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Here's the Fourth of July forecast after a dreary June

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An independent review found that former players were emotionally damaged during the tenure of Harvard women's hockey coach Katey Stone (above), who is now retired.

Harvard aims to improve women’s hockey culture after review of abuse complaints

The university commissioned an inquiry after the Globe detailed complaints about coach Katey Stone in January and The Athletic followed with additional allegations.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Boston is getting a new low-cost airline. It’s promising to deliver on comfort and price.
Norse airlines began operations during the worst of the pandemic. Their timing couldn’t have been better.

What would you do if you found a camera aimed at the bed of your vacation rental?

TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

My rental had cameras in the bedroom. Can I get a refund?

Angela Hall finds cameras pointed at the bed in her Hawaii vacation rental. She checks out, and Vrbo offers to refund her for a hotel and the remainder of her stay. But it never does. What’s going on?

Larry Edelman

Two brothers lived modestly and saved $6 million. They gave it all to GBH.
Anthony and Louis Maglione of Malden loved public television. Their posthumous donation is GBH’s biggest unrestricted gift ever.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential hopeful, campaigned in Hollis, N.H., on Tuesday.

Three ways the GOP showed they don’t care about candidates’ electability

In the 2020 presidential election, poll after poll showed that Democrats were focused on one thing: electability. This time around, it's taking something of a back seat on the Republican side.

In N.H., DeSantis needs a beachhead. Trump wants a tidal wave. A 2020 presidential rematch? N.H. political poll suggests the 2024 ballot could feel familiar

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and Representative Lauren Boebert attended a meeting on Capitol Hill in January.

After MTG calls Lauren Boebert ‘a little [expletive],’ long-simmering feud reaches boiling point

Representatives Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene were once seen as kindred spirits, sharing a divisive political style and intense opposition to Democrats. But over the past year, they have been locked in an increasingly public feud.

The problem with American politics? ‘We’re electing idiots,’ Liz Cheney says.

Same sex households by town

Town-by-town: The state of same-sex households in Mass.

According to data released last month by the US Census Bureau, 1.2 percent of the state’s 2.7 million households were same-sex couple households. That’s higher than the national average.

A post-pandemic LGBTQ+ ‘renaissance’ in Worcester, driven by young people

President Biden makes pitch that economy is thriving under ‘Bidenomics’

In a major economic speech in Chicago, President Biden said his administration’s efforts were sparking recovery after Republican policies had crushed America’s middle class.

Debris from implosion of Titanic-bound submersible returned to land. See photos.
Twisted chunks of the 22-foot submersible came ashore at a Canadian Coast Guard pier on Wednesday.

Berklee College of Music president takes leave of absence
David Bogen, Berklee’s provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, is serving as interim president.

Madonna postpones upcoming Celebration tour due to ‘serious bacterial infection’
Madonna's manager said Wednesday that the singer had spent several days in an intensive care unit after becoming ill on Saturday, and she is expected to make a full recovery.

National Geographic lays off its last remaining staff writers

Former Patriots player Ryan Mallett among 11 deaths caused by dangerous rip currents off Florida, Alabama beaches

Patriots, former teammates mourn former QB Ryan Mallett after drowning death

Three ‘heartbroken’ families file class-action lawsuit over human remains stolen from Harvard Medical School morgue

Rangers arrive at Provincetown dune shack in attempt to evict occupants, leave after issuing verbal warnings

Three people at the artists' shack long occupied by painter Salvatore Del Deo refused to budge.

Newton man held without bail on one count of murder and other charges tied to triple homicide

Christopher L. Ferguson Jr., the man charged in connection with the slayings of three family members in their Newton home, was ordered held without bail on Tuesday.

Footprints can be valuable evidence, expert says. The slayings in Newton are one example.

Drivers could face ‘multi-mile’ backups during Sumner Tunnel closure, officials warn

The Tennessee State University marching band performed during a Juneteenth concert at the White House earlier this month. The school announced on Wednesday that it will become the first historically Black college and university to introduce ice hockey.

Tennessee State will become the first HBCU to add ice hockey

The school plans to have a men’s team playing at the club level in 2024, with a goal of fielding Division I men’s and women’s teams “in the near future.”

Airport and emergency personnel at Charlotte Douglas International Airport responded to a Delta flight that landed without part of its landing gear extended.

Delta flight has a rough but safe landing in Charlotte without gear extended

Despite the rough landing, no injuries were reported and all passengers were taken to the terminal.

From left, Venezuelan migrants Eliud Aguilar, Daniel Caro, and Deici Caro have lunch with Rachel Self, right, an immigration lawyer, at the home they are renting on Martha’s Vineyard earlier this month.

How migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard came to call it home

Within days, most of the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard were gone, but some stayed behind on the island, forming bonds with a community that opened what doors it could.

Live weather updates from Boston-area meteorologists

Here’s a look at the weather right now and what to expect, according to Boston-area meteorologists.

Opinion

Doriann Blonch performed during the “DTX Pride by DRAGTEASE” drag, dance, and music show hosted by the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District and Men of Melanin Magic at Downtown Crossing on June 9.

Even drag queens have to be able to pay the rent

A new billboard campaign is pitching Massachusetts for its social policies — not its economic ones.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Supreme Court decisions — even the wins feel incomplete

Of course Xi Jinping is a dictator

IDEAS | TEJAS KULKARNI

Working in AI freaked me out. But I found peace on the other side.

Supportive housing at Shattuck site in Franklin Park offers a practical alternative to Long Island

Pride Month

“Limited edition Black,” 2023, Boston, by Golden & February Spikener for “REPRISE.”

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

In the “Slumber Party” episode of "Drag Me to Dinner," queens Kim Chi (left) and Naomi Smalls (right) battle Heidi N Closet and Jaida Essence Hall. Neil Patrick Harris, Bianca Del Rio, Haneefah Wood, and David Burtka star; Murray Hill hosts.

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

Marchers gathered for the start of the Boston Pride parade.

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

Newport Pride founders Sean O'Connor, left, and Daniel Cano Restrepo, right, in front of the recently opened Newport Pride Center on Spring Street in Newport.

Cultivating community: Newport Pride founders open city’s first Pride Center

More recent News

‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ raids the lost ark of nostalgia
Harrison Ford’s globetrotting hero is back with big Indy energy in the franchise’s fifth installment.

Overstock sees a future in calling itself Bed Bath & Beyond
For years, Overstock.com has been trying to find a way to update its image as a liquidator. It’s betting Bed Bath & Beyond’s name can help change that.

After days of rain, it looks a little less showery in the days ahead
It won’t be perfect for the next three days, but rainfall should be less extensive. This means that I can’t completely rule out a shower Thursday or even Friday but the odds are you’re not going to see any rain.

Bruce Arena and Taylor Twellman are baffled that Carles Gil did not make the MLS All-Star team
“It doesn’t make any sense,” Arena said. “You shouldn’t be calling it an All-Star Game if Carles isn’t in the lineup.”

Orange Line service between North Station and Back Bay resumes after third rail issue sparks fire
Service resumed between North Station and Back Bay after it was temporarily suspended early Wednesday afternoon following a third rail issue and smoky conditions at the Tufts Medical Center stop, officials said.

Gymnastics star Simone Biles returning to competition in August in first meet since Tokyo Olympics
Biles has been on hiatus since the summer of 2021, when she withdrew from a number of events.

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 home for sale in South Boston in 2017.

More Black and Latino homebuyers in Greater Boston, but racial homeownership gap remains stark

Roughly 4,900 Black households and 8,700 Latino households signed for home loans in 2021, both record-high shares of home-purchase mortgages issued statewide that year.

Eight Boston-area restaurants that will transport you to a whole different place
Craving a taste of worldly flavors but don’t have the time or money to travel this summer? We've got some ideas.

AI might help unleash the next pandemic, MIT study says
A group of students used freely accessible “large language model” programs like ChatGPT to get guidance on how to create a deadly pathogen.

When working remotely means from the deck of a boat
People with more freedom to work remotely since the pandemic are getting creative about where they do their jobs. For a few anyway, the modern-day office just might be afloat.

Culture & Lifestyle

“Archie” was judged Most Patriotic last year during Boston Harborfest’s “Patriotic Pooch Parade,” on the Summer Street Plaza. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

Your full guide to Mass. July Fourth celebrations, from fireworks to food and more

Rock Hudson (left) and Lee Garlington, Puerto Vallarta, 1963.

‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed’ is out, proud, and unapologetic

Kyera Singleton reads from Frederick Douglass's famous Fourth of July speech at the 2022 recitation in Somerville.

Somerville Museum to put community at center of live reading of Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech

From left: Ayo Edebiri, Abby Elliot, and Jeremy Allen White in season two of "The Bear."

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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

Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, was comforted by her mother Ruby Freeman, right, at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022. A Georgia state election board has cleared the pair of wrongdoing.

Two Georgia women, collateral damage of Trump’s election lies, are finally cleared of wrongdoing

The French research vessel L'Atalante during the search for the submersible Titan.

Titan submersible implosion: another safety lesson learned through tragedy

Like the rest of the state, the dramatic surge in housing prices on the Cape has been the result of a variety of factors, including a lack of supply and a fierce resistance to development. But there’s one additional culprit on the Cape: the proliferation of short-term rentals and the rise of companies like Airbnb.

The sharks threatening Cape Cod don’t have fins

Migrants swam next to their overturned wooden boat during a rescue operation by Spanish NGO Open Arms at south of the Italian Lampedusa island at the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 11, 2022.

Sarah Sherman-Stokes and Rachel Silver

Titan rescue efforts raise questions about whether migrants’ lives are also worth saving

An employee mopped a looted supermarket in Valencia, Carabobo State, in May 2017 following protests against President Nicolás Maduro, whose opponents blamed him for Venezuela's dire economic mess.

IDEAS | CARLOS VILLAMIZAR

Then as now, hunger in the streets of my Venezuela

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

Metro

If a bear shows up at your home, here’s what you should do, Mass. officials say

As bear sightings have been on the rise in Massachusetts, here are the do's and don'ts of keeping yourself safe, experts say.

In Grove Hall, a banner display to spotlight Boston’s ‘hidden figures’

Black Women Lead is a years-long effort by Greater Grove Hall Main Streets to amplify the role Black women played in Boston’s development and ensure they hold a more visible piece of Boston’s history.

Berklee College of Music president takes leave of absence

David Bogen, Berklee’s provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, is serving as interim president.

‘We are really lucky to have her’: For disability community, historic MassDOT board hire Lisa Iezzoni inspires confidence

Governor Maura Healey appointed four new members to the Department of Transportation’s board of directors, including a member of the disability community — a first in the board’s history.

Sports

Steve Cohen's Mets currently project to a $360 million payroll and are on track for a record luxury tax of about $99 million. Each would shatter the records of the 2015 LA Dodgers, who spent $291 million and paid a $43.6 million tax.

‘They’re just going to have to get their act together:’ Mets owner Steve Cohen threatens trade selloff if team keeps sliding

Cohen said manager Buck Showalter and general manager Billy Eppler will keep their jobs no matter what through the end of the season, and that he would be willing to cover the salaries of veterans in trades if it brought back better prospects.

Don Sweeney and the Bruins hold just five picks entering the 2023 draft.

Tracking the Bruins’ picks in the 2023 NHL Draft

When will the Bruins pick? You’ll have to wait a while.

It was confirmed Tuesday that former Patriots quarterback Ryan Mallett died in a reported drowning accident.

Former Red Sox infielder Will Middlebrooks mourns death of Ryan Mallett, former Patriots QB

Middlebrooks and Mallett were childhood friends in Texas. Middlebrooks, now a NESN analyst, played in Boston from 2012-through-2014, overlapping with Mallett’s time with the Patriots.

The Bruins hold five picks in this week’s NHL Draft. Here’s what else you need to know before the first round begins.

Terry Francona released from hospital, but urged to rest, won’t manage Guardians for time being

Victor Wembanyama’s height no longer a mystery: 7 feet, 3½ inches is official, Spurs say

Business

Boston Children’s to move into new Fenway lab

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Overstock sees a future in calling itself Bed Bath & Beyond

For years, Overstock.com has been trying to find a way to update its image as a liquidator. It’s betting Bed Bath & Beyond’s name can help change that.

Warren, Brown probe employers’ use of ‘manager’ title to avoid overtime

Top central bankers expect more rate increases amid stubborn inflation

magazine

Taiyaki Ice Cream cones from Taiyaki NYC.

Your Summer Beach Bag

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

Hammonasset Beach State Park in Connecticut.

Your Summer Beach Bag

The best New England beaches for kids, foodies, accessibility, and more

Your Summer Beach Bag

My essential Boston summer playlist from the ‘70s to the ‘90s

Martin's Park opened in 2019 near Boston Children's Museum.

Seven of the best playgrounds around Boston, kid tested and expert approved

metro

A crane performing tree work fell onto a house in Franklin Wednesday, officials said.

Crane falls onto house in Franklin; no injuries reported, police say

Orange Line service between North Station and Back Bay resumes after third rail issue sparks fire

After days of rain, it looks a little less showery in the days ahead

sports

Minnesota's Byron Buxton broke an 0-for-17 skid on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough to keep his Twins, division champions in both 2019 and 2020, from being swept by the Braves.

Twins close ranks, clubhouse as Rocco Baldelli calls for ‘more than what we’re giving’ after sweep

Devils re-sign Timo Meier for eight years, $70.4 million

Former Patriots player Ryan Mallett among 11 deaths caused by dangerous rip currents off Florida, Alabama beaches

business

DraftKings dropped its bid to buy the US unit of Australian betting company PointsBet in the face of a higher offer from sports merchandising company Fanatics.

DraftKings drops out of bidding for Australian company’s US unit

President Biden makes pitch that economy is thriving under ‘Bidenomics’

Head of drug-pricing watchdog group to step down 17 years after founding the Boston nonprofit

politics

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy

McCarthy now calls Trump ‘strongest political opponent’ against Biden

President Biden makes pitch that economy is thriving under ‘Bidenomics’

A 2020 presidential rematch? N.H. political poll suggests the 2024 ballot could feel familiar

Nation

Rudy Giuliani was voluntarily interviewed by federal prosecutors investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Giuliani sat for voluntary interview in Jan. 6 investigation

Democrats reach milestone: 100 new District Court judges

Knoxville bishop resigns amid turmoil

World

President Biden leaves the White House Wednesday en route to Chicago.

US is far more globally popular under Biden than it was in Trump era

Dozens of Israeli air force vets threaten not to serve after Netanyahu resumes judicial overhaul

Ukraine accuses a local man of directing a missile strike that killed 11 at a pizza restaurant

opinion

President Vladimir Putin of Russia arrived to deliver a speech to Russian security services at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 27.

Another shoe is sure to drop on Putin

Communities beg for a new tool in the housing toolbox

Am I better online than IRL?

lifestyle

“Archie” was judged Most Patriotic last year during Boston Harborfest’s “Patriotic Pooch Parade,” on the Summer Street Plaza. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

Your full guide to Mass. July Fourth celebrations, from fireworks to food and more

Rangers arrive at Provincetown dune shack in attempt to evict occupants, leave after issuing verbal warnings

Space Disco Cowboy? Couples ditch traditional wedding dress codes in favor of out-there themes.

food & dining

Eat Your Books is a digital recipe search from your own cookbooks.

Eat Your Books helps you find the recipes you already have

Recipe: Toss chicken salad with yogurt sauce for your Fourth get together

Recipe: Blueberries brighten this simple square cake for the Fourth

travel

What would you do if you found a camera aimed at the bed of your vacation rental?

My rental had cameras in the bedroom. Can I get a refund?

Boston is getting a new low-cost airline. It’s promising to deliver on comfort and price.

Skiing in Antarctica. Dinner with the pope. Illegal border crossings? Extreme adventure tourism is hitting new heights.

Arts

Andrew Mroczek and Juan Barboza-Gubo, “Momia 3,” inkjet print. © Mroczek and Barboza-Gubo

Layers of meaning in ‘Momias de los Cóndores’ at Gallery Kayafas

This Klimt painting just set a European record by fetching $94m at auction

When quarries are the photographic quarry

Books

10 great New England beach reads, from old standbys to new classics

Adrienne Brodeur’s debut novel ‘Little Monsters’ explores the unraveling of a family and its secrets on the Cape

Mike Curato, author of ‘Flamer,’ one of the country’s most challenged books, on the ultimate cost of book bans

Movies

A still from the documentary “Lynch/Oz”, delving into David Lynch’s obsession with "The Wizard of Oz."

‘Lynch/Oz’: The man behind the camera’s fascination with the man behind the curtain

‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’: High school angst for sea monsters

‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ raids the lost ark of nostalgia

Television

In addition to returning for season 4 of "Sex Education" (above), Gillian Anderson will star in the Netflix western series "The Abandons."

Roped in by cast of Netflix western ‘The Abandons’

With streaming services, expect more rebranding, more spinoffs

Ryan Seacrest will host ‘Wheel of Fortune’ after Pat Sajak retires

music

Rufus Wainwright comes to the Music Hall in Portsmouth, N.H., Friday.

Rufus Wainwright embraces the folk he absorbed from his folks

Madonna postpones upcoming Celebration tour due to ‘serious bacterial infection’

Meshell Ndegeocello, Robert Glasper get WasFest off to a spectacular start

Theater/Dance

Kayla Shimizu as Laurey alongside Jared Troilo as Curly in "Oklahoma!" at Reagle Music Theatre in Waltham. Shimizu will also star as Ariel in Reagle's upcoming production of "The Little Mermaid."

At Reagle Music Theatre, Kayla Shimizu stars on land and sea

Acrobatics and adult beverages at ‘Mr. Swindle’s Traveling Peculiarium’

The Huntington’s Michael Maso exits the stage

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

Mr. Weicker served on the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, which investigated the Watergate scandal.

Lowell Weicker, maverick senator, governor from Connecticut, dies

Bobby Osborne, mandolinist who flouted bluegrass convention, dies at 91

Harry Markowitz, pioneer of modern portfolio theory, dies at 95