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The crash site of a private jet near the village of Kuzhenkino, Tver Region, on Aug. 23.

US intelligence says an intentional explosion brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin’s plane

Details of the US assessment surfaced as Russian President Vladimir Putin eulogized Yevgeny Prigozhin, who staged the biggest challenge to his 23-year rule, and referred to “serious mistakes” by him.

Trump on the way to Atlanta jail to surrender on charges he sought to overturn his 2020 election loss
A flurry of legal motions were filed Thursday before his appearance, with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis asking a judge to set a trial date of Oct. 23 and former president Donald Trump objecting to that timing.

Beth Teitell: Trump’s weight is sparking a frenzy online — again

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Return to splendor: Provincetown’s Gifford House makes a queer comeback
Several of Provincetown’s beloved, independently owned inns have recently been sold by locals to hospitality and real estate companies. The 154-year-old Gifford House seemed headed toward the same fate. Then Steve Azar stepped in.

James Taylor returns the MGM Music Hall at Fenway for a pair of shows Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.

At 75, James Taylor’s life is sweet, baby

In an interview, the singer recounts a couple of summer surprises while reflecting on the possibility of retirement, the enjoyment he still gets from touring, and the next generation of Taylors.

Soup dumplings and other offerings from Nan Xiang Express.

Nan Xiang Express brings its soup dumplings to Chinatown, and ‘Christmas in September’ comes to Allston

Plus: Bar Vlaha launches brunch service, and the New England BIPOC Fest celebrates its third year.

Maui County sues utility over fires that ravaged Lahaina, alleging negligence

Witness accounts and video indicated that sparks from power lines ignited fires as utility poles snapped in the winds, which were driven by a passing hurricane.

Wisconsin police investigating if lawyer accused in Charlestown, North End rapes is connected to assaults in his college town

Police in Madison, Wis., confirmed they are investigating whether Matthew Nilo is also a suspect in any unsolved rapes from over a decade ago in the city where he went to college.

T promises this fall’s subway shutdown won’t be like the one last year. The plan: ‘Get in, get it done, and get out.’

The MBTA will suspend service on the Red Line’s Ashmont branch and Mattapan Line for more than two weeks in October to repair tracks and speed trains.

Tell us: Will this shutdown affect your commute?

ANALYSIS | James Pindell

Scorecard: Grading the debate performance of the Republican candidates
Doling out letter grades for the eight Republicans (and the one who was missing) in the first 2024 presidential debate.

In first Republican presidential debate, candidates tangle over issues and Trump emerges unscathed

State releases spoof video about ‘Storrowing’ set to Sarah McLachlan’s ‘Angel’
“For just zero dollars a day, you can not hit a bridge or an overpass on Storrow Drive and Soldiers Field Road in Boston and Memorial Drive in Cambridge,” Ryan Sutton says as he looks earnestly at the camera.

RED SOX 17, ASTROS 1

Red Sox blast off on Astros to finish road trip with lopsided win
The highlight of the offensive explosion was the first major league home run by Wilyer Abreu, who was 4 for 6 with four RBIs. Alex Verdugo (4 for 7) and Connor Wong (4 for 6) also homered and matched Abreu's four-hit performance.

Evan Taylor, who is a tenant of the apartment above the Dirty Water Dough pizza shop in East Boston, enjoyed his free weekly pizza at the eatery on Aug. 23, 2023. A perk of living in the apartment is a free weekly pizza — but Taylor and his roommates didn't always know about it.

This Eastie apartment includes free pizza. The current tenants didn’t know. Now they get one pie a week.

The owner of a Maverick Street apartment (and the restaurant downstairs) wanted to find a competitive edge for the unit — so he landed on a cheesy perk.

JuJu Smith-Schuster (left) and Kendrick Bourne (right) will be two of the targets at the disposal of quarterback Mac Jones.

ben volin | on football

Patriots suddenly have a good problem — too many wide receivers

They may not have the high-end talent to match the Bills, Bengals, and Dolphins, but their depth is looking better than expected.

Eshe Stockton finished third in the under-19 division of the 2022 Boston Triathlon.

‘We’ve never seen anything like her.’ A 12-year-old from Rhode Island is the talk of the Boston Triathlon.

Thousands of athletes will gather from all over the world to bike, swim, and run. Many of them will likely lose to a seventh grader.

Opinion

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy talked to members of the media on Wednesday after the first debate of the GOP primary season hosted by Fox News in Milwaukee.

Why Vivek Ramaswamy is catching on in New Hampshire and beyond

Can he move away from Trump’s politics of retribution without moving away from Trump voters?

In GOP presidential debate, Asa Hutchinson and Nikki Haley are the big winners

Parents tagged by DCF policy should be allowed to appeal

IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA

Is AI really as good as advertised?

Bullying complaint highlights Boston City Council’s dysfunction

News you can use

The Facebook settlement claim deadline is Friday. Here’s how to apply.
Facebook reached a $725 million class-action settlement earlier this year over claims it shared users’ data without their consent. Millions of people can fill out a claim form to get a slice of the settlement amount.

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.

More recent News

Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU’s largest blaze
Firefighters are struggling against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country’s northeast that officials say is the largest recorded in the European Union.

N.H. nurse held captive in Haiti says in video message that she forgives her kidnappers

Alix Dorsainvil, the 31-year-old nurse from New Hampshire who was freed along with her daughter earlier this month after the pair spent nearly two weeks in captivity in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, said in a recent video message that she forgives her captors, and she thanked the thousands of Haitians who marched in the streets to press for her release.

Man charged with breaking into two Beacon Hill businesses; four other burglaries reported in area

A man was ordered held on $20,000 cash bail Thursday on charges alleging he broke into two businesses in Beacon Hill, where a string of thefts have occurred in recent days.

Identities released of instructor pilot, student killed in Maine plane crash
Instructor James Shepherd-Kegal, 69, of North Yarmouth, Maine, and student Jumaane Omar Stanley Melville, 37, of St. Petersburg, Fla., died after their plane went down about 5:45 p.m. near 340 Oak Hill Road in Litchfield, officials said.

Steve Sidwell, former Patriots defensive coach, dies at 78
Mr. Sidwell served as linebackers coach for the Patriots from 1982-84 and was New England’s defensive coordinator from 1997-99.

Shark spotted 30 yards off Cape Cod beach, one of five shark alerts Thursday

The shark alert was sent out at 9:52 a.m. and noted that the sighting took place off Nauset Beach in Orleans, one of five shark alerts that were sent out to users over the course of the morning and early afternoon, according to the app.

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“It takes a little burden off [as] I’m trying to save money,” Jordan Gordon, a student at MassBay Community College, said of the new state program.

‘A massive weight lifted off’: Mass. program to cover community college costs brings relief and hope for students

Governor Maura Healey said in an interview she believes MassReconnect will help address “severe workforce shortages” across Massachusetts’ largest industries and provide affordable opportunities for students to land livable wages.

‘Once Upon a Time in Ireland’ aims to capture conflict that euphemistic term ‘the Troubles’ fails to convey
Survivors of the strife "are coming to real-time conclusions in this interview space, which makes the whole thing feel alive," said James Bluemel, whose five-part docuseries debuts on PBS starting Monday

Globe Magazine

Ysabel Garcia knows the danger of a mental health crisis. She has a lifesaving message.
The suicide rate has spiked in Latino communities in Massachusetts in recent years. Mental health advocates are showing more effective ways to help.

LOVE LETTERS

I want the marriage I had years ago
Now we’re more like roommates.

Culture & Lifestyle

Toshihiro Takayama's "T" sculpture outside Alewife station.

Change is what cities do — and nothing drives that change like mass transit

Singer Robbie Wulfsohn (second from the left) returns to Massachusetts with Ripe to headline Riverfest Saturday.

Ripe has climbed the stairs from Allston basements to festival stages

Regina Spektor last visited Martha's Vineyard when she was a teenager. She returns to the island for the Beach Road Weekend festival Sunday.

Regina Spektor is ready to make a new Martha’s Vineyard memory

Candied garlic spareribs at the Four Winds Pub & Grill in Lynn.

On the shores of Lake Lynnapesaukee

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

Kurt Becker, a paramedic firefighter, urged his union members to seek therapy during the pandemic in Clayton, Mo., on May 3, 2020.

Ed Davis and Jonathan Olshaker

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

A customer walks out of Theory Wellness after purchasing cannabis seltzer at the dispensary in Great Barrington last year.

Stop taxing marijuana companies as illegal dealers

IDEAS | V.M. VINES

Why secondhand is my first choice

Affirmative action opponent Edward Blum created Students for Fair Admissions, the group that filed the lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it,” the court held in its June ruling.

Corporate America is on notice: Discriminating by race is illegal

"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

Center to treat stranded dolphins and porpoises set to open on Cape Cod

The Dolphin Rescue Center has two large pools that each hold up to 4,500 gallons of water and a veterinary laboratory to treat ailing marine mammals that have been stranded on the beach.

Man charged with breaking into two Beacon Hill businesses; four other burglaries reported in area

A man was ordered held on $20,000 cash bail Thursday on charges alleging he broke into two businesses in Beacon Hill, where a string of thefts have occurred in recent days.

Georgia indictment

Trump is on his way to turn himself in at an Atlanta jail. Follow live updates.

A flurry of legal motions were filed Thursday before Trump's appearance, with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis asking a judge to set a trial date of Oct. 23 and Trump objecting to that timing.

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

Sports

Shohei Ohtani started against the Red Sox in April at Fenway Park, but the outing lasted just two innings because of a rain delay.

Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani’s future with Angels, or elsewhere, murky after latest elbow injury

Ohtani won’t pitch again this season, although the American League's leading MVP candidate seems likely to keep hitting for the final 5½ weeks. The Angels didn’t have an immediate update Thursday on the impending free agent's plans.

Dodgers All-Star Mookie Betts matched a career high with five hits in a 6-1 win over the Guardians on Thursday in Cleveland in the completion of a game suspended by rain on Wednesday night.

Dodgers All-Star Mookie Betts matches career high with five hits in win vs. Guardians

Betts singled four times in the first six innings and had a two-run double in the eighth for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who are 18-3 in August.

Patriots and Bills players said a prayer after a game in December 2019, led by Matthew Slater (top).

How do Patriots’ Christian players reconcile their faith with the brutality of football?

It can seem paradoxical, but some players say it's easier to walk that line with the help of team captain Matthew Slater and team chaplain Jua Robinson.

RED SOX 17, ASTROS 1

Red Sox blast off on Astros to finish road trip with lopsided win

Kristaps Porzingis offered more information on the injury keeping him out of the FIBA World Cup

ben volin | on football

Patriots suddenly have a good problem — too many wide receivers

Business

MIT researcher Jessika Trancik says we need to lower the ‘soft’ costs of climate tech

"Soft tech" refers to the use of data models and software to accelerate the transition to clean energy.

Google, X, Facebook under EU scrutiny as new rules kick in

The tech firms will need to adhere to strict new content moderation rules in the European Union when a new law governing social media platforms becomes legally enforceable from Friday.

Uber raises minimum age for most California drivers to 25, saying insurance costs are too high

chesto means business

MassDOT is trying again for federal funds to realign the Pike in Allston. Will it have better luck this time?

magazine

Pot prices have tanked. Dispensaries are closing. Is a great crash coming?

We agreed to be friends after our breakup. When can I call?

Shutting up and listening is a superpower

Grilled corn gets a boost from flavored butters.

Grilled corn is even better slathered in flavored butter

metro

First Congressional District Candidate Gabe Amo, center, responds to a question as fellow candidates Stephanie Beaute, left, and Walter Barbarick listen in, during a debate Aug. 17 at Roger Williams University moderated byGlobe reporters Edward Fitzpatrick and Steph Machado.

In R.I. congressional race, Amo internal poll puts him in second place behind Regunberg

Celebrating Black Breastfeeding Week in Roxbury, one lactation pod at a time

Return to splendor: Provincetown’s Gifford House makes a queer comeback

sports

Mr. Sidwell served as defensive coordinator for the Patriots from 1997-99.

Steve Sidwell, former Patriots defensive coach, dies at 78

After learning a new pitch, Ryan Brasier has his career back on track as a Dodger

By stocking up on transfers, coach Don Brown hopes UMass can change its fortunes in 2023

business

A "now hiring" sign at Jamba Juice in San Francisco. The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell last week by 10,000, to 230,000 the week ending Aug. 19, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits as labor market keeps humming along

Nvidia soars toward record as AI demand fuels blowout forecast

This Eastie apartment includes free pizza. The current tenants didn’t know. Now they get one pie a week.

politics

Former president Donald Trump's plane prepared to take off from Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., on Thursday.

Trump on the way to Atlanta jail to surrender on charges he sought to overturn his 2020 election loss

Trump is on his way to turn himself in at an Atlanta jail. Follow live updates.

Candidates reveal themselves in answer to question of Trump support

Nation

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Maui County sues utility over fires that ravaged Lahaina, alleging negligence

2,048 confirmed cases and 17 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

World

A child's crib is left behind by Palestinians who fled the West Bank Bedouin village of Ein Samiya, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. This herding community dismantled their homes and left in May, citing Israeli settler violence as their reason for leaving. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

3 small Palestinian villages emptied out this summer. Residents blame Israeli settler attacks.

Emerging nations group agrees to expand by adding 6 countries

Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU’s largest blaze

opinion

Geotagging suggests an image of the letter was sent from a home on the South Boston street where Council President Ed Flynn lives.

Bullying complaint highlights Boston City Council’s dysfunction

Essay: My teachers had low expectations for me. Home-schooling changed everything.

Stop taxing marijuana companies as illegal dealers

lifestyle

I want the marriage I had years ago

Actress Susan Sarandon sues Mass. construction company over ‘extensive problems’ to $2m Vermont home

At 41, I can’t make a relationship last

food & dining

Soup dumplings and other offerings from Nan Xiang Express.

Nan Xiang Express brings its soup dumplings to Chinatown, and ‘Christmas in September’ comes to Allston

At Bar ‘Cino in Watertown, grilled pizza and gregarious service

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

travel

Steve Azar has recently bought the Gifford House in Provincetown and has been working to update and renovate the inn.

Return to splendor: Provincetown’s Gifford House makes a queer comeback

Where’s the $10,954 insurance check for my canceled tour?

Long, lazy rambles (and some bubbly) in England’s Lake District and The Cotswolds

Arts

“New Growth 2” by Gio Swaby, 2021. Collection of Rasheed Newson.

At Peabody Essex Museum, Gio Swaby’s virtuosic portraits of Black women in thread and fabric

‘Blue Beetle,’ Latino representation, and the danger of a single superhero story

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

Books

Don Paterson

The making of a poet and musician in Don Paterson’s eloquent memoir

Local bestsellers for the week ended Aug. 20

Here are 20 books we’re excited to read this fall

Movies

Helen Mirren in "Golda."

‘Golda’: When smoke gets in your eyes

Paramount+ releases ‘Good Burger 2′ trailer

Hollywood studios disclose their offer on day 113 of writers strike

Television

Carrie Coon in "The Gilded Age."

‘The Gilded Age’ returns in October

Hollywood studios disclose their offer on day 113 of writers strike

Four ultra-fit New Englanders are in the running for up to a $1 million prize on NBC’s ‘American Ninja Warrior’

music

Italian singer and composer Toto Cutugno, performing at the Roman theater in Cartagena outside Tunis in 2002.

Toto Cutugno, singer whose ‘L’Italiano’ struck a chord, dies at 80

Robert Cray’s breakout success is behind him, but the blues never left

At 75, James Taylor’s life is sweet, baby

Theater/Dance

France's Compagnie Käfig performs "Pixel" at Jacob's Pillow in Becket

Dance and digital effects merge in Compagnie Käfig’s imaginative ‘Pixel’ at Jacob’s Pillow

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

Old and new at the Pillow

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

Italian singer and composer Toto Cutugno, performing at the Roman theater in Cartagena outside Tunis in 2002.

Toto Cutugno, singer whose ‘L’Italiano’ struck a chord, dies at 80

Terry Funk, Hall of Fame hardcore wrestler, dies at 79

Steve Sidwell, former Patriots defensive coach, dies at 78