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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.

Mass. House, Senate at odds over later-term abortion law
Both chambers have now embraced language that would help shield providers from out-of-state prosecution for procedures that are legal here and would make emergency contraception more readily accessible, among other changes responding to last month’s ruling that allowed states to outright prohibit abortion for the first time in 49 years.

‘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.

Man charged with rape of girl, 10, who traveled for abortion

An Ohio man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl whose case drew national attention following a doctor’s comments that the child had to travel to Indiana for an abortion, an account that had led some prominent Republicans — including Ohio’s attorney general and a congressman — to suggest it was fabricated.

Rays 4, Red Sox 1

Red Sox quiet at the plate, sloppy in the field again in another loss to the Rays
Even though the Rays put up just four runs and had just five hits, the Sox’ recent brand of baseball just doesn’t equate to winning.

Peter Abraham: This skid versus Rays has exposed the Red Sox for what they are not: playoff worthy

Witness tampering at Jan. 6 hearing? Cheney raises prospect

Rep. Liz Cheney said the panel had learned that former President Donald Trump had recently tried to contact a witness whom “you have not yet seen in these hearings.”

Jan. 6 panel will turn over evidence on fake electors to the Justice Department

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.

Pavel Zach was born in Brno, Czechia, the same hometown as Bruins defenseman Jakub Zboril.

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

Zacha, the No. 6 pick in the 2015 draft, arrives without a contract.

Tiger Woods is at the British Open this week after skipping last month's US Open in Brookline.

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

Woods knew what he was talking about on Tuesday when he fired a warning shot to LIV golfers, particularly the younger ones.

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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A look inside Cape Cod’s newest five-star hotel
A Florida attorney and his wife transformed a rundown inn into a nationally lauded property.

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.

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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.

Brush fire spreads for a mile in Andover, fire officials say
Andover firefighters returned Wednesday morning to the scene of a smoky brush fire that started Tuesday night along high tension power lines, the department said in a statement.

Woman captures graphic photos of shark feasting on a seal off Maine coast
Sue Fontaine captured the grisly circle of life in Maine over the weekend, documenting in a series of epic (albeit graphic) photos a shark feasting on a seal in the waters off the Whitehead Island Lighthouse.

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Evelyn Murphy (left) and Megan Driscoll Murphy (right) in front of the Massachusetts State House. Evelyn, is a former lieutenant governor who has been trying to close the gender wage gap in Massachusetts. Driscoll is a former CEO of a biotech recruiting firm. They have forged an alliance to strengthen the state's pay equity law and are working on a bill together.

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

The law prohibited employers from asking job candidates about salary history. But when they began to ask about salary expectations instead, white male candidates tended to overestimate, leaving women and people of color behind.

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.

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.

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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

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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.

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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

‘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.

Brush fire spreads for a mile in Andover, fire officials say

Andover firefighters returned Wednesday morning to the scene of a smoky brush fire that started Tuesday night along high tension power lines, the department said in a statement.

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.

Award-winning conductor, composer Bramwell Tovey dies

Mr. Tovey had been the principal conductor and artistic director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra since 2018.

Sports

Tampa Bay's Josh Lowe slides past Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez while scoring from first base during the seventh inning of Wednesday night's game in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Peter Abraham | On baseball

This skid versus the Rays has exposed the Red Sox for what they are not: playoff worthy

The way the Sox are playing now, they’d get embarrassed in a postseason setting.

Ethan O'Neill of Belmont Hill celebrates with his ISL teammates during a 16-10 win over a squad of MIAA players during the Boston Lacrosse All-American Game at Babson College's McDowell Field on Wednesday. It was the first time the game pitted ISL and MIAA All-Star teams against each other.

In highly anticipated lacrosse battle pitting ISL v. MIAA, prep schools come out on top

For the first time, the Boston Lacrosse All-American Game featured an ISL team taking on an MIAA team, which added a fun element for all involved.

The Rays' Francisco Mejia disrupts the double-play attempt of Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts after being forced out during the third inning Wednesday. Yandy Diaz was safe at first.

Rays 4, Red Sox 1

Red Sox quiet at the plate, sloppy in the field again in another loss to the Rays

Even though the Rays put up just four runs and had just five hits, the Sox’ recent brand of baseball just doesn’t equate to winning.

Blue Jackets sign top NHL free-agent Johnny Gaudreau, ex-BC star

Red Sox notebook

X-rays on Matt Strahm (wrist) and Trevor Story (hand) are negative

Massachusetts Amateur

Christian Emmerich upsets medalist Arthur Zelmati in match play at Mass Amateur, then takes down brother Aidan to reach quarters

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

An abortion rights rally at the Massachusetts State House earlier this year.

Mass. House, Senate at odds over later-term abortion law

Michael Cox named new Boston police commissioner

Biden nominates Judge Guzman for Mass. federal court; would be first Hispanic judge

sports

After going undrafted, former BU standout Javante McCoy (center), is getting a run with the Los Angeles Lakers in the Vegas summer league.

BU’s Javante McCoy hoping to seize upon a Vegas summer league opportunity with the Lakers

Dan Snyder’s camp says he’ll testify voluntary, not subpoenaed

Game 89: Red Sox at Rays lineups and notes

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

Kelly Schulz, who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor of Maryland, speaks at a news conference on June 30, in Annapolis, Md.

Trump, Hogan fight emerges in Maryland’s GOP governor’s race

Israeli politics a chaotic backdrop for Biden’s visit

Jan. 6 panel will turn over evidence on fake electors to the Justice Department

Nation

Law enforcement personnel stand outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting, on May 24, in Uvalde, Texas.

Uvalde video raises more calls for police accountability

Ex-CIA engineer convicted in massive theft of secret info

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

World

A protester, carrying the national flag, stands with others on top of the building of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office.

Sri Lanka waits in confusion, anger for president to resign

Warm welcome for Biden, with harder issues ahead

Ukraine: Russian attacks kill 10; US condemns deportations

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

Mr. Tovey, conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2014.

Award-winning conductor, composer Bramwell Tovey dies

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

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