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Trump taps wellness influencer close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for surgeon general. Follow live updates.

In doing so, Trump withdrew former Fox News medical contributor Janette Nesheiwat for US surgeon general.
Judge: US must allow migrants to challenge any deportations to Libya

House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care

Chief Justice Roberts says judicial independence is key to checking Congress and the president

Appeals court orders that Tufts student detained by ICE be returned to Vermont

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered that Rümeysa Öztürk be transferred to Vermont from Louisiana, where she has been held since being taken into custody in March.
ANALYSIS | James Pindell

2028’s presidential field may be the biggest in history. Here’s why.

This time, almost anyone with ambition could jump in.

Knicks at Celtics

The Celtics face a crucial Game 2 against the Knicks. Follow live updates.
We’ll have live updates, analysis, and commentary from the Globe staff throughout the night.

Globe Magazine

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

The ER was the last place I wanted to get the treatment I needed. But it was my only option.
Ben Volin | On football

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is holding a liquidation sale: Everyone connected to Bill Belichick and Jerod Mayo must go

Of the 88 players on the Patriots’ roster, 40 are new since mid-March — 14 veterans and 26 rookies.

Tom Brady admits Netflix roast appearance was a parenting mistake: ‘As a parent you [expletive] up’

Brady said his perspective on the roast shifted after talking to his children the next day.

Expert testified that hypothermia Google search came after John O’Keefe’s body was found. Here’s how the day unfolded.

Digital forensic analyst Jessica Hyde also testified that she does not believe McCabe intentionally deleted any calls from her call log.

Woman says Boston hotel guard accused her of being a man in women’s bathroom: ‘My worst nightmare coming true’

A woman who was accused of being a man while using a women’s restroom at a Boston hotel says she has filed complaints with the attorney general’s office and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.

With empathy and a sense of adventure — plus a touch of mischief — Molly McGovern collected friends and left behind a raft of memories
"Her presence always brought joy into the world," said her father, US Representative James McGovern. McGovern, 23, died last month in Italy.

‘We need new leadership.’ Amid national Democratic reckoning, Congressman Stephen Lynch draws a primary challenge.

“I’m just convinced that we need new leadership, we need new people, we need new ideas," Roath said in an interview.

5 Mass. men arrested on child sex abuse, pornography charges as part of nationwide sweep, DOJ says

More than 200 alleged offenders were arrested from April 28 to May 2 as part of the operation, which involved 55 FBI field offices, officials said.

Waiting for the smoke that heralds a new Pope: ‘We are cold ... but yet we can’t move’

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens

3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop

Dover-Sherborn schools investigate students sharing of photos of middle- and high-school girls, superintendent says

Weather and night vision goggles were likely factors in Marine Corps helicopter crash, report finds

Two men plead not guilty in connection with Lynn fatal shooting

Peek inside the most wish-listed Airbnb in Massachusetts

“We get a lot of visitors,” said owner Joshua Williams. “A lot of people driving past and stop very quickly because they’re surprised by what they just saw.”

With ‘Hacks’ and ‘Paradise,’ Julianne Nicholson’s snowball of a career keeps picking up speed

The Emmy winner known for drama is now showing her silly side on HBO’s "Hacks."
LOVE LETTERS

Our relationship is over, but she hasn’t moved out. Can I ask her to leave?

She has a new lease, and I am ready to move on.
Opinion
David Shribman

Trump’s call to rename Veterans Day diminishes and dishonors many

Trump’s proposed name changes undermine the generations-long obligation to the veterans and war dead who have borne the battle.
JOAN VENNOCHI

Mike Pence said the Constitution is ‘common ground.’ Is he right?

Jason Matzus

Newark Airport is no longer safe. Here’s why that should terrify us all.

IDEAS | Lizabeth Cohen

Trump is about to devastate American cities

JEFF JACOBY

What part of ‘unjust law’ don’t you understand?

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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They’re baaack! After 17 years underground, Brood XIV cicadas are suddenly emerging.
Cicada sightings have already begun on Cape Cod, where these unique and mysterious bugs have been thriving underground since 2008.

Mass General Brigham and residents union reach a tentative three-year contract
Doctors in training at MGB have reached a tentative agreement with the health system that would raise annual salaries by up to $25,000.

India fires missiles on Pakistan. Islamabad calls it an ‘act of war.’
The missiles killed 31 people in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and the country’s Punjab province. India said it was targeting “where terrorist attacks against" its county have been planned.

Mass. Senate will ‘explore’ ban on cellphones in public schools, top Democrat says

Senate President Karen Spilka planned to tell Boston-area business leaders that the idea has broad support.

Smokey Robinson accused by former housekeepers of sexual assault and rape

The suit seeks at least $50 million in damages over the alleged assaults, which four women say took place between 2007 and 2024.

Kentucky boy uses mother’s phone to order 70,000 Dum-Dum lollipops to share with his friends

Amazon delivered 22 cases of the sweets to the family's home.

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Xfinity overbilled her for extra phones since 2023. Why was it so difficult to fix?

Plus, the possible demise of Direct File, National Grid’s billing debacle, and a refund from a lender that charged 725 percent interest.

DEVRA FIRST
A love of cooking, passed from mother to daughter
For Amarilys Colón, executive chef at La Padrona, mom Gladys Rivera’s rice and beans have always been a cornerstone.

Stand and fight? Or cut a deal? Wealthy donors have mixed feelings about Harvard’s standoff with Trump.
Some major donors — including the kind with buildings named after them — have been frustrated with the university’s response, believing the school should make a deal, not pitch a fight.

There’s a $500 million problem forming on Beacon Hill: How much money will legislators give the MBTA?
Massachusetts Senate leaders on Tuesday unveiled a $61.3 billion state budget plan that, combined with other legislation, would offer hundreds of millions of dollars less to the cash-strapped agency than what Governor Maura Healey and the House sought.

Culture & Lifestyle

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

The creator of ‘Bojack Horseman’ has a new show coming

MASS MoCA decries ‘diminishment of national agencies’ after NEA funds canceled

Photos: See Janelle Monáe, Mindy Kaling, Madonna, and more stars on the 2025 Met Gala red carpet

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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

Jessica Bettencourt, Hector Piña, Judy Herrell, and Bill Round

I’m a small business owner. Here’s why times are tough.

IDEAS | KELLY HORAN

Swan song: My mother-in-law, her myth, and me

JEFF JACOBY

Baby bonuses won’t solve the birthrate problem

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Three-year medical schools show promise

Renée Graham

Yes, Trump voters signed up for ‘this’

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop

Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, fled a traffic stop after he was yanked out of his car, pepper-sprayed, and hit with a Taser in Jan. 2023. He died three days later after the beating.

Josh Kraft releases plan for BPS, featuring more exam school seats, hybrid School Committee, central office changes

Kraft’s plan features several proposals that take aim at areas of frustration for BPS families.

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

"Her presence always brought joy into the world," said her father, US Representative James McGovern. McGovern, 23, died last month in Italy.

Woman says Boston hotel guard accused her of being a man in women’s bathroom: ‘My worst nightmare coming true’

A woman who was accused of being a man while using a women’s restroom at a Boston hotel says she has filed complaints with the attorney general’s office and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.

Sports

Live Updates

The Celtics face a crucial Game 2 against the Knicks. Follow live updates.

We’ll have live updates, analysis, and commentary from the Globe staff throughout the night.
CELTICS NOTEBOOK

As it turns out, Knicks are OK with Celtics playing hack-a-Mitchell Robinson

Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau pointed to positives in Robinson going to the free throw line, even with his 52 percent shooting.
Peter Abraham | On baseball

Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story knows Marcelo Mayer is waiting in the wings — and he’s heard it all before

Story was that talented young shortstop with the Rockies, a former first-round pick who was ready for the majors and just needed a chance.
Red Sox Notebook

Is Alex Cora now open to the notion of playing Rafael Devers at first base?

WESTWOOD 14, COHASSET 11

With Caroline Nozzolillo in command, No. 3 Westwood girls’ lacrosse controls No. 2 Cohasset

NFL

Steelers trade wide receiver George Pickens to Cowboys for draft picks

Business

Josh Kraft releases plan for BPS, featuring more exam school seats, hybrid School Committee, central office changes

Kraft’s plan features several proposals that take aim at areas of frustration for BPS families.

Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment

The Fed kept its rate at 4.3 percent for the third straight meeting, after cutting it three times in a row at the end of last year, brushing off President Trump’s demands to lower borrowing costs.

US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. says

Moderna study shows immune response in older adults for a combo flu and COVID-19 shot

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GLOBE MAGAZINE

After a NICU nurse’s infant died, she decided to keep pumping her breast milk to help other babies

LOVE LETTERS

Our relationship is over, but she hasn’t moved out. Can I ask her to leave?

PERSPECTIVE

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

Cooking

Wow Mom with a Turkish-inspired Mother’s Day brunch

metro

Former R.I. high school coach Aaron Thomas testifies in criminal trial over his ‘naked fat tests’

Former R.I. high school basketball coach accused of ‘naked fat tests’ said he saw no reason to stop

Thursday looks warm and sunny, with building clouds and possible late-day showers

sports

Lawsuit filed against former Lakers star Byron Scott over sexual assault allegations in 1987

Atlantic Coast Conference reducing its 20-game men’s basketball schedule to 18

Healthy once again, Red Sox prospect Shane Drohan is back on a big league track

business

Israeli hospital system plans local startup accelerator

Former Fujifilm site in Bedford will soon become a pharmaceutical factory

Amazon’s newest robot, made in Massachusetts, gains a sense of touch

politics

Trump taps wellness influencer close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for surgeon general. Follow live updates.

Chief Justice Roberts says judicial independence is key to checking Congress and the president

Donald Trump taps wellness influencer close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for surgeon general

Nation

3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop

Biden assails Trump in BBC interview: ‘That’s not who we are’

A Philadelphia woman is the eighth person to die from the January crash of a medical plane

World

Palestinians in Gaza despair after Israel announces more displacement

Waiting for the smoke that heralds a new Pope: ‘We are cold ... but yet we can’t move’

Those devoted to bullfighting in Mexico feel recent bans harm a sacred tradition

opinion

One bad leader can wreck a nation

Karen Pence deserves a Profile in Courage award of her own

Teacher training, retention a matter of justice, not just staffing

lifestyle

Tom Brady admits Netflix roast appearance was a parenting mistake: ‘As a parent you [expletive] up’

Photos: See Janelle Monáe, Mindy Kaling, Madonna, and more stars on the 2025 Met Gala red carpet

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

food & dining

Captain Marden’s restaurant in Wellesley is everything a New England fish house should be

A love of cooking, passed from mother to daughter

Recipe: Arroz con habichuelas (rice and beans)

travel

Disney to build new theme park in the United Arab Emirates, its first in Middle East, seventh total

Peek inside the most wish-listed Airbnb in Massachusetts

Three New England destinations where moms can find adventure, relaxation, and a little luxury

Arts

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

Photos: See Janelle Monáe, Mindy Kaling, Madonna, and more stars on the 2025 Met Gala red carpet

Inside the Met Gala: Under a petal-filled sky, guests honor Black style, hail a ‘monumental night’

Books

Mark Twain, quintessential American, gets the Ron Chernow treatment

Author readings around Boston through May 17

In ‘Run for the Hills,’ Kevin Wilson has conjured another unforgettable story of family weirdness

Movies

‘Lilly’ is showcasing the extraordinary in the ordinary, says Patricia Clarkson

Trump threatens a 100 percent tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the US is dying

Let’s keep this party polite: ‘Guys and Dolls’ turns 70

Television

Could the BAFTA TV Awards be your new favorite awards show watch?

Bravo expanding ‘Real Housewives’ franchise to Rhode Island

With ‘Hacks’ and ‘Paradise,’ Julianne Nicholson’s snowball of a career keeps picking up speed

music

He learned how to sew from his grandmother. Now he’s designing clothes for Kendrick Lamar.

Taylor Swift’s former Cape Cod house for sale for $14.5 million

A cutting history lesson from the BSO, and gorgeous imperfection from H+H

Theater/Dance

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

At Boston Fringe, ‘Jackie & Allison Into the Multiverse’ elevates absurdity into art

‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ deftly blends comedy and conflict

Health

Israeli hospital system plans local startup accelerator

Mass General Brigham and residents union reach a tentative three-year contract

Feeling alone? Go to the Y. YMCA launches campaign to fight loneliness.

Obituaries

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

Philip Sunshine, 94, dies; physician who pioneered treatment of premature babies

Robert Monks, who championed shareholder activism, dies at 91