The Boston Globe

scorecardresearch

12-year-old boy dies of gunshot wound in Mattapan, officials say
“I just want to send our deepest condolences to loved ones and family who are grieving what no family should have to grieve,” Mayor Michelle Wu said at a news conference at the scene.

Hollywood actors join screenwriters in industry-stopping strike as contract talks collapse
The first joint strike in more than six decades will shut down production across the entertainment industry.

TV, movies, and the viewing void: The Hollywood strikes explained

Despite her revoked license, City Councilor Kendra Lara ‘regularly’ drove to City Hall

City Councilor Kendra Lara “regularly” drove to work at Boston City Hall, a city spokesperson said Thursday, even though she has not had a valid driver’s license for a decade.

US climate envoy John Kerry spars in heated exchanges with House Republicans
The former Massachusetts senator angrily rebuffed what he called a “stupid” lie that he routinely travels by private jet during a grilling by House Republicans.

Karen Kaplan to depart Hill Holliday after four-decade tenure
Hired at the Boston-based ad agency in 1982 as a receptionist, Karen Kaplan has been at the helm of the company for 10 years. She will be replaced by current president Chris Wallrapp.

What you need to know about Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill
Doctors call it one of the safest over-the-counter medications at the pharmacy.

FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill

Another bad day for riders on the MBTA, as train fire erupts and water pipe breaks

Kentucky man with 40 skulls in apartment arrested in case tied to Harvard Medical School probe

Matthew Nilo left Suffolk Superior Court with his partner on Thursday.

Matthew Nilo, lawyer accused in string of Charlestown sexual assaults, pleads not guilty to new rape, assault charges in North End attacks

A clerk magistrate set bail at $50,000 cash, which Nilo posted shortly after he was led away from the courtroom in handcuffs.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Island life in Maine: Fine dining, fog, and ferries
The Casco Bay islands are minutes from Portland, but they have a personality all their own.

Wish you were (still) here: Some travel traditions are quickly and quietly fading away

ANALYSIS | James Pindell

The RNC and DNC have each created a problem they may have to walk back. They hope you don’t notice.
For decades, the national parties were relegated to the sidelines. But in the past few years, both parties have been seeking to reclaim power by injecting themselves more into the presidential nomination process.

An emotional Patrice Bergeron lingered on the TD Garden ice after the Bruins were eliminated from the playoffs by the Panthers.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patrice Bergeron owes it to the Bruins to make a decision . . . now

The team needs a definitive answer on whether it can plug its captain and No. 1 center into the lineup or whether it has a giant hole in its heart and soul.

Jonah Hill at the UK Premiere of "The Wolf Of Wall Street," in 2014.

Jonah Hill’s alleged texts spark discussion on ‘therapy speak’ — and if it was misused. Here’s what experts say.

In a text exchange the actor allegedly laid out the “boundaries” he expected a then-girlfriend to follow to maintain their romantic partnership, prompting a debate over whether he had “weaponized” such language against her.

Greg Skomal has written a book about his experiences in studying great white sharks.

Shark expert Greg Skomal discusses his new book: ‘Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark’

Greg Skomal has made a career out of studying great white sharks, and he shares his insights and stories about these apex predators of the ocean in a new book that should be a popular beach read this summer.

Great white shark sightings reported off Cape Cod

Is it OK to tell friends I don’t enjoy their gifts?

Plus, tricks for connecting people’s names to their faces when you have poor face recognition.

Harrison Ford was overlooked by Emmy voters for his supporting turn in the comedy series "Shrinking."

MATTHEW GILBERT

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

There were surprises and snubs aplenty when nominations were announced Wednesday.

See all of this year's Emmy nominees

Opinion

Max Page, president of the Mass Teachers Association, spoke at a rally for a fair teachers contract outside of Weymouth Town Hall, on March 2.

MTA chief Max Page bulls clumsily about in the public-policy shop

Thwarted at the State House, Page looks to the 2024 ballot to further his anti-MCAS quest.

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld

Burnout is causing doctors to leave medicine. Here’s how to help them stay.

Divyansh Kaushik

The US is losing the AI race because of its immigration policies

IDEAS | STUART ROWE

T riders are getting better options while the Sumner Tunnel is closed. Why can’t they be permanent?

Pickleball: A net gain for Boston (despite the racket)

More recent News

Red Sox to open 2024 season with 10-game West Coast trip, beginning March 28 at Seattle
The Sox will host the Orioles for the home opener on Tuesday, April 9, while Xander Bogaerts and the Padres are scheduled to be at Fenway June 28-30.

Former Harvard president Larry Summers urges elite colleges to end legacy admissions
“Unless universities now respond dramatically and innovatively, the likely result will be degradation of an American university system that is the envy of the world,” Summers wrote.

R.I. man who volunteered to get shot with rubber buckshot now faces a slew of gun charges, attorney general says
Investigators found a video on Elliot Knorr’s cellphone of Knorr “voluntarily being shot in his backyard,” adjacent to a North Smithfield park. Bystanders were nearby and in the line of fire, authorities said.

In Vermont, some good news for a change

What happened at the Riverside Mobile Home Park is a welcome bright spot in a state littered with flooded out homes and businesses. And it showed that lessons learned from, and mitigation efforts performed because of, Irene had paid off.

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.

This was Earth’s hottest June on record, report finds

A report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association found last month to be Earth’s hottest June on record, and this year is projected to be among the five-hottest years on record.

Recommended reads

Councilor Kendra Lara apologized to constituents on July 8.

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.

Amherst-Pelham superintendent announces return amid investigation into transgender discrimination complaints
Michael Morris announced Thursday he was cleared to return to his role after taking a temporary leave for health reasons in May, a decision that came amid a Title IX investigation into allegations that counselors at Amherst Regional Middle School discriminated against transgender students.

No more outsourcing? Making drugs locally is a key focus of the life sciences industry.
At least 10 biomanufacturing plants have recently opened, expanded, or are under construction across the state.

celtics

Brad Stevens is ‘optimistic’ Jaylen Brown deal will get done, talks Grant Williams departure
Stevens also has at least one open roster spot, but wouldn't reveal much about the direction he intends to go to fill it.

Culture & Lifestyle

Members of the Writers Guild of America walk a picket line Wednesday outside of Warner Bros. offices in New York.

TV, movies, and the viewing void: The Hollywood strikes explained

Excited for the ‘Barbie’ movie? Celebrate the dolls that started it all.

Director Summer L. Williams consults with actor Errol Service Jr. during a rehearsal of "The Boy Who Kissed the Sky" at the Strand Theatre.

Idris Goodwin’s ‘The Boy Who Kissed the Sky’ imagines a mythical journey for a budding guitarist

First Aid Kit's Klara (rear) and Johanna Söderberg.

For First Aid Kit, a healthier approach, a lighter sound

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

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, 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.

FROM OUR PARTNERS

product by Studio/B. What is this?This content was produced by Boston Globe Media's Studio/B in collaboration with the advertiser. The news and editorial departments of the Boston Globe had no role in its production or display.

product by BG BRANDLAB. What is this?This content was produced by Boston Globe Media's Studio/B in collaboration with the advertiser. The news and editorial departments of the Boston Globe had no role in its production or display.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

rosenthal

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

Demonstrators in favor of canceling student debt marched from the Supreme Court to the White House in Washington, June 30.

More can be done to ease the heavy burden of student debt

The leader of Spain's Vox party, Santiago Abascal, gave a thumbs up as he arrived for a meeting in Madrid on June 24.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Polarization will put Spain’s young democracy to the test

A bicyclist made their way down the bus lane on Boylston Street between Exeter Street and Dartmouth Street on June 27.

Make way for bicycles on Boylston

Those asking for rent control and help with housing demonstrated on the front steps of the State House on June 1.

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

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

Metro

What you need to know about how firefighters use standpipes

Boston firefighters ran into trouble when they responded to a minor fire under a Red Line train at the MBTA’s Charles/MGH station on Thursday and found that they could not use a standpipe at the station because the pipe had cracked. Here’s what you need to know about standpipes and their role in fire safety.

What you need to know about Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill

Doctors call it one of the safest over-the-counter medications at the pharmacy.

Another bad day for riders on the MBTA, as train fire erupts and water pipe breaks

A Red Line train operator noticed smoke coming from underneath the car when it arrived at the Charles/MGH station early Thursday, according to the MBTA.

684 confirmed cases and 8 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

Sports

Mark-Anthony Kaye has 15 goals and 23 assists in 138 MLS regular-season games.

Revolution acquire midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye from Toronto FC for midfielder Latif Blessing

Kaye is a former MLS All-Star and regular member of Canada's men’s national team.

At age 5, Taylor was diagnosed with a Wilms tumor, a type of pediatric kidney cancer that affects about 500 to 600 children each year.

The Red Sox’ 11th-round pick is a “scout’s dream.” He also survived pediatric cancer.

Nelson Taylor Jr. grew up wanting to be a football player, but those dreams were derailed when he was diagnosed with a type of kidney cancer.

Interdonato spent the last 16 years as head coach at Wofford College, departing as the program’s all-time winningest coach with 455 wins since taking over prior to the 2008 season.

Boston College names Todd Interdonato baseball coach

Interdonato spent the last 16 years as head coach at Wofford College, departing as the program’s all-time winningest coach with 455 wins since taking over prior to the 2008 season.

Kevin Paul Dupont I On hockey

Bruce Cassidy had a very special reason for bringing the Stanley Cup to Milton

What is Bello Day? It’s when Red Sox fans can count on a good start from their star righthander

Red Sox to open 2024 season with 10-game West Coast trip, beginning March 28 at Seattle

Business

Three Pulitzer-winning cartoonists let go in one day

On Tuesday, Jack Ohman of the Sacramento Bee, Joel Pett of the Lexington Herald-Leader, and Kevin Siers of the Charlotte Observer were all let go by McClatchy newspapers.

Founder of bankrupt crypto firm Celsius is arrested on fraud charges

Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of the bankrupt cryptocurrency firm Celsius Network, was arrested Thursday and charged with defrauding customers and lying about his firm’s business model.

House Republicans interrogate FTC chair Lina Khan over regulation of Big Tech

FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill

magazine

The Cars in 1979, from left: Benjamin Orr, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, and David Robinson

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

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

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

Raspberry-Cardamom Eton Mess

Cool off with summer desserts including Eton mess

metro

The 10th Providence Fringe Festival starts Saturday. These are visitors at 2019's FringePVD.

Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: July 14-21

In Vermont, some good news for a change

Video shows Danvers police detective unintentionally discharging gun inside St. John's Prep in May

sports

An emotional Patrice Bergeron lingered on the TD Garden ice after the Bruins were eliminated from the playoffs by the Panthers.

Patrice Bergeron owes it to the Bruins to make a decision . . . now

Ion Izagirre wins 12th stage of Tour de France as Jonas Vingegaard keeps overall lead

Rory McIlroy says he’d retire if LIV Golf was the only place to play

business

Karen Kaplan, pictured here in 2015, announced Wednesday that she is departing her post as the CEO and chair of the Boston-based ad agency after more than 40 years at the firm.

Karen Kaplan to depart Hill Holliday after four-decade tenure

US applications for jobless benefits fall again as labor market continues to defy Fed actions

Vice President Kamala Harris to address NAACP convention in Boston this month

politics

A plastic bag of cocaine was found in the White House earlier this month.

Secret Service closes probe of cocaine in White House

US climate envoy John Kerry spars in heated exchanges with House Republicans

House Republicans interrogate FTC chair Lina Khan over regulation of Big Tech

Nation

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Dangerous heat wave baking US Southwest brings triple digit temperatures and fire risk to California

684 confirmed cases and 8 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

World

Move Forward party supporters, during a pro-democracy protest, rallied outside Thailand’s Parliament building in Bangkok on Thursday as lawmakers vote on a new prime minister.

Junta’s allies reject Thai election results, derailing top opposition figure

Blinken meets China’s top diplomat in latest bid to ease tensions

Biden proclaims NATO alliance ‘more united than ever’ as he celebrates new member Finland

opinion

A dock and boat slip off the end of Old North Wharf on Nantucket, near where a battle is being waged over a plan to open the new Straight Wharf Fish Market.

The poet said, ‘No man is an island.’ Also true on Nantucket.

Abortion may become a Republican fault line in red states

The need for Supreme Court ethics reforms transcends party lines

lifestyle

I want to date younger men

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

I need a toaster

food & dining

Bar pizza from Bardo's in South Boston.

Ice cream tacos sweeten High Street Place; Harpoon Brewery opens a popsicle-and-pickleball club

At MarketStreet Lynnfield’s Sushi Ike and Soi 8, two restaurants rolled into one

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

travel

Cars traverses the auto road that leads to the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire on June 12, 2020.

N.H. launches a new safety campaign to reduce speeding

Island life in Maine: Fine dining, fog, and ferries

Wish you were here: Some travel traditions are quickly and quietly fading away

Arts

Meredith Leich, "Animated Drawings for a Glacier (Cuttyhunk)."

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

Colson Whitehead’s ‘Crook Manifesto,’ a sequel to ‘Harlem Shuffle,’ delves deep into the maelstrom of 1970s Harlem

Journalist Karen Pinchin documents the unusual life and fraught times of the endangered bluefin tuna in ‘Kings of Their Own Ocean’

Leah Myers on Native American authors and fantasy favorites

Movies

(L-R) Kenneth Branagh, Rami Malek, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, and Cillian Murphy attended the "Oppenheimer" UK Premiere at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 13, 2023 in London, England. Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., and Cillian Murphy left the premiere as the Screen Actors Guild strike began.

Matt Damon, Emily Blunt leave ‘Oppenheimer’ premiere to strike

TV, movies, and the viewing void: The Hollywood strikes explained

‘The Miracle Club’: Melodrama on the road to redemption

Television

Fans of "The Bear" thought that Jamie Lee Curtis had been overlooked by the Emmys for her performance in season 2, but the show's 13 nominations this week were for season 1,

Timing is everything when it comes to Emmy nods and snubs

TV, movies, and the viewing void: The Hollywood strikes explained

Emmy nominations list: ‘Succession,’ ‘The Bear,’ and ‘The White Lotus’ dominate

music

First Aid Kit's Klara (rear) and Johanna Söderberg.

For First Aid Kit, a healthier approach, a lighter sound

Jayson Tatum joined Drake onstage at TD Garden concert

Warren and Dan Zanes on the Del Fuegos’ demise, their reconciliation, and the band’s reunion show

Theater/Dance

Director Summer L. Williams consults with actor Errol Service Jr. during a rehearsal of "The Boy Who Kissed the Sky" at the Strand Theatre.

Idris Goodwin’s ‘The Boy Who Kissed the Sky’ imagines a mythical journey for a budding guitarist

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’

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

In an undated photo from Marianne Barcellona, the documentarian Ellen Hovde.

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

Milan Kundera, Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris aged 94

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