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‘Something has to be done’: Police response to weekend brawls reflects progress in a reform era with no easy answers

Police Commissioner Michael Cox praised the officers for their “restraint” and “professional behavior” in the face of several attacks, but criminal justice analysts and community leaders said the incidents also show the balancing act officers must strike.

Vivek Ramaswamy hits campaign trail in New Hampshire, seeking to build on post-debate buzz
Ramaswamy courted voters on an 11-stop tour through New Hampshire over Labor Day weekend.

Biden celebrates unions and job creation during a Philadelphia Labor Day appearance

First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19
Jill Biden is "experiencing only mild symptoms," her communications director said, and President Biden tested negative, the White House said.

Worcester police chief abruptly retires

The city announced Deputy Chief Paul B. Saucier would serve as the interim chief effective immediately.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
It’s September, but we’ll see hot summer weather during the next few days
Temperatures will be in the 80s and even 90s in some places in Southern New England, and the humidity will be high.

Blistering late-season heat wave is baking eastern US

RED SOX 7, RAYS 3
Red Sox snap 13-game losing streak at Tampa Bay with third consecutive victory
Brayan Bello bounced back from a three-run first frame to last through the sixth inning at Tropicana Field. Triston Casas made Bello eligible for the win with a three-run homer in the sixth.

Worcester high school student dies following spicy chip challenge

Four-alarm fire displaces 35 residents in Dorchester

89-year-old dies after he was hit by a car driven by 16-year-old in New Hampshire, police say
THE FINE PRINT

They never asked for a private hospital room. But now they’re being charged $5,000 for one.

Cheryl and Joe Farrell had already paid hundreds of dollars in copayments for Joe’s five-day stay at the hospital when they received a new demand for payment.

City, firefighters reach tentative contract agreement, Wu says
Details were not immediately available on the specifics of the tentative contract, which Mayor Michelle Wu said the two sides had reached on Sunday.

Union leaders take a confident tone as Labor Day arrives amid high-profile strikes

Into the Red: Climate and the fight of our lives
Climate change and poverty are complex problems. These solutions aim to address both.
To try to address climate change and poverty, Boston and Massachusetts officials are funding programs that will recruit people who aren’t in the workforce and, in many cases, pay them to learn green energy trades.

Bill Belichick talks quarterbacks: Bailey Zappe, Matt Corral, and Tom Brady

The Patriots coach would not indicate whether Zappe or Corral would serve as Mac Jones's backup for Sunday's opener.
Tara Sullivan: New-look AFC East is stronger than ever, and the Patriots face stiff competition to stay out of the basement Patriots place lineman Riley Reiff on injured reserve, ruling him out at least four games
APPRECIATION

RIP Steve Harwell, lead singer of Smash Mouth and meme king extraordinaire

In my own life, Smash Mouth is shorthand for childlike joy. Their music is an invitation to see life through Harwell’s boxy, rose-colored sunglasses — the Capri-Sun-in-hand anthems of suburbia.
Steve Harwell, former Smash Mouth lead singer, has died

Burning Man attendees have begun to leave festival site in Nevada

Thousands of people who were stranded in a stew of mud at the Burning Man festival were able to begin to get away on Monday.

A boy lost his father to gun violence. His mother is throwing birthday parties for kids who share similar grief.

Shiaka McIntosh is currently a one-woman operation, handmaking decorations out of her Dorchester home and shouldering much of the cost herself

Manhattan DA seizes ancient Roman bust from Worcester Art Museum

The Worcester Art Museum purchased the statue in 1966, when the museum was “provided with little information about the object’s history,” museum officials said.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

On the front lines with a charity responding to the migrant crisis

Faced with a housing crisis and an influx of migrants, the state is only able to meet its right-to-shelter requirements thanks to its partnership with dedicated shelter operators.
Jonathan Runstadler and Anice Lowen

Find viruses before they find us
IDEAS | FREDRIK DEBOER

Identity politics is a game the left can’t win
Lauren Baker and Jill Shah

For children in foster care, physical spaces matter

Vicki Shabo

On abortion, America is a nation of haves and have-nots

News you can use

COVID-19 levels are on the rise again in Mass. Here’s what to know.
As summer slides into fall and children around the state return to school, the uptick in COVID-19 that began in July is continuing, with hospitalizations now at a five-month high.

The Sumner Tunnel has finally reopened. Here’s what you need to know.
After a two-month closure that shut down a main route from Logan International Airport for critical repairs, the Sumner Tunnel reopened Friday.

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

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

More recent News

Kim Jong Un and Putin plan to meet in Russia to discuss weapons
Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, plans to travel to Russia this month to meet with President Vladimir Putin to discuss the possibility of supplying Russia with more weaponry for its war in Ukraine and other military cooperation, according to American and allied officials.

Is it time to wear a mask again?
As new COVID variants gain traction, reinfections become more common and cases climb in certain areas, a few schools and businesses are reinstating mask requirements. Experts say it makes sense to increase precautions, including turning back to masks.

Brockton superintendent said he ‘overspent’ schools budget, but defends handling of finances
Superintendent Michael P. Thomas said soaring costs in areas like out-of-district student placements, transportation, and staffing forced him to overspend this year’s $229 million schools budget.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS
This week’s TV: ‘Dreaming Whilst Black,’ a ‘Walking Dead’ spinoff, and uncovering gay murders
A new British comedy series arrives on these shores. Also premiering this week: Hulu's powerful four-part docuseries “Never Let Him Go,” and LaKeith Stanfield in the Apple TV+ drama "The Changeling."

LOVE LETTERS
He made me think we had a future together
And now I’m just ... single and 40.

Pope wants to keep big Vatican meeting on the church’s future behind closed doors, ideology-free

Pope Francis defended the decision to keep the discussions of a big Vatican meeting on the future of the Catholic Church behind closed doors, saying Monday the three-week conference was a religious moment for the church and “not a television program” that was open to scrutiny.

Recommended reads

Six months after a fire shuttered Brockton Hospital, its absence disrupts life in the city

Residents face long wait times for emergency and primary care, and nearby businesses are suffering.

At the Crane Estate in Ipswich, a dancing ban by the stage leaves revelers divided
When the Trustees of Reservations announced the dance ban in late July, just after a Beatles cover band performance, they pointed to rowdy behavior as part of the decision.

A nation stares down a Trump-Biden rematch: Uninspired, undecided, and anxious
Between Trump fatigue, Biden ambivalence, and strong distaste for the candidate on the other side, there is a stalemate, one that's exemplified by a bellwether county in Wisconsin.

A threatened auto workers strike poses trouble for Biden’s reelection
A strike is looking increasingly probable, and a lengthy walkout in such a major manufacturing sector would be a hit to a vulnerable US economy.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘A New Brain’ with plenty of heart at Barrington Stage

Reliable rockers from Arctic Monkeys at TD Garden

Less swiping, more face time: Niche speed-dating offers a specialized alternative to online romance

Author readings around Boston Sept. 3-9

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

IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

My heartening summer school class on the new science of aging
JEFF JACOBY

Of course it’s not racist to criticize Kamala Harris
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts needs a new tool against scammers who target elders
RENÉE GRAHAM

Republicans keep talking about ‘riots’ and ‘civil war.’ Believe them.
IDEAS | Jacqueline Grennon Brooks

Saying goodbye to ideas that no longer work
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Vivek Ramaswamy hits campaign trail in New Hampshire, seeking to build on post-debate buzz

Ramaswamy courted voters on an 11-stop tour through New Hampshire over Labor Day weekend.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

It’s September, but we’ll see hot summer weather during the next few days

Temperatures will be in the 80s and even 90s in some places in Southern New England, and the humidity will be high.

Worcester police chief abruptly retires

The city announced Deputy Chief Paul B. Saucier would serve as the interim chief effective immediately.

A boy lost his father to gun violence. His mother is throwing birthday parties for kids who share similar grief.

Shiaka McIntosh is currently a one-woman operation, handmaking decorations out of her Dorchester home and shouldering much of the cost herself

Sports

Duke 28, No. 9 Clemson 7

No. 9 Clemson shocked by Duke in college football season opener for both

Duke thrice held up after Clemson had pushed inside the 10-yard line — even to the 1 on two of those possessions — to hold the Tigers scoreless.
BLUE JAYS 6, ATHLETICS 5

Blue Jays escape A’s in 10 innings, sit just outside of American League’s third wild-card spot

Toronto is a half game behind the Rangers for the AL's final wild card. The shorthanded Blue Jays scored three runs in the 10th and wound up needing them all.
MLB NOTEBOOK

Agent says Shohei Ohtani plans to continue as two-way player following recovery from elbow injury

Nez Balelo said he thinks it’s “inevitable” that Ohtani will need some sort of procedure to fix a ligament tear. Ohtani will be a free agent this winter heading toward a major payday even with his injury.
Peter Abraham | On Baseball

As Brayan Bello learns to settle down, he’s settling in as a big part of Red Sox rotation
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK

Even after massive graduation losses, Newburyport boys’ soccer focused on defending Division 3 crown
LACROSSE

Paul Rabil, Premier Lacrosse League enjoys another day-long spectacle at Gillette Stadium

Business

First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19

Jill Biden is "experiencing only mild symptoms," her communications director said, and President Biden tested negative, the White House said.

The US government is eager to restore powers to keep dangerous chemicals out of extremists’ hands

WASHINGTON — The government is worried about the safety of chemical facilities across the country after its power to keep dangerous substances out of the hands of extremists lapsed a month ago.

Biden celebrates unions and job creation during a Philadelphia Labor Day appearance
bold types

New leader starts up at Hack.Diversity nonprofit
magazine
Globe Magazine

He's the youngest soccer player ever signed by the Revolution
MISS CONDUCT

How do you get people to leash their dogs in places where it’s required?
Globe Magazine

Smugglers dumped drugs off the coast. Struggling Maine fishermen saw a jackpot.
Globe Magazine

He was caught trying to scam a COVID fund. Then he vanished.

metro

‘Something has to be done’: Police response to weekend brawls reflects progress in a reform era with no easy answers

Union leaders take a confident tone as Labor Day arrives amid high-profile strikes

City, firefighters reach tentative contract agreement, Wu says

sports

Rookie Ludvig Aberg continues meteoric rise as one of three rookies named to Europe’s Ryder Cup team

Bill Belichick has never had a running back break 1,000 yards rushing in back-to-back seasons. What gives?

Panama men’s soccer defender Gilberto Hernández, 26, shot to death

business

UAW’s clash with Big 3 automakers shows off a more confrontational union as strike deadline looms

‘Barbie’ tops ‘Super Mario’ as highest grossing 2023 film

Biden celebrates unions and job creation during a Philadelphia Labor Day appearance

politics

Biden to award Medal of Honor to Army helicopter pilot who rescued soldiers in a Vietnam firefight

A Georgia trial arguing redistricting harmed Black voters could decide control of a US House seat

In the pivotal South Carolina primary, Republican candidates search for a path against Donald Trump

Nation

Rhode Island voters to decide Democratic and Republican primary races for congressional seat

The US government is eager to restore powers to keep dangerous chemicals out of extremists’ hands

Biden celebrates unions and job creation during a Philadelphia Labor Day appearance

World

Kim Jong Un and Putin plan to meet in Russia to discuss weapons

Sunak, behind in UK polls, embraces divisive politics

EU official from Sweden is imprisoned in Iran for more than 500 days

opinion

Of course it’s not racist to criticize Kamala Harris

To guide AI rules, take a page from nuclear weapon safety standards

US will be clashing with Russia and China for a long time

lifestyle

He made me think we had a future together

Less swiping, more face time: Niche speed-dating offers a specialized alternative to online romance

PEM turns cultural perceptions of bats upside down

food & dining

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

Somerville’s Cantina La Mexicana is closing; Blue Ribbon Brasserie prepares for a fall opening

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

travel

It was a very rainy summer on Cape Cod. How have businesses (and crowds) fared?

Giant ‘stuffies’ are part of a new R.I. tourism campaign. Locals aren’t the biggest fans.

This Maine inn ranked 4th-best bed and breakfast in the US, according to USA Today

Arts

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

Butcher or baronet?

Author readings around Boston Sept. 3-9

Did Orwell’s wife write herself out of history?

Movies

‘Barbie’ tops ‘Super Mario’ as highest grossing 2023 film

True-crime docuseries ‘Never Let Him Go’ chronicles Cambridge man’s quest for justice

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

Television

This week’s TV: ‘Dreaming Whilst Black,’ a ‘Walking Dead’ spinoff, and uncovering gay murders

‘Blue Bloods’ mines the past to ride out the present

If you like ‘Suits,’ then try these shows on for size

music

RIP Steve Harwell, lead singer of Smash Mouth and meme king extraordinaire

Reliable rockers from Arctic Monkeys at TD Garden

Steve Harwell, former Smash Mouth lead singer, has died

Theater/Dance

‘A New Brain’ with plenty of heart at Barrington Stage

Squint and you’ll see Quint: Ian Shaw channels his dad in the ‘Jaws’-inspired ‘The Shark Is Broken’

In the Huntington’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ antisemitism strikes at a Jewish family’s idea of home

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

Nathan Louis Jackson, writer for the theater and TV, dies at 44

Steve Harwell, former Smash Mouth lead singer, has died

Right Rev. Bud Cederholm, ‘Green Bishop’ of Episcopal Diocese, dies at 79