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Mayor Michelle Wu arrived with Michael Cox (left), new Boston police commissioner, on Wednesday.

Michael Cox named new Boston police commissioner

The veteran law enforcement leader was beaten by fellow Boston Police officers while undercover in 1995.

Boston Police Officer Michael A. Cox talked to the media about the night he was attacked and beaten by other police officers in 1995 on Oct. 29, 1998

In the pre-dawn darkness of 1995, Officer Michael Cox became a crime victim — at the hands of fellow Boston police officers

As Michael Cox, then a plainclothes officer, chased a murder suspect down a dead-end street in Mattapan early that January morning, he was pummeled by fellow officers who mistook him for the wanted man.

‘We are losing the Cape we have always loved’: Soaring home prices put the pinch on longtime renters
Cape Cod home prices are at all time highs, the housing stock has reached a historic low, and longtime residents — disproportionately those who occupy year-round rental properties — are being pushed to a breaking point.

John Henry takes stock of the Red Sox’ present and future
“We took a good step forward last year. We’re taking a good step forward this year. But we’re still building,” said the Red Sox owner.

X-rays for Red Sox’ Trevor Story, Matt Strahm come back negative Toronto Blue Jays fire manager Charlie Montoyo

‘He fought hard to clear his name.’ Shawn Drumgold, who spent 14 years in prison on wrongful murder conviction, has died

Drumgold was wrongly convicted in the 1988 fatal shooting of 12-year-old Darlene Tiffany Moore in Roxbury.

After 14 years in prison, Shawn Drumgold got a hug from his sister-in-law in 2003 after a motion was filed to vacate his conviction in the 1988 murder of Darlene Tiffany Moore.

City Council approves $367 million in COVID relief funds for housing, environmental efforts

Gender wage gap widened after state passed equal pay law. Beacon Hill can make a fix.

Biden nominates Judge Guzman for Mass. federal court; would be first Hispanic judge
Judge Margaret R. Guzman would be the first Hispanic judge to serve on the Massachusetts federal court if she is confirmed, the White House said Wednesday.

Jan. 6 committee sends a warning shot to Trump over witness tampering

Donald Trump may have given the Jan. 6 committee — and the Justice Department—more legal ammunition against him with the revelation Tuesday that he attempted to contact a witness in the panel’s investigation.

Tara Sullivan

Why Tiger Woods believes the LIV golfers could be in for a major problem

Woman captures graphic photos of shark feasting on a seal off Maine coast

The cliffs at the lookout point at Aquinnah.

Planning a trip to Martha’s Vineyard? Here’s a look at what’s new and what’s happening this summer.

It’s high season on the Vineyard. Here's the lowdown on new restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and a way to avoid the line at the Steamship Authority.

Boston Public Schools headquarters

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston School Committee to hear first progress report on state improvement plan

With just a month to go before the first 10 deadlines facing the district, the acting superintendent will give the first public look at progress Wednesday.

A license photo of Kaitlin Armstrong taken before her disappearance (left) and her booking photo (right) at Travis County Jail after being deported from Costa Rica to Texas following six weeks on the run. Officials said Armstrong, who has been charged in connection with the shooting death of Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson, took drastic measures to alter her appearance.

Aliases, a plastic surgery receipt, and six weeks on the run: How suspect in Vt. cyclist slaying got caught in Costa Rica

Kaitlin Armstrong fled Austin, Texas, in the wake of the May 11 murder of well-known off-road cyclist, Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson, only to be arrested on June 29 in a laid-back coastal town.

Opinion

Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox's life experience can help the BPD restore trust with the community it polices — but first he must get the institution he leads on board with that trust agenda.

Wu picks a police commissioner who knows the worst about the BPD, yet stuck with it

He’s experienced and knowledgeable when it comes to the inner workings of the BPD. But that long tenure also raises questions about his professed commitment to reform. He was part of the culture he is now charged with changing.

IDEAS | DAVID DANIEL

Ode to the in-person author events of yore

Mass. women shouldn’t have to travel out of state for late-term abortions

Republicans aren’t speaking in metaphors — they mean exactly what they say

Informers on campus

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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Cat on the lam: Pet caught after weeks on the run at Logan Airport
The beloved family pet cat escaped her cage and went to chase birds at Logan International Airport about three weeks ago.

TABLES

Boston gets a pickleball-themed restaurant
Plus, a Mexican favorite comes to Cambridge, charcuterie on the go, and a supermarket in Sin City

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will return to Boston in 2023
Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band are bringing their iconic brand of rock ‘n’ roll back to Boston next year in their first US tour since 2016.

LOVE LETTERS

My wife wants to move closer to my stepsons. I won’t go.
After talking about retiring somewhere warmer, my wife told me I was being selfish. I think I’m being fair.

Miss Conduct: A friend bullies me into talking politics. What can I do?

US inflation hit 9.1 percent over the past year, highest rate in 4 decades

Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted US inflation to a new four-decade peak in June, further pressuring households and likely sealing the case for another large interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

The Big Political Metric of the Moment: the monthly inflation report US inflation hit 9.1 percent over the past year, highest rate in 4 decades

FBI says scamsters are taking advantage of red-hot rental market
It's a problem the FBI says has proliferated over the last three years in particular, thanks in part to the quick rise of Internet property searching during the pandemic.

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The Pasynko children played ball and biked around their small makeshift bedroom, housed in a former kindergarten classroom in Chernivtsi, Ukraine.

‘I cry nearly every day’: For refugees in Ukraine, survival is measured one day at a time

The Boston Globe spent eight days in western Ukraine speaking with people about how they’re coping amid the ongoing war and what’s next. This is the first in a series of dispatches from a nation under siege.

He’s having surgery for brain cancer Wednesday. But first, a match of father-son tennis.
David Feldman, 55, is undergoing surgery for glioblastoma on Wednesday. But he plans to continue competing in a father-son tennis tournament up until the surgery.

Nursing shortage at hospitals leads to multimillion-dollar costs
The vacancy rate for nurse positions has more than doubled since before the pandemic, growing from 6.4 percent in 2019 to 13.6 percent in 2022.

KEVIN CULLEN

In Malden, the ultimate sacrifice recognized after 40 years
Kevin Molis never forgot about Frank Borseti, and as Molis’s retirement as chief approached this summer, he decided to do some detective work

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Culture & Lifestyle

The cliffs at the lookout point at Aquinnah.

Planning a trip to Martha’s Vineyard? Here’s a look at what’s new and what’s happening this summer.

Will Swenson stars as Neil Diamond in "A Beautiful Noise."

In ‘A Beautiful Noise,’ Will Swenson is a sparkling Diamond

Inside "Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience," the new immersive art exhibit that opened July 8 at SoWa Power Station.

New immersive art exhibit, ‘Beyond King Tut,’ transports visitors back in time

Richard Tarantino, performing as Oxalis, plays his synthesizer on the lobby stage of the Museum of Science at the New England Synth Fest in June.

A spacey odyssey is in store when synthesizers take over Boston’s planetarium

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

The Adoption of the US Constitution in Congress at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Sept. 17, 1787, painted by John H. Froehlich in 1935.

IDEAS | TOM CHAFFIN

We should stop giving the Founding Fathers capital-letter reverence

Stephen Ayres, who pleaded guilty in June 2022 to disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building, shakes hands with Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges as the hearing with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.

Jan. 6 panel highlights an unhinged Trump White House

Joe Biden cannot put out a wildfire with a teaspoon of water. Nor can he energize his base without using the full weight of his powers to push against the terrifying decline and direction of this nation.

Joe Biden is not the man for this moment

Might a penchant for palindromes be in our DNA?

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Two challenges, one column!

A mother walks her young son through the courtyard of United South End Settlements in Boston. The state tax relief bill would increase the child care and dependent care deduction from $180 to $310 per dependent and eliminate the two-dependent cap.

TOPIC: 11LEUNG

Renters, seniors, and the working poor: Beacon Hill doles out the tax breaks

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

Global information wars are a threat to the planet. This is how we could broker peace.

Metro

City Council approves $367 million in COVID relief funds for housing, environmental efforts

Mayor Michelle Wu has said the funds will lay the foundation for her most ambitious priorities, including a municipal Green New Deal

Ultimate tribute: the cover artist Elton John hired to portray him as part of farewell tour

Tribute artist Rus Anderson reenacts Elton John performances in his ‘Rocket Man’ show, and for the icon himself.

Rhode Island ranks No. 45 in CNBC’s 2022 Top States for Business list

Massachusetts ranked No. 24 overall, but earned an “F” for the cost of doing business and the cost of living.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston School Committee to hear first progress report on state improvement plan

With just a month to go before the first 10 deadlines facing the district, the acting superintendent will give the first public look at progress Wednesday.

Sports

Josh Winckowski has yet to face the Rays.

RED SOX AT RAYS | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 89: Red Sox at Rays lineups and notes

Josh Winckowski will get the start for Boston, which has lost the first two games of this four-game series.

Darcy Kuemper lifts the Stanley Cup after backstopping the Colorado Avalanche to the title over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Capitals sign ex-Avalanche goalie Darcy Kuemper

Less than three weeks after he backstopped Colorado to its first title since 2001, the 32-year-old Kuemper signed a five-year, $26.25 million deal with the Capitals.

While the Old Course at St. Andrews is a par 72 with only two par 5s, at least four of the par 4s might be reachable off the tee considering how crusty the links is this year.

Does the Old Course at St. Andrews ‘stand the test of time,’ as Tiger Woods affirms?

This is the 150th edition of the Open Championship, and it’s been 149 years since it was first held at the home of golf.

Bruins notebook

Marc McLaughlin taking on leadership role at Bruins development camp

X-rays for Red Sox’ Trevor Story, Matt Strahm come back negative

Why Tiger Woods believes the LIV golfers could be in for a major problem

Business

Vote on Spirit/Frontier merger postponed again

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Gas prices, a big inflation factor, are coming down sharply

Gas prices have fallen 28 days in a row, the longest decline since the collapse in energy demand in early 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic paralyzed the economy.

Starbucks closing 16 US stores for safety issues

Rhode Island ranks No. 45 in CNBC’s 2022 Top States for Business list

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Is a famous shipwreck in Newport Harbor? There's a fight over that.

My wife wants to move closer to my stepsons. I won’t go.

Grilled Broccoli With Pistachio and Citrus Vinaigrette

Recipes: Charring broccoli, corn, and other vegetables on the grill

A friend bullies me into talking politics. What can I do?

metro

Boston Police Patrolman's Association president Larry Calderone said the double and triple shifts some Boston police officers have worked recently is a "tragedy."

Some Boston police officers have worked day-long shifts this summer, union says

Beagles rescued from abysmal conditions in Virginia research facility

N.H. Governor Chris Sununu to stump for Mass. GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Doughty

sports

Charlie Montoyo went 236-236 in parts of four seasons as Blue Jays manager.

Toronto Blue Jays fire manager Charlie Montoyo

John Henry takes stock of the Red Sox’ present and future

NHL free agency: Bruins send Erik Haula to Devils for center Pavel Zacha

business

On Wednesday, the euro briefly dipped below parity with the dollar for the first time in nearly 20 years as fears of a recession in the eurozone continue to grow. The currency stands at a one-to-one exchange rate.

Euro falls to equal US dollar for first time in 20 years

Amazon handed Ring footage to police without user consent

Once heralded, Boston AI startup DataRobot struggles under West Coast leadership

politics

The price of chicken has risen 18.6 percent in the past year.

Inflation hits four-decade high of 9.1%, signaling more interest rate hikes and adding to Democrats’ troubles

Statue of civil rights activist added to National Statuary Hall

The Big Political Metric of the Moment: the monthly inflation report

Nation

In this courtroom sketch, Joshua Schulte (center) was seated at the defense table flanked by his attorneys during jury deliberations, March 4, 2020, in New York. Schulte, the former CIA software engineer accused of causing the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history, has been convicted at a New York City retrial.

Ex-CIA engineer convicted in massive theft of secret info

As faith flags in US government, many voters want to upend the system

Southwest Virginia flooding damages homes, prompts rescues

World

Customers shop at a vegetable stall in the Capucin Market in Bordeaux, France, on May 27.

Cost-of-living crisis to hit women hardest, report says

Japan police find bullet marks near Abe assassination site

Russian, Ukrainian militaries set to discuss grain exports

opinion

Crypto

Can crypto drive racial equity?

Where bad ideas come from

Triggered — but in a good way

lifestyle

The cliffs at the lookout point at Aquinnah.

Planning a trip to Martha’s Vineyard? Here’s a look at what’s new and what’s happening this summer.

16 of the most expensive homes for sale in Massachusetts

We closed the distance gap only to break up

food & dining

The spread at PKL

Boston gets a pickleball-themed restaurant

The Kennebunkport Resort Collection’s Kristie Sibley on how to score a vacation table and the best type of lobster roll

Nonalcoholic tequila is finally good. Here are 6 worth trying.

travel

A guest room at the Chatham Inn.

A look inside Cape Cod’s newest five-star hotel

London’s Heathrow Airport caps daily passenger numbers

A beginner’s guide to camping

Arts

Bryan McFarlane, “To Beach the Whales,” oil on linen. Courtesy of the artist and Gallery NAGA, Boston.

Artists take ‘The Long View’ at Bromfield Gallery

New murals keep Providence Jewelry District’s past present

‘Touching roots’ and connecting cultural histories at the MFA

Books

In a post-Trump world, can writing cure our politics?

Survival stories in ‘Dirtbag, Massachusetts’

A young woman brings light to her family, in 1930s Denver

Movies

Hank, voiced by Michael Cera, in "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank."

Review: A ‘Paws’ that refreshes

Review: Daisy Edgar-Jones stays afloat in ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’

Two baseball legends — Nolan Ryan and Derek Jeter — get their documentary due

Television

Britt Lower with Adam Scott in "Severance."

Still smarting from Britt Lower’s snubbing

‘Loot’ has sparkle and is worth a watch

What Emmy voters got right, and what they got wrong

music

Rus Anderson as Elton John in "The Rocket Man Show" at the Providence Performing Arts Center.

Ultimate tribute: the cover artist Elton John hired to portray him as part of farewell tour

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will return to Boston in 2023

Tanglewood opens with prayers floated and anxieties fleetingly shed

Theater/Dance

Will Swenson stars as Neil Diamond in "A Beautiful Noise."

In ‘A Beautiful Noise,’ Will Swenson is a sparkling Diamond

Seen and heard at the theater: distinct voices, fresh perspectives

BODYTRAFFIC mirrors life’s darkness, light, and in-betweens at Jacob’s Pillow

globe local

Is the state’s multi-family zoning requirement in MBTA communities good policy?

Make way for the feisty northern water snake

Legendary rock star visits local police station

Obituaries

In this photo provided by the Shulgin Family Trust is Ann Shulgin at her home "The Farm," in Lafayette, Calif., in 1979. Shulgin, who together with her late husband, Alexander Shulgin, pioneered the use of psychedelic drugs in psychotherapy and co-wrote two books on the subject, died Saturday, July 9, 2022, at the age of 91. (Alexander Shulgin/Shulgin Family Trust via AP)

Ann Shulgin, pioneer of psychedelics in therapy, dies at 91

Monty Norman, who gave 007 his theme music, dies at 94

Gerald McEntee, longtime president of AFSCME labor union, dies at 87