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Politics

Trump says the solution to high New England energy costs is a natural gas pipeline project. It’s not nearly that simple.

The president has made the Constitution Pipeline a priority. But the company building the project wants full support from Northeast governors, and the politics of energy have become complicated under Trump. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘For a lot of us, we bury it deep down’: In Lowell, horror remains raw 50 years after Cambodian genocide

A half-century ago, the brutal Khmer Rouge seized power in Cambodia, leading to a period of death and exodus. People in Lowell still vividly remember. Continue reading →

Arts

Bill Belichick’s ‘creative muse,’ a fisherman’s daughter, a pageant queen: Who is Jordon Hudson, really?

The 24-year-old former cheerleader's relationship with Patriots ex-coach Bill Belichick has gobsmacked the sports world. Where did she come from and where is this going? Continue reading →

Politics

Schumer was mocked for sending Trump ‘a very strong letter.’ Does that time-tested tool still have a place in D.C.?

Critics see letter-writing as an overly courteous throwback or a hollow press stunt ill-suited to the Trump era. Continue reading →

World

Amid cease-fire talks, Israel says it has expanded ground operations in Gaza

At the same time, the Israeli government said it would allow “a basic quantity of food” to enter Gaza. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Trump’s tariffs may mean Walmart shoppers pay more, his treasury chief acknowledges

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged Sunday that Walmart, the largest US retailer, may pass along some of the costs from President Trump’s tariffs to its shoppers through higher prices. Continue reading →

Nation

Mexican navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, killing 2 crew members

Two crew members of a Mexican navy sailing ship died Saturday night when the ship drifted directly into the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge, smashing its masts and rigging. Continue reading →

Nation

Libraries are cutting back on staff and services after Trump’s order to dismantle small agency

Libraries across the United States are cutting back on e-books, audiobooks, and loan programs after the Trump administration suspended millions of dollars in federal grants as it tries to dissolve the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Continue reading →

The World

World

Pope Leo, taking helm of a divided church, urges unity

In an inaugural Mass, Pope Leo XIV on Sunday told the world that the Catholic Church needed a new unity that recognized its diversity. Continue reading →

World

Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential race over hard-right nationalist

Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan has won Romania’s closely watched presidential runoff against a hard-right nationalist, nearly complete electoral data shows. A huge turnout Sunday played a key role in the tense election that many viewed as a geopolitical choice between East or West. Continue reading →

World

After Brexit, rapprochement? How Trump’s America is reuniting Europe.

Brexit tore the United Kingdom and the European Union apart. Now, President Trump’s America is prodding them back together. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

America loves its public lands so don’t sell them off

A new sell-off philosophy ignores the fact that public lands are vastly popular. Continue reading →

Editorials

A forgotten anniversary holds a lesson for Donald Trump

May 15 marked the fifth anniversary of Operation Warp Speed, the successful effort to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Instead of trying to replicate that feat, the president is attacking the roots of its success. Continue reading →

OpEds

The right pope for our time

What does Pope Leo XIV represent for the people? A man of their own. Continue reading →

Metro

Immigration

Charges dropped in alleged shelter assault, but migrant mother still faces deportation

Shelter staff said the mother grew distressed and threw her four-year-old daughter at a worker after they were told to leave the shelter. The mother's deportation proceedings continue. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

What’s next for Rümeysa Öztürk?

The government may oppose moving the case to Massachusetts, given that Louisiana courts tend to be more conservative and favorable to the government in immigration proceedings. Continue reading →

Higher Education

‘Ready to change the world’: College students graduate across Greater Boston amid political turmoil

Thousands of college graduates celebrated commencement across the greater Boston area Sunday, in ceremonies simultaneously exultant and tempered by the increasingly fraught politics surrounding American academia. Continue reading →

Sports

Celtics

Eventful offseason on tap for Celtics after their quest to defend title is denied

The ending was bitter because the ending was so sudden and the Celtics were physically a shell of themselves as the series progressed with the New York Knicks Continue reading →

Golf

Scottie Scheffler pulls away late to win PGA Championship for his third major title

A five-shot lead on the front nine was gone in four holes. And that’s when Scheffler showed why he has been golf’s No. 1 player two straight years. Continue reading →

Celtics

With gloomy financial realities and Jayson Tatum’s injury, has the Celtics’ championship window ended?

Boston is projected to have a combined salary and luxury tax bill of about $500 million, which would be the highest in NBA history. Continue reading →

Business

Healthcare

Baystate Health CEO apologizes to 13,000 employees in plagiarism controversy

Peter Banko sent a lengthy apology on Friday evening, the day after the Globe reported that his internal blog included more than 20 posts containing passages identical or nearly identical to other articles. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Malcolm Potts, irreverent evangelist for contraception, dies at 90

Dr. Potts helped develop and promote the device most frequently used to perform surgical abortions. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Dan Seavey, musher who helped create Alaska’s epic Iditarod, dies at 87

The history teacher became fascinated by the Gold Rush-era Iditarod Trail and helped stage the first dogsled race. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Charlene Roberts-Hayden, pioneering Black woman in computer programming, dies at 86

Like a character out of the movie "Hidden Figures," when Ms. Roberts-Hayden faced challenges, "she just kept going and succeeding," her daughter said. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Dance

David Dorfman Dance looks for peace with ‘truce songs,’ at the ICA

The work, which premiered in January, explores the elusivity of lasting harmony. Continue reading →

Music

Late Boston rock critic Steve Morse to be honored with tribute concert

Preview of tribute to former Globe critic Steve Morse at Sally O'Brien's on May 22. Continue reading →

Things To Do

Free events this week: Film noir, Rowes Wharf HIIT, and Boston’s best margarita

Ways to unwind without spending a dime in Greater Boston for the week of May 19-25. Continue reading →