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Stephen Lynch got $3M in earmarks for wife’s employer, affiliated organization

Congressional watchdogs say the examples underscore how Congress may be so narrowly enforcing its rules on earmarks that they have become meaningless.

In Boston’s District 5, controversy swirls around the incumbent, as three challengers vie for the City Council seat
The dynamic in the race for Boston City Council District 5 is simple: Ricardo Arroyo, a progressive incumbent hounded by controversy over the last year, is battling for a third term against three challengers attempting to unseat him.

Lawrence man dies after trying to save family from drowning in N.H. river

The tragedy follows at least two drownings in New Hampshire last week, including a similar incident in which a parent died while trying to rescue their child from strong waters.

Rain from Tropical Storm Hilary lashes California and Mexico, swamping roads and trapping cars
Forecasters said Hilary was the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, bringing floods, mudslides, high winds, power outages and the potential for isolated tornadoes.

Tropical storm Hilary tracker: Follow the path

Innovation economy

The state of Boston venture capital, according to 15 of the most active firms
Funding is down so far this year as VC firms seek to regain momentum and adjust their strategies.

Frank Dell'Apa

With possession and power, Spain turned the tables on England to win its first Women’s World Cup
The Lionesses struggled to win the ball or compete physically with a strong Spanish side.

‘We’re out of good options’: In New York City, an overwhelming migration surge is a warning for Massachusetts

Boaters make their way though the chaotic waves at the mouth of the Merrimack in an outgoing tide on Saturday morning.

The crowded chaos that is the mouth of the Merrimack

The waterway is famously dangerous, and famously crowded.

Edward Blum won the affirmative action case against Harvard. Now he’s turning to the workplace.
Taking his fight to the country’s entire business sector may seem like an insurmountable challenge. But legal analysts say it would be unwise to count Blum out this time.

NFL at last learning hard lessons about compassion, mental health, and manhood
It’s OK for the NFL to openly show concern and compassion for their fallen heroes and those rookie seventh-round picks who lay motionless after trying to make a play to impress a position coach.

Patriots rookie Isaiah Bolden released from hospital after head injury; practice with Titans canceled

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Rafael Devers continues torrid hitting against the Yankees
The Sox third baseman capped a huge weekend in the Bronx by going 3 for 4 with a double and a homer in the series-sweeping victory on Sunday.

Alex Cora ejected from Red Sox-Yankees finale after arguing a called third strike

The Sea Installer is a Danish ship with legs that can anchor to the ocean floor and a massive crane that's used to install offshore wind turbines. The vessel is so specialized, there are few like it in the world.

In the waters off Massachusetts, a hunt for foreign ships building wind farms

A search at sea highlights the stakes over domestic manufacturing in the nascent offshore wind industry.

Ranger Timothy Puopolo released about 125 monarch butterflies in Kingsley Park.

More than 125 monarch butterflies released during annual celebration at Fresh Pond in Cambridge

Cambridge Water Department staff raised more than 125 butterflies over the past three to four weeks in the ranger station at Fresh Pond Reservation in preparation for the release, an official said.

At 41, I can’t make a relationship last

What am I doing wrong?

Opinion

IDEAS | AMIRA SKEGGS

Rethinking our lonely heroes

Why do Western cultures push individual struggle as the path to psychological growth?

The Trump indictments are good for America and democracy

What Florida could teach Massachusetts

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The US is losing sway in Africa

Teacher of the Year honor is beset by partisan rancor

More recent News

A rare second flight for one North End angel
“I get to carry on a tradition that’s been going on for a very long time, and I get to just be myself,” said Gianna Puccio, who is the flying angel for the second time.

Embattled Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara faces two challengers in reelection bid
Kendra Lara is competing with IT director William King and labor attorney Benjamin Weber in the Sept. 12 preliminary election for District 6.

Cleanup in storms aftermath continues in many communities, including hard-hit Weymouth
“Oh my God, it was shocking,” Beth Long said of the tornado that seemingly just missed her family’s home in Weymouth. “I will never not take Mother Nature seriously after this.

After years of promise, cell-based meat is moving from the lab to dinner plates
Recent advances in cultivated meat — and a landmark decision by the US Department of Agriculture — are energizing what proponents say is a meat revolution with almost unlimited possibilities.

See photos and videos of the fire at the historic Harborside Inn
Videos and photos taken on Block Island show the devastation caused by an overnight fire that severely damaged the notable hotel.

‘It’s pretty devastated:’ Fire at historic Harborside Inn on Block Island remains under investigation

North Falmouth woman was ‘co-conspirator’ in crash that killed Maine Maritime students in December, DA says
A 21-year-old North Falmouth woman injured in a high-speed, fiery car crash that killed four of her Maine Maritime Academy classmates in December pleaded not guilty this week to about a dozen charges in the case, including manslaughter and drunk driving.

Recommended reads

Chip Chop, a sprawling compound on Martha's Vineyard, has hit the market for $24 million.

Chip Chop, Diane Sawyer’s historic home on Martha’s Vineyard, hits market for $24m

A 20-acre waterfront compound on Martha’s Vineyard known as “Chip Chop,” the longtime home of television news anchor Diane Sawyer, hit the market on Thursday for $24 million.

PERSPECTIVE

My parents bought our family burial plots years ago. But my plans might change.
I’ve learned the best we can do is have conversations with our loved ones about death rituals and end-of-life planning.

Democrats livid over Biden’s N.H. primary snub are banking on a write-in win
If the president’s name isn’t on their ballot, party leaders say, voters will add it themselves: “The DNC created a mess, and New Hampshire Democrats are going to have to clean it up.”

Old State House bagpiper brings music, memories, (and irritation) to downtown
Bag in hand, kilt on, drones thrown over his shoulder, Ryan Randall can go for hours — to the delight of tourists and the ire of some local workers.

Culture & Lifestyle

Alison Cook-Beatty Dance Company (pictured in 2022) returns to Windhover Center for the Performing Arts Aug. 23-24.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Virgil Ortiz, "The Translator," from the artist’s "Revolt 1680/2180" project, 2015.

Three ways of looking at Pueblo art

Ming Min Hui is Boston Ballet's new executive director.

Boston Ballet announces Ming Min Hui as new executive director

Some New Bedford residents want to remove artist Donna Dodson's sculpture "Seagull Cinderella," which returned this year for the city's 10th anniversary Seaport Art Walk.

In New Bedford, the ‘sexy seagull’ is ruffling feathers once again

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

A pediatrician holds a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.

Get kids vaccinated in time for school

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey declared a state of emergency on Aug. 8, citing the influx of migrants in need of shelter.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Even liberals like Maura Healey are souring on Biden’s immigration bungling

An aerial view of morning rush hour traffic on Route 128 and the Mass. Pike in early November 2019.

Imagine fewer cars on the road. It’s tricky, but we’ll try.

Santo, the celebrity, in repose.

MARCELA GARCÍA

How to go viral on TikTok

A previously undisclosed investigation reveals the US Coast Guard failed to appropriately review and prosecute cases of sexual assault at the service's Connecticut academy for years while some of the accused rose up the ranks.

An old Coast Guard scandal emerges and casts a harsh light on the service’s sexual assault policies

"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

Return of federal financial aid for inmates creating ‘life changing’ opportunities for people in prison

The Pell Grant program was launched in 1972 as a way to increase access to higher education for people from low-income families, and it included eligibility for incarcerated people.

Cambridge legalizes EV charging across the sidewalk

A possible solution for electric vehicle charging for many city dwellers is taking shape under a plastic ramp on a sidewalk in Cambridgeport.

N.H. crews make three rescues on Mount Washington amid rain, cool temperatures

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said its officers were involved in three rescues, including two for hikers who were battered by the weather and one for a man who slipped and fell while descending a trail and had to be carried out of the woods.

A rare second flight for one North End angel

“I get to carry on a tradition that’s been going on for a very long time, and I get to just be myself,” said Gianna Puccio, who is the flying angel for the second time.

Sports

Fireworks go off before the Little League Classic at Bowman Stadium in Williamsport, Pa.

NATIONALS 4, PHILLIES 3

Essence of the game on display at Little League Classic

Little Leaguers from 20 teams — from Nevada to Venezuela to Japan — helped stuff Historic Bowman Field.

Coco Gauff celebrated after becoming the Western & Southern Open's first teen titlist in 55 years.

Coco Gauff first teen in more than 50 years to win Western & Southern Open

Gauff became the tournament’s first teen champion since 17-year-old Linda Tuero in 1968, while Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz for the men's title.

Venus Williams last played Wednesday at the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio.

Venus Williams out of Cleveland tournament with knee injury but plans to play US Open

The 43-year-old seven-time Grand Slam singles champion has received a wild card to for the U.S. Open, which begins Aug. 28.

Alyssa Thomas leads Sun past Sky, moves into second place on franchise scoring list

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Rafael Devers continues torrid hitting against the Yankees

MARINERS 7, ASTROS 6

Mariners finish sweep of Astros to maintain slim lead for final wild card spot

Business

Cambridge legalizes EV charging across the sidewalk

A possible solution for electric vehicle charging for many city dwellers is taking shape under a plastic ramp on a sidewalk in Cambridgeport.

Innovation economy

The state of Boston venture capital, according to 15 of the most active firms

Funding is down so far this year as VC firms seek to regain momentum and adjust their strategies.

LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

Smithfield, R.I., wins again to advance at Little League World Series

Japan’s Kishida visits Fukushima plant to highlight safety before start of treated water release

magazine

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 2023.

The affirmative action ruling is a disaster for college students. This is the path forward.

Fifteen-year-old Peyton Miller controls the ball during practice with the New England Revolution’s B-team, known as Revolution II.

At 15, he’s the youngest soccer player ever signed by the Revolution. Next up, homework.

We broke up but still hang out. Should we get back together?

This week's daters: Bhushan and Janice

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I thought, “Oh no, she is going to hate me”’

metro

Ranger Timothy Puopolo released about 125 monarch butterflies in Kingsley Park.

More than 125 monarch butterflies released during annual celebration at Fresh Pond in Cambridge

‘It’s pretty devastated:’ Fire at historic Harborside Inn on Block Island remains under investigation

In Boston’s District 5, controversy swirls around the incumbent, as three challengers vie for the City Council seat

sports

William Byron and his crew celebrated by spraying champagne in victory lane at Watkins Glen, N.Y.

William Byron dominates the field in NASCAR Cup Series win at Watkins Glen

We finally were treated to a classic Red Sox-Yankees thriller

Under Garden lights, Sean O’Malley reaches superstar status

business

In this satellite photo provided by Planet Labs PBC, vessels identified as the Virgo, left, and the Suez Rajan, by the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, are seen in the South China Sea on Feb. 13, 2022.

A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran’s threats

In the waters off Massachusetts, a hunt for foreign ships building wind farms

The next frontier for corporate benefits: menopause

politics

Representative Stephen Lynch maintains the earmarks for two groups affiliated with his wife are above board.

Stephen Lynch got $3M in earmarks for wife’s employer, affiliated organization

Trump’s lies tested limits of the bully pulpit. His right to say them is at core of criminal defense.

Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys’ advice

Nation

A resident checked the floodwaters surrounding his home during a downpour in Palmdale, Calif., as Tropical Storm Hilary moved into the area on Sunday.

Rain from Tropical Storm Hilary lashes California and Mexico, swamping roads and trapping cars

Lahaina fire prompts a shift in Maui’s long-running water fights

Pence undercuts Trump’s defense in classified documents case

World

On Sunday, a man placed his vote in the snap presidential election in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Ecuadorians put aside fears of leaving their homes amid unprecedented violence and voted for a new president.

Vote count in Ecuador points to likely runoff between ally of ex-president and banana tycoon’s son

As thousands flee homes across British Columbia from wildfires, chiefs in one region report progress

Indian police stop a conference of activists and academics discussing G20 issues ahead of summit

opinion

A previously undisclosed investigation reveals the US Coast Guard failed to appropriately review and prosecute cases of sexual assault at the service's Connecticut academy for years while some of the accused rose up the ranks.

An old Coast Guard scandal emerges and casts a harsh light on the service’s sexual assault policies

How Medicare can save $500 billion

It’s like jury duty, but for getting things done

lifestyle

At 41, I can’t make a relationship last

Photos: Meet the attendees of the Provincetown Carnival

After serial monogamy, I want to be single for a full year

food & dining

Chef Andrew Hebert puts the finishing touches on a pepperoni pizza at Gufo Restaurant.

It’s Italian food all day and night at Gufo in Cambridge

The Field & Vine team will open June Bug in Union Square; The Chemist experiments with Downtown Crossing

Here’s why there’s a sign saying ‘I Hate Boston’ in the North End

travel

This shingle-style mansion on Cape Cod Bay was known as Fieldstone Hall, when it was home to three generations of the Nickerson family.

Want to party like it’s 1899 (or need an excuse to wear your croquet costume)? Head to the Cape.

Delta adds a touch of luster to otherwise quiet opening week at Logan’s expanded Terminal E

Patrick Monahan of Train talks about his wife, Italy, and crystals from Sedona

Arts

Virgil Ortiz, "The Translator," from the artist’s "Revolt 1680/2180" project, 2015.

Three ways of looking at Pueblo art

Provincetown Public Art Foundation aims to make town’s ‘artistic soul visible’

Brice Marden, who rejuvenated painting in the 1960s, dies at 84

Books

In William Boyd’s ‘The Romantic,’ an Irish Everyman survives the tumult of global history through luck, wit, and unfettered joy

Laura Trethewey, author of ‘The Deepest Map,’ reveals a literary cult favorite of deep ocean explorers

Jen Soriano traces her fragile nervous system to generational trauma in ‘Nervous’

Movies

Screenshots of Ceara Jane O’Sullivan’s TikTok (@cearajane).

Coming to a live venue near you: As Hollywood strikes rage on, Bay State brings in some big (and not-so-big) names

Leonard Bernstein’s children respond to criticism of Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in ‘Maestro’

A rendezvous for the night: The Boss at the movies

Television

On Sept. 29, Netflix will end its DVD services, and those red envelopes will be a thing of the past.

Netflix bidding farewell to DVD services

Before ‘Fargo’ returns, a fast ranking of the first four seasons

The violence that we see and the violence that we don’t

music

Bruce Springsteen performs during a concert for folk-music legend Pete Seeger at Madison Square Garden in New York on May 3, 2009.

A rendezvous for the night: The Boss at the movies

‘Mary Climbs In’ authors survey the inner landscape of Springsteen’s women fans

Playing ball: Steve Wynn of the Baseball Project steps up to the musical plate

Theater/Dance

From left: Karl Gregory, Erica Steinhagen, and Nael Nacer in "The Ding Dongs" at Gloucester Stage Company.

‘The Ding Dongs’: When that doorbell rings, watch out

Old and new at the Pillow

Boston Ballet announces Ming Min Hui as new executive director

Health

Research nurse Sarah French checks on Rodolfo Almeida of Providence at The Miriam Hospital's new Stephen and Diana Lewinstein Center for Innovative Cancer Research, a clinical area where patients receive investigational cancer treatments.

Changing the landscape of cancer care in R.I.: Lifespan, Brown to seek NCI designation

To better understand alcohol addiction, new research is turning to fruit flies

Stanford president to resign after investigation finds he failed to ‘decisively and forthrightly’ correct research

Obituaries

Dr. Claire Golomb in her Waban home with drawings by children she studied and worked with as a psychology professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Claire Golomb, Holocaust survivor and scholar of children’s artistic creativity, dies at 95

Nan Tull, an artist ‘of true feeling based on experience,’ dies at 85

Jean-Louis Georgelin, face of the Notre Dame reconstruction, dies at 74