The Boston Globe

1 day ago | bostonglobe.com | Amanda Gokee

CONCORD, N.H. – On Thursday, New Hampshire lawmakers sent a pair of bills to the governor that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors in the state. House Bill 377 would ban puberty blockers and cross sex hormones for minors in the state starting in 2026. The version lawmakers agreed to includes a provision allowing minors already receiving care to continue to do so even after the ban is in place.

1 day ago | bostonglobe.com | Aidan Ryan

Republican lawmakers in the House Judiciary Committee sent a subpoena to Harvard University on Thursday, requesting documents it says it needs to determine whether Ivy League schools have run afoul of antitrust laws in setting tuition prices.

1 day ago | bostonglobe.com | Chris Vognar

Taron Egerton, the wiry, bantam-energy Welsh actor who stars in the new arson thriller “Smoke” (out June 27 on Apple TV+), has perfected a smile that conveys anything but good cheer. It’s the smile of an insecure narcissist, or a psycho who covers up under studied bravado and fools most people most of the time. And somehow these qualities make Egerton most effective playing dangerous Americans who don’t think they’ll ever get caught.

1 day ago | bostonglobe.com | Billy Baker

On Tuesday night, I was in the St. Peter’s Club in Gloucester, when I heard it for the first time this year. “Me chi samiou, dute mute!” a guy sitting at the bar suddenly shouted. “Viva San Pietro!” everyone responded. “Me chi samiou, dute mute!” he shouted even louder this time, since what he’s asking translates to, “What are we, mute?”“Viva San Pietro!” the bar shouted back. And just like that, I got that feeling of surprise again.

1 day ago | bostonglobe.com | Tara Sullivan

A day before the Red Sox tried to salvage the final game of a three-city West Coast road swing Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif., a few hours prior to the team being walked off yet again in losing to the Angels, Alex Cora provided a blunt assessment of the 2025 season. “We’ve been an average team,” he said. The math proves his point: With a 40-42 record after Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to the Angels, the Red Sox stumbled past the season’s official halfway point stuck in the middling neighborhood.