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K-12

‘Wherever he goes, he blesses people’: Mother of detained Milford student hopes for his release

The arrest of the Milford High School junior, who is on the high school volleyball team and plays drums for his church’s worship service, has sparked outrage and protest in Milford. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

Is sunscreen toxic? The UV truthers on the Internet sure think so.

Some people contend it causes cancer and is part of a big pharma conspiracy. Dermatologists disagree. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Trump’s threat to Chinese international students puts academic exchange and tuition dollars at risk in Massachusetts

Many international undergraduate students pay full tuition to attend US colleges, which allows schools to provide more expansive financial aid to domestic students. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Defense Department official pleaded with superiors not to cut Harvard grant on ‘biological threats,’ court records say

The official cited the potential for “grave and immediate harm to national security." Continue reading →

Nation

Supreme Court leaves in place firearms laws in Maryland and Rhode Island

The Supreme Court declined to take up a pair of gun-rights cases Monday, leaving in place Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic military-style rifles and Rhode Island’s restrictions on large-capacity magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Trump asks the Supreme Court to clear the way for federal downsizing plans

President Trump’s administration on Monday renewed its request for the Supreme Court to clear the way for plans to downsize the federal workforce, while a lawsuit filed by labor unions and cities proceeds. Continue reading →

Nation

Court’s emergency docket is a familiar station for Trump administration appeals

The sequence of events is familiar: A lower court judge blocks a part of President Trump’s agenda, an appellate panel refuses to put the order on hold while the case continues, and the Justice Department turns to the Supreme Court. Continue reading →

Nation

RFK Jr. says autism ‘destroys’ families. Here’s what those families want you to know

WASHINGTON — Emery Eversoll and her mother shared a good laugh when Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that some autistic children will never write poems. Continue reading →

The World

World

UK faces most serious military threat since Cold War, Starmer says

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain vowed Monday to bring his country to “war-fighting readiness.” Continue reading →

World

Mexico’s president defends first judicial election despite low turnout and democratic criticism

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday defended a judicial election after a weekend marked by low voter turnout, confusion, and criticism. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

Trump dawdles on aid, sanctions as Ukraine turns to Europe for help

Kyiv talks cease-fire, Russia says "nyet." Continue reading →

OpEds

Canceling Moderna’s bird flu contract is reckless and dangerous

The federal government should be investing and working to expand the nation’s scientific and public health arsenal, not shrinking it. Continue reading →

Letters

Coast Guard site’s fate highlights need for new harbor plan

There is no Municipal Harbor Plan in place, which creates confusion, wastes time and resources, and leaves entirely too much room for interpretation. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

‘A celebration of freedom and love’: Mayor Wu joins hundreds as LGBTQ+ Pride flag is raised over City Hall

Decked out in rainbow colors and holding various identity flags, they celebrated for two hours at lunchtime Monday in front of Boston City Hall. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘We’re going to keep coming back’: As ICE officials publicize surge in immigration enforcement in Mass., Democrats, immigrant families call for more oversight

Federal immigration authorities had arrested 1,461 people in Massachusetts during May, officials said. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Racing into summer, Figawi-style

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

Sports

Red Sox

Legendary Red Sox DH David Ortiz weighs in on whether Rafael Devers should be open to moving to first base

Ortiz marveled that Devers so quickly has learned to achieve the mentality and routines to excel in a DH-only role. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Red Sox rally but can’t overcome Angels’ six-run first inning

The Angels had a 5-0 lead in the first inning before recording a single out. Continue reading →

Celtics

You may not know much about the Pacers and Thunder, but you’ll enjoy the show they put on in the NBA Finals

Neither is a luxury tax team nor built with max free-agent signings. Each acquired its cornerstone player — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton — through trade. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Consumer pessimism rises in New Hampshire amid economic uncertainty

Respondents told University of New Hamphire Survey Center pollsters that they expect bad times for the state in the next 12 months. Continue reading →

Bold Types

Michael Busack steps into the spotlight as new head of Club Passim

Meet Boston’s Hilina Ajakaiye takes on national marketing role; Pioneer law center enters expansion deal; and a groundbreaking for Boston’s new Holocaust museum Continue reading →

Healthcare

Amid financial challenges, Point32Health hires a new chief executive

Patrick Gilligan, a former Blue Cross Blue Shield executive, will succeed Cain Hayes, who left the financially troubled insurer in September. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Sebastião Salgado, photographer of human misery and dignity, dies at 81

“It is time to launch the concept of the universality of humanity,” the photographer said. “Photography lends itself to a demonstration of this and as an instrument of solidarity between peoples.” Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Love Letters

We dated intensely for a month and then she dumped me. Should I ask what happened?

Is there any chance she might change her mind? Continue reading →

Television

Netflix announces premiere dates for Affleck and Damon crime thriller, ‘Stranger Things’ final season

You'll have all summer and most of the fall to prepare. Continue reading →

Theater

‘Leopoldstadt,’ ‘Next to Normal,’ and ‘The Piano Lesson’ among winners at Elliot Norton Awards

And several awards went to performances for the Ufot Family Cycle. Continue reading →