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US Coast Guard will lead investigation of Titan implosion with help from Canada, France, UK

Capt. Jason Neubauer, chief investigator, said the salvage operations are ongoing, and they have mapped the accident site.

When wealthy adventurers take huge risks, who should foot the bill for rescue attempts?

Police search for suspect after three elderly people found dead in Newton home

Newton police responded to a Broadway residence at 10:14 a.m. after the three were found dead from an apparent homicide, Ryan said in a statement.

chesto means business

As Boston’s own Sean O’Brien matches UPS at the bargaining table, Amazon could be next
The Teamsters showdown with the delivery giant could lead to the biggest private-sector strike since the ‘50s — and it’s being led by a labor leader with deep roots in Boston.

Revolt in Russia was brief, but now questions linger about Putin

Russian troops withdrew from the streets of Moscow and people flocked to parks and cafes on Sunday following a short-lived revolt by mercenary forces that weakened President Putin.

High school student one of two teens killed in early-morning shooting, investigators say

white sox 4, red sox 1

Red Sox offense can’t get going in series-ending loss to White Sox

A view of stacked GE Haliade- X turbine blades at the New Bedford Marine Terminal, where work is being done on the Vineyard Wind, the country’s first major offshore wind farm.

As wind projects stall off Massachusetts coast, industry wonders: What’s next?

While there has been a flurry of recent work on Vineyard Wind, the country’s first major offshore wind farm, inflation and supply chain challenges have left the next two multibillion-dollar projects up in the air.

Celtics beat writer's notebook

The Celtics’ summer league roster comes together, a trade falls apart, and more nuggets from the early offseason
The Celtics have not drafted a player in the first round in the last three years, so their Las Vegas summer league roster during this time has been predictably sparse.

With long Red Line waits, seats intended as art at Downtown Crossing can be a pain in the rear
“Situations,” a collection of 31 irregular benches and chairs at Downtown Crossing, was designed to improve rider experience and spur engagement, but Red Line delays may muddle the artwork’s meaning.

A customer used plastic bags while shopping at the Haymarket in Boston in, 2017.

As legislators renew push for plastic bag ban, much of Massachusetts already covered

In the absence of a statewide ban, the state has seen an explosion of local bans and fees, which now cover more than two-thirds of its population.

Mike Song displays a photo of himself and his late son, Noah, who was killed in a firearm accident in 2018.

Gun violence tore their lives apart. A night at Fenway Park helped bring them together.

“Be active, join the fight before you join this club that none of us want to be a part of.”

Pedestrians passed people sleeping in cardboard structures and sleeping bags next to boarded up Portico Restaurant, which went out of business in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, across the street from the Salesforce Tower in downtown San Francisco on June 8.

A ‘doom loop’ narrative has taken over San Francisco. Here’s what it means for Boston.

Economists have argued that once-dense downtowns in cities like San Francisco, Seattle, and New York could face a kind of post-pandemic death spiral. Can Boston avoid that fate?

By the numbers: The ‘urban doom loop’ in San Francisco versus Boston

Opinion

Fawn Gagnon, an employee at UMass Memorial HealthAlliance - Clinton, held a baby doll during a rally in front of the hospital against the announced closure of the labor and delivery unit in Leominster, on May 30.

Closure of Leominster maternity ward casts a light on shrinking options

When wards close, the ramifications on a community’s maternal health care cut deep.

Two Georgia women, collateral damage of Trump’s election lies, are finally cleared of wrongdoing

Titan submersible implosion: another safety lesson learned through tragedy

The mighty Latino institute punching above its weight

Un invaluable instituto latino en Massachusetts

Pride Month

“Limited edition Black,” 2023, Boston, by Golden & February Spikener for “REPRISE.”

Golden age: Poet-photographer flips the script at the MFA

In the “Slumber Party” episode of "Drag Me to Dinner," queens Kim Chi (left) and Naomi Smalls (right) battle Heidi N Closet and Jaida Essence Hall. Neil Patrick Harris, Bianca Del Rio, Haneefah Wood, and David Burtka star; Murray Hill hosts.

‘Drag Me to Dinner’ puts the ‘kitsch’ in ‘kitchen’

Marchers gathered for the start of the Boston Pride parade.

Boston streets are vibrant with the colors of Pride as parade returns after 3-year hiatus

Newport Pride founders Sean O'Connor, left, and Daniel Cano Restrepo, right, in front of the recently opened Newport Pride Center on Spring Street in Newport.

Cultivating community: Newport Pride founders open city’s first Pride Center

More recent News

Abortion alarm spurs push for Mass. cellphone data privacy law
A proposed measure would prevent tech companies from selling the location data that’s collected every day by your cellphone.

LOVE LETTERS

My crush at work is an ‘endless cycle’
“Is there a slight chance he might like me back?”

Party and protest mix as LGBTQ+ pride parades kick off from New York to San Francisco
Celebrations mingled with displays of resistance Sunday as LGBTQ+ pride parades filled streets in some of the country’s largest cities in annual events that have become part party, part protest.

Kennedy Center Honorees Include standouts of hip-hop, pop, and opera
Queen Latifah was in her dressing room on the set of the TV drama “The Equalizer” in Brooklyn when she heard the news: she had been chosen as a Kennedy Center honoree.

Body recovered of man who went missing in Pequot Pond in Westfield after canoe capsized

Authorities recovered the body Sunday of a 20-year-old East Longmeadow man whose canoe capsized Wednesday in Pequot Pond in Westfield’s Hampton Ponds State Park, after a fisherman used sonar to locate the craft, officials said.

State trooper injured on highway while investigating early-morning crash in Milton

A state trooper who was responding to a crash on Interstate 93 north in Milton was injured by another vehicle. The trooper's condition was not immediately known.

Your View

Tell us about your BPS high school experience
We’re looking to hear from current and former Boston Public School students, as well as parents and educators.

Recommended reads

Carly Medeiros was reflected in her bedroom mirror as she posed for a portrait at home.

Police say detective was involved in tawdry love triangle with informant and alleged drug trafficker

The story about an alleged drug trafficker, a detective, and a woman caught in the middle, seemed outlandish. Now, though, New Bedford police are acknowledging the claims have merit.

Globe Magazine: An alleged drug trafficker, a detective trying to take him down, and the woman caught in the middle

Jeneé Osterheldt | A Beautiful Resistance

The 25th Anniversary of Roxbury International Film Festival and the cinematic sisters who fuel it
Lisa and Alison Simmons help fuel a community of creatives decades in the making — and growing.

Controversy shrouds Boston Latin Academy
Head of School Gavin Smith, a onetime finalist for state teacher of the year, has generated a firestorm at the highly regarded exam school over his zeal for change and other issues.

How politics changed education in the Milwaukee suburbs: ‘Now school is about the politics and the fear’
With the help of the local GOP and national groups, a new crop of candidates has expanded to take over nearby school boards, posting victories that have turned Waukesha County into a laboratory for conservative efforts to change education.

Culture & Lifestyle

Kane Brown performs at Fenway Park Friday night.

Kane Brown is on his game at Fenway Park

Visitors stand in a gallery of early European and American art at Harvard Art Museums, which are now free to all.

Harvard Art Museums announce free admission for all visitors

Talitha Wing and Robert Carlyle in the Hulu series "The Full Monty."

I’m a TV critic all the time, an outlier some of the time

Lauren Chooljian hosts the New Hampshire Public Radio podcast "The 13th Step," which investigates the culture of sexual misconduct and abuse in the addiction treatment industry.

NHPR podcast expands on investigation into sexual misconduct at addiction treatment centers

Special Projects

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

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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

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

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

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

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Like the rest of the state, the dramatic surge in housing prices on the Cape has been the result of a variety of factors, including a lack of supply and a fierce resistance to development. But there’s one additional culprit on the Cape: the proliferation of short-term rentals and the rise of companies like Airbnb.

The sharks threatening Cape Cod don’t have fins

Migrants swam next to their overturned wooden boat during a rescue operation by Spanish NGO Open Arms at south of the Italian Lampedusa island at the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 11, 2022.

Sarah Sherman-Stokes and Rachel Silver

Titan rescue efforts raise questions about whether migrants’ lives are also worth saving

An employee mopped a looted supermarket in Valencia, Carabobo State, in May 2017 following protests against President Nicolás Maduro, whose opponents blamed him for Venezuela's dire economic mess.

IDEAS | CARLOS VILLAMIZAR

Then as now, hunger in the streets of my Venezuela

The temple ruins of Soleb, Sudan.

IDEAS | THOWAIBA MAKKI

The red sky in Sudan

Middlebury College, as seen in 2013 from the chapel,

Hypocrisy at Middlebury College

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

Metro

Driver airlifted to hospital after head-on crash in Holliston

At 12:32 p.m. Sunday, the Holliston Fire Department responded to a report of a head-on crash on Washington Street, officials said.

As legislators renew push for plastic bag ban, much of Massachusetts already covered

In the absence of a statewide ban, the state has seen an explosion of local bans and fees, which now cover more than two-thirds of its population.

US Coast Guard will lead investigation of Titan implosion with help from Canada, France, UK

Capt. Jason Neubauer, chief investigator, said the salvage operations are ongoing, and they have mapped the accident site.

As wind projects stall off Massachusetts coast, industry wonders: What’s next?

While there has been a flurry of recent work on Vineyard Wind, the country’s first major offshore wind farm, inflation and supply chain challenges have left the next two multibillion-dollar projects up in the air.

Sports

Ceddanne Rafaela, 22, is headed to Worcester.

Red Sox prospect Ceddanne Rafaela’s rise continues as he’s promoted to Triple A

One of the organization's top prospects is headed for the highest rung of the minor league ladder.

Adam Duvall stroked a double in the second inning, one of two he hit in Sunday's loss to the White Sox.

red sox notebook

Given an option to rest, Adam Duvall chose to try to work on his timing at the plate

The decision paid off. After hitting .133 with a homer and 20 strikeouts in 52 plate appearances over 14 games, Duvall 2 for 4 with two doubles and an RBI.

The Blue Jays' George Springer teed off on a 1-0 pitch from A's starter Luis Medina for his 55th career leadoff homer.

BLUE JAYS 12, ATHLETICS 1

George Springer lights fuse with 55th career leadoff home run and Blue Jays blast past A’s

Springer's drive broke a tie with Alfonso Soriano for second place on baseball’s all-time list of game-opening homers, leaving him behind only Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson (81).

WOMEN'S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Ruoning Yin’s clutch birdie putt on 18 wins Women’s PGA Championship

Alyssa Thomas scores historic fourth triple-double as Connecticut Sun stay hot

YANKEES 5, RANGERS 3

Harrison Bader keys rare late winning rally as Yankees overcome poor Gerrit Cole start to beat Rangers

Business

As wind projects stall off Massachusetts coast, industry wonders: What’s next?

While there has been a flurry of recent work on Vineyard Wind, the country’s first major offshore wind farm, inflation and supply chain challenges have left the next two multibillion-dollar projects up in the air.

chesto means business

As Boston’s own Sean O’Brien matches UPS at the bargaining table, Amazon could be next

The Teamsters showdown with the delivery giant could lead to the biggest private-sector strike since the ‘50s — and it’s being led by a labor leader with deep roots in Boston.

Abortion alarm spurs push for Mass. cellphone data privacy law

Blinken says uprising by Wagner Group in Russia poses ‘direct challenge’ to Putin

magazine

Hammonasset Beach State Park in Connecticut.

Your Summer Beach Bag

The best New England beaches for kids, foodies, accessibility, and more

This week's daters: Rowan and Robbie

Dinner with Cupid

‘I played Jean Valjean in my school’s production of “Les Misérables,” and she played Cosette in hers!’

Three ways to improve high school education from a Mass. Teacher of the Year

Taiyaki Ice Cream cones from Taiyaki NYC.

Your Summer Beach Bag

10 of the best ice cream treats to try this summer around Boston

metro

Seats on the Alewife-bound side of the Red Line platform at Downtown Crossing.

With long Red Line waits, seats intended as art at Downtown Crossing can be a pain in the rear

High school student one of two teens killed in early-morning shooting, investigators say

Grady is smart and likes to help others

sports

Right fielder Anthony Santander made an immediate impact for the Orioles with a homer-robbing catch in the first inning.

At this point in season, no surprise Orioles continue to bounce back from setbacks with more wins

Hellen Obiri’s Boston road dominance continues as she wins BAA 10K; Gabriel Geay takes men’s race

Rays come up with pair of runs in seventh inning to overthrow Royals and salvage series split

business

Pedestrians passed people sleeping in cardboard structures and sleeping bags next to boarded up Portico Restaurant, which went out of business in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, across the street from the Salesforce Tower in downtown San Francisco on June 8.

A ‘doom loop’ narrative has taken over San Francisco. Here’s what it means for Boston.

In Iran, a restorer brings back to life famed Cadillac Sevilles once assembled in the country

What is Russia’s Wagner Group and why is it accused of mutiny?

politics

Former President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., June 13, 2023.

Trump is returning to Michigan with hopes of repeating the battleground success he found in 2016

How politics changed education in the Milwaukee suburbs: ‘Now school is about the politics and the fear’

Supreme Court revives Biden immigration guidelines

Nation

Democrats sound the alarm as lawmakers in several Republican-led states look to exert more authority over state and local election offices.

GOP state legislatures seek greater control over state and local election offices

As legal fees mount, Trump steers donations into PAC that has covered them

When wealthy adventurers take huge risks, who should foot the bill for rescue attempts?

World

A pro-Kremlin activist held a flag with an image of Russian President Putting near the Kremlin in Moscow on Sunday.

Revolt in Russia was brief, but now questions linger about Putin

The road to Moscow: A timeline of the Wagner Group’s rebellion in Russia

Blinken says uprising by Wagner Group in Russia poses ‘direct challenge’ to Putin

opinion

Should we fear or encourage mind control?

The red sky in Sudan

All that is right with South Africa — and all that is wrong

lifestyle

Looking to kick up your heels in the sand with a new book? This summer, give poetry a try.

Poetry is the ultimate summer beach read

My crush at work is an ‘endless cycle’

Party and protest mix as LGBTQ+ pride parades kick off from New York to San Francisco

food & dining

Kelly Dirstine (left) and David S. Novak (right) of Cambridge Health Alliance’s Zinberg Clinic receive a food delivery from Food For Free.

Food bank, health clinic team again post-pandemic

When in Dorchester ... eat at Via Cannuccia

Gillette Stadium to open new beer hall in field-level space

travel

West Beach at Spectacle Island.

No car? No problem. Here’s how to breeze to the beach on the T.

The best New England beaches for kids, foodies, accessibility, and more

A 94-year-old artist is ordered to leave Provincetown dune shack after 77 years

Arts

Empora Sebastian poses with a CowParade New England cow sculpture called “Miss Moosachusetts” by artist Carol Leonesio.

Why there are dozens of colorful cows on display across Boston

In ‘Trembling Earth’ at the Clark, Munch’s prescient view of nature in peril

Top that — history of hats at William Hickling Prescott House

Books

10 great New England beach reads, from old standbys to new classics

Adrienne Brodeur’s debut novel ‘Little Monsters’ explores the unraveling of a family and its secrets on the Cape

Mike Curato, author of ‘Flamer,’ one of the country’s most challenged books, on the ultimate cost of book bans

Movies

Robert Mitchum, who starred in the 1973 film "The Friends of Eddie Coyle," directed by Peter Yates.

‘Gloomy, grimy, gritty’: Classic Boston crime movie ‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle’ turns 50

‘No Hard Feelings’: Jennifer Lawrence balances raunchy humor with heart

‘Blue Jean’: Don’t say gay in Thatcher-era English drama

Television

"SNL" creator Lorne Michaels (pictured in May at the PEN America Literary Gala in New York City) said the 50th anniversary celebrations “will be emotional, but everyone will show up because it’s important.”

Golden age arrives for ‘Saturday Night Live’

I’m a TV critic all the time, an outlier some of the time

Will full-season release of ‘The Bear’ lead to overconsumption?

music

Kane Brown performs at Fenway Park Friday night.

Kane Brown is on his game at Fenway Park

BET Awards return Sunday night, celebrating 50 years of hip-hop

On tour, Natalie Merchant finds her fans singing along to new songs, original hits

Theater/Dance

The quirky cast of characters featured in "The Great Mr. Swindle's Traveling Peculiarium" include Mr. Swindle's Gold Digging Girlfriend.

Acrobatics and adult beverages at ‘Mr. Swindle’s Traveling Peculiarium’

The Huntington’s Michael Maso exits the stage

A spirited — and pointed — ‘As You Like It’

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

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

Former Amherst College president Peter Pouncey. Photo credit: Amherst College

Peter Pouncey, novelist and former Amherst College president, dies at 85

H. Lee Sarokin, judge who freed ‘Hurricane’ Carter, dies at 94

Here are the five people who were aboard the Titan submersible