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Donald Trump pleads not guilty and waives arraignment in Georgia 2020 election case

Former president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday and waived his arraignment in the Georgia 2020 election case, meaning he won’t have to appear at a hearing.

Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor’s plane last year

The filing comes amid a heightened focus on ethics at the high court that stems from a series of reports revealing that Thomas has for years received undisclosed expensive gifts from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow.

Read the financial disclosure report

Former MBTA Transit police officer charged with falsifying report on officer’s assault on man at subway stop

A former MBTA Transit Police sergeant was arrested Thursday on federal charges alleging he falsified an incident report in 2018 regarding an officer’s assault of a man at the Ashmont T stop, according to Acting US Attorney Joshua S. Levy’s office.

Home prices have soared, but so has the flood risk
Organization’s model finds 114,552 Massachusetts properties face 100-year flood risk but aren’t insured.

Wild video shows stolen car spinning and crashing in Maynard before driver runs away from police
In the video, a Toyota Avalon sedan speeds down a street, spinning in circles as sparks fly underneath the vehicle.

Summer of 2023 goes down as second rainiest on record for Massachusetts, forecasters say

The summer of 2023 featured some of the most intense rainfall New Englanders have seen in their lives.

Richard Hanson, Newton man charged with killing his wife, to be arraigned in Superior Court

Hanson, who was arrested in July for allegedly bludgeoning his 54-year-old wife to death, is slated for arraignment Thursday morning in Middlesex Superior Court on a charge of first-degree murder.

Tropical Storm Idalia descends on North Carolina after pounding Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina

Tropical Storm Idalia is barreling through the Carolinas on its way to the Atlantic Ocean after leaving a trail of flooding and devastation throughout the Southeast.

See photos and videos of the devastation in Florida

Hiker who loses consciousness atop Mount Katahdin taken to a hospital by helicopter

Sage Therapeutics to lay off about 40 percent of its workforce

At Polar Park in Worcester, a message is displayed on the large video screen when a challenge has been requested by the batter, catcher, or pitcher.

Robo-umpiring has arrived in the minor leagues. Here’s how it’s been working.

The massive experiment has significant implications for how the game is played, how players develop, and how players are evaluated.

Your view: Should robo-umpiring come to the big leagues?

Red Sox catcher Connor Wong went to a knee after he struck out struck out to end the game.

The Red Sox missed their chance during this crucial stretch, and now should just focus on next year

The Red Sox took a tumble in the standings and are 7.5 games back in the wild card race.

Summer movies postmortem: Our critic on 4-star favorites, forgettable flops, and films he wished he’d reviewed
As Labor Day approaches, it’s the perfect time to look back at a strange season of cinema — and look forward to the fall.

Tell us: What was your favorite movie of the summer? Taylor Swift is bringing The Eras Tour movie to theaters

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Where intolerance is an article of faith
A new policy forbids students in the 21 schools in Bishop Robert McManus’s diocese from dressing or conducting themselves in any way except in a manner consistent with their biological sex.

The Mount Washington Observatory shown in July 2022.

Winter is coming to Mt. Washington

While New England prepares for a warm Labor Day Weekend, Mount Washington experienced its first snow of the season on Thursday morning.

Since February 2022, Astrida Schaeffer has driven about 160 miles round trip every other week to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, where researchers are testing an intravenous drug they hope will prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms, or at least delay them.

Drug firms test medicines to halt Alzheimer’s before symptoms appear

Signs of cognitive decline and memory loss may not show up for 10 to 20 years after the formation of deposits of amyloid and other toxic proteins in the brain, experts say.

Workforce, capacity constraints slow ramp-up of new Alzheimer’s drug

Singer Josh Ritter is one of many Campfire alums to have gone on to successful careers in music.

At Passim, 25 years ’round the Campfire

The Labor Day Weekend festival has been giving emerging artists — some of them future headliners — a chance to be heard on the club’s storied stage.

Julian Edelman (11) and Tom Brady, right, sit on the bench during at 2015 game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas.

Tom Brady, Julian Edelman tease Patriots fans about ‘unretiring’ in new commercial

Though both players have hung up their cleats, Brady and Edelman are more than willing to get fans buzzing with hints and jokes about returning to football.

The exterior of Boston Latin School.

Here are the top Massachusetts high schools, according to 2023 rankings from US News & World Report

The top high school in Massachusetts is Boston Latin School, according to US News & World Report’s latest rankings of the best high schools in the country.

There are strict rules for him at work

Is that why he hasn’t asked me out?

Opinion

E.M. Forster's 1909 novella “The Machine Stops” envisions a future in which humanity has become comfortably ensconced underground and connected by holographic instant messaging systems.

IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY

Nearly 115 years ago, E.M. Forster foresaw the real threat from AI

Long before Hollywood made killer robots seem all too plausible, the British author worried that technology would undermine humanity by making life too easy.

Council allegations highlight need for anti-bullying rules

Carlo Ratti and Michael Baick

What do Barbie Land and Los Alamos have in common?

A troubling reality for the GOP: No middle ground on abortion

Ann Walsh promises a fresh start in District 3

News you can use

From ‘Storrowing’ to Allston Christmas: What to know before move-in day in Boston
These aren’t just buzzwords. They’re the difference between a regular moving day and a nightmare.

The Sumner Tunnel is reopening Friday. Here’s what you need to know.
The Sumner Tunnel is scheduled to reopen Friday after a two-month closure that shut down a main route from Logan International Airport for critical repairs to the nearly 90-year-old tunnel.

Fun things to do Labor Day weekend in and around Boston
Classic suggestions for soaking up the last bits of summer in style.

More recent News

March of Dimes ‘strongly opposes’ Leominster birth center closure
The maternity health nonprofit urged Mass. to 'take all necessary steps to keep this essential service available.'

Providence wants $45 million from state to take over Cranston Street Armory, emails show
Talks between the Smiley and McKee administrations over the ownership of the building have been ongoing since the beginning of the summer.

New Hampshire GOP vows to ‘actively’ defend Trump’s ballot eligibility against legal challenge
“This is not negotiable,” the state party chairman said, flatly rejecting a legal theory that claims the former president should be disqualified

See photos of the rare ‘blue supermoon’ that dazzled stargazers around the globe
It was the second full moon of August, thus the blue label. And it was unusually close to Earth, therefore a supermoon.

Amazon CEO says ‘it’s probably not going to work out’ for employees who defy return-to-office policy

During a pre-recorded internal Q&A session earlier this month, Jassy told employees it was “past the time to disagree and commit” with the policy, which requires corporate employees to be in the office three days a week.

Bourne Bridge lane closures to begin in September for structural repairs, maintenance

The Bourne Bridge will be reduced to one lane in each direction starting Sept. 18. Structural repairs to the road and bridge will last until late November, the US Army Corps of Engineers said in a statement.

Recommended reads

The Old State House surrounded by buildings on State Street in Boston.

Boston charts the future of downtown development in new plan

A new plan from the BPDA aims to streamline a mishmash of building height restrictions, highlight areas best suited for new development, update design and architecture guidelines, and suggest ways to re-energize public spaces.

Diners are eating out earlier in the evening. (Afternoon, practically.) And Boston is here for it.
Around the region, chefs are reporting that their places start hopping as early as 3 p.m., peaking around 5:30 or 6, post-COVID. And that’s been good for just about everyone involved.

‘He has left an incredible legacy’: Tufts School of Medicine professor killed in Newton bike crash remembered as scientist, mentor
Alex Andrew Bohm was an accomplished scientist whose discoveries made headlines, but his life was marked as much by his mentorship, those who knew him said.

Some Massachusetts school districts have enough bus drivers, others still short as school year starts
Districts that are fully staffed attribute the encouraging trend to nearly three years of relentless recruiting and attracting drivers in a fiercely competitive market by raising hourly pay and providing better benefit packages.

Culture & Lifestyle

Meg Ryan at the 11th annual amfAR Gala Los Angeles in West Hollywood, California, in 2021.

See the trailer for Meg Ryan’s rom-com return, ‘What Happens Later’

The 39th annual Gloucester Schooner Festival runs through Sunday.

Fun things to do Labor Day weekend in and around Boston

Fandango vocalist Fred Bajie Griffeth sings to the crowd at Toad in Cambridge during a 20th anniversary celebration of the club in 2013.

Toad in Porter Square sold to new owner, but it will remain a music venue

Mimi Roman

One more rodeo for the ’50s singer known as the Brooklyn Cowgirl

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

Flags of participating nations at this summer's MicroCon, the fifth such gathering of micronations. The Latin slogan on the podium is "mulgere hircum" — which literally translates as "to milk a male goat," which is to say, to attempt the impossible.

IDEAS | ROBERT MOTUM

Westarctica, Sancratosia, Slowjamastan, and other fake nations may have some things to teach real ones

An encampment of tents and shelters lines the Mass. and Cass area.

Rachelle G. Cohen

Wu’s Mass. and Cass tent ordinance is little more than a feel-good distraction

Taliban fighters patrolled the streets during a celebration marking the second anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, in Kandahar, on Aug. 15.

Two years on, the US pullout from Afghanistan looks worse than ever

A helicopter waterbomber dropped water onto the Cameron Bluffs wildfire near Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada, on June 6.

Readers respond on climate change: We need action now

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

"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

DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE

For Providence’s troubled downtown hub, drug sweep part of larger effort, mayor says

Mayor Brett Smiley and Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said they are hopeful that this sweep, coupled with other plans, will usher in a turning point for Kennedy Plaza.

March of Dimes ‘strongly opposes’ Leominster birth center closure

The maternity health nonprofit urged Mass. to 'take all necessary steps to keep this essential service available.'

‘He has left an incredible legacy’: Tufts School of Medicine professor killed in Newton bike crash remembered as scientist, mentor

Alex Andrew Bohm was an accomplished scientist whose discoveries made headlines, but his life was marked as much by his mentorship, those who knew him said.

Bear hunting season in N.H. starts Sept. 1. Here’s what you need to know

Right now, there are around 6,300 bears in the state, according to Dan Bailey, a biologist at Fish and Game. That’s down from last year.

Sports

Gil Brandt was the player personnel director for the Dallas Cowboys for 29 years.

Gil Brandt, one of the builders of the Dallas Cowboys into ‘America’s Team,’ dies at 91

Brandt was the player personnel director for the Cowboys alongside coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm.

Sophomore Emmett Morehead gets the nod as the starting quarterback as BC opens the season against Northern Illinois.

college football

Will Emmett Morehead keep building? Who will replace Zay Flowers? Six things to watch as Boston College football opens.

The Eagles are coming off a 3-9 campaign and have lost their star receiver, but there is reason to see better things ahead this year as the season begins Saturday.

Dana White has a longstanding connection to Maine.

Arrest made in attempted break-in at home of UFC president Dana White

Several tips aided police after video of the incident was shared through social media.

92,003 watched Nebraska volleyball set the record for the most-watched women’s sporting event

Tom Brady, Julian Edelman tease Patriots fans about ‘unretiring’ in new commercial

Robo-umpiring has arrived in the minor leagues. Here’s how it’s been working.

Business

Sage Therapeutics to lay off about 40 percent of its workforce

The job cuts come after the FDA gave only limited approval to the Cambridge company’s new treatment for depression.

CRANSTON STREET ARMORY

Providence wants $45 million from state to take over Cranston Street Armory, emails show

Talks between the Smiley and McKee administrations over the ownership of the building have been ongoing since the beginning of the summer.

Wind energy giant Orsted says delays in US may cost $2 billion

Amazon CEO says ‘it’s probably not going to work out’ for employees who defy return-to-office policy

magazine

‘You don’t need to be everywhere’ is some of the best advice I ever got

Try your hand at Monopoly and a variety of other board games at WBUR's new meetup event, Field Trip: Game Night.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 28-Sept. 10

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

Ysabel Garcia at her happy place, The Artist Cafe in Springfield.

Ysabel Garcia knows the danger of a mental health crisis. She has a lifesaving message.

metro

The Cranston Street Armory in Providence, R.I.

Providence wants $45 million from state to take over Cranston Street Armory, emails show

The latest political news in Rhode Island

Former MBTA Transit police officer charged with falsifying report on officer’s assault on man at subway stop

sports

The Nebraska Cornhuskers stand on the court during introductions before the game against the Omaha Mavericks at Memorial Stadium.

Nebraska volleyball stadium event draws 92,003 to set women’s world attendance record

For the first time with Lionel Messi, Inter Miami held scoreless in a draw

Giacomo Vrioni’s first-half goal holds up, Revolution stay hot at home against Red Bulls

business

A hiring sign is seen on the Central Ave., in Highland Park, Ill. on July 21, 2022.

US applications for jobless claims inch back down as companies hold on to their employees

Drug firms test medicines to halt Alzheimer’s before symptoms appear

Travelers hoping to enjoy one last summer fling over Labor Day weekend should expect lots of company

politics

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas.

Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor’s plane last year

Donald Trump pleads not guilty and waives arraignment in Georgia 2020 election case

New Hampshire GOP vows to ‘actively’ defend Trump’s ballot eligibility against legal challenge

Nation

Jewell Baggett stands beside a Christmas decoration she recovered from the wreckage of her mother's home, as she searches for anything salvageable from the mobile home her father had acquired in 1973 and built multiple additions on to over the decades, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, on Aug. 30.

Tropical Storm Idalia descends on North Carolina after pounding Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina

Hurricane Idalia brings surge of seawater, but less damage than feared

See photos and videos of the devastation in Florida caused by Hurricane Idalia

World

Fire fighters work on the scene of a deadly blaze that claimed the lives of dozens of people in downtown Johannesburg, on Aug. 31.

A building fire in Johannesburg kills at least 73 people, many of them homeless, authorities say

US Embassy in Haiti tells Americans to leave ‘as soon as possible’

A train slams into group of workers on the tracks at an Italian station, killing 5 of them

opinion

A screen showed former vice president Mike Pence and Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor, sparring over abortion policy during the first Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee on Aug. 23.

A troubling reality for the GOP: No middle ground on abortion

Liberals need a clearer foreign policy

Ann Walsh promises a fresh start in District 3

lifestyle

There are strict rules for him at work

Tom Brady, Julian Edelman tease Patriots fans about ‘unretiring’ in new commercial

Fun things to do Labor Day weekend in and around Boston

food & dining

From left: three roasted duck tacos, from dry rubbed, slow-roasted duck thighs, with tamarind glaze and cilantro; shaved sesame ribeye steak with kimchi; cauliflower with piquillo romesco sauce; and braised pork belly in a sweet chili glaze with pickled red onions.

Beach culture is on the menu at Brookline’s new bartaco location

Blue Ribbon Brasserie prepares for a fall opening; Remnant Brewing replaces Atwood’s Tavern

‘Our love letter to Mexico’: New restaurant on Providence’s Federal Hill pays homage to traditional cuisine

travel

The Seabourn Encore at night.

Travel Insured International holds up a refund of $12,780

The art that ‘escaped’ from Vermont is back home again. Here’s where to find it.

King Richard’s Faire, Italian heritage tours, and a spacious travel bag

Arts

Alexis Rockman, "Oceanus," 2022. Oil and cold wax on Dibond on aluminum substrate.

At Mystic Seaport Museum, Alexis Rockman’s massive ‘Oceanus’ is a monument to the sea

Cartoonist Barbara Shermund makes a comeback

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

Books

Anna Funder, left, and her new book “Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell’s Invisible Life."

Did Orwell’s wife write herself out of history?

Jill Lepore has seen the inside of time

Chaucer’s ‘The Canterbury Tales’: Not Safe for Teens?

Movies

From left, John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, and Jamie Foxx in "They Cloned Tyrone."

Summer movies postmortem: Our critic on 4-star favorites, forgettable flops, and films he wished he’d reviewed

Taylor Swift is bringing The Eras Tour movie to theaters

Sadistic, satirical ‘Bottoms’ makes ‘Fight Club’ look tame

Television

Julian Edelman (11) and Tom Brady, right, sit on the bench during at 2015 game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas.

Tom Brady, Julian Edelman tease Patriots fans about ‘unretiring’ in new commercial

Did Hulu pick a good time to cancel ‘The Great’?

CBS honoring late game show host Bob Barker with prime-time special

music

Zelda soundtrack as legendary as the game itself

Taylor Swift is bringing The Eras Tour movie to theaters

Pianist Kris Davis’s explorations can lead just about anywhere

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

Tina Howe photographed in New York on March 23, 2009.

Tina Howe, playwright best known for ‘Coastal Disturbances,’ dies at 85

Nicholas Hitchon, 65, who aged 7 years at a time in the ‘Up’ documentaries

Joe the Plumber, who questioned Obama’s tax policies during the 2008 campaign, has died at 49