Justice Dept. sees evidence of discrimination at Harvard

The Justice Department is weighing in on a case that could eventually overturn the use of affirmative action in higher education.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_062117_23globemove_5499x.jpg Calif. man arrested by FBI on charges of threatening Globe employees

Robert Chain of Encino, Calif., was arrested at his home and is charged with a single count of making a threatening communication in interstate commerce.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/clark_shark_sighting_070819_1225-19145-19726.jpg Orleans official issues warning on sharks: ?It is time for beachgoers to change their behavior?

Nathan Sears, harbormaster and natural resources director, wrote that if beachgoers don?t take heed, ?something terrible is going to happen.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/NHPolls04.jpg The number of independent voters in the state keeps climbing

The result for Tuesday?s primary and the primary elections beyond: more uncertainty.

Body found with ?severe injuries? on Mass. Pike

There are no overpasses near the location where the body was found, and State Police troopers did not find any unattended vehicles in the area.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/clark_football_BFD_082918_03.jpg Another hot and humid day, but your ACs can take a long weekend

After experiencing record-breaking temperatures and triple-digit heat index values on Wednesday, dry, seasonable weather is on the horizon.

Man dies after woman allegedly drove truck into N.H. couple walking dog

AStephen VanDalinda and his wife, Erin, were on Pine Street with their dog when Catrina Costello deliberately drove into them, according to officials.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/bernsteintrump1.jpg President Trump, Carl Bernstein tangle on Twitter over CNN story

?I have spent my life as a journalist bringing the truth to light,? famed journalist Carl Bernstein tweeted. ?No taunt will diminish my commitment to that mission.?

New England EPA administrator Alexandra Dunn has been described as apolitical and driven by science.

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

In the deep blue of New England, a Trump appointee gains respect for protecting the environment

Alexandra Dunn, a proud Republican who leads the EPA?s New England office, has won widespread accolades from the region?s environmental leaders.

A student walked past school buses outside Codman Academy in Dorchester on Wednesday.

?This would never happen in Beverly, Wakefield, or Lexington.?

Families had to hastily rearrange schedules to drive their children to or from school after some school bus routes were running as much as two hours late in Boston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/17/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/tlumacki_simplerecycling_business064-001.jpg Nonprofits feeling pinched by recycled clothing competitors

Organizations that rely on clothing donations say they?re losing money to upstart businesses that offer recycling convenience.

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The superheated housing market in the Boston area may be cooling, with more options available and fewer prospective buyers in July.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/tlumacki_farmersmarket_lifestyle047.jpg Holy guacamole! In Tufts study, you can get paid to eat avocados

Calling all Millennials: Several universities are teaming up to evaluate the effects of avocados on body-fat levels.

Dr. Dallas Reed, an obstetrician-gynecologist and medical geneticist at Tufts Floating Hospital, uses a new software program to help diagnose kids with rare genetic disease.

David L Ryan/Globe Staff

Facial recognition zeroes in on genetic disorders

A facial recognition app called Face2Gene, developed by Boston-based digital health startup FDNA, is making diagnoses easier for specialists in genetic disorders.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/20180820_vtburlington-60.jpg It?s a beautiful day in Vt.: ?Mister Chris? revives the ?Neighborhood? feel on PBS

Chris Dorman has built up a fan base for ?Mister Chris and Friends,? a children?s program set to air on Vermont PBS. But with echoes of iconic PBS host Fred Rogers, the show may resonate afar.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/1025151094-21436-U842957867857EkF--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Serena Williams played in a tutu at the US Open ? and won

Just days after a French tennis official said her black catsuit with clot-preventing compression tights ??will no longer be accepted,?? Serena Williams wore tutus at the US Open.

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/cupid0831art.jpg What?s your favorite Dinner With Cupid blind date?

Are you a romantic who?s hoping for a love match? Or do you prefer the train wrecks? We want to know.

It?s not easy to get inside the Verizon Innovation in Communications Museum. In 2014, a costumed tour guide showed lucky visitors around.

Scott Kirsner

INNOVATION ECONOMY

This Boston museum is off-limits to almost everyone

Verizon?s Innovation in Communications space near City Hall celebrates Alexander Graham Bell, but good luck trying to get inside.

HELP DESK

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/AdobeStock_31539333.jpeg How do I pick the right backpack for my kid?

Pediatric orthopedic experts told the Globe a too-heavy backpack can in fact cause children some back discomfort, but there are things families can do to avoid that situation.

RED SOX 14, MARLINS 6

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_miabos10_spts.jpg The Red Sox? bats delivered big in this win ? 11 runs in the seventh inning

The 12 hits and 11 runs in one frame were season highs for the Sox. But earlier in the game, David Price was hit by a pitch on his throwing arm and had to depart.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_miabos3_spts.jpg ?It caught bone?: David Price exits game after getting drilled by a line drive

The Sox announced the injury as a left wrist contusion and said that Price will receive further evaluation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/Rex_Democratic_gubernatorial_primary_9827050Z-3488-U842957867857U0E--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg ?Can you stop interrupting?? ?Can you stop lying?? Cuomo and Nixon spar in debate

After months of shadowboxing from afar, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon clashed up close in a heated debate on Wednesday that featured sharp attacks and flashes of frustration.

Editorial Board Endorsement

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_statehouse2_met-001.jpg Endorsement: Liz Malia, Jeffrey Sanchez, and Jon Santiago for Mass. state representatives

The Globe endorses State Representatives Liz Malia and Jeffrey Sanchez, as well as challenger Jon Santiago.

Shirley Leung

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Leung-5046.jpg The Asian-American wave in Massachusetts politics

Third Congressional District race represents a wave of Asian-Americans running for office in Massachusetts ? and across the country.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/a50c56781ce54bab9518a39e0bd2784b-a50c56781ce54bab9518a39e0bd2784b-0.jpg Alec Baldwin is heading to New Hampshire to help fundraise for Democrats

The man who regularly dresses up as President Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live" is helping New Hampshire's Democratic Party raise some cash ahead of the midterms.

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Clipboard-8722.jpg She hasn?t been added to the group text

After the engagement party, I thought that my fiancé would finally have invited me into this group chat. But still nothing.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg Until next year, my sweetheart

In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial Board Endorsement

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/200_patalano_rollins.jpg Endorsement: Rachael Rollins and Donna Patalano would lead on criminal justice reform

We can do better, and that?s why the Democratic primaries for the Middlesex and Suffolk DAs are so important.

Real Estate

Recent home sales south of Boston (Aug. 29)

DEDHAM: 39 Court St.; One-family Antique, built in 1825, 4,075 square feet, 12 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, on 15,807-square-foot lot.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg Until next year, my sweetheart

In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

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.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg 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.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever

A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

The Big Picture

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

The Big Picture

A home, but for how long?

The Trump administration canceled the program that had allowed Patricia Carbajal to create a life as a mother, a construction worker, and a budding activist.

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.