Yvonne Abraham

AG faces sexist, antigay slurs after imposing gun ban

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Nobody was prepared for how vile so much of that pushback would be.

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A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Texas on Saturday, causing what authorities said was a ?significant loss of life.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/2016-06-21T161018Z_38741622_TM3EC6L0RWQ01_RTRMADP_3_UBER-TEXAS.jpg Lawmakers try to hammer out compromise on Uber, Lyft bill

Lawmakers are frantically trying to hammer out a compromise on how to regulate ride-for-hire firms.

Teen who drowned in Charles River near Harvard was summer school student

The 18-year-old who died Friday night was a Harvard Summer School student, according to the university.

City councilors back Walsh in rift over liquor licenses

Boston city councilors are joining with Mayor Martin J. Walsh to push for full control over the city?s liquor licenses.

KEVIN CULLEN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/cullen-2724.jpg Selling souls and other things

Some convicted of sickening violence make money by putting their thoughts, their clothing, even evidence up for sale.

J. K. Rowling at the the press preview of

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JK Rowling says she hopes Harry Potter play goes global

London is under Harry Potter?s spell once more ? and J.K. Rowling hopes the rest of the world will eventually follow.

Fourteen-year-old charged with possession of loaded gun

Officers arrested a 14-year-old Hyde Park boy who was allegedly carrying a loaded gun in Roxbury early Saturday morning, police said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/584661506.jpg Donald Trump attacks Muslim father?s convention speech

The Republican nominee picked a new fight with the bereaved father of a Muslim Army captain.

The voice of the T calls it quits

If you?ve stood on a T platform, Frank Oglesby is the one telling you your train is now arriving.

2016 Olympics

SHIRA SPRINGER | ON OLYMPICS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/584699140.jpg As Olympics approach, Brazil is feeling the weight of the world

First Olympic host nation from South America is hoping star performances can shift attention from country?s turmoil.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/AFP_DD0J3.jpg Here are the story lines to follow in Rio Olympics

Triplet marathoners, a mother-son shooting duo, and a 41-year-old gymnast will be worth watching.

Bob Ryan

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After covering 11 Olympics and growing to love them, I am troubled by them and by the way they have evolved.

BEN VOLIN I SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tlumacki_patriotstrainingcampday2_sports447.jpg The two weeks Jimmy Garoppolo made a name for himself

A relevant evaluation of Garoppolo came in January 2014 at the East-West game and the Senior Bowl.

ALEX SPEIER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_bosdet3_spts.jpg Jackie Bradley Jr. and the risk of regret at the trade deadline

It?s safe to say the Red Sox are relieved they didn?t deal Bradley even though opportunities to do so in recent seasons were frequent.

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

When will Tom Brady break his silence?

Is it too much to ask for him to tell his loyal fans how he is feeling?

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/29/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/image001-003.jpg Doris Kearns Goodwin talks politics with Colbert

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author appeared on ?The Late Show with Stephen Colbert? Thursday night.

What our critics say

Art Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/26/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/O_Keeffe-Jackinpulpitabstractionno.5-NGA.jpg Long before Hillary, these modernist pioneer women were getting it done

A beautiful exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art showcases the artwork of Georgia O?Keeffe and three of her contemporaries.

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How a jailhouse snitch led prosecutors to a conviction, despite lacking a confession, witnesses or DNA evidence.

Globe investigations

Private schools, painful secrets

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/160607_BH__ErikaSchickel3.jpg The unexpected price of reporting abuse: retaliation

The Globe found 15 instances of retaliation at New England private schools against students or employees who raised concerns about sexual abuse by staffers.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight-9497.jpg Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight?

?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

Mt. Tabor, VT - 7/3/2016 - Rainbow Family members hold hands with a man dressed as an Ent as they walk into a meadow during a Rainbow Gathering in Mt. Tabor, VT, July 3, 2016.(Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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Into the woods with the Rainbow Family of Living Light

Born of the ?70s, an annual summer gathering alighted in Vermont this year.

Nation & World

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