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Boston police watchdog agency at crossroads as directors leave, first sustained complaint rejected

Two years after it was first created, the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency’s Civilian Review Board sustained an allegation against a police officer. The finding was almost immediately rejected by Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox.

Jason Aldean cites Marathon bombing before performing his controversial ‘Try That in a Small Town’ at the Xfinity Center
Addressing his fans Saturday, Aldean defended “Try That in a Small Town,” calling it a “really cool song” whose message has “completely gotten overshadowed."

Report of threats forces New Jersey-bound flight to return to Logan Airport

Delta Airlines Flight 5770 was forced to return to the airport after an anonymous caller reported the passenger’s alleged threats to a New Jersey police agency.

Trump could be indicted soon in Georgia. Here’s a look at that investigation.

Here are six investigative threads a Georgia prosecutor has explored in the investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his Republican allies to overturn the former president's 2020 election loss.
Mar-a-Lago worker makes his first court appearance in Trump’s classified documents case

Woman attacked in Waltham, walking along Charles River, State Police say

A woman in her 20s reported being attacked by a man in Waltham on Sunday night as she walked along the Charles River, according to State Police.

Nurse from N.H. kidnapped with her child in Haiti, nonprofit says
Alix Dorsainvil is a nurse who had been living in Haiti for “some time now” and is married to Sandro Dorsainvil, director of El Roi Haiti Outreach International, the organization said.

N.H. school asks for prayers for nurse and daughter kidnapped in Haiti

Two killed in overnight shootings in Boston

Cape DA demands US Attorney General investigate DeSantis for Martha’s Vineyard migrant crisis

Maine woman airlifted after experiencing a medical issue while hiking in White Mountains

What’s being fixed in the Sumner Tunnel? These are the key upgrades.

The Globe spoke to officials at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to learn about the biggest changes to the nearly 90-year-old Sumner Tunnel.

Cape Cod Baseball League once again hit by curveballs thrown by USA Baseball
USA Baseball invites dozens of college players to play on its travel teams, many of whom who have already committed to play on the Cape, leaving managers scrambling to retool their rosters.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS
This week’s TV: ‘SNL’ rumors, a Sigourney Weaver drama, and six series begin new seasons
Premiering this week: “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart,” a miniseries starring Sigourney Weaver, and the true-crime docuseries “Demons and Saviors.” Plus, rumors swirl about Lorne Michaels's eventual "Saturday Night Live" successor.

ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL
What the Obama-Clinton 2008 primary has to do with the 2024 Trump-DeSantis contest
Political consultants and campaign advisors are looking back at the protracted fight between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for strategic insight into the current Republican campaign.

Ron DeSantis lingers, as 5 candidates campaign in N.H.

Democratic presidential candidates haven’t advertised events in New Hampshire for this week. Here’s where you may be able to hear DeSantis and the other GOP presidential hopefuls in person.

Tell us: How is the maternal health crisis affecting your decision to have children?

If you identify as Black or Indigenous, has seeing, hearing about, or experiencing poor maternal outcomes affected how you think about motherhood or childbirth? Tell us in this survey.
NAACP Convention in Boston

At the NAACP Convention, a day of policy discussions and recognizing progress

Robert Kraft, Meek Mill tell NAACP convention that Jewish, Black communities must combat hate together

‘We cannot rest on our laurels’: NAACP president urges unity and mobilization in face of threats to racial equity

Young NAACP convention attendees want to help, to make a difference

If inflation is cooling, why isn’t the stuff you buy getting any cheaper?

Retailers are facing widespread economic uncertainty, and despite inflation and worries of recession, consumers still have money and are willing to spend it.

Bailey Zappe looks good in first real action of training camp

While Mac Jones took the bulk of the reps over the first three days of Patriots training camp, backup quarterback Zappe had his turn in the spotlight Sunday — looking sharp in his first sustained 11-on-11 action of the summer.
Rookie wideout Demario Douglas continues to catch the eye, and other takeaways from Day 4 of training camp
peter abraham | on baseball

The Red Sox invested in Rafael Devers. Now he wants them to invest in the team for playoff push.

Devers believes chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom should add to the roster before the trade deadline on Tuesday afternoon.
Sox lose game and series to Giants in extra innings, 4-3
Opinion
Ashish K. Jha

With a few basic steps, most of us can finally ignore COVID

People who are up-to-date on their vaccines and get treated when infected rarely get seriously ill.
Tanzina Vega

Parenting in what feels like end times
MARCELA GARCÍA

The simple card that’s changing undocumented immigrants’ lives
Amy Carnevale

One-party rule on Beacon Hill has led to dysfunction
EDITORIAL

When local cannabis zoning may be too restrictive

More recent News

If inflation is cooling, why isn’t the stuff you buy getting any cheaper?

Retailers are facing widespread economic uncertainty, and despite inflation and worries of recession, consumers still have money and are willing to spend it.

Police identify woman fatally stabbed near Boston Common
Jazreanna Sheppard, 21, of South Boston, was stabbed multiple times near 121 Tremont St., police said in a statement released Saturday.

Woman rescued from burning building in Dorchester
Boston firefighters rescued a woman early Monday from a burning building in Dorchester, fire officials said.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Academic recovery has stalled, but Massachusetts schools still have over $1 billion to spend in federal funds. What’s going on?

With a year to go to spend the $2.6 billion in total relief funds that went to Mass. schools across three rounds of aid, it’s unclear how far those dollars have gone, and what they have achieved.

Mass. lawmakers eye a ‘Netflix tax’ to fund community TV channels

Two state representatives have filed legislation that would require streaming video companies to pay a 5 percent fee on the gross revenues generated in the state, raising an estimated $65 million a year.

Small plane lands in ocean off crowded Hampton Beach in New Hampshire; pilot unhurt
Emergency responders arrived to find the plane 30 yards offshore. The pilot was rescued from the water by New Hampshire state lifeguards, officials said.

Listen to 'Say More'

The chatbot will see you now
Here are five takeaways from a new book on the AI revolution in medicine by Microsoft’s research head, a Harvard Medical School professor, and a Boston health journalist.

Seven wonders of the sports world

Augusta National

Augusta National

There’s a reason they call it ‘heaven’
Churchill Downs

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

From the Brickyard to the Snake Pit
Lambeau Field

Lambeau Field

The windchill is 7 degrees. Who cares?
Photo 3

Churchill Downs

A weeklong party for a two-minute race
Cameron Indoor

Cameron Indoor Stadium

The Crazies are one of a kind
Michigan Stadium

Michigan Stadium

The fun starts early at The Big House
Fenway Park

Fenway Park

A love affair spawned from the ‘Impossible Dream’

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‘Feelings I hadn’t ever processed’: Families mark 50th anniversary of Logan crash with memorial service at airport chapel

Families of those killed on Delta Flight 723 gathered at Logan International Airport’s chapel Sunday morning for a memorial Mass, marking the the 50th anniversary of the worst plane crash in New England’s history.
Fifty years later, families reflect on Logan plane crash

‘I just followed the blood trail’: A look at the grisly market of Boston crime tours
Over the course of an hour-and-half tour, retired Boston Police lieutenant Joe Leeman narrates a mix of revolutionary history you learn in school with chronicles of the city’s underworld.

Criminals on campus: Student sexual assault survivors seeking justice face murky process under Title IX amid political shifts
Colleges have struggled for decades with a pervasive culture of assault and harassment. But experts say a once imperfect process for holding perpetrators accountable is now broken and in desperate need of repair — and politicians are partly to blame.

Since my sister’s death, I wonder if I should introduce myself as a ‘twinless twin’
Take it from me, it’s always kind to also be mindful of parentless children, partnerless partners, and petless pet owners.

Culture & Lifestyle

A monster set from Hollywood Vampires at the Wang

Oona Doherty brings US premiere of a searching, existential ‘Navy Blue’ to Jacob’s Pillow

In ‘Talk To Me,’ RackaRacka YouTubers and first-time directors Danny and Michael Philippou conjure the terrors of teenhood

Weekend brings free music and entertainment to Seaport during the 114th NAACP National Convention

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

IDEAS | MARK PETERS

X marks a lot of spots: Twitter’s new name has a very long history
RENÉE GRAHAM

The biggest problem with Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign? Ron DeSantis.
IDEAS | JOSHUA GLENN

Sci-fi that foreshadowed the genre as we know it
EDITORIAL

Audit Beacon Hill? Yes, but...
EDITORIAL

Boston’s City Council is rich in embarrassments. It doesn’t need to be.
IDEAS | Fredrik deBoer

The hubris of AI hype

Metro

RI POLITICS

R.I. Democrats running for Congress to debate Aug. 17

Sponsored by Rhode Island Association of Democratic City and Town Chairs, the debate is set for the week early voting begins, less than three weeks before the Sept. 5 primary.
RI POLITICS

The latest political news in Rhode Island

Endorsements, campaign announcements, and more leading up to the special election for R.I.’s First Congressional District

Tell us: How is the maternal health crisis affecting your decision to have children?

If you identify as Black or Indigenous, has seeing, hearing about, or experiencing poor maternal outcomes affected how you think about motherhood or childbirth? Tell us in this survey.

N.H. school asks for prayers for nurse and daughter kidnapped in Haiti

A Christian school in New Hampshire that taught Alix Dorsainvil, a 31-year-old nurse living in Haiti who was kidnapped with her child last week, issued a call to prayer for her safe return.

Sports

Red Sox at Mariners | 9:40 p.m. (NESN)

Game 106: Red Sox at Mariners lineups and notes

Nick Pivetta will be on the mound as the Red Sox open a three-game series with Seattle at T-Mobile Park.
Baseball

Cape Cod Baseball League once again hit by curveballs thrown by USA Baseball

USA Baseball invites dozens of college players to play on its travel teams, many of whom who have already committed to play on the Cape, leaving managers scrambling to retool their rosters.
World Cup 2023

Follow along with the Women’s World Cup with our day-by-day schedule and live results

The United States is searching for its third straight World Cup title — but it will be harder this time around.
GIANTS 4, RED SOX 3 (11 innings)

Red Sox fail to hold late lead, lose game and series to Giants in extra innings
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Chris Sale set for rehab assignment with Worcester, then to return to opener-reliant Red Sox in starting role
REVOLUTION

Revolution to host Atlas in Leagues Cup Round of 32

Business

Teamsters say Yellow Corp. is ceasing operations, filing for bankruptcy

Yellow's expected liquidation would mark a significant shift for the US transportation industry and shippers nationwide.

Mass. lawmakers eye a ‘Netflix tax’ to fund community TV channels

Two state representatives have filed legislation that would require streaming video companies to pay a 5 percent fee on the gross revenues generated in the state, raising an estimated $65 million a year.

Twitter threatens legal action against nonprofit that tracks hate speech
INNOVATOR Q&A

‘Our economy won’t function without us’: R.I. nonprofit leader to direct sector support center
magazine
Globe Magazine

He was caught trying to defraud a COVID relief fund. Then he vanished.
MISS CONDUCT

Clothes call: What’s appropriate wedding attire?

PERSPECTIVE

Why I know the NAACP’s next generation is going to accomplish great things
GLOBE MAGAZINE

At a time when women’s sports are ready to soar, a lack of science is holding them back

metro

Cape DA demands US Attorney General investigate DeSantis for Martha’s Vineyard migrant crisis

At the NAACP Convention, a day of policy discussions and recognizing progress

Boston police watchdog agency at crossroads as directors leave, first sustained complaint rejected

sports

Hunter Renfroe hits homer in 10th inning to lift Angels over Blue Jays

MLB Trade Deadline Tracker: Angels add offense, reunite with C.J. Cron, get Randal Grichuk from Rockies

Once the glory position, elite running back is now treated like a leper in the NFL

business

If inflation is cooling, why isn’t the stuff you buy getting any cheaper?

New ownership brought Table Talk back from the brink. Now, it’s in expansion mode.

Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books

politics

At the NAACP Convention, a day of policy discussions and recognizing progress

Ron DeSantis lingers, as 5 candidates campaign in N.H.

Atlanta braces for possible indictments in 2020 election investigation

Nation

Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell faces sentencing in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival

Trump could be indicted soon in Georgia. Here’s a look at that investigation.

Mar-a-Lago worker makes his first court appearance in Trump’s classified documents case

World

Pakistan buries dead from massive suicide attack at political rally

Ukraine says Russian missiles hit another apartment building and likely trapped people under rubble

Russia says 2 drones hit buildings in Moscow in latest wave of attacks

opinion

Sci-fi that foreshadowed the genre as we know it

The biggest problem with Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign? Ron DeSantis.

We haven’t learned yet how to stop worrying about AI

lifestyle

I want a year off from the relationship

Water is refreshing in the heat, right? In parts of Florida this past week, not so much.

After $304 million supermax extension, Jaylen Brown’s personal life gets supermax attention from the tabloids

food & dining

Three new-ish cafés where you can get work done in R.I.

New ownership brought Table Talk back from the brink. Now, it’s in expansion mode.

Sullivan’s Castle Island outdoor seating closed because of aggressive — and hungry — seagulls

travel

Author Karen White on her Tuscan villa dreams, unplugged vacations, and why she’d like to travel with Ryan Reynolds

Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard camp on floor at Logan airport during delay: ‘We made quite a home here’

Budget bills $2,133 for hail damage that never happened

Arts

Putting monumentality underfoot on the Greenway

An atelier of her own

Before they went full Hollywood, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles broke the mold in Northampton

Books

Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books

The hero of Peter Heller’s ‘The Last Ranger’ stalks the boundary between solitude and society

Susan Casey, veteran journalist of the life aquatic, explores the history and wonder of the subterranean ocean world in ‘The Underworld’

Movies

In ‘Talk To Me,’ RackaRacka YouTubers and first-time directors Danny and Michael Philippou conjure the terrors of teenhood

Mattel is considering ‘Barbie’ sequel as it plans more Hollywood franchises

‘More than just film screenings’: Woods Hole Film Festival returns to Cape Cod for its 32nd year

Television

Mass. lawmakers eye a ‘Netflix tax’ to fund community TV channels

This week’s TV: ‘SNL’ rumors, a Sigourney Weaver drama, and six series begin new seasons

Actor Max Greenfield urges studio CEOs to ‘be the heroes’ and make a deal in Hollywood strikes

music

Meet the Beyoncé superfans who’ll be cheering their queen at Gillette Stadium

It’s sunny side up at Newport Folk Festival

A monster set from Hollywood Vampires at the Wang

Theater/Dance

Oona Doherty brings US premiere of a searching, existential ‘Navy Blue’ to Jacob’s Pillow

On the Common, a ‘Macbeth’ steeped in misery and madness

Huntington Theatre Company names Christopher Mannelli executive director

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

William H. Dilday Jr., history-making Black executive in TV, dies at 85

Jean Fagan Yellin, who uncovered a slavery tale’s true author, dies at 92

Pamela Blair, original performer of comedic ‘Chorus Line’ gem, dies at 73