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At least 36 killed on Maui as fires burn through Hawaii and thousands race to escape

The fire took the island by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood in Lahaina Town, which dates to the 1700s and has long been a favorite destination for tourists.
What’s driving Maui’s devastating fires, and how climate change is fueling those conditions
LIVE UPDATES

See photos and videos of the wildfires that devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui

Tell us: How have you been affected by the wildfires in Hawaii?
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

When it comes to Provincetown, Donal O’Sullivan is the man with all the answers

For close to a quarter of a century, the concierge on the fast ferry has answered travelers' questions about all things Provincetown, from the best place to get a lobster roll to “What is a tea dance?”

Teacher of the Year was supposed to be an honor. Then politics intervened.

As the culture wars have come for public education in the United States, the Teacher of the Year contest has become yet another battlefield.
QUICK BITE

At Waltham’s Bánh Mì Oi, a spicy surprise in a simple strip mall

A West Roxbury favorite expands and enchants.
Elvis Presley’s Jungle Room pops up in Boston; MIDA East Boston arrives with clam pies

This was one of the strangest ground-rule doubles in Fenway Park history — and Masataka Yoshida got an up-close look

A Royals player broke a light on the Green Monster, and then the ball got lodged inside.

Clarence Thomas’s 38 vacations: The other billionaires who have treated the Supreme Court justice to luxury travel

Revealed for the first time from an array of previously unavailable information is the fullest account to date of the generosity that has regularly afforded Thomas a lifestyle far beyond what his income could provide.

Surgeon in MGH double-booking controversy reprimanded for ‘substandard care’ in other, unrelated cases

A former Massachusetts General Hospital surgeon whose back operation on former Red Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks led to a $5.1 million malpractice settlement has been reprimanded by state regulators for care he provided to two other patients.
Read the Spotlight report from 2015: Should a surgeon run two operations at once?

More thunderstorms due Thursday, slight chance of tornado on Cape Cod, forecasters say

Fierce weather will return to Eastern Massachusetts Thursday afternoon as thunderstorms are expected to generate heavy rainfall, raising concerns about renewed flash flooding across the region, according to the National Weather Service.
Shawsheen River flooding affecting North Andover, Andover and Lawrence

Boston receives ‘go sign’ from state for Long Island bridge project
Boston is one step closer to reconstructing a 35-acre recovery campus on Long Island for people struggling with addiction after state authorities issued a key permit for the city to rebuild the Long Island bridge, city officials announced Wednesday.

Is Long Island the answer to Mass. and Cass?

Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of space
Virgin Galactic has rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists.

Quebec woman airlifted after falling off rock on hike in White Mountains

‘Large sinkhole’ forces closure of part of Longwood Avenue

Man seriously injured in hit-and-run in South Boston, State Police say
CONNECTIONS

When I worked nights, my grandpa and I bonded with calls while everyone else was at work

Grandpa and I shared a love of baseball and ice cream, and a desire to have someone to talk to.

Two more arrested in Alabama riverfront brawl that drew national attention

Police in Alabama on Wednesday arrested two more boaters on misdemeanor assault charges in connection with a riverside brawl that drew national attention.
MISS CONDUCT

We’re moving away but I don’t want my mom and brother to feel abandoned

My husband’s family is happy for us, but mine will try to make me feel guilty.
Opinion
Vivi Smilgius

‘Lazy Girl Jobs’ are anything but lazy

The title does a massive disservice to the thousands of workers who have adopted it by equating laziness with the desire for work-life balance.
Jim Braude

Trump trial should be televised
EDITORIAL

Holden wants to hold the line on housing. It mustn’t win that fight.
IDEAS | Evan Selinger and Brett Frischmann

How to use ChatGPT to apologize
IDEAS | RITHWIK KALALE

Pokémon forever

More recent News

Emmy Awards are pushed to January because of Hollywood strikes
Thanks to Hollywood’s labor disputes, this year’s Emmy Awards are moving to 2024.

Passengers sue Ballard’s Beach Resort and Block Island ferry company, one year after chaotic concert brawls

A year after a problematic reggae music festival, a group of passengers who were on the Block Island Ferry that night when a brawl broke out have filed a federal lawsuit alleging emotional and psychological harm after being stuck on the ferry for nearly an hour.

Ecuador declares state of emergency after assassination of anti-corruption presidential candidate

An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against cartels and corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital, amid a startling wave of gang-driven violence in the South American country.
Anti-corruption Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassinated at campaign event

Trump valet pleads not guilty in classified documents case; property manager’s arraignment postponed

The magistrate judge also formally accepted the latest not guilty plea of Donald Trump, who told the judge in court papers last week that he is not guilty and waived his right to appear at the hearing in person.

Boston-based maternal health organizations get funding boost, a win for women of color, who receive just 0.5 percent of philanthropy

Three local organizations have received $75,000 in grants for their work addressing the Black maternal health crisis.

Taylor Swift announces October release of ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’

Taylor Swift closed the 2023 US leg of her landmark Eras Tour in a big way by announcing the fourth edition of her re-recording project: “1989 (Taylor’s Version.)”

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These libertarians want to take over New Hampshire. But first, a clothing-optional gun show.

My wild week inside the Free State Project’s PorcFest, the largest libertarian festival in the world.

Even as Boston tourism rebounds, small vendors struggle through the summer season
Hawkers of keychains, sunglasses, balloons, and local tours are blaming inflation and a stronger focus on big-ticket experiences for their slump in business.

Mass. guarantees workers up to 26 weeks of paid medical leave. But many don’t know that.
Some companies are punishing employees for taking time off for health or family reasons, even though the state guarantees workers up to 26 weeks of paid time off.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
In our immigrant crisis, an opportunity
Welcoming the immigrants is also the smart thing to do. They’re good for Massachusetts, and we desperately need them.

Culture & Lifestyle

Free festival at City Hall Plaza will celebrate 50 years of hip-hop

Page-turning middle-grade books to get them reading before school starts up

An extraordinary view from ‘Golda’s Balcony’

Documentary about Gazmine Mason, professional Black bowler from Cranston, to premiere at Rhode Island film festival

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

SCOT LEHIGH

Your thoughts, please, on climate change
MARCELA GARCÍA

Meet the Latina using Instagram to translate bureaucracy for Bostonians
Josh Grossman, Sabina Tomkins, Lindsay Page, and Sharad Goel

Harvard isn’t Hogwarts. Merit, not parentage, should be key to admission.
EDITORIAL

As Springfield factory gets more time to finish subway trains, T riders deserve more information
Jerome Adams

Ignoring COVID-19 is still not an option for most Americans
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Hawaii wildfires

Follow live updates on the Hawaii wildfires burning on Maui

Thousands of Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, killing dozens. Follow along with live updates.
RI POLITICS

The latest political news in Rhode Island

Endorsements, campaign announcements, and more leading up to the special election for R.I.’s First Congressional District

Harvest of horseshoe crabs, needed for blue blood, stopped during spawning season in national refuge

The federal government is shutting down the harvest of a species of marine invertebrate in a national wildlife refuge during the spawning season to try to give the animal a chance to reproduce.

Voting for Boston City Council elections begins next month. Here’s what you need to know.

The deadlines to register to vote or request a mail-in ballot for the upcoming preliminary elections are fast-approaching. Here’s everything to know before heading to the polls.

Sports

CELTICS

Celtics to open preseason vs. 76ers at TD Garden Oct. 8

The five-game slate includes two home-and-home series, against the 76ers and the Knicks.
SOCCER

After stocking up on big-name players, Saudi Arabia’s ambitious soccer league starts Friday

Hundreds of millions of dollars from the kingdom's vast oil wealth were spent to supercharge the state-backed Saudi Pro League's ambitions of being a global player.
Red Sox vs. Royals | 7:10 P.M. (NESN)

Game 116: Royals at Red Sox lineups and notes

James Paxton will take the mound for the Red Sox in the final game of a four-game series.
WHITE SOX 9, YANKEES 2

Spiraling Yankees chewed up by White Sox’ Mike Clevinger
Little League World Series

Rhode Island team is one game away from the Little League Baseball World Series
CARDINALS 6, RAYS 4

Paul Goldschmidt and Cardinals cool down Rays

Business

They thought they’d be making a movie right now. Instead, these local film workers are waiting out the strikes.

From a set carpenter whose livelihood dried up to a costumer who had to let her child care provider go, these industry professionals are feeling Hollywood’s ripple effects in a big way.

Bacon prices set to surge anew in threat to more meat inflation

Bacon prices dropped by the most in eight years last month in the US, but the relief for meat eaters is likely to be temporary.

Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of space

Blackstone president’s foundation awards $15 million to cancer researchers in Greater Boston
magazine
Globe Magazine

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

Globe Magazine

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

Your Summer Beach Bag

10 great books to read on a New England beach this summer

Globe Magazine

He was caught trying to defraud a COVID relief fund. Then vanished.

metro

‘Large sinkhole’ forces closure of part of Longwood Avenue

5 things to know about PragerU controversy in N.H.

More thunderstorms due Thursday, slight chance of tornado on Cape Cod, forecasters say

sports

Paul Goldschmidt and Cardinals cool down Rays

George Springer’s home run is the difference for Blue Jays in pitcher’s duel vs. Guardians

Red Sox still held Kiké Hernández bobblehead night two weeks after trading him

business

Big fashion is getting bigger. Parent of Coach will buy Versace, Michael Kors owner Capri in $8.5b deal.

US inflation rises for the first time in a year, but underlying measures remain mild

Number of Americans applying for jobless aid rises, but not enough to cause concern

politics

Clarence Thomas’s 38 vacations: The other billionaires who have treated the Supreme Court justice to luxury travel

Trump valet pleads not guilty in classified documents case; property manager’s arraignment postponed

Teacher of the Year was supposed to be an honor. Then politics intervened.

Nation

At least 36 killed on Maui as fires burn through Hawaii and thousands race to escape

Prisoner uses sheets to escape from 5th floor of NYC hospital and hail taxi; he’s still at large

Tell us: How have you been affected by the wildfires in Hawaii?

World

Ecuador declares state of emergency after assassination of anti-corruption presidential candidate

Russia intercepts drones heading for Moscow for the second straight day

Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus

opinion

How Biden can put an end to Trump’s threat to democracy

“It’s a dignity issue”: Inside the movement tackling period poverty in the U.S.

Body cameras can bring light to prison’s dark side

lifestyle

Big fashion is getting bigger. Parent of Coach will buy Versace, Michael Kors owner Capri in $8.5b deal.

Moved to the beach, met a man

Page-turning middle-grade books to get them reading before school starts up

food & dining

At Waltham’s Bánh Mì Oi, a spicy surprise in a simple strip mall

Elvis Presley’s Jungle Room pops up in Boston; MIDA East Boston arrives with clam pies

Passengers sue Ballard’s Beach Resort and Block Island ferry company, one year after chaotic concert brawls

travel

Travelers are working out ways to find the best gyms while on the road

Tony Danza on New York, Jack Nicholson, and potato chips

When it comes to Provincetown, Donal O’Sullivan is the man with all the answers

Arts

At the Photographic Resource Center: Shanghai, Missouri, and points between

Dominic Killiany’s ‘What I See’ exudes exuberance

At Manchester’s Currier Museum of Art, a focus on doing good

Books

QT Library plans to ‘build a beacon’ in Boston for the queer and trans community

Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws

‘Wicked, shocking, dirty’: ‘Peyton Place’ and the inevitable failure of book bans

Movies

‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’: The crime of the ancient mariner

They thought they’d be making a movie right now. Instead, these local film workers are waiting out the strikes.

‘Red, White & Royal Blue’: A queer rom-com takes on US-British relations

Television

They thought they’d be making a movie right now. Instead, these local film workers are waiting out the strikes.

Emmy Awards are pushed to January because of Hollywood strikes

‘Only Murders in the Building’ is dead on with its satire, silliness, and heart

music

Taylor Swift announces October release of ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

Rodriguez, a singer and a salve to a nation in turmoil, dies at 81

Theater/Dance

An extraordinary view from ‘Golda’s Balcony’

In a tender ‘Just Another Day,’ memory loss is leavened by laughter

Coming to Jacob’s Pillow: a balletic Bowie joyride

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

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

Rodriguez, a singer and a salve to a nation in turmoil, dies at 81

Paul Brodeur, environmental writer who exposed dangers of asbestos, dies at 92