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Alec Baldwin weeps in court as judge announces involuntary manslaughter case is dismissed midtrial

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors over the withholding of evidence from the defense in the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film “Rust.”

Healey to extend halt on some state hiring through October

Governor Maura Healey said in April the state was halting some hiring amid unstable tax collections, though a number of positions, including those in direct care and public safety, were exempt.

Massachusetts to get $1 billion more in federal money toward replacing Cape Cod bridges

The $993 million grant would account for nearly half of the estimated $2.1 billion it would take to replace the Sagamore Bridge, one of the two 89-year-old structures that provide the only roads on and off the Cape.

Boston to pay $1 million in Arroyo sexual harassment settlement

Hilani Morales, a former city employee, filed the high profile sexual harassment lawsuit against the city and former city health chief Felix G. Arroyo in 2018.

Stop & Shop set to close 32 stores, including 15 in New England. Here’s where they are.
It’s part of the Quincy-based grocery chain’s plan to weed out underperforming stores.

Prosecutors in Karen Read case push back against dismissal motion, call defense claims about jurors ‘hearsay’

A motion from Karen Read’s lawyers to dismiss two of the three charges that remain pending after her July 1 mistrial is “premised upon hearsay” and should be rejected, prosecutors said.

Missing 4-year-old Sutton girl dies after being found unresponsive in neighbor’s pool

Woman rescued, others helped to shore as rip current causes dangerous conditions at Maine beach

Man charged with animal cruelty after three dogs found dead inside a U-Haul truck in Mattapan

Judge throws out Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case, says he flouted process with lack of transparency

Former Boston police officer sentenced to two years probation in overtime fraud scheme

Somerville life sciences building put on hold as developers confront lab space glut

Developers have halted construction on the nine-story life sciences building off McGrath Highway, a sign of the sluggish market for new lab space in the Boston area.

high schools
Meet the Globe’s Spring 2024 All-Scholastics
The Globe salutes the region's best high school athletes and coaches in eight spring sports. Find the All-Scholastics section in print on Sunday, July 14.

James Pindell | Analysis

Trump is picking a VP. Biden is fighting for his future. RFK Jr.? Four months to election, he went fishing in Maine.

President Biden’s woes have created an opening for Kennedy, but he might not be taking advantage of the moment.
Biden pushes his ‘blue wall’ sprint with a Michigan trip More updates from the campaign trail
SEVEN WEEKS OF SUMMER

‘Only Murders in the Building’ returns, ‘Time Bandits’ debuts, plus more new TV shows to watch this summer

Star-studded premieres will have you traveling across time.
See more arts recommendations

The ‘Pink House’ in Newbury is up for auction: ‘One last chance to save or salvage the structure’

The auction may represent the last hope of saving the house, built in 1925 and now in disrepair, after a protracted dispute over its fate.

BPS launches Summer EATS free meals program
The program, aiming to expand access to affordable and healthier food options, provides free meals to students aged 18 and under at 30 sites across Boston, press secretary Max Baker said in a statement.

ADRIAN WALKER

Beacon Hill powerbrokers say they spend lavishly to build camaraderie. But who’s picking up the tab?

All this largesse is paid for — according to a Globe report this week by Matt Stout and Samantha J. Gross — by their campaign finance accounts. Influential lawmakers can spend lavishly on almost anything that enhances their political futures.
State Secrets: Here’s what happens when Beacon Hill’s most powerful pick up the tab
Dan Shaughnessy

Ted Williams was the greatest hitter ever, but there was bad luck and darkness in his family life, and other thoughts

“Claudia [Williams] was her father’s daughter,” her husband told the Globe. “Ted and Claudia were the most principled people I have ever known . . . they wore their hearts on their sleeves, and they spoke their minds just as boldly.”
ROYALS 6, RED SOX 1

Red Sox fall behind Royals early, bats all but silent again against a lefthander in series-opening loss

Cole Ragans was the lefthander this time around, and the Royals starter held the Red Sox to one run in seven innings. The Red Sox dropped to 12-15 vs. lefties.
Red Sox minor leaguer one of two suspended for positive drug tests

The glowing swings at Lawn on D in South Boston have been ‘retired,’ Mass. Convention Center Authority says

After 10 years, and thousands of selfies illuminated by the swings’ soft glow, officials with the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, which operates the Lawn on D and commissioned “Swing Time,” said the display has been “retired.”
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

Reader survey: What should President Biden do?

Do you believe he can win and govern competently? Or is it time for him to step aside?
IDEAS | MIKE COTTER

How to get your baby to sleep — well, like a baby
EDITORIAL

Here’s a way to prevent foreclosures
Renée Graham

The rapid and unsurprising redemption of Will Smith

Say More podcast | Shirley Leung

What’s next for Karen Read? Five things you need to know.
Best of the Best

Uni and 6 more of the best sushi spots in and around Boston

9 great craft breweries and taprooms to visit in Greater Boston

10 great Italian restaurants, starting in Boston’s North End

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Peabody third-grader and middle schoolers from Boston and Chelmsford are winners in America’s Field Trip contest
America 250, the official organization planning the national celebration, on July 8 named the winners of its inaugural America’s Field Trip contest that asked students to answer "What Does America Mean to You?"

Here’s what to know about the two-week partial Red Line shutdowns starting tonight
Train service will be shut down on portions of the Red Line in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston over the next two weeks as the MBTA works to reduce the number of slow zones.

Five Mass. residents charged with allegedly filing fraudulent health insurance claims totaling $1M while overseas
The defendants were identified as Brendon Ashe, 40, of Dorchester; Aqiyla Atherton, 36, of Roxbury; Darline Cobbler, 40, of Randolph; Henry Ezeonyido, 36, of Brockton; Chinenye Nwodim, 36, of Brockton; and Ariel Lambert, 34, of Brooklyn, N.Y., prosecutors said Friday.

NH Politics
In unusual move, Republican leaders in N.H. sideline candidate convicted of murder
Mark Edgington served eight years in a Florida prison on a second-degree murder conviction for helping a friend kill a motel manager in 1988, when he was 17.

Amid COVID uptick, state suspends respiratory illness reporting until August

The Department of Public Health said it expects low levels of respiratory illness til then.

Cambridge man drowns in N.H. lake, authorities say

Amin Taheri, 33, was swimming in Crystal Lake in Manchester when a person noticed he had disappeared shortly before 7 p.m. Friday, New Hampshire State Police said in a statement.

Recommended reads

Legal specialists weigh in after Karen Read lawyers seek dismissal of two charges

In an unusual twist, lawyers for Read have filed a motion to dismiss two charges after a mistrial was declared. That has raised a host of questions about hung juries, partial verdicts, and the guidelines around them.

TRAVEL
Legoland New York Resort: Plastic overload or a brickin’ good time?
This park is just the right size — lots of activity, but not dauntingly huge — and the employees seem to genuinely like children. If you ask us, they’ve built a great place.

Brokers’ fees for rentals may soon be shifted onto landlords
The fees, normally equal to one month's rent, are a common point of contention among the state's increasingly cost-burdened renters.

People on food assistance increasingly turn to grocery delivery. But not without a price tag.
While the services add convenience for households, they can also add significant costs to food budgets for families already struggling to make ends meet.

Culture & Lifestyle

How do you say ‘binge-watching’ in French?

Camille A. Brown, a longtime Jacob’s Pillow star, returns to present world premiere of ‘I AM’

Kevin Bacon on finding love in Boston and rocking out with his brother as their band tours New England

Broadway-bound musical ‘The Queen of Versailles’ comes to Boston

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

A judge’s sound decision in the Karen Read case
Linda J. Bilmes and Cornell William Brooks

US has a history of paying reparations. Why won’t it pay Black Americans?
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Biden and Trump are showing their stark contrast out in the open. But is anyone seeing it?
Rich Barlow

Oklahoma mandates Bible study; here’s how to do it right
JEFF JACOBY

Readers offer their designs for a new Massachusetts flag
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

NH Politics

In unusual move, Republican leaders in N.H. sideline candidate convicted of murder

Mark Edgington served eight years in a Florida prison on a second-degree murder conviction for helping a friend kill a motel manager in 1988, when he was 17.

BPS launches Summer EATS free meals program

The program, aiming to expand access to affordable and healthier food options, provides free meals to students aged 18 and under at 30 sites across Boston, press secretary Max Baker said in a statement.

Former Boston police officer sentenced to two years probation in overtime fraud scheme

Thomas Nee, 67, who is among 15 officers charged in the scheme, was also ordered Friday by a federal judge to pay a fine of $2,000 and $16,151 in restitution, the US attorney’s office said.
ADRIAN WALKER

Beacon Hill powerbrokers say they spend lavishly to build camaraderie. But who’s picking up the tab?

All this largesse is paid for — according to a Globe report this week by Matt Stout and Samantha J. Gross — by their campaign finance accounts. Influential lawmakers can spend lavishly on almost anything that enhances their political futures.

Sports

Peter Abraham | On baseball

As trade deadline looms, this was a glaring reminder the Red Sox still have needs to address

Friday night's 6-1 loss to the Royals should serve as a flashing red light signaling chief baseball officer Craig Breslow that it’s time to acquire another starting pitcher and a righthanded hitter.
YANKEES 4, ORIOLES 1

Benches clear in ninth inning as Yankees top Orioles in a matchup of slumping contenders

Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad was hit in the helmet by a 97 m.p.h. pitch from New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes. After a delay, Kjerstad was able to get up but left the game. Then things escalated.
ROYALS 6, RED SOX 1

Red Sox fall behind Royals early, bats all but silent again against a lefthander in series-opening loss

Cole Ragans was the lefthander this time around, and the Royals starter held the Red Sox to one run in seven innings. The Red Sox dropped to 12-15 vs. lefties.
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Rookie reliever Justin Slaten lands on Red Sox’ injured list with elbow inflammation
MLB ALL-STAR GAME

Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes to start All-Star Game for NL after just 11 major league starts
NBA

Jalen Brunson reportedly agrees to four-year, $156.5 million extension with Knicks

Business

AT&T says phone data of ‘nearly all’ customers was breached in 2022

A cyberattack on telecommunications giant AT&T exposed phone records from “nearly all” of its customers but did not compromise the content of calls or texts, the company said Friday.

Somerville life sciences building put on hold as developers confront lab space glut

Developers have halted construction on the nine-story life sciences building off McGrath Highway, a sign of the sluggish market for new lab space in the Boston area.
RI BUSINESS

What’s next for Roger Williams Medical Center? CEO warns Boston University could terminate affiliation, court docs show.

Brokers’ fees for rentals may soon be shifted onto landlords
magazine
The Boston Globe Best of the Best

Check out more than 200 winners for Boston's best food, drinks, and things to do
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She said she brought a book to read so she could seem scholarly’
MISS CONDUCT

Should out-of-town guests be invited to the wedding rehearsal dinner?
PERSPECTIVE

$50 for what?! Junk fees are everywhere, and consumers are fed up.

metro

Amid COVID uptick, state suspends respiratory illness reporting until August

The glowing swings at Lawn on D in South Boston have been ‘retired,’ Mass. Convention Center Authority says

Peabody third-grader and middle schoolers from Boston and Chelmsford are winners in America’s Field Trip contest

sports

Matthew Naumec ekes out win in Massachusetts Amateur with birdie putt on final hole

The Boston Renegades are chasing another championship, but this time in a very different way

Game 93: Red Sox recall Cooper Criswell to start against Royals

business

People on food assistance increasingly turn to grocery delivery. But not without a price tag.

What to do if your personal info has been exposed in a data breach

Stop & Shop set to close 32 stores, including 15 in New England. Here’s where they are.

politics

Peter Navarro, Trump ex-aide jailed for contempt of Congress, will address RNC, AP sources say

Trump heads to Pennsylvania for pre-convention rally as VP announcement looms

Follow live updates on the 2024 presidential election

Nation

Alec Baldwin weeps in court as judge announces involuntary manslaughter case is dismissed midtrial

Meta rolls back restrictions on Trump’s social media accounts

Jury ends first day of deliberations in US Senator Bob Menendez’s corruption trial without a verdict

World

The collapse of a school in northern Nigeria leaves 22 students dead, officials say

Japan punishes hundreds of defense officials for mishandling classified data and other misconduct

British police arrest man on suspicion of crossbow murders of 3 women near London

opinion

A First Amendment fight for the future of the internet

Disaster for democracy

Trump is ‘shocked, shocked!’

lifestyle

Shoot my shot?

Erin and Travis Jean’s son, Felix, died in infancy from a rare skin disorder. Here’s what they’d like other families to know about losing a child.

JFK’s only grandson Jack Schlossberg joins Vogue as a political correspondent

food & dining

People on food assistance increasingly turn to grocery delivery. But not without a price tag.

Rebelle, a Providence bagel pioneer, spreads out in Kendall Square

Qué Mas opens in Beverly from Scampo scion Alex Pineda; Smoke Shop closes two locations while planning a suburban expansion

travel

Three summer music festivals, a Palm Springs spa, and relief from tired legs

Making the most of a skip-gen vacation

Legoland New York Resort: Plastic overload or a brickin’ good time?

Arts

Five museum shows to visit during your late summer travels

The Clark Art Institute brings Guillaume Lethière’s remarkable, singular story to light

Hope Alswang, 77, who transformed Florida’s largest art museum, dies

Books

‘Every age gets the Arthur it deserves,’ says Lev Grossman

Author readings around Boston through July 20

Deborah Harkness writes fiction about witches, reads nonfiction about Shakespeare

Movies

This summer at the movies, you can tangle with ‘Twisters,’ party with Prince, go old school with Godzilla, and more

‘John Williams’ Film Night’ is so nice, this year they’ll do it twice

Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining,’ ‘Nashville’ dies at 75

Television

How do you say ‘binge-watching’ in French?

‘Only Murders in the Building’ returns, ‘Time Bandits’ debuts, plus more new TV shows to watch this summer

‘UnPrisoned’ returns for a second season on Hulu

music

Kevin Bacon on finding love in Boston and rocking out with his brother as their band tours New England

John Cafferty brings his rocking R.I. roots — and his Beaver Brown band — back to where it all began

12 concerts to enjoy this summer

Theater/Dance

10 promising theatrical productions in the offing, including ‘Westminster,’ ‘Hoops,’ and ‘Tootsie’

Eight enticing dance events to enjoy before fall

Boston Comedy Blowout offers something for every comedy fan

Health

What’s next for Roger Williams Medical Center? CEO warns Boston University could terminate affiliation, court docs show.

Fatal overdoses drop in R.I. for the first time in five years

Prospect Medical Holdings, the owner of 2 Rhode Island hospitals, was under investigation by DOJ

Obituaries

Bengt Samuelsson, Nobel Prize-winning medical scientist, dies at 90

Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining,’ ‘Nashville’ dies at 75

Claudia Franc Williams, daughter of Red Sox legend Ted Williams, dies at 52