MassDOT toll-free perk went on for workers, retirees, despite warning

The issue of state employee perks has taken on new urgency amid a state comptroller investigation into the untold number of untaxed benefits given to public employees.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Clipboard-6796.jpg Suicide rates rise sharply across the US, new report shows

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that suicide rates went up significantly in 44 states, and in 25 of them, including Massachusetts, the increases exceeded 30 percent.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_15P7ZS.jpg France?s Macron threatens rare rebuke of US at G7, Trump fires back

When the president arrives Friday in Quebec, he will find US alliances badly frayed, turning Trump?s tariffs into the focus of the G-7 summit.

NASA

Mass. native returns to Earth after 168 days in space

Scott Tingle recalled looking down at Earth during his spacewalk outside the International Space Station, his view framed by nothing more than his space visor.

Sunglasses belonging to the 80-year-old man who was struck and killed in a crosswalk in the 1300 block of Commonwealth Avenue on Wednesday.

NESTOR RAMOS

Alleged hit-and-run driver voiced attitude many drivers adopt: Get out of my way

If Phocian Fitts feels as if he did nothing wrong, that?s in part the result of a justice system that has long been very quick to excuse motorists.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/turner050818BIZ09rally338.jpg Negotiations on $15 minimum wage, other proposals, stall

If an agreement can?t be reached on the minimum wage issue ? which is tied to complicated negotiations over paid family and medical leave and a sales tax cut ? all three issues could go before voters in the fall.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/ba90dd3b55ba498c97e4b197b7bc9285-ba90dd3b55ba498c97e4b197b7bc9285-0.jpg Mitt Romney predicts 4 more years for President Trump

He once called Donald Trump ?a con man,? but Romney is predicting that Trump will ?easily? win his party?s presidential nomination in 2020 and ?solidly? win a second term.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/969250878.jpg Justice Department says heart of health law unconstitutional

The Trump administration said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wheelchair.jpg Missing wheelchair returned to Malden man with cerebral palsy

The motorized wheelchair was returned Thursday afternoon, a day after it was mistakenly picked up by a scrap metals collector, Malden police said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/ea3918fb711b4dda949cc1590272b7be-ea3918fb711b4dda949cc1590272b7be-6755.jpg Why hasn?t Bernie Sanders endorsed his son?s run for Congress?

?In our family . . . we do not believe in dynastic politics. Levi is running his own campaign in his own way,? US Senator Bernie Sanders said in a statement.

Praise from Democrats is making Baker harder to hit

Republican Governor Charlie Baker?s reelection campaign has a potent weapon: More than three years of praise from high-ranking Democrats.

10/25/15: Foxborough, MA: With only three days off betwen games, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (rear) and head coach Bill Belichick (front) will have very little time to get ready for Thursday night's game vs the Dolphins. They are pictured on the sidelines during Sunday's game vs. the Jets. The New England Patriots hosted the New York Jets in a regular season NFL football game at Gillette Stadium. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports topic:Patriots-Jets (1)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Julian Edelman case gives Bill Belichick more ammunition against Alex Guerrero

The trainer?s closeness to Edelman could have repercussions with the Belichick-Tom Brady relationship.

TIGERS 7, RED SOX 2

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The Sox fell, 7-2, Thursday night at Fenway, snapping a four-game winning streak.

PETER ABRAHAM I ON BASEBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin060718RedSox-Tigers_Spt8.jpg Andrew Benintendi had better get used to the spotlight

For the 23-year-old Benintendi, celebrity is harder to deal with than opposing pitchers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/12/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/ryan_fanpier1_met.jpg The Army wants someplace to plot its future. Could it be Boston?

The Army is looking for a place for a Futures Command headquarters, and Greater Boston is on the short list.

BOSTON, MA - 6/07/2018: Putting on his flight gloves while in the cockpit at Norwood Airpot, Sean D. Tucker's final season as a SOLO act. He will be performing his Sky Dance air routine just one more time this year before working on a performance team. Sean has been performing for 42 years. He is 66 years old, an honorary Blue Angel, Thunderbird, Golden Knight, just about every accolade for aerobatics performance on record. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 07pilot

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A ?Living Legend of Flight? prepares for his final, death-defying solo flight

Sean D. Tucker will perform his ?Sky Dance? for one of the last times during Rhode Island?s Air National Guard Show Saturday and Sunday in Providence.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/1013genomenew.jpg UMass Amherst researchers discover gel-like substance can prevent DNA from diffusing

The discovery could be a breakthrough in several biomedical areas, including gene therapy.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/darby%20goode.jpg Chronicling ?the most significant event? in the history of Boston police

On Sept. 9, 1919, more than 1,100 Boston police officers went on strike.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/e95a69e037eb4d94a190a75cfcc228b8-e95a69e037eb4d94a190a75cfcc228b8-12249.jpg Facebook bug changed privacy settings of up to 14 million users

The social media giant said a software glitch last month caused posts believed to be just for friends to become public.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_pruarea_met.jpg Boston and other smart cities run better, but they should be even smarter, report says

A McKinsey study suggests how cities could improve public services by wider adoption of ?smart? technologies.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/945515802[1]-U84935131118cRC--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Is CBS about to remove Jeff Glor as ?Evening News? anchor?

Just six months after landing in the chair once occupied by Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather (and Katie Couric and Scott Pelley), Glor may be pushed out because of lackluster ratings.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/25/BostonGlobe.com/Obits/Advance/Images/AP_060515063653.jpg David Douglas Duncan, whose images captured war-weary soldiers and Picasso at work, dies at 102

Mr. Duncan, one of the foremost photojournalists of the 20th century, died Thursday in the south of France. He was 102.

The Boomer Issue | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/31/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/pickleball0610boom.jpg This sport has taken retirement communities by storm

As kids they loved Frisbee and Wiffle ball. As retirees they?ve taken to another oddly-named game.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/logo1-16677.jpg Smarter Cities, Smarter Skills

A Boston Globe event series on how technology and the tech economy are reshaping our world.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/lovelettersalbum.jpg Getting over a breakup

Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/AFP_14341W.jpg Current recycling crisis is not all China?s fault

Some of the same waste management companies that fought the bottle bill are not living up to their end of the bargain.

Newsletters

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Our new weekly summer newsletter, ?Eat. Drink. Eat some more,? gives you 15 weeks of recipes and restaurant tips. Find out more.

Real Estate

Address

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/stan-fellows-home-nest-illustration$medium.jpg Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town?

As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month: May 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month.

Crossword

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/crossword.jpg Play the crossword

Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.