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Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk thanks supporters after release from Louisiana detention facility

“Thank you so much for being here,” Öztürk said. "I really appreciate you being here, and thanks so much for all the support and love.”
New Bedford man arrested by ICE remains detained after another judge rules against his releaseN.H. green card holder detained by ICE in March has been released, attorney’s law firm says

Tariff talks begin between US and Chinese officials in Geneva as the world looks for signs of hope
The two sides are meeting in Switzerland to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world’s two biggest economies.

How will Trump’s trade war with China affect shipping up to Boston? Quite a bit, Massport says.

The Massachusetts Port Authority expects shipping volume in June at the Conley freight terminal in South Boston to drop by nearly 35 percent.

Pope Leo XIV lays out his vision of papacy, identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity

Pope Leo XIV has laid out the vision of his papacy, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity
A US-born Pope emerges as a potential contrast to Trump on the world stage

‘It’s beautiful to see’: Black Bostonians react to the pope’s Creole ancestry

Multiple outlets reported this week that the maternal grandparents of Robert Prevost were described as people of color in historical documents.
Pope Leo XIV’s Creole roots tell a Story of New Orleans

Celtics at Knicks | Game 3 | 3:30 p.m.

Celtics-Knicks Game 3 preview: Will Boston shoot better as series shifts to Madison Square Garden?

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said there are "a lot of things that we’re doing well, but then there’s things that we need to be extremely better at."

Red Sox owner John Henry has ‘productive’ meeting with Rafael Devers to discuss DH’s refusal to play first base

Henry was accompanied by Craig Breslow and team president Sam Kennedy. But Henry alone sat with Devers and manager Alex Cora in the visiting manager’s office at Kauffman Stadium.
On baseball: Should the Red Sox and Rafael Devers have done more?Red Sox open their road trip with a loss to Kansas City

Their children have died, their motherhood remains

Every Mother’s Day for the past 29 years, mothers have been walking for their loved ones who have been killed during the Mother’s Day Walk for Peace.

Driver of Boston school bus that killed 5-year-old tried to flee scene after crash, according to police radio calls

Boston police, in recordings, also said the same school bus struck at least two parked cars in Mattapan minutes before the Hyde Park crash.

Pakistan and India hint at de-escalation after trading missile strikes
India and Pakistan on Saturday agreed to a ceasefire following US-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades.

Preliminary report released in connection to fatal air crash that killed Karenna Groff, family

Groff, a former MIT soccer player, died alongside her parents, brother, and two others in a plane crash in upstate New York last month.

An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude is reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta

The earthquake happened shortly after 9 a.m. and was centered about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Knoxville, Tennessee. It was felt in Atlanta and in western North Carolina.

Read Retrial
State Police investigator testifies about flirtatious texts between Karen Read and ATF agent prior to John O’Keefe’s death
Sergeant Yuri Bukhenik was also questioned about the dog that lived at the Canton home where John O'Keefe was found dead.

Last meals for the Daily Table, as Dorchester-based nonprofit grocer is set to close

The grocer — with locations in Dorchester, Roxbury, Salem, and Cambridge — aimed to tackle food waste and food insecurity at the same time.

Whoop faces backlash after charging existing users upgrade fee for new models
In the past, Boston-based Whoop has said existing subscribers of at least six months would get new hardware for free and that new software features would come to existing users.

College diploma among stolen packages recovered by Boston police, two arrested

Philip Renaud, 57, and Tayla Lynch, 36, both of South Boston, arrested Thursday afternoon, police said.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Here’s when skies will clear this Mother’s Day weekend
The bulk of Saturday will turn dry after the initial rain ends, with highs in the 60s.

sound check

Somerville’s Porchfest remains a showcase for a vast array of genres

Attendees can see a DJ set or a ska band just as easily as folk and bluegrass.
Chad Finn | Sports Media

Some thoughts on the state of national NBA broadcasts, among them the babbling of Reggie Miller

The play in the NBA postseason has been compelling, but not so for most of the broadcasts on TNT and ABC.
LOVE LETTERS

I’m almost 70. Can I find love at my age?

At my age, the question is should I bother dating.
Opinion
JEFF JACOBY

The tone-deafness of ‘just two dolls’

Trump ought to know that abundance goes to the heart of the American way of life.
Jeffrey S. Flier

Does Harvard need a medical school?

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

The young conservative women who want to make America haute again

Jim Braude

A grieving mother’s tale of reconciliation

DOUG LANE

My wife and son were killed in the D.C. plane crash. Here’s what needs to happen next.

Spotlight

Explore the project: Snitch City

In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants.
Listen to the Snitch City podcast

More recent News

Mayor Baraka of Newark, New Jersey, arrested at immigration detention center he has been protesting
The mayor has been protesting the opening of the facility throughout this week, saying its operators did not get proper permits. He was released shortly after 8 p.m.

Cynthia Erivo opens the Spring Pops season in style
The "Wicked" star performed a series of classics, from "At Last" to ‘Stormy Weather.’

The health insurance agency for Mass. state employees will run out of money on Monday
The agency covers 460,000 people — public employees, retirees and their families. A bill to fund it is stalled in Beacon Hill.

Springfield man sentenced to 18–20 years in prison for shooting cook who put bacon on his sandwich

John Brown Jr. was found guilty of armed assault with intent to murder after a one day trial last month in Hampden Superior Court.

For Teacher Appreciation Week, Mass. DOC celebrates those who teach behind prison walls

For Teacher Appreciation Week, the agency thanked the educators driving its tablet program, which equips inmates with the knowledge and skills needed for successful reentry.

First group of men charged with paying for sex through Cambridge-area brothel ring appear in court, plead not guilty

A judge ordered them released on personal recognizance.

Recommended reads

A new candy store is opening on Newbury Street this weekend. It’s a Lil Sweet Treat for Boston.

With two shops in New York City, Elly Ross is quickly making her way in the candy world. Boston marks her third opening in less than a year.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
This Boston hotel has been named one of the 10 best in the country. (And it happens to be one of our favorites.)
Finally, a best-of list our travel writer agrees with. Here's why.

As Mass. considers generational ban on nicotine sales, what’s been Brookline’s experience?
The town in 2020 became the first in the nation to pass a lifetime ban on selling tobacco products to anyone born since the start of 2000. Now, the state could follow Brookline's lead.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
A change to real estate commissions was supposed to transform the housing market. It hasn’t happened.
Despite legal settlements and new rules, home sellers are still footing the same 5-6 percent fees. Here’s why little has changed.

Culture & Lifestyle

Jodie Foster praises Harvard for taking ‘the gloves off,’ accepts Radcliffe Medal in Cambridge

‘SNL’ season 50’s biggest moments (so far): Kamala Harris, Bill Burr, and more memorable highlights

They said they were ‘just friends’ — but their closest friends saw something more

Eric Antoniou’s music photography: when open eyes meet open ears

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best

Our ultimate guide to more than 200 winners for Boston's best food, drinks, and fun things to do.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

David Souter: What a simple man from N.H. taught me, and all of us

James M. Egan Weiss

Will Pope Leo XIV embrace continuity or change?

IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

To learn the fate of the oceans, it helps to read clams

JILL ABRAMSON

The chilling effect of crackdowns on leaks to the press

Christopher Dorval

A V-E Day love story

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Storms leave over 3 inches of rain across New England

This system will cause some fog and reduced visibility, as well as some minor street flooding during the evening commute.

Their children have died, their motherhood remains

Every Mother’s Day for the past 29 years, mothers have been walking for their loved ones who have been killed during the Mother’s Day Walk for Peace.

For Teacher Appreciation Week, Mass. DOC celebrates those who teach behind prison walls

For Teacher Appreciation Week, the agency thanked the educators driving its tablet program, which equips inmates with the knowledge and skills needed for successful reentry.

N.H. green card holder detained by ICE in March has been released, attorney’s law firm says

Fabian Schmidt, an electrical engineer originally from Germany who has been in the US since he was a teenager, was arrested March 7 for reasons that remain unclear when he returned from a brief trip to Luxembourg.

Sports

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

How did trade deadline deals work out for the eight surviving teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs?

The Stars certainly had to be happy when trade acquisition Mikko Rantanen scored the goal that pushed Dallas into the second round of the playoffs.

Celtics-Knicks Game 3 preview: Will Boston shoot better as series shifts to Madison Square Garden?

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said there are "a lot of things that we’re doing well, but then there’s things that we need to be extremely better at."
Chad Finn | Sports Media

Some thoughts on the state of national NBA broadcasts, among them the babbling of Reggie Miller

The play in the NBA postseason has been compelling, but not so for most of the broadcasts on TNT and ABC.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK

What’s behind the rise of Boston City League boys’ volleyball?

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

Eastern Mass. boys’ volleyball: Globe Players of the Week for May 1-8

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL

Globe Top 20 boys’ volleyball poll: Despite loss, Brookline remains at No. 1

Business

Tariff talks begin between US and Chinese officials in Geneva as the world looks for signs of hope

The two sides are meeting in Switzerland to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world’s two biggest economies.

Whoop faces backlash after charging existing users upgrade fee for new models

In the past, Boston-based Whoop has said existing subscribers of at least six months would get new hardware for free and that new software features would come to existing users.

The health insurance agency for Mass. state employees will run out of money on Monday

How will Trump’s trade war with China affect shipping up to Boston? Quite a bit, Massport says.

magazine
GLOBE MAGAZINE

Americans’ trust in medicine is declining. But doctors can still turn it around.

Globe Magazine

As a health reporter, I thought I could navigate the system. My miscarriage proved me wrong.

DINNER WITH CUPID

Blind date: ‘We’re both Irish — our ancestors are from the same county’

PERSPECTIVE

The best — and worst — of the Dunkin’ menu, according to a food writer with opinions

metro

Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk thanks supporters after release from Louisiana detention facility

Driver of Boston school bus that killed 5-year-old tried to flee scene after crash, according to police radio calls

$300,000 grant to expand First Literacy of Boston’s adult scholarship program

sports

Connor Hellebuyck delivers shutout, Jets pull even with Stars as series heads to Texas

Red Sox open road trip by stumbling in extra innings against the red-hot Royals

Red Sox owner John Henry has ‘productive’ meeting with Rafael Devers to discuss DH’s refusal to play first base

business

‘DA POPE!’ Leo XIV’s Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humor

Last meals for the Daily Table, as Dorchester-based nonprofit grocer is set to close

As US and China begin trade talks in Geneva, Trump’s tariff hammer looks less mighty than he hoped

politics

‘Don’t get in my way,’ the new acting head of federal disaster agency warns in call with staff

Treasury secretary calls on Congress to raise or suspend the debt ceiling by mid-July

Mayor Baraka of Newark, New Jersey, arrested at immigration detention center he has been protesting

Nation

Pope Leo XIV’s Creole roots tell a story of New Orleans

ICE moves detainees to Texas facility where judge declined to halt deportations

‘DA POPE!’ Leo XIV’s Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humor

World

India and Pakistan agree to a ceasefire in US-mediated talks

Pope Leo XIV lays out his vision of papacy, identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity

Pakistan says India fired missiles at 3 air bases inside country. Pakistani retaliation underway.

opinion

A new pathway to vocational training is an alternative to school wait-lists

I drive a Tesla. I’m not selling it.

To learn the fate of the oceans, it helps to read clams

lifestyle

Jodie Foster praises Harvard for taking ‘the gloves off,’ accepts Radcliffe Medal in Cambridge

Jay Leno revisits career lows: Fleeing brothel in Dorchester and ‘Tonight Show’ humiliation

In 2012, I made a motherhood wish list for my son. Thirteen years later, here are my updates.

food & dining

Last meals for the Daily Table, as Dorchester-based nonprofit grocer is set to close

The Michelin Guide is a game changer for Boston

From matcha cake rolls to beef skewers: The best things I ate at New England’s largest Taiwanese festival

travel

This Vermont college town has grown-up taste

A Dartmouth program lets tourists be students as they pass through the pretty campus

This Boston hotel has been named one of the 10 best in the country. (And it happens to be one of our favorites.)

Arts

At Harvard, a map-making Renaissance

Eric Antoniou’s music photography: when open eyes meet open ears

Sculptors incoming: Watch massive public art installations get made in Nashua, N.H.

Books

Think today’s anti-trans panic is new? Brandy Schillace’s new book tracks its Nazi roots.

Local bestsellers for the week ended May 4

Mark Twain, quintessential American, gets the Ron Chernow treatment

Movies

Providence native’s short film will soon debut at the Tribeca Film Festival. Her mentor: Spike Lee.

A critic’s notebook about being a film critic

Six movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

Television

‘Poker Face’ offers a fantasy of truth divining that would be exhausting in real life

Jay Leno revisits career lows: Fleeing brothel in Dorchester and ‘Tonight Show’ humiliation

AI is everywhere, but especially on TV

music

Cynthia Erivo opens the Spring Pops season in style

Vince Gill may have country roots, but he’s not just a country guy

Lainey Wilson rules the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards once again, Alan Jackson is honored

Theater/Dance

She went from being a scientist to taking the stage. Now she’s starring in ‘Hello, Dolly!’

‘Kimberly Akimbo’ has emotional sweep without losing humor

A Florence setting helps a mother and daughter be their truest selves in ‘The Light in the Piazza’

Health

Can your facial features reveal your odds of surviving cancer?

Mass. Department of Public Health pushes back against Framingham Union Hospital nursery reduction

Vor Bio to lay off 147 workers, wind down operations

Obituaries

David Souter remembered in New Hampshire as ‘brilliant, thoughtful, kind’

Clarence O. Smith, a cofounder of Essence magazine, is dead at 92

With empathy, sense of adventure, and touch of mischief, Molly McGovern collected friends and left behind a raft of memories