Nation

ICE to avoid detaining pregnant, nursing, and postpartum women

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer detain most pregnant, nursing, and postpartum women for deportation, reversing a Trump-era rule that permitted officials to jail thousands of immigrants in those circumstances, according to a new policy released Friday. Continue reading →

Nation

CDC issues new school guidance, with emphasis on full reopening

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance Friday urging schools to fully reopen in the fall, even if they cannot take all of the steps the agency recommends to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading →

Nation

DeSantis parts with Trump in response to Surfside tragedy

As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis prepares for a reelection bid next year that could propel him into a presidential campaign, the tragedy in Surfside is exposing voters to a different side of him. He’s still the conservative populist who rarely parts with former president Donald Trump. But unlike Trump, DeSantis is showing that he can tone down some of his most extreme partisan rhetoric during a disaster. Continue reading →

World

Biden tells Putin the US will take ‘any necessary action’ after latest massive ransomware attack, White House says

President Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that the United States will take “any necessary action” to defend US infrastructure after Russia-based hackers carried out the largest known ransomware attack to date, afflicting up to 1,500 companies, schools, and hospitals around the world. Continue reading →

World

IMF to help countries buy vaccines

The International Monetary Fund took a step Friday toward easing widening global inequality. Continue reading →

World

Afghan warlord slams government, quick US goodbye

A powerful warlord in northern Afghanistan and a key US ally in the 2001 defeat of the Taliban blames a fractious Afghan government and an “irresponsible” American departure for the insurgents’ recent rapid territorial gains across the north. Continue reading →

OPINION

The glorification of ranked-choice voting

Some races might have gone differently had ranked-choice voting been in place — but not necessarily in the direction progressives would like. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

It’s time to open up the State House

Lawmakers ought to grapple with their COVID vaccination policy quickly and let the public back into the building. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Diversity, equity, inclusion . . . debate

A collection of readers' responses to a recent set of Opinion pieces that ran under the heading 'Do diversity, equity, inclusion initiatives belong in our schools?' Continue reading →

Metro

Boston Pride announces closing amid controversy over inclusion

The announcement, posted to the organization’s website Friday afternoon, came one month after Pride board president Linda DeMarco said she would resign this summer in response to complaints that the organization excluded people of color and trans people, which led some to boycott the group. Continue reading →

Globe Local

Rollins moves to overturn thousands of convictions based on testing at now-closed state drug lab

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins called on the state's highest court to consider granting new trials to tens of thousands of drug defendants who were convicted based on evidence from a scandal-plagued state drug lab in Jamaica Plain. Continue reading →

Metro

‘Boo Boo’ the bear killed after medical van collision in Marion, state officials confirm

In a sad end to a mystery that had lingered since a medical van struck a black bear in Marion on June 24, state officials on Friday confirmed that the animal died of its injuries and that it was Boo Boo, the black bear that had been seen roaming a number of South Shore towns over the last several weeks. Continue reading →

High Schools

Wellesley High junior Max Stakun-Pickering wins national title in decathlon

Stakun-Pickering needed to beat his opponent by eight seconds in a difficult event, the 1,500 meters, and he did. Continue reading →

RED SOX 11, PHILLIES 5

J.D. Martinez leads hit parade, Red Sox return to home cooking in rout of Phillies

The designated hitter belted a three-run home run, drove in four runs, and was one of six Boston batters with two hits apiece. Continue reading →

Colleges

Name, image and likeness: A cataclysmic event or a watershed moment?

College athletic departments are preparing themselves and their student-athletes for whatever opportunities will emerge. Continue reading →

Business

Boston home-buying app seeks to overhaul industry, one swipe at a time

Torii, a startup founded in 2017, is trying to simplify the house-buying process for millennials. Its app has gained some traction but is in a crowded market. Continue reading →

Business

Biden signs order to urge more scrutiny of big business

President Biden signed a sweeping executive order Friday aimed at spurring competition across the economy, encouraging federal agencies to take a wide range of actions, including more closely scrutinizing the tech industry, cracking down on high fees charged by sea shippers, and allowing hearing aids to be sold over the counter. Continue reading →

Business

MassBio said to be in talks with state Senator Joseph Boncore for CEO position

The Winthrop Democrat is a leading candidate to run the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, the trade group for the state’s booming biotech industry. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Yury Dokhoian, chess coach who guided Gary Kasparov, dies at 56

Not every chess player is suited to be a coach; an unusual skill set is required. By many accounts, Yury Dokhoian, a Russian grandmaster who died July 1 in Moscow at 56, had the necessary tools. Continue reading →

Obituaries

James Kallstrom, who led FBI review of TWA crash, dies at 78

In his 27 years with the FBI, James Kallstrom helped convict the bosses of New York City’s five Mafia families with cleverly concealed wiretaps and spiked meatballs. And he investigated the 1993 terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center, expanded the FBI’s surveillance purview to include cellphones, and recovered a half-million dollars in diamond jewelry stolen by a baggage handler at Kennedy International Airport in 1995 and belonging to Sarah, the Duchess of York. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Clare Peploe, film director who jumbled genres, dies at 79

Clare Peploe, a director and screenwriter who liked to merge genres in her own films, and who also made significant contributions to some of the movies of her husband, celebrated filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci, died June 24 in Rome. She was 79. Continue reading →

COMMUNITY

On the Common, a public restroom wrapped with beautiful art

Silvia López Chavez's latest public artwork is a colorful mural wrap. Continue reading →

Theater

Emerson Colonial Theatre will reopen to a jam-packed slate of shows beginning in September

The theater's roster includes a new speakers series, musicals, concerts, and holiday shows. Continue reading →

MUSIC

For this Providence choir, an emotional return to live music: ‘It could be overwhelming’

Ensemble Altera will sing before an audience Sunday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Continue reading →