Second State Police trooper to plead guilty in OT fraud case
The 40-year-old trooper, who allegedly stole $11,103 in overtime, is the sixth person to be charged in the widening overtime fraud scandal.
Matthew Ireland
More thunderstorms could hit the area Saturday
Storms were expected to continue throughout the region overnight and Saturday afternoon, bringing showers and potentially heavy rainfall with them.
Report finds seven former Hotchkiss faculty members sexually abused students
The elite Connecticut boarding school apologized Friday after an independent investigator found that seven former faculty members sexually abused students between 1969 and 1992.
Globe Staff
There are many paths to defeat Elizabeth Warren (or at least her opponents hope so)
Shaped by money, style or both, the GOP’s US Senate primary has become a study in contrasting campaign trails among the three Republicans vying to face Elizabeth Warren.
It’s not just audio: Omarosa has video, AP says
Omarosa Manigault Newman has made clear that she plans to continue releasing the pieces of evidence if President Trump continues to attack her credibility.
Organizers behind last year’s ‘free speech’ rally plan to march in Boston Saturday
The march is scheduled to start at Boston’s City Hall at noon, and is intended to be a protest against “far-left violence,” according to Boston Free Speech.
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A new skirmish in Harvard admissions case
Minority student and alumni groups at Harvard University are pushing back against what they consider an attempt to exclude their perspective from a lawsuit that seeks to eliminate race as a consideration in admissions.
Alex Jones accused of destroying evidence in Sandy Hook defamation case
Jones allegedly said broadcast that he’d told his staff to delete information from the “Infowars” website after CNN cited content from it for violating Twitter policies.
Trump calls Manafort trial ‘sad,’ but is quiet on a possible pardon
President Trump refused to say on Friday whether he would pardon Paul Manafort as a federal jury in Alexandria ended its second day of deliberations without reaching a verdict.
Thomas Farragher
Sleep, the final frontier: This guy studies it. Here’s what he has to say
Charles Czeisler has traveled the world in search of data about how we sleep, why we sleep, how long we sleep and how well. And there are surprises everywhere.
Man allegedly indecently assaults two women on the Esplanade
State Police are asking the public to help identify a man who allegedly grabbed two women’s buttocks on the Esplanade near Community Boating earlier this month.
Cape Cod beach closed to swimming until further notice after man attacked by shark
Long Nook Beach in Truro will be closed to swimmers “due to continued shark activity,” officials said Friday night.
Former state representative gets 5 months added to embezzlement sentence for hiding $2.5m
A former state representative and Dartmouth selectman who’s currently serving a 70-month federal prison term for embezzlement was sentenced Friday.
WooSox in Polah Pahk? PawSox headed to a new home
The Pawtucket Red Sox have concluded a lengthy search for a new home by choosing Worcester for a modern ballpark, leaving its long-time home of Pawtucket, R.I.
Here’s a look at the renderings of the Triple A Red Sox ballpark in Worcester
The new ballpark will be called Polar Park.
Alex Speier
Red Sox needed a new Triple-A facility to help develop big leaguers
Though Red Sox players had few complaints about the facilities at Pawtucket, the organization wanted to modernize the experience for top minor leaguers.
Talking Points
The ghost of 38 Studios haunts Pawtucket
The computer game company run by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling failed spectacularly in 2012, and taxpayers were on the hook for millions.
‘We do not shrink from adversity’ — Worcester’s other team not pleased with WooSox
It seems everyone in Central Massachusetts is ecstatic with the Red Sox’ minor-league baseball club’s move to Worcester. Except for the Bravehearts.
RED SOX 7, RAYS 3
Brian Johnson delivers again for Red Sox after a rough start
After allowing three runs in the first, he held down the Rays while Xander Bogaerts sparked the Red Sox comeback.
NAMES
Maureen Dowd, David Hogg, Joi Ito announced as speakers for HUBweek 2018
The New York Times columnist, Parkland shooting survivor, and MIT Media Lab director are just three of the notable figures slated to appear at this year’s event.
Joe Biden cancels Friday Vineyard appearance; group says he’s under doctor’s orders to avoid travel
Any health issues for Biden, 75, would be significant, since his name has been floated as potential candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
Colbert weighs in on Globe-led #FreePress editorials
Late night host Stephen Colbert weighed in on a Boston Globe-led drive of newspapers across the country to support the free press -- and had a chance to try out his Boston accent, too.
Shirley Leung
We waited a long time for a movie like ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ — and that’s too bad
Asian-Americans want to send a message to Hollywood: Our stories are as universal and enduring as anyone else’s, and the proof will be at the box office.
RODRIGO CORDEIRO
HELP DESK
How to get over a bad vacation
Here are some tips from workplace and travel experts to help you avoid feeling cheated out of some much needed time away, and to ease into a busy week without feeling more harried than usual.
The Olympic dream not for every athlete
Nastia Liukin, Nancy Kerrigan understand the choice they made is a hard one.
Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff
US Gymnastics Championships
Simone Biles shows how it’s done at US Gymnastics Championships
At TD Garden, Biles became first gymnast to break the 60-point barrier since the 2016 Rio Games
Channel 7’s Bri Eggers has a new forecast: Idaho
The WHDH meteorologist announced in a Facebook video Friday that she and her family are moving “Idahome,” as she calls it.
Miss Conduct
Advice: Socializing is stressful with my picky eater husband
His selective palate creates awkward situations. Plus, skinny-dipping rules.
Dinner With Cupid
Blind date: ‘I appreciated that he was reading on his Kindle’
They share an alma mater, liberal politics, and an interest in law. But are they too much alike?
Love Letters
I was about to say ‘I love you,’ when he dumped me
Did I wait too long? Or would saying those three little words have changed nothing.
Special reports
This MBTA route showcases all of the T’s bus problems
The 111 is a rolling case study of all that ails MBTA bus service: overcrowding, delays caused by traffic and passengers who pay in cash, and frequent cancellations.
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A women’s health firm pitched a much-needed drug. Men didn’t get it
Antiva Biosciences is getting a front-row view of the challenges involved in pitching a company focused on women’s health.
Globe event
Seattle’s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she’s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
Podcast
More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever
A true-crime podcast about the most valuable — and confounding — art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
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Sports
Patriots’ Isaiah Wynn out for season with torn Achilles’ tendon
The loss of the lineman — the team’s first draft pick this year —reshuffles the depth at tackle.
Metro
After snags in jury selection, trial is still pending for 2 teens charged in 16-year-old’s killing
The first jury in the murder trial was discharged after photos were taken in the courtroom.
Real Estate
Small indoor greenhouses let apartment dwellers grow veggies
You don't need a green thumb to grow veggies indoors in a small space.
Politics
Trump wants federal suit against opioid manufacturers
President Donald Trump is asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions to file a federal lawsuit against certain companies that supply and manufacture opioids.
Nation & World
Number of overdose victims near Yale rises to 76
The number of overdose victims linked to a suspected bad batch of synthetic marijuana has risen to 76 in New Haven, as officials try to determine exactly what sickened people.
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Elon Musk confronts a fateful tweet and an 'excruciating' year
“I thought the worst of it was over — I thought it was,” Elon Musk told the New York Times. “The worst is over from a Tesla operational standpoint.” He continued: “But from a personal pain standpoint, the worst is yet to come.”
Columnists
Business
Developers revamp plans for L Street Power Station project
They now call for fewer apartments and condos, more office space and parking, and two hotels.
Arts
The Ticket: What’s happening in the local arts world
This week’s picks by Globe critics.
Movies
Movie Review
In ‘Mile 22,’ Mark Wahlberg is a man on a mission
He plays the leader of a special-ops team in his latest collaboration with director Peter Berg.
Lifestyle
Mural festival seeks to make Lynn a destination for public art
The theme for the second annual Beyond Walls mural festival, which continues through Saturday, is love.
Love Letters: The Podcast
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Real Estate
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Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town?
As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.
The Big Picture
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The Big Picture
US Gymnastics Championships in Boston
This week, Boston will get a look at some of the best gymnasts in the world during the US Nationals, which runs Thursday through Sunday at TD Garden.
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