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Donald Trump chooses Ohio Senator JD Vance as 2024 running mate

The choice elevates a hard-edged loyalist who will amplify MAGA populism. Trump officially became the Republican nominee for president at the RNC.

Live Updates

Senator J.D. Vance, (R-OH), arrived at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee as Donald Trump's running mate.

Who is JD Vance? Five things to know about Donald Trump’s pick for vice president.

Trump and his VP pick, JD Vance, officially nominated at RNC

What we know about the 20-year-old suspect who tried to assassinate Donald Trump

Secret Service faces questions about leaving building outside its security zone in Trump shooting

Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor’s appointment

Lawyers for Donald Trump had argued that special counsel Jack Smith was illicitly appointed in violation of the Constitution’s Appointments Clause and that his office was improperly funded by the Justice Department.

Read the judge’s ruling that dismissed the case Tracker: Where the cases against Trump stand

Gary Zerola, Boston lawyer convicted of 2021 rape, sentenced to up to a decade in prison
Zerola, who has been accused of rape by as many as a dozen women and acquitted in three previous trials, was convicted of rape by a jury last month after five hours of deliberation.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

After a shocking weekend, the Democrats have no choice but to replace Biden

Start protesting across the country, every day, until Joe Biden steps aside for a stronger candidate.

Steward paid nine executives more than $1 million each in year before its bankruptcy filing

Ralph de la Torre, the Steward founder, chairman, and chief executive, drew a gross salary of $3,766,461.36, according to a court filing.

Senate health bill targets Steward crisis, seeks to relieve pressure on system

Nearly 100 Boston police officers made $100,000-plus in overtime alone in 2023
Since 2021, the number of Boston police officers making more than $300,000 has nearly doubled, rocketing from around 30 to nearly 60.

Owner who chose not to euthanize dying dog did not commit crime, SJC rules

The case has been followed closely by animal rights activists.

Girl, 5, pulled from Cambridge pool, rushed to Boston hospital

Provincetown fund-raiser featuring VP Harris, top Mass. politicians still slated for Saturday

K/Z snagged a white sucker in his talons and headed back to the nest to feed his three baby eaglets.

The majestic bald eagle is thriving again, to the delight of Massachusetts birders and photographers alike

The majestic bald eagle is thriving again, to the delight of Massachusetts birders and photographers alike

chesto means business

The Krafts’ road to an Everett soccer stadium for the Revolution goes through Boston — and Mayor Wu
It’s not time to blow the whistle on this game quite yet. Why not? The main road into Everett goes through Boston — and Mayor Michelle Wu.

Beth Teitell

The view from a Karen Read Facebook group: ‘The anger level was at a nine before and now it’s at an 11.5’
The judge in the Karen Read trial declared a mistrial. It triggered a cliffhanger — and in some, an even deeper obsession.

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

Texas A&M outfielder Braden Montgomery led the SEC with 85 RBIs last season.

Meet the 10 players the Red Sox have drafted so far

Boston has picked up six pitchers in the 2024 amateur draft, with the final day of selections set to resume on Tuesday afternoon.

An All-Star, a Red Sox leader, a mental-health advocate: This is Jarren Duran’s moment

Youths jump off a floating dock at Pleasure Bay in South Boston during a sweltering Thursday.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Dangerous heat wave continues in New England. When will relief arrive?

Heat index to exceed 100 degrees through Wednesday. Isolated thunderstorms could pass through Monday afternoon.

Boston declares heat emergency, with temps set to rise In a sweltering summer, here are some tips for swimming safely

Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides in a scene from "Dune: Part Two."

From apocalyptic action to vacation comedies, here are 20 hot and cold-themed movies to stream this summer

Beat the heat indoors with these streamable summer movie night recommendations.

This week’s TV: Slow sports week? Maybe not. Plus, a new-look ‘Ugly Betty.’

Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Andris Nelsons shakes hands with BSO concertmaster Nathan Cole at Tanglewood on July 12.

Concertmaster Nathan Cole makes BSO debut with stunning ‘Scheherazade’

The BSO duly welcomed its new concertmaster by doing what it does best — playing together.

Let the music wash over you at Boston Landmarks Orchestra's Community Block Party.

Boston at a Bargain

Iced coffee, fashion show, and a musician’s dream festival: Free and discounted Boston offers this week

This week, it’s safe to say Boston’s hot — in scorching temperatures and loads of free things to do around the city.

Opinion

White House staff members carried boxes to Marine One before President Donald Trump left the White House, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump was en route to his Mar-a-Lago resort.

Judge Cannon, who dismissed Trump documents case, follows Justice Clarence Thomas’s unethical lead

What better time to issue the decision than the day the Republican National Convention started its convention, allowing the GOP to crow about Trump-appointed judges who delivered for him.

Will Trump’s near-assassination jolt the nation into cooling its apocalyptic rhetoric?

Our poll shows Americans favor political violence. Here’s what needs to be done.

MARCELA GARCÍA

How to champion Latinx college students in Massachusetts

Patricia O’Toole

Woodrow Wilson shows how much can go wrong with an incapacitated president

Best of the Best

Highland Kitchen

The 8 best burgers around Boston (including a veggie burger — it counts!)

Santarpio's

Regina, Si Cara, and 6 more places to find Boston’s best pizza

Milkweed

We searched for Boston’s best breakfasts. These 12 places are winners.

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As enrollment and state aid plummeted at a Boston charter school, operating losses mounted

The Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy in Dorchester incurred nearly $1 million in operating losses during the 2022-23 school year after it failed to reign in spending.

Body of 17-year-old found on street in Lewiston, Maine, after reports of gunfire

The teenager was identified as Sahal Murdi, of Lewiston.

Driver fires several shots at another car in Tewksbury

“We believe these individuals knew each other and this was not a random act of violence," police said.

‘It’s an under-appreciated role.’ Here’s why Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is endorsing in a race you never heard of.

Pressley is the latest in a string of prominent lawmakers who have weighed in on what is typically a low profile race.

Yankee Candle lays off 100 at Deerfield facility

The company says it will continue its other operations in Massachusetts, where it has been headquartered since its founding.

Middlesex DA warns that animal tranquilizer, aka ‘tranq,’ linked to several recent overdoses

“In recent years the drug has transformed into a cheap and addictive adulterant to illicit and dangerous drugs, most commonly fentanyl,” prosecutors said.

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At least 13 anchors, producers, reporters, and other employees have left Boston 25 since the start of the year. Former employees cited a confluence of factors driving people out, including issues with the quality of the station’s content, overwhelming workloads, pay cuts, layoffs, and uncertainty over whether its private equity owners will keep the lights on.

Anchors leaving. Low viewership. No helicopter. At the Boston 25 TV news station, uncertainty reigns.

At least 13 anchors, producers, reporters, and other employees have left Boston 25 since the start of the year.

NH BUSINESS

How can a floating fort help produce more sustainable seafood?
Anchored just a stone’s throw off the New Hampshire coast, the structure is used to raise fish at sea alongside kelp and mussels — a trio researchers say can benefit the ocean and the local economy.

Activists urge legislators to move forward on climate bill during State House rally
Massachusetts climate activists want state legislators to know that “Time is Up.” It’s a message they emblazoned on cardboard, delivered in speeches, and chanted as they marched up Beacon Hill to the State House for a rally on Sunday.

Steward doesn’t own its hospitals’ real estate. So what, exactly, is for sale?
With the company in bankruptcy and bids due Monday, the appetite for buying the hospitals appears to be tepid.

Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Tiffany Santiago, Kaili Y. Turner, and Karimah Williams in "Hoops."

The power of ‘Hoops’

Mikey Madison (left) and Natalie Portman in "The Lady in the Lake."

Natalie Portman is on the case in ‘Lady in the Lake,’ on Apple TV+

A bloodied Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Some Republicans celebrated the fist-raised photographs.

The Trump photo: clenching a fist, clinching an election?

Mixed-media artist Laura Scheuerell, photographed in her studio.

Laura Scheuerell merges memories, stories, and stuff in her evocative mixed-media work

Special Projects

Seventh-graders at the Curley School on the first day of school in 1975. (Ulrike Welsch/Globe staff)

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

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

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

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

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

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.

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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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Joe and Jill Biden at the announcement of his candidacy for president in Wilmington, Del., June 9, 1987.

IDEAS | STEPHEN ASMA

Plato saw someone like Joe Biden coming

IDEAS | MIKE ORCUTT

A First Amendment fight for the future of the internet

Craig Richards lit his grill on June 15, 2023, at the annual Juneteenth picnic at Franklin Park.

Jean McGuire and Louis Elisa

Don’t sell out the people who use Franklin Park

Rendering of the White Stadium proposal in Franklin Park.

Herby Duverné, Juan Fernando Lopera, Frederick Lowery, and Linda Whitlock

White Stadium renovation is a commitment to Boston youth

Four of many reader-submitted design ideas for the Massachusetts flag.

Readers offer their designs for a new Massachusetts flag

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Former President Trump names Ohio senator JD Vance as vice president nominee

Former United State President Donald Trump names Ohio senator JD Vance as his vice president nominee at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis.

Trump and his VP pick, JD Vance, officially nominated at RNC

Trump selected Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his 2024 running mate, elevating a hard-edged loyalist who will amplify the polarizing MAGA populism of the Republican ticket.

The majestic bald eagle is thriving again, to the delight of Massachusetts birders and photographers alike

The majestic bald eagle is thriving again, to the delight of Massachusetts birders and photographers alike

Senate health bill targets Steward crisis, seeks to relieve pressure on system

Proposals would significantly ramp up the fines that providers face for failing to submit financial data and other information to state regulators, something Steward did for years.

Sports

Jarren Duran (center) delivered a walkoff hit against the Blue Jays on July 9.

An All-Star, a Red Sox leader, a mental-health advocate: This is Jarren Duran’s moment

Once looking like he may never get his MLB career off the ground, Duran has blossomed for the Sox.

Texas A&M outfielder Braden Montgomery led the SEC with 85 RBIs last season.

Meet the 10 players the Red Sox have drafted so far

Boston has picked up six pitchers in the 2024 amateur draft, with the final day of selections set to resume on Tuesday afternoon.

Patriots kicker Chad Ryland made only 16 of 25 field goal attempts last season as a rookie.

Here are five players who really need to impress in Patriots training camp

Tyquan Thornton will be in a crowded positional fight, one that could get even more crowded if the Patriots make a deal for a receiver.

UNITED STATES 98, AUSTRALIA 92

Team USA struggles down the stretch, but holds on to beat Australia in Olympic warm-up

Derrick White’s offseason plans changed in a hurry, but he’s thrilled for Olympics opportunity

US 98, Australia 92

US Olympic men’s basketball team holds on to beat Australia in exhibition

Business

China’s economy slows sharply as housing troubles squeeze spending

Economic growth slumped in China through the spring after a strong start this year, according to data released Monday, as a real estate crash caused consumers to spend more cautiously.

Bain’s Tamar Dor-Ner looks to ‘the robots’ to broaden the consultancy’s impact

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of movers and shakers on Boston's business scene.

Steward paid nine executives more than $1 million each in year before its bankruptcy filing

Senate health bill targets Steward crisis, seeks to relieve pressure on system

magazine

Madhouse Cafe

Best of the Best

The 9 best coffee shops around Boston in 2024

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The Boston Globe Best of the Best

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

The Hall-Whitaker Bridge in Beverly on July 1, 2023.

The bridge in Beverly, my connection from my past to my present

The International Sand Sculpting Festival is the highlight of the Revere Beach summer calendar.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, July 15-21

metro

The speakers stage being prepared at the Fiserv Forum ahead of the RNC.

‘The mood here is very resolute’: What to expect at the Republican National Convention

Gary Zerola, Boston lawyer convicted of 2021 rape, sentenced to up to a decade in prison

Owner who chose not to euthanize dying dog did not commit crime, SJC rules

sports

Corbin Burnes is 9-4 with a 2.93 ERA in his first season with the Orioles.

Watch: Pedro Martinez informs Corbin Burnes he’s starting the All-Star Game

Bruins prospect Dans Locmelis’s game continues to grow

The Krafts’ road to an Everett soccer stadium for the Revolution goes through Boston — and Mayor Wu

business

Jerome Powell during an Economic Club of Washington event in Washington, D.C., on July 15.

Powell says recent data raise confidence inflation on path to 2%

The Krafts’ road to an Everett soccer stadium for the Revolution goes through Boston — and Mayor Wu

After a shocking weekend, the Democrats have no choice but to replace Biden

politics

The speaker stage was prepared at the Fiserv Forum ahead of the RNC.

Cheering GOP delegates nominate Trump for president as he announces Vance as running mate

Biden says it was a ‘mistake’ to say he wanted to put a ‘bull’s-eye’ on Trump

Secret Service faces questions about leaving building outside its security zone in Trump shooting

Nation

Renee Johnson, with her son, whose umbilical cord blood was banked for years before she learned the cells were infected with E. coli, in Scottsdale, Ariz., on July 7. Millions of parents have paid to bank blood from their infants' umbilical cords, but storage companies have misled them about the cells' promise.

Promised cures, tainted cells: how cord blood banks mislead parents

Authorities hunt for clues, but motive of man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump remains elusive

What we know about the 20-year-old suspect who tried to assassinate Donald Trump

World

A worker sorting wheels at a factory which produces bicycle parts for export in Hangzhou, China. China posted on July 15 lower than expected growth in the second quarter.

China’s economy slows sharply as housing troubles squeeze spending

Hamas says Gaza cease-fire talks haven’t paused and claims military chief survived Israeli strike

Kate, Princess of Wales, hands Carlos Alcaraz his Wimbledon trophy in a rare appearance for her

opinion

A homeless person rested in the shade of the public library during a heat wave in Boston on June 19. Extreme heat and high humidity smothered the central and northeastern United States on June 18, with temperature records expected to melt away in the coming days, authorities warned.

A warming planet will bring more than just heat waves

Our poll shows Americans favor political violence. Here’s what needs to be done.

Will Trump’s near-assassination jolt the nation into cooling its apocalyptic rhetoric?

lifestyle

Work continued on the roof of Gaido's restaurant in preparation for opening for diners for the first time since Hurricane Beryl landed on Galveston Island.

In beachy Galveston, locals buckle down without power after Beryl’s blow during peak tourist season

In 225-square-feet, The Old Baby is a ‘merch booth’ for P-town

Iced coffee, fashion show, and a musician’s dream festival: Free and discounted Boston offers this week

food & dining

Gabriel R.’s wife collects the family’s groceries delivered by DoorDash to their home in Allston.

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

The Friel Sisters from Donegal will perform at the 37th Lowell Folk Festival July 26-28.

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

A bloodied Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Some Republicans celebrated the fist-raised photographs.

The Trump photo: clenching a fist, clinching an election?

Laura Scheuerell merges memories, stories, and stuff in her evocative mixed-media work

Dorothy Lichtenstein, philanthropist and a rare ‘artist’s widow,’ dies at 84

Books

Lev Grossman

‘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

Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides in a scene from "Dune: Part Two."

From apocalyptic action to vacation comedies, here are 20 hot and cold-themed movies to stream this summer

Shannen Doherty, who starred in ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ and ‘Charmed,’ has died

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

Television

Mikey Madison (left) and Natalie Portman in "The Lady in the Lake."

Natalie Portman is on the case in ‘Lady in the Lake,’ on Apple TV+

James Sikking, costar of ‘Hill Street Blues’ and ‘Doogie Howser, MD,’ dies at 90

This week’s TV: Slow sports week? Maybe not.

music

Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Andris Nelsons shakes hands with BSO concertmaster Nathan Cole at Tanglewood on July 12.

Concertmaster Nathan Cole makes BSO debut with stunning ‘Scheherazade’

How reggaeton stars like Bad Bunny are driving a basketball boom in Puerto Rico

In 225-square-feet, The Old Baby is a ‘merch booth’ for P-town

Theater/Dance

From left: Tiffany Santiago, Kaili Y. Turner, and Karimah Williams in "Hoops."

The power of ‘Hoops’

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

Eight enticing dance events to enjoy before fall

Health

Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, R.I.

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

Mr. Sikking, at a Los Angeles gala celebrating the 20th anniversary of the National Organization for Women in 1986.

James Sikking, costar of ‘Hill Street Blues’ and ‘Doogie Howser, MD,’ dies at 90

Russ Morash, the ‘father of how-to TV shows’ like ‘This Old House,’ dies at 88

Shannen Doherty, who starred in ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ and ‘Charmed,’ has died