Storm system will bring ?windswept soaking rain?

A flood warning will be in place for the western part of the state later today and a wind advisory in Eastern Mass.

Boston city council grills Olympic bid chief about plans

A top executive with the committee bidding for the 2024 Summer Olympics faced sharp questions Friday from city councilors.

Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley.

Lane Turner/Globe Staff

Ex-ADA says Conley fired him in retaliation

A former Suffolk County prosecutor alleges DA Daniel Conley fired him for not working on Conley?s mayoral bid.

A law enforcement officials stood guard in Duane, N.Y., on Saturday in the search for escaped convict David Sweat.

Authorities search for surviving escapee after 1 convict killed

Officials searched for escapee David Sweat after Richard Matt was shot and killed Friday.

Flowers and a stuffed animal were left near where a girl?s body was found on Deer Island Thursday.

Scott Eisen for The Boston Globe

?Someone has to know? who child found on Deer Island is

She was 4 years old. She had long brown hair and brown eyes. She was dressed in pajamas. What police don?t know is how she died.

Proposed 25-story tower would be tallest in Roxbury?s history

One of Boston?s biggest African-American owned development firms wants to build a $200 million tower in Dudley Square.

In Unity, N.H., Obama-Clinton bond was born

A significant portion of President Obama?s 2008 New Hampshire team is now supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Liz Nania, at left and Sandy Bailey, at right, celebrated the Supreme Court?s ruling on same-sex marriage and their one year wedding anniversary on the State House steps during a rally Friday evening.

Barry Chin/Boston Globe Staff

Analysis

Roots of ruling extend back to raucous Beacon Hill row

Same-sex marriage took less than a generation to race from a concept that triggered battles on Beacon Hill to the law of the land.

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The Supreme Court?s liberal record has left conservatives spitting fire about a GOP pick who betrayed their cause.

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Fluto Shinzawa | On Hockey

By trading Hamilton, Bruins dismiss a franchise player

Dougie Hamilton wanted a salary the cap-strapped Bruins were simply unwilling to pay.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/MVLandAuction5.jpg Quincy group buys Vineyard property for $5.2m

An auction ends a 15-year-old drama on Martha?s Vineyard: the fate of some 50 acres first envisioned as a luxury golf course.

THE BOSTON GLOBE

Customs acknowledges Logan is short-staffed

The federal agency said it is unknown when new officers can be added to speed up wait times, partly due to budget limitations.

Pepperell put on a show in the sky last year and is one of the towns preparing another annual fireworks show for July Fourth.

For big fun at Fourth fireworks, think small

Small town July Fourth celebrations are considerably different than their big city cousins.

Full-time workers should move for 2 hours during shifts

?Walking meetings,?? indoors or out, are a way to stay on your feet and moving at work.

Promising results for migraine prevention drugs

Three pharmaceutical companies have presented study results demonstrating the power of a new class of drugs.

Museum visits can promote mindfulness

Looking at art also prompts careful viewing, which can help doctors notice more details about their patients.

Ground Game

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AP793557252694A.jpg Why is the GOP presidential field so large in 2016?

The 2016 GOP field is the largest ever since the modern presidential primary system began in 1952.

Opinion

Mary L. Bonauto

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/marriage%202007.jpg Today?s decision should energize us

There is still urgent work to achieve justice for all Americans, writes Mary Bonauto, who argued before the Supreme Court in April.

The Big Picture

Doug Mills/The New York Times

Same-sex marriage legalized in US

The US Supreme Court made a historic decision Friday in a 5-4 ruling establishing same-sex marriage across all 50 states.

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