Jarren Duran scores a home run for mental health

WATCH: Host and columnist Chris Gasper argues that more athletes should speak about “depression, dark thoughts, and anxiety. It’s the ultimate relief pitch.” Continue reading →

Shaughnessy: It’s the ‘high renaissance of Boston sports’

WATCH: It was a dominant title run for the Celtics. What did it mean for the C’s to win in this fashion? The columnist weighs in. Continue reading →

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Politics

The White House has a plan to slash plastic use in the US

Calling plastic pollution one of the world’s most pressing environmental problems, the Biden administration Friday said that the federal government, the biggest buyer of consumer goods in the world, would phase out purchases of single-use plastics. Continue reading →

Nation

Biden administration pauses student loan payments amid legal challenges

The Biden administration is pausing student loan payments for 8 million borrowers enrolled in its new repayment plan, known as SAVE, after a federal appellate court issued a ruling temporarily blocking the program. Continue reading →

News Analysis

Trump struggles to turn the page on ‘American carnage’

Trump’s ultimate success will depend on whether, for the final 15 weeks of the campaign, he can contain his self-destructive tendencies and temper his preference for vengeance and unpopular, hard-right policies. Continue reading →

World

Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end

The court said Israel had no right to sovereignty in the territories, was violating international laws against acquiring territory by force, and was impeding Palestinians’ right to self-determination. Continue reading →

World

Houthis launch deadly drone strike on Tel Aviv, evading Israel’s defenses

In a rare breach of Israel’s multilayered air-defense system, a drone fired by the Houthi militia in Yemen slammed into an apartment building near the US Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel, early Friday, killing at least one person and wounding eight others. Continue reading →

World

Bangladesh imposes nationwide curfew as deadly protests over government jobs escalate

The chaos has highlighted cracks in Bangladesh’s governance and economy and the frustration of young graduates who face a lack of good jobs. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

This election is not over

Donald Trump’s nomination acceptance speech on Thursday should have reminded the nation of all the things they were clearly tired of when he lost the 2020 election. With a new candidate, Democrats could pull off a comeback. Continue reading →

OPINION

Donald Trump seems to have united the GOP. Has he?

Fault lines remain within the party and must be addressed. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Zero hour ... and counting ... for Biden and the Democrats

The groundswell builds for President Biden to step aside as the party's candidate. Writes one (of many) readers: "I see no reason to believe that the president can communicate more successfully in the next four months." Continue reading →

Metro

‘Strongest maestro in the world!’: The conductor who can snuff out a candle with a kick

Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Andris Nelsons, who recently earned his second-degree black belt in taekwondo, has a few secrets up his sleeve. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Broken wind turbine blade, nearly the length of a football field, settles on ocean floor off Nantucket, officials say

The turbine was undergoing testing when it was damaged, Vineyard Wind said. Continue reading →

ADRIAN WALKER

‘Succession’ (Democratic Party’s version)

If Biden is pushed out — and if he leaves it will be because he was pushed — his successor has to be capable of pulling the party together in short order. Who would that person be? Continue reading →

RED SOX

You’ll hear plenty of gratitude when Red Sox radio icon Joe Castiglione gets his moment in the Hall of Fame spotlight

Castiglione will receive the Ford C. Frick award Saturday at the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation, which takes place at 3 p.m. in Cooperstown. Continue reading →

British Open

Shane Lowry grabs two-shot lead at British Open

Lowry shared the 36-hole lead when he won at Portrush in 2019. Continue reading →

ON BASEBALL

Trevor Story’s updated timeline: Shortstop a possibility to return to Red Sox from shoulder surgery this season

Story was injured April 5 while the Red Sox were on a 10-game, season-opening road trip. “If there’s a chance to play in the playoffs, this is why I came to Boston,” he said. Continue reading →

Cybersecurity

Canceled flights, missed meetings, and free coffee: The CrowdStrike glitch reroutes Bostonians’ days

While major industries and services around the globe were sidelined by the technology outage, it also thwarted the to-do lists of technology-dependent residents and local businesses across Greater Boston. Continue reading →

Business

Massachusetts moves closer to mandating employers to disclose salary ranges on job postings

The Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act — named after the first woman to serve as US labor secretary — would require employers with 25 full-time employees or more to disclose salary ranges in their job postings and protect an employee’s right to ask for salary ranges in the workplace. Continue reading →

Economy

Massachusetts has finally recouped all the jobs lost during the early days of the pandemic

It took 52 months, but the number of people working in Massachusetts has surpassed the February 2020 level. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Dave Loggins, who wrote hits for himself and others, dies at 76

Dave Loggins, a chart-topping Nashville songwriter for the likes of Kenny Rogers and the Oak Ridge Boys who also notched his own Top 10 pop hit with the wistful “Please Come to Boston” and wrote the enduring theme for the Masters golf tournament, died July 10 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 76. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Naomi Pomeroy, chef who made Portland a dining destination, dies at 49

Naomi Pomeroy, a self-taught chef with an irreverent streak whose high standards and generosity of spirit made her the culinary matriarch of Portland, Oregon, as it emerged as the locus of a radical new style of fine dining in the mid-2000s, died on Saturday near Corvallis, Oregon. She was 49. Continue reading →

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MUSIC REVIEW

‘I’m mean because I grew up in New England’: Noah Kahan was in full force during his star-studded show at Fenway Park

The Lumineers, Gracie Abrams, and others joined the New England native during night one of his shows at Fenway Park on Thursday. Continue reading →

Movies

‘It always felt like life was imitating art’: Lee Isaac Chung talks weathering real tornadoes on ‘Twisters’ set

The director opens up about filming the summer blockbuster sequel amid heat waves and tornado season in Oklahoma. Continue reading →

DANCE REVIEW

At Jacob’s Pillow, Miguel Gutierrez invites the audience to join in grief, and in silliness

A rare appearance at the summer festival by the experimental dancer was a chatty, participatory affair. Continue reading →