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Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law professor who mentored the Obamas, dies at 70
A towering figure in civil rights and the legal community, Mr. Ogletree mentored Barack and Michelle Obama when they were Harvard Law School students, and represented famous clients in court.

From 2019: As his Alzheimer’s looms, Charles and Pam Ogletree take one last walk in love

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for most of Mass. These maps show what to expect.

Severe weather will sweep through Southern New England beginning in the afternoon and stretching late into the evening on Friday, forecasters said.

Thunderstorms, strong winds due this afternoon and evening

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Once possible downpours clear out, weekend weather looks good

Farmers’ Almanac says we’ve got a snowy winter ahead

In sex abuse lawsuit, Giuliani accused of lewd and antisemitic comments, using homophobic slur against Matt Damon

The former New York City mayor is the subject of a sexual abuse lawsuit filed by a woman who worked for him while he was Donald Trump's lawyer.

Actor Mark Margolis, murderous drug kingpin on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ dies at 83
Emmy-nominated actor Mark Margolis played former drug kingpin Hector Salamanca in “Breaking Bad” and then in the prequel “Better Call Saul.”

Sketch released of suspect who attacked woman as she walked along Charles River in Waltham

State Police on Friday released an artist’s sketch of a man who attacked a woman from behind on Sunday as she walked along the Charles River in the area of Newton and Farewell streets.

Armed man who tried to enter a Jewish school in Tennessee fired at a contractor, police say

Judge narrows US case that says Google illegally protects monopoly

Rivers reveal hidden information about the entire ecosystem

‘Over-height’ truck briefly gets wedged in Callahan Tunnel, snarling traffic

Girl, 17, killed in predawn Maine crash

An aerial view of the end of Long Beach in Rockport, where a creek feeds into a marsh behind summer cottages. An aging seawall protects the homes from ocean waves, but experts say rising storm surges make the cottages vulnerable to destructive flooding from the marsh.

Long Beach in Rockport is a summer paradise. It may also be a climate disaster waiting to happen.

On a dune in Rockport sit 152 summer cottages, built behind an aging seawall, on land owned by the town. With their leases expiring and storm surges rising, many are asking if it’s time to start the retreat.

A National Transportation Safety Board report released Thursday included a photo that showed a LearJet crossing in front of JetBlue flight 206 as it was preparing to land at Boston's Logan International Airport on Feb. 27, 2023.

A private jet took off from Logan without clearance and nearly hit an incoming flight, NTSB finds

A National Transportation Safety Board report released Thursday included a photo that showed the LearJet crossing the intersection in front of JetBlue flight 206 as it was preparing to land on Feb. 27.

red sox

Red Sox designate Christian Arroyo for assignment, call up Luis Urías
The 28-year-old Arroyo, who spent a month on the injured this season, was hitting .241 in 66 games.

Brian O’Halloran explains why the Red Sox were passive at the deadline: ‘There weren’t a lot of impact players’ Dan Shaughnessy: Dan Duquette knows what it’s like on the hot seat, and other thoughts

Chaim Bloom is in his fourth year as the Red Sox chief baseball officer.

Making sense of Chaim Bloom’s approach at the trade deadline, and other Red Sox thoughts

I think Bloom likes his team and where it is headed over the next few years but is properly dispassionate about what is possible this year.

Noah Song, Navy pilot and pitching prospect, returns to Red Sox

Jan. 6, classified documents, hush money: Tracking the investigations into Donald Trump
Former president Donald Trump faces a growing mountain of legal trouble. We've compiled all the cases in one place to help you keep track.

If convicted, Trump Secret Service protection may rule out prison Read the indictment More on Donald Trump's arraignment

.There’s a hot new job title going around that you won’t find on anybody’s résumé.

What’s the deal with ‘lazy girl jobs’? (Hint: It’s not laziness.)

The viral TikTok trend is the latest example of an appeal for better work-life balance wrapped in a buzzy anti-work sentiment.

Do we really need all those timeouts in NBA games? How about one per team per game, as in hockey?

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

Inspired by MLB’s success, let’s adjust the clock with some other sports, too

We knew there had to be a better way with baseball, and now that we have it, maybe it’s worth considering how some other sports are spending their time — and ours.

In June, people waited on Southampton Street while Atkinson Street was cleaned.

As Mayor Wu sounds alarm on Mass. and Cass, city strategizes new plan to control crime

The mayor’s declaration that the city must find a new strategy at Mass. and Cass reflects a marked shift from the public health-centered approach she first implemented.

Sweden's Amanda Ilestedt scored three goals in group play as her team went 3-0.

US will have to make adjustments in World Cup game against Sweden, a nemesis

The Americans almost always have been able to overcome skillful opposition with athleticism, but that is not going to work in this tournament.

TV CRITICS CORNER

TV’s best episodes of the year (so far)

Amid the blur of the binge era, these series crafted standout stories within their seasons that asked viewers to slow down and take notice.

Syndicated show-dependent Comedy Central to release a TV movie

Opinion

Children from Afghanistan wait with other evacuees to fly to the United States or another safe location in a makeshift departure gate inside a hangar at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, on Sept. 1, 2021.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The debt we still owe to our Afghan allies

It’s a shameful state of affairs when Congress can’t come together to provide stability to so many Afghans who helped American forces.

EDITORIAL

The state tax foreclosure law is unconstitutional. So why is it being enforced?

SCOT LEHIGH

Greg Torres, the practical idealist

IDEAS | SHANNON A. MULLEN

Reclaiming our agency

Alex Beam

Forget the smart gizmos and give stupid a chance

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Video shows Minnesota trooper fatally shot Black driver in traffic stop
The man’s death prompted outcry from his family and an ongoing investigation revealed Thursday a handgun was found in the back of the vehicle, but “at no point on available video” is the driver seen holding the gun, authorities said.

Isaiah Bolden took a ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to play for Deion Sanders. It led him to the Patriots.
Bolden, who was the only player from an HBCU drafted this year, decided to learn the cornerback position from the man who created a blueprint for it.

Patriots won’t explain what happened with Jack Jones’s early exit Thursday

What to know ahead of Tory Lanez’s sentencing in Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting
It has been three years since hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion was shot in the feet following an altercation with the Canadian rapper Tory Lanez.

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Hip-hop turns 50, and New York is throwing an epic birthday party
If hip-hop were a person, it would be eligible for an AARP card this month. Here's how a back-to-school party in the Bronx birthed a global movement, and how New York is celebrating.

Cyberattack disrupts hospitals and health care in Rhode Island, Conn., several other states

The attack seemed to target Prospect Medical Holdings, which is based in California. By Friday afternoon, the Rhode Island hospitals were operating “at full capability” and without “significant impacts systemwide,” according to Rhode Island Department of Health spokesman Joseph Wendelken.

People want to go electric. Cambridge is launching a program to help them figure out how.

A new city program would connect people who want to install EV chargers, electric stoves, and other green appliances with contractors and vendors who specialize in them.

Seven wonders of the sports world

Fenway Park

A love affair spawned from the ‘Impossible Dream’

This New England neo-Nazi group is getting bigger and scarier, experts say. Most troubling: Military vets fill its ranks.

The group’s unflinching embrace of Nazism and pledges of violence have landed them on the radars of extremism researchers across the country. Most worrisome, the experts say, is that the group’s ranks include a cadre of service members.

kara miller | the big idea

Yes, colleges favor rich kids. How much should we care?
Our cultural focus on a few elite schools isn’t healthy for the country. We should focus on the vast majority of kids who don't have these advantages.

Woman, 21, fatally stabbed outside Park Street Station recalled as ‘very giving, loving person’
Jazreanna A. Sheppard-Gonzalez was an “amazing mother” and “the life of the party,” who had both serious and silly sides of her personality, family and close friends said Thursday, two weeks after the stabbing in Boston that took her life.

‘The elephant in the room’: Former police officer running for Haverhill mayor, school board faces allegations of racism, misconduct against women
At issue: a 2013 background check performed by the city's police department.

Culture & Lifestyle

Faran Tahir and Joanne Kelly in "Macbeth," which Commonwealth Shakespeare Company presents at Boston Common's Parkman Bandstand through Aug. 6.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Some of Salem’s hotspots are better in summer, in our view — like The Roof at The Hotel Salem, shown here, where the panorama of the city and harbor is as cool as the drinks.

The Witch City is open, and it’s no ghost town, either

This one is haunted, says nearly everyone, but it’s a “good energy.” Wilson Castle in Proctor, Vt., hosts overnights for paranormal investigators.

Who needs Disney? We have our own haunted (or just seriously spooky) mansions.

On Story Land’s Nostalgia Nights, a gift for grownups: Permission to play

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, 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

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

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The Legislature has refused the same type of performance audit that all other state entities receive.

Diana DiZoglio

The Legislature isn’t special. It should get audited like others do.

Taylor Edwards broke down outside a courtroom in Austin, Texas, on July 20. She is one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit brought by women who were denied abortions in the state despite serious pregnancy complications.

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Women’s stories may change the abortion narrative

What I needed was an epinephrine auto-injector, also known as an EpiPen, but neither the airplane emergency medical kit nor any other passenger had one.

Lindsey Ulin

I learned the hard way that US airlines aren’t required to have EpiPens

Attorney John Eastman (left) and Rudolph Giuliani at a rally in support of Donald Trump and his presidency outside the White House on Jan. 6, 2021.

LETTERS

Eastman’s lawyer: Trump indictment smacks of a partisan takedown

Tech has been evolving far faster than government can keep up, resulting in a free-for-all that can put consumers at risk and limit a free marketplace of products.

EDITORIAL

Big Tech shouldn’t operate unchecked

"This city is special," the author writes, "and Boston, so restrained in emotion, deserves to hear this more often."

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Old South Meeting House receives $480,000 in federal money to fix water damage

Senator Edward J. Markey on Friday joined staff from Revolutionary Spaces, the nonprofit that manages the Washington Street landmark, to celebrate the federal investment that will help repair flood and water damage, officials said.

Storm dumps a month’s worth of rain in parts of Vermont followed by more rain, high winds Friday

The Rutland area was facing the brunt of the storms on Friday with downpours similar to those around Middlebury in Addison County the day prior, the National Weather Service said.

MassWildlife confirms first record of pinedrops in the state

The pinedrops plant was spotted in the Berkshires.

Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law professor who mentored the Obamas, dies at 70

A towering figure in civil rights and the legal community, Mr. Ogletree mentored Barack and Michelle Obama when they were Harvard Law School students, and represented famous clients in court.

Sports

Max Fried required 72 pitches to get through six scoreless innings in his return to the Braves from a forearm injury.

MLB NOTEBOOK

Max Fried bolsters Braves with six scoreless innings in winning return from forearm injury

Sean Murphy and Marcell Ozuna homered on back-to-back pitches, and Austin Riley also went deep, as majors-leading Atlanta blanked the previously scorching Cubs.

Charles Omenihu (94) signed with the Chiefs after spending two seasons with the 49ers.

nfl

Chiefs defensive end Charles Omenihu suspended six games for alleged domestic violence

Omenihu was playing for the 49ers when police were called to his San Jose home in January.

The University of Oregon Board of Trustees voted Friday to accept an invitation to join the Big Ten Conference, and Washington is reportedly primed to join the Ducks in the powerhouse league.

College Football

Oregon joins Big Ten and Washington reportedly cleared to follow, putting Pac-12 on brink

Oregon is moving to the Big Ten Conference from the Pac-12 after its board of trustees voted Friday to accept an invitation from the coast-to-coast conference. The Big Ten earlier in the day cleared the way for both Oregon and its Pacific Northwest rival Washington to join the league next year, and the Ducks were first to make it official.

nfl

Saints’ Alvin Kamara, Colts’ Chris Lammons suspended three games for roles in 2022 fight

UFC

Bumped from Boston, Haverhill’s Rob Font ready to headline Nashville UFC card Saturday

Video

Watch: Julian McWilliams and Conor Ryan talk Red Sox’ inaction at the deadline, Patriots training camp, and more

Business

Judge narrows US case that says Google illegally protects monopoly

The decision sets the stage for the first major tech monopoly trial since the federal government took Microsoft to court in the 1990s.

Cyberattack disrupts hospitals and health care in Rhode Island, Conn., several other states

What’s the deal with ‘lazy girl jobs’? (Hint: It’s not laziness.)

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Jobs report brings more good news for the economy

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Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades, likely longer than anyone alive.

Globe Magazine

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

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

Globe Magazine

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

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

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breaking Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law professor who mentored the Obamas, dies at 70 A towering figure in civil rights and the legal community, Mr. Ogletree mentored Barack and Michelle Obama when they were Harvard Law School students, and represented famous clients in court.

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for most of Mass. These maps show what to expect.

Once possible downpours clear out, weekend weather looks good

In sex abuse lawsuit, Giuliani accused of lewd and antisemitic comments, using homophobic slur against Matt Damon

Actor Mark Margolis, murderous drug kingpin on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ dies at 83 Emmy-nominated actor Mark Margolis played former drug kingpin Hector Salamanca in “Breaking Bad” and then in the prequel “Better Call Saul.”

Sketch released of suspect who attacked woman as she walked along Charles River in Waltham

Armed man who tried to enter a Jewish school in Tennessee fired at a contractor, police say

Judge narrows US case that says Google illegally protects monopoly

Rivers reveal hidden information about the entire ecosystem

‘Over-height’ truck briefly gets wedged in Callahan Tunnel, snarling traffic

Girl, 17, killed in predawn Maine crash

Long Beach in Rockport is a summer paradise. It may also be a climate disaster waiting to happen.

A private jet took off from Logan without clearance and nearly hit an incoming flight, NTSB finds

red sox Red Sox designate Christian Arroyo for assignment, call up Luis Urías The 28-year-old Arroyo, who spent a month on the injured this season, was hitting .241 in 66 games.

Making sense of Chaim Bloom’s approach at the trade deadline, and other Red Sox thoughts

Jan. 6, classified documents, hush money: Tracking the investigations into Donald Trump Former president Donald Trump faces a growing mountain of legal trouble. We've compiled all the cases in one place to help you keep track.

What’s the deal with ‘lazy girl jobs’? (Hint: It’s not laziness.)

Inspired by MLB’s success, let’s adjust the clock with some other sports, too

As Mayor Wu sounds alarm on Mass. and Cass, city strategizes new plan to control crime

US will have to make adjustments in World Cup game against Sweden, a nemesis

TV’s best episodes of the year (so far)

The debt we still owe to our Afghan allies

The state tax foreclosure law is unconstitutional. So why is it being enforced?

Greg Torres, the practical idealist

Reclaiming our agency

Forget the smart gizmos and give stupid a chance

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Isaiah Bolden took a ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to play for Deion Sanders. It led him to the Patriots. Bolden, who was the only player from an HBCU drafted this year, decided to learn the cornerback position from the man who created a blueprint for it.

What to know ahead of Tory Lanez’s sentencing in Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting It has been three years since hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion was shot in the feet following an altercation with the Canadian rapper Tory Lanez.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER Hip-hop turns 50, and New York is throwing an epic birthday party If hip-hop were a person, it would be eligible for an AARP card this month. Here's how a back-to-school party in the Bronx birthed a global movement, and how New York is celebrating.

Cyberattack disrupts hospitals and health care in Rhode Island, Conn., several other states

People want to go electric. Cambridge is launching a program to help them figure out how.

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kara miller | the big idea Yes, colleges favor rich kids. How much should we care? Our cultural focus on a few elite schools isn’t healthy for the country. We should focus on the vast majority of kids who don't have these advantages.

‘The elephant in the room’: Former police officer running for Haverhill mayor, school board faces allegations of racism, misconduct against women At issue: a 2013 background check performed by the city's police department.

Culture & Lifestyle

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

The Witch City is open, and it’s no ghost town, either

Who needs Disney? We have our own haunted (or just seriously spooky) mansions.

On Story Land’s Nostalgia Nights, a gift for grownups: Permission to play

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Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

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

How the missing become the uncounted

Two Weeks in America

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The Legislature isn’t special. It should get audited like others do.

Women’s stories may change the abortion narrative

I learned the hard way that US airlines aren’t required to have EpiPens

Eastman’s lawyer: Trump indictment smacks of a partisan takedown

Big Tech shouldn’t operate unchecked

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Old South Meeting House receives $480,000 in federal money to fix water damage

Storm dumps a month’s worth of rain in parts of Vermont followed by more rain, high winds Friday

MassWildlife confirms first record of pinedrops in the state

Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law professor who mentored the Obamas, dies at 70

Sports

Max Fried bolsters Braves with six scoreless innings in winning return from forearm injury

Chiefs defensive end Charles Omenihu suspended six games for alleged domestic violence

Oregon joins Big Ten and Washington reportedly cleared to follow, putting Pac-12 on brink

Saints’ Alvin Kamara, Colts’ Chris Lammons suspended three games for roles in 2022 fight

Bumped from Boston, Haverhill’s Rob Font ready to headline Nashville UFC card Saturday

Watch: Julian McWilliams and Conor Ryan talk Red Sox’ inaction at the deadline, Patriots training camp, and more

Business

Judge narrows US case that says Google illegally protects monopoly

Cyberattack disrupts hospitals and health care in Rhode Island, Conn., several other states

What’s the deal with ‘lazy girl jobs’? (Hint: It’s not laziness.)

Jobs report brings more good news for the economy

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

breaking

Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law professor who mentored the Obamas, dies at 70
A towering figure in civil rights and the legal community, Mr. Ogletree mentored Barack and Michelle Obama when they were Harvard Law School students, and represented famous clients in court.

Actor Mark Margolis, murderous drug kingpin on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ dies at 83
Emmy-nominated actor Mark Margolis played former drug kingpin Hector Salamanca in “Breaking Bad” and then in the prequel “Better Call Saul.”

red sox

Red Sox designate Christian Arroyo for assignment, call up Luis Urías
The 28-year-old Arroyo, who spent a month on the injured this season, was hitting .241 in 66 games.

Jan. 6, classified documents, hush money: Tracking the investigations into Donald Trump
Former president Donald Trump faces a growing mountain of legal trouble. We've compiled all the cases in one place to help you keep track.

Isaiah Bolden took a ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to play for Deion Sanders. It led him to the Patriots.
Bolden, who was the only player from an HBCU drafted this year, decided to learn the cornerback position from the man who created a blueprint for it.

What to know ahead of Tory Lanez’s sentencing in Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting
It has been three years since hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion was shot in the feet following an altercation with the Canadian rapper Tory Lanez.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Hip-hop turns 50, and New York is throwing an epic birthday party
If hip-hop were a person, it would be eligible for an AARP card this month. Here's how a back-to-school party in the Bronx birthed a global movement, and how New York is celebrating.

kara miller | the big idea

Yes, colleges favor rich kids. How much should we care?
Our cultural focus on a few elite schools isn’t healthy for the country. We should focus on the vast majority of kids who don't have these advantages.

‘The elephant in the room’: Former police officer running for Haverhill mayor, school board faces allegations of racism, misconduct against women
At issue: a 2013 background check performed by the city's police department.