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Diver Lenford DaCosta cleans up lines of staghorn coral at an underwater coral nursery inside the Oracabessa Fish Sanctuary on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in Oracabessa, Jamaica. In Jamaica, more than a dozen grassroots-run coral nurseries and fish sanctuaries have sprung up in the past decade, supported by small grants from foundations, local businesses such as hotels and scuba clinics, and the Jamaican government. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Rockport residents file lawsuit over scuba divers undressing in front of their homes, 'clanging' air tanks

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to Florida to visit U.S. Southern Command and attend a campaign fundraiser, Friday, July 10, 2020, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump postpones New Hampshire rally, citing weather

The search on Wednesday.

FBI identifies human remains found at Methuen property

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 09: A member of the Covid-19 cleansing team cleaner walks past an electronic bulletin board reading 'Victoria has third day over 100' after news broke that the state of Victoria recorded 134 new Covid-19 cases on July 09, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Lockdown measures across metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire came into effect at midnight, with Victorian residents of those areas under stay at home orders for the next six weeks. Under the new lockdown restrictions, people will only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. Victorians cannot gather in groups of more than two or their household group, school holidays will be extended for at least a week. Retail can remain open and markets are permitted to open for food and drink only. Cafes, restaurants, pubs, clubs and bars are back to takeaway only. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

How an unusually large KFC order led to $18,000 in COVID-19 fines in Australia July 10, 2020 | 3:23 PM

Trump undercuts health experts -- again -- in schools debate July 10, 2020 | 3:15 PM

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Watch: Marty Walsh's coronavirus update July 10, 2020 | 12:54 PM

Mexican American man charged with hate crime in fatal crash July 10, 2020 | 12:06 PM

Comet Neowise soars in the horizon of the early morning sky in this view from the near the grand view lookout at the Colorado National Monument west of Grand Junction, Colo., Thursday, July 9, 2020. The newly discovered comet is streaking past Earth, providing a celestial nighttime show after buzzing the sun and expanding its tail. (Conrad Earnest via AP)

Comet Neowise streaking past Earth, providing spectacular show July 10, 2020 | 11:38 AM

President Donald Trump listens as Robert Unanue, of Goya Foods, speaks during a roundtable meeting with Hispanic leaders in the Cabinet Room, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Goya CEO, praising Trump, sparks online culture clash July 10, 2020 | 11:10 AM

PPP loans and the Catholic Church July 10, 2020 | 10:58 AM

FILE - In this Sunday, April 12, 2020 file photo, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, right, delivers his homily over mostly empty pews as he leads an Easter Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. Due to coronavirus concerns, no congregants were allowed to attend the Mass which was broadcast live on local TV. The New York archdiocese received at least four large Paycheck Protection Program loans, one worth at least $5 million. The beneficiaries included the archdiocesan department of education and the neo-gothic St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Catholic Church

After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4 billion in coronavirus aid July 10, 2020 | 10:50 AM

Boston, MA - 6/1/20 - Boston Mayor Marty Walsh speaks at his daily press briefing and addresses the violence that took place last night in Boston following a peaceful demonstration in the memory of George Floyd. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston extends public housing rent moratorium amid pandemic July 10, 2020 | 10:44 AM

08florio Steven Florio commissioner of the Mass State’s Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing told staff members in an e-mail last month that he was a member of Kappa Gamma Fraternity at Gallaudet University and that he dressed as a Nazi and wore robes resembling Ku Klux Klan garb while he was a member of a controversial college fraternity three decades ago, according to employees and union officials.

State's chief advocate for the deaf placed on leave for ties to controversial frat July 10, 2020 | 10:38 AM

Jay Severin in 2009.

Jay Severin, conservative talk show host, dies at 69 July 10, 2020 | 10:24 AM

Suburban voters, particularly college-educated women, have rapidly moved away from the Republican Party in the years since President Trump’s election.

Trump is selling white grievance. The suburbs aren’t buying it. July 10, 2020 | 10:07 AM

'Glee' actress Naya Rivera presumed dead after going missing while boating with son, officials say July 9, 2020 | 9:36 PM

Son says dad was killed asking for directions in California July 9, 2020 | 9:08 PM

A screenshot of the interactive map, which zones where the neighborhoods that have been gentrified, and where opportunity zones remain in Boston.

Boston was ranked the third-most gentrified city in the U.S. July 9, 2020 | 7:40 PM

Damage on the facade at the Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

Notre Dame to be rebuilt as it was before the fire, French government says July 9, 2020 | 6:14 PM

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins

Rachael Rollins

Rachael Rollins accused 4 other D.A.'s of misogyny for inserting themselves into Suffolk County business. They say that isn't the case. July 9, 2020 | 5:22 PM

AUSTIN, TX - JULY 07: A man gets tested for coronavirus at a COVID19 testing center on July 7, 2020 in Austin, Texas. Patients have their temperature and pulse checked before being swabbed. Along with Florida and Arizona, coronavirus cases in Texas have spiked recently. (Photo by Sergio Flores/Getty Images)

Mass. reports 25 new COVID-19 deaths, 177 new cases July 9, 2020 | 4:10 PM

Quincy Quarries Reservation

Man rescued from Quincy quarry after falling down cliff 2 days ago July 9, 2020 | 3:53 PM

Students from Newton North High School faced off with a man who interrupted a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest.

Needham man cited in Newton protest incident July 9, 2020 | 3:48 PM

Dr. Ashish Jha spoke with CNN's Pamela Brown Wednesday evening.

BACK TO SCHOOL?

Harvard doctor: If schools fully reopen, they'll have to close by Columbus Day July 9, 2020 | 3:42 PM

President Donald J.Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in San Antonio. According to the Treasury Department, it marks the first time a president's name has appeared on any IRS payments, whether refund checks or other stimulus checks that have been mailed during past economic crises. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

GOP eyes narrowing second round of $1,200 stimulus payments July 9, 2020 | 3:35 PM

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and former Vice President Joe Biden.

DEMOCRATIC POLICY

6 takeaways from the Biden-Sanders joint policy proposals July 9, 2020 | 2:58 PM

A detail shot of Metheun police officer body camera in August 2016.

'It's a significant blow': Budget cuts prompt Methuen police to lay off nearly 20 percent of force July 9, 2020 | 2:10 PM

Scaffolding hangs from a high-rise building at 230 Harrison Ave. in Boston Thursday.

HIGH-RISE RESCUE

2 rescued after scaffolding malfunctions in Boston's Chinatown July 9, 2020 | 1:38 PM

Activists paint a new Black Lives Matter mural outside of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York City.

BLACK LIVES MATTER

NYC paints ‘Black Lives Matter’ in front of Trump Tower July 9, 2020 | 1:26 PM

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon speaks during a press conference at Seoul City Hall in Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Police on Thursday, July 9, said the mayor of South Korean capital Seoul has been reported missing and search operations are underway. (Cheon Jin-hwan/Newsis via AP)

Seoul mayor found dead after daughter reports him missing July 9, 2020 | 1:21 PM

President Donald Trump had asked the court to block three sets of subpoenas that sought information from his accountants or bankers.

Supreme Court rules Trump cannot block release of financial records July 9, 2020 | 1:12 PM

Man fatally stabbed in Lowell July 9, 2020 | 12:56 PM

Melissa Leaston of Whittier Street Health Center uses a nasal swab to collect a specimen outside the Catherine Hardaway Residences in Roxbury Wednesday.

BATTLING COVID-19

Here's why Mass. has been laying off coronavirus contact tracers July 9, 2020 | 12:51 PM