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Crime & Courts

How a violent rampage in Winthrop left two dead and a town reeling

Understand the events and hear the voices of witnesses to Saturday’s carnage, in which two Black bystanders were tragically gunned down in a peaceful Winthrop neighborhood. Continue reading →

Politics

What do Bostonians think of police? About half of those polled had a generally positive perception of the force

The poll of 500 Boston voters by Suffolk University and the Globe indicates many likely voters appear to harbor more moderate views on issues of policing than some local progressive political candidates and advocates who are calling for a continued overhaul of the department. Continue reading →

Climate Change

With extreme heat increasingly in the forecast, how can we adapt?

As climate change progresses, heat waves like the one that has settled over New England this week are expected to become even more common. Chelsea hopes to significantly reduce extreme heat with some carefully selected low-tech strategies that can be exported to other communities. Continue reading →

The Great Divide

Task force calls for exam school admission changes, but gives in on exception for high-ranking students

The changes finalized at a public meeting Tuesday night would place much more emphasis on a student’s grades than test results, and would separate applicants into eight groups based on their socioeconomic status, so that a low-income child would not be competing with a wealthier student for the same seat. Continue reading →

Business

Longtime director of Boston rape crisis center leaves amid a broiling controversy over racial equity

The departure of Gina Scaramella comes after more than half of the nonprofit’s staff sent the board a letter detailing what they said was the director's failure to “rise to the current challenge of addressing white supremacy.” Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

‘We are waiting for you’: An agonizing vigil for Surfside families

The round-the-clock rescue operation now involves 210 workers scouring the giant mound at any given time. In the days since the collapse, crews had moved 3 million pounds of concrete off the pile. But for most of the families who have spent their days congregated in a government-sponsored reunification center, that progress has been unsatisfying. Continue reading →

Politics

Supreme Court says no right to hearing for some immigrants

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face persecution or torture if they are deported to their native countries. The court held 6-3 that the immigrants are not entitled to a hearing about whether they should be released while the government evaluates their claims. Continue reading →

Nation

Cosmic gulp: Astronomers see black hole swallow neutron star

For the first time, astronomers have witnessed a black hole swallowing a neutron star, the most dense object in the universe — all in a split-second gulp. Continue reading →

The World

World

Security in Afghanistan is decaying, US general says as forces leave

The commander of the US-led mission in Afghanistan warned on Tuesday that the country could be on a path to chaotic civil war as American and other international troops prepare to leave in the coming weeks. Continue reading →

World

Jubilant Tigray capital greets insurgents after Ethiopian retreat

A column of triumphant fighters paraded into the city just after dawn on Tuesday, led by a woman in camouflage who brandished a Kalashnikov and the flag of the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, while people poured onto the streets to welcome them — cheering, weeping with relief, and chanting “Victory is ours!” Continue reading →

World

Mexican rescuers have saved lives in disaster zones around the world. Now they’re in Florida

The group grew from volunteers helping after a devastating 1985 earthquake in Mexico City into a world-renowned crew with an international membership. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Massachusetts police reform law gets real

Change has come slowly. It’s everybody’s business to keep redefining and expanding the idea of what makes us safe. Continue reading →

OPINION

This year, Independence Day is also Interdependence Day

They were there for us during the COVID-19 pandemic and deserve our thanks. Here’s a sample from my thank-you list. Who’s on yours? Continue reading →

LETTERS

Will US heed the distress signal of COVID crises abroad?

Calls for more US foreign aid grow urgent as global health officials fear a wave of illness in Africa like the one that struck India in the spring. Continue reading →

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Metro

Metro

Fourth of July 2021: More parades and picnics, fewer splashy pyrotechnics, less boom

Despite lifted COVID-19 restrictions, rising vaccination rates, and an increasing sense of normalcy, one tradition is not quite back: fireworks. Continue reading →

Metro

No longer early, mayor’s race is taking shape

In theory, this race is Kim Janey’s to lose. She has the enormous advantages that come with sitting in the mayors’ office every day, showing voters — and local TV cameras — what she can do in the job. Continue reading →

Globe Local

What we know so far about the two people murdered in Winthrop: Ramona Cooper and David Green

The murders of Ramona Cooper and David Green are being investigated as a hate crime. Here is what we know so far about the two victims. Continue reading →

Sports

wimbledon

Serena Williams is out of Wimbledon after injury in first-round match

The seven-time champion suffered a leg injury in the fifth game of the first set, then retired after the sixth. Continue reading →

Red Sox 7, Royals 6

Red Sox withstand another starter’s meltdown and drop Royals again

Matt Barnes struck out the side for his 18th save as the Red Sox’ bullpen provided 4⅔ innings of shutout relief. Continue reading →

Red Sox notebook

Red Sox’ aggressive tactics on bases have defenses on the run

The Red Sox ranked 20th in the league with 29 stolen bases this year. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Longtime director of Boston rape crisis center leaves amid a broiling controversy over racial equity

The departure of Gina Scaramella comes after more than half of the nonprofit’s staff sent the board a letter detailing what they said was the director's failure to “rise to the current challenge of addressing white supremacy.” Continue reading →

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Roads, bridges, jobs: Biden selling big infrastructure deal

President Biden argued that the package is a way for the United States to assert both the principles of democracy and the economic might that can come from dramatic investments in the country’s future. Continue reading →

Business

Gordon Ramsay is coming to the Back Bay

Now that Americans are eating out in droves again, Ramsay is cooking up his US expansion. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Names

Jon Hamm is in Boston to film ‘Fletch’ reboot

“Confess, Fletch” starring Jon Hamm will be filming all around Boston and Worcester into mid-July. Continue reading →

COMMUNITY

Hear a reading of Frederick Douglass’s ‘Fourth of July’ speech in a town near you

Mass Humanities is sponsoring a total of 20 readings, set all over the state, of Douglass's “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” Continue reading →

DINING OUT

In the Seaport, a Black-owned barbecue shop prevails

Larry J’s BBQ Cafe serves Texas-style smoked meats from a kiosk in the park. Continue reading →