Boston Globe Today | June 29, 2023

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Buy your own piece of paradise

Deputy editor Hayley Kaufman tells us why people are dreaming of buying their own islands off the coast of Maine. Watch →

Pay workers more for higher productivity

Correspondent Kara Miller sheds light on MIT professor, Zeynep Ton's fight to convince corporations to pay workers more. (Ton featured in photo) Watch →

Nation

Supreme Court ruling boosts religious rights in the workplace

They side in part with a Sabbath-observant mail carrier who quit the US Postal Service after he was forced to deliver packages on Sundays. Continue reading →

Nation

Jury acquits deputy who failed to confront Parkland gunman

The former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School resource officer who failed to confront the gunman was found not guilty. Continue reading →

Nation

For Thomas and Sotomayor, affirmative action ruling is deeply personal

Both Thomas and Sotomayor benefited from affirmative action, winning coveted spots in the same elite law school. But the two justices drew completely different lessons from their experiences. Continue reading →

World

Prigozhin may be gone, but not the failings he ranted about

The problems identified include an overall lack of command and control, rigid hierarchy, corruption, tangled logistics, equipment shortages, and the absence of an honest, public assessment of the war in Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

France sends tens of thousands of police to head off unrest after deadly police shooting of teenager

The police officer accused of pulling the trigger faced a preliminary charge of voluntary homicide. Continue reading →

World

Court rejects UK plan to fly asylum-seekers to Rwanda as unlawful

The decision carries significant political implications for the governing Conservative Party, which has struggled to curb small boat crossings from France. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

The Supreme Court gutted affirmative action. But colleges must still seek racial diversity.

Despite Supreme Court ruling, colleges must do what they can to ensure campuses continue to have racial diversity. Continue reading →

OPINION

Bidenomics: Let’s look at the numbers

Can he accomplish a Reaganesque political feat? Continue reading →

LETTERS

Discovery of elusive butterfly is a gift of hope for all of us

The bog elfin survives despite the impoundments of bogs, the extraction of peat, the spraying for spruce budworm with pesticides, and the ravages of climate calamities. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Defrocked cardinal Theodore McCarrick, ‘likely not competent’ to stand trial on sexual assault charges, DA expert says

Defrocked cardinal Theodore McCarrick is the highest ranking Roman Catholic official in the United States to face criminal charges in the clergy sexual abuse scandal. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Suspect in Newton slayings expected to be sent to Bridgewater for competency evaluation

Christopher L. Ferguson Jr. was no longer placed at the Middlesex jail as of Thursday night, a jail spokesman said. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Harvard students react to Supreme Court affirmative action ruling: ‘A step in the wrong direction’

Many students at Harvard University expressed disappointment Thursday after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions. Continue reading →

Bruins

Bruins finally get to pick on Day 2 of NHL Draft, selecting five players

The club's first pick was center Christopher Pelosi in the third round (No. 92). Continue reading →

Celtics

Kristaps Porzingis hopes to be a perfect fit for the Celtics: ‘I’m going to do everything I can to help this team.’

The acquisition of the 7-foot-3-inch Porzingis was a significant shakeup of this team’s identity, which lost its tenacious heart and soul in Marcus Smart and added one of the world’s most skilled big men in his place. Continue reading →

Marlins 2, Red Sox 0

Brayan Bello throws seven no-hit innings, but Red Sox bats let him down as Marlins complete sweep

Bello dazzled, but the rest of the Sox didn't in another sweep at home. Continue reading →

Business

‘Who is the street serving?’: Bike lane battle brews on Boylston Street

The Wu administration’s push to get people out of cars is coming to one of the busiest street in Boston, and it's sparking pushback from some neighborhood landlords and businesses. Continue reading →

Business

In shake-up that likely preserves the Hynes, Healey names seven new members to convention board

Among them are two key backers of the Hynes, signaling a likely end to plans to shut and sell the Back Bay facility. Continue reading →

NH Business

Southern New Hampshire University sues ex-trustee in $10m rent dispute

The landlord claimed SNHU’s lease for 93,000 square feet of office space in downtown Manchester, N.H., had auto-renewed for five years, even though the university moved out. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95

For decades after her brother's assassination in 1968, Christine King Farris worked along with his widow, Coretta Scott King, to preserve and promote his legacy. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Joseph Pedott, entrepreneur who sparked Chia Pet craze, dies at 91

An entrepreneurial advertising executive, Joseph Pedott turned the Chia Pet and Clapper light switch into retail sensations with jingles — "Ch-ch-ch-Chia"; "Clap on, clap off!" — that have echoed in ears for generations. Continue reading →

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Lifestyle

Rangers lock and board up Provincetown dune shack, evicting its occupants

The move came hours after Massachusetts legislators met with officials from the Department of the Interior to appeal for more accommodations for existing shack dwellers. But the rangers said they had received orders from Washington to go through with the eviction. Continue reading →

Music

Five essential En Vogue tracks to get you psyched for the Pops on July 4

Headlining the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on the Charles River Esplanade this July 4 is R&B vocal group En Vogue. It’s been over 30 years since they debuted, and the group has been performing together with some lineup changes for most of that time. Continue reading →

Music

Press Play: A range of ragtime

This Fourth of July, maybe you’ll decide to celebrate America’s birthday with an all-American musical tradition. Continue reading →