Boston Globe Today | June 12, 2023

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Trump indictment: What happens next?

Washington Bureau reporter Jim Puzzanghera breaks down former President Donald Trump’s indictment and the potential impact on the 2024 election. Watch →

Deplorable living conditions in Massachusetts' public housing

Housing reporter Andrew Brinker sheds light on the lack of funding for Massachusetts' public housing. Watch →

Nation

US halts online asylum appointments at Texas crossing after extortion warnings

The Biden administration has stopped taking mobile app appointments to admit asylum-seekers at a Texas border crossing that connects to a notoriously dangerous Mexican city after advocates warned US authorities that migrants were being targeted there for extortion. Continue reading →

Nation

Officials say driver lost control of gas-filled tanker before fire collapsed main East Coast highway

State Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll said the driver was northbound “trying to navigate the curve, lost control of the vehicle, landed on its side, and ruptured the tank.” Continue reading →

Nation

Moms for Liberty rises as power player in GOP politics after attacking schools over gender, race

To its members, it’s a grass-roots army of “joyful warriors” who “don’t co-parent with the government.” Continue reading →

World

Ukraine claims recapture of seven villages in early stages of counteroffensive

Ukrainian troops have retaken seven villages spanning some 35 square miles from Russian forces in the past week, the deputy defense minister said Monday as the early stages of Kyiv’s counteroffensive notched small successes. Continue reading →

World

US decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influence

UNESCO announced Monday that the United States plans to rejoin the United Nations cultural and scientific agency — and pay more than $600 million in back dues — after a decadelong dispute sparked by the organization’s move to include Palestine as a member. Continue reading →

World

US seeks to expand developing world’s influence at United Nations

The Biden administration is developing plans for overhauling the United Nations Security Council, an initiative that US officials hope will restore confidence in the world’s preeminent governance body by recognizing today’s diffuse map of global power. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

The shadow docket does clear harm in voting rights case

It’s good the Supreme Court upheld the Voting Rights Act in an Alabama case. But it did so only after letting the 2022 election take place under the map now ruled unlawful. Continue reading →

OPINION

The breach of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam and the nearby nuclear plant

The full scale of this disaster is difficult to comprehend and its long-term consequences impossible to exaggerate. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The indictment of Trump: choking on the tea leaves

Readers air a range of concerns surrounding the case against the former president, from fears over threats of violence from his supporters to questions over how military discipline could suffer. Continue reading →

RI ARTS

Big changes for Providence’s PVDFest 2023

The annual arts and culture festival in Providence will be held later in the year, in a different location, and with no block parties or open containers of alcohol allowed. Continue reading →

K-12

Pride event at Burlington middle school becomes ‘day of intolerance’ as students destroy decorations, principal says

After a group of students destroyed rainbow decorations and chanted that their pronouns were “U.S.A.,” Burlington’s school committee and select board are being urged to strengthen diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Continue reading →

Social Justice

‘I don’t think the town should be promoting it’: Two Billerica officials criticized for opposing Pride Month resolutions

The board members abstained from voting on a resolution declaring June as Pride month because they said it pressured private businesses and schools to “recognize and celebrate” LGBTQ Pride Month. Continue reading →

Youth Sports

High stakes and no regulations: Youth travel basketball is a ‘runaway train.’ How does this affect the athletes?

Travel basketball — formerly known as AAU — is often seen as the ticket to a college scholarship for a young player. But it comes with consequences. Continue reading →

ON FOOTBALL

There’s not an open QB competition, but Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe clearly are both fighting for their place

For the first time in 20 years, there isn’t a veteran in the quarterback room to help the young guys find their way. Continue reading →

Nuggets 94, Heat 89

Nuggets hold off Heat to win first NBA championship, Nikola Jokic named Finals MVP

Denver trailed by 10 in the first half of Game 5, but rallied to claim the franchise's first title. Continue reading →

Bold Types

Kilbanski sharpens focus on MGB’s massive research operations

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

Why would anyone want to buy Vantage Travel? There are some good reasons.

The most valuable thing Vantage may have is the goodwill of loyal customers — or at least what’s left of it, according to marketing experts. Continue reading →

Biotech

Biogen CEO calls new Alzheimer’s drug first breach of disease’s ‘fortress wall’

Chris Viehbacher defended the $26,500 annual price for Leqembi, days after an advisory panel recommended it for expanded approval. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Eve Tetaz, stalwart human-rights activist, dies at 91

Eve Tetaz, a retired Washington educator who joined rights groups at demonstrations into her 80s, facing arrest about 20 times while protesting the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the detentions at the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, died June 7 at an assisted-living center in Washington. She was 91. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Michael Batayeh, comedian and ‘Breaking Bad’ actor, dies at 52

Michael Batayeh, an actor best known for his brief role in the Emmy-winning series “Breaking Bad” and a comedian who was popular in the Arab American community, died at his home in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He was 52. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Helen Thorington, who brought sonic art to the airwaves, dies at 94

Helen Thorington, whose haunting sonic compositions helped bring the medium of radio art to a national audience and provided the soundscape for filmmakers, artists and choreographers, died on April 13 in Lincoln, Massachusetts. She was 94. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

I give these people my all

“I don’t know if I’m the problem.” Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

When the Mendelssohnian party is framed by the sea

The Rockport Chamber Music Festival opened its 42nd annual season with a sold-out weekend of concerts at the Shalin Liu Performance Center. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Honest-to-goodness country from Chris Stapleton at the Xfinity Center

Possessed of a whiskey tenor that took very little effort to kick into overdrive, Stapleton didn’t have to push very hard to sell his material, which he took in some unexpected directions. Continue reading →