Newly installed Boston schools chief already under fire

The school committee approved Laura Perille?s appointment Monday, but not before hearing from those critical of Perille.

Trump to scrap Obama-era affirmative action guidelines

The new guidelines will abandon an Obama administration policy that called on universities to consider race as a factor in diversifying their campuses

Here are the options to get soccer players out of the Thai cave. None of them are easy

Here?s a look at the options for extracting the 12 boys and the coach from the cave in northern Thailand and why it could take some time.

Tree-covered gathering spots and a seasonal fountain would be added to City Hall Plaza. — Boston Mayor's Office

Boston Winter is frozen out of City Hall Plaza

A $60 million overhaul of the plaza forced the end of the popular, yet logistically challenging festival.

Nantucket?s Madaket section was not previously warned by the US Army Corps of Engineers about discarded munitions. — Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff/File

Are bombs lurking under the sand on Nantucket?

The US Army Corps of Engineers alerted some residents last month that their property could contain World War II-era munitions.

Dave Epstein

Steamy conditions will continue through Friday

There is some relief in sight on Saturday, but expect a wicked hot Independence Day.

Voter registration deadline isn?t unconstitutional

It?s a victory for Secretary of State William Galvin, who had fought eliminating the 20-day deadline.

A horrific injury. A heroic rescue effort. And a desperate plea: Please don?t call the ambulance, it costs too much

When a woman got her leg caught between an Orange Line train and the platform, she was cut to the bone. Yet she worried about the cost of a hospital trip.

Commuter rail train strikes van driving on tracks in Waltham

In a statement, T spokesman Joe Pesaturo said the injured 84-year-old driver ?was operating his vehicle along the railroad tracks.?

?Healthcare professional? arrested for allegedly murdering eight babies in British hospital

The arrest stemmed from ?Operation Hummingbird,? an inquiry into the sudden and unexplained deaths of 17 babies at a top-tier public hospital in Britain.

How to eat like a local in the North End

Break away from the crowds, the lines, the tourists and you?ll find where the locals are: at the hidden gems full of heavenly meatballs and perhaps the best cappuccino you will ever have.

Gabriela Taveras becomes first woman of color to win Miss Massachusetts title

The Lawrence native will compete in the national Miss America pageant, which will air On ABC Sept. 9.

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Alan Dershowitz says he?s been ?shunned? on Vineyard because of support for Trump

?I will not change my views as a result of these attempts to ostracize me. . . . Silence is not my style,? he said.

EPA head Scott Pruitt is latest to be confronted in a restaurant

Another member of President Trump?s administration was confronted by a member of the public, this time in a tea shop in Washington, D.C.

President Trump orders flags to half-staff in honor of newspaper shooting victims

The order comes after Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley said Monday that Trump had declined his request to lower the flags.

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Joe Kennedy III is on the cover of Nantucket Magazine

Representative Joe Kennedy III says he isn?t looking ahead to 2020 in his cover interview with the magazine.

Anyone who played George Wright Golf course in the 1980s or ?90s would be blown away by its current condition. — LANE TURNER/GLOBE STAFF

Restoration has made George Wright and Franklin Park golfing jewels

Boston?s two public golf courses are in such great shape that this year?s Mass. Amateur will be played on them.

When telling your neighbors to keep quiet just won?t do

Those splurging for expensive condos don?t want to deal with their neighbors? racket. That?s where the soundproofers come in.

Red Sox 4, Nationals 3

Rick Porcello won?t ever forget this game

With a three-run double off one of baseball?s best pitchers and a fine performance on the mound, Porcello led Boston back into first place.

Here?s what Robert Williams had to say about missing the Celtics? first summer league practice

The rookie met with the media prior to Tuesday?s practice.

Fourth of July

A guide to the festivities: Plan your Fourth of July on the Esplanade

With the Fourth of July right around the corner, it?s time to start planning your own local celebrations.

?Terrible Tuesday?: the worst Fourth of July traffic is expected today

In the Boston area, the worst traffic will be on the roads between 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with travel times expected to be 1.8 times longer than normal.

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Five months after young son?s death, Marblehead native Rob Delaney reveals his wife is pregnant

Delaney, who now lives in London, stars in and co-writes the Amazon comedy ?Catastrophe.?

The administration says North Korea is giving up its nukes as a result of Trump?s dealmaking. It?s not.

This is what the end of President Trump?s vaunted ?maximum pressure? sanctions regime looks like.

EDITORIAL

Larry Kudlow?s specious supply-side tax cut claim

Kudlow?s false claim that the budget deficit is coming down is mere balderdash.

Special reports

A night of horror, heroism, and tragedy in Coventry

Six months after a fire killed a father and his little son, questions still outrun an answer to the biggest lingering question: Why couldn?t they get out?

Watch ?Runnin??: The opioid crisis hits Somerville

?Runnin?,? now available for purchase on Vimeo, takes an intimate look at a group of friends in Somerville who came of age as the opioid epidemic took hold and morphed into a national nightmare. It retraces the lives of friends lost, and one last member of the group struggling to avoid the same fate.

Globe event

Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.