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Before crashing into Jamaica Plain house, Councilor Kendra Lara was driving double the speed limit, police say

Boston police investigators are looking to cite Lara with additional violations, including reckless operation of a motor vehicle, speeding, and a seat belt violation, documents show.

In West Roxbury, dueling protests over planned ‘road diet’ to create room for bike lane
Motorists encountered a lively protest against a controversial “road diet” that would take away a travel lane on Centre Street and replace it with a bike lane.

Federal prosecutors won’t seek death penalty for inmates charged with killing ‘Whitey’ Bulger

In a one-page filing in US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, prosecutors said they “will not seek a death sentence" if the men are found guilty of federal murder charges that carry a maximum possible sentence of death or life in prison.

White Stadium, a ‘treasure that needs some love,’ could get a $30 million renovation under new proposal
The stadium desperately needs a facelift. And on Tuesday, the city announced that renovation could come from a $30 million injection by an all-women-led group vying to secure a home for a new professional women’s soccer team.

Elizabeth Holmes’s federal sentence reduction is not unusual, legal experts say
The automatic good time reductions that Elizabeth Holmes has so far received to her federal prison term for duping investors in her blood-testing hoax are par for the course in the Bureau of Prisons system, according to advocates and legal experts.

Chinese hackers targeted Commerce Secretary Raimondo and State Department, US officials say

Mass. House Democrats roll out new $700m spending bill

Here’s a review of the Red Sox’ first-half performance

Entering the second half, the Red Sox are 48-43, just two games out of the third wild-card spot, and have a soft schedule immediately after the All-Star break.
MLB Draft 2023: Meet the Red Sox’ newest prospects

Huge Dorchester Bay project wins key approval

The city’s architectural review board approved the master plan for a 21-building complex to rise on the site of the old Bayside Expo Center.
MATTHEW GILBERT

Amid some deserving Emmy nominees, snubs, surprises, and head scratchers

There were surprises and snubs aplenty when nominations were announced Wednesday.
Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

The Boston City Council is the talk of the town for all the wrong reasons

The promise of collaboration has dissolved into ugliness and infighting.
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Abortion may become a Republican fault line in red states
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

The need for Supreme Court ethics reforms transcends party lines
EDITORIAL

DCF should stop taking Social Security benefits from foster children
JEFF JACOBY

Diana DiZoglio’s former opponent is rooting for her to win

More recent News

Celtics 95, Lakers 90
Led by Jordan Walsh, Celtics rally to top Lakers in Summer League action
Walsh had 12 points in the third quarter, when the Celtics seized control with a 30-17 run.

Ukraine wins G7 security pledges but NATO membership remains elusive
The United States and other major industrialized nations are pledging long-term security assistance for Ukraine as it continues to fight Russia’s invasion.

‘Massive’ Russian attack leaves one dead, four injured in Kyiv

Massport CEO could be on the move
Four years after taking the top job at the agency that runs Logan Airport and Boston’s shipping port, Lisa Wieland is in talks with National Grid about a job.

Justice Department to challenge length of prison sentences for Rhodes and other Oath Keepers
The Justice Department is appealing the 18-year-prison sentence handed down to Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Mass. sharks and seals are the stars of a new National Geographic documentary
National Geographic's newest shark documentary follows Massachusetts researchers around the coast of Cape Cod, showcasing their first-of-its-kind research in tracking shark behavior.

Mayor Wu says recent City Council turmoil ‘hurts the credibility on every issue’
“All of us are on the ballot,” Wu said on GBH's Boston Public Radio Tuesday. “That’s the highest form of accountability for elected officials.”

Recommended reads

Severe labor and delivery complications in Mass. nearly doubled over past decade, DPH report finds: ‘Racism — not race — is the risk factor’

Exacerbated by COVID, complications disproportionately affect communities of color and people with disabilities, according to the report.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action could dampen K-12 diversity efforts, experts say
The ruling in late June arrived as school districts across Massachusetts have encountered heated resistance to equity policies, spurring a spate of legal actions.

A new BMC policy turns away migrant families seeking shelter — even if it means sending some to the airport in an Uber
The move by Boston Medical Center is the latest sign of the strain on the state, which has grappled with an overwhelming need for more shelter space amid a surge of migrant and homeless families in recent months.

Mass. has long collected federal benefits meant for children in its care. Some lawmakers want to change that.
“I needed help, I was struggling,” Marissa Pike said. “If they had set that money aside for me, it would have turned my life around.”

Culture & Lifestyle

Boston Ballet executive director Meredith ‘Max’ Hodges to depart

You watched ‘The Bear.’ Now eat the sandwich that stars in it.

At Marion Art Center, ‘Illuminations’ plays with shadow and light

‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ creator Jenny Han on season two’s ties to the Cape, Taylor Swift, and finding forgiveness

Special Projects

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.

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

JOHN ROSENTHAL

Don’t let an assault weapon end another life. Ban them.
EDITORIAL

More can be done to ease the heavy burden of student debt
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Polarization will put Spain’s young democracy to the test
EDITORIAL

Make way for bicycles on Boylston
Jim Braude

Why should state legislators control the fate of rent control in Boston?

IDEAS

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

Metro

In West Roxbury, dueling protests over planned ‘road diet’ to create room for bike lane

Motorists encountered a lively protest against a controversial “road diet” that would take away a travel lane on Centre Street and replace it with a bike lane.

Before crashing into Jamaica Plain house, Councilor Kendra Lara was driving double the speed limit, police say

Boston police investigators are looking to cite Lara with additional violations, including reckless operation of a motor vehicle, speeding, and a seat belt violation, documents show.

‘It hasn’t set in yet’: Vermonters assess the damage after historic flooding

A crushed home — swept from its foundation by the flood waters and carried the length of a football field — was just one of dozens of strange sights.

Severe labor and delivery complications in Mass. nearly doubled over past decade, DPH report finds: ‘Racism — not race — is the risk factor’

Exacerbated by COVID, complications disproportionately affect communities of color and people with disabilities, according to the report.

Sports

Celtics 95, Lakers 90

Led by Jordan Walsh, Celtics rally to top Lakers in Summer League action

Walsh had 12 points in the third quarter, when the Celtics seized control with a 30-17 run.
Panama 5, US 4 (shootout)

US men’s soccer team stunned by Panama in a shootout in the Gold Cup semifinals

Panama beat the defending champs in shootout after a 1-1 tie to reach the final.
basketball

ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale says he has been diagnosed with cancer for a third time

Vitale, 84, tweeted Wednesday that he had surgery in Boston this week, and tests revealed that he has vocal cord cancer.
Awards show

LeBron James says he will play another season with Lakers
Awards show

At The ESPYS, White Sox reliever Liam Hendriks said he pitched in 2022 with cancer
Bruins

Bruins sign Swedish forward Jesper Boqvist to one-year deal

Business

House Republicans set to interrogate FTC’s Khan over ethics, antitrust issues

House Republicans who say the Federal Trade Commission has been overzealous and politicized under President Biden are set to interrogate agency head Lina Khan on Thursday.

Venture capital funding for startups is still in decline

Massachusetts life sciences companies garnered the biggest funding deals in the second quarter of 2023.

Mediator pressured to end Canadian port strike

Bob Iger to remain as head of Disney through 2026
magazine
Perspective

Remember when Walmart was the Evil Empire? Now our whole retail economy is.

GLOBE MAGAZINE

I spoke about climate change as a TV meteorologist. Then came the death threat.

LOVE LETTERS

I want to end my relationship, but I worry about my partner
COOKING

Cool off with summer desserts including Eton mess

metro

State to expand ‘welcome centers’ for homeless and migrant families amid influx of new arrivals

White Stadium, a ‘treasure that needs some love,’ could get a $30 million renovation under new proposal

Sodden furniture, porch rescues: Northeast Kingdom town left reeling but grateful flood damage wasn’t worse

sports

Baseball’s All-Star Game was not must-see TV, with a record low in viewers for the second straight year

Carles Gil proves to be the catalyst for the Revolution in a home win over Atlanta United

Red Sox will spend part of spring training in the Dominican Republic next season

business

Russia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises fears about global food security

Massport CEO could be on the move

His family’s traditional, hand-crafted shoes are catching on in Rhode Island

politics

House Republicans set to interrogate FTC’s Khan over ethics, antitrust issues

Chinese hackers targeted Commerce Secretary Raimondo and State Department, US officials say

Ukraine wins G7 security pledges but NATO membership remains elusive

Nation

Tornado touches down near Chicago’s O’Hare airport, disrupting hundreds of flights

EPA moves to reduce childhood exposure to lead-based paint dust

Suspect in Larry Nassar stabbing said ex-doctor made lewd remark watching Wimbledon, AP source says

World

‘Massive’ Russian attack leaves one dead in Kyiv

Biden is closing out his Europe trip by showcasing new NATO member Finland

Biden braces NATO for long conflict with Russia, making Cold War parallel

opinion

The MAGA mindset: Make America Glum Again

The last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors sued for reparations. A judge dismissed their case.

Social Studies: Indigenous inequality; the unwisdom of price controls; benefits of all-women’s colleges

lifestyle

Robert Kraft celebrates July 4 with Hamptons bash featuring Dave Matthews, Grandmaster Flash, media report says

I need a toaster

Claire McMillan explores the friendship, rituals, and collaborative artistic process of two female Surrealist masters

food & dining

Simon Pearce glass shop in Quechee, Vt., to reopen after flooding ‘in the coming days’

Anchor Brewing Co. — ‘America’s first craft brewery’ — closing doors after 127 years

Kristen Kish named new host of Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’

travel

The people have spoken: Manchester-Boston Regional voted top domestic airport

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

Arts

At Marion Art Center, ‘Illuminations’ plays with shadow and light

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

Books

Authors Paul Tremblay, Mona Awad file lawsuit against ChatGPT creator OpenAI

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

Movies

What to know about The Sphere, a jaw-dropping new venue in Las Vegas

A historic Maine movie theater is for sale for $1.3 million. Will anybody save it?

Choose to accept this ‘Mission’

Television

‘Succession’ tops Emmy nominations with 27 as ‘Last of Us’ and ‘White Lotus’ give HBO top 3 spots

Amid some deserving Emmy nominees, snubs, surprises, and head scratchers

Kristen Kish named new host of Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’

music

Peter Wolf returns to TD Garden Saturday as part of the Jim Irsay Collection’s (free!) road show

How a WBCN deejay and a Harvard dining hall concert helped The Cars get their big break

Madonna postpones her TD Garden shows, world tour after health scare

Theater/Dance

What to know about The Sphere, a jaw-dropping new venue in Las Vegas

Cheryl D. Singleton’s skill is key ingredient in Gloucester Stage’s ‘Stew’

Uri Geller has been bending reality for 50 years

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

Ellen Hovde, ‘Grey Gardens’ documentarian, dies at 97

Remains of missing World War II US Army soldier from Mass. identified 79 years later, federal officials say

Mikala Jones, Hawaii surfer known for filming inside waves, dies in surfing accident