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Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

The justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal FDA's approval of the medication, mifepristone, and the FDA's subsequent actions to ease access to it.
Here are the major cases the Supreme Court will decide on in the coming weeks

Testimony resumes in the Karen Read trial. Follow live updates.
Brian Tully, a State Police investigator, is slated to take the stand.

‘At times I got emotional.’ State Police investigator testifies in Karen Read trial.

Under withering cross examination Wednesday, the lead State Police investigator testified that “emotions got the best of me” when he sent crude and dehumanizing text messages about Read.
See a recap of Wednesday's testimony

Brian McGrory
Medical Properties Trust: A place where failure seems to pay
There may not be another group of people in the entire working world who are rewarded better to fail more spectacularly than the fortunate people atop Medical Properties Trust.

See more coverage of the Steward Health Care crisis

Police investigating shooting at Union Station in Worcester: ‘The scene was chaotic’

Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation near the train station around 6:30 p.m., officials said in a statement.

‘It’s heartbreaking that it’s taken this long.’ Mass. poised to become 49th state to ban ‘revenge porn.’

The proposal would make South Carolina the only state left to not explicitly make it illegal for former partners and others to disseminate sexually explicit images of another person without consent.

US reporter Evan Gershkovich, jailed in Russia on espionage charges, to stand trial, officials say

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Warmer air funnels into the Boston area amid another sunny day

The first heat wave of the summer could reach New England next week

Boston students meet with Netanyahu on campus antisemitism

What are the main sticking points in the cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas? Here’s a look.
Game 3 NBA Finals | Celtics 106, Mavericks 99
Dan Shaughnessy

Game 3 was harder than it should have been, but Banner 18 is an inevitability for the Celtics

Playing at American Airlines Center without tree-top Kristaps Porzingis, the Green Team took charge early in the fourth quarter, watched their 21-point lead fizzle to one, then prevailed for a third straight game.
Gary Washburn | On basketball

When things got tight, the Celtics embraced the greatness of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum

With Kristaps Porzingis out and the Celtics needing dominant offensive games from their cornerstones, Tatum and Brown combined for 61 points on 23-for-49 shooting in Game 3, a 106-99 win over the Mavericks.

Celtics nearly let Game 3 slip away, and they don’t intend to make that mistake again

Photos: Celtics defeat Mavericks in Game 3 of the NBA Finals

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Tom Brady’s Foxborough Fete one for the ages, a rarity unlike any other since Larry Bird was honored
Our sports-blessed region hasn’t experienced a celebration of an athlete on this scale since Larry Bird Night at the old Boston Garden on Feb. 4, 1993.

Retirement of No. 12 at Tom Brady’s Patriots Hall of Fame induction highlights festive timeSee photos from Tom Brady’s star-studded Patriots Hall of Fame induction at Gillette Stadium

Tom Brady was honored at Gillette Stadium in front of a sold out crowd and 100 of his former teammates. Here’s what you missed.

WBZ announces new morning show anchors following high-profile departures of Liam Martin, Kate Merrill

The revamped program will reunite two WBZ journalists who had previously co-anchored the station’s 5:30 p.m. show.

HubSpot has been a pillar of Boston tech for nearly 20 years. What if it gets acquired?

There are reports that the Cambridge company could be bought by Google. Here's what that would mean.

In prison, tablets give inmates connection to the outside world

Under an expanded education program, all Massachusetts Department of Correction facilities now have electronic tablets available for inmates, complete with educational programs and job-training courses.

‘Ride or be left behind.’ Who came to New Hampshire’s iconic annual motorcycle rally?

Laconia Motorcycle Week attracts around 300,000 people each year. They ride bikes, visit vendors, and boost the local economy. Here’s a glimpse at who came and why on the event’s 101st anniversary.

This tiny Maine island is recruiting new residents to join its tiny population

A big hardware store is a boat trip away, winter is long, and a medical center is nowhere to be found. If this sounds good to you, Isle au Haut could be home, sweet home.
MISS CONDUCT

For a condo board trustee, neighbors demand much time

How can I protect my time and better defuse conflicts?
Opinion
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

‘White Poverty’ and the limits of progressive empathy

A new book by a Black civil rights leader urges his allies to acknowledge the plight of poor white people — and build a multiracial coalition for justice.
JOAN VENNOCHI

Crude and sexist State Police investigator compromises Karen Read trial

EDITORIAL

State aid should focus on helping low-income students obtain college degrees

Sam Oliker-Friedland

NH elections work; state shouldn’t require proof of citizenship to vote

Carine Hajjar

Could Massachusetts’ losses be Kelly Ayotte’s gain?

LGBTQ Pride Month

Boston Pride parade awash in positivity

See photos of Boston’s Pride parade on a sunny and colorful day

More than a dozen ways to celebrate Pride Month in the Greater Boston area

PARENTING UNFILTERED

How parents can support LGBTQ+ youth in an often hostile world

More recent News

Trump returns to Capitol Hill to meet with Republican lawmakers, a first since Jan. 6 attack
The visit is his first to Capitol Hill since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection launched by his supporters in the wake of his 2020 election loss.

Despite ongoing concerns with the district, City Council approves $1.5 billion budget for Boston Public Schools

Councilors noted concerns about ongoing inequities in the district, the lack of a long-term facilities plan, declining enrollment, and worrisome student performance.

PERSPECTIVE
Want to bridge the wealth gap? Teach entrepreneurship.
For communities of color, teaching entrepreneurship could have a game-changing impact, and it should be included in curricula.

PODCAST
This season is bittersweet for the Mr. Lemon family
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Janice, Colleen, and Joe Rao talk about the love that their mother, “Mama Lemon,” poured into the Providence lemonade stand, which opened 50 years ago.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
A different kind of incubator
“Everything we’re doing is designed to make more high-quality child care available for families,” said Laura Perille, president of Nurtury.

House votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for withholding Biden audio

The 216-207 vote fell along party lines, with Republicans coalescing behind the contempt effort despite reservations among some of the party’s more centrist members.
Republicans vote to hold Garland in contempt of Congress. Here’s what that means.

Amtrak pays executives six-figure bonuses as losses continue
Fourteen Amtrak executives received more than $200,000 each in incentive bonuses last year despite the service’s poor recent financial performance and struggles with its capital improvement projects.

Cambridge Schools to pay ousted superintendent more than $200,000 in severance
The Cambridge School Committee voted in May to sever its contract with Victoria Greer about a year before it was due to expire, following a wave of public criticism.

State says migrant, homeless families will start getting notices to leave shelters in July
The nine-month limit on how long the state should provide a place for homeless families to sleep marks the first restrictions on the system since the inception of Massachusetts’ right-to-shelter law.

Recommended reads

Brian McGrory

The compromise between a billionaire and a Nantucket clam shack we can all learn from

A year ago, a Nantucket clam shack seemed ready to fall victim to familiar forces. And then a funny thing happened.

A Boston TV weather power couple jumps to the smaller screen
Matt and Danielle Noyes have launched 1Degree Outside, an app- and internet-based forecasting site focusing on New England.

Mass. sees largest decline in opioid-related deaths in more than a decade
The state's Black population, however, suffered more opioid-related overdose deaths last year than in any of the previous five years.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Some Massachusetts students are so anxious, they’re missing school for months on end. What can schools do?
School refusal is a form of chronic absenteeism often misunderstood by public school systems, whose staff typically don’t have the training or capacity to meet kids’ mental health needs.

Anxiety in kids and teens is on the rise. Here’s how to best support them.

Culture & Lifestyle

In ‘Inside Out 2,’ big emotions return, but great storytelling does not

In the musical ‘Next to Normal,’ a family grapples with mental illness

‘Presumed Innocent’ is a classic David E. Kelley beach read of a whodunit

Sarah Ganz Blythe to lead Harvard Art Museums

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

If Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown beat the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals and carry the team to Banner No. 18, their legacies would be cemented. But all of this year’s success means nothing without a ring.
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

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 Donovan

Beware of identity fraud empowered by generative AI

JEFF JACOBY

For assistance in dying, please press 1

RENÉE GRAHAM

At Hunter Biden’s trial, many families heard the familiar sorrow of a relative’s struggles with addiction

IDEAS | WILLIAM SCHULZ

The case for animal personhood

EDITORIAL

16-year-old Acton girl’s tragic death was preventable

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Testimony resumes in the Karen Read trial. Follow live updates.

Brian Tully, a State Police investigator, is slated to take the stand.

Amtrak pays executives six-figure bonuses as losses continue

Fourteen Amtrak executives received more than $200,000 each in incentive bonuses last year despite the service’s poor recent financial performance and struggles with its capital improvement projects.

Moped delivery drivers in Boston face challenges, fear

Food delivery drivers in Boston who use scooters or mopeds face lots of uncertainty and challenges for their job. (Randy Vazquez & Jaeel Beato/ Globe Staff)
RHODE MAP

Here’s who’s not running for reelection in Rhode Island this year

It’s expected to be the final day of the legislative session, which means a lot of last-minute votes followed by farewell speeches from those who won’t be seeking reelection. Here’s a look at who has already announced that they aren’t running.

Sports

Phillies at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 69: Phillies at Red Sox lineups and notes

Tanner Houck will be on the mound as the Red Sox look to take the series finale against Philadelphia at Fenway Park.
celtics 106, Mavericks 99

‘We can’t relax’: The Celtics nearly let Game 3 slip away, and they don’t intend to make that mistake again

Even though NBA teams are 156-0 all-time after taking 3-0 series leads, the Celtics have recently felt what it takes to make the impossible feel possible.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Tom Brady’s Foxborough Fete one for the ages, a rarity unlike any other since Larry Bird was honored

Our sports-blessed region hasn’t experienced a celebration of an athlete on this scale since Larry Bird Night at the old Boston Garden on Feb. 4, 1993.
Gary Washburn | On basketball

When things got tight, the Celtics embraced the greatness of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum

Celtics 106, Mavericks 99

Celtics survive late Mavericks rally to win Game 3 and move within one win of an NBA title

PATRIOTS

Retirement of No. 12 at Tom Brady’s Patriots Hall of Fame induction highlights festive time at Gillette Stadium

Business

Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

The justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal FDA's approval of the medication, mifepristone, and the FDA's subsequent actions to ease access to it.

Amtrak pays executives six-figure bonuses as losses continue

Fourteen Amtrak executives received more than $200,000 each in incentive bonuses last year despite the service’s poor recent financial performance and struggles with its capital improvement projects.
Innovation Economy

HubSpot has been a pillar of Boston tech for nearly 20 years. What if it gets acquired?

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits jumps to the highest level in 10 months

magazine
Globe Magazine

In New England, a tree-killing worm may spell the end of autumn’s yellow hues

LOVE LETTERS

He called things off; should I wait to see if he changes his mind?

Globe Magazine

She wanted cows for her growing Vineyard farm. First, she had to catch them.

Cooking

On the grill or in the oven, these skewer recipes are great for pork, chicken, and beef

metro

‘Ride or be left behind.’ Who came to New Hampshire’s iconic annual motorcycle rally?

Warmer air funnels into the Boston area amid another sunny day

This season is bittersweet for the Mr. Lemon family

sports

Tom Brady was honored at Gillette Stadium in front of a sold out crowd and 100 of his former teammates. Here’s what you missed.

Game 3 was harder than it should have been, but Banner 18 is an inevitability for the Celtics

The Celtics regained control when it mattered most, and other observations from their Game 3 victory

business

G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as EU’s traditional powers recalibrate

WBZ announces new morning show anchors following high-profile departures of Liam Martin, Kate Merrill

Medical Properties Trust: A place where failure seems to pay

politics

Trump returns to Capitol Hill to meet with Republican lawmakers, a first since Jan. 6 attack

Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

President Biden faces first lawsuit over new asylum crackdown at the border

Nation

After rare flash flood emergency, Florida prepares for more heavy rainfall in coming days

Six years after the Parkland school massacre, the bloodstained building will finally be demolished

Republican candidates for Utah’s open US House seat split on aid for Ukraine

World

US reporter Evan Gershkovich, jailed in Russia on espionage charges, to stand trial, officials say

G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as EU’s traditional powers recalibrate

What are the main sticking points in the cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas?

opinion

US dithering over aid, policy, pilots for Ukraine costs lives

For assistance in dying, please press 1

America is losing the clean energy race to China

lifestyle

Feels like home

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez timeline: Couple reportedly selling Beverly Hills mansion

Houseplant woes? Botanical ‘telehealth’ is just a call away.

food & dining

EggHolic cracks into the busy Burlington restaurant scene, serving Indian street food

Mass. man went viral after being stopped by TSA with a bag full of SPAM. Now he is becoming a ‘SPAM influencer.’

She wanted cows for her growing Vineyard farm. First, she had to catch them.

travel

The TSA cracked down on Donny Osmond and his carry-on bag full of apples

30 years of bad art, Oregon’s biggest music festival, and a last-minute gift for an outdoorsy dad

Airbnb host banned after spilling food in another host’s home

Arts

Sarah Ganz Blythe to lead Harvard Art Museums

Fruitlands Museum to reopen its galleries with three exhibitions focused on Native American Art

A ‘Meadow’ in the Fenway and a ‘Glacier’ in Kenmore Square

Books

A new volume on home design, a poetry festival in Vermont, and a bookish Juneteenth in Cambridge

Local bestsellers for the week ended June 9

James Parker writes an ode to odes with ‘Get Me Through the Next Five Minutes’

Movies

In ‘Inside Out 2,’ big emotions return, but great storytelling does not

Looking like Matt Damon continues to haunt Jesse Plemons

In ‘Treasure,’ Lena Dunham plays a Holocaust survivor’s daughter who road trips across Poland looking for answers

Television

‘Presumed Innocent’ is a classic David E. Kelley beach read of a whodunit

AMC to expand Anne Rice franchise with ‘The Talamasca’

Looking like Matt Damon continues to haunt Jesse Plemons

music

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez timeline: Couple reportedly selling Beverly Hills mansion

Canadian supergroup Trans-Canada Highwaymen keeps CanRock’s flame burning

Alisa Amador almost quit music. Then, NPR called.

Theater/Dance

In the musical ‘Next to Normal,’ a family grapples with mental illness

Some enchanted evenings coming up at Reagle Music Theater

‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ channels Chekhov with a twist

Health

Owner of 2 safety-net hospitals in R.I. ordered to pay $17m within 10 days

In CVS’s home state, pharmacists in 2 retail stores vote to unionize

What we’re starting to learn about H5N1 in cows, and the risk to people

Obituaries

Akira Endo, researcher who found cholesterol-fighting statins, dies at 90

Fumihiko Maki, honored architect of understated buildings, dies at 95

Jerry West, NBA Hall of Fame player and executive for the Lakers, dies at 86