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King’s Chapel in Boston reckons with complicated roots as it honors more than 200 enslaved connected to congregation

The Tremont Street church is embarking on an ambitious, public reinterpretation of its history, one that will acknowledge its links to slavery and the slave trade by honoring more than 200 enslaved people who have been discovered to be connected to the congregation.

Taunton mayor’s daughter found safe in Ohio after she went missing last week

Riley O’Connell, 18, was last seen early Wednesday morning in Hilliard, Ohio, where she had been receiving therapy for more than a month at Evoke Wellness to combat her long-term battle with mental health issues, her mother, Taunton Mayor Shaunna O'Connell, said in a statement last week.

Harvard Pilgrim data breach affected millions, yet insurer struggled to contact many potential victims for months

A class action lawsuit accuses the insurer of failing to protect health information and failing to promptly notify members of the breach

Suffolk district attorney places official on leave after report about antisemitic remarks

True-See S. Allah, who was named director of Community Engagement/Strategic Partnerships at the district attorney’s office in June 2022, will be on leave during a review of the remarks attributed to him, the Suffolk DA's office said.

Why Marty Walsh left the Biden administration to run the NHL players’ union
Marty Walsh was less than halfway through his term in the Biden administration as labor secretary when the phone rang with an interesting opportunity.

Juneteenth

Brookline buzzes with jubilant Juneteenth block party

Co-founder Adena Walker said the block party was designed to be intergenerational — featuring games for children and health advice for seniors — and as inclusive as possible.
13 books to read with your kids to honor Juneteenth and Black history See more Juneteenth coverage

Wyndham Clark goes big for one-shot victory over Rory McIlroy in US Open to win first major title

McIlroy was trying win his first major since 2014.
Ice-cold putting costs Rory McIlroy shot at victory in US Open
tech lab

‘Everybody poops’: From BU and MIT engineers, a better toilet seat

Cleana has developed a new kind of toilet seat that raises or lowers itself to avoid unwelcome splashes, or to prevent objects from falling accidentally into the bowl.

Case of stolen body parts from Harvard Medical School morgue began with a tip from an ex-lover

Federal and state court documents, as well as interviews, lay out the unlikely origins of a grisly case that led investigators from small-town Pennsylvania to an Arkansas morgue to Harvard Medical School.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Court leaves no room for racism or bias in judicial system

Public defender made anti-Muslim, anti-Black comments.
JEFF JACOBY

Hypocrisy at Middlebury College

EDITORIAL

Want to cut the police budget? This isn’t how.

NEWSLETTERS

Medical mistrust in East Boston
NEWSLETTERS

La desconfianza médica en East Boston
Activism through the lens of Boston’s Black athletes
Chris Gasper and Julian Benbow discuss Boston’s Black athletes and their fight for social justice.

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Pride Month

Mass. Starbucks workers say Pride displays have been curtailed

‘Drag Me to Dinner’ puts the ‘kitsch’ in ‘kitchen’

Boston streets are vibrant with the colors of Pride as parade returns after 3-year hiatus

Photos: Boston kicks off LGBTQ+ Pride Month on City Hall Plaza

More recent News

Vehicle crashes into Townsend home, injuring driver
At around 6:40 p.m., Townsend police and firefighters responded to reports of a vehicle crashing into a home at 551 Main St., officials said.

LOVE LETTERS
Talking to my first love again (but I’m married)
“I don’t want to leave my husband ... but I have romantic feelings for this man.”

Maine man arrested on DUI charges after multi-vehicle crash in New Hampshire
Douglas McKay, 50, of Cape Neddick, Maine, is facing charges of aggravated driving under the influence of drugs or liquor, driving under the influence of drugs or liquor, reckless conduct, and vehicular assault, officials said.

Mile-long oil slick reported in Buzzards Bay
A Coast Guard helicopter observed the sheen to be about 150 to 300 feet wide and a mile in length around 10:30 a.m., an official said.

MUSIC REVIEW
It’s off to the races for Steve Lacy at the Stage at Suffolk Downs
Lacy’s set capped off the first night of Re:SET Boston, a traveling concert series that christened the Stage at Suffolk Downs, Bowery Boston’s new outdoor venue at the former racetrack.

Owen Gingerich, Harvard astronomer who bridged science and spirituality, dies at 93
"I believe in intelligent design, lower case ‘i’ and ‘d,’ " Dr. Gingerich said of God's role in science.

Your View

Tell us about your BPS high school experience
We’re looking to hear from current and former Boston Public School students, as well as parents and educators.

Recommended reads

No more sweating a parking spot at the beach in Gloucester

Thanks to an online parking reservation app for nonresidents, the long lines of summer traffic have disappeared.

George Vaill, the ‘free advice’ guy, is a source of wisdom in Harvard Square
For three years, George Vaill has been offering counsel to passersby in Harvard Square from his folding chair, to which he attaches a large sign offering “FREE ADVICE.”

How data integrity issues roiled a biotech seen as ‘Moderna 2.0′
The concerns have led to major tumult at Somerville-based Laronde, according to a STAT and Boston Globe investigation.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
‘What exactly is fair about this?’: Great high schools aren’t available to all Boston kids.
Boston’s traditional public high schools are the casualties of a system that offers a smorgasbord of academic and extracurricular delicacies to students who attend exam schools and a few competitive admissions schools, but leaves others with crumbs.

Culture & Lifestyle

Nantucket Film Festival celebrates storytellers for the 28th year

It’s off to the races for Steve Lacy at the Stage at Suffolk Downs

13 books to read with your kids to honor Juneteenth and Black history

In ‘The Gaaga,’ Putin and his cronies are held to account, but it’s only a fantasy

Special Projects

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

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

EDITORIAL

Healey’s refreshing approach to pardons
Carlo Ratti

Will Boston spiral into the ‘urban doom loop’? Not if we act.
NEWSLETTERS

The kids aren’t all right. Blame the adults.

IDEAS | JOHN KAAG

Lessons in fatherhood from the childless Henry David Thoreau
LETTERS

Critical nurse shortage draws a range of prescriptions, diagnoses
IDEAS

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

Metro

Vehicle crashes into Townsend home, injuring driver

At around 6:40 p.m., Townsend police and firefighters responded to reports of a vehicle crashing into a home at 551 Main St., officials said.

Mile-long oil slick reported in Buzzards Bay

A Coast Guard helicopter observed the sheen to be about 150 to 300 feet wide and a mile in length around 10:30 a.m., an official said.

Maine man arrested on DUI charges after multi-vehicle crash in New Hampshire

Douglas McKay, 50, of Cape Neddick, Maine, is facing charges of aggravated driving under the influence of drugs or liquor, driving under the influence of drugs or liquor, reckless conduct, and vehicular assault, officials said.

Brookline buzzes with jubilant Juneteenth block party

Co-founder Adena Walker said the block party was designed to be intergenerational — featuring games for children and health advice for seniors — and as inclusive as possible.

Sports

Game 1: Red Sox 6, Yankees 2; Game 2: Red Sox 4, Yankees 1

Red Sox pitch in to sweep Yankees in Fenway doubleheader

The Sox staff limited the Yankees to just four hits in the opener, and five hits in the nightcap.
us open notebook

A day of bad putting costs Rory McIlroy shot at victory in US Open

McIlroy finished the day with 36 putts over 18 holes — no need for complex math there — and didn’t sink a single putt over 8 feet.
Red Sox notebook

Red Sox place Tanner Houck on 15-day injured list with facial fracture, recall Kaleb Ort from Worcester

Houck was removed from Friday night's game after taking a line drive to his right cheek.
US 2, Canada 0

Goals by Folarin Balogun, Chris Richards lead US men’s soccer team to Nations League crown
WNBA: Sun 83, Sparks 74

DeWanna Bonner, Alyssa Thomas, and Brionna Jones help Sun overpower Sparks, 83-74
MIAA Softball Finals

State softball finals: To earn its first Division 2 championship, Burlington needed extras to topple Tewksbury

Business

tech lab

‘Everybody poops’: From BU and MIT engineers, a better toilet seat

Cleana has developed a new kind of toilet seat that raises or lowers itself to avoid unwelcome splashes, or to prevent objects from falling accidentally into the bowl.

How local officials seek revenge on their hometown newspapers

Officials in communities in several places in the US have engaged in apparent retaliation against local newspapers by ending lucrative public notices.

Republican pledge to back 2024 nominee draws growing criticism

Why Marty Walsh left the Biden administration to run the NHL players’ union
magazine
Globe Magazine

‘It’s a seed I’m planting’: How Catherine Morris willed BAMS Fest into life
Globe Magazine

Five must-see events and things to do at BAMS Fest 2023
CONNECTIONS

Tips for remaining patient with relatives who repeat themselves
MISS CONDUCT

Make the most of local carrots in soup or salad or by roasting

metro

As a young man, Anthony Gray experienced the effects of gun violence. Now he wants to be part of the solution.

New England colleges open doors to diversity in new class of leadership

King’s Chapel in Boston reckons with complicated roots as it honors more than 200 enslaved connected to congregation

sports

Reds rally past Astros with three runs in 10th inning, win streak at eight

Chris Murphy comes alive in his new relief role for the Red Sox

First the power goes out, then Guardians turn up the heat to beat Diamondbacks

business

After years and years of planning, Harvard is set to break ground on Allston research campus

Cruising to Nome: The first US deep water port for the Arctic to host cruise ships, military

African leaders visit Russia to discuss their peace plan with Putin, after Ukraine trip

politics

Biden returns to Philadelphia to rally with union workers in first big event of his 2024 campaign

Trump courtroom sketch artist takes criticism in stride: ‘It’s rare to get any feedback’

Warren, Markey blast federal attack on right-to-repair law

Nation

After a winter deluge, California rivers are too dangerous to enjoy

‘Just disgusting’: A Nevada city confronts millions of smelly Mormon crickets

Consent decrees force changes to policing. But do reforms last?

World

20 years after invasion, Iraqis still waiting to come to US

Both sides suffer heavy casualties as Ukraine strikes back against Russia, UK assessment says

Blinken opens second day of talks in Beijing on mission to ease soaring US-China tensions

opinion

A report asks: Why can’t Massachusetts teach Johnny to read?

James Watt’s end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it conservation policy

An Olympian’s death highlights this nation’s maternal mortality crisis

lifestyle

George Vaill, the ‘free advice’ guy, is a source of wisdom in Harvard Square

Talking to my first love again (but I’m married)

13 books to read with your kids to honor Juneteenth and Black history

food & dining

What do Rhode Island consumers need to learn about local seafood? Actually, quite a bit.

Tiny Lola’s Coffee and More has West Medford buzzing

Central Perk-inspired coffee shop from ‘Friends’ to open on Newbury Street

travel

Dolly Parton is healing our divided nation, one roller coaster at a time

American Airlines changed my flight. Can I get my money back?

The highs (look up!), the lows (try 25 degrees below), and the highlights of seeing the northern lights in Alaska

Arts

Trump courtroom sketch artist takes criticism in stride: ‘It’s rare to get any feedback’

He stole a Picasso from Logan Airport in the ’60s. Too scared to return it, he turned to his dad for help.

At the Griffin: ‘Atelier,’ ‘Rolls & Tubes,’ and picturing an Einsteinian equation

Books

In ‘Rocky Mountain High,’ Finn Murphy’s brief stint in the Wild West of the cannabis industry yields no riches except stories

Jane Smiley’s essay collection ‘The Questions that Matter Most’ features the writer’s constant pursuit of self-education

Victor Luckerson on reading as a bridge in a long-distance relationship

Movies

The 25th Roxbury International Film Festival kicks off this week

Nantucket Film Festival celebrates storytellers for the 28th year

‘Extraction 2′: Chris Hemsworth delivers the pain

Television

Sharon Horgan prepping season 2 of ‘Bad Sisters’

The arts pose a provocative question: What is fatherhood?

Central Perk-inspired coffee shop from ‘Friends’ to open on Newbury Street

music

It’s off to the races for Steve Lacy at the Stage at Suffolk Downs

Embrace Boston celebrates Juneteenth at Roxbury Community College with panel, block party

A trailblazing period-instrument festival turns 50

Theater/Dance

In ‘The Gaaga,’ Putin and his cronies are held to account, but it’s only a fantasy

The new New Rep raises the curtain on ‘The Normal Heart’

The dynamism of ‘Jagged Little Pill’ makes its flaws easier to swallow

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

Owen Gingerich, Harvard astronomer who bridged science and spirituality, dies at 93

The Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, defender of church-state divide, dies at 81

Roswell Angier, whose Combat Zone photos captured part of Boston history, dies at 82