Police Commissioner William Evans to announce retirement

Evans, who became commissioner in 2013, will take a job at Boston College, several law enforcement sources said.

A biennial tradition: Beacon Hill lawmakers? mad scramble

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The state?s full-time Legislature has to debate, horse-trade, and reconcile priorities it has had a year and a half to work on, all before the clock strikes midnight July 31.

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President Trump warned of unspecified ?consequences? if Iranian President Hassan Rouhani again threatened the US.

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The gunman is dead, police said, and a young girl is in critical condition.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_hearttoheart3_biz.jpg Elderly Chinese immigrants address a taboo: death

Discussing end-of-life plans in Chinese culture is a no-no. A new program hopes to change that.

Adrian Walker

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walker%20(3).jpg Northeastern once again disrespects people of Roxbury

The eviction of an African-American artists? collective ? with no notice or warning ? is another example of the university?s appalling treatment of the neighborhood.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/12-30-17_FanueilHall_08.jpg Advocacy group wants blacks to boycott Faneuil Hall

The landmark was bequeathed to the city in 1742 by Peter Faneuil, a slave trader. Some activists want the building to be renamed.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/singing_cops_teze.jpg Today on ?Today?: Singing Boston officers will appear

Kim Tavares and Stephen McNulty, who garnered national attention with their rendition of ?God Bless America,? will appear on NBC?s popular show this morning.

Mandi Baker

?This heartache is indescribable?

Brian Baker was young, healthy, and fit ? but two small bee stings last week proved to be fatal, leaving his wife and his family reeling in shock.

Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab

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The director of national intelligence warns that weaknesses in US cybersecurity could be setting us up for a high-tech replay of 9/11.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/04/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/869518698.jpg ?This is really nothing,? Carter Page says of probe

The former Trump campaign aide, under investigation for his contacts with Russian officials, says he?s ?never been an agent of a foreign power.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_sean_gannon.jpg Police say scammers again try to get cash for Sean Gannon ?fund?

The Yarmouth officer was killed in a shootout earlier this year.

Brighton family pleads for return of girl?s wheelchair

The 6-year-old?s wheelchair was last seen Thursday or Friday outside a Wallingford Road home, police said.

What separates Representative Michael Capuano, Democrat of Somerville, from challenger Ayanna Pressley?

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Michael Capuano and Ayanna Pressley: What?s the difference?

Capuano, the Somerville Democrat who has served on Capitol Hill for 20 years, and Pressley, a Boston city councilor, agree on most issues. How can they distinguish themselves?

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

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The Red Sox ace, taking his turn in the Red Sox rotation for the first time in 11 days, is getting the time he needs to stay strong for crunch time.

Opinion | Margery Eagan

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_nantucketstatepolice_metro126.jpg Why can?t lawmakers say no to sweetheart deals for cops?

The lavish compensation for state troopers on the islands is just the latest outrage.

Obituary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_zakimbridgeatduskfeature_metro079.jpg Christian Menn?s signature project was the Zakim Bridge

Though Dr. Menn?s bridge designs dot Europe, a cable-stayed bridge in Boston towered over his other achievements.

Names

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Los Angeles police confirmed that they are investigating a complaint against Anderson.

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The new Ted Williams documentary is mesmerizing

With an extraordinary twist of serendipity, the film includes never-before-seen footage of Williams ? in vibrant color.

Music Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/22/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/23foofightersa.jpg Foo Fighters milk hits for all they?re worth at Fenway show

A pure, undying love of their job powered Dave Grohl and his bandmates through a marathon show that almost hit the three-hour mark.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/22/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/b81e4f1629e24820acdb51dc336bc9d8-b81e4f1629e24820acdb51dc336bc9d8-20586.jpg Tom Brady, showing lots of style, hits one more pass to Wes Welker

Tom Brady took to Instagram to show that he hasn?t forgotten how to complete a pass to his longtime receiver Wes Welker ? although this one was a bit different.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi23bakerchurch01.jpg Baker praises humility, self-sacrifice at Roxbury church

Parishioners at Roxbury?s Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church received spiritual guidance from an unexpected figure on Sunday: Governor Charlie Baker.

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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador?s seven-page missive, written in Spanish, details how he sees the US and Mexico working together to stem immigration.

TV Critic?s Corner

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/20/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Copy%20of%20BCS_407_NW_0406_0087-RT.jpg Welcome back, ?Better Call Saul.? Season 4 is almost here

Those of you hoping that, finally, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will appear during those 10 episodes will be disappointed.

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Orleans marked the 100th anniversary of the only enemy attack on American soil during World War I.

Ezequiel Sanchez, 9, plays the tuba during a performance by Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians at a rally on Boston Common.

When the rapid-response band goes marching in

Members of the Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians team up with event organizers to play at demonstrations and rallies for social justice and civil rights issues.

From the Sunday Boston Globe

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/20/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Commuting_print.jpg The target: you and your every move

How companies use geolocation data to target you ? and everyone around ? in ways you?re not even aware of.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_encore9_met[1].jpg ?Trees are a passion of mine?: Meet the man sprucing up the Everett casino

Wynn Resorts is spending about $15 million to create the landscape around its $2.5 billion Encore Boston Harbor casino.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Michael D?Antonio

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/20/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/1001241600.jpg For Trump, truth is just another rule made to be broken

The president lies because he gets away with it.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/africa%20hero.jpg For refugees in Kenya, an education in hope

The Kakuma Refugee Camp is a holding center for thousands dispossessed by war and conflict. A New Hampshire university has made it the focus of its global plans.

Newsletters

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Atul-1024x576.jpg Atul Gawande?s first task as health CEO: a listening tour

He?ll travel across the country to meet employees he will serve through an Amazon-backed health care venture.

Globe event

Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever

A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

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