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The discovery of a dead body in Southie led to 4 kids entering DCF custody and is now the front line of a Boston culture war

It is still not clear how the woman died. However, the death — and the public safety response to it — touched off a bitter political spat that in some ways mirrors the culture war that continues to unfold across the country.

Suspect taken into custody after barricading inside Worcester home after allegedly shooting two relatives, police say
A 24-year-old man was barricaded Friday inside a home on Colby Avenue in Worcester after allegedly shooting two family members and firing at responding officers, police said.

Do you really need to leave two EXTRA hours to get to Logan with the Sumner Tunnel closed? Officials say yes. But where did that number come from?

At an airport Dunkin’ on Thursday locals were complaining the trip to the airport was too fast. Where was the traffic they’d been promised?

Authorities on Cape Cod, other communities vigilant after unruly crowds scuffle, trash beaches

Officials say they are keeping a cautious eye on gatherings at public beaches and parks after Falmouth and Dennis beaches were overrun with loud, intoxicated crowds during July 4th celebrations, leading to fights, closures, and arrests for offenses including underage drinking and disorderly conduct.
Unruly young crowds overwhelmed beaches in two Cape Cod towns on July 4th, leading to fights, arrests

Driver privilege cards for undocumented residents of 5 states — including Rhode Island and Vermont — now invalid in Florida

“DeSantis needs to shut the hell up,” said Representative Karen Alzate, who sponsored the R.I. bill to issue licenses to undocumented drivers. “He’s spitting out ... harmful and incorrect information.”
Officials ask DOJ to investigate DeSantis-ordered migrant flights

Wall Street Journal calls for the release of journalist Evan Gershkovich after 100 days in Russian prison
RED SOX 7, ATHLETICS 3

Red Sox keep up winning ways with win over Athletics in series opener behind big second inning, Nick Pivetta

Dorchester’s most persistent man finally got his driveway. Not everyone is celebrating.

After 2½ years of lobbying the city — and his neighbors — Matt Malloy last month finished installing a hundred-odd square feet of brick pavers on his front lawn, parked a brand new Tesla on top of them, and plugged the vehicle into a charging port mounted on the side of his Victorian home.

Dan Shaughnessy
Wondering which Boston athlete will be the next to leave, and other thoughts
It’s been an emotional stretch here in the Hub of sports, with several popular players saying goodbye since the beginning of 2023.

Chad Finn

I understand trading Marcus Smart and letting Grant Williams get his payday elsewhere. But I cannot bring myself to like it.

The Celtics’ offseason moves are understandable, but it’s difficult not to focus on what they’ve lost.

Billerica condo residents tormented by stray golf balls demand action: ‘It’s a losing battle’
When she moved into a condo near Billerica’s Swanson Meadows golf course, Mary Conway was prepared for a stream of players teeing off steps from her unit. She wasn’t ready for a hail of golf balls hurtling into her home.

In case over errant golf balls, SJC rules sliced, hooked shots are just part of the game
CONNECTIONS

Two hours before my husband died, we were laughing over spilt milk

Our daughters were only 4 and 8 when he died. I’ve tried to fill their lives with their dad’s sense of joy and adventure.

‘A nightmare of epic proportions’: Thousands of Mass. residents languish on subsidized housing wait lists

The Globe talked to three residents about their years-long journey to find an affordable place to call home.

Christmas Tree Shops lays off a third of its Mass. workforce, plans to close all stores

After a plan to keep 19 New England storefronts open fell apart, all stores are now set to close by Aug. 31.
KEVIN CULLEN

Life, cancer, and the boys of summer

Pete Wilk, manager of the Vermont Lake Monsters, a team of college baseball players from all over the country, has not let brain cancer keep him from the dugout.

This Mass. beach camping site ranked as one of the best in the country

It’s beach camping season, and Massachuetts residents don’t have to go far to reach one of the most beautiful locations in the US, according to new rankings from Country Living.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

The MBTA let the Lynn commuter rail station fall apart. The T should now expedite its reopening.

Deferred maintenance on the commuter rail station contributed to its closing. Taking until 2030 to replace it would be a travesty.
Alex Beam

Canada, when you’re done with Justin Trudeau, send him here
Joan Wickersham

The unexpected intimacy of a Zoom memorial service
IDEAS | JUSTIN C. TACKETT

What Thomas Hardy knew about the unknowable

NEWSLETTERS

A ‘Fast Car’ takes a 35-year journey to become a No. 1 country hit

More recent News

National Park Service won’t disclose applications for Provincetown dune shacks until after leases are signed
Agency denies FOIA request as talks stall with the family of artist Salvatore Del Deo, who was evicted from the shack he's occupied for 77 years.

Woman arrested outside Taylor Swift’s beachfront Rhode Island home on trespassing charge

A woman who was previously warned to stay away from Taylor Swift’s home in Rhode Island was arrested this week outside the beachfront property, police said.
THE FINE PRINT

Vantage Travel owes more than $170 million, bankruptcy filings show

$108 million of that is owed to customers who paid in advance for trips that were later canceled or postponed.
PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Mark Kotsay, a winner and a good baseball man, maintains positive approach as A’s manager

Oakland has struggled in Kotsay's two years on and off the field, but he uses a lot of the good things learned as a player in Boston and avoids the negative.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER
Watch for HBO series landing on Netflix
First up, all five seasons of Issa Rae’s excellent comedy “Insecure” have already arrived on Netflix.

Man, 64, allegedly kills housemate, 37, in Saugus

A 64-year-old Saugus man was arrested Friday morning after allegedly killing his 37-year-old housemate in their residence, officials said.

Recommended reads

Looking for an earful of history? Summer’s high season for John Adams and Paul Revere reenactors in Boston.

Foxborough resident Michael LePage, who has been moonlighting as figures from America’s distant past for more than 30 years, is just one of the local reenactors staying busy during tourism season.

Defendant in Newton triple homicide openly discussed his diagnosis of mental illness
The fate of Christopher L. Ferguson Jr. now rests with the criminal justice system, which will likely weigh his alleged crimes against his mental state at the time prosecutors say he killed three people.

On West Roxbury’s Centre Street, a city plan to reduce traffic lanes divides the community
Some residents, worried that lane reduction will increase traffic and cause gridlock, have advocated for alternative measures to draw more attention to vulnerable pedestrians without changing the road’s configuration.

Rollins could face suspension of law license, disbarment at hands of state disciplinary board
The severity of punishment from the Board of Bar Overseers typically depends on precedents from earlier cases. But the board has not had a case before it in recent memory with a comparable set of circumstances, lawyers said.

Culture & Lifestyle

At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum this summer, art that lives and grows

‘The Bear’ upends the TV-mom trope

Concerts create discord between Northampton arts center and city

MFA’s 2023 Boston French Film Festival returns July 6

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

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Umbrellas gone haywire
Owen Devlin

Driving the blue golf cart
Carol Steinberg

Finding freedom at the head of the class
IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

In search of the lost apples of New England
Christopher Reardon

Finally, airlines may accommodate travelers who stay in their wheelchairs
IDEAS

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

Metro

Suspect taken into custody after barricading inside Worcester home after allegedly shooting two relatives, police say

A 24-year-old man was barricaded Friday inside a home on Colby Avenue in Worcester after allegedly shooting two family members and firing at responding officers, police said.

The discovery of a dead body in Southie led to 4 kids entering DCF custody and is now the front line of a Boston culture war

It is still not clear how the woman died. However, the death — and the public safety response to it — touched off a bitter political spat that in some ways mirrors the culture war that continues to unfold across the country.

Healey claims public records exemption on abortion pill order

A federal judge hadn’t even ruled yet on suspending approval of the abortion pill mifepristone in April when Governor Maura Healey orchestrated a major reserve shipment of the drug through the state’s flagship university.

Dorchester’s most persistent man finally got his driveway. Not everyone is celebrating.

After 2½ years of lobbying the city — and his neighbors — Matt Malloy last month finished installing a hundred-odd square feet of brick pavers on his front lawn, parked a brand new Tesla on top of them, and plugged the vehicle into a charging port mounted on the side of his Victorian home.

Sports

us women's open

Bailey Tardy rides strong start to take two-shot lead after second round of US Women’s Open

Tardy made eagle on the par-5 sixth hole at Pebble Beach for the second straight day, then held steady the rest of the way.
PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Mark Kotsay, a winner and a good baseball man, maintains positive approach as A’s manager

Oakland has struggled in Kotsay's two years on and off the field, but he uses a lot of the good things learned as a player in Boston and avoids the negative.
RED SOX 7, ATHLETICS 3

Red Sox keep up winning ways with win over Athletics in series opener behind big second inning, Nick Pivetta

With two games to play before the All-Star break, the Red Sox are riding a three-game winning streak and, although still in last place, are three games over .500 at 46-43.
bruins notebook

Bruins couldn’t afford to wait and see if market for Tyler Bertuzzi would dry up
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Yu Chang activated from 60-day injured list and excited for return to Red Sox lineup
Wimbledon

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray eliminated by Stefanos Tsitsipas in two-day, 4½-hour marathon

Business

Against the odds, the US economy chugs along, as fears linger

The US labor market showed signs of continued cooling last month but extended a 2-1/2-year streak of job growth, the Labor Department said Friday.

Christmas Tree Shops lays off a third of its Mass. workforce, plans to close all stores

After a plan to keep 19 New England storefronts open fell apart, all stores are now set to close by Aug. 31.
Tech Lab

Twitter killer? Here’s what to know about Threads, the new app from Meta.

Wall Street Journal calls for the release of journalist Evan Gershkovich after 100 days in Russian prison
magazine
Globe Magazine

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades. At 98, what would it mean to be free?

CONNECTIONS

Two hours before my husband died, we were laughing over spilt milk
Dinner with Cupid

‘My date … recently joined the social sports league that I play [in]’

Perspective

I attended the Market Basket Academy of summer jobs.

metro

Life, cancer, and the boys of summer

Do you really need to leave two EXTRA hours to get to Logan with the Sumner Tunnel closed? Officials say yes. But where did that number come from?

Driver privilege cards for undocumented residents of 5 states — including Rhode Island and Vermont — now invalid in Florida

sports

From Matthew Poitras’s upside to depth on the back end, four takeaways from Bruins development camp

Olympic gold-medalist, former Tennessee star Nikki McCray-Penson dies at 51

Meet the Celtics’ summer league roster of high-flyers, skilled scorers, and agile playmakers

business

June jobs report all but guarantees Fed will hike interest rates

Vantage Travel owes more than $170 million, bankruptcy filings show

Amazon’s $1.65 billion bid to buy Bedford’s iRobot gets in-depth EU probe

politics

Carters celebrate 77th wedding anniversary

On his age, Biden now trying to show he’s in on the joke

Asian Americans feel particularly targeted by new laws criminalizing those who assist voters

Nation

Biden takes aim at ‘junk’ insurance, vowing to save money for consumers being played as ‘suckers’

Texas gunman in 2019 Walmart shooting sentenced to 90 life sentences but could still face death penalty

Drones sweep for sharks along New York coast as encounters rise with beachgoers

World

Brazil’s lower house finds compromise in a major reform of the country’s ‘dysfunctional’ tax system

UN report calls on Saudi Arabia to release 2 women jailed over tweets, alleging rights abuses

Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in new West Bank violence, days after major offensive

opinion

How I practiced affirmative action in my teaching

Another year, another incomplete grade for Boston Public Schools

For prisoners, the power of writing

lifestyle

National Park Service won’t disclose applications for Provincetown dune shacks until after leases are signed

12 out-of-this-world films to fuel your UFO curiosity

Will I get over his affair?

food & dining

How Chris Viaud returned to his Haitian roots and reshaped NH’s food scene

A Taste of Ethnic Boston returns to Big Night Live

Up & Down opens in Jamaica Plain; Las Palmas moves into the Garage

travel

This Mass. beach camping site ranked as one of the best in the country

Spotlight on Dover, N.H., as it celebrates its 400th anniversary

Daydreaming about a daycation? It’s now a reality.

Arts

In his scant six years of painting, Matthew Wong built a vision all his own

At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum this summer, art that lives and grows

John Guthrie’s ‘Evolution’ brings together the unexpected

Books

The prosperous Brookline family of Andrew Ridker’s ‘Hope’ struggles in the aftermath of their own spectacular misjudgments

David Lipsky’s ‘The Parrot and the Igloo’ details the forces behind decades of climate change denial

In ‘After the Funeral,’ Tessa Hadley’s quietly brilliant stories harbor a rebel heart

Movies

‘Desperate Souls, Dark City, and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy’ has a lot to say — maybe too much

‘Joy Ride’: Four friends road trip through China in this raunchy comedy

Everyone is talking about the ‘Barbie’ movie. Here’s a guide to all the hype.

Television

Watch for HBO series landing on Netflix

Max’s Harry Potter series to cover seven books in 10 years

‘The Bear’ upends the TV-mom trope

music

An American portrait in disparate voices

The Eagles’ farewell tour is coming to Boston

‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ is here. Here’s how to reconsider Taylor Swift’s transformative album.

Theater/Dance

Meet the ‘Lehman Trilogy’ cast, three actors juggling dozens of roles

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’

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

Jack Goldstein, a savior of Broadway theaters, dies at 74

Winnie Ewing, who transformed Scottish politics, dies at 93

Dr. Susan Love, groundbreaking breast cancer surgeon, activist, and author, dies at 75