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Polls have shown that a majority of Americans are unhappy with President Biden's performance and believe the nation is on the wrong track.

‘People are questioning if he’s the man of the moment’: As crises mount, Biden struggles to show he can solve them.

The president has had difficulty not only in solving complex challenges, but in simply projecting to the public that he’s up to the task.

Milton official steps down after using coded anti-Biden phrase in Memorial Day speech

Greater Boston’s biotech industry has spilled out all over the region, leading some to ask: How much is too much?

Amid rapid growth of the region's life sciences industry and a soft market for traditional office space, lab development is sprouting all over Greater Boston.

Hundreds celebrate Trans Pride on Boston City Hall Plaza
At a time when multiple state legislatures have recently passed laws limiting the rights of transgender Americans, the mood among the hundreds of trans people and allies who gathered for the Trans Pride celebration was one of solidarity but even more of celebration.

Crowds watched the women’s diving event at Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at the Institute of Contemporary Art on Boston Harbor.

Twist and somersault: Cliff divers kick off world series in Boston Saturday afternoon

Uvalde victim’s family, staffer signal possible legal action against gunmaker

911 dispatcher fired after Tops worker was hung up on during shooting

Democratic Convention

Attorney General Maura Healey won activists' endorsement for governor at the state Democratic Party's convention on Saturday.

Healey wins Democrats’ endorsement for governor at convention, cementing her frontrunner status

In Attorney General Maura Healey, many in the party see their best chance of electing a Democrat to succeed Governor Charlie Baker, the two-term Republican who is not seeking reelection.

Sonia Chang-Díaz knows what it’s like to be ‘other.’ It has shaped her and her bid for Massachusetts governor. Maura Healey could be the nation’s first openly lesbian governor. Here’s how her identity has shaped her.

Don’t blame the patriarchy: Despite sexy headlines, male trees are not to blame for your allergies
It’s a tantalizing — or at least amusing — idea, that urban foresters have engaged in “botanical sexism,” preferentially planting “male” rather than “female” trees, resulting in our worsening allergies due to an overabundance of pollen-spreading males. But there’s a problem: Legions of experts say the theory doesn’t add up.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Vermont’s creemees are a uniquely delicious summer treat
In the interest of good creemee journalism, I put on my best pair of elastic waist shorts, got in my car, and made a creemee crawl through Vermont. Here's where it took me.

10 ways to make it a true New England summer 4 fabulous rail trails in New England

Grant Williams coordinated the delivery of the "We are BG" shirts.

‘We are BG:’ Grant Williams coordinates Celtics’ team effort to advocate for Brittney Griner’s release

Williams worked with with the WNBPA to ship black and orange "We are BG" shirts overnight so the team could wear them during practice before Sunday's Game 2.

Tara Sullivan: How one terrible fourth quarter for the Celtics in November helped them rally to win Game 1 against the Warriors

General manager Don Sweeney (left) and team president Cam Neely have watched the Bruins go 14-17 in the playoffs over the last three years.

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

The Bruins’ talent drain rests solely on Don Sweeney and Cam Neely

The postseason results have fallen off the last three years more as a result of personnel loss than coaching or playing/tactical approach.

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive for the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on June 03, 2022 in London, England.

Jubilee honors Britain’s Queen, but also highlights her increasing absences

Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee has become a party without its guest of honor. Her absence is a metaphor for the twilight of Britain’s second Elizabethan Age, an awkward limbo in which the 96-year-old queen still reigns but has, in many ways, been replaced by her eldest son and heir, Prince Charles.

Opinion

Carlos Eduardo Espina on TikTok.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Meet the TikToker bridging the Spanish-language news gap

Carlos Eduardo Espina’s videos are in Spanish and they are free. Through quick but engaging clips, he delivers an array of information that’s relevant to his Spanish-speaking followers.

Our unique and peculiar American nightmare

Mental health is a factor in gun violence, but it’s not so simple

IDEAS | JACKIE MANSKY

Reports of the buffet’s COVID death have been greatly exaggerated

Keeping Sonia Chang-Díaz off the primary ballot would be bad for Democrats

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Come see Globe journalists live on stage
Globe Live returns June 11-12 for two brand-new shows of original & adventurous nonfiction storytelling.

Globe Magazine

Rudy Giuliani at Yankee Stadium for a game on May 28, 2018.

That time I accidentally became Rudy Giuliani’s buddy at a Red Sox-Yankees game

When the 19-inning game was over, I exited down the runway. Then . . . I heard him. “I got snacks!”

This week's daters: Barbara and Stuart.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She is very easy to be with. We are not spring chickens, you know.’

Will this dater feel in tune with a musician?

31 outdoor events in New England to fill every summer weekend with fun

Warm weather is almost here, and the weekends are brimming with opportunities for fun. Here’s how to get outside and experience the season in every New England state.

The Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland is one of many food-inspired events across New England this summer.

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

From the perfect oyster to heavenly ribs, these road-trip-worthy food festivals around the region will delight your taste buds throughout the summer.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

More recent stories

Major fire in Orange spreads to multiple vacant buildings; more than 20 fire crews on scene

A multi-alarm fire in the town of Orange on Saturday started in an old cereal factory and quickly spread to multiple other vacant buildings, drawing fire crews from 20 Central Massachusetts communities, according to the state Department of Fire Services.

Scouts sell off camps under strain from sex abuse suits
As the financially struggling Boy Scouts sell off a number of campgrounds, conservationists, government officials and others are scrambling to find ways to preserve them as open space.

Sophie Freud, Simmons professor who called psychoanalysis ‘a narcissistic indulgence,’ dies at 97
Though she was Sigmund Freud's granddaughter, Dr. Freud made clear that she wasn’t a Freudian. “I’m very skeptical about much of psychoanalysis,” she said.

As Ukraine loses troops, how long can it keep up the fight?
As soon as they had finished burying a veteran colonel killed by Russian shelling, the cemetery workers readied the next hole. Inevitably, given how quickly death is felling Ukrainian troops on the front lines, the empty grave won’t stay that way for long.

Number of Mass. counties with high COVID levels has dropped to 5, per CDC
Five of Massachusetts’ 14 counties have high community levels of COVID-19 and people there should wear masks in indoor public spaces, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But that number is down from as high as 11 counties last month.

Western Mass. to receive almost $1.8 million in federal rail improvement aid
The state will receive almost $1.8 million in federal grant funding to improve rail infrastructure, enhance safety, and improve train capacity near Springfield’s Union Station, according to the state’s Department of Transportation Saturday.

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The beautiful resistance of Shaun Cunningham, a Boston photographer.

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

The Pride I Carry With Me: Shaun Cunningham

A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Pride as told to Jeneé Osterheldt.

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NBA can be proud of its diversity in coaching ranks
The NBA now has 15 African-American head coaches in a league that’s roughly 70 percent African-American.

Amazon opens Seaport office tower for around 2,000 employees
The 17-story building, which houses technology and corporate employees, opened in phases starting in February.

From stagflation to the ‘misery index,’ some economists fear a 1970s redux
The misery index adds together two major indicators that speak to the nation’s economic strength: the monthly consumer price index and the unemployment rate.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Sara Porkalob and members of the company of "1776" at American Repertory Theater.

In ART’s ‘1776,’ the founding of a nation, with liberty and justice for some

Ringo Starr spoke after accepting his honorary degree from Berklee College of Music on Thursday.

Ringo Starr receives honorary degree from Berklee College of Music

Max Bard's “Red Flag” is part of Studios Without Walls' "The Ground We Walk."

Art among the trees in Brookline’s Riverway Park

Bryan Collier's illustration for "All Because You Matter" by Tami Charles.

I don’t know how we should talk to kids about difficult topics. I just know that art can help.

Special Projects

Back to Boston

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A home along Pennsylvania Avenue, in Lovettsville, Va., displays a fence painted in the colors of the gay-pride rainbow flag.

IDEAS | BEN JACKSON

More pride in Pride?

Being called a genius turns out to be quite addictive.

IDEAS | KEN GORDON

The magic word that makes Spelling Bee superior to Wordle

Demonstrators protest outside of the US Supreme Court on May 3 after a leaked memo suggested that the court could be poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.

America, lost and found

Mayor Wu has said that she has read the complete file on former Boston Police officer Patrick M. Rose. But, like her predecessors, she has thus far refused to release it to the public.

Mayor Wu, don’t protect the culture that protected Patrick Rose

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu spoke at a Board of Education meeting on May 24 in opposition to a state takeover of Boston Public Schools.

Striking a deal to fix Boston’s schools

East Main Street, the site of an 1892 lynching in Port Jervis, N.Y.

IDEAS | Philip Dray

Breaking the silence about a lynching in the North

Metro

Hundreds celebrate Trans Pride on Boston City Hall Plaza

At a time when multiple state legislatures have recently passed laws limiting the rights of transgender Americans, the mood among the hundreds of trans people and allies who gathered for the Trans Pride celebration was one of solidarity but even more of celebration.

Don’t blame the patriarchy: Despite sexy headlines, male trees are not to blame for your allergies

It’s a tantalizing — or at least amusing — idea, that urban foresters have engaged in “botanical sexism,” preferentially planting “male” rather than “female” trees, resulting in our worsening allergies due to an overabundance of pollen-spreading males. But there’s a problem: Legions of experts say the theory doesn’t add up.

Sophie Freud, Simmons professor who called psychoanalysis ‘a narcissistic indulgence,’ dies at 97

Though she was Sigmund Freud's granddaughter, Dr. Freud made clear that she wasn’t a Freudian. “I’m very skeptical about much of psychoanalysis,” she said.

Ann Turner Cook, original Gerber baby, dies

Ms. Cook was 5 months old when a neighbor, artist Dorothy Hope Smith, drew a charcoal sketch of her that was later submitted for a contest Gerber was holding for a national marketing campaign.

Sports

The Yankees' Luis Severino allowed only one hit over seven innings, while striking out 10 Tigers

Baseball notebook

Luis Severino the latest starter to shine for Yankees

Severino’s outing was the MLB-best 13th time a Yankees starter finished at least seven innings.

Billy Horschel leaves the 13th green after sinking a birdie putt during the third round of The Memorial.

Billy Horschel rolls up five-stroke lead at The Memorial

Horschel has gone 44 consecutive holes without a bogey, with only one birdie putt outside the 10-foot range Saturday.

Grant Williams coordinated the delivery of the "We are BG" shirts.

‘We are BG:’ Grant Williams coordinates Celtics’ team effort to advocate for Brittney Griner’s release

Williams worked with with the WNBPA to ship black and orange "We are BG" shirts overnight so the team could wear them during practice before Sunday's Game 2.

Red Sox notebook

Even as a young Red Sox prospect, Xander Bogaerts made a lasting first impression on A’s pitcher Frankie Montas

Kevin Na resigns as PGA Tour member after agreeing to play in rival golf league

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Here’s a look at some players who could be available as baseball’s trade deadline approaches

Business

Greater Boston’s biotech industry has spilled out all over the region, leading some to ask: How much is too much?

Amid rapid growth of the region's life sciences industry and a soft market for traditional office space, lab development is sprouting all over Greater Boston.

As Ukraine loses troops, how long can it keep up the fight?

As soon as they had finished burying a veteran colonel killed by Russian shelling, the cemetery workers readied the next hole. Inevitably, given how quickly death is felling Ukrainian troops on the front lines, the empty grave won’t stay that way for long.

NATO chief speaks with Erdogan about Finland, Sweden joining

Amazon opens Seaport office tower for around 2,000 employees

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Summer Entertainment

31 outdoor events in New England to fill every summer weekend with fun

The Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland is one of many food-inspired events across New England this summer.

Summer Entertainment

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

An illustration of a lone woman walking superimposed over a silhouette of New Hampshire's outline.

With Roe set to fall, we must pay more attention to New Hampshire’s new abortion law

Carrot-lime soup with cilantro

Recipes: Transform your garden vegetables into refreshing summer soups

metro

Maria Smirnova of USA flew past ICA spectators at the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series practice at the Institute of Contemporary Art on Thursday.

‘I need people here cheering.’ Cliff divers leap, twist, turn, and plunge from top of the ICA

The Pride I Carry With Me: Shaun Cunningham

Milton official steps down after using coded anti-Biden phrase in Memorial Day speech

sports

Rafael Nadal, who turned 36 on Friday, will attempt to become the French Open's oldest men's champion on Sunday.

Rafael Nadal, 13-time French Open champion, meets newcomer Casper Ruud in Sunday’s men’s final

Game 53: Red Sox at Athletics lineups and notes as Jarren Duran leads off

How one terrible fourth quarter for the Celtics in November helped them rally to win Game 1 against the Warriors

business

Job seekers meet with recruiters during the Healthcare Academy career and training fair outside of the Chase Center on June 03, 2022 in San Francisco, California.

US added 390,000 jobs in May amid efforts to cool the economy

Stocks sink as Wall Street eyes downside of solid jobs data

Report: Elon Musk seeks to cut 10 percent of Tesla workforce

politics

Polls have shown that a majority of Americans are unhappy with President Biden's performance and believe the nation is on the wrong track.

‘People are questioning if he’s the man of the moment’: As crises mount, Biden struggles to show he can solve them.

Former White House official Navarro indicted on contempt charges; Meadows won’t be charged

McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary

Nation

1-year-old Elijah Garcia and his parents, Carlos Garcia and Ruby Anne Perez, visited a makeshift memorial following a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, which left 19 children and two adults dead, in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday, May 31, 2022.

Uvalde victim’s family, staffer signal possible legal action against gunmaker

The mass shootings where stricter gun laws might have made a difference

911 dispatcher fired after Tops worker was hung up on during shooting

World

A worker opened a refrigerated train car storing the corpses of dozens of Russian soldiers that were left behind as their units were pushed back or withdrew from around Kharkiv.

As battles rage, Ukraine rejects Macron plea not to ‘humiliate’ Russia

A farmer holds on, a fraying lifeline for a besieged corner of Ukraine

Jubilee honors Britain’s Queen, but also highlights her increasing absences

opinion

Demonstrators protest outside of the US Supreme Court on May 3 after a leaked memo suggested that the court could be poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.

America, lost and found

Instead of one schools chief, why not co-leadership for BPS?

Playing identity politics, Mass. GOP brings bias to the fore

lifestyle

The historic boat "Fire Fighter" is set to come to Boston Harbor.

A historic rescue boat is coming to Boston Harbor, and you can tour it

Should I tell her she’s marrying a terrible person?

We wanted to know: What one piece of advice would you give a new Boston parent?

food & dining

Jennifer Matta and Brian Kingsford, co-owners of Otra on South Main Street in Providence.

From the owners of Bacaro, Otra brings authentic flavors of the Iberian Peninsula to Providence

The Boston Public Market plans for a cocktail bar; Serafina opens in the Seaport

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

travel

Debbie Gibson in London in 2019.

Debbie Gibson on her jet-setting dog, used bookstores, and bringing her own hot plate

Vrbo host canceled 24 hours before I arrived. What am I owed?

4 fabulous rail trails in New England

Arts

Rob "ProBlak" Gibbs worked on his Dewey Square mural called "Breathe Life Together." It's the first time a Black Boston artist has painted this wall for the Greenway Conservancy.

When a mural is a mirror: In Dewey Square, Rob ‘ProBlak’ Gibbs pays tribute to youth around the city

I don’t know how we should talk to kids about difficult topics. I just know that art can help.

Things and ‘thneeds’ — and what they say about us

Books

Looking at a horse, from all the angles

A parade of ex-boyfriends in Sloane Crosley’s ‘Cult Classic’

Diane Seuss on reading philosophy, art, and poetry

Movies

“Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story”

Extraordinary animals, an extraneous wall, a musical celebration

See Jane run (an underground abortion network) in ‘The Janes’

‘Benediction’: in war and love and well beyond

Television

According to Vulture's annual calculations, Aidy Bryant (left), Cecily Strong (second from right), and Kenan Thompson (right) were among the top four in screen time this past season on "Saturday Night Live," with Thompson leading the cast. Kate McKinnon (second from left) was in the middle of the pack.

Who got the most ‘SNL’ screen time this season?

‘Queer as Folk’ warning latest example of TV addressing tragedy

The shows and stars that Emmy voters shouldn’t forget

music

Ringo Starr leads his All Starr Band (including, at right, the Average White Band's Hamish Stuart) at the Wang Theatre Thursday night.

Ringo gets by with a little help from his All Starrs

Ringo Starr receives honorary degree from Berklee College of Music

At Solid Sound, Wilco contemplates a ‘Cruel Country’

Theater/Dance

Sara Porkalob and members of the company of "1776" at American Repertory Theater.

In ART’s ‘1776,’ the founding of a nation, with liberty and justice for some

Lissa deGuzman had always hoped to play Elphaba in ‘Wicked.’ Now she is that girl.

‘What does it mean to be a gay man today?’: SpeakEasy’s ‘The Inheritance’ tells an important tale

globe local

The Second Glance thrift store in Gloucester is popular with bargain hunters such as Monica Grant and her brother Gerald Gilraine.

Vintage chic, at just the right price

Should the MBTA be seen as a civic space for ‘community conversations’?

At 80, Miriam Yorks is the Boston Celtics’ ‘Halo Mom’

Obituaries

Sophie Freud with Israeli Stage founder Guy Ben-Aharon (left) and writer Savyon Liebrecht (right) at a staged reading at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre.

Sophie Freud, Simmons professor who called psychoanalysis ‘a narcissistic indulgence,’ dies at 97

Ann Turner Cook, original Gerber baby, dies

David C. MacMichael, CIA whistleblower on Nicaragua, dies at 95