Ensuring a neighbor is never far away

Christine Hochkeppel for the Boston Globe

The village movement, which originated in Boston, is part of a wave of volunteerism gathering strength at a time when governments are strapped for cash.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/07/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_17A886.jpg North Korea says talks with Pompeo were ?regrettable?

North Korea accused Washington of trying to unilaterally pressure the country into abandoning its nuclear program after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departed.

Cliff Owen/Associated Press

Trump lawyers call Comey ?Machiavellian? in note to Mueller

Lawyers for President Trump unleashed a blistering attack on former FBI Director James Comey in a confidential memo last year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rex_4th_July_Celebrations_at_the_US_9735709R.jpg 1-year-old goes to court to get reunited with family

The 1-year-old boy in a green button-up shirt drank milk from a bottle, played with a small purple ball that lit up when it hit the ground and occasionally asked for ?agua.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/07/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/33f6f0f732e64305bc15e2ef0dfb0e04-33f6f0f732e64305bc15e2ef0dfb0e04-0.jpg Man says he?d kill supporters of Trump, congressman, police say

Police say an angry Long Island man nearly backed over a campaign worker moments after saying he wanted to kill supporters of President Trump and US Representative Lee Zeldin.

Firefighters responded to a bus fire in Falmouth on Saturday.

David Curran for The Boston Globe

Burning Steamship Authority bus damages cars in Falmouth parking lot

No passengers were on board, the bus driver escaped unharmed, and there were no reports of injuries, officials said.

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Thai officials said Saturday that they might have to quickly rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a partly flooded cave by helping them make risky dives to safety.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/franconia0918hike.jpg 2 sets of hikers are rescued in White Mountains

Two sets of hikers had to be rescued from the White Mountains because they were unprepared for the terrain and cold, windy conditions.

Man shot and killed in Roxbury

The shooting occurred in the area of 76 Homestead St. shortly after 3 p.m.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/07/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/3017651c-7ba9-11e8-93cc-6d3beccdd7a3.jpg Woman says Justin Trudeau apologized after encounter in 2000

A former newspaper reporter said that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized to her after what she says was an inappropriate encounter nearly two decades ago.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, during a lunch meeting with Republican lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on June 26, 2018. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Al Drago.

Bloomberg

Yvonne Abraham

It?s decision time for Susan Collins

How Susan Collins, Republican Senator from Maine, reacts to President Trump?s nominee for the Supreme Court could be a moment that defines her career.

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/05/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/jacoby-1573.jpg 70 years ago, Mayor Humphrey changed the Democratic Party

At their 1948 national convention, Democrats for the first time stopped enabling racial oppression.

Meriem Palesty, left, from Washington, a Muslim woman of Syrian descent, argues her point with Samuel Tebi, from Gaithersburg, Md., a supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, during an election protest in front of the White House, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Opinion | Alan M. Dershowitz

The left?s desire to live in a political silo when it comes to Trump

Some radical Trump opponents prefer to cut off dialogue. They see no other side to the issue.

Kiteboarders took to the waters at Pleasure Bay in South Boston.

After an ideal weekend, heat (though no wave) is on the way

Today and Sunday will see sunny skies and pleasant temperatures. Then temperatures in the 90s will return, although it won?t be a replay of the recent heat wave.

JIM McBRIDE | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/05/13/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Watson.jpg Former Patriot Ben Watson is so much more than just a football player

Entering his 14th NFL season, Watson has earned his reputation as one of the game?s most respected players on and off the field.

New Orleans Pelicans' DeMarcus Cousins (0) drives against the Charlotte Hornets during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/)

GARY WASHBURN I SUNDAY BASKETBALL NOTES

DeMarcus Cousins had Warrior mentality in free agency

With no offers, Cousins reached out to Golden State, who had only its $5.3 million tax-level exception.

From left, Jackie Bradley Jr., Xander Bogaerts, Mookie Betts, and Andrew Benintendi.

NICK CAFARDO | SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

It?s almost payday for some of the Red Sox? top young players

Here?s a look at what?s facing team president Dave Dombrowski and ownership over the next couple of years.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Summer fireworks season is peak time for runaway dogs

The Fourth of July is always peak season for runaway dogs ? thanks to fear of fireworks ? but experts say a combination of factors have made this the worst season in memory.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/07/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/967795792.jpg Deal for Weinstein Co. covers back pay for De Niro, Streep

An agreement reached in the sale of Harvey Weinstein?s movie studio won?t leave Hollywood stars like Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep holding the bag.

Luke Bryan at Fenway Park.

Music review

At Fenway, Luke Bryan celebrates good times with good people

The country superstar?s high-energy set showcased anthems that embraced optimism and a communal spirit.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/07/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/fiandaca_1.jpg Lucy Fiandaca, 94, who transformed ?any situation into love?

From her home to the Dante Alighieri Elementary School, Mrs. Fiandaca seemed to know nearly everyone she ran into throughout East Boston.

Summer Travel

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/Opener0506beaches-3903.jpg The 20 best beaches to visit in New England

The region is blessed with hundreds of miles of shoreline and some of the best beaches in the country. Here are the ones you shouldn?t miss.

Anyone who played George Wright Golf course in the 1980s or ?90s would be blown away by its current condition.

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.

CROATIA 2, RUSSIA 2

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/51dc8fbbcda64bc99f50087df41ae85b-51dc8fbbcda64bc99f50087df41ae85b-0.jpg Croatia beats Russia on penalty kicks at World Cup

Ivan Rakitic scored the deciding penalty after a 2-2 draw.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Lee_061918_Dundas2_met.jpg Mass. towns need to stop stalling on marijuana rules

Massachusetts is headed toward a two-tier system, strongly correlated to race and privilege, and the law allows it. It?s not a pretty picture.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiCoventry04.jpg 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?

STAT

Stat

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/unnamedpi%20c.jpg 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.

Love Letters: The 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.

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