New England athletes go for gold

WATCH: Columnist Tara Sullivan and correspondent John Powers report from Paris to break down which athletes to watch during the 2024 Olympics. Continue reading →

Trio of Celtics hope to make history with Team USA

WATCH: Can Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, and Derrick White pull off a second victory? Columnist Tara Sullivan and correspondent John Powers weigh in from Paris. Continue reading →

Can America maintain Olympic excellence?

WATCH: Boston Globe Today Sports guest host Katie McInerney explains the “Olympic-sized problem facing the NCAA.” Continue reading →

Nation

Speculation swirls about what hit Trump. An analysis suggests it was a bullet.

Nearly two weeks after the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump, there’s still no official report from the Trump campaign or from state or federal governments about what caused the wound on his right ear. Continue reading →

Politics

Netanyahu meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, offering measured optimism on a Gaza cease-fire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu worked to mend ties with Republican presidential candidate Trump on Friday and offered measured optimism about progress toward a cease-fire deal for Gaza, nearing the end of a contentious US visit that put on display the growing American divisions over support for the Israeli-Hamas war. Continue reading →

Nation

How some states are making it harder to register voters

Florida law imposes new regulations, with criminal penalties for violations, on groups that sign up new voters and deliver the collected applications to election officials. Governor Ron DeSantis made voter registration groups that break the rules liable for fines as high as $250,000. Continue reading →

World

After Netanyahu’s meeting with Harris, pressure for cease-fire grows

Netanyahu’s trip to Washington this week, which included White House meetings with Harris and President Biden and a high-profile speech to Congress, has heightened criticism of his ambivalent response to a proposed cease-fire deal. Continue reading →

World

As starvation spreads in Sudan, military blocks aid trucks at border

Experts warn that Sudan, barely functioning after 15 months of fighting, could soon face one of the world’s worst famines in decades. Continue reading →

World

Chinese and Russian bombers patrolling off Alaska raise concerns about growing military cooperation

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that Russian and Chinese bombers flying together for the first time in international airspace off the coast of Alaska is a new show of expanding military cooperation and it raises concerns. Continue reading →

OPINION

Our neighbors are going hungry. Here’s how to care for them.

In Massachusetts, about 900,000 households — or 1.9 million people — are facing food insecurity, an increase from last year, according to GBFB’s recent report that surveyed 3,000 residents. Continue reading →

OPINION

The cost of high food prices — obesity

Given the extraordinary price of food currently, food benefits such as SNAP and WIC need to be broadened to cover more people living on the edge of food insecurity. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Trade schools’ admission rules can block most fitting applicants

"As a retired high school teacher of students with learning disabilities, I [knew] many students didn’t even apply to the vocational high school because they knew that their attendance and grades would surely eliminate any chance of getting in," writes one reader. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

A Boston attorney rescued a puppy from St. Lucia. Now, he’s suing to challenge a ban on dogs entering the US.

A Boston attorney is spearheading a legal battle challenging a new federal regulation that will ban all dogs from entering the United States before they are 6 months old. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Boston could have hosted the Olympics in 2024. But could we have learned to be — gasp — friendly?

Boston’s bid for the 2024 Summer Games notoriously fell apart. But what if we’d hosted? Parisians are being told to be “friendly and genuine.” Would we have faced a similar fate? Continue reading →

Health

Do medical errors creep up at hospitals when interns arrive? Yes, but the ‘July effect’ is minimal.

One doctor compared the transition to replacing some experienced football players with less experienced ones during the fourth quarter of a crucial game. Continue reading →

red sox

Red Sox reacquire lefthander James Paxton to bolster starting pitching

Paxton, who pitched for the Sox last year, was acquired in a trade with the Dodgers for minor league infielder Moises Bolivar. Continue reading →

Peter Abraham | On baseball

It was no secret Alex Cora’s ‘dream job’ was to remain as manager of the Red Sox

“We all fell in love with the city and we all fell in love with everything that comes with the territory,” Cora said, after signing a three-year, $21.75 million extension through 2027. Continue reading →

patriots

Drake Maye is doing a good job of turning rookie mistakes into learning experiences

Bouncing back from bad plays and not making the same mistake twice is all part of the process for the Patriots quarterback. Continue reading →

Retail

Imitation beef? Wahlburgers sues California barbecue company, claiming trademark infringement.

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the Hingham-based burger chain accused Backyard BBQ Village of infringing on its trademark and unlawfully posing as Wahlburgers at two county fairs beginning in May. Continue reading →

Trendlines

Lawmakers require DUA to provide customer service in MassHire centers

The provision, included in the budget passed by the Legislature, was pushed by Quincy workforce development official Ron Iacobucci. Continue reading →

Technology

EV charging company picks Boston for East Coast headquarters

The chief executive of EVPassport said he has already hired 20 people for the 4,000-square-foot office, which is expected to open in September, and plans to add another 15 people to the local team. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Bob Booker, whose JFK parody was a runaway hit, dies at 92

Bob Booker, a veteran comedy writer best known for “The First Family,” the 1962 album lampooning President John F. Kennedy and his family, which was such a runaway hit that crowds gathered at record stores to hear it, died July 12 at his home in Tiburon, Calif. He was 92. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Bill Viola, celebrated video artist who manipulated time and sensory perceptions, dies at 73

Many of his most powerful works slow down the passage of time so that viewers become keenly aware of their own physical presence and thoughts. Others dealt with birth and death as transitions. Continue reading →

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STAGE REVIEW

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company embraces the discord in ‘The Winter’s Tale’

The CSC's staging of one of Shakespeeare's "problem plays" is a success. Continue reading →

Arts

‘Murder in Boston’ earns three Emmy nominations, including a nod for best documentary

The documentary on the Charles Stuart case presented by HBO in association with the Globe is nominated for a trio of Emmy Awards this year. Continue reading →

Documentary Review

The Pete Rose question

HBO’s “Charlie Hustle and the Matter of Pete Rose” examines Rose’s complex legacy. Continue reading →