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Thursday, May 30, 2024
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Crime & Courts

Vineyard police reports detail erratic behavior of man accused in stabbing rampage

Police sought to have Jared Ravizza held over his mental-health issues, but an evaluator declined to do so. Continue reading →

North Shore

‘He’s an adopted son’: The three-decade love affair between Gloucester and Sebastian Junger

When “The Perfect Storm” came out in 1997, it forever changed the story of Sebastian Junger, and the city of Gloucester. Continue reading →

Climate

Gas interests helped take down climate regulations in Berkeley, Calif. Massachusetts could be next.

A coalition of groups is considering a lawsuit to try and halt the state's ambitious plans to combat climate change, according to recordings from recent industry meetings. Continue reading →

K-12

Cambridge School Committee votes in favor of superintendent’s resignation

Victoria Greer joined Cambridge as interim superintendent in July 2021 and was named permanent superintendent in 2022. Continue reading →

World

Israel used US-made bombs in strike that killed dozens in Rafah

The bombs used in the Israeli strike that killed dozens of Palestinians in a camp for displaced people in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on Sunday were made in the United States, according to weapons experts and visual evidence reviewed by The New York Times. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Local home prices are through the roof

WATCH: The average price of a single-family home in Greater Boston is $950,000. Reporter Andrew Brinker explains how we got here. Watch →

Liam Martin's agonizing decision

WATCH: He was living his dream at WBZ-TV, but his mental health was suffering. Martin explains how he knew it was time to leave and find a new dream. Watch →

Global tensions at the Summer Olympics

WATCH: Wars in Gaza and Ukraine loom over the 2024 games in Paris. As correspondent John Powers reminds us, the games are no stranger to political pressure. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Jury wraps first day of deliberations in Trump hush-money trial

After weeks of tawdry testimony describing sex, tabloid deal-making and claims of a conspiracy that stretched into the Oval Office, a group of 12 New Yorkers must now decide whether to convict Donald Trump in the first criminal trial of an American president. Continue reading →

Politics

Alito refuses calls for recusal over display of provocative flags

Justice Samuel Alito declined Wednesday to recuse himself from two cases arising from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol after reports that flags displayed outside his houses appeared to support the “Stop the Steal” movement. Continue reading →

Nation

Johns Hopkins team assessing nation’s bridges after deadly Baltimore collapse

The team includes students and faculty members and will focus on large bridges near major ports of entry, officials said in a news release Wednesday. Continue reading →

The World

World

Gaza offensive to last at least to year’s end, Israeli official says

The Israeli military also said Wednesday that it had seized “operational control” over a buffer strip along the southern edge of Gaza to prevent cross-border smuggling with Egypt. Continue reading →

World

A border runs through their families. Now it’s a front line.

Caught in the attacks, counterattacks, and artillery of both Russians and Ukrainians, villagers try to maintain contact and hope with family members on the other side of the border. Continue reading →

World

South Africans vote, many hoping for change as seismic as Mandela’s rise

Pollsters have widely predicted that the African National Congress party will win a plurality but draw less than 50 percent of the vote for the first time. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Getting a grip on health care costs

Changes would affect hospital reimbursements and health care benchmarks. Continue reading →

OPINION

Boston needs a temporary tax hike on commercial properties

Based on the Boston Municipal Research Bureau’s analysis, Boston could see a nearly 17 percent increase in residential taxes next year if the city doesn’t intervene. Continue reading →

OPINION

The humbling of Harvard

Why should what Harvard has to say about the world take up so much oxygen? Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

Boston North End restaurant owner Jorge Mendoza Iturralde plans to run against Mayor Wu

Mendoza Iturralde is part of a group of North End restaurant owners suing Mayor Michelle Wu and the city of Boston over restrictions on outdoor dining in the North End. Continue reading →

Politics

Warren, Markey speak to threats facing national abortion access at Boston hearing

Two Supreme Court cases expected to be ruled on next month would threaten nationwide access to abortion, even in Massachusetts, US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey told attendees at a Senate hearing Thursday held at the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Northeastern University and Marymount Manhattan College to merge, giving Boston school foothold in NYC

When the merger is completed, Marymount students and faculty will gain access to Northeastern’s global university system that includes campuses in the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Continue reading →

Sports

Orioles 6, Red Sox 1

Red Sox lose series to Orioles on Gunnar Henderson’s grand slam

Starter Kutter Crawford lasted six innings and allowed just five hits, but the Sox never recovered from Henderson's blast. Continue reading →

beat writer's notebook

Bill Walton memories, Wyc Grousbeck’s title optimism, Jaylen Brown’s MVP run, and other Celtics musings

“I think this team is different from teams that have gone before,” said Grousbeck. “They’ve got a warrior mentality and they’re a unified force.” Continue reading →

patriots

Bailey Zappe’s attitude is that he is competing for the Patriots’ starting quarterback job

The team invested significant resources in the quarterback position this offseason, but Zappe doesn't plan to alter his approach. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Massport offers CEO job to Rich Davey, longtime Boston-area transportation leader

Assuming he takes the job, Davey would replace Lisa Wieland, who left Massport in November to become the New England president for National Grid. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Justice Department objects to Steward’s timetable for selling its doctors network

The move could affect Steward’s ability to raise new money from a lender as it unwinds its assets. Continue reading →

tech lab

A computer with total recall. What could go wrong?

Microsoft unveiled a new kind of PC that records your digital activities and helps you find files and pictures on demand. Critics freaked. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Joseph Slavet, ‘fearless’ and thoughtful watchdog of Boston government, dies at 104

In governmental and nongovernmental roles, Mr. Slavet helped move Boston "to something that was professionalized, that was governed by rules and fairness," said former congressman Chester G. Atkins. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Sue Johnson, psychologist who took a scientific view of love, dies at 76

The clinical psychologist and bestselling author developed a novel method of couples therapy based on emotional attachment, challenging what had been the dominant behavioral approach. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

More than a dozen ways to celebrate Pride Month in the Greater Boston area

In addition to the celebrations highlighted here, many towns and businesses in the Greater Boston area are hosting local Pride festivals, block parties, and bar crawls. Continue reading →

Television

A whole bunch of New Englanders battle it out on this season of NBC’s ‘American Ninja Warrior’

The field includes big talents from a Fall River gym. Continue reading →

ASK AMY

Volunteer feels cornered by unwanted friend

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →