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Four-year-old boy killed in hit-and-run in Hyde Park; police urge public to provide information

Boston police are asking the public to help locate the driver who allegedly sped off from the scene of the crash, said Gregory Long, superintendent in chief of the department.

Tufts Medicine has limited time to improve its financial picture

The state’s sixth largest health system serves a large low-income population.

Vermont tourism takes a hit from flooding and extreme weather
The situation has deterred many would-be visitors and dealt a blow to a mainstay of the state’s economy.

In face of housing crisis, Mass. lawmakers appear aligned on one of the first of many responses

The Legislature is primed to dramatically expand a tax credit program to spur more market-rate housing in the state’s midsize and smaller cities.

Record prices. High interest rates. Little to buy. Greater Boston’s housing market is tough for everyone right now.

Trump’s target letter suggests the sprawling US probe into the 2020 election is zeroing in on him

A target letter sent to Donald Trump suggests that a sprawling Justice Department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election is zeroing in on him after more than a year of interviews with top aides and state officials from across the country.

Massachusetts State House to remain closed Wednesday as fire investigation continues, officials say

Police are trying to identify the suspects who broke into the home at 45 Warren St. in Brookline early Tuesday morning.

Video and photos show suspects in armed home invasion and assault in Brookline

A bullet hole (right) is visible in the front window of Modern Pastry on Hanover Street from a shooting Wednesday night.

Restaurateur accused in North End shooting had history of disputes with city, neighbor

The shooting prompted the Boston Licensing Board on Tuesday to schedule an “informational hearing” for Thursday about the restaurant’s liquor license “to review the character and fitness of the Licensee and manager of record.”

Five years after fatal attack, sharks are now a normalized part of summer on Cape Cod
Rather than scaring tourists away, the sharks have become something of a draw, spawning businesses that provide excursions to see them.

Odie Henderson review | ★★★★

Don’t even try to put this ‘Barbie’ in a box
Greta Gerwig’s surreal satire starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is one of this year’s best films.

Barbie doll creator Ruth Handler, left, gets a kiss from Kristi Cooke, an actress dressed as a Barbie doll, during the 35th birthday celebration for the doll at FAO Schwarz in New York City on March 9, 1994.

Barbie never went to Harvard (that we know of), but the papers of Ruth Handler, her creator, did

Here are 16 fun, surprising, and slightly bonkers facts we learned about the Barbie inventor and Mattel cofounder at Harvard’s Schlesinger Library.

Globe readers share their memories of the Mattel doll

Cynthia Laine tried to encourage her son Luke, 11, to go down the slide while visiting Coggshall Park in Fitchburg.

‘We can never let our guard down’: After recent deaths, families of autistic children say wandering is constant concern

Drowning is a leading cause of death for all children. But children with autism are 160 times more likely to drown than neurotypical kids, according to a 2017 study.

Both June and July have set new records for the number of cyanobacteria advisories put out by the state’s Department of Environmental Services.

Swimmers beware: A record-breaking summer for cyanobacteria

The state has released an updated interactive map showing the latest information about where it’s safe to swim.

See where beaches are closed in Mass.

Pfizer, left, and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccines are readied for use at a clinic, Nov. 17, 2022, in Richmond, Va.

Is it time to get yet another COVID-19 shot?

Here are the current recommendations of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and comments from some experts who believe the advice may in some cases be too cautious.

The grilled WHF pork shoulder at Woods Hill Pier 4 in the Seaport.

DEVRA FIRST | ★★★★

At Woods Hill Pier 4, more than just a pretty view

Stylish and substantive, the Seaport restaurant is worth visiting on its own merits.

Weather

Humidity bears down on Boston, likely here to stay
If the heat has felt especially sweltering or you’ve noticed extra-frizzy hair this week, you’re not imagining it: Boston’s weather has been more humid than usual this month.

Phoenix hits at least 110 for 19th straight day, breaking US city records in worldwide heat wave
As human-caused climate change and a newly formed El Niño are combining to shatter heat records worldwide, the Phoenix region stands apart among major metropolitan areas in the US.

Photos: Millions face record heat around the world

Massachusetts is experiencing smoky skies from wildfires in Canada.

Air quality alert issued through Wednesday in Mass. due to smoke from Canada

US Air quality 7/19/23

Map: How bad is the air quality right now?

Find your way to a public pool or splash pad to cool down this summer. Pictured, lifeguards on watch at the Mirabella Pool in the North End in June 2022.

How to beat the heat without breaking the bank

Opinion

In 2022, Boston police displayed parts of ghost guns, ammunition, and a 3-D printer allegedly discovered inside a Dorchester apartment.

What’s holding up gun safety in the Legislature?

No one really cares who gets the credit if legislation keeps ghost guns off the streets and saves lives.

A free society protects your right to burn a holy book

US can’t cede Cuba to China

IDEAS | OLIVER MAYER

Our misguided obsession with G.O.A.T.

From the flood of 1927 to the flood of 2023

More recent News

North Korea silent about its apparent detention of the US soldier who bolted across the border
North Korea has been silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas’ heavily fortified border although it test-fired short-range missiles in its latest weapons display.

Steve Englert has been coaching in the Cape League for 20 years. His secret to success? Keeping things fun.
While Englert is quick to praise his players for the success, those around the league respect him not only for winning but the fashion in which his teams do it.

Athletics 3, Red Sox 0

Red Sox go quietly in 3-0 loss to lowly A’s
After scoring at least four runs for nine straight games, the Red Sox only managed five hits Tuesday night.

Tech and business leaders helped cover bill for Healey’s $84,000 trade mission to Ireland
Governor Maura Healey’s June sojourn to Ireland for her first trade mission cost $84,000, new data show, with business and tech leaders covering nearly half the costs for airfare, food, and other expenses for Healey and roughly a half-dozen staff and appointees.

‘A lack of self control’: R.I. senator admits to keying car with anti-Biden sticker
Senator Josh Miller apologized for his actions after being sentenced to pay restitution.

Marty Walsh among several subpoenaed in Boston City Hall sexual harassment case
The scandal rocked Walsh’s mayoral administration and prompted him to fire Felix G. Arroyo, one of his Cabinet chiefs, in 2017.

Recommended reads

A photo of the live Twitter talk with Elon Musk with a background of Ron DeSantis as he announced his 2024 presidential run on his Twitter page on May 24.

Ron DeSantis wants to make his mark online, but is it paying off?

His biggest online salvo so far came two weeks ago, when the campaign shared a now-deleted video that used former President Trump’s previous words of support for gay and transgender people to savage him.

RFK Jr. is running on the Kennedy name. What does that mean for the family’s legacy?
Members of his family have repeatedly tried to distance themselves from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s conspiratorial and antivaccine views.

Lawmakers advance plan for new T oversight agency
The bill's movement comes nearly a year after federal officials found serious failings with the current state oversight structure for the MBTA.

In ‘The Country of the Blind,’ Andrew Leland explores blindness in America and comes to terms with losing his sight
The Northampton writer, editor, and podcaster learned as a teenager that he would lose his vision.

Culture & Lifestyle

Andrew Leland, author of the new book "The Country of the Blind," on the steps of his home in Northampton.

In ‘The Country of the Blind,’ Andrew Leland explores blindness in America and comes to terms with losing his sight

Andy Lucien in "tiny father" at Barrington Stage Company.

At Barrington Stage, ‘tiny father’ tackles big themes

Jenny Lewis performs at Roadrunner Saturday night.

An energy shortage from Jenny Lewis

Actor Scott Patterson — who played Luke Danes on "Gilmore Girls" — revisits Stars Hollow and the early 2000s series (plus the follow-up miniseries, pictured) with his podcast "I Am All In." (We'd tell you the reference, but no spoilers.)

Rewind and rewatch: 10 throwback TV series podcasts hosted by their original casts

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

This week the Wu administration offered substantial real estate tax breaks to developers willing to take on the complex and costly efforts of converting downtown office building space into apartments or condos.

Vacant after the pandemic, downtown offices might find new life as housing

California Governor Gavin Newsom at a press conference in Sacramento on Feb. 1.

What Gavin Newsom’s proposed 28th Amendment gets right

Former president Donald Trump walked to speak during a rally, in Pickens, S.C., July 1, 2023.

Don’t let Trump run out the clock on justice

Evan Wright, a first-year Columbia University medical student, performed at a ceremony of gratitude honoring people who donated their bodies for study in the school's anatomy lab, in New York, April 21, 2023.

Christine M. Pink

When it comes to donating bodies for research, the living must advocate for the dead

Latinos are not well-represented in higher education — only 4 percent of master’s degree holders and 1 percent of PhD holders are Latino.

Latinos aren’t represented in higher education. Here’s how to fix that.

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

Metro

Tufts Medicine has limited time to improve its financial picture

The state’s sixth largest health system serves a large low-income population.

‘We can never let our guard down’: After recent deaths, families of autistic children say wandering is constant concern

Drowning is a leading cause of death for all children. But children with autism are 160 times more likely to drown than neurotypical kids, according to a 2017 study.

Criminal prosecutor recruited for senior role in N.H. attorney general’s office

The long-serving Strafford County Attorney is up for an appointment to oversee a broad portfolio that includes the state’s murder prosecutions.

Autiello drops out of crowded R.I. 1st Congressional race; 14 candidates remain

A dozen Democrats are still in the race for David Cicilline’s old seat in Congress.

Sports

Harwich catcher Andrew Yu says manager Steve Englert "injects energy every day.”

Cape Cod League baseball

Steve Englert has been coaching in the Cape League for 20 years. His secret to success? Keeping things fun.

While Englert is quick to praise his players for the success, those around the league respect him not only for winning but the fashion in which his teams do it.

Manager Alex Cora comes out to pull Joe Jacques with one out in the second after the Red Sox starter was tagged for two home runs by the host A's.

Athletics 3, Red Sox 0

Red Sox go quietly in 3-0 loss to lowly A’s

After scoring at least four runs for nine straight games, the Red Sox only managed five hits Tuesday night.

"We have been consulting with associations, with players, to try to go in the right path,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said.

The $30,000 payments promised to every player at the Women’s World Cup is now said to be no guarantee

The payments are made by the individual federations, but there is no mechanism to directly pay the players the money.

To fanfare from the skies and the ground, Lionel Messi takes part in training session with Inter Miami

Red Sox notebook

Trevor Story will begin first rehab assignment this weekend as a shortstop

University of Vermont fires men’s hockey coach Todd Woodcroft after investigation involving alleged inappropriate texts

Business

Biden’s White House is taking on corporate mergers, landlord junk fees and food prices

The Biden administration is proposing new guidelines for corporate mergers, taking steps to disclose the junk fees charged by landlords and launching a crackdown on price-gouging in the food industry.

Avangrid’s cancellation of offshore power contracts to cost it $48 million

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Americans bump up spending in June as inflation eases in a strong jobs market

Spain fines Apple and Amazon $218 million for elbowing out small retailers

magazine

Six ways to boost your home’s curb appeal without breaking the bank

Eggplant ‘Katsu’

Recipes: Go beyond eggplant parm with these three dishes from around the world

Hollywood, bring intermission back to super long movies

Is it OK for woman to throw a shower if she's using a surrogate?

metro

A bullet hole (right) is visible in the front window of Modern Pastry on Hanover Street from a shooting Wednesday night.

Restaurateur accused in North End shooting had history of disputes with city, neighbor

Amid a nurse shortage, R.I. charter is preparing high school students for careers in medicine

Air quality alert issued through Wednesday in Mass. due to smoke from Canada

sports

Lefthander Joe Jacques will start for the Red Sox.

Game 96: Red Sox at Athletics lineups and notes

MLB takes over broadcast production of Diamondbacks games from financially-strapped Diamond Sports

How the Women’s World Cup went from a novel idea to an international spectacle

business

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday the company is partnering with Microsoft to introduce the next generation of AI large language models and make the technology, known as Llama 2, free for research and commercial use.

Meta unveils a more powerful AI and isn’t fretting over who uses it

R.I. to terminate development contract with company that accused state officials of inappropriate behavior

Can a Boston startup get young people to give to charity?

politics

Supporters of then-president Donald Trump storm the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump says he’s target in special counsel’s investigation into Jan. 6

A key part of Biden’s strategy to control immigration at the US-Mexico border gets a court hearing

Trump’s target letter suggests the sprawling US probe into the 2020 election is zeroing in on him

Nation

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

Michigan charges 16 fake electors for Donald Trump with election law and forgery felonies

Trump downplays his legal challenges on the campaign trail in Iowa after revealing new target letter

Phoenix breaks heat record set in 1974

World

Barricades are placed near the Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, on July 19.

North Korea silent about its apparent detention of the US soldier who bolted across the border

Russia launches intense night attacks across Ukraine and targets the southern port city of Odesa

Thai high court suspends prime minister candidate and will rule on whether he broke election law

opinion

May I have a word: A crossword coup de foudre

Paying to file taxes is bad enough. Could software makers at least guard our data?

When love is deeper than blood: New recognition for families of choice

lifestyle

Find your way to a public pool or splash pad to cool down this summer. Pictured, lifeguards on watch at the Mirabella Pool in the North End in June 2022.

How to beat the heat without breaking the bank

Princess Diana’s iconic black sheep sweater could fetch at least $50,000 at auction

His family won’t let him see me. Should I wait?

food & dining

A bullet hole (right) is visible in the front window of Modern Pastry on Hanover Street from a shooting Wednesday night.

Restaurateur accused in North End shooting had history of disputes with city, neighbor

At Woods Hill Pier 4, more than just a pretty view

Recipe: Garnish local striped bass with salty, briny, lemony olive sauce with a little heat

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

An installation part of “Impassioned Destruction: Politics, Vandalism, and the Boston Tea Party.”

‘Impassioned Destruction’: Exhibit offers new perspective on Boston Tea Party

In ‘Slice,’ Aaron Fink celebrates the sensuality of paint — and the succulence of a famous fruit

The Cape Ann Museum’s Edward Hopper show opens this month, but he wasn’t the only famous artist who painted here

Books

Chasten Buttigieg, right, his husband, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and their children, Penelope and Joseph, participate in the 2023 White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 10, 2023, in Washington.

Chasten Buttigieg in N.H. for ‘I Have Something to Tell You’ book tour

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’

Movies

Margot Robbie as Barbie in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Barbie."

Don’t even try to put this ‘Barbie’ in a box

Hollywood, please bring intermissions back to your bloated blockbusters. Do it for our kidneys!

It’s not just ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer.’ Here’s your guide to the rest of the summer movie season.

Television

Timothy Olyphant stars as US Marshal Raylan Givens in the limited series "Justified: City Primeval" on FX.

Marshal Raylan Givens stands tall in mixed-bag ‘Justified’ revival

This week’s TV: The strikes’ impact, ‘Justified’ returns, and another Soderbergh series

Soderbergh to release new sci-fi comedy ‘Command Z’ on his own website

music

Rapper Tupac Shakur in August 1996.

Las Vegas police serve search warrant in Tupac Shakur murder investigation

Train tickets for Aug. 1 Beyoncé concert sold out in under two hours

Despite his bum knee, Yungblud doesn’t bend

Theater/Dance

Andy Lucien in "tiny father" at Barrington Stage Company.

At Barrington Stage, ‘tiny father’ tackles big themes

Photos: National breakdancing tour stops in Boston

Germany’s Gauthier Dance brings its trademark fluidity and abandon to a bold program at Jacob’s Pillow

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

Dr. Frankfurt in Princeton, N.J., in 2005, the year his book on a certain kind of dishonesty became a bestseller.

Harry G. Frankfurt, philosopher with surprising take on bull, dies at 94

Actress, singer and style icon Jane Birkin dies in Paris at age 76

Melvin Wulf, transformative civil liberties lawyer, dies at 95