Derrick White: A slam dunk for Boston-area brands

WATCH: The Celtics point guard is a go-to spokesperson in town. Why him? And not Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown? Reporter Dana Gerber explains. Watch →

Salisbury to spend nearly $2 million on sand

WATCH: Why? And is the plan a total washout? Correspondent Ava Berger dives into the facts and figures. Watch →

PhDs combat shrinking job market

WATCH: Some doctoral graduates are rethinking their careers. Correspondent Kara Miller explains what’s behind dwindling academic opportunities. Watch →

Nation

Judge strikes down Florida’s ban on transgender care for minors

Judge Robert L. Hinkle said that the law stripped the plaintiffs of their parental rights to make medical decisions for their transgender children. Continue reading →

Nation

Foraging on public lands is becoming more limited

Things are changing in the woods. Foraging has grown so popular since the pandemic that state and federal agencies are weighing whether to impose additional restrictions. Continue reading →

Nation

$16 billion Hudson River tunnel project gets final green light

A nearly $7 billion federal grant is the most ever provided to a mass-transit infrastructure project in the country. Continue reading →

World

A migrant boat sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing, UN agency says

The boat was carrying some 260 Somalis and Ethiopians from the northern coast of Somalia on the 320-kilometer journey across the Gulf of Aden when it sank Monday off Yemen's southern coast, the IOM said in a statement. Continue reading →

World

Israel and Hamas signal openness to cease-fire plan, but stop short of accepting it

Each side made positive but vague statements about the cease-fire plan and blamed the other for prolonging a war that has devastated Gaza. Continue reading →

World

Haiti’s transitional council appoints a new Cabinet

Carlos Hercules, the attorney for Prime Minister Garry Conille, was appointed as minister of justice and public security. Conille himself will be interior minister. Continue reading →

OPINION

Beware of identity fraud empowered by generative AI

Corporate leaders and school principals alike have recently been impersonated using GAI, leading to scandals involving nonconsensual intimate images, sexual harassment, blackmail, and financial scams. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

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

G-7 meeting may be last, best chance for world’s leading democracies to get it right. Continue reading →

OPINION

For assistance in dying, please press 1

Support for assisted suicide is up, but the slope it would lead to is dangerously slippery. Continue reading →

Metro

Is Beacon Hill finally getting serious about housing?

In passing a bill almost 50 percent larger than Governor Maura Healey requested, the House seems to be betting that pouring big money into housing production can help to ease the crunch. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

In Karen Read trial, defense focuses on the police themselves

A focus on Trooper Michael Proctor’s texts is a stark example of the defense strategy to hammer the investigators themselves as much as any evidence. Continue reading →

Transportation

MBTA budgets ‘totally incapable of getting us where we need to be,’ board member says

The MBTA’s board of directors unanimously approved a budget Tuesday of $3 billion for the upcoming fiscal year that requires, as in years past, the agency to drain its entire rainy day fund just to cover day-to-day expenses. Continue reading →

Sports

‘We will be paid in parades.’ For Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, it has never been about making money.

Over 21 years of ownership, Grousbeck and his partners have adopted a longterm, spend-to-win strategy that might just be paying off for years to come. Continue reading →

red sox notebook

Red Sox activate Masataka Yoshida, a good sign for a team that has been banged up

The designated hitter, who hadn't played since April 28 because of a left thumb strain, was slotted into the sixth spot against the Phillies at Fenway Park. Continue reading →

chad finn

Why the Kristaps Porzingis news shouldn’t change the outcome of this series

With or without their big man, the Celtics remain the superior team in these NBA Finals. Continue reading →

Business

Biden administration seeks to wipe consumer medical debt off most credit reports with proposed rule

The proposed rule also would prevent lenders from repossessing medical devices such as wheelchairs if people cannot repay a loan. Continue reading →

Business

Bigbelly launches US manufacturing of solar-powered trash cans in Methuen

The Needham-based receptacles, which line the streets of Boston, were previously built in Mexico. Continue reading →

Retail

Rival New Era to acquire sports apparel powerhouse ‘47 Brand

The Westwood brand, best known for its hat business and Fenway Park store, will be bought by New York-based New Cap. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Frank Carroll, figure skating coach who led Michelle Kwan and Evan Lysacek to stardom, dies

Longtime figure skating coach Frank Carroll, who over the course of a 60-year career helped guide six Olympic medalists at 10 Winter Games, including Michelle Kwan and Evan Lysacek, has died. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jeannette Charles, who doubled for the queen, is dead at 96

“The best piece of advice I got was that when I was facing an audience, I should look over them, not at them,” she told The Daily Express in 2017. Continue reading →

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Arts

US Poet Laureate Ada Limón wants you to picnic with poetry — at our National Parks

This Friday in Provincetown, she’s launching “You Are Here: Poetry in Parks,” a series of nature-poem installations. Read on for the poem she’s chosen to celebrate the Cape Cod National Seashore. Continue reading →

Arts

Newton’s New Art Center targeted by bomb threat

Executive director says she received email threat shortly before Drag Queen Story Hour. Continue reading →

FOOD

Connecticut and Maine restaurants take home honors at the 33rd annual James Beard awards

Two things are clear: Portland is officially a bakery destination, taking home two big prizes. And Mystic Pizza is no longer the best-known restaurant in Mystic, Conn. Continue reading →