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Shoppers browse the extensive seafood section at an H Mart location in Little Ferry, N.J., April 14, 2021. Megastores like H Mart, which is focused on Korean cuisine and has grown to more than 100 locations, are changing how Asian-Americans shop and eat. (Lanna Apisukh/The New York Times)...

The lure of H Mart is abundance

Anthony Fauci

'Senator Paul, with all due respect, you are entirely and completely incorrect'

Gosha, a cat who was killed in Cambridge.

A cat was killed in Cambridge in a 'particularly disturbing' case. It may not be an isolated incident.

Pharmacist Kathie McDonough reconstitutes the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine as she fills syringes at the UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester.

Mass. reports 626 new COVID-19 cases, 13 new deaths May 12, 2021 | 7:24 PM

Chang W. Lee

Donald Trump seems pretty unhappy about the newly approved wind project off Martha's Vineyard May 12, 2021 | 5:01 PM

A sits on the steering wheel of a Tesla Inc. Model 3 electric vehicle in the Tesla store in Barcelona, Spain.

Backseat driver?

Police: California Tesla driver riding in backseat arrested May 12, 2021 | 4:42 PM

Providence school leader arrested for alleged unwanted foot massage May 12, 2021 | 4:15 PM

A vial of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 in Seattle.

Mass. reports 3,050,054 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 May 12, 2021 | 4:10 PM

2-year-old boy shoots, wounds parents inside Maine home, police say May 12, 2021 | 4:07 PM

Report: In Boston, Black homeownership rate is nearly half of white May 12, 2021 | 3:26 PM

Liz Cheney speaks to members of the media following a House GOP meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 12.

'Liz Cheney is absolutely right': Charlie Baker says as Cheney ousted from leadership for speaking out against Trump May 12, 2021 | 3:20 PM

Quincy MA 5/10/21 Governor Charlie Baker during a press conference at the Manet Community Health Center Vaccination Site inside the Manet Community Health Center with the latest statewide COVID 19; coronavirus numbers. photo by Matthew J Lee/Globe staff

Massachusetts residents aged 12 to 15 will be able to get Pfizer vaccine beginning Thursday May 12, 2021 | 2:07 PM

Overdose deaths

Mass. is seeing an increase in fatal opioid overdoses, and deaths are surging among Black men May 12, 2021 | 12:44 PM

Greenwich Bay, Rhode Island

Victims of fatal sailboat sinking off R.I. identified May 12, 2021 | 11:46 AM

Freddy Marquez kisses the head of his wife, Nubia Marquez, near the scene where her mother and other family members were killed in a mass shooting early Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The suspected shooter was the boyfriend of a female victim at the party attended by friends, family and children. He walked inside and opened fire before shooting himself, police said. Children at the attack weren’t hurt and were placed with relatives. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)

Colorado shooting

Police: Man killed 6, self after he wasn't invited to Colorado birthday party May 12, 2021 | 9:52 AM

In this April 20, 2021, photo, House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters following a GOP meeting at the Capitol in Washington. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has set a Wednesday vote for removing Cheney from her No. 3 Republican leadership post after Cheney repeatedly challenged former President Donald Trump over his claims of widespread voting fraud and his role in encouraging supporters' Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP ousts Trump critic Liz Cheney from top post May 12, 2021 | 9:30 AM

Dunkin
Boston, MA 10/26/20 This Dunkin (cq) store is at High and Batterymarch streets, in Boston. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

Police: Dunkin' employee fatally punches 77-year-old customer in Florida May 12, 2021 | 9:22 AM

30marshfield - Plymouth MA. - January 29: Christine Ricci, 46, of Marshfield, is brought into court and collapses as she is arraigned on charges of murder on January 29, 2021 in Plymouth, MA. (Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

Marshfield woman pleads not guilty to killing her husband May 12, 2021 | 9:04 AM

'Truly a hero': Firefighter dies battling fire in New Haven May 12, 2021 | 9:02 AM

2 die when sailboat sinks off Rhode Island May 12, 2021 | 8:58 AM

Danielle Miller shared a photo of herself in a West Hollywood luxury hotel on Instagram in September. The stay was allegedly paid with fraudulent funds.

Miami influencer allegedly used Mass. RMV site in scheme for fraudulent disaster loans May 11, 2021 | 10:22 PM

Representative Liz Cheney, a Republican from Wyoming, wears a protective mask during a news conference following a House Republicans meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. House lawmakers could begin consideration as soon as today on a $1.9 trillion stimulus package, and Democrats expect to pass the measure despite a narrow majority and quiet complaints from progressives.

Facing ouster from GOP post, Liz Cheney says Trump and his backers threaten democracy May 11, 2021 | 8:36 PM

Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Tuesday, May 11, 2021.

Israel, Hamas escalate fighting with no end in sight May 11, 2021 | 8:34 PM

New York mayoral candidate Ray McGuire, a former Citigroup executive, speaks to reporters after a news conference in Times Square in New York, May 10, 2021. McGuire guessed that the median home price in Brooklyn was “0,000 to 0,000 range, if not higher.” (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)

It’s a home in Brooklyn. What could it cost? $100,000? May 11, 2021 | 8:13 PM

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) speaks as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) looks on during a press conference about student debt outside the U.S. Capitol on February 4, 2021 in Washington, DC. The group of Democrats re-introduced their resolution calling on President Joe Biden to take executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in debt for federal student loan borrowers.

Elizabeth Warren and Ayanna Pressley bring back the Andrew Kearse Act, four years after his death in police custody May 11, 2021 | 6:39 PM

Caroline Charland's Google Doodle is inspired by her love of reading.

This Harvard 7th grader's 'Google Doodle' could be featured on the Google homepage May 11, 2021 | 6:13 PM

Evelinda Villegas receives a COVID-19 test at the Whittier Street Health Center's mobile test site, Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Boston's Dorchester section. The health center has administered free COVID-19 tests to over 5,000 people. The tests, administered since April 13, have been a popular service in Boston's low-income communities that have experienced high rates of infection. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Mass. reports 472 new COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths May 11, 2021 | 5:03 PM

In this, Oct. 18, 2016 photo, an Amtrak Acela train travels through Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Boston to NYC high-speed rail? One project seeks to link the two cities via a 200 mile-per-hour train May 11, 2021 | 5:02 PM

Gov. Charlie Baker speaks with President Joe Biden during an event Tuesday.

'Hell of a job': In call with Biden, Charlie Baker says Mass. has at least partially vaccinated 74 percent of adults May 11, 2021 | 4:53 PM

HAVERHILL, MA - 5/06/2021: 10VAXOUTREACH...... Casey Corleto (cq) from Hudson NH gets the COVID vaccine jab from Dania Matos (cq), RN. Haverhill area residents being vaccinated by Curative at a pop-up clinic using an AMVETS Hall in Haverhill. Curative has been reaching out to hard-hit communities to encourage vaccination. Massachusetts is pivoting to a new outreach strategy in an effort to boost immunization among the unvaccinated. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO

More than 3 million people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Massachusetts May 11, 2021 | 4:21 PM

Erin Clark/Globe Staff

With COVID metrics improving, Kim Janey is considering 'accelerating' Boston's reopening timeline May 11, 2021 | 3:43 PM

Boston, MA - 9/24/20 - Students sit at socially distanced desks as they attend a Public Relations class at Boston University. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

VACCINE MANDATE

Should colleges mandate the vaccine in the fall? Here's what our readers think. May 11, 2021 | 3:07 PM

Boston, MA - 3/12/2021: (left to right) Bonnie Eadie, Kim Armstrong (white sweater,) Sharon Rogers and Amy Driscoll talk about the menu while having dinner on the patio at Chickadee restaurant in the Innovation and Design Building in Boston, MA on March 12, 2021. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic

Massachusetts quietly eases restaurant rules for menus, condiments, disinfecting May 11, 2021 | 2:20 PM