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6 dead, 30 wounded in shooting at Chicago-area July 4 parade

A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said.

Photos: Aftermath of deadly shooting in Highland Park Fourth of July parade

Black leaders call for race commissions in wake of violent white supremacist march in Boston

Local Black leaders gathered on the steps of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square Monday to denounce the white supremacists who marched through the city with shields and flags on Saturday and allegedly assaulted a 34-year-old Black activist near the corner of Stuart and Dartmouth.

Boston civil rights leaders denounce white supremacist group that marched through city

New Orange and Red Line trains return to service after battery malfunction
The new Orange and Red Line train cars were back in service on Monday, two weeks after a reported battery failure in one of the cars led them to be pulled from service for inspection, the MBTA said in a statement.

Shirley Leung: ‘We deserve a better T’: Red Line rider launches a quiet protest

Rash of shootings across Boston overnight leaves at least 10 injured, with one in critical condition

Police were called to the scene of approximately six reported incidents spanning from Dorchester to the South End to Hyde Park from Sunday night through Monday morning, according to Officer Andre Watson. One person was in critical condition Monday morning, while another was in serious but stable condition.

High court ruling impacts Massachusetts gun licensing rules

Massachusetts police chiefs should no longer deny or impose restrictions on licenses to carry a gun just because the applicant doesn’t have a “good reason” to carry, the state’s attorney general said in light of a recent US Supreme Court ruling.

Fourth of July

Vinnie Schlenker, of Holbrook snagged his spot early for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular to celebrate the Fourth of July. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

A Fourth of July tradition returns to the Esplanade, and so do the crowds

For many who staked out a prime spot on the grass — and for the city itself — the day marks the return of a beloved tradition, one that was put on hold amid a prolonged and unpredictable pandemic.

Visitors new and old celebrate reading of the Declaration of Independence As city shakes off pandemic doldrums for July 4th weekend, downtown goes to the dogs

Fireworks explode over the Hatch Shell during rehearsal for the 2018 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular in Boston.

A guide to celebrating the Fourth of July in Boston

Fourth of July weekend is here, and there are many ways to celebrate in Boston. Firework displays have returned, festivals are abound, and with the return of the Boston Pops to the Charles River Esplanade for the first time in three years, it’s finally feeling like a holiday weekend people can plan for.

In Democratic primary for attorney general, three well-credentialed candidates compete for the spotlight
All three are repeat candidates with strong credentials, meaning the choice before voters may turn on the contenders’ personal stories — and the money they raise to share them.

Red Sox 4, Rays 0

Bullpen comes through when needed as Red Sox shut down Rays
Kutter Crawford did the heavy lifting with 5 1/3 innings of work that included eight strikeouts in the opener of a series at Fenway Park.

Top pitching prospect Brayan Bello could be the choice to start for Red Sox on Wednesday

Contractors in Sacramento installed solar panels. Costs have risen considerably this year on the panels.

Inflation and supply chain problems blunt efforts to ramp up renewable energy

Damage to the economy has spread to renewable energy, blunting the Biden administration’s efforts to promote a source of power that would protect the country from spikes in oil and gas prices and reduce pollution.

A Boston man was rescued from Mt. Monadnock on June 30.

Boston man, 63, rescued off Mount Monadnock after headfirst fall

Gary Cohen was heading down White Dot Trail on Thursday afternoon when he fell, and conservation officers with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department were called to his aid, according to a release.

Demonstrators protesting the killing of Jayland Walker gathered outside the Stubbs Justice Center in Akron, Ohio, on Saturday, July 2, 2022. A 25-year-old Black man who was killed last week by police officers in Akron, Ohio, suffered more than 60 gunshot wounds but was unarmed at the time, the police chief said Sunday.

Police say unarmed Black man in Ohio traffic stop was shot 60 times

A 25-year-old Black man who was killed last week by police officers in Akron, Ohio, suffered more than 60 gunshot wounds but was unarmed at the time, the police chief said Sunday.

Opinion

The Innovation Trail highlights 21 locations between Downtown Crossing and Cambridge’s Central Square.

IDEAS | SCOTT KIRSNER

Boston has the Freedom Trail. How about an Innovation Trail?

The city has been a hub of discovery and scientific breakthroughs for four centuries. A walking tour seeks to tell that story.

The Revolution was America’s first civil war

Gender-affirming health care is simply good health care

IDEAS | KERMIT ROOSEVELT III

What we get wrong about the Fourth of July

IDEAS | GRANT E. STANTON

The unsung Black Patriots of Revolutionary Boston

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

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As monkeypox cases mount, health officials, advocates try to prevent spread, stigma to gay community

Even as scientists and health officials race to learn more about the mysterious monkeypox outbreak in the United States, one thing seems clear: confusion and misinformation about the virus are spreading faster than the infectious disease itself.

Man struck by boat propeller off Cape Cod, suffers serious injuries
The man, 31, applied a tourniquet to his leg to help stem blood loss prior to first responders arriving on the scene, said Chris Beal, deputy chief of the Barnstable Fire Department. A medical helicopter airlifted the victim to the Rhode Island Hospital trauma center.

Griner sends letter to President Biden pleading for his help

Brittney Griner has made an appeal to President Biden in a letter passed to the White House through her representatives saying she feared she might never return home and asking that he not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.”

76 fake charities shared a mailbox. The IRS kept approving more.
The “American Cancer Society of Michigan,” state authorities say, was a fake charity. And not even a good fake.

What happens to NBA Finals teams the next season?
After losing to the Warriors in June, the Celtics expressed confidence they'd be back in the NBA Finals, but the statistics show that is easier said than done.

This week’s TV: A new Dennis Lehane drama, Apple TV+ comes of age, and a psychic sitcom
This week, Apple TV+ is adding the excellent “Black Bird” to its interesting mix of shows, all original content that just keeps getting better.

Recommended reads

Zach Lacy, 15, drowned in the Merrimack River in 2020. His twin sister, Zoe (left), and his then-girlfriend Meghan McGonagle have worked to improve safety in the aftermath of the tragedy. They visited a memorial to Zach set up above the part of the river where he died.

The Merrimack River has claimed 31 lives in 12 years. Could future tragedies be prevented?

The rash of deaths has raised questions among affected families and communities about what, if anything, could be done to curtail the loss of life along the river.

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Thirty years ago, I saw firsthand how good new Bruins coach Jim Montgomery was with young players
The 1993-93 University of Maine men's hockey team were led by Montgomery, the team captain, who took a future Hall of Famer under his wing as the Black Bears won it all.

Boston night life is entering a new era — or at least, it’s trying to
A wave of new clubs and bars are opening in farther-flung neighborhoods, as the city tries to shake off its pandemic slumber and become more fun.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Jeff Hiller and Bridget Everett in "Somebody Somewhere."

If a great show needs a little extra love, this TV critic has some to spare

Six long-running podcasts, ranging from satire to movie analysis to deliberately banal gossip, all provide some escapism if all you really want to do is avoid the news cycle for a little bit. (Irene Rinaldi/The New York Times) — FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY UPLIFTING PODCASTS BY EMMA DIBDIN FOR JUNE 28, 2022. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —

6 podcasts to make you feel good

Vance Gilbert will be making multiple appearances at the New Bedford Folk Festival, celebrating its 25th year July 9-10.

Five not-to-miss artists at the New Bedford Folk Festival

Audience members watch the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's production of "The Tempest" on Boston Common in July 2021.

It’s a midsummer night’s dream: Seven ways to experience Shakespeare this season

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A Beautiful Resistance

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Dalton Barcus, a lifeguard at the Mirabella Pool in the North End, rests after swimming laps on June 25, the pool's opening day, with temperatures in the high 80s. Once again, the state is experiencing a shortage of lifeguards at pools and beaches.

Lifeguard shortages — residents shouldn’t have to swim at their own risk

Readers celebrate interdependence — and their dependence on themselves

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide to Mark Meadows when he was White House chief of staff in the Trump administration, testified on Tuesday at the House Jan. 6 select committee hearing.

Democracy demands the courage to speak out

Women rested after abortions at the Women's Medical Services clinic in Philadelphia, May 17, 1973.

IDEAS | David S. Cohen, Greer Donley, and Rachel Rebouché

It’s time to put abortion clinics on federal land

Fourth of July fireworks over the Charles River and Esplanade.

IDEAS | REGINA HANSEN

Our primal, universal urge to light up the night sky

With the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, the cellphone location data collected and retained by tech companies like Google could be used by law enforcement officials looking to crack down on those seeking abortions.

IDEAS | CATESBY HOLMES AND EMILY DREYFUSS

Delete your period app. Get a burner phone. How your digital data can be used against you in a post-Roe world.

Metro

Visitors new and old celebrate reading of the Declaration of Independence

At an Independence Day event accented by music and confetti, hundreds gathered outside the Old State House on Washington Street to listen to a reading of the Declaration of Independence.

Black leaders call for race commissions in wake of violent white supremacist march in Boston

Local Black leaders gathered on the steps of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square Monday to denounce the white supremacists who marched through the city with shields and flags on Saturday and allegedly assaulted a 34-year-old Black activist near the corner of Stuart and Dartmouth.

Bryant Rollins, pioneering Black journalist who detailed racism in newsroom and beyond, dies at 84

Mr. Rollins wrote that growing up in Boston, he "received powerful messages every day that I was inferior because of the color of my skin."

In Democratic primary for attorney general, three well-credentialed candidates compete for the spotlight

All three are repeat candidates with strong credentials, meaning the choice before voters may turn on the contenders’ personal stories — and the money they raise to share them.

Sports

Nick Kyrgios fought through a shoulder injury to defeat Brandon Nakashima in five sets during their round of 16 men's singles match.

Calmer Nick Kyrgios holds off Brandon Nakashima in five sets at Wimbledon

Against Nakashima, an unseeded 20-year-old from California, Kyrgios repeatedly was visited during changeovers by a trainer, who massaged and manipulated his right shoulder.

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 1, 2022.

Griner sends letter to President Biden pleading for his help

Brittney Griner has made an appeal to President Biden in a letter passed to the White House through her representatives saying she feared she might never return home and asking that he not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.”

The trial of WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner began Friday in a Russian courtroom in Khimki, just outside Moscow.

Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner sends letter to President Biden pleading for help

"I’m terrified I might be here forever,” Griner wrote.

As Title IX is celebrated, female athletes worry about repercussions of Roe v. Wade decision

Red Sox 4, Rays 0

Bullpen comes through when needed as Red Sox shut down Rays

Red Sox Notebook

Top pitching prospect Brayan Bello could be the choice to start for Red Sox on Wednesday

Business

Inflation has bumped up the price of household expenses. Here’s how to fight it.

There are steps you can take to trim household expenses in on air conditioning, gas, food, and more.

‘It’s really a mess’: The growing split between workers and bosses on returning to the office

Two-plus years into the pandemic, many companies are getting anxious to get back to in-person work, but find their workers like hybrid life just fine.

‘We deserve a better T’: Red Line rider launches a quiet protest

Amazon’s Alexa could soon mimic the voice of dead relatives

magazine

31 outdoor events in New England to fill every summer weekend with fun

The Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland is one of many food-inspired events across New England this summer.

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

An A.D. Makepeace solar array in Wareham.

A solar battle in sleepy Wareham is pitting environmentalists against each other

Paul Damon harvests clams in Ipswich.

‘It’s a lost cause’: Inside the last stand of New England’s soft-shell clam

metro

A Boston man was rescued from Mt. Monadnock on June 30.

Boston man, 63, rescued off Mount Monadnock after headfirst fall

As city shakes off pandemic doldrums for July 4th weekend, downtown goes to the dogs

From mafia hideouts to secrets only restaurant owners on Federal Hill know

sports

Beth Greenwood, a catcher in the Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League, takes her cuts in the batting cage as interested opponents look on.

Baseball pioneer Beth Greenwood continues blazing a trail from behind the plate

Roxbury’s A.J. Reeves elated to join Celtics Summer League roster

What happens to NBA Finals teams the next season?

business

Andrew Naperotic, left, and Anders Hansen are the founders of Addaspace, a Bristol-based company that looks to solve space needs by transforming shipping containers into dwelling units.

5 innovators to watch in Rhode Island

Dutch farmers block entrances to supermarket warehouses

As the economy wobbles, where does that leave workers?

politics

Mariah Lopez, attended a vigil in Manhattan on Aug. 27, 2013, for a transgender woman who was killed. Lopez has pushed the authorities for years to reopen cold cases involving the deaths of transgender people.

Suing New York, over and over, for transgender rights

76 fake charities shared a mailbox. The IRS kept approving more.

Gridlock in Congress has amplified the power of the Supreme Court

Nation

Police from several local municipalities including the Illinois State Police search downtown Highland Park after the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade Monday, July 4, 2022 in Chicago.

6 dead, 30 wounded in shooting at Chicago-area July 4 parade

Updated COVID shots are coming. Will they be too late?

Photos: Aftermath of deadly shooting in Highland Park Fourth of July parade

World

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 1, 2022.

Griner sends letter to President Biden pleading for his help

Drones used in search after fatal Italian glacier avalanche

Canadian government: Tycoon in China due to stand trial

opinion

Dalton Barcus, a lifeguard at the Mirabella Pool in the North End, rests after swimming laps on June 25, the pool's opening day, with temperatures in the high 80s. Once again, the state is experiencing a shortage of lifeguards at pools and beaches.

Lifeguard shortages — residents shouldn’t have to swim at their own risk

‘I always feel better when I feel kind’

Our primal, universal urge to light up the night sky

lifestyle

Audience members watch the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's production of "The Tempest" on Boston Common in July 2021.

It’s a midsummer night’s dream: Seven ways to experience Shakespeare this season

He’s ‘glued to his phone’

The long, ongoing debate over ‘All men are created equal’

food & dining

Furniture is stored in the top floor space of Joe Marzilli's Old Canteen Italian Restaurant on Atwells Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island. The Federal Hill institution, which has operated for over 60 years, is being put up for sale.

From mafia hideouts to secrets only restaurant owners on Federal Hill know

Boston night life is entering a new era — or at least, it’s trying to

What to make this Fourth of July weekend

travel

Fishing at sunset on the beach in West Falmouth.

Getting their toes wet on the Upper Cape

A pizza oven for anywhere, an art show takes flight, and a new hotel near SeaTac

Maine Maritime Museum celebrates 60 years

Arts

The salt marshes in Ipswich were a source of endless inspiration for Arthur Wesley Dow.

Ipswich through the eyes of Arthur Wesley Dow

At Childs Gallery, the privacy of parenthood and the constancy of change

Germany returns artifacts taken from 3 African nations

Books

Guns, guns, guns in ‘The Tomorrow Game’

Ed Yong on reading for science and soul

Hateship, loveship, friendship in ‘Fellowship Point’

Movies

Mr. Brook received the 2008 Ibsen Award at a ceremony in Oslo in 2008.

Peter Brook, celebrated stage director of scale and humanity, dies at 97

Jenny Slate on why ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ is making people cry

How Tom Brady convinced Cameron Diaz to come out of retirement (something he’s quite familiar with)

Television

Jeff Hiller and Bridget Everett in "Somebody Somewhere."

If a great show needs a little extra love, this TV critic has some to spare

This week’s TV: A new Dennis Lehane drama, Apple TV+ comes of age, and a psychic sitcom

Edith Wharton’s ‘The Buccaneers’ is coming to Apple TV+

music

Vance Gilbert will be making multiple appearances at the New Bedford Folk Festival, celebrating its 25th year July 9-10.

Five not-to-miss artists at the New Bedford Folk Festival

Dead & Company weather the storm at Gillette

Linda Kramer, wife of Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer, dies at 55

Theater/Dance

Dancer Ty Morrison of BODYTRAFFIC in "SNAP," which appears on Jacob's Pillow's outdoor stage through July 3.

BODYTRAFFIC mirrors life’s darkness, light, and in-betweens at Jacob’s Pillow

Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence delivers stunning ‘The Equality of Night and Day’ at Jacob’s Pillow

A new beginning for actor and comedian Petey Gibson

globe local

Yurika Tarui and Aiden Wright, the two recipients of the Meserve Award. Photos by Ryan Davis and Seamus Webster

Two ‘true leaders’ at Newton North High School receive prestigious award

Out of city hall, but still loving their cities: 5 former mayors embark on their next acts

Should school committees in Massachusetts be appointed?

Obituaries

Bryant Rollins, pictured at his home in Jacksonville, Fla., in 2015.

Bryant Rollins, pioneering Black journalist who detailed racism in newsroom and beyond, dies at 84

Cardinal Hummes, close friend of Pope Francis, dies at 87

Peter Brook, celebrated stage director of scale and humanity, dies at 97