Boston Globe Today| May 13, 2024

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High grocery store prices leave families in a pickle

WATCH: Correspondent Esha Walia shares how nonprofits are stepping in to provide nourishing and affordable food. Watch →

A breaking point for local doctors

WATCH: Reporter Katie Johnston talked to providers who are frustrated over shortages and capacity constraints. Watch →

Nation

There’s a new COVID variant. What will that mean for spring and summer?

For most of this year, the JN.1 variant of the coronavirus accounted for an overwhelming majority of COVID-19 cases. But now an offshoot variant called KP.2 is taking off. The variant, which made up just 1% of cases in the United States in mid-March, now makes up more than one-quarter. Continue reading →

Nation

Exclusion of Jewish jurors prompts review of California death penalty cases

A jury was being chosen for a murder trial nearly three decades ago in California. The state was seeking a death sentence for Ernest Dykes, who had been charged with killing a 9-year-old boy during a robbery in Oakland. Continue reading →

Nation

Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone.

Trained on a 15-second time capsule of 21-year-old Alexis “Lexi” Bogan's teenage voice, her synthetic but remarkably real-sounding AI voice can now say almost anything she wants. Continue reading →

World

Army officer resigns in protest of ‘nearly unqualified’ US support to Israel

WASHINGTON — An Army officer assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency has resigned in protest over the United States’ support for Israel, which he said had “enabled and empowered” the killing of Palestinian civilians. Continue reading →

World

Anger and protests shadow Israel’s Memorial Day

As Israelis gathered across the country Monday for the first national day of mourning since the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks, protesters disrupted several ceremonies by heckling government ministers. Continue reading →

World

Secret Hamas files show how it spied on everyday Palestinians

JERUSALEM — Hamas leader Yehia Sinwar has for years overseen a secret police force in the Gaza Strip that conducted surveillance on everyday Palestinians and built files on young people, journalists and those who questioned the government, according to intelligence officials and a trove of internal documents reviewed by The New York Times. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

How far has the stigma around AIDS really faded?

AIDS patients who wanted housing and legal help needed specialized providers in the 1980s. Fenway Health is betting that’s no longer true. Continue reading →

OPINION

Will Michael Cohen’s testimony matter to jurors?

Even if it does, will they still find Donald Trump guilty of the crime of falsifying business records, with the intent of influencing the 2016 presidential campaign? It’s complicated. Continue reading →

OPINION

Margaret Marshall and the judicial decision that changed the nation

"I see marriage equality as part of the great … experiment of inclusivity and equality for everyone," the retired chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court said. Continue reading →

Politics

Massachusetts turns to former prison as migrant shelter

As the state struggles to find enough space — and money — to house thousands of newly arrived migrants, Governor Maura Healey is turning to a former prison in Norfolk as an emergency shelter, her administration said this weekend. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Three men arraigned on gun charges after fatal shooting of 16-year-old at Northborough mansion

The shooting sparked a chaotic scene at a home on Howard Street in which several other people were hurt, authorities said. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Harvard police say lock on main gate was cut with bolt cutters during pro-Palestinian protest

“The intentional step by what appears to have been someone inside Harvard Yard to cut a lock on the Johnston Gate during a protest is extremely concerning," said Harvard spokesperson Jonathan Swain. Continue reading →

on hockey

Frustrated by Panthers and officials, Bruins are now desperate to survive

Team president Cam Neely and GM Don Sweeney did their best to be restrained in comments about Sunday's officiating, but the frustration is apparent. Continue reading →

CELTICS 109, CAVALIERS 102 | INSTANT ANALYSIS

Celtics outshine star-starved Cavaliers to take 3-1 series lead, plus other thoughts from Game 4

Jayson Tatum had 33 points and Jaylen Brown added 27 for the Celtics, who will have a chance to advance to the conference finals Wednesday night. The Cavaliers were without Donovan Mitchell. Continue reading →

On basketball

The Celtics had an ugly win over the Cavaliers, and that is pretty important

The Celtics survived a muddy fourth quarter with timely defensive stops and a crucial 3-pointer from Jaylen Brown. Continue reading →

Trendlines

The state watched from the sidelines as Steward collapsed. Here’s how Beacon Hill could prevent another crisis.

A good place to start discussing remedies is with Alan Sager, a Boston University professor who has spent decades pushing for smarter and more aggressive government oversight of Massachusetts hospitals. Continue reading →

Finance

As ‘Roaring Kitty’ reemerges on social media, meme stocks like GameStop and AMC surge like it’s 2021

Keith Gill, the lead figure behind the stunning market rally of GameStop in 2021, sent the prices of several quirky and volatile stocks sharply higher once more on Monday after resurfacing on X. Continue reading →

BOLD TYPES

Jodi Goldstein opens new chapter at the Coop bookstore

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

Obituaries

Alex Hassilev, the last of the original Limeliters, dies at 91

Alex Hassilev, a multilingual, multitalented troubadour and the last original member of the Limeliters, one of the biggest acts of the folk revival of the early 1960s, died on April 21 in Burbank, California. He was 91. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Nancy Neveloff Dubler, mediator for life’s final moments, dies at 82

NEW YORK — Nancy Neveloff Dubler, a medical ethicist who pioneered using mediation at hospital bedsides to navigate the complex dynamics among headstrong doctors, anguished family members and patients in their last days, died on April 14 at her home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She was 82. Continue reading →

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LOVE LETTERS

My husband is on Tinder

He explained why, but it doesn’t make me feel great about this marriage! Continue reading →

ROUND 3 RECAP

Tears for Kristen Wiig, cheers for Kate McKinnon

McKinnon is the most recent "SNL" cast member to still be in the running. Sadly, Wiig won't be joining her. Continue reading →

Music

One more show for Spectrum Singers conductor John Ehrlich before he takes his final bow

Nearly 44 years have passed since he began as music director of the Spectrum Singers. Now Ehrlich is preparing for his final performance with the 40-member chorus. Continue reading →