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Over a thousand patients have been ‘stuck’ in hospital beds as discharge problems persist

Approximately 15 percent of the state’s hospital beds are filled by patients who don't need them but can't go home.

Pride event at Burlington middle school becomes ‘day of intolerance’ as students destroy decorations, principal says

After a group of students destroyed rainbow decorations and chanted that their pronouns were “U.S.A.,” Burlington’s school committee and select board are being urged to strengthen diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Biden campaign touts bipartisanship, but progressives worry about more compromise

Progressives once again felt they got the short end of a legislative deal.

‘You’re running against a guy with 37 indictments against him’: GOP is torn on how to react to Trump

So far, the Republican Party’s response to the allegations against Donald Trump has been decidedly mixed.

Trump tells Howie Carr he’s pleading not guilty to federal charges in radio interview

First of four known survivors speaks out against Matthew Nilo, lawyer accused of Charlestown rapes

Matthew James Nilo, the New Jersey lawyer charged with sexually assaulting four women in 2007 and 2008 in Charlestown, waived his appearance at a bail hearing Monday.

Justice Elspeth Cypher.

SJC justice to retire early, giving Healey first chance to name member of state’s highest court

Acid poured down the slide of Longmeadow playground; two children burned, officials say

Biogen CEO calls new Alzheimer’s drug first breach of disease’s ‘fortress wall’

Mark Baran (left) and Carolyn Mostello walked on Bird Island in Buzzards Bay surrounded by terns.

This island and its birds are like a Hitchcock movie — it’s madness, but also part miracle

On Bird Island off the Massachusetts coast, biologists come under constant attack from the common terns and endangered roseate terns whose nests they have come to count.

Nuggets 94, Heat 89

Nuggets hold off Heat to win first NBA championship, Nikola Jokic named Finals MVP
Denver trailed by 10 in the first half of Game 5, but rallied to claim the franchise's first title.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

There’s not an open QB competition, but Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe clearly are both fighting for their place
For the first time in 20 years, there isn’t a veteran in the quarterback room to help the young guys find their way.

n first-and-20 situation, youngster Christian Gonzalez stresses ‘fun’ a big part of first Patriots practices

Colorado's Nolan Jones signals he is safe after he beat Triston Casas's throw in the 10th inning Monday, allowing a run to score.

ROCKIES 4, RED SOX 3 (10 INNINGS)

Red Sox squander more chances in rain-soaked loss to Rockies at Fenway

An 89-minute rain delay in the 10th inning dragged things out, but it was another night of lost opportunities for the struggling Boston offense.

Rockies won’t sell Trevor Story short as former Colorado star rehabs from elbow surgery

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Why are ‘Olivia’ and ‘Noah’ so popular? What happened to ‘Michelle’? Here’s what trends in baby names tell us.

The names Massachusetts parents give to their children are increasingly varied, Social Security data show, but why? What drives trends in baby names?

How popular is your first name? See baby name trends since 1910.

Charlie McAvoy said his appearance at the Pride Parade was "really just a show of support and respect for everybody, for our fellow neighbor."

Some MLB players are pushing back against Pride. And then there’s the Bruins’ Charlie McAvoy ...

The Bruins star defenseman was at Boston’s weekend Pride Parade with his fiancée and their French bulldog to show support.

US air quality on Jun 12, 2023.

Map: How bad is the air quality right now?

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is affecting air quality levels in the Northeast. See the latest readings.

The aftermath on Monday of an elevated section of Interstate 95 that collapsed in Philadelphia.

Driver lost control of gas-filled tanker before fire collapsed Interstate 95 in Philadelphia

Officials gave the first accounting of the wreck that closed I-95, disrupting thousands of drivers as well as businesses.

Opinion

A woman, in apparent mental crisis, was fatally shot by Easton police at a home on Feb. 5.

Easton police shooting during mental health check: Still no answers

A tank-like piece of equipment was used in response to a wellness check. How might such equipment trigger the anxiety of a person with mental illness?

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why did Mayor Wu’s driver have car’s emergency lights on in crash?

The indictment of Trump: choking on the tea leaves

Donald K. Stern

There’s no defending Donald Trump’s conduct

Inside the indictment of Donald Trump

More recent News

Planned Parenthood begins staff layoffs ahead of Dobbs anniversary
The layoffs will impact approximately 14 percent of the workforce at Planned Parenthood's national office.

Biogen CEO calls new Alzheimer’s drug first breach of disease’s ‘fortress wall’
Chris Viehbacher defended the $26,500 annual price for Leqembi, days after an advisory panel recommended it for expanded approval.

Bear sighting in Arlington on Monday delays start of the school day; also spotted at Lexington farm
School was delayed an hour in Arlington on Monday when a bear was spotted in a local neighborhood, officials said.

Pat Sajak announces ‘Wheel of Fortune’ retirement, says upcoming season will be his last as host
He has been the host of "Wheel of Fortune" since 1981, and Pat Sajak said the season that begins in September will his last one.

matt porter | on hockey

Lamenting a Brad Marchand miss, while Bruce Cassidy closes in on the Stanley Cup
The Golden Knights are a win away — and it so easily could have been the Bruins they are battling right now.

Ironwood’s blockbuster GI drug approved for children and teens
It is the first approved medicine for the disorder in pediatric patients.

Photo Illustration

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Tell us: How have things changed in Boston since you were in your early 20s?

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Your View

Tell us: What’s your favorite spot in Boston during the summer?
For an upcoming feature in the Globe, we want to know what locations in the city our readers recommend.

Recommended reads

Islands on the market.

What life is like on a private island. Plus, see photos of islands for sale in New England.

A sense of exploration, freedom, and solitude is what draws people to live on an island in New England, private retreats that are a limited commodity in the region and rarely go on the market. See properties currently for sale.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: A ‘Full Monty’ series, the return of ‘Black Mirror,’ and Wilt Chamberlain voiced by AI
A new documentary about NBA great Wilt Chamberlain is going to use artificial intelligence to re-create Chamberlain’s voice, so that “he” will narrate some of his own story. Am I the only one who is a little creeped out by this?

High stakes and no regulations: Youth travel basketball is a ‘runaway train.’ How does this affect the athletes?
Travel basketball — formerly known as AAU — is often seen as the ticket to a college scholarship for a young player. But it comes with consequences.

In Boston’s brutal rental market, the final insult has arrived: bidding wars
Amid record-low inventory, desperate renters are offering to pay even more than the landlord is asking. Sometimes by hundreds of dollars. Per month.

Culture & Lifestyle

As the Tonys arrive, uncertainty for Broadway lingers in the air

The Forum for Racial Equity in Hyde Park will host a Juneteenth celebration on June 17.

Nineteen ways to celebrate the historical events of Juneteenth in Boston and beyond

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, "An Idyllic Spot at Ville-d'Avray—A Fisherman on the Banks of the Pond," 1865–1870. (Frank E. Graham/Worcester Art Museum)

At the Worcester Art Museum, tracing Impressionism’s journey from France to the US

Shereen Pimentel as Eva Perón in "Evita" at American Repertory Theater.

Shereen Pimentel is dazzling as the flawed heroine of ART’s re-energized ‘Evita’

Special Projects

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Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Representative Maria Elvira Salazar spoke during a press conference on immigration outside the US Capitol last month in Washington, D.C., as Representative Veronica Escobar listened. The two Latina lawmakers introduced the bipartisan Dignity Act.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Back to the future with an unlikely bipartisan immigration bill

Michael S. Roth

Practicing education is like practicing democracy

Former vice president Mike Pence spoke at a fundraiser in Des Moines on June 3.

GOP presidential rivals finally speak the truth about Trump

Migrants in Edgartown, Mass., on Sept. 15, 2022, after controversial flights transporting undocumented immigrants to Martha's Vineyard from Texas were arranged by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

DeSantis’s migrant transports: Justice demands a reckoning

Boston Celtics fans watched as the clock, and the season, winds down in Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Championship series at the TD Garden, May 29.

Stick a fork in it, Boston sports fans. We’re done.

Are you a teen with a story to tell? Globe Ideas wants to hear from you.

Metro

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Mass. fails to prepare educators on how to teach reading in an evidence-based manner, new report shows

The report, which comes as reading instruction remains a hotly debated topic nationwide, ranked Massachusetts 35th for teaching new educators how to instruct students on phonics, vocabulary, and other core components of reading.

Trump tells Howie Carr he’s pleading not guilty to federal charges in radio interview

“Honestly, it’s a disgrace to our country,” Trump said of his federal indictment on Carr’s WRKO show Monday evening. “The whole world is laughing.”

Pride event at Burlington middle school becomes ‘day of intolerance’ as students destroy decorations, principal says

After a group of students destroyed rainbow decorations and chanted that their pronouns were “U.S.A.,” Burlington’s school committee and select board are being urged to strengthen diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Bear sighting in Arlington on Monday delays start of the school day; also spotted at Lexington farm

School was delayed an hour in Arlington on Monday when a bear was spotted in a local neighborhood, officials said.

Sports

Colorado's Nolan Jones signals he is safe after he beat Triston Casas's throw in the 10th inning Monday, allowing a run to score.

ROCKIES 4, RED SOX 3 (10 INNINGS)

Red Sox squander more chances in rain-soaked loss to Rockies at Fenway

An 89-minute rain delay in the 10th inning dragged things out, but it was another night of lost opportunities for the struggling Boston offense.

Dorchester's Bruce Brown (right) celebrates as the Nuggets win their first NBA title.

Nuggets 94, Heat 89

Nuggets hold off Heat to win first NBA championship, Nikola Jokic named Finals MVP

Denver trailed by 10 in the first half of Game 5, but rallied to claim the franchise's first title.

As far back as spring training, Trevor Story, while not able to throw following elbow surgery in the offseason, was fielding grounders as he prepared to return to the Red Sox at shortstop.

Rockies won’t sell Trevor Story short as former Colorado star rehabs from elbow surgery

With his old team in town, Story was at Fenway Park to continue his throwing program. He let it be known that while serving as a designated hitter is a possibility, when it comes time to play defense again for the Red Sox it will be at shortstop.

MONDAY'S BOYS' TENNIS TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP

Brookline and Lexington boys’ tennis teams channel last year’s heartbreak during collision course to Division 1 state final

Royals cut former Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. loose

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

A decade after his downfall began, Daniel Bard marvels at being back, and still pitching, at Fenway Park with the Rockies

Business

Ironwood gets FDA approval for IBS treatment for children

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

UBS completes Credit Suisse takeover to create bank titan

The acquisition, agreed to in March in an emergency rescue brokered by the Swiss government, sets UBS up for a windfall gain in the tens of billions of dollars.

Kilbanski sharpens focus on MGB’s massive research operations

Nasdaq to purchase Adenza from Thoma Bravo for $10.5 billion

magazine

The owners recently screened in the covered porch at the back of the home.

Your Home | Summer Living

After renting a designer’s Vermont vacation home, they decided to buy their own

The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus presents "Whitney & Friends" Friday through Sunday at Jordan Hall.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, June 12-18

A home health aide steadies her client as he exercises at home.

Finding a home health aide shouldn't be this hard

The lying liars who ghost women and how I unknowingly fell for one

metro

Over a thousand patients have been ‘stuck’ in hospital beds as discharge problems persist

R.I. congressional candidate won’t take part in forum because moderator is transgender

The latest political news in Rhode Island

sports

Jackie Burns' victory at third singles clinched Weston's spot in the Division 3 state championship match on Saturday at MIT.

With dominant singles play, Weston girls’ tennis serves up a Division 3 semifinal win over Wayland

Joseph Lenane leads Mass Open after first round, with Jack Boulger close behind

In first-and-20 situation, youngster Christian Gonzalez stresses ‘fun’ a big part of first Patriots practices

business

A sheet of uncut $100 bills is inspected during the printing process at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 24, 2013. An Associated Press analysis published on Monday, June 12, 2023, found that fraudsters potentially stole more than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief funding; another $123 billion was wasted or misspent. Combined, the loss represents a jarring 10 percent of the total $4.2 trillion the U.S. government has so far disbursed in COVID-relief aid.

The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted

Biogen CEO calls new Alzheimer’s drug first breach of disease’s ‘fortress wall’

Ironwood’s blockbuster GI drug approved for children and teens

politics

California Governor Gavin Newsom.

California Governor Newsom spars with Fox News host Hannity over Biden, immigration and the economy

Trump tells Howie Carr he’s pleading not guilty to federal charges in radio interview

White House press secretary violated Hatch Act, watchdog agency finds

Nation

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

Christie attacks Trump, calling conduct detailed in indictment ‘awful’

Trump will face judge in historic court appearance over charges he mishandled secret documents

Driver lost control of gas-filled tanker before fire collapsed Interstate 95 in Philadelphia

World

Soldiers from the Joint Task Force Atlantic's Immediate Response Unit, 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, walked through the woods in search of hot spots in Barrington, Nova Scotia.

New Englanders complained about the smoke. In Canada, residents battle wildfires at their door.

British man detained after climbing 72nd floor of Seoul skyscraper

Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-Italian leader, dies

opinion

The author practices the violin at home in Dallas.

My life with epilepsy — so far

Her skates should be easy to fill

How — and how not — to constructively build climate-ready school buildings

lifestyle

Alex Newell, a Lynn native, accepts the award for best featured actor in a musical for “Shucked” during the 76th annual Tony Awards at the United Palace theater in New York City.

Lynn native Alex Newell becomes first nonbinary actor to win a Tony

I give these people my all

Biden marks LGBTQ+ Pride Month with celebration on White House South Lawn

food & dining

Bouillabaisse is made with head-to-tail shrimp, mussels, clams, scallops, and fluke, with a thick slice of toast smeared with the spicy garlic sauce rouille.

Bouillabaisse and other French classics at Marseille in SoWa

The Nada Cart opens at Faneuil Hall; former Eastern Standard bartender Seth Freidus strikes out on his own

Actor Steven Skybell on Carol Burnett, rediscovering Boston’s food scene, and kicking back on vacay

travel

A motorcyclist wearing horns on their helmet rides their bike during the 100th anniversary of the Laconia Motorcycle Week in Laconia, New Hampshire, on June 11, 2023. The rally, which is expected to bring in over 300,000 motorcyclists, is considered to be the oldest in the US. The event runs from June 10 to June 19.

Summer tourism revs up in N.H. with Laconia Motorcycle Week

Tell us: What’s your favorite spot in Boston during the summer?

Fishy experience at a bar in Istanbul ends up in a $7,853 charge

Arts

Performer Squonk performed in Kennedy Plaza during PVDFest 2022, blending theater and music.

Big changes for Providence’s PVDFest 2023

When photographers photograph themselves

‘Call and Response’ examines racism in reproductive health, history

Books

Copies of banned books from various states and school systems from around the county are seen during a press conference by US House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries at the Capitol on March 24.

They wrote books to fill voids they felt growing up. Being banned has deepened those wounds.

‘Good Night, Irene,’ based on Luis Alberto Urrea’s mother’s experience, lays bare the double burden of women on the front lines during World War II

Chun Han Wong’s ‘Party of One’ offers a glimpse of China under Xi Jinping but limited insight into the man himself

Movies

Matt Damon as Sonny Vaccaro in "Air."

Affleck and Damon condemn Trump’s use of ‘Air’ monologue in campaign video: ‘We do not grant consent’

‘Flamin’ Hot’ prints the spicy legend of a Cheeto

‘Past Lives’ asks what could have been and what may still be

Television

Pat Sajak is seen with Vanna White. He said he would retire after the upcoming season of "Wheel of Fortune."

Pat Sajak announces ‘Wheel of Fortune’ retirement, says upcoming season will be his last as host

This week’s TV: A ‘Full Monty’ series, the return of ‘Black Mirror,’ and Wilt Chamberlain voiced by AI

Documentary recalls secret Rock Hudson kept, but ultimately awareness he raised about AIDS

music

The Dover String Quartet performing at Friday's opening of the Rockport Chamber Music Festival.

When the Mendelssohnian party is framed by the sea

Honest-to-goodness country from Chris Stapleton at the Xfinity Center

At the Wang, an older but definitely not mellower John Mellencamp

Theater/Dance

Lynn native Alex Newell accepts the award for best featured actor in a musical for “Shucked.”

Lynn native Alex Newell leads a breakthrough for nonbinary performers at the Tonys

The honeymoon is over in a delightful ‘Private Lives’ at Gloucester Stage Company

Who’ll win at the Tonys, and who should

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

Eve Tetaz was led away after being arrested by US Park Police during a demonstration at the northwest gate of the White House in 2006.

Eve Tetaz, stalwart human-rights activist, dies at 91

Dr. Martin A. Samuels, a neurologist with a gift for words and caring, dies at 77

Ted Kaczynski, ‘Unabomber’ who attacked modern life, dies at 81