Rockport cottage owners win ruling over beach access

A judge ruled that the public should not be allowed to reach Long Beach by crossing over house lots that are leased by the town.

Bob MacKinnon for the Globe/File

The decision is the latest twist in a landlord-tenant dispute that has been simmering between seasonal residents and officials.

Man fatally shot after allegedly pointing BB gun at police

The Brockton man allegedly pulled what appeared to be a concealed handgun from his back and pointed it at the officers.

Imani Holland, a 17-year-old dockhand with Charles River Canoe & Kayak, helped prepare a canoe on Wednesday for an influx of customers expected during the Fourth of July holiday weekend in Cambridge.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Pleasant weather expected for Fourth of July

Sunny and dry weather will carry through the rest of the week and into the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Police blocked off several blocks outside the Washington Navy Yard during the lockdown in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

Officials don?t believe report of shooting at Navy Yard was hoax

Investigators interviewed the woman who reported that she may have heard gunshots at the Washington Navy Yard.

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Thousands of e-mails provide a bracing dose of authenticity to one of the country?s most scripted and careful politicians.

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The settlement resolves years of litigation over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

US adds 223,000 jobs in June; jobless rate falls to 5.3%

The numbers raise expectations that the Federal Reserve will start raising interest rates as early as September.

People surround and attend to a 68-year-old man that was bit by a shark in waist-deep water off Ocracoke Island, N.C., Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The man suffered wounds to his ribcage, lower leg, hip and both hands as he tried to fight off the shark. (Laura I. Hefty via AP)

Mass. man is latest shark attack victim in North Carolina

Andrew Costello, 67, a former Boston Herald editor, was in fair condition after being bitten several times by a shark.

Jabari Asim was surprised to find the criminal citation for driving without a license in the mailbox of his Newton home last week.

Greg M. Cooper for the Globe

Professor asks: Citation mistaken identity or profiling?

An Emerson professor received a citation for driving without a license, but said he was not in his car at the time.

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If Ben Affleck could salvage his career after the fiasco that was ?Bennifer,? divorce should be a breeze.

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The neighborhood should be the hottest dining district in the city. But it?s not ? at least not yet.

Scott Kelly/NASA

What does Boston look like from space?

Astronaut Scott Kelly treated Boston to a view of itself from hundreds of miles above Earth Thursday morning.

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A look at some of the shows that will take music fans out under the sun and stars this summer.

Rick Porcello gave up seven earned runs in two innings against the Blue Jays.

Nick Cafardo | On baseball

Rick Porcello a disaster and Red Sox have no answers

The Red Sox signed Porcello to a four-year, $82.5 million extension hoping he?d emerge as an ace. Right now, he?s far from it.

farah stockman | boston after busing

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In a city like Boston, poor kids tend to go to poor schools, and wealthy kids to affluent schools.

Think you?re fully covered for childbirth? Maybe not.

Having a baby is a common health event, yet insurance coverage isn?t always assured.

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Whether Trump is serious about running for president or just serious about publicity, his sudden support is hard to ignore.

Ground Game

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Sanders, the Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate, finds himself on the doorstep of the nation?s first primary.

Opinion

JOANNA WEISS

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Life among the elites in Brookline can be tough.

The Big Picture

Tourists snorkel near a turtle as it looks for food amongst the coral in the lagoon at Lady Elliot Island north-east of the town of Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia, June 9.

David Gray/Reuters

The Big Picture

Great Barrier Reef at risk

Some coral has been badly damaged and animal species, including dugong and large green turtles, are threatened.