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How Ayo Edebiri, a shy, serious kid from Dorchester, became a breakout star on ‘The Bear’

Widely acclaimed for her performance as a smart but insecure young chef, Edebiri doesn't seem too impressed with her success. The actress credits her upbringing in Boston with giving her perspective.

Biden officials promised Boston’s special immigration program would be fast, but fair. Advocates say it fails at both.
A new Harvard Law School report provides the first detailed look inside the fast-tracked program.

Simmons University in Boston considers cutting several liberal arts departments amid financial crisis

The private university, which has trained generations of social workers and nurses, is the latest women’s college to confront existential threats to its business model.

Promising $100 million operation to beat Trump, DeSantis super PAC founder hits Massachusetts to gin up donors

Kenneth Cuccinelli, a former homeland security official in the Trump administration, pitched his PAC and the Florida governor to conservative activists and businesspeople in Boston on Wednesday.
Analysis: This presidential primary season, prosecutors, not candidates, are driving the news
TWINS 5, RED SOX 4 (10 INNINGS)

Red Sox’ win streak ends at six because of missed opportunities and Twins’ perfect extra-inning execution

The Red Sox were 3 for 15 with runners in scoring position and left nine runners on base. Garrett Whitlock started and earned a no-decision after going seven innings.

Lorena Lopera to step down from Boston School Committee

Lorena Lopera was appointed in 2021 to the School Committee and her term was set to expire in six months.

Boston Latin Academy faculty provide fresh insight about no-confidence vote in head of school

Faculty cited lost learning time throughout this year due to incomplete class schedules and a lack of clear protocols to address student behavioral and safety issues.
Breaking

Celtics trade Marcus Smart in three-team deal that lands Wizards big man Kristaps Porzingis

The Celtics will also receive the Grizzlies’ first-round pick, No. 25 overall, in Thursday’s draft, as well as the Warriors’ first-round pick in the 2024 draft.

Rescuers make last desperate push as final hours of oxygen on missing Titanic submersible tick down
The race against time to find a submersible that disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site has entered a new phase of desperation as the final hours of oxygen possibly left on board the tiny vessel tick off the clock.

More assets to join search for missing Titan submersible, Coast Guard says What it’s like inside the missing Titan submersible

Fascination with Titanic has continued unabated, even 111 years after its sinking

The story of the Titanic still holds incredible intrigue, and it prompted five people to sign up for the experience of a lifetime: a chance to see the wreck in person.
Follow live updates about the search

Four possible outcomes for the missing submersible and its passengers
LIVE UPDATES

Jack Teixeira, Air National Guardsman, pleads not guilty to six federal charges

Teixeira, 21, of Dighton, who has been in custody since his arrest in April, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston last week on six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information in violation of the Espionage Act.

Curry College names Jay Gonzalez as new president

Gonzalez succeeds Kenneth K. Quigley, Jr., who served as president of Curry for 27 years.

Cooking gas explosion kills 31 people at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China

A massive cooking gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China killed 31 people and injured seven, Chinese authorities said Thursday.

Historic Annisquam stagecoach restored as Gloucester celebrates its 400th anniversary

Manufactured by the Concord Coach Company in New Hampshire, likely around 1850, the stagecoach was one of many horse-drawn coaches that ferried mail, residents and tourists to and from the Gloucester village between the 1830s and 1890s, according to the Annisquam Historical Society.
THE FINE PRINT

The check is in the mail? You may be waiting awhile for that Mass Save rebate

For many residents, appreciation of Mass Save — which offers lucrative rebates for energy efficient steps — is mixed with frustration over how the program is managed.

Jennifer Lawrence’s new co-star took a leave from Harvard to film ‘No Hard Feelings’

When 21-year-old Andrew Barth Feldman first auditioned for the raunchy comedy, he was a perfect fit for the part, Lawrence said Tuesday at the film’s premiere in New York City.
Opinion
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Pardoning Trump is becoming the new GOP presidential litmus test

The threat Donald Trump has always posed has metastasized into a Republican Party virtue. The danger of this cannot be overstated.
JOAN VENNOCHI

Despite all the bad news about the T, Phillip Eng is still optimistic about fixing it
Kaivan Shroff

Hunter Biden shows he isn’t above the rule of law
IDEAS | KAT ROSENFIELD

If I disagree with my liberal tribe, does that make me a conservative?
Kevin C. Peterson and Robert Lewis Jr.

Why you should visit Boston’s ‘murder triangle’
Pride Month

Golden age: Poet-photographer flips the script at the MFA

‘Drag Me to Dinner’ puts the ‘kitsch’ in ‘kitchen’

Boston streets are vibrant with the colors of Pride as parade returns after 3-year hiatus

Photos: Boston kicks off LGBTQ+ Pride Month on City Hall Plaza

More recent News

House passes measure to censure Representative Adam Schiff
The House on Wednesday passed a measure to censure Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) for pressing allegations that Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign colluded with Russia, a week after a first attempt to censure Schiff was blocked.

Writers strike interrupts filming of Netflix show ‘The Perfect Couple’ on Cape Cod
Members of the Writers Guild of America formed picket lines on Tuesday at two production sites.

Here are the top children’s hospitals in the nation, according to US News & World Report
After nine years as the highest-ranking pediatric hospital in the country, Boston Children’s Hospital slipped from the No. 1 spot on the rankings. But it still took some top honors.

N.H. Governor Sununu calls on public to help find Harmony Montgomery’s body
“Such heinous acts of violence, especially towards a child deserve the maximum punishment the law permits," Governor Sununu said.

Aldermanic candidate in Manchester, N.H., charged with keying school superintendent’s car
The candidate, who also serves as chief diversity officer for YWCA New Hampshire, said the situation stemmed from “a minor accident.”

Healey administration unveils new permit system to address Cape water pollution
Cape Cod communities will have two years to opt into a new watershed permitting process intended to reverse nitrogen pollution and restore the region’s estuaries to their natural state, according to final regulations released Wednesday by the Healey administration.

Your View

Tell us about your BPS high school experience
We’re looking to hear from current and former Boston Public School students, as well as parents and educators.

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‘A truly surreal experience’: Reversal of Roe leaves some hesitant to travel outside of Mass. while pregnant

Fearing they won’t get good care if they miscarry or require some form of emergency care, some think twice about visiting red states.

A ‘doom loop’ narrative has taken over San Francisco. Here’s what it means for Boston.
Economists have argued that once-dense downtowns in cities like San Francisco, Seattle, and New York could face a kind of post-pandemic death spiral. Can Boston avoid that fate?

By the numbers: The ‘urban doom loop’ in San Francisco versus Boston

At Shattuck Hospital, a proposal for 400-plus units of supportive housing
In an effort to combat the ongoing opioid and homelessness crises in Greater Boston, officials on announced plans to put supportive housing at Shattuck Hospital in Boston’s Franklin Park.

The sale of body parts and grave robbing have a long, disturbing history
The scandal at Harvard Medical School's morgue prompted shock and horror. But the theft of dead bodies has long been a part of human history.

Culture & Lifestyle

Brother Cleve’s vast vinyl collection has found a new home — and some of it could end up in yours

Boston to receive $3 million for program aimed at sparking dialogue around monuments

At the MFA, hearing more than just wedding bells

With a little seasoning, ‘The Bear’ has gotten even better

Special Projects

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

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

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

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

How the missing become the uncounted

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

Two Weeks in America

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Court leaves no room for racism or bias in judicial system
JEFF JACOBY

Hypocrisy at Middlebury College

EDITORIAL

Want to cut the police budget? This isn’t how.

Carlo Ratti

Will Boston spiral into the ‘urban doom loop’? Not if we act.
LETTERS

Critical nurse shortage draws a range of prescriptions, diagnoses
IDEAS

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

Metro

Rescuers make last desperate push as final hours of oxygen on missing Titanic submersible tick down

The race against time to find a submersible that disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site has entered a new phase of desperation as the final hours of oxygen possibly left on board the tiny vessel tick off the clock.

Biden officials promised Boston’s special immigration program would be fast, but fair. Advocates say it fails at both.

A new Harvard Law School report provides the first detailed look inside the fast-tracked program.

Search for missing submersible focusing on source of underwater noises detected by aircraft, Coast Guard says

The operation remains a search and rescue mission, rather than a recovery mission, suggesting officials have hope that the five people on board could still be alive.
Missing submersible

Search for missing vessel is still ‘search-and-rescue mission,’ Coast Guard says

A submersible vessel with five people aboard vanished Sunday during a tourist voyage to the wreck of the Titanic. Here's the latest news on the search for Titan.

Sports

alex speier | on baseball

Walkoff loss has Red Sox wondering what could have been

“We didn’t do much,” lamented manager Alex Cora. “We had a lot of opportunities and didn’t cash in.”
HS baseball | MBCA Senior All-Star Game: South 11, North 10

Bridgewater-Raynham’s Casey Wensley helps Team South walk it off vs. Team North in MBCA Senior All-Star Game

Wensley winning sacrifice fly was his third RBI of the game for the South All-Stars in an 11-10 win over the North All-Stars on Wednesday at BC High's Monan Park.
TWINS 5, RED SOX 4 (10 INNINGS)

Red Sox’ win streak ends at six because of missed opportunities and Twins’ perfect extra-inning execution

The Red Sox were 3 for 15 with runners in scoring position and left nine runners on base. Garrett Whitlock started and earned a no-decision after going seven innings.
nhl

Panthers expect Spencer Knight, a former Boston College goalie, back with team next season
colleges

Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway suspended three games for NCAA recruiting violations
Gary Washburn I On basketball

Celtics and Brad Stevens wanted to strike first, and acquiring Kristaps Porzingis was a knockout

Business

World leaders, activists in Paris seek financial response to climate emergency, poverty

World leaders, heads of international organizations and activists are gathering in Paris for a two-day summit to seek better ways to tackle poverty and climate change issues by reshaping the global financial system.
RI BUSINESS

R.I. sues solar company for unfair, deceptive trade practices

Smart Green Solar’s CEO was previously investigated by the FTC and even tried to illegally obtain credit reports of Presidents Trump and Obama.

Amid close-calls, air-traffic controllers to receive new training
THE FINE PRINT

The check is in the mail? You may be waiting awhile for that Mass Save rebate
magazine
Your Summer Beach Bag

10 of the best ice cream treats to try this summer around Boston

MISS CONDUCT

How to handle people who don’t wait their turn
PERSPECTIVE

Three ways to improve high school education from a Mass. Teacher of the Year
COOKING

Recipes: Thick-cut pork chops with mojo sauce, and more Milk Street favorites

metro

Tourist sub customer calls his 2021 dive to the Titanic a ‘kamikaze operation’

More assets to join search for missing Titan submersible, Coast Guard says

Aldermanic candidate in Manchester, N.H., charged with keying school superintendent’s car

sports

Following latest disappointing outing, Red Sox place Corey Kluber on 15-day injured list

Red Sox lefthander Brandon Walter, expected to make his big league debut Thursday, defied the odds to reach majors

Gary Washburn’s NBA mock draft

business

Fed chair sees ‘long way to go’ on inflation fight

NYC food pantry helpline expands services to Boston

FTC accuses Amazon of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel

politics

House passes measure to censure Representative Adam Schiff

Modi visit highlights need to maintain ties

This presidential primary season, prosecutors, not candidates, are driving the news

Nation

A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions

Attorneys spar in case of ex-Trump adviser who devised strategy to keep former president in power

Texas Senator Angela Paxton barred from voting in husband’s impeachment trial

World

‘Like doomsday’: How hope of a better life ended on a boat in the Mediterranean

Attack by Palestinian gunmen ignites settlers’ vigilante violence

Fighting resumes after Sudan cease-fire as number of people displaced passes 2.5 million

opinion

William Barr’s infuriating redemption tour

May I have a word: When a dog’s breakfast is what’s for dinner

The fatal flaw of judicial politics: How outrage around Brock Turner led to centuries of extra prison time

lifestyle

Jennifer Lawrence’s new co-star took a leave from Harvard to film ‘No Hard Feelings’

Ah, those opportunity costs

Jennifer Lopez posts shirtless Ben Affleck photo on Instagram for Father’s Day

food & dining

US approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat

Tracing the legend of the R.I. ‘pastry queen’ who baked her way to freedom

Wisconsin lawmakers poised to approve liquor law overhaul

travel

On Cape Cod, it’s the question of the summer: Why are so many vacation rentals empty?

Dolly Parton is healing our divided nation, one roller coaster at a time

American Airlines changed my flight. Can I get my money back?

Arts

In ‘Trembling Earth’ at the Clark, Munch’s prescient view of nature in peril

Top that — history of hats at William Hickling Prescott House

At the MFA, hearing more than just wedding bells

Books

In ‘Rocky Mountain High,’ Finn Murphy’s brief stint in the Wild West of the cannabis industry yields no riches except stories

Jane Smiley’s essay collection ‘The Questions that Matter Most’ features the writer’s constant pursuit of self-education

Victor Luckerson on reading as a bridge in a long-distance relationship

Movies

Writers strike interrupts filming of Netflix show ‘The Perfect Couple’ on Cape Cod

Jennifer Lawrence’s new co-star took a leave from Harvard to film ‘No Hard Feelings’

‘Hannah Ha Ha’: a small-town film poses big questions about economic anxiety

Television

There’s still time to catch up on ‘Dark Winds’ before season 2 arrives

Writers strike interrupts filming of Netflix show ‘The Perfect Couple’ on Cape Cod

Robert Downey Jr. weaves introspection and vulnerability into a show about cars

music

Brother Cleve’s vast vinyl collection has found a new home — and some of it could end up in yours

The Cure reward fans with a career-spanning set that’s almost like heaven

Stitching together lost histories in ‘The Wanderer’s Tethering’

Theater/Dance

A spirited — and pointed — ‘As You Like It’

In ‘The Gaaga,’ Putin and his cronies are held to account, but it’s only a fantasy

The new New Rep raises the curtain on ‘The Normal Heart’

globe local

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

Longtime AP State Department reporter George Gedda dies at 82

Owen Gingerich, Harvard astronomer who bridged science and spirituality, dies at 93

The Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, defender of church-state divide, dies at 81