fb-pixel Skip to main content
The Boston Globe
TRENDING:

‘Quiet strength’ at the top: In Claudine Gay, Harvard turns to cool, unflappable leadership at a time of higher education turmoil
In elevating Claudine Gay, a political scientist who has spent most of her career at Harvard University and held leadership roles for nearly a decade, the institution has opted for an insider’s steady and studiously unflamboyant leadership.

After decades of neglect, sickle cell disease could soon be transformed with gene-based therapies

Two rival gene-based treatments developed by three biotech firms with headquarters, or most of their operations, in Mass. could be approved late this year or early in 2024.

Before he was one of America’s most notorious killers, ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski was a Harvard student

Kaczynski was raised in the Chicago suburbs and skipped two grades (sixth and 11th) before entering Harvard in 1958 as a brilliant but awkward student.
Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber for years of attacks that killed 3, dies in prison at 81

YVONNE ABRAHAM
How is it that King’s Beach, one of the region’s most spectacular beaches, is still unswimmable?
Nothing is certain except death, taxes, and elevated bacteria levels on King’s Beach in Lynn.

UMass Amherst privatizes jobs, removing some employees’ union status

Boston police officer shot Friday night is recovering at hospital as suspect is identified

See photos and videos from Saturday’s Boston Pride parade and festival

The Boston Pride parade had costumes, signs, and every color in the rainbow. Thousands participated and thousands more watched.
Boston streets were vibrant with the colors of Pride on Saturday
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

NFL enlists Tom Brady to get across its anti-gambling message to players

Legal sports betting seems to be everywhere now, and recent suspensions illustrate the pitfalls to players, so the league is trying to reinforce its policy.
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

As the Tonys arrive, uncertainty for Broadway lingers in the air

From wildfire smoke that’s disrupted performances to a writers strike that threatened its awards show to uninspiring box office numbers, Broadway has taken some blows as it prepares for Sunday’s celebration.
In ‘Shucked,’ Tony nominee and Lynn native Alex Newell is bringing — and feeling — joy
Opinion
EDITORIAL

PGA deal with Saudi funder lands golf in the rough

Morally bankrupt merger brings shame to a once proud organization.
RENÉE GRAHAM

In Florida, it’s out of the streets and into the (metaphorical) closets

JEFF JACOBY

Oklahoma says yes to a religious charter school. So does the First Amendment.
IDEAS | NICK GRABBE

A New England literary mystery: Who really wrote these best-selling guides to country living?

EDITORIAL

Republicans wanted law and order — until Trump was indicted

More recent News

Newton Community Farm robbed of hundreds of plants and seedlings

Basil, scallions, eggplant, and cucumbers planted in the field were stolen overnight, said Executive Director Sue Bottino in an e-mail.

Three unclaimed winning Mass. Lottery tickets set to expire soon, officials say

Two $100,000 Mass Cash tickets sold in Boston and Worcester and a $50,000 Powerball ticket sold in Hudson in June and July of 2022 are nearing their one-year expiration dates for ticket holders to claim them, Massachusetts Lottery officials said.

Augusta man charged with allegedly defacing Maine Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

Justin Larrabee, 39, of Augusta, is charged with aggravated criminal mischief for allegedly defacing the Maine Law Enforcement Officers Memorial on May 28, the Maine Department of Public Safety said in a statement.

Ukraine says it recaptured a village; Russia insists it is repelling attacks
Ukraine’s military on Sunday reported recapturing a village in the southeast of the country amid Russian claims of repelling multiple attacks in the area.

Lion at Franklin Park Zoo donates blood to save brother’s life
Kamaia, a 14-year-old male lion at Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, underwent successful surgery Friday to remove his spleen and received a life-saving blood transfusion from his brother, according to Zoo New England.

game 4: golden knights 3, panthers 2
Golden Knights stave off another Panthers comeback to win Game 4, take 3-1 lead in Stanley Cup Final
Vegas can win the championship on home ice Tuesday night.

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.
Tell us: How have things changed in Boston since you were in your early 20s?

DEBT

SAVINGS

HOUSING

REALITY CHECK CALCULATOR

Your View

Tell us: What’s your favorite spot in Boston during the summer?
For an upcoming feature in the Globe, we want to know what locations in the city our readers recommend.

Recommended reads

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER | NEW ENGLAND SUMMER

Where to stay in New England this summer

Looking for a hotel, tent, or even a tree house? Here are some of the newest and coolest spots for your next getaway.

The wildfires in Canada are abnormally early and widespread this year. What’s at play?
Instability in the jet stream could potentially be responsible for seemingly unrelated weather in disparate parts of the continent.

Winters in the Northeast could see a 109% increase in extreme precipitation, new report finds
The study looked at how much extreme precipitation the region can expect, finding that the biggest increases will happen in winter and spring.

The influx of migrants is a crisis. So far in Massachusetts, Gov. Healey has not declared it an emergency, as leaders elsewhere have
Making an emergency declaration would give the governor latitude to loosen regulations and remove layers of bureaucracy. But it could come with a political price.

Culture & Lifestyle

As the Tonys arrive, uncertainty for Broadway lingers in the air

Nineteen ways to celebrate the historical events of Juneteenth in Boston and beyond

At the Worcester Art Museum, tracing Impressionism’s journey from France to the US

Shereen Pimentel is dazzling as the flawed heroine of ART’s re-energized ‘Evita’

Special Projects

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

JEFF JACOBY

Republicans aren’t rushing to Trump’s defense this time
IDEAS | JUDY KUGEL

Time flies. Wring the most out of every day.

SCOT LEHIGH

Donald Trump’s indictment and the rule of law
Jon Hurst and Barbara Anthony

Installing bike and bus lanes requires public debate
EDITORIAL

Writing Madison Park’s next chapter

IDEAS

Are you a teen with a story to tell? Globe Ideas wants to hear from you.

Metro

SUNDAY'S CHILD

Zachary, 12, is kind and curious

Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child currently in foster care awaiting adoption.

See photos and videos from Saturday’s Boston Pride parade and festival

The Boston Pride parade had costumes, signs, and every color in the rainbow. Thousands participated and thousands more watched.

Before he was one of America’s most notorious killers, ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski was a Harvard student

Kaczynski was raised in the Chicago suburbs and skipped two grades (sixth and 11th) before entering Harvard in 1958 as a brilliant but awkward student.

‘I just love that guy’: In New Hampshire, first-in-the-nation voters not swayed by latest Trump indictment

Even the astonishing array of crimes alleged in the latest indictment did not dissuade Trump’s staunchest supporters in this critical primary state.

Sports

game 4: golden knights 3, panthers 2

Golden Knights stave off another Panthers comeback to win Game 4, take 3-1 lead in Stanley Cup Final

Vegas can win the championship on home ice Tuesday night.
baseball notebook

Kyle Hendricks takes no-hit bid into eighth inning, Cubs finish off one-hitter against Giants

Hendricks faced one batter over the minimum and had retired 19 batters in a row before Mitch Haniger doubled with two outs in the eighth.
SATURDAY'S BASEBALL TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP

It wasn’t pretty, but Taunton held off BC High and moved one step closer to repeating as Division 1 baseball champions

“We’re resilient and we’re tough,” said Taunton coach Blair Bourque. “We have a lot of veterans who have been there before and they know what it takes.”
YANKEES 3, RED SOX 1

Tanner Houck strong, but offense goes quiet as Red Sox fall to Yankees
Revolution 3, Inter Miami 0

Revolution dominate Inter Miami
DIVISION 1 QUARTERFINALS: FRANKLIN 2, BRIDGEWATER-RAYNHAM 1

In his final home start, Alfred Mucciarone pitched one for the ages as Franklin returned to the Division 1 state semifinals

Business

Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent

A first-of-its kind trial in Montana will decide if the constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law.

How a couple of Olin College students helped spark the AI chatbot revolution

Despite New England’s legacy of inventing the very term “artificial intelligence,” Boston-area institutions have not been credited with any of the major technologies fueling what could be the next trillion-dollar industry.

After decades of neglect, sickle cell disease could soon be transformed with gene-based therapies

Can a chatbot preach a good sermon? Hundreds attend experimental Lutheran church service to find out
magazine
Your Home | Summer Living

A widower builds a net-zero home in Maine to gather with his grown children
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We go to the same gym’
PERSPECTIVE

Finding a home health aide shouldn't be this hard

MISS CONDUCT

My neighbor said no when I asked to golf with her

metro

UMass Amherst privatizes jobs, removing some employees’ union status

How is it that King’s Beach, one of the region’s most spectacular beaches, is still unswimmable?

Boston police officer shot Friday night is recovering at hospital as suspect is identified

sports

Dodgers roll behind rookie Bobby Miller, Phillies manager Rob Thomson tossed after pitch-clock quarrel

Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers beat Rays in matchup of MLB’s top two teams

Mark Canha hits tiebreaking double in seventh, Mets beat Pirates to snap seven-game losing streak

business

Lawmakers propose to weaken Obama rule requiring airlines to advertise full airfare price

Pence Jan. 6 grand jury subpoena fight documents unsealed

As Biden visits renamed N.C. military base, DeSantis slams ‘political correctness run amok’

politics

Trump blasts federal indictment as ‘baseless’ at first events since charges were unsealed

Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber for years of attacks that killed 3, dies in prison at 81

Trump kept classified documents in bathroom, shower of Mar-a-Lago club, indictment alleges

Nation

Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent

The world has entered a new era of frequent, intense wildfires, scientists say

Tesla’s Autopilot involved in far more crashes than previously known

World

Ukraine says it recaptured a village; Russia insists it is repelling attacks

Playground stabbing: French town holds gathering to support wounded children, families

Their reports about a woman’s death set off a revolt. Iran put them on trial.

opinion

Republicans aren’t rushing to Trump’s defense this time

Writing Madison Park’s next chapter

Installing bike and bus lanes requires public debate

lifestyle

Biden marks LGBTQ+ Pride Month with celebration on White House South Lawn

It fizzled … again

David Pastrnak announces birth of daughter

food & dining

Bouillabaisse and other French classics at Marseille in SoWa

The Nada Cart opens at Faneuil Hall; former Eastern Standard bartender Seth Freidus strikes out on his own

Actor Steven Skybell on Carol Burnett, rediscovering Boston’s food scene, and kicking back on vacay

travel

Tell us: What’s your favorite spot in Boston during the summer?

Fishy experience at a bar in Istanbul ends up in a $7,853 charge

A whoopie pie fest in Maine, an eclipse package for 2024, and a jacket that keeps you connected

Arts

When photographers photograph themselves

‘Call and Response’ examines racism in reproductive health, history

Paintings that are all about touch

Books

They wrote books to fill voids they felt growing up. Being banned has deepened those wounds.

‘Good Night, Irene,’ based on Luis Alberto Urrea’s mother’s experience, lays bare the double burden of women on the front lines during World War II

Chun Han Wong’s ‘Party of One’ offers a glimpse of China under Xi Jinping but limited insight into the man himself

Movies

‘Flamin’ Hot’ prints the spicy legend of a Cheeto

‘Past Lives’ asks what could have been and what may still be

Not much more than meets the eye in ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’

Television

Documentary recalls secret Rock Hudson kept, but ultimately awareness he raised about AIDS

Emmy voters, do not overlook these shows and stars

Boston Globe Today wins three digital video awards

music

Orlando Consort takes a graceful final bow at Boston Early Music Festival

Sturdy, dependable Pixies take the stage at MGM Music Hall at Fenway

George Winston, pianist with a soothing ‘New Age’ sound, dies at 74

Theater/Dance

The honeymoon is over in a delightful ‘Private Lives’ at Gloucester Stage Company

Who’ll win at the Tonys, and who should

As the Tonys arrive, uncertainty for Broadway lingers in the air

globe local

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

Ted Kaczynski, ‘Unabomber’ who attacked modern life, dies at 81

James G. Watt, interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85

Pat Robertson, who gave Christian conservatives clout, dies at 93