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One teenager is charged with murder for allegedly stabbing second teen to death in Lynn

A 17-year-old is being charged with murder as an adult for allegedly stabbing another teen to death at a Lynn convenience store on Tuesday night, authorities said.

If you ride it, you know. The Red Line is the worst. Just look at the stats.

Ridership is at less than half its pre-pandemic levels, around half as many trains come each day, and a trip from Braintree or Alewife at times takes about as long as it would to drive.
Critic's Notebook: Change is what cities do — and nothing drives that change like mass transit

‘Route 1 royalty’: The couple and Kowloon wedding that captivated the Internet
The festivities marked the first time Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus had closed for a private event in 73 years.

Prosecutors say witness in Trump’s classified documents case retracted false testimony

A witness in the criminal case against Donald Trump over the hoarding of classified documents retracted “prior false testimony” and provided new information that implicated the former president, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
Giuliani is expected to turn himself in on Georgia 2020 election indictment charges

JAMES PINDELL | ANALYSIS
The first GOP debate stage is set. Here is what each of the eight candidates must do.
Nine candidates qualified for the first Republican debate. Eight will take the stage in Milwaukee.

For GOP candidates, debate is a chance to survive, not thrive How to watch the first GOP presidential debate

Five workers sent to hospital after wall collapse in Bedford, including man with life-threatening injuries, officials say

More office workers call in sick on August 24 than any other day
Odie Henderson review | ★

‘Gran Turismo’ is stuck in second gear

Biopic turns stranger-than-fiction story of race car driver Jann Mardenborough into PlayStation ad.

Fall foliage experts predict “brighter and more concentrated colors” this season thanks in part to a deluge of rain

Nature lovers rejoice: experts are anticipating a great fall foliage season due to heavy rain and stretches of bright sunny days this summer.

After stabbing, Boston’s Jean McGuire returns to Franklin Park, a steward once again

Jean McGuire, the 92-year-old pioneering civil rights activist, has returned to her daily Franklin Park walks months after she barely fended off a knife attack.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Stop taxing marijuana companies as illegal dealers

Marijuana retailers end up paying corporate taxes that are much higher than those paid by retail businesses. Congress should change the 280E tax law that puts them at a disadvantage.
Ed Davis and Jonathan Olshaker

We need to care for the front-line workers who care for us
JEFF JACOBY

Corporate America is on notice: Discriminating by race is illegal
IDEAS | V.M. VINES

Why secondhand is my first choice
RENÉE GRAHAM

Our summer of sorrows

News you can use

A back-to-school tech tuneup: Here’s what to know about your devices and software
It’s time to prep your gadgets and programs for the year ahead.

How to stay safe while swimming in rivers
Check the strength of the current using online guides, wear a life jacket in the water, and don't jump in right away if you see someone in trouble.

Flight canceled amid bad weather? What you need to know about rebooking, refunds, and more.
Many air travelers faced flight cancellations and delays this summer. Staying calm — and knowing your rights — can go a long way if happens to you, experts say.

More recent News

What is ‘red-boxing’ and why is it an issue in R.I.’s congressional race?
Watchdogs say more and more candidates are skirting campaign finance laws by posting messages intended for super PACs.

Study finds Black and Hispanic patients admitted and return to the hospital at higher rates
The study found while many Mass. residents struggle to access high quality, affordable, and timely health care, systemic inequities and institutional racism exacerbate these issues for many communities of color.

PERSPECTIVE
In a world of blabber, shutting up and listening is a superpower
The solution is both simple and not easy: figuring out why we’re talking in the first place.

South Carolina’s new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban

The state's new all-male Supreme Court reversed course on abortion on Wednesday, upholding a ban on most such procedures after just weeks of pregnancy.

TD Garden president Amy Latimer promoted to senior leadership position at Delaware North
Latimer has worked for Delaware North and at TD Garden since 1995, and became president of TD Garden in 2012.

LOVE LETTERS
We agreed to be friends after our breakup. When can I contact him?
I don’t want to disrupt his healing, but I’d like to reach out.

Recommended reads

Database of police disciplinary records a step toward transparency, but still ‘more to do’

Some complaints listed on the database are relatively minor department infractions such as parking violations or being absent from work, while others were more serious, and at times led to criminal charges.
Guide to the Mass. police disciplinary record database Search the database of officer disciplinary records

Around New England with Kevin Cullen
When they want to speak up, they make beer
A microbrewery in Vermont stays small to focus on social justice.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Retired school administrators of color seek transparency of BPS investigation into workplace discrimination allegations
The group is urging Superintendent Mary Skipper to release the findings of an investigation into whether administrators of color have been targeted with wrongful disciplinary proceedings and termination.

Globe Magazine
Pot prices have tanked. Dispensaries are closing. Is a great crash coming?
It’s been five years since Massachusetts’ first recreational marijuana shops opened. All hasn’t been going entirely according to plan.

Culture & Lifestyle

On the shores of Lake Lynnapesaukee

Jewish Arts Collaborative’s ‘Be the Change’ offers mixed-media public art with mixed results

Duck Duck Goofs wants to send you to detention

Nelsons shakes the rafters and Mälkki becomes first woman to end Tanglewood season with Beethoven’s Ninth

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

EDITORIAL

Get kids vaccinated in time for school
IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

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

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

How to go viral on TikTok
EDITORIAL

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

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

NH politics

Democrats celebrate N.H. state rep special election win

Plus: The first 2024 Republican presidential debate starts at 9 p.m. ET and will run two hours. But before that, you can tune into a mayoral forum in Manchester.

Boston authorities to tour Long Island, site of old recovery campus

Following the tour, Wu is expected to speak to the city’s vision for the 35-acre space after the tour.

Five workers sent to hospital after wall collapse in Bedford, including man with life-threatening injuries, officials say

A wall collapse at a home construction site in Bedford Wednesday morning sent five workers to the hospital, including one man with life threatening injuries, authorities said.

Study finds Black and Hispanic patients admitted and return to the hospital at higher rates

The study found while many Mass. residents struggle to access high quality, affordable, and timely health care, systemic inequities and institutional racism exacerbate these issues for many communities of color.

Sports

Ben Volin | On football

Fights and injury risks are leading some NFL coaches to rethink joint practices

Brawls seem to be breaking out everywhere in these sessions, and that flies in the face of the NFL's safety initiatives.
Red Sox at Astros | 8:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 127: Red Sox at Astros lineups and notes

Chris Sale will be on the mound as the Red Sox will look to snap a two-game skid against Houston at Minute Maid Park.
PATRIOTS

The Patriots must trim the roster to 53 next week. Who will make the team at each position?

Lots of tough decisions loom, most notably at running back, wide receiver, kicker, and both sides of the line.
Sports Business

TD Garden president Amy Latimer promoted to senior leadership position at Delaware North
Astros 7, Red Sox 3

Rafael Devers was a defensive nightmare, and the sloppy Red Sox lost again
Red Sox notebook

With Jarren Duran out, prospect Wilyer Abreu impressive in his MLB debut for Red Sox

Business

Innovation economy

Can the LEGO headquarters help Boston to lighten up?

We’re a place focused on solving problems, but the company’s arrival is a reminder that the city needs to be fun, too.

More office workers call in sick on August 24 than any other day

Perhaps it’s the inexplicable craving for a day off ahead of the big Labor Day holiday.

Five workers sent to hospital after wall collapse in Bedford, including man with life-threatening injuries, officials say

ADDRESS

Remember when mortgage rates flew past 18% in the ′80s? Ah, the good ol’ days.
magazine
CONNECTIONS

Why I always look down when I walk on the beach
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 21-27
Style Watch

Easy fixes make for a quick update on a Maine summer house
Globe Magazine

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

metro

If you ride it, you know. The Red Line is the worst. Just look at the stats.

Here's who Rhode Island Republicans are backing for president

What is ‘red-boxing’ and why is it an issue in R.I.’s congressional race?

sports

Demario Douglas has always wanted an opportunity. He’s getting one with the Patriots.

Mariners push win streak to 8 straight as bullpen takes care of White Sox

Blue Jays tighten AL East with victory over Orioles in Baltimore

business

TD Garden president Amy Latimer promoted to senior leadership position at Delaware North

Surprisingly durable US economy poses key question: Are we facing higher-for-longer interest rates?

Minneapolis mayor vetoes measure for minimum wage to Uber and Lyft drivers

politics

Who’s in, who’s out, who’s boycotting: The eight candidates expected on stage for the first GOP debate

Prosecutors say witness in Trump’s classified documents case retracted false testimony

The first GOP debate stage is set. Here is what each of the eight candidates must do.

Nation

Giuliani is expected to turn himself in on Georgia 2020 election indictment charges

South Carolina’s new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban

North Dakota Governor Burgum may miss GOP presidential debate after hurting himself playing basketball

World

Two tankers have collided in Egypt’s Suez Canal, disrupting traffic in the vital waterway

The Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated wastewater. Here’s what you need to know.

Tropical Storm Franklin nears Haiti and the Dominican Republic, bringing fears of floods, landslides

opinion

The great Ameri-con dream: Our generation is drowning in student debt

Help Hawaii wildfire victims, offshore wind by abolishing the Jones Act

An epidemic of Americans alone in a crowd

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

‘Route 1 royalty’: The couple and Kowloon wedding that captivated the Internet

When they want to speak up, they make beer

Grilled corn is even better charred and slathered in flavored butter

travel

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

Jewish Arts Collaborative’s ‘Be the Change’ offers mixed-media public art with mixed results

Three ways of looking at Pueblo art

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

Books

The haunting legacies of World War II and the Holocaust, enshrined in sound rather than stone

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

Movies

‘Gran Turismo’ is stuck in second gear

Kerry Washington, Martin Sheen shout for solidarity between Hollywood strikers and other workers

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

Television

Is that the Pru in the new teaser for the ‘Frasier’ reboot?

Kerry Washington, Martin Sheen shout for solidarity between Hollywood strikers and other workers

Timothy Olyphant marshals his talents across three series

music

The Boston Symphony Orchestra embarks on 30th European tour

Bob Jones, behind-the-stage force at Newport festivals, dies at 86

Nelsons shakes the rafters and Mälkki becomes first woman to end Tanglewood season with Beethoven’s Ninth

Theater/Dance

‘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

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

Bob Jones, behind-the-stage force at Newport festivals, dies at 86

John Warnock, who helped invent the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, dies at age 82

Inga Swenson, who went from stage to ‘Benson,’ dies at 90