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The NAACP convention in Boston kicks off this week. Here’s what you need to know.

Your guide to the 114th annual convention, happening this year in the heart of Boston for the first time since 1982.
For local leaders, the NAACP’s return to Boston is an opportunity to change the city’s image
shirley leung

‘Black companies do not get the opportunity.’ NAACP convention is a chance for change.

The civil rights organization has hired dozens of local Black-owned businesses as vendors, for services like event planning, public relations, and transportation.

‘It didn’t seem real’: Three onboard plane injured in Stow crash between two homes Sunday
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash, an FAA spokesperson said Sunday afternoon.

City Councilor Michael Flaherty says colleague Kendra Lara should have resigned

“That councilor should have taken her own inventory, looked at the facts,” Flaherty said.

Elon Musk reveals new black and white X logo to replace Twitter’s blue bird
The X started appearing on the top of the desktop version of Twitter on Monday, but the bird was still dominant across the phone app.

Teen killed in Dennis boat crash Friday identified as Dover-Sherborn high school student

Four rescued from sinking boat in Boston Harbor, State Police say

Swimmer, 19, dies after being pulled from water at Sandy Pond Beach in Ayer
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: ‘Twisted Metal’ premieres, ‘Dark Winds’ returns, and ‘Big Brother’ endures

I never saw “Big Brother” lasting almost a quarter of a century, but here we are. CBS is celebrating that milestone this week. Meanwhile, another video game comes to TV — the PlayStation demolition derby franchise “Twisted Metal.”
red sox 6, mets 1

Red Sox feast on Mets’ pitching, rack up 15 hits to win series finale

Boston has pulled within two games of Toronto for the third wild-card spot after winning four of five series this month.
It took seven pitchers to beat the Mets, but the Red Sox survived another bullpen game
TARA SULLIVAN

We’re witnessing an ascent to greatness from Sophia Smith in the Women’s World Cup

The soon-to-be 23-year-old forward stamped herself as the future of the women’s game with two goals against Vietnam.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Want to fix health care burnout? Improve work conditions for doctors and nurses.

Explore technology to alleviate administrative burdens.
Tom Keane

The deadly motorcycle accident
RENÉE GRAHAM

With the NAACP convention, Boston looks to repair its reputation
IDEAS | SUZANNE MATSON

My Barbie, my self
JEFF JACOBY

When the minimum wage rises, does homelessness rise too?

'Barbenheimer'

Odie Henderson review | ★★★★
Don’t even try to put this ‘Barbie’ in a box
Greta Gerwig’s surreal satire starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is one of this year’s best films.

Odie Henderson review | ★★1/2
‘Oppenheimer’ brings out the best and worst in Christopher Nolan
This biopic of the “father of the atomic bomb” is visually stunning but emotionally empty.

Seven Weeks of Summer

Here’s your guide to the rest of the summer movie season

It’s not just ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer.’

More recent News

Woman found dead after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Park
A woman was found dead in Montana on Saturday after coming into contact with a grizzly bear on a trail west of Yellowstone National Park.

INNOVATOR Q&A
To better understand alcohol addiction, new research is turning to fruit flies
Kristin Scaplen, a psychology professor at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I., said she’s using fruit flies to help look at how alcohol use changes circuits in the brain.

Rare sight, rare smell: Corpse flower blooms at Wheaton College in Norton.
Amorphophallus titanum blooms only once every few years and is known for its strong stink. The rare flower's bloom lasts only one to two days.

Search underway for missing paddle boarder on Martha’s Vineyard pond

The rescue mission began after Martha’s Vineyard police and fire departments responded to the pond near Turkeyland Cove, where a man went missing while he was paddle boarding, officials said.

20-year-old man arrested in connection with shooting of New Bedford police detective
Cheybane Vasconcelos-Furtado was arrested by New Bedford police and other law enforcement officials at a home on Worcester Street on Sunday afternoon following the July 17 shooting of Detective Lavar Gilbert, officials said.

Patriots positional outlook: Linebacker corps will strike fear into foes

With training camp set to start at the end of the month, we’ll provide a position by position breakdown of where the Patriots stand heading into late July. Now, it’s time for the linebackers.

Recommended reads

Rise in cancer among younger people worries and puzzles doctors

An array of cancers are striking people younger than 50 at higher rates than in previous decades, prompting new screening guidelines, new research, and growing concern.

Meet the MBTA’s very happiest passengers. (Hint: They’re not on the subway.)
Ferry service accounts for about half a percent of all MBTA ridership, or around 4,000 trips per weekday. But that tiny minority may just be the T’s most content riders.

After fighting to obtain Trump’s taxes, Richard Neal is on the other side of an IRS battle involving Hunter Biden
As the top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, Neal has become a key player for his party in a high-stakes tax fight that could reverberate in the presidential election.

MATTHEW GILBERT
After six months of Hollywood strikes, Peak TV would become Bleak TV
For viewers accustomed to abundance, imagining what would happen if Hollywood remains idle isn't a pretty picture.

Culture & Lifestyle

Dorrance Dance an engaging treat for eyes and ears at Jacob’s Pillow

At 30,000 feet, airborne thrillers are the height of drama

For Edward Hopper, Gloucester was a last chance and a fresh start

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Special Projects

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.

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

PODCAST | SHIRLEY LEUNG

Introducing Globe Opinion podcast ‘Say More with Shirley Leung’
EDITORIAL

To save mothers’ lives, reduce racism in obstetrical care
IDEAS | HOWARD MANSFIELD

Losing NASA — and finding it again
RENÉE GRAHAM

The vexing blueprint of ‘celebrity’ presidential politics
MARCELA GARCÍA

Have an extra room in your home? Host a migrant.
IDEAS

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

Metro

INNOVATOR Q&A

To better understand alcohol addiction, new research is turning to fruit flies

Kristin Scaplen, a psychology professor at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I., said she’s using fruit flies to help look at how alcohol use changes circuits in the brain.
RI VOICES | WILL NEWMAN

What is it exactly about dogs that steals our hearts?

The love dogs learn and share is often just what we need in good times and bad.
BETH TEITELL | COMMENTARY

ICING? What’s that? Welcome to the grievance-packed world of electric vehicle charging.

EV drivers are hogging chargers. Motorists driving gas-powered cars are trying to reclaim parking spots lost to EV charging.

The NAACP convention in Boston kicks off this week. Here’s what you need to know.

Your guide to the 114th annual convention, happening this year in the heart of Boston for the first time since 1982.

Sports

WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY

What’s next as women’s professional hockey regroups and realigns for the future?

Details of the new league — how many teams, will Boston be one, what's the name of the league, etc. — are being held close to the vest until a press conference scheduled for August.
red sox notebook

With Alex Verdugo struggling at the plate, Red Sox opt to give right fielder a night off to regroup

After a torrid June in which he hit .316/.377/.484 with an .862 OPS, Verdugo has struggled in July, batting just .127/.222/.255.
red sox 6, mets 1

Red Sox feast on Mets’ pitching, rack up 15 hits to win series finale

Boston has pulled within two games of Toronto for the third wild-card spot after winning four of five series this month.
RED SOX

It took seven pitchers to beat the Mets, but the Red Sox survived another bullpen game
Motor Sports

Denied last year, Denny Hamlin returns to Pocono victory lane, earns 50th career NASCAR Cup win
TARA SULLIVAN

We’re witnessing an ascent to greatness from Sophia Smith in the Women’s World Cup

Business

Elon Musk reveals new black and white X logo to replace Twitter’s blue bird

The X started appearing on the top of the desktop version of Twitter on Monday, but the bird was still dominant across the phone app.
INNOVATOR Q&A

To better understand alcohol addiction, new research is turning to fruit flies

Kristin Scaplen, a psychology professor at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I., said she’s using fruit flies to help look at how alcohol use changes circuits in the brain.

From humble beginnings, developer Bill Cummings might just be one of the most influential philanthropists in Greater Boston

San Francisco-based company that pioneered craft beers open to buyout from employees
magazine
Your Home | Small Spaces

How a Roxbury home uses Japanese design principles to feel larger than it is

CONNECTIONS

While searching for my lost cat, I found friends in my new neighborhood
Dinner with Cupid

‘I discovered he is an avid soccer fan and I told him about the ... team I’m organizing’

PERSPECTIVE

Hollywood, bring intermission back to super long movies

metro

Teen killed in Dennis boat crash Friday identified as Dover-Sherborn high school student

Four rescued from sinking boat in Boston Harbor, State Police say

‘It didn’t seem real’: Three onboard plane injured in Stow crash between two homes Sunday

sports

Shohei Ohtani homers in last game at Angel Stadium before trade deadline

Scott Rolen, Fred McGriff share the spotlight at Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony

France not panicking despite scoreless tie with Jamaica, while Netherlands and Sweden narrowly avoid upset bids

business

Boston-based Temu is suing Shein. Here’s what their lawsuit tells us about ultra-fast fashion.

‘Black companies do not get the opportunity.’ NAACP convention is a chance for change.

PTC in the Seaport offers an unusual employee benefit: dock space

politics

Jill Biden heads to Paris to help mark US return to UN educational and scientific agency

Drugmakers turn to courts to halt Medicare price negotiations

Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi

Nation

Minneapolis backs off arrests for psychedelic plant use

Woman found dead after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Park

Pearl Harbor sailor laid to rest in home state of Maine more than 80 years later

World

Russia says Moscow and Crimea hit by Ukrainian drones while Russian forces bombard Ukraine’s south

Greta Thunberg is appearing in a Swedish court on a charge of disobeying police at a climate protest

15 people were killed after a boat capsized off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island. 33 others were rescued.

opinion

Terrifying irony: We train troops, and some become threats themselves

Think of Cuba as a neighbor, not a piece on a global game board

Four things Mass. can do now to lower flood risk from failing dams

lifestyle

Can I be happy with someone who’s a full-time caregiver?

Should I make this breakup less ugly?

How to make your home a haven from toxic teenage overachievement culture

food & dining

‘Really unprecedented’: Monica’s Trattoria seeks transfer of management as owner remains at large after alleged shooting

In JP, a controversial brewery turns off the taps. But its owners aren’t blaming the protesters.

Where to watch the Women’s World Cup in R.I.

travel

Feeling fancy at the foot of the Catskill Mountains

A Chatham inn’s makeover, Colorado’s hot springs, and a self-folding travel stroller

The best rental car company for every type of traveler

Arts

‘Mina Loy: Strangeness Is Inevitable’ celebrates a remarkable ‘cultural pollinator’

‘Impassioned Destruction’: Exhibit offers new perspective on Boston Tea Party

In ‘Slice,’ Aaron Fink celebrates the sensuality of paint — and the succulence of a famous fruit

Books

In Edith Bruck’s ‘Lost Bread,’ an account of the Holocaust and its aftermath, cruelty continues for survivors even after Auschwitz is closed

Could ‘The Last of Us’ really happen? Emily Monosson details the potential future of fungal pathogens in an ever-warming world

Visual columnist Wendy MacNaughton on books about mortality and drawing

Movies

Fans reclaimed ‘girliness’ through fashion at the opening night of Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’

‘Beetlejuice’ movie set props stolen in Vermont, including 150-pound abstract art statue, police say

‘Stephen Curry: Underrated’ shoots and scores

Television

This week’s TV: ‘Twisted Metal’ premieres, ‘Dark Winds’ returns, and ‘Big Brother’ endures

Reality TV performers need a union, ‘Housewives’ star says

Netflix hikes ad-free price for new subscribers

music

Tony Bennett left a piece of his heart in Boston, too

Dudley Jazz Fest to bring an afternoon of live jazz to Dorchester

Barack Obama tweets his summer playlist, including songs by SZA, Luke Combs, and Janelle Monae

Theater/Dance

Dorrance Dance an engaging treat for eyes and ears at Jacob’s Pillow

Company One’s ‘Boy Who Kissed the Sky’ mythologizes a young Jimi Hendrix’s experience

Amid labor turmoil in Hollywood, Broadway seems to avoid a strike

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

Charles Wurster’s fight of a lifetime: Defending the environment, saving the birds

Tony Bennett, ‘the best singer in the business,’ has died at 96

Kevin Mitnick, who eluded authorities during hacking spree, is dead at 59