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Death of Sandra Birchmore was a homicide, prominent pathologist says

The finding contradicts the 2021 conclusion of the state medical examiner, who ruled that Birchmore, a young woman who was allegedly groomed by three former Stoughton police officers, died of suicide.

John O’Keefe’s arm injuries don’t look like wounds from a car strike ‘at all,’ defense expert testifies at Karen Read trial
“I would say ... these findings are consistent with the possibility of a physical altercation, yes,” testified Dr. Frank Sheridan, a retired forensic pathologist.

Westford boy, 6, dies after being found in lake

The boy, who had autism and was non-verbal, was found about three hours after he left his home through a window.

Things to know about the gender-affirming care case as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in

While transgender people have gained more visibility and acceptance in many respects, half the states have pushed back with laws banning certain health care services for transgender kids.
Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? Here’s the list.

Times are good. So why is the state’s jobless fund shrinking?
Official projections show the balance for the employer-financed UI trust fund falling to $859 million in 2028 from $2.9 billion last year.

Massachusetts lawmakers seek more than $1 billion in life sciences, climate tech investments

The 130-page bill is packed with a variety of other spending and policy proposals, among them measures that would create new tax credits for live theatre productions and video game companies and rename the Seaport convention center for late Boston mayor, Thomas Menino.
Mass. Senate unveils $5.2 billion housing bond bill, excluding real estate transfer fee

Cambridge woman killed in bike crash remembered by family for ‘unbreakable spirit’

A 13-year-old girl in Taunton has been missing for more than a week, police say

Five injured in Roxbury porch collapse

Annie Baker’s debut feature film, ‘Janet Planet,’ is set in a world all its own — the Pioneer Valley

"I think one of the reasons I made the movie is that I don’t know how to describe the Pioneer Valley," Baker says. "It has a really specific aesthetic."
Busing at 50: Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Promises

This is Boston’s busing era captured through photos

One way to feel the impact of Judge Garrity's desegregation decision isn’t through rehashing political debates, but by looking into the faces of Bostonians — grappling, even warring, with their new reality.
Watch an inside look: How we reported ‘Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope’

At Boston’s independent schools, parents offer their own solutions to city’s education gaps

In the decade before desegregation, schools opened as alternatives for Black students failed by BPS, each formed by residents who had decided to take their children’s education into their own hands.
Busing at 50: Explore the entire project Tell us: How has Boston busing affected you or your family?

Globe Magazine
A new twist in the saga of Shelby Hewitt, high school imposter
What did therapist Rebecca Bernat know about the 32-year-old who impersonated a teen student in Boston schools?

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

Institutionalized in R.I.: A thousand nights stuck in a system that fails kids

The US Department of Justice has accused Rhode Island of warehousing children at Bradley Hospital, the state’s only pediatric psychiatric facility. Families hope the investigation finally means help for their children is on the way.
SHIRLEY LEUNG | HIGH & DRY

‘Durgin-Park, I can’t believe that’: How a Mattapan restaurant got its liquor license from the historic Faneuil Hall spot

Mello Vibez' experience highlights a Boston liquor license system that squashes opportunities to build both wealth and community life in underserved neighborhoods.

Don’t mess with Mass.: How the state became a center of post-Dobbs resistance

“I will do everything I can to protect access to care here in Massachusetts, and help nationally to ensure that women have access to medicated abortions,” Governor Maura Healey told the Globe.
‘Everything is at stake’ for reproductive rights in 2024, Harris says as debate nears

Advisory in effect for ‘dangerous swimming’ conditions in parts of Cape Cod and Rhode Island, officials say

“Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions,” the weather service said.
Forecast: Here's what the week ahead looks like
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: ‘The Bear’ is back, the first debate arrives, and ‘Interview’ for all

Now comes the news that AMC is putting “Interview With the Vampire” on Netflix, and I’m very happy about it. Here's what else to watch this week.

Feel like it took too long for Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown to win a title? History says they’re right on time.

Who else was 27 years old during the season in which they claimed their first championship? Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal, and Nikola Jokic, to name a few.
Jaylen Brown lost a ring at Celtics championship parade, promises reward if found
Opinion
EDITORIAL

The Cannabis Control Commission has gone to pot

Mired in dysfunction, the agency in charge of regulating legal cannabis needs serious reform.
Jarred Johnson

Benefits of a new rail link would far outweigh the costs
William Straus

Years later, rail link plan still a bad idea
Rachel Hall-Clifford

Long COVID is like having a gun to my head
LETTERS

Naming Logan Airport for Bill Russell will allow Boston to make amends
LGBTQ Pride Month

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

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

Boston Pride parade awash in positivity

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

More recent News

Princess Anne sustains minor injuries and concussion in an ‘incident,’ Buckingham Palace says
The 73-year-old sister of King Charles III has been hospitalized as a precautionary measure for observation and is expected to make a full recovery.

As millions sweat out the heat wave, blocks of lake ice keep campers cool in N.H.
On Squam Lake in central New Hampshire, ice blocks about the size of microwaves are packed in sawdust each winter and used in guest cabins at the rustic Rockywold Deephaven Camps

Old gym clothes? Rotting meat? Corpse flower brings new aroma to Arnold Arboretum.
On Sunday, Arnold Arboretum announced that the world’s largest unbranched inflorescence, the titan arum from the Indonesian island of Sumatra — more commonly known as the corpse flower — has bloomed in one of its greenhouses.

Bold Types
How Rhode Island lawmakers fended off Healey’s play to woo Citizens Bank
A tax tweak may have helped keep R.I.'s biggest bank from decamping for Massachusetts.

Pennsylvania woman drowns after being swept over waterfall in Glacier National Park

A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman drowned after being swept over a waterfall on the east side of Glacier National Park, park officials said.

Alnylam shares surge as biotech trumpets positive trial results of heart disease drug

Shares of Alnylam climbed at least 37 percent in pre-market trading Monday morning on the prospect of a drug that could generate billions of dollars for the Cambridge company.

Teacher in N.H. fired for secretly helping pregnant student access abortion services

The teacher, who has since secured a position at a public school in the state, admitted she lied about having food poisoning when she called in sick from work and drove the student to a medical facility, according to records.

Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal

The viability of a US-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza has been cast into doubt after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would only agree to a “partial” cease-fire deal that would not end the war

Russian region of Dagestan holds a day of mourning after attacks kill 19 people

Islamic militants killed more than a dozen people, most of them police, and attacked houses of worship in apparently coordinated assaults in two cities.

Recommended reads

The cannabis industry is fighting over how many stores one company can own. Here’s why.

A debate over the cap on weed permits has sparked worries of broken promises for entrepreneurs of color and fears of creating a marijuana monopoly.

Not-so-great expectations: For first presidential debate, Trump sets a very low bar for Biden
Setting the bar so low for Biden means he could clear it simply by finding his way on and off the CNN debate stage and answering questions coherently.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS
In boost to Mass. arts economy, theater tax credits could finally take center stage
The industry, which has sought this help from Beacon Hill for years, now appears to be poised for a breakthrough with the latest economic development bill.

FOOD
Clear ice, can’t lose: A retiree went down a scientific rabbit hole and emerged a successful entrepreneur
Let's raise a glass to the Hingham man responsible for that perfectly clear ice cube in your favorite cocktail. It's not as easy as it sounds to make that happen.

Culture & Lifestyle

Annie Baker’s debut feature film, ‘Janet Planet,’ is set in a world all its own — the Pioneer Valley

Patrick Shearn’s ‘Skynet’ takes flight at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston

Freebies, deals on Boston fun: dance lessons, Camp Fest, and workouts for the whole family

MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum announces retirement after decade-long tenure amid social and cultural change

Special Projects

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.
HIGH & DRY

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.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | CHRISTINE MEHTA

Man or bear? Which would women rather encounter on a hiking trail?
JEFF JACOBY

Will a government warning label really make social media safer?
RENÉE GRAHAM

A famous father won’t let haters dim his pride in his trans son

John Sasso

What Biden needs to say to win the debate with Trump
EDITORIAL

Clarence Thomas’s ethical lapses bring shame on the nation’s highest court
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Sleeping in separate beds could be the key to a happy relationship

WATCH: Is it a sleep divorce? Or a sleep vacation? Reporter Beth Teitell answers.

John O’Keefe’s arm injuries don’t look like wounds from a car strike ‘at all,’ defense expert testifies at Karen Read trial

“I would say ... these findings are consistent with the possibility of a physical altercation, yes,” testified Dr. Frank Sheridan, a retired forensic pathologist.

Massachusetts lawmakers seek more than $1 billion in life sciences, climate tech investments

The 130-page bill is packed with a variety of other spending and policy proposals, among them measures that would create new tax credits for live theatre productions and video game companies and rename the Seaport convention center for late Boston mayor, Thomas Menino.

Mass. Senate unveils $5.2 billion housing bond bill, excluding real estate transfer fee

The Senate's version dashes the hopes of housing advocates and pleases the powerful real estate industry that had lobbied hard against the idea.

Sports

Bruins

A Jeremy Swayman trade an interesting thought for Bruins

The return in a trade from Boston’s standpoint would have to include a franchise center and perhaps a No. 3-4 defenseman — the club’s two critical needs.
CELTICS

Feel like it took too long for Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown to win a title? History says they’re right on time.

Who else was 27 years old during the season in which they claimed their first championship? Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal, and Nikola Jokic, to name a few.
Blue Jays at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 79: Blue Jays at Red Sox lineups and notes

Tanner Houck will get the start as the Red Sox return to Fenway Park for a three-game series with Toronto.
ON SOCCER

How the Revolution shifted from hoping to win to expecting to win
bruins

The Bruins are hitting the busiest two-week stretch of their offseason. Here are five things to watch.
Golf

They first played Newport CC in the 1995 US Amateur. Now they’re back for the US Senior Open.

Business

Bold Types

How Rhode Island lawmakers fended off Healey’s play to woo Citizens Bank

A tax tweak may have helped keep R.I.'s biggest bank from decamping for Massachusetts.
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Times are good. So why is the state’s jobless fund shrinking?

Official projections show the balance for the employer-financed UI trust fund falling to $859 million in 2028 from $2.9 billion last year.

Malaysia Airlines flight to Bangkok makes a U-turn due to a pressurization issue

Alnylam shares surge as biotech trumpets positive trial results of heart disease drug
magazine
Your Week Ahead

A Cambridge dance party and more things to do around Boston, June 24-30
GLOBE MAGAZINE

The extraordinary lives of New England’s Black whaling captains
MISS CONDUCT

My niece is marrying ‘the jerk.’ Do I have to go to their wedding?
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘He’s a vegetarian, so appetizer sharing options were somewhat limited’

metro

As millions sweat out the heat wave, blocks of lake ice keep campers cool in N.H.

Advisory in effect for ‘dangerous swimming’ conditions in parts of Cape Cod and Rhode Island, officials say

5 striking stats about R.I. students (from R.I. students)

sports

Mets closer Edwin Díaz ejected without throwing a pitch after failing sticky stuff check in Chicago

Celtics fans vandalize Boston firefighters’ vehicles during championship parade, police say

Noah Lyles wins 100 meters at US trials, locks in spot at Paris Olympics

business

Fire at lithium battery factory in South Korea kills at least 22, officials say

Institutionalized in R.I.: A thousand nights stuck in a system that fails kids

‘Durgin-Park, I can’t believe that’: How a Mattapan restaurant got its liquor license from the historic Faneuil Hall spot

politics

Here’s what’s at stake for Biden and Trump in this week’s presidential debate

Supreme Court rejects appeal from ex-reality star Josh Duggar

‘Everything is at stake’ for reproductive rights in 2024, Harris says as Biden-Trump debate nears

Nation

Pennsylvania woman drowns after being swept over waterfall in Glacier National Park

Dali cargo ship leaves Baltimore for Virginia, nearly 3 months after bridge collapse

Rail bridge collapses during Midwest flooding as a heat wave persists across much of the US

World

Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal

Princess Anne sustains minor injuries and concussion in an ‘incident,’ Buckingham Palace says

Russian region of Dagestan holds a day of mourning after attacks kill 19 people

opinion

Will a government warning label really make social media safer?

A famous father won’t let haters dim his pride in his trans son

Will Dowd’s rendering of Joyce is a portrait of the artist by an artist

lifestyle

I have no relationship experience

I’m paying almost $1 per message

New England’s 16 best beaches for families

food & dining

McDonald’s in Brighton gives shout-out to Jayson Tatum, Celtics star and loyal customer

Top Boston liquor lawyer fired for allegedly falsifying a license

With La Padrona, Jody Adams returns to Italy

travel

Ready to take the wheel and cruise Boston Harbor? Here’s your chance to play captain.

Three squares a day: Davis, Harvard, and Central make for a fun outing along the Red Line

A coastal Maine tip: Don’t bypass Belfast

Arts

Patrick Shearn’s ‘Skynet’ takes flight at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston

MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum announces retirement after decade-long tenure amid social and cultural change

An artist’s ordinary day, in extraordinary woodblock prints

Books

Author readings around Boston through June 29

Zach Williams’s ‘Beautiful Days’ is a debut story collection of electrifying originality

On authors against breast cancer, a story of radical hospitality, and the Maine Literary Awards

Movies

Annie Baker’s debut feature film, ‘Janet Planet,’ is set in a world all its own — the Pioneer Valley

Ron Simons, who brought Black stories to Broadway, dies at 63

A Cambridge dance party and more things to do around Boston, June 24-30

Television

This week’s TV: ‘The Bear’ is back, the first debate arrives, and ‘Interview’ for all

‘Blue Bloods’ cast members react after filming final episode

Why we fall for cult TV

music

Lana Del Rey plays ball despite weather delays at historic Fenway show

With a sold-out concert at The Sinclair, Paris Paloma is just getting started

Angela Bofill, R&B balladeer with a dreamy, dynamic voice, dies at 70

Theater/Dance

‘MJ the Musical’ is startin’ somethin’ astonishing at Citizens Opera House

‘The Outsiders’ wins best musical and ‘Stereophonic’ best play as women make strides at Tony Awards

Who will win at the 2024 Tonys, and who should

Health

R.I. attorney general approves sale of 2 safety-net hospitals with strict ‘non-negotiable’ conditions

Lifespan, R.I.’s largest health care system, to become Brown University Health. The deal includes millions in investments.

Dozens of CVS generic drug recalls expose link to tainted factories

Obituaries

Thomas J. McCormack, who transformed St. Martin’s Press, dies at 92

Taylor Wily, ‘Hawaii Five-0’ and ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ actor, dies at 56

Ron Simons, who brought Black stories to Broadway, dies at 63