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The scene at a Green Line crash in 2021.

Federal transit officials excoriate T for ‘lack of safety culture,’ demand quick changes

A Federal Transit Administration leader said T operations control center staff are sometimes working 20-hour shifts with just four hours off before they start again, “which obviously can create safety issues due to fatigue.”

‘We are not going to stop.’ Hundreds search for missing 3-year-old boy in Lowell for second day.
Some 200 searchers were on the scene in the Lowell/Tyngsborough area Wednesday where Harry was last seen at his babysitter’s home at 37 Freda Lane after his parents dropped him off around 7 a.m. Tuesday.

Search of N.H. residence where father, stepmother of Harmony Montgomery lived has ended, authorities say
Authorities said Wednesday that the law enforcement search of a Manchester, N.H., home where the father and stepmother of Harmony Montgomery once lived has come to an end, as investigators continue to look for the young girl who went missing in 2019.

Second employee of Sons of Boston bar charged with role in slaying of Marine veteran

A second employee of the Sons of Boston bar is facing charges in connection with the murder of US Marine veteran Daniel Martinez during St. Patrick’s Day weekend in downtown Boston.

Supreme Court rules with American woman in bitter custody dispute

The Justices ruled unanimously Wednesday for an American woman who is involved in a bitter international custody dispute with her Italian husband over their young son. The case is Golan v. Saada.

Supreme Court rules against government on drug reimbursement

FDA advisers weigh COVID-19 shots for babies and young children

US government advisers met Wednesday to decide whether to endorse COVID-19 shots for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, moving the nation closer to vaccinations for all ages.

STAT News live updates: FDA advisory panel meeting on Covid vaccines in young children

Big Trump win, election deniers advance in Nevada: Five takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

Here are the takeaways from the latest round of primary elections.

Tom Rice loses House seat after voting to impeach Trump; Nancy Mace holds on Complete results of Nev., S.C. primary elections

Is it time for Boston to accept we’re not ‘classy?’ Heck no!

Yeah, Celtics fans chanted the "f" word at a rival, and a duck boat tour guide cheerfully heckled the Warriors head coach on the street, but that’s just Boston being Boston.

Watch Game 6 of the NBA Finals for free at Fenway

I called my new boyfriend while drunk and we broke up. Can I fix this?

I messed up big time and should’ve controlled myself; it’s not the kind of person I am sober.

Looking for local entertainment? Here are 13 beachy reads set in your own backyard.

12 books with New England ties perfect to read on the beach

From tales of glamorous hotels in Nantucket to elite summer camps on lakes in Vermont to tumultuous last-minute weddings on the Cape, here are 12 brand-new beach reads brimming with sunshine, sand, romance, and intrigue.

The best books to read this summer

Opinion

The Boston Museum of Science is one of the organizations marked on the Mapping Project, which claims the museum "consistently promotes US imperialism and Zionism."

A roadmap for Jew-haters

There is nothing subtle about an antisemitic project’s call to ‘dismantle’ the infrastructure of the Bay State’s Jewish community.

Pandemic voting reforms here to stay

IDEAS | DAVID SHRIBMAN

To all the summer books I’ve loved before

Will truth or Trumpism win out with the GOP?

Republican reputation reform disguised as gun reform

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

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150 years of The Boston Globe

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

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Director Baz Luhrmann talks about creating ‘Elvis’ biopic
The Australian director behind "Romeo + Juliet" and "Moulin Rouge!" makes a case for why his new movie, "Elvis," starring Austin Butler as Presley and Tom Hanks as his manager, is an opera for our times.

Elvis evolution: Here are some of the actors who’ve stepped into the King’s (blue suede) shoes

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With the LIV Series rocking the boat, golf faces an uncertain future
This is not a simple moral debate; the PGA Tour is trying to protect its own bottom line, its own business interest, its own financial future.

Which US venues are most likely to be chosen for 2026 men’s World Cup games?
The US candidates have been whittled from 49 to 17, and the final decisions will come Thursday, with Gillette Stadium in the running.

Floods leave Yellowstone landscape ‘dramatically changed’
In just days, heavy rain and rapid snowmelt caused a dramatic flood that may forever alter the human footprint on the park's terrain and the communities that have grown around it.

MISS CONDUCT

Advice: Does any good come of telling a friend she hurt your feelings?
Plus, dealing with a tipping quandary.

So long, Internet Explorer. The browser is finally retiring.
As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate.

Recommended reads

The median price of a single-family home in Greater Boston hit an all-time record in May despite rising mortgage interest rates.

Hurry up and buy? Homebuyers race to beat rising rates, driving prices upward.

Boston-area housing market powering forward still, but more buyers risk being priced out, and some warn sales could slow.

With limited options to ease gas prices, Biden to seek help from Saudis he vowed to ostracize
The announcement of the trip drew criticism from some as pandering to murderers, but President Biden’s determination to go anyway demonstrates the bind he’s in.

Boston doctor treats her final patients at Mississippi’s Jackson Women’s Health, as fears linger that its days are numbered
Women arrive at the Mississippi abortion clinic in oversized sorority tees, surgery scrubs, and pantsuits. They've driven there from Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas. Some day soon, they'll likely no longer have that option.

SJC rejects gig worker ballot question in victory for unions
The controversial measure could have reshaped how gig economy workers are classified in Massachusetts, upending a fierce, multimillion-dollar battle between a coterie of high-powered tech firms and labor advocates.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Tippi Hedren (as Melanie Daniels) in the 1963 film "The Birds," directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Coolidge Corner Theatre brings free Science on the Screen events to the Greenway

Nisachon Morgan speaks onstage during the 2022 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards.

Nisachon Morgan of Saap Restaurant in Vermont wins James Beard award for Best Chef: Northeast

Tomato-Basil Risotto

Risotto can be easier than you think. These vegetarian recipes prove it.

Michael R. Jackson (second from left) accepts the Tony Award for best new musical for "A Strange Loop."

‘A Strange Loop’ wins Tony for best musical, ‘Lehman Trilogy’ for best play as Broadway celebrates its comeback

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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 gazebo in the Norman B. Leventhal Park at Post Office Square frames one of the buildings that rings the park.

The man who left his mark on Boston

A word that suddenly looks unfamiliar might resemble the nonsense construction of a CAPTCHA test.

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: When a word just looks wrong

BDS-promoted mapping project is antisemitic and must be condemned

Dominic West, Benjamin Busch, and Johnnie Louis Brown in "The Wire."

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

My advice to graduates is just one show: ‘The Wire’

Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor has been on fire standing up for American rights while the high court’s conservative majority continues to narrow them.

MARCELA GARCÍA

As SCOTUS’ conservative majority weakens civil rights, Sonia Sotomayor begs to differ

IDEAS | WILL AUSTIN

Where have Boston’s children gone?

Metro

Police commissioner search wrapping up as committee prepares for second-round interviews

Retired Supreme Judicial Court Justice Geraldine Hines, who chairs a five-member search committee, said the panel received 42 applications from across the country. The committee had the option to solicit additional candidates but decided they already had a sufficiently strong and diverse applicant pool, she said.

You can watch Game 6 of the NBA Finals for FREE at Fenway!

Couldn’t score costly tickets to the Celtics’ last stand at TD Garden on Thursday night? Don’t worry; Mayor Michelle Wu and the Red Sox have your back.

Senate President Ruggerio, with ‘A’ rating from NRA, at the center of the gun debate in Rhode Island

“I have firearms. I’m a Second Amendment person,” he says. “But we have to do something about what’s happening out there. Every day, it gets worse.”

Federal transit officials excoriate T for ‘lack of safety culture,’ demand quick changes

A Federal Transit Administration leader said T operations control center staff are sometimes working 20-hour shifts with just four hours off before they start again, “which obviously can create safety issues due to fatigue.”

Sports

US Open Week should be a purely festive time at The Country Club, but the LIV controversy is inescapable.

With the LIV Series rocking the boat, golf faces an uncertain future

This is not a simple moral debate; the PGA Tour is trying to protect its own bottom line, its own business interest, its own financial future.

SoFi Stadium, a state-of-the-art facility in Inglewood, Calif., is a likely choice for World Cup games.

Which US venues are most likely to be chosen for 2026 men’s World Cup games?

The US candidates have been whittled from 49 to 17, and the final decisions will come Thursday, with Gillette Stadium in the running.

Jarren Duran is hitting .305/.379/.531 with 6 homers and 23 extra-base hits in 43 games in Worcester.

Red Sox summoning outfielder Jarren Duran from Worcester

With Christian Arroyo in COVID protocol, Duran is expected to be added to the roster for Wednesday night's game.

Red Sox vs. Athletics | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 63: Athletics at Red Sox lineups and notes

Gillette Stadium among sites that find out Thursday whether they will host 2026 men’s World Cup games

Is it time for Boston to accept we’re not ‘classy?’ Heck no!

Business

Now, a push to bring more culture — and connection — to Kendall Square

Several new parks, public spaces, and indoor amenities aim to make the neighborhood more inviting.

A scene is born: Kendall Square evolves into a dining destination

Back in the Before Times, the neighborhood was never a bonafide dining destination. Now, new developments and changes are poised to recalibrate the area’s dining scene.

In a work-from-anywhere world, how will Kendall Square adapt for the future?

Supreme Court sides with hospitals on Medicare reimbursement in latest opinion

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This week's daters: Madison and Sam.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I think the most romantic moment was between me and the burrata’

Oblivious to the shark trolling nearby, swimmers enjoy Nauset Beach in Orleans on an August afternoon.

The surprising reasons we should cheer the return of great white sharks

Myra Sack and her daughter Havi in 2020.

Our daughter had a year left to live. We had to do something wonderful with the time she had left.

A Boston husband headed to the wild west for a divorce. He ended up with two wives.

metro

A refrigerator was taken out of an apartment Tuesday on Union Street, was wrapped up, and then placed on a truck.
Law enforcement agencies are at 644 Union Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, for the continued investigation of the disappearance of then 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery in 2019. 644 Union Street is a focus of the investigation as it is a location where Adam and Kayla Montgomery previously lived.

Search of N.H. residence where father, stepmother of Harmony Montgomery lived has ended, authorities say

Boston teachers rally at schools as contract negotiations heat up

Rhode Island political news: June 2022

sports

Nick Pivetta allowed only three hits, two walks, and one run in eight strong innings Tuesday at Fenway Park.

Nick Pivetta is eating up innings and winning games, just what the Red Sox needed from him

Red Sox’ rebuilt defense showing improvements

First pressure, then relief as Ben Jarosz, Franklin baseball walk it off against Shrewsbury

business

Floodwaters of the Yellowstone River flow through Emigrant, Mont., Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Historic floodwaters that raged through Yellowstone National Park may have permanently altered the course of a popular fishing river and left the sweeping landscape forever changed. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Floods leave Yellowstone landscape ‘dramatically changed’

Russia targets depot in western Ukraine, advances in east

Nearly 400 crashes of automated tech vehicles, US report finds

politics

Members of the Supreme Court posed for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, on April 23, 2021. Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

Supreme Court sides with hospitals on Medicare reimbursement in latest opinion

Supreme Court rules against government on drug reimbursement

Supreme Court rules with American woman in bitter custody dispute

Nation

Syringes and colorful bandages are prepared as children from local schools prepared to get COVID-19 vaccines in Pittsfield, Mass., in December 2021.

FDA advisers weigh COVID-19 shots for babies and young children

Buffalo supermarket gunman accused in racist attack charged with federal hate crimes

Election skeptic wins GOP race for Nevada secretary of state

World

A passenger aircraft, operated by Ryanair Holdings Plc, took off at London Luton Airport in Luton, UK, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.

Ryanair drops Afrikaans test rule for South African travelers

Photos: Supermoon delights skygazers around the globe

UK cancels first flight to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda

opinion

A gazebo in the Norman B. Leventhal Park at Post Office Square frames one of the buildings that rings the park.

The man who left his mark on Boston

May I have a word: When a word just looks wrong

A good first step on gun safety

lifestyle

Tippi Hedren (as Melanie Daniels) in the 1963 film "The Birds," directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Coolidge Corner Theatre brings free Science on the Screen events to the Greenway

12 books with New England ties perfect to read on the beach

Kim Kardashian accused of permanently damaging Marilyn Monroe’s iconic JFK dress

food & dining

Gordon Ramsay during an interview with the Globe at Ramsay's Kitchen in February.

Gordon Hamersley, meet Gordon Ramsay

Nisachon Morgan of Saap Restaurant in Vermont wins James Beard award for Best Chef: Northeast

Recipe: Add complex tastes to a simple roast salmon with a glaze of honey and lime

travel

Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae on buying weird clothes, getting to Iceland, and looking forward to her Boston show

Ryanair drops Afrikaans test rule for South African travelers

8 must-attend food and wine festivals in Rhode Island this summer

Arts

Shea Justice, "Child Prison Punishment," pencil, in "History Is No Mystery" at Fountain Street Gallery.

In ‘History Is No Mystery,’ artist Shea Justice draws parallels between American racism past and present

Everything’s scary — but don’t let it break you

Power and prototypes: Matthew Angelo Harrison at MIT List Visual Arts Center

Books

In his 11 novels, three short story collections, and four plays, Mr. Yehoshua tackled a variety of narrative forms — from surrealist to historical .

A.B. Yehoshua, politically engaged Israeli writer, dies at 85

James Patterson’s victim complex is a tale as old as time

Summer Reading 2022

Movies

Jack White (left) as Elvis Presley and John C. Reilly (right) as Dewey Cox in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story."

Elvis evolution: From Kurt Russell to Jack White, here are some of the actors who’ve stepped into the King’s (blue suede) shoes

Director Baz Luhrmann talks about creating ‘Elvis’ biopic

Chris Evans on voicing Buzz Lightyear — and that Boston accent slip

Television

Devin Way (left) and Jesse James Keitel in "Queer as Folk."

‘Queer as Folk’ reboot is both timely and distant

This week’s House hearings into Capitol attack

This week’s TV: Jan. 6 hearings resume, a new Jeff Bridges drama, and an escape to the Italian Riviera

music

Though Vadim Neselovksyi left Odesa when he was 17, he has returned to Ukraine many times since.

A Ukrainian jazz pianist’s ode to Odesa

Lake Street Dive make themselves at home at Roadrunner

Julee Cruise, vocalist of ‘Twin Peaks’ fame, dies at 65

Theater/Dance

Wesley T. Jones in Anna Deavere Smith’s "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" at Signature Theatre.

American Repertory Theater to present Anna Deavere Smith’s ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992’

In ‘The Bomb-itty of Errors,’ a Shakespeare remix is a rappers’ delight

‘A Strange Loop’ wins Tony for best musical, ‘Lehman Trilogy’ for best play as Broadway celebrates its comeback

globe local

Brockton Superintendent Kathleen Smith addresses members of the Mass. Association of School Superintendents during a 2019 public forum at Malden High School to discuss "grave inequities" in the funding of public education in the state.

Newton may hire former Brockton superintendent as interim leader of city’s schools

Later high school schedule delays practice times for youth sports

Brockton ‘Rox’ baseball with famous names and fun

Obituaries

In his 11 novels, three short story collections, and four plays, Mr. Yehoshua tackled a variety of narrative forms — from surrealist to historical .

A.B. Yehoshua, politically engaged Israeli writer, dies at 85

Philip Baker Hall, master of gruff and gruffly silly character roles, dies at 90

Julee Cruise, vocalist of ‘Twin Peaks’ fame, dies at 65