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Trump Organization, CFO Allen Weisselberg indicted on tax fraud charges

Donald Trump’s company and its longtime finance chief were charged Thursday in what prosecutors called a “sweeping and audacious” tax fraud scheme in which the executive collected more than $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation, including apartment rent, car payments, and school tuition.

Key allegations from the indictment charging Trump Organization and its CFO Legal experts react to indictment of Trump Organization, CFO Weisselberg

Rabbi stabbed in Brighton; suspect in custody

Rabbi Shlomo Noginski suffered wounds to an arm in an attack that was reported at 1:19 p.m. near the school building on Chestnut Hill Avenue where a summer program for youths was underway.

Winthrop shooting victims remembered at community vigil

After a deadly attack on two members of the small community, Winthrop residents gathered Thursday evening to pay their respects.

J&J coronavirus vaccine appears to protect against Delta variant

Blood serum drawn from eight volunteers who received the shot in a clinical trial at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center late last year generated high levels of neutralizing antibodies against eight variants.

See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. CDC director steers clear of recommending booster for people who got J&J COVID vaccine

Boston has no city income tax, making property tax its main source of revenue.

Records show tax woes for at least one top candidate for Boston mayor

The Globe reviewed eight years of property and motor vehicle tax records for all the leading mayoral candidates. Most had relatively few blemishes.

Shirley Leung: The voters who may decide the Boston mayoral race

As court’s term ends, liberals wait, hope Breyer will step down soon

Two 6-3 opinions on voting rights and campaign finance authored by the court’s conservative wing were a reminder of what's at stake.

Body of missing swimmer found off Castle Island in South Boston

A teenager's body was found in waters off Castle Island following a desperate, hours-long search after he disappeared.

Danny Santana (right) gets the high-five from Hunter Renfroe after hitting a three-run homer.

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Red Sox complete perfect 7-0 homestand with a 15-1 Royal beating

The Red Sox hit four home runs and Nate Eovaldi hurled seven shutout innings to complete a perfect homestand.

Red Sox teammates Rafael Devers, Xander Bogaerts earn All-Star Game starting nods Rafael Devers (five RBIs) continues to drive Red Sox’ offense

Dan and Tanya Snyder.

Washington Football Team fined $10 million, owner Dan Snyder to reduce role following misconduct investigation

The team was not stripped of any draft picks as part of the league’s discipline that was announced Thursday.

A woman uses a brochure to keep dry as she dashes down the sidewalk in the rain.

WEATHER | DAVE EPSTEIN

Forecast: Here’s how the holiday weekend is shaping up

Temperatures will cool and rainfall will be plentiful from Thursday afternoon through the first part of Friday, and then more showers for the rest of Friday into Saturday. Sunday will be drier and somewhat warmer.

Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, a sensation in the women’s 100-meter at the US Olympic trials, tests positive for marijuana

The American sprinter was set for a star turn at the Tokyo Olympics.

Boy Scouts of America reaches $850 million agreement with victims

The Boys Scouts of America have reached an agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse in what could prove to be a pivotal moment in the organization’s bankruptcy case.

Inspector who deemed Florida tower in ‘good shape’ is now under scrutiny

The chief building official of Surfside, Fla., had worked in at least six South Florida cities.

Rescue efforts resume after delay at Miami-area condo building collapse site ‘We can do it’: President Biden brings message of comfort to Surfside after condo building collapse

California firefighters battle big wildfires in high heat

Hundreds of firefighters worked Thursday in high heat to beat back three large wildfires in the forests of far Northern California, where the flames destroyed several homes and forced some communities to evacuate.

Boston Children’s Hospital plans another expansion

Children’s is still in the midst of a more than $1 billion expansion of its main campus in Boston’s Longwood neighborhood.

This Rhode Island hotel has been named one of the 15 best beach resorts in the US

Ocean House, a 13-acre coastal property in Watch Hill, has just been named one of the best beach resorts in the country by Travel and Leisure.

Opinion

Bill Cosby outside his home in Elkins Park, Pa., on Wednesday, after he was released from prison. Pennsylvania's highest court overturned his sex assault conviction because it said an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented Cosby from being charged in the case.

Black America deserves justice. Bill Cosby’s release from prison isn’t it.

A powerful man escaping accountability doesn’t help Black people ensnared in an unjust legal system — or encourage sexual assault survivors to speak out.

A thermometer reading 116 degrees during a heat wave in Portland, Ore., on Monday. The rare and powerful heat wave that shattered records across the Northwest took a bruising toll on the region's infrastructure — buckling highways, hobbling public transit, and triggering rolling power outages.

Use record temps to turn up the heat on GOP to act on climate

A Black Voters Matter’s “Freedom Ride for Voting Rights” bus, at the National Mall, in Washington, June 26. This year is the 60th anniversary of the launch of the original Freedom Rides from Washington, D.C. throughout the South to challenge segregation in busing and public facilities.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The Supreme Court took a hammer to voting rights, proving Douglass’s words still true

A group comprised primarily of volunteers for the Board of Elections count absentee ballots for the New York City mayoral race at Queens Borough Hall in Queens on Wednesday.

Blame election officials, not ranked-choice voting, for New York’s mess

Renderings of the proposed redevelopment at 380 Stuart St. (by architecture firm CBT) and a car camshaft (in the eyes of the beholder, a reader).

Let me be the first to name a new Boston landmark

THE GREAT DIVIDE ⟶

See the latest from our education team focused on race, class, and opportunity in schools.

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See the latest from Globe Rhode Island.

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See the Globe’s expanded Newton coverage in partnership with Boston University.

Recommended reads

Marjorie Salvodon, a tenured professor of world languages and cultural studies at Suffolk University.

Black women are largely shut out of coveted tenure-track positions at Mass. colleges and universities

Female Black instructors represent less than 3 percent of faculty at major universities in the state.

The Great Divide

Attempt to water down plan to bring more disadvantaged children into exam schools generates a backlash

The eleventh-hour changes sparked sharp criticism from parents, students, mayoral candidates, and city councilors.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Of course white supremacist violence can happen in Massachusetts. We’re not special

Even in a place considered progressive, where you might assume fewer people would grab at the easy answers offered by white supremacy, the sick ideology whose hold on this country gets stronger by the day.

Analysis

At the federal level, action is slow on reparations, criminal justice reform, and immigration. But not in New England

Here is a quick sampling of some topics that may not have gotten the attention they deserved as we head into the dog days of summer.

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Special Projects

Editorial: Future-proofing the presidency

Donald Trump brought our democracy to the brink and exposed its weak spots. Here’s how to thwart the next American tyrant.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance: Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting

Blind Spot

An 11-month Globe investigation found that people nationwide are dying in crashes caused by drivers who should have had their licenses suspended. One in 10 US drivers has at least one offense — from speeding to vehicular homicide — that isn’t reflected on their driving record.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

An epidemic of loneliness is taking a toll on the mental and physical well-being of millions of Americans.

IDEAS | ELIZABETH PRESTON

Feeling lonely? You’re not alone.

An inmate gets outdoor recreation time on the recreation deck in an individual caged unit in the Secure Treatment Program at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in 2016.

Making prisons more humane

US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh arrives for the daily press briefing at the White House, April 2.

Boston voters still like Marty Walsh. What does that say about the mayor’s race?

The roof of the Humphreys Street Studios carries the slogan of the tenants' campaign.

In Uphams Corner, a plan for development without displacement

I’ve become a GOP fund-raising bogeyman

Taylor Swift performing at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, June 25, 2011, before the rain.

IDEAS | RYAN DAVIS

Taylor Swift’s miracle in the rain and the mystery of shared experience

Metro

Winthrop shooting victims remembered at community vigil

After a deadly attack on two members of the small community, Winthrop residents gathered Thursday evening to pay their respects.

Body of missing swimmer found off Castle Island in South Boston

A teenager's body was found in waters off Castle Island following a desperate, hours-long search after he disappeared.

RI POLITICS

In Rhode Island, the legislating, deal-making and speechifying reaches a conclusion

This year, on the last night of the legislative session, the bills were driven between the State House and the Senate at Rhode Island College.

Records show tax woes for at least one top candidate for Boston mayor

The Globe reviewed eight years of property and motor vehicle tax records for all the leading mayoral candidates. Most had relatively few blemishes.

Sports

Sha'Carri Richardson made quite the statement in winning the women's 100-meter run at the US Olympic trials last month in Eugene, Ore. Now her ticket to Tokyo may be revoked after testing positive for marijuana.

Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, a sensation in the women’s 100-meter at the US Olympic trials, tests positive for marijuana

The American sprinter was set for a star turn at the Tokyo Olympics.

Ben Schomin (left), making his debut as a caddie, went over notes with Bryson DeChambeau Thursday.

Bryson DeChambeau switches caddie on eve of Rocket Mortgage Classic

DeChambeau and Tim Tucker mutually agreed to part ways,

The Norton wrestling squad celebrates it Division 3 state title on the outdoor mat at Triton Regional in Byfield.

Danyel Ayala’s victory in 285-pound finale powers Norton to Division 3 wrestling championship

The sophomore registered a 5-2 victory over Triton Regional for Lancers' first title since 2014. Natick rattles off seven straight wins to capture Division 2 championship.

MIAA D1 GIRLS' LACROSSE FINAL | WESTWOOD 6, FRANKLIN 5

Ava Connaughton’s late acrobatics provide a perfect finish for Westwood girls’ lacrosse

2021 MLB All-Star Game

Red Sox teammates Rafael Devers, Xander Bogaerts earn All-Star Game starting nods

sports log

Davis Thompson ties course record to take PGA lead in Detroit

Business

Hundreds believed dead in Pacific Northwest heat wave despite efforts to help

As forecasters warned of a record-breaking heat wave in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada last weekend, officials set up cooling centers, distributed water to the homeless and took other steps. Still, hundreds of people are believed to have died from Friday to Tuesday.

Boy Scouts of America reaches $850 million agreement with victims

The Boys Scouts of America have reached an agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse in what could prove to be a pivotal moment in the organization’s bankruptcy case.

Two big employers outline return-to-office plans

130 countries back deal on global minimum tax for companies

Comfort Zone

What can we learn from wedding announcements? Cate Doty answers with "Mergers and Acquisitions: Or, Everything I Know About Love I Learned on the Wedding Pages"

What we can learn from wedding announcements

From left: Steve Carell, John Krasinski, and Rainn Wilson in "The Office."

Why we’re still in a relationship with some classic sitcoms

The Pickup Music Project's musical fences were at the Boston Children's Museum boardwalk from April to October 2019.

Boston artist’s music sculpture features in Kevin Hart’s ‘Fatherhood’

Grammy-winning artist esperanza spalding will perform in ArtsEmerson's "Iphigenia" this upcoming season.

For ArtsEmerson, a less busy but ambitious season

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We know a lot about Covid-19. Experts have many more questions

More than two dozen virologists, epidemiologists, and others responded to STAT's question about what they still most wanted to know.

Cement Head’s last fight: He was denied parole six times — until he was about to become a Covid-19 statistic

In lawyers' view, the Department of Correction was trying to make it seem like it had fewer Covid-19 deaths on its hands than it really did.

Troubling podcast puts JAMA, the ‘voice of medicine,’ under fire for its mishandling of race

Critics say editors have asked authors to scrub the term racism from their articles even as they publish others that include racist notions.

Despite resistance, researchers investigate the possibility of a new mental health disorder

Many researchers say the study of sluggish cognitive tempo, which is still in its early stages, can’t yet support a formal diagnosis.

magazine

Jerell and Valeria on their Zoom blind date.

Dinner with Cupid

"It was a nice change to arrive to a date and not have to wait around drinking alone"

Rabbi Jen Gubitz and her husband, Matan BenYishay, on their wedding day last July.

Always a rabbi, one day a bride

Anger lessons from my kids: ‘I’m mad because I am sad! Duh!’

Alison created a melamine plate wall with pieces she found online at Ballard Designs; The Enchanted Home; Pomegranate; Replacements, Ltd.; and WebstaurantStore.

Small plunge pool + plastic privacy hedge = instant backyard oasis

metro

Boston has no city income tax, making property tax its main source of revenue.

Records show tax woes for at least one top candidate for Boston mayor

Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung might be the next face of the Rhode Island Republican Party

Task force calls for creation of statewide equity office and equity-focused review of response to COVID-19

sports

Westwood's Ava Connaughton lands on the ground after scoring the winning goal in the final seconds of Thursday night's Division 1 state final against Franklin.

Ava Connaughton’s late acrobatics provide a perfect finish for Westwood girls’ lacrosse

Red Sox teammates Rafael Devers, Xander Bogaerts earn All-Star Game starting nods

Davis Thompson ties course record to take PGA lead in Detroit

business

Some 130 countries backed a global minimum tax as part of a worldwide effort to keep multinational firms from dodging taxes by shifting their profits to countries with low rates. The agreement announced by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Thursday also provides for taxing the largest global companies in countries where they earn profits through online businesses but may have no physical presence.

130 countries back deal on global minimum tax for companies

US jobless claims fall to 364,000, a new pandemic low

US deficit to hit $3 trillion in 2021, then fade as stimulus relief expires, CBO says

politics

Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

US hits 17 nations for not combating human trafficking

Trump Organization, CFO Allen Weisselberg indicted on tax fraud charges

Federal executions halted; Attorney General Merrick Garland orders protocols reviewed

Nation

The Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla.

Miami-area condo building that collapsed likely to be demolished

Collapse survivors escaped with their lives, but little else

California firefighters battle big wildfires in high heat

World

Tropical Storm Karen's rains reached Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in 2019 just hours after an earthquake jolted the region.

Tropical Storm Elsa forms over the Atlantic

After Biden meets Putin, US exposes details of Russian hacking campaign

Celebrations of Canada’s national day muted amid furor over unmarked graves

opinion

A few items on Acting Mayor Kim Janey's desk in City Hall are a desk plate, received as a gift, and a Roxbury Puddingstone.

Acting Mayor Kim Janey, unpacked

Boston voters still like Marty Walsh. What does that say about the mayor’s race?

Heat wave

lifestyle

The Red Hat on Bowdoin Street

The Red Hat may reopen in early fall under new ownership

A Dunkin’ iced coffee has become a fixture at the Ashmont T station — and Boston Reddit is invested

Shake Shack comes to Somerville, a floating oyster bar docks in East Boston, and Trillium’s flagship opens in Canton

food & dining

Butter rice ssam is served at Cloud & Spirits restaurant near Central Square.

At Cloud & Spirits, one chef’s vision of Korean cuisine

The Red Hat may reopen in early fall under new ownership

A Dunkin’ iced coffee has become a fixture at the Ashmont T station — and Boston Reddit is invested

travel

Ocean House, which was named one of the best beach resorts in the U.S. by Travel and Leisure, sits on the southwestern tip of Rhode Island.

This Rhode Island hotel has been named one of the 15 best beach resorts in the US

What’s new (and not to miss) in Newport

The history of baseball jerseys, the Vineyard’s new dining guide, and an Art Deco hotel in D.C.

Arts

Virgil Abloh's “You’re Obviously in the Wrong Place,” from 2015.

Moving fast, thinking deeply at the ICA’s Virgil Abloh show

Art that crystallizes the past

With sculpture, Edith Wharton’s estate becomes open field for the imagination

Books

Battling the patriarchy’s censor in ‘The Man Who Hated Women’

Reading Chinese authors, and trying to learn Mandarin

Lessons in how to fool yourself in ‘Nobody, Somebody, Anybody’

Movies

Chris Pratt in "The Tomorrow War."

In ‘The Tomorrow War,’ on Amazon, the future is now

Two cheers for the red, white, and blue

The Civil War monumentalized; seeing the death penalty in action

Television

Kate Winslet as Mare in "Mare of Easttown."

Brevity is the soul of witty TV

Rob Reiner creating a Trump-Putin limited series

On AMC, ‘The Beast Must Die’: Something’s not right on the Isle of Wight

music

Richard Marx (pictured here in 1988) worked with Madonna, NSYNC, and Luther Vandross, and wrote the massive hit “Right Here Waiting.” In a new memoir, he tells the stories behind the songs.

For ’80s heartthrob Richard Marx, it’s all about the music

For this Boston orchestra, something clicked on the streaming platform Twitch

Watch: Boston Dynamics robots challenge K-pop stars BTS to a dance-off

Theater/Dance

Grammy-winning artist esperanza spalding will perform in ArtsEmerson's "Iphigenia" this upcoming season.

For ArtsEmerson, a less busy but ambitious season

Christopher Lloyd’s journey, from kooks to King Lear

Barrington Stage’s ‘Chester Bailey’ glows in the dark

globe local

A candlelight vigil was held in Winthrop in memory of Air Force veteran Ramona Cooper and retired Massachusetts State Trooper David L. Green.

Winthrop shooting victims remembered at community vigil

‘It’s what we love, what we do together’: Vokes Players return to an outdoor stage

Poetry readings, stamp exhibits, and a blood drive

Obituaries

Mr. Rumsfeld was the youngest, at 43, and the oldest, at 74, to hold the post of defense secretary.

Donald Rumsfeld, charismatic and combative secretary of defense, dies

Mike Gravel, Springfield native who became a US senator in Alaska, dies at 91

Paralyzed by illness, Anthony Weller, 63, wrote sonnets a letter at a time