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Disappointment, and another try, in wake of Supreme Court ruling shooting down student debt relief
The decision is a setback for borrowers, many of whom adjusted both their budgets and expectations for up to $20,000 of debt relief since the proposal was announced in August.

Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Ayanna Pressley stopped at the Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library as part of a Student Debt Cancellation Tour in October.

In striking down student loan cancellation, court also voids signature Warren-Pressley achievement

Elizabeth Warren and Ayanna Pressley touted student loan forgiveness as a signature achievement. Now it is being wiped away.

How does the Supreme Court’s ruling on student loans impact you?

President Biden spoke from the White House on Friday. The Biden administration is moving forward on a new student debt relief plan after the Supreme Court struck down his original initiative to provide relief to 43 million borrowers.

Biden offers alternative student debt relief plan that would remove immediate threat of default

President Biden said he will work under the authority of the Higher Education Act to begin a new program that would begin loan repayment but remove the immediate threat of default.

Read the ruling rejecting Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

The U.S. Supreme Court is pictured on June 30, 2023 in Washington, DC.

‘We can never be too careful’: Mass. advocates fear effect of Supreme Court gay rights ruling

The court said some business owners have the right not to serve customers based on personal or religious beliefs.

Read the Supreme Court ruling in favor of a web designer opposed to same-sex marriage ‘Discrimination is wrong’: Supreme Court ruling denounced as setback for gay rights Governor Maura Healey slams court ruling on designer who objects to creating wedding website for gay couples

Supreme Court rules for designer who objects to making wedding websites for gay couples

Supreme Court decision in web designer case could have broader impact, specialists say

President John F. Kennedy outside the White House in 1963.

JFK’s Harvard essay resurfaces, to mockery, after Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action

According to a 1935 essay to Harvard College, John F. Kennedy endeavored to be a “Harvard Man,” just like his father. The essay resurfaced and became a point of derision this week after the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action.

Get caught up: Here’s what the Supreme Court decided in major cases this week

‘Dysfunctional normalization’: Massachusetts is starting its fiscal year without an annual budget — for the 13th straight time
It's an ignominious streak of delays that have stretched days, weeks, or even months, and may be unmatched in the country.

The North Hampton, N.H., police and fire/rescue departments are currently in this temporary location on Lafayette Road while their new facility is being built.

After woman was arrested at home when officers said she smelled like alcohol, N.H. town searches for new police chief

The arrest last year sparked a town investigation 11 days later and continues to be a topic of discussion as the community is close to hiring a new police chief.

From left to right: Ryan Davis, Maybel Wong, and Hangil Seo, of Boston, enjoyed some beach weather at Carson Beach in South Boston.

A heat dome has killed over a dozen in Texas. Should Bostonians be worried?

Though the heat in Massachusetts won’t be as bad as the south, temperatures are expected to rise in the coming week.

DeSantis finds friendly crowd at Moms for Liberty conference, but Trump’s influence runs deep

Moms for Liberty's second annual conference will feature speeches from five Republican presidential contenders.

Owner of 3 R.I. nursing homes stole millions in federal funds, neglected patients, New York lawsuit alleges

Centers Health Care allegedly stole $83 million in government funds while understaffing its facilities.

Jeff Van Gundy and Jalen Rose are among the latest to be laid off at ESPN
ESPN has undergone previous layoffs in recent months, but Friday's round was the first to touch on-air personalities.

RED SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 0

James Paxton steps up into role of stopper, Red Sox end slide with series-opening shutout of Toronto
Paxton, a potential trade piece for the Red Sox while healthy and performing well, worked 7⅔ innings as the Red Sox stopped a five-game losing streak. Justin Turner, Jarren Duran and Masataka Yoshida all homered.

Boston City Councilor Lara crashes car into Jamaica Plain house with son in backseat

City Councilor Kendra Lara’s son, Zaire, was being treated Friday night at Boston Children’s Hospital, where he received “several stitches” and is expected to be okay, her office said in a statement.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Ryan Mallett watches from the sideline during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla., on Sept. 25, 2016.

Bodycam video footage released from former Patriots quarterback Ryan Mallett’s drowning at Florida beach

Fall River police officer arrested, had ‘inappropriate relationship’ with teen

BPS schools used for summer learning now have air conditioning, officials say

July 4th Weekend

Fireworks lit up the sky at the end of the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell stage on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston on the Fourth of July last year.

July Fourth weekend weather will tease rain, but it won’t be a washout

“Archie” was judged Most Patriotic last year during Boston Harborfest’s “Patriotic Pooch Parade,” on the Summer Street Plaza. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

Your full guide to Mass. July Fourth celebrations, from fireworks to food and more

A salmon burger with spicy mayo.

Planning your July 4th menu? Here are some of our best barbecue recipes.

Rhubarb almond galette.

What to make for dessert this July 4th

Retired hockey coach Marty Pierce, 82, (standing\center), displays a hockey puck while posing for a picture with his former players, coaches and staff during a reunion at Matignon School in Cambridge before it closes its doors for the last time.

HS boys' hockey

At Matignon, a bittersweet hockey reunion celebrates a legendary coach before school’s closing

Former Matignon hockey players reunited with coach Marty Pierce, 82, to take a trip down memory lane before the school closes its doors for the final time.

Michael Ancevic checked his laptop on the bow of his boat as he paused near the Route 128 overpass above the Annisquam River.

When working remotely means from the deck of a boat

People with more freedom to work remotely since the pandemic are getting creative about where they do their jobs. For a few anyway, the modern-day office just might be afloat.

The Wicked DAHTs team plays at Michael's Bar in Somerville.

What are Big-Hearted Battles, and how are they turning philanthropy into ‘funlanthropy’?

In essence, when you turn a chosen game or contest into a Big-Hearted Battle, you agree that the loser makes a donation to a charity of the winner’s choice.

Opinion

In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled on June 30, 2023 that Christian website designer Lorie Smith, pictured here outside the court on Dec. 5, 2022, can refuse to design wedding websites for same-sex couples.

The Supreme Court’s dangerous free speech view threatens LGBTQ protections

The First Amendment has never been used as a tool by which commercial businesses can not only discriminate against customers but also openly announce their intention to do so. Until now.

Out-Trumping Trump on immigration

¿Peor que Trump en inmigración?

Laurence H. Tribe and Jeffrey B. Abramson

With Supreme Court LGBTQ decision, marriage equality is at risk

The Supreme Court gutted affirmative action. But colleges must still seek racial diversity.

More recent News

Dighton police chief charged in insider trading scheme allegedly told friend it was a ‘good time to buy’

Shawn Cronin, 43, is among five men charged in an insider trading scheme from 2020 that allegedly brought in more than $2.2 million in illegal profits, according to a statement by the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York. He was placed on administrative leave on Thursday.

AG Campbell orders RMV not to share immigrants’ information with ICE, in proposed new state regulations

The attorney general’s office said it sought to protect the privacy rights of undocumented immigrants, who are eligible for driver’s licenses in Massachusetts when new state regulations take effect July 1.

What the Nation’s Report Card results mean for N.H.

Some believe the declining test scores say more about how education is funded in New Hampshire than they do about what and how students are taught.

Man charged with murder in February shooting of Sharon woman in Dorchester

Boston police arrested Stepheon Wells, 20, Friday morning near the Fenway area on a warrant charging him with the shooting death of 32-year-old Diva Ayuso, of Sharon, in February, officials said.

Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ actor, dies
Arkin, the wry character actor who demonstrated his versatility in comedy and drama as he received four Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar in 2007 for “Little Miss Sunshine,” has died.

Police search for Brockton man who cut off GPS device and fled amid domestic assault trial

The convicted man, Edsondly Jean-Paul, 32, removed the device he was required to wear as a condition of his release and fled early Thursday morning.

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Salisbury Beach Center, the section operated by the town, offers a range of food options for discerning taste buds.

The 12-plus best New England beaches for kids, foodies, accessibility, and more

Whether you’re a surfer, foodie, or dog lover, the region offers a beach to suit your needs.

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

Eight coming-of-age films to revisit the magic of girlhood
Streaming classics — new and old — to celebrate the hilarious, painful, and sometimes just plain awkward years of growing up.

Property in hand, Historic New England plans major expansion
“We think this is going to be a global destination,” says Vin Cipolla, the organization’s president and chief executive.

At UMass, a scholarship pledge doesn’t pan out and an athlete feels betrayed
The experience of field hockey player Emma Peck serves as a red-flag reminder that a coach’s verbal offer is not ironclad.

Culture & Lifestyle

"Jurassic Park" played at the Wellfleet Drive-In Theatre on June 25, 2020.

Tales from the drive-in on its 90th anniversary

Winslow Homer, “Homosassa Jungle,” 1904.

More than a century of watercolors at Harvard Art Museums demonstrate the form’s unruly pleasures

Sure you’re a big star. But have you been on Broadway?

“Archie” was judged Most Patriotic last year during Boston Harborfest’s “Patriotic Pooch Parade,” on the Summer Street Plaza. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

Your full guide to Mass. July Fourth celebrations, from fireworks to food and more

Special Projects

Main marathon 10th anniversary gif

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

Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, was comforted by her mother Ruby Freeman, right, at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022. A Georgia state election board has cleared the pair of wrongdoing.

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

The French research vessel L'Atalante during the search for the submersible Titan.

Titan submersible implosion: another safety lesson learned through tragedy

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

The controversy surrounding Bud Light is many things: truly sad; a little hard to believe; revealing in a deeply dispiriting way; and perhaps lasting.

I love Bud Light. You got a problem with that?

Graduates walked at a Harvard Commencement ceremony on May 29, 2022, in Cambridge.

Ruth J. Simmons

Ending affirmative action doesn’t mean college admissions will be fairer

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

Metro

Boston City Councilor Lara crashes car into Jamaica Plain house with son in backseat

City Councilor Kendra Lara’s son, Zaire, was being treated Friday night at Boston Children’s Hospital, where he received “several stitches” and is expected to be okay, her office said in a statement.

BPS schools used for summer learning now have air conditioning, officials say

Leaders in Boston Public Schools committed to installing air conditioning in schools after 2021 recorded the hottest June in Boston history.

A heat dome has killed over a dozen in Texas. Should Bostonians be worried?

Though the heat in Massachusetts won’t be as bad as the south, temperatures are expected to rise in the coming week.

Disappointment, and another try, in wake of Supreme Court ruling shooting down student debt relief

The decision is a setback for borrowers, many of whom adjusted both their budgets and expectations for up to $20,000 of debt relief since the proposal was announced in August.

Sports

The Wicked DAHTs team plays at Michael's Bar in Somerville.

What are Big-Hearted Battles, and how are they turning philanthropy into ‘funlanthropy’?

In essence, when you turn a chosen game or contest into a Big-Hearted Battle, you agree that the loser makes a donation to a charity of the winner’s choice.

Two-way Shohei Ohtani continued to make an impact on the game with his 30th home run of the season.

Angels star Shohei Ohtani reaches 30 home runs by June’s end with a 493-footer in Anaheim

Ohtani became the ninth player in history to reach 30 homers before July 1. The last player to reach the number by June 30 was Chris Davis, who hit 31 long balls by the date for the Orioles in 2013.

Orioles reliever Bruce Zimmermann regroups while Byron Buxton circles the bases with the Twins' third homer at Camden Yards.

TWINS 8, ORIOLES 1

Twins snap out of offensive funk at expense of Dean Kremer, Orioles

Joey Gallo, Max Kepler, and Byron Buxton homered for Minnesota. Kremer (8-4) lasted three-plus innings for the AL East’s second-place team, allowing seven runs.

Kristaps Porzingis extension is likely; Celtics open free agency by adding Oshae Brissett

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Kutter Crawford’s flexibility to work in starting rotation or out of bullpen of value to Red Sox

Band stays together as Draymond Green, Warriors agree to four-year, $100 million extension

Business

Supreme Court rules for designer who objects to making wedding websites for gay couples

In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled Friday that a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples.

‘We can never be too careful’: Mass. advocates fear effect of Supreme Court gay rights ruling

The court said some business owners have the right not to serve customers based on personal or religious beliefs.

Disappointment, and another try, in wake of Supreme Court ruling shooting down student debt relief

Tidewater Landing developer misses self-imposed financing deadline

magazine

Mango Yogurt Ice Parfait at Caffe Bene on Mass. Ave.

Your Summer Beach Bag

10 ice cream treats to cool you off as summer heats up around Boston

Greg Grady works on a design for a sand sculpting competition.

Your Summer Beach Bag

Six tips for building great beach sandcastles, from a pro sand sculptor

Salisbury Beach Center, the section operated by the town, offers a range of food options for discerning taste buds.

Your Summer Beach Bag

The 12-plus best New England beaches for kids, foodies, accessibility, and more

A book sitting in the sand with blue skies and water behind it. The pages are blowing in the wind.

Your Summer Beach Bag

10 great books to read on a New England beach this summer

metro

Massachusetts voters approved the new driver's license law last fall by a slim margin.

AG Campbell orders RMV not to share immigrants’ information with ICE, in proposed new state regulations

July Fourth weekend weather will tease rain, but it won’t be a washout

Tidewater Landing developer misses self-imposed financing deadline

sports

Red Sox starter James Paxton had his eyes on the prize in Toronto, giving up only three hits, all singles, and two walks to the Blue Jays.

James Paxton steps up into role of stopper, Red Sox end slide with series-opening shutout of Toronto

Dorchester native Bruce Brown gets $45 million deal to jump from Nuggets to Pacers

Report: Kyrie Irving sticking in Dallas, gets new three-year, $126 million contract

business

Shawn P. Cronin, 43, is among five men charged in an insider trading scheme from 2020.

Dighton police chief charged in insider trading scheme allegedly told friend it was a ‘good time to buy’

Shuttered R.I. nursing home is now a homeless shelter for families

The student loan borrowers who will continue to struggle

politics

Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia on June 30.

DeSantis finds friendly crowd at Moms for Liberty conference, but Trump’s influence runs deep

Supreme Court rules for designer who objects to making wedding websites for gay couples

Biden offers alternative student debt relief plan that would remove immediate threat of default

Nation

A vending machine is stocked with emergency contraceptives at Odegaard Library on the campus of the University of Washington, on June 2, in Seattle.

Morning-after pill vending machines gain popularity on college campuses post-Roe

New state laws target contentious topics of gender, guns and abortion

Biden administration failed to foresee Afghanistan mayhem, review finds

World

Wreckage of vehicles after the accident on July 1. At least 45 people were killed Friday when a truck rammed into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya, police said.

At least 51 people killed in road accident in western Kenya, 32 injured, police and Red Cross say

France arrests more than 1,300 people after fourth night of rioting over teen’s killing by police

Court votes to bar Bolsonaro from running for office

opinion

President Biden delivered remarks on “Bidenomics” at the Old Chicago Main Post Office in Chicago on June 28.

Bidenomics: Let’s look at the numbers

Ending affirmative action doesn’t mean college admissions will be fairer

Beacon Hill bungles budget, again

lifestyle

Rob Gronkowski makes an appearance at Gronk Beach music festival during Super Bowl week on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz.

How grown-up Gronk feels about ‘Baby Gronk’

At 19, I don’t have enough dating experience

Wildfire smoke drives traditional summer camp activities indoors

food & dining

Rhubarb almond galette.

What to make for dessert this July 4th

Planning your July 4th menu? Here are some of our best barbecue recipes.

Red, white, and blue recipes for your July 4th table

travel

Pick a hotel on the beach, perhaps the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront, and enjoy sunrise views like this.

It’s hard not to be happy in Pharrell Williams’s hometown, Virginia Beach

City tours at a discount, a Mill City folk fest, and the faces of Bowdoin

What the doctor orders: Use your vacation time, don’t under pack, and get good sleep

Arts

Winslow Homer, “Homosassa Jungle,” 1904.

More than a century of watercolors at Harvard Art Museums demonstrate the form’s unruly pleasures

At PEM, exploring the ‘Black Atlantic’

In Portland, celebrating a neighbor’s 50th anniversary

Books

Anya von Bremzen, in ‘National Dish,’ explores how certain foods came to embody the cultures that created them

‘How We Do It,’ a collection of essays on the craft of writing, speaks directly to Black writers

Heidi Julavits on summer rental house books and reading in the sauna

Movies

River Gallo is one of three intersex activists featured in the new documentary "Every Body."

In ‘Every Body,’ three intersex activists illuminate the ‘I’ in LGBTQIA+

Eight coming-of-age films to revisit the magic of girlhood

Tales from the drive-in on its 90th anniversary

Television

Kevin Bacon (right) starred with Aldis Hodge in "City on a Hill."

Want to see Kevin Bacon as a bounty hunter-zombie? Wait for ‘The Bondsman.’

These TV shows will get you through the dregs of right now

Did allegations, investigation prompt end of ‘The Other Two’?

music

Press Play: A range of ragtime

Five essential En Vogue tracks to get you psyched for the Pops on July 4

Rufus Wainwright embraces the folk he absorbed from his folks

Theater/Dance

Cailan Doran and Dylan C. Wack in "The Normal Heart" at New Repertory Theatre.

In ‘The Normal Heart,’ the AIDS crisis and a battle against an epidemic of indifference

Mark Morris Dance Group opens Jacob’s Pillow with buoyant ‘The Look of Love’

In ‘The Lehman Trilogy,’ the arc of a doomed empire

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

Christine King Farris stood after the Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Commemorative Service, Jan. 21, 2019, in Atlanta.

Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95

Lowell Weicker, maverick senator, governor from Connecticut, dies

Bobby Osborne, mandolinist who flouted bluegrass convention, dies at 91