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Verdict reportedly reached in Karen Read retrial. Follow live updates.

News cameras captured police officers directing traffic as barricades were put up in front of scores of pink-clad Read supporters who had lined the sidewalk outside the courthouse.

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Supreme Court upholds Tenn. ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights

In a huge setback for transgender rights, the Supreme Court said Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors did not violate the 14th Amendment.
Transgender care ruling endorses ‘popular hostility,’ undermines parental rights, advocates say

What does upholding Tennesee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors mean for similar bills in N.H.?

Tracking the Supreme Court’s rulings on major cases

After multiyear saga, Milton finally approves a state housing plan
Tuesday night’s vote may finally be the end of the long saga over a state housing law that has flamed political tensions in town since 2023.

SHIRLEY LEUNG

Healey opened the door to tweaking the ‘millionaires tax.’ Now what?

The governor's comments suggest an openness to adjusting the tax many business leaders loathe. But any changes will be years away.
At BIO convention, Healey offers upbeat message to life sciences crowd

‘Equitable and fair’: BPS leaders weigh significant changes to exam school admissions policy

The current policy was intended to make the exam schools more demographically similar to the city’s schools as a whole.

Against the odds, nonverbal autistic Brookline teen gets accepted into MIT

The teen spent most of his schooling in classrooms where he was perceived to be intellectually disabled — a misdiagnosis that delayed his ability to access the support he needed.

What to know about the COVID-19 variant that may cause ‘razor blade’ sore throats

There’s nothing so far to suggest that the disease associated with the new variant is more severe compared to other variants.

Jurors in trial of Irish firefighter ask to hear part of interview he gave Boston police

Nippon Steel closes $14.1 billion acquisition of US Steel

Romanian national accused of stealing thousands from ATMs in Mass. and N.H.

Trump won’t say whether he will move forward with US strikes on Iran. Follow live updates.

President Trump said that it’s not “too late” for Iran to give up its nuclear program as he continues to weigh direct US involvement in Israel’s military operations aimed at crushing Tehran’s nuclear program.
Hegseth says the Pentagon has given Trump possible options for Israel-Iran conflict

Iran’s leader rejects call to surrender, saying US intervention would cause ‘irreparable damage’

The remarks from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came after President Trump demanded “unconditional surrender” in a social media post and warned Khamenei that the US knows where he is.

A split forms in MAGA world as Trump weighs next steps on Iran, with some top stars rebuking him

Marjorie Taylor Greene and commentator Tucker Carlson are among those reminding audiences of President Trump’s 2024 promises to resist overseas military involvement.

ICE agents are concealing their identities as they detain people in Massachusetts. Can they do that?
Scott Shuchart, a former senior ICE official during the Biden administration, said the increase in law enforcement wearing masks is “striking and unnerving.”

N.H. Governor Ayotte is ‘holding her breath and hoping for the best’ on Trump’s Canadian tariffs

New Hampshire’s Republican governor, Kelly Ayotte, has kept a strategic distance from the rest of New England's governors on Trump's Canadian tariffs. With the state economy hurting, how long can that continue?

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates pushed up due to rising health care costs, new SSA law

Judge says government can’t limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people

A resident-made public affairs show has a First Amendment controversy simmering in Stoughton
The lawsuit raises thorny First Amendment questions about the relationship between a public access channel and its local government at a time when such organizations are at greater risk of shutting down.

These beaches have the best water quality in the Boston area, new study says

Two South Boston beaches earned perfect scores in a new water quality report for marine beaches, but others are still registered concerning bacteria levels.

First taste of real summer arrives Thursday with possible heat wave expected to blanket region next week

Summer is upon us. Heat builds across Boston on Thursday with alerts issued and temperatures into the 90s. Next week Boston sees the first heat wave of summer.
Sally Ride became the first American woman in space 42 years ago today. Here’s how weather played a role then and now.

Phil Rosenthal explores Boston eats in latest ‘Somebody Feed Phil’ season

In an episode of Hub dining, the creator of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ pals around with Nia Grace and samples spots from Neptune Oyster and Sarma to Quincy Market.
Odie henderson review ★★★

‘Elio:’ Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind

Disney/Pixar's enjoyable space story will appeal more to sci-fi fans than their young kids. Zoe Saldaña stars.

The Mass. Pike rest stops are about to get a makeover. Here’s what readers want to see.

Globe readers voiced many ideas, from healthier food options to more non-Tesla electric vehicle chargers to designated dog-walk areas.
LGBTQ Pride Month
GLOBE MAGAZINE

I didn’t come out until my boyfriend died. Yes, Pride still matters.

See some of the signs on display at Boston’s Pride Parade

Tens of thousands march in Boston during city’s Pride festival: ‘This is all about freedom’

Massachusetts celebrates LGBTQ pride amid national conservative backlash

Opinion
EDITORIAL

The US military doesn’t march well. So what?

Last weekend’s much-ballyhooed military parade in Washington didn’t exactly beat the North Koreans at their own game. That’s not a bad thing.
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Even the legal wonks are standing up to Trump

DAVID SHRIBMAN

All aboard the Trump clemency train

JEFF JACOBY

Israel’s war against Iran is America’s war, too

Ankit Panda and Nicole Grajewski

US should not become a pawn in the Israel-Iran war

Spotlight

Explore the project: Snitch City

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

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‘What more can I do to help these people?’ Patriots’ Hunter Henry spends offseason giving back in Kenya

Henry decided to partner with the International Justice Mission, a nonprofit organization that works to combat human trafficking, violence against women and children, and police corruption.

Home of the Week: History preserved in former Roslindale mansion
This 5-bedroom, 2.5-bath Queen Anne Victorian has been designated by Boston’s Landmarks Commission.

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She’s 90. As part of the last generation of Holocaust survivors, she’s racing to tell her story.
Janet Applefield was 4 when the Nazis invaded Poland. Now, she is looking for the next generation of witnesses.

Baby raccoon found shivering on Belchertown doorstep during storm; rescue photos go viral

The raccoon, estimated to be about two months old, was wet and shaking when animal rescue officer Sarah Byrnes brought it to Leyden Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation.

Amazon begins to ramp up its Zoox robotaxi factory as it prepares to challenge Waymo

The 220,000-square-foot robotaxi factory announced Wednesday heralds a new phase in Amazon’s push into a technological frontier that began taking shape in 2009.

7 suspects identified in a $100M jewelry heist near Los Angeles, thought to be largest in US history
Two of the seven suspects have been arrested and were due in federal court in Los Angeles on Tuesday, court records showed.

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AS I SEE IT

The healing memory of Lenny Zakim

“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers.

‘Saturday changed everything.’ Mass. lawmakers weigh what personal info should be public after Minnesota shootings.
The attack on Minnesota state lawmakers sent a chill through Beacon Hill, where elected officials say they’re newly balancing accessibility to constituents with protecting themselves and their families.

Money, Power, Inequality
With migrants’ legal status revoked, Marshfield employer faces loss of 100-plus workers
A developmental disabilities provider in Massachusetts is grappling with more than 100 Haitian staffers facing the loss of their legal status.

‘I have to get my degree somehow’: With federal aid on the chopping block, meet five Mass. students who rely on it
The federal government’s steady current of support for higher education has helped carry generations of scholars. But now, much of that financial bedrock is at risk of disintegrating.

Culture & Lifestyle

A newbie’s guide to the 27th Roxbury International Film Festival

After fame and fallout, Lucy Wightman finds peace and clarity among the birds

Ananda Lewis helped define the MTV VJ at the turn of the millennium

This week’s TV: ‘We Were Liars,’ ‘The Gilded Age,’ and a new show from the creator of ‘Dawson’s Creek’

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

JOAN VENNOCHI

MAGA loyalists can be mean, but so can progressive Democrats

EDITORIAL

The presidential speech we need right now

IDEAS | HEATHER CLARK

Rosebushes at the gates of hell

Matthew Levitt

Why Israel’s attack on Iran has been a success

MARCELA GARCÍA

From the graduation stage to ICE detention: The cruel fate of a Chelsea grad

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Live updates

Verdict reportedly reached in Karen Read retrial. Follow live updates.

Reports of the verdict came minutes after Judge Beverly Cannone said jurors had indicated they reached a verdict but then reversed course and said they didn't.

Jurors in Karen Read retrial initially indicate they have a verdict, then say they didn’t

Judge Beverly Cannone told the attorneys that jurors had indicated they had a verdict before abruptly reversing course.

Boston Retirement Board approves 3 percent cost of living adjustment, rejecting larger increase sought by retirees

Retired city employees pushed for a larger annual cost of living boost, which the board rejected, as it did last year on the advice of Mayor Michelle Wu.

Median sales price of single family homes in R.I. surpasses $500,000 for the first time

“If we’re not building enough, we’re just going to see these prices go up and up until people, sadly, are forced to leave Rhode Island because they can’t afford it anymore,” said the president of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors.

Sports

soccer

Hingham’s Lilly Reale named to national women’s soccer team training camp roster

Reale, a rookie with the NWSL's Gotham FC, has previously represented the US at the U-17, U-20, and U-23 levels.
Red Sox at Mariners | 4:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 76: Red Sox at Mariners lineups and notes for Wednesday’s matinee

Garrett Crochet will be on the mound when the Red Sox take on the Mariners in Wednesday afternoon's rubber match at Seattle.
wnba

Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White blames shoddy officiating for excessive physicality in game against Connecticut Sun

“Things are happening quickly. Everybody’s getting better, except the officials," Fever coach Stephanie White said.
Kevin Paul Dupont | On Hockey

‘I truly don’t think we win a Stanley Cup without him:’ 102 days after leaving Boston, Brad Marchand is again a champion

Pacers are running out of time to prove Thunder wrong — and Celtics fans are left wishing Boston was in NBA Finals instead

WNBA | Indiana Fever 88, Connecticut Sun 71

Caitlin Clark scores 20, three players ejected in Indiana Fever’s chippy win over Connecticut Sun

Business

Boston Retirement Board approves 3 percent cost of living adjustment, rejecting larger increase sought by retirees

Retired city employees pushed for a larger annual cost of living boost, which the board rejected, as it did last year on the advice of Mayor Michelle Wu.

Median sales price of single family homes in R.I. surpasses $500,000 for the first time

“If we’re not building enough, we’re just going to see these prices go up and up until people, sadly, are forced to leave Rhode Island because they can’t afford it anymore,” said the president of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors.

What to know about the COVID-19 variant that may cause ‘razor blade’ sore throats

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates pushed up due to rising health care costs, new SSA law

magazine
GLOBE MAGAZINE

I didn’t come out until my boyfriend died. Yes, Pride still matters.

LOVE LETTERS

I’m religious. How do I find a partner who shares my ideals?

PERSPECTIVE

Can’t empathize with the other political party? Just fake it.

Cooking

Make your summer salads stand out with made-from-scratch dressings

metro

Concerns over FDA’s drug supply quality: for over a decade factories supposably banned from US were allowed to ship drugs

First taste of real summer arrives Thursday with possible heat wave expected to blanket region next week

Jurors in trial of Irish firefighter ask to hear part of interview he gave Boston police

sports

Why Craig Breslow didn’t address Red Sox as a team after Rafael Devers trade

‘What more can I do to help these people?’ Patriots’ Hunter Henry spends offseason giving back in Kenya

Kyle Harrison was jettisoned from the Giants — and back to the minors. But the highly touted prospect is ready for a fresh start.

business

Amazon begins to ramp up its Zoox robotaxi factory as it prepares to challenge Waymo

A resident-made public affairs show has a First Amendment controversy simmering in Stoughton

At BIO convention, Healey offers upbeat message to life sciences crowd

politics

Trump won’t say whether he will move forward with US strikes on Iran. Follow live updates.

Supreme Court ruling on transgender care for minors endorses ‘popular hostility,’ undermines parental rights, advocates say

What does upholding Tennesee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors mean for similar bills in N.H.?

Nation

What to know about the COVID-19 variant that may cause ‘razor blade’ sore throats

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial takes a day off due to a juror’s illness

A split forms in MAGA world as Trump weighs next steps on Iran, with some top stars rebuking him

World

Iran’s leader rejects call to surrender, saying US intervention would cause ‘irreparable damage’

Putin is set to take questions from international journalists

India and Canada to restore diplomatic services nearly two years after killing of Sikh separatist

opinion

They stopped my heart cold. Then they started it again.

A decade of Trump, a decade of political violence

Why Israel’s attack on Iran has been a success

lifestyle

A divorce isn’t always a ‘failed marriage’

Their dream wedding venue? A national park.

For these young Newton newlyweds, it was all about having the right moves

food & dining

With so many kinds of yogurt available, how do you choose?

Anne Burrell, TV chef who coached the ‘Worst Cooks in America,’ dies at 55

The many ways to enjoy yogurt

travel

Laconia Motorcycle Week: The tradition lives on in New Hampshire

Is the tree on the new Maine license plate flipping you off?

Alpine Cascades and beyond: Exploring Berlin, N.H.’s rugged beauty

Arts

Leonard A. Lauder, philanthropist and cosmetics heir, dies at 92

The world’s most-visited museum shuts down, sounding the alarm on overtourism

A new face at the RISD Museum on fostering connection between people and art in a digital age

Books

Amy Bloom’s new novel brims with love, war, and complexity

In Jayson Greene’s ‘UnWorld,’ dealing with grief and communicating with AI

After fame and fallout, Lucy Wightman finds peace and clarity among the birds

Movies

‘Elio:’ Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind

A newbie’s guide to the 27th Roxbury International Film Festival

The clones of Bruce the shark

Television

A resident-made public affairs show has a First Amendment controversy simmering in Stoughton

Get an early peek at the new Ken Burns documentary about the American Revolution

Doctor who helped supply Matthew Perry ketamine will plead guilty to drug charges

music

‘Octavia’ is a royal success for Boston Early Music Festival

Alfred Brendel, bravura pianist who forged a singular path, dies at 94

Music Review: Bruce Springsteen takes seven ‘Lost Albums’ off the shelf for a new box set

Theater/Dance

Arlekin’s ‘Our Class’ explores the horror hidden within ordinary people

‘Our Class’ expands across the decades to confront a historic evil

Does Donald Trump know what ‘Les Miserables’ is about?

Health

Concerns over FDA’s drug supply quality: for over a decade factories supposably banned from US were allowed to ship drugs

At BIO convention, Healey offers upbeat message to life sciences crowd

Eli Lilly to buy gene-editing biotech Verve for $1.3 billion

Obituaries

Beuford Smith, photographer who chronicled Black life, dies at 89

David H. Murdock, a fierce rags-to-riches corporate raider, dies at 102

Alfred Brendel, bravura pianist who forged a singular path, dies at 94