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Saturday, May 18, 2024
Today's Headlines
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Investigations

State placed migrant children in hotels with registered sex offenders, Globe investigation finds

After the Globe identified sex offenders in hotels housing new migrants and homeless families, the state said it is moving the individuals. Continue reading →

K-12

As the Massachusetts Teachers Association wades into the Israel-Hamas war, divisions rise among members

The MTA’s actions represent a rare foray into international affairs for the state’s largest teachers union, which previously had waded into the Iraq War and apartheid in South Africa. Continue reading →

Health

Traces of bird flu have made it into store-bought milk in New England, but at very low levels

In some ways, the preliminary results are reassuring, some public health experts said. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Woman’s death after illegal medical procedure in Somerville raises concerns about underground clinics

The death of an Everett mother and the hospitalization of another woman following illicit medical procedures have renewed concerns about the dangers of underground clinics and unlicensed practitioners, who often target communities of color. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

After $600,000 of sand washed away in days, a new plan arises for Salisbury Beach: Add more sand

Now, the town needs $1.75 million from the state to start the new multiphase plan: adding about 120,000 cubic yards of sand then continuing with studies to map out a long-term strategy. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | May 17, 2024

WATCH: Friday's sports show. Stories include: Do the Celtics need Kristaps Porzingis? And, why the Patriots have a tough road ahead. Continue reading →

Pressure is on for the Celtics

WATCH: Boston.com reporter Khari Thompson analyzes how the team is staying focused and calm ahead of the Eastern Conference finals. Continue reading →

Fair or Foul? The Celtics need Kristaps Porzingis.

WATCH: And, NFL social teams are stepping it up with schedule release videos. Are they fun? Or too much? Reporter Khari Thompson weighs in. Continue reading →

The Nation

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Trump stumps in Minnesota on day off from hush-money trial

Roundup of national political news. Continue reading →

Politics

At Justice Alito’s house, a ‘Stop the Steal’ symbol on display

An upside-down flag, adopted by Donald Trump supporters contesting President Biden’s victory, flew over Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case. Continue reading →

Politics

Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins

A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law. Continue reading →

The World

World

Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the city

The remarks were Putin’s first on the offensive launched May 10, which opened a new front and displaced thousands of Ukrainians within days. Continue reading →

World

Aid enters Gaza through US-built pier, but officials say more is needed

Trucks of humanitarian aid began moving ashore into the Gaza Strip early Friday through a temporary pier built by the U.S. military, the first supplies of aid to be sent into the enclave by sea in two months, but well short of what humanitarian groups say is needed to meet the staggering levels of hunger and deprivation in Gaza. Continue reading →

World

Japan passes a revised law allowing joint child custody for divorced parents for the first time

Under the current law, child custody is granted to only one divorced parent, almost always the mother. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

The much-published letter writer David English extols his craft

I often worry that writing letters of all kinds is a dying art form. But then I meet someone like David English, and I go find a stamp. Continue reading →

OPINION

I survived homelessness and am now graduating to a better life

This month I’ll graduate from law school. A better world is possible, one where homelessness is viewed not as natural law but as a consequence of our collective failure to care for the most vulnerable among us. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Biden, Trump, the media, the moderators, and the stakes

Readers weigh in on talk of two debates between President Biden and Donald Trump along with other commentary on the presidential race. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

After $600,000 of sand washed away in days, a new plan arises for Salisbury Beach: Add more sand

Now, the town needs $1.75 million from the state to start the new multiphase plan: adding about 120,000 cubic yards of sand then continuing with studies to map out a long-term strategy. Continue reading →

Politics

Governor Healey — currently in Italy — discloses she also traveled to New York, New Mexico last month

Aides to Governor Maura Healey had not previously disclosed that she had left Massachusetts during April. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘There he is. There he is,’ witness says Karen Read screamed upon finding boyfriend in snow

The testimony capped an intense week in the high-profile case that has drawn national attention. Continue reading →

Sports

ON BASEBALL

Tyler O’Neill makes a statement with his words, and his play, in his return to St. Louis with Red Sox

“It all ended up for the best and I’m really, really thankful for where I landed,” O’Neill told Cardinals reporters. “It’s been really, really awesome to be able to communicate with those guys and just coexist on a day-to-day basis.” Continue reading →

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Bruins show support for, and belief in, Johnny Beecher after mistake and rookie is better for it

The recovery from Beecher's Game 5 miscue that nearly produced the tying goal for the Panthers included comedy, responsibility, and a chat with Bruins coach Jim Montgomery. Continue reading →

PANTHERS 2, BRUINS 1

Bruins lose on late goal as playoff ride comes to an end vs. the Panthers, again

Gustav Forsling scored the game-winner for the Panthers with 1:33 to play. Jeremy Swayman ("He got us to this point," Jake DeBrusk said) made 26 saves and Pavel Zacha scored his first career playoff goal for the Bruins. Continue reading →

Business

Biotech

Moderna wins a battle in vaccine patent dispute with Pfizer-BioNTech

The Cambridge biotech said Friday that the European Patent Office has upheld the validity of one of its key patents, a victory in an ongoing dispute with Pfizer and BioNTech over rival COVID-19 vaccines. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Despite looming tax base worries, Moody’s affirms Boston’s strong credit rating

The major credit rating agency affirmed this week that Boston’s finances remain in great shape — at least for now. Continue reading →

Economy

Massachusetts employers cut jobs for a second straight month in April

The state shed 500 jobs last month, following a drop of 4,100 jobs in March. It was the first back-to-back employment loss since the start of the pandemic. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Robert Dennard, IBM inventor whose chip changed computing, dies at 91

Robert H. Dennard, an engineer who invented the silicon memory technology that plays an indispensable role in every smartphone, laptop and tablet computer, died April 23 in Sleepy Hollow, New York. He was 91. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Katherine Porter, painter of intuitive expressionism, dies at 82

Katherine Porter, a painter who carried an intuitive, dreamy, vividly colored branch of expressionism into the 21st century, died April 22 at her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She was 82. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Cancer claims Iditarod champion Rick Mackey. His father and brother also won famed Alaska race

Rick Mackey, the winner of the 1983 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, has died of lung cancer, his daughter told The Associated Press Wednesday. Mr. Mackey, who died Monday, was 71. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Visual Arts

What’s red, red, and red all over? We spoke with Jonathan Yeo about the reaction to his official portrait of King Charles III.

Say what you will about the artist's rather striking, larger-than-life oil painting of the monarch. But it’s got people talking. Continue reading →

Music

Museum of Science to host a podcast live taping with Jack Antonoff next month

The Bleachers frontman and producer behind Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, and more will stop by the museum to appear on the "Sing for Science" podcast. Continue reading →

Documentaries

‘You can illuminate this darkness’: Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston returns

Among the offerings is ‘We Will Not Fade Away,’ a documentary following five Ukrainian teenagers in the years just prior to Russia’s 2022 invasion. Continue reading →