of "if you could only eat just one variety for the rest of time," which is superior: Hot with butter or cold with mayo? There's a lot to chew on.

Your view: Is the best lobster roll served hot or cold?

A three-mile portion of the Island Line Trail in Burlington, Vt., stretches over Lake Champlain.

CHRISTOPER MUTHER

Our travel writer shares his New England summertime favorites, from the best beach to the perfect miniature golf course

Friends, here it is, the inaugural edition of Christopher Muther’s Completely Random and Highly Personal Best-of List.

NBA Finals| Game 4 | Celtics at Mavericks | 8:30 p.m.

We’re not trying to jinx anything, but here’s what we know about plans for a Celtics parade
“I hate saying anything out loud, but I think everyone’s set, at this point with three wins, talking about it," said Cindy Brown, CEO of Boston Duck Tours.

Is Jaylen Brown the new king of Boston basketball?

‘My heart was hurting every day:’ Xavier Tillman keeps his late father close amid this Celtics title push

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla emphasizes one-game-at-a-time mentality, right into the possible clincher

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

Red Sox great Luis Tiant (shown in 1978) had a baffling assortment of pitches and deliveries, but backing all that up was a fierce determination to win.

Recalling the epic Luis Tiant-Nolan Ryan pitchers’ duel in 1974 — something it’s safe to say we’ll never see again

50 years ago in Anaheim, Ryan went 13 innings and Tiant 14⅓ in a battle of wills between competitors who simply would not give in.

Righthander Tanner Houck is making his case for the All-Star Game ‘There’s still dark days.’ Red Sox’ Trevor Story discusses the mental toll of his season-ending injury.

MLB paid to replace the simple marker on Josh Gibson’s gravesite in Pennsylvania with one that reads, “Legendary Baseball Player,” below his name.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

Let the record show that Major League Baseball now truly recognizes Negro leagues stars such as Josh Gibson

The reasoning behind MLB’s decision to reach back in history and rewrite its hallowed record book no doubt will be debated for decades.

Holy Family Hospital in Haverhill is in limbo as owner Steward Health Care navigates bankruptcy.

‘If we lose the hospital, where are we going to go?’ A community is on edge amid Steward bankruptcy.

There are no clear answers to questions facing communities like Haverhill that are home to Steward hospitals in Massachusetts and across the country.

This week's daters: Courtney and Andrew

Dinner with Cupid

‘Opening up to a lawyer during a blind date is not easy!’

Will these two Duke University alums be a match?

Charline Rosemond was planning to buy a car when she was killed in April 2009.

Cold Case Files

‘I don’t know why they’re not talking.’ People know who killed Charline Rosemond. They’re not cooperating with police.

Charline Rosemond borrowed her father’s car to go to work one morning in 2009. Almost a week later, she was found dead in Somerville.

The second season of "House of the Dragon" premieres Sunday.

‘House of the Dragon’: 5 things to know ahead of Sunday’s season two premiere

The hit “Game of Thrones” prequel series is set for a fiery return, with more big battles, more royal drama, and, of course, more high-flying, CGI-dragon action.

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.

Everything you need to know about the 2024 Tony Awards

Opinion

A screenshot of three recent TikTok posts about the Karen Read murder trial.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The Karen Read trial and TikTok bias

Consuming news on TikTok is becoming an irresponsible endeavor because most news-related content on the platform is basically infotainment.

Flagging Martha-Ann Alito’s right-wing flag-flying antics

Primary care is in crisis. Here’s how to fix it.

The Supreme Court delivered a win for abortion access, but the war is far from over

IDEAS | SEÁN CARLSON

What’s in a name? In Ireland, a host of letters that Americans find hard to pronounce

LGBTQ Pride Month

The rainbow flag flies over Boston during the Pride Week (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff)

Boston Globe Today

‘Pride is a riot’: Elevating queer voices and stories in June

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

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

City of Boston approves new measures to protect Long Wharf from flooding
The agency approved two measures that would shore up a seawall and continue floodproofing of the nearby Aquarium MBTA station, as the city works to protect the historic wharf from the effects of climate change.

Appeals court rules for worker in back-pay lawsuit against Herb Chambers auto dealerships
Decision could open the door for class-action suit over back pay; Chambers plans to file appeal with SJC.

Couples ask judge to find Alabama law that provides legal immunity to IVF providers unconstitutional
The new statute, which took effect immediately, shields providers from prosecution and civil lawsuits “for the damage to or death of an embryo” during IVF services.

Trump pledged to pardon Jan. 6 rioters. He faces pressure to name names.

Former president Donald Trump has made pardoning Jan. 6 defendants a signature campaign promise as he seeks another term in the White House, saying in a recent interview that he would consider all of them.

Demolition of the Parkland classroom building where 17 died in 2018 shooting is underway

A large excavator stretched up and punched out a window on the top floor of a three-story classroom building as a long-awaited demolition got underway.

Israelis and Palestinians are hopeful but cautious over latest cease-fire proposal

A proposed cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas is raising hopes across the Middle East and beyond that eight months of fighting could soon come to an end.

With R.I. legislative session done, attention shifts to campaign season

Representative Camille Vella-Wilkinson, a Warwick Democrat, won’t seek re-election after eight years in the House. Representative Brandon Potter, a Cranston Democrat, might face a primary.

Man charged with threatening FBI agent who had been involved in Hunter Biden laptop investigation

The agent hung up, prosecutors said in a news release, and Muller called back and threatened the agent and his family in a voicemail that lasted more than a minute.

Woman charged with assault for alleged attack on MBTA bus driver, authorities say

The incident occurred around 4 p.m. Thursday at Nubian Station when a 23-year-old woman allegedly struck the bus driver with a closed fist and with her cell phone, according to Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan.

Recommended reads

Yvette Fernandez on the front porch of her deed-restricted home in Jamaica Plain.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

The second season of "House of the Dragon" premieres Sunday.

‘House of the Dragon’: 5 things to know ahead of Sunday’s season two premiere

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

From left: Hong Chau, Casey Affleck, and Matt Damon in "The Instigators."

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

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

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.

stuart landing page illustration

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

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

Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor faced cross-examination by lawyer Alan Jackson during Karen Read's murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, June 12.

Crude and sexist State Police investigator compromises Karen Read trial

Former Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire at a campaign rally, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at Lanconia Municipal Airport in Gilford, N.H.

Could Massachusetts’ losses be Kelly Ayotte’s gain?

Beware of identity fraud empowered by generative AI

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Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Quick-hitting thunderstorms dump rain, hail across Boston, rest of New England

Two rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms moved through the region on Friday, unleashing torrential downpours.

Search continues for suspect in Seaport shooting following school graduation

The investigation remains open and no arrests had been made as of 2 p.m. by Friday evening, police told the Boston Globe.

Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester explores the LGBTQ+ appeal of ‘Bewitched,’ the classic TV sitcom

When she hid her magic from all mortals, was TV witch Samantha Stephens also sending a message of solidarity to other marginalized groups, particularly the LGBTQ+ community? Hammond Castle hosts a day of screening an episode of the show filmed in Gloucester on Saturday as part of its first-ever Pride Month.

Excitement builds as Celtics fans arrive at TD Garden watch party ahead of NBA Finals Game 4

Boston Celtics fans are flocking to TD Garden for tonight's watch party, as the Celtics try to close out the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals.

Sports

Brayan Bello is 2-2 with a 1.45 ERA in five career starts against the Yankees.

Yankees at Red Sox | 6:30 p.m. (NESN)

Game 70: Yankees-at-Red Sox opener is delayed by rain

Brayan Bello will be on the mound as the Red Sox open a three-game series with New York at Fenway Park. First pitch is 6:30 p.m.

On Wednesday, Celtics fans prepared for Game 3 of the NBA Finals outside TD Garden, where, for the first time, the Celtics held a sold out watch party. The Garden will host another watch party for tonight’s game. Kayla Bartkowski For The Boston Globe

Excitement builds as Celtics fans arrive at TD Garden watch party ahead of NBA Finals Game 4

Boston Celtics fans are flocking to TD Garden for tonight's watch party, as the Celtics try to close out the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals.

Derrick White is introduced ahead of Wednesday's Game 3.

The Celtics can clinch the NBA title in Game 4 against the Mavericks. Follow along live.

Kristaps Porzingis is questionable again for Friday night.

Scottie Scheffler, the favorite at the US Open, on the verge of doing the unthinkable: missing the cut

STANLEY CUP FINAL

Panthers straining not to look ahead, with Stanley Cup just one more win over Oilers away

celtics notebook

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla emphasizes one-game-at-a-time mentality, right into the possible clincher

Business

Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks, rapid-fire gun accessories used in 2017 Las Vegas massacre

The high court found 6-3 the Trump administration did not follow federal law when it banned bump stocks after a gunman in Las Vegas attacked a country music festival with assault rifles in 2017.

Pine Street Inn graduates 75 students from its job training program

Many of the graduates spent time in Pine Street’s homeless shelter, and all of them are leaving the program with new vocational skills and financial literacy training.

FAA investigating how counterfeit titanium got into Boeing and Airbus jets

Self-flying plane startup lands $105 million defense contract

magazine

A healthy beech leaf on the left and one infected by the beech-killing worm on the right.

A tree-killing worm may spell the end of autumn's yellow hues

Jo Douglas trails behind some of her heifers.

Martha's Vineyard

She wanted cows for her growing farm. First, she had to catch them.

The writer as an infant, held by his mother and surrounded by his father, brothers, and dog.

I couldn’t remember my dad’s voice. He died when I was only 4.

This week's daters: Courtney and Andrew

Dinner with Cupid

‘Opening up to a lawyer during a blind date is not easy!’

metro

The forecast for Father's Day weekend is looking like a nearly ideal Saturday and Sunday with plenty of sunshine and low humidity.

Father’s Day outlook: ‘Stellar’ summer weekend after a stormy Friday

Trooper testifies that data from Karen Read’s SUV was ‘consistent with’ pedestrian strike

Kelly Ayotte pledges to support current N.H. abortion law: ‘I will not change it’

sports

The normally stoic Paul Maurice may get to break out more than a small smile if his Panthers win the Stanley Cup on Saturday night with a sweep of the Oilers.

On the verge of their first Stanley Cup, the Panthers are trying to act like Game 4 is business as usual

We’re not trying to jinx anything, but here’s what we know about plans for a Celtics parade

United States cricket makes history by advancing into the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup

business

Cars were seen parked in floodwater near the Chart House restaurant along Boston’s Long Wharf during a January high tide.

City of Boston approves new measures to protect Long Wharf from flooding

Pope Francis will be the first pontiff to address a G7 summit. He’s raising the alarm about AI.

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

politics

Tourists walked in front of the Supreme Court on Friday.

Supreme Court rejects Trump-era ban on gun bump stocks

The RNC is launching a massive effort to monitor voting. Critics say it threatens to undermine trust.

Justice Department won’t prosecute Garland for contempt, says refusal to provide audio wasn’t crime

Nation

Demonstrators advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stood outside of the Ohio Statehouse on Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. The sweeping set of rules, issued in April, represent the Biden administration’s interpretation of Title IX, a half-century old law that bars discrimination in schools based on sex.

Court blocks enforcement of Title IX rules protecting transgender students

Alex Jones’ personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissed.

Catholic bishops apologize for church’s role operating Indian boarding schools

World

African National Congress lawmakers and South African président Cyril Ramaphosa react after his being reelected as leader of the country in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is reelected by lawmakers for a second term

Putin makes cease-fire offer with sweeping demands on Ukraine’s territory

France’s leftist alliance leaders vow to ‘extinguish the flame’ of far right in upcoming elections

opinion

Samuel and Martha-Ann Alito.

Flagging Martha-Ann Alito’s right-wing flag-flying antics

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

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

lifestyle

Franklin resident Marcella DiChiara on season three of "The Great American Recipe," a cooking competition show. The new season premieres Monday on PBS.

Franklin’s Marcella DiChiara showcases Sicilian culture, cuisine on new season of ‘The Great American Recipe’

Someone at work is in love with me

For Father’s Day, 60 life lessons from 60 dads

food & dining

A hot buttered lobster roll and a cold lobster roll with mayo. Which would you choose?

Is the best lobster roll hot or cold? Two Globe writers face off.

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.

travel

A three-mile portion of the Island Line Trail in Burlington, Vt., stretches over Lake Champlain.

Our travel writer shares his New England summertime favorites, from the best beach to the perfect miniature golf course

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

Arts

Actress Elizabeth Montgomery, right, in character as Serena, Samantha's sassy cousin on the beloved sitcom "Bewitched," on location in Gloucester in 1970. She is talking to the famed Gloucester fisherman, whose statue came to life in a memorable episode, "Darrin on a Pedestal."

Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester explores the LGBTQ+ appeal of ‘Bewitched,’ the classic TV sitcom

Sarah Ganz Blythe to lead Harvard Art Museums

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

Books

Freddie, the store cat, at Stillwater Books in West Warwick.

📚 Your favorite Rhode Island bookstores

‘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

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

The second season of "House of the Dragon" premieres Sunday.

‘House of the Dragon’: 5 things to know ahead of Sunday’s season two premiere

Expect performances aplenty on Tony Awards telecast

Everything you need to know about the Tony Awards 2024

music

This year's Boston Pizza Festival takes place on City Hall Plaza June 22-23.

Five things to do around Boston, June 17-23

R.E.M. reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony also honoring Timbaland and Steely Dan

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

Theater/Dance

Leslie Odom Jr. in "Purlie Victorious."

Who will win at the 2024 Tonys, and who should

Everything you need to know about the Tony Awards 2024

At ART, a ‘Gatsby’ that’s great

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

Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic Jews attended the funeral of Rabbi Kotlarsky in New York early this month.

Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, 75, dies; expanded Chabad’s global reach

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

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