Union defends itself against allegations regarding hiring tactics

The crowd at City Hall Plaza at Boston Calling in 2015.

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A labor group defended its interactions with city officials in a statement Saturday.

The scene near the drowning in Orleans, Massachusetts on Saturday.

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Man drowns during lifeguard tryouts in Orleans

The victim, a man in his 20s, went underwater in distress during an exercise in Pilgrim Lake on Saturday morning, the Orleans fire chief said.

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2013 file photo, the Library of Congress is seen in Washington. Congress may not be able to reform the immigration system, fix the broken tax code or even pass a budget. But it?s telling the Library of Congress how to label immigrants living in the country illegally. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP

Lawmakers want Library of Congress to use ?illegal aliens?

It?s the first time in history that Congress has introduced legislation regarding subject headings.

Bicyclist hits the road on a 1,500-mile ride to promote engaged fatherhood

A man from the Chicago area plans to bicycle all the way home from Boston to urge fathers to deeply engage with their children.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/18/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Tlumacki_westportlocation_business358.jpg What is it like to live in Westport?

This town on the south coast near Rhode Island is very much in tune with the sea.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/2016-05-28T210737Z_381772064_S1AETGSDGBAA_RTRMADP_3_NBA-DEJEAN.jpg Pelicans player fatally shot in Dallas

Bryce Dejean-Jones was a rookie who played college basketball at Iowa State, Southern Cal, and UNLV.

Memorial Day

Throngs of scouts rush to place thousands of flags on veteran's graves at Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in honor of Memorial Day, Friday, May 27, 2016, in Wrightstown N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

OPINION | JANET WU

A day to remember the true cost of freedom

We honor those who serve by never forgetting the high stakes.

Kevin Cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/cullen-2194.jpg Remembering the living and the dead

As impressive as the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes memorial is architecturally, it is also the physical manifestation of something far more profound.

Known then as Lou Stone, Mrs. Richards wore the league?s regulation skirt while playing for the Racine Belles and the South Bend Blue Sox.

obituary

Lucille Stone Richards, women?s pro baseball shortstop, dies at 90

Mrs. Richards lived in Holbrook, where she coached Little League for 25 years and drove a school bus for two decades.

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2016 file photo, Amber Heard, left, and Johnny Depp arrive at The Art of Elysium's Ninth annual Heaven Gala at 3LABS, in Culver City, Calif. Heard was in Los Angeles Superior Court court on Friday, May 27, 2016, and provided a sworn declaration that her husband Johnny Depp threw her cellphone at her during a fight Saturday, striking her cheek and eye. The judge ordered Depp to stay away from his estranged wife and ruled that Depp shouldn't try to contact Heard until a hearing is conducted on June 17. Heard filed for divorce on Monday. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)

Johnny Depp faces accusations amid turbulent week

A judge issued a restraining order against Depp after his wife, Amber Heard, accused him of hitting her.

Photos from Boston Calling

The seventh outing of the Boston Calling Music Festival continued on Saturday.

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2014, file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pauses as he speaks during a news conference in New York. A federal judge deflated

BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

More odd twists and turns in Deflategate

You know the absurdity hasn?t receded when comedian Jim Breuer becomes directly involved.

BLUE JAYS 10, RED SOX 9

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/2016-05-28T211145Z_331049102_NOCID_RTRMADP_3_MLB-BOSTON-RED-SOX-AT-TORONTO-BLUE-JAYS.jpg Blue Jays score twice in ninth to beat Red Sox

After David Ortiz gave Boston a lead in the top of the ninth, Toronto rallied vs. Craig Kimbrel for the win.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/26/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/27burlington_itjl-7A.jpg Burlington College closes under unwanted spotlight

These last two weeks, students have been scrambling to transfer to other colleges, while graduates rushed to save thesis projects.

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

At a career crossroads, it?s time for Buchholz to show some fight

Clay Buchholz may come to realize this might be the best thing that ever happened to him.

Opinion & Ideas

MICHAEL A. COHEN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/27/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-1804.jpg Welcome to the ?nothing matters? election

In the Year of Trump, policy takes a back seat to partisanship and tribe.

Life sciences

STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.

Ground Game

ground game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/26/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_B7415.jpg Why the State Dept. e-mail investigation really matters

The report could affect Hillary Clinton?s ability to pivot her campaign heading into the general election.

The Big Picture

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Obama?s historic Hiroshima visit

President Obama became the first sitting US president to visit the Japanese city, where he paid tribute to the 140,000 lives lost in the 1945 atomic bombing.