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The number of out-of-state travelers seeking abortions in Mass. grew by 37 percent after Roe was overturned

New research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital shows patients came from as far away as Texas following the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

Judge rules Donald Trump defamed writer E. Jean Carroll
Four months after a jury found that Trump sexually abused and defamed Carroll, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that still more of the former president’s comments about her were libelous.

Gregg Bigda is the poster boy of police brutality in Springfield. But the city can’t — or won’t — fire him.
The city’s last, best hope is that a relatively new state commission created to address police misconduct will end the saga once and for all. But that’s likely wishful thinking.

Autopsy conducted on Worcester teenager who died after eating spicy tortilla chip in social media challenge
The Doherty Memorial High School sophomore died suddenly on Friday and his family suspects he suffered complications following the “One Chip Challenge.”

What happens when you eat too many chili peppers?

Retired doctor charged with drug trafficking, illegal gun possession after arrest aboard yacht in Nantucket Harbor

A retired doctor living in Key Largo, Fla. is facing drug and gun charges after he was arrested Tuesday on Nantucket aboard his yacht, which police said contained firearms, cocaine, ketamine, and a distressed woman who’d possibly overdosed and who “did not feel safe” on the vessel, according to authorities and legal filings.

18-year-old Methuen man identified as drowning victim in Westford quarry

Racist message displayed on construction company’s electronic sign in South Boston; police investigating

New Hampshire woman survives (very) close call on Maine highway

Show us: Share your child’s back-to-school photos
shirley leung

‘It’s good for the city’: Plan officially filed to convert shuttered Charlestown hotel to affordable housing

The Archdiocese of Boston and its partner St. Francis House on Wednesday formally notified the BPDA about their plan to convert the shuttered Constitution Inn into much-needed low-income housing, including some for formerly homeless people.

Boston radio legend Charles Laquidara reminisces about ‘The Big Mattress,’ his on-air antics, and the end of an era
At 84, Laquidara reflects on WBCN's “hippie dippy” heyday, his younger self's hopes to “change the world,” and whether he considers himself "the last DJ."

Everyone knows UMass Amherst wins ‘best campus food’ year after year. Few know the dining halls are open to the public.
Here’s what it’s like to eat at the globally inspired Worcester Commons, which offers 12 stations in a kid-approved, all-you-can-eat buffet.

Christopher L. Gasper

Jack Jones got another break, but will it benefit him in the long run?

If the message is that he can keep crossing the line and get away with it, then what’s the incentive for change?
Patriots’ Jack Jones reaches deal with Suffolk County district attorney to have gun charges dropped

Local climate tech companies score big funding rounds

Battery recycling firm Ascend Elements and "clean" steel company Boston Metal have raised two of the bigger venture capital rounds of the year.

High school football: There’s change at the top for some of the area’s top teams. Star players are making it easier.

Everett (Justin Flores), Brockton (Jermaine Wiggins), and Central Catholic (John Sexton) are among the schools with new field bosses.
High school football: 10 games to watch and picks for Week 1 31 high school football players to watch in 2023

High School football previews

Fall Travel

A 70-year-old Madrid restaurant was near its end. Then Anthony Bourdain arrived.

Retracing the late chef’s steps in the Spanish capital is a culinary adventure that can’t be missed.

Home of the Week: Despite Melville’s pronouncement, this ‘true place’ is on a map

Westport home fit for a captain comes with three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a screen porch, and access to a private beach.
This Boston penthouse ‘in the sky’ is on the market for nearly $10 million. See the photos.

Parents, educators defend Lexington schools’ diversity curriculum after petition

The “Serious Talks” curriculum has existed for more than a decade and highlights themes including disability, race, and gender identity. But an online petition created last month demands the curriculum be removed from Lexington schools.
Your view: Should diversity curriculum be required or removed from schools?
Opinion
Matthew Bernstein

‘Jury Duty’ series makes a strong case for Hollywood strikers

Countless skilled artists are fighting for a fair contract in a business with long hours and long odds.
JEFF JACOBY

Only Sweden had the right COVID-19 response
EDITORIAL

Latest Thomas financial filing shows he hasn’t learned much
IDEAS | SIMON SMITH

The little bits of presence we leave behind
RENÉE GRAHAM

Tim Scott has a woman problem

News you can use

A technophobe’s guide to AI chatbots
While the risks are real, it’s becoming increasingly clear that systems like ChatGPT aren’t going anywhere. Are you ready to use them?

Early voting for Boston City Council elections has begun. See key dates and how to vote.
The city’s preliminary election is slated for Sept. 12, with the general election to follow on Nov. 7.

Your guide to Boston's 2023 elections

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.

More recent News

As forecasters issue heat advisory, some public schools without air-conditioning let students out early

Public school systems in Western Massachusetts are closing early Wednesday and Thursday due to late summer heat indices projected to reach as a high as 100 degrees.
Record rain and mosquitoes ‘a window into the new normal’

Maryland’s Prince George’s police investigating video of officer shared widely online

In the clip, a uniformed county police enters the back seat of a police cruiser with a woman.

Five takeaways from a historic primary in Rhode Island
Amo's flawless campaign, Regunberg's ceiling, Cano's failed endorsement game, the Matos collapse, and what's next for each candidate.

Lawrence man dies after drowning at New Hampshire beach

A 27-year-old man from Lawrence drowned Tuesday at Hampton Beach, N.H., officials said.

Jimmy Buffett’s final live show was a surprise performance at a Rhode Island restaurant

The legendary singer-songwriter died this month following a long battle with cancer. His final performance was at the Sunset Cove in Portsmouth, R.I., on July 2.

RI FOOD & DINING
Where to eat during PVDFest
It's time to start planning your meals for the annual three-day celebration.

Recommended reads

As I See It

Last look at summer

“As I See It,” a new weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers. This week, Grossfeld offers scenes from the waning days of summer on Nantucket.

How a post-Civil War provision targeting Confederates is now being used to try to boot Trump off the ballot
As the former president battles criminal charges in four separate cases, he is also beginning to confront other legal threats to his candidacy: the growing flurry of lawsuits that aim to remove him from the presidential ballot.

One year in, the spotlight is on Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox, whether he likes it or not
After his first full year in one of the most demanding posts in Boston, Cox said his tenure so far is “a work in progress.”

DEVRA FIRST
Whopper-less her entire life, our critic tried one for the first time. Here’s what she thought.
Devra First had her first Whopper. It happened, like so many things in this country, because of a lawsuit.

Culture & Lifestyle

Arab American Comedy Festival takes the show on the road, with a first stop in Boston

‘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

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

With schools opening this week, Boston needs to finish safety plan and resolve questions about role of police
Brendan Little

Long Island is a haven worthy of our most vulnerable
Eric Chasalow and Emily Frey

Why is the music PhD program being cut from Brandeis?

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Too often, military defense comes off as offense
JEFF JACOBY

Of course it’s not racist to criticize Kamala Harris
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Boston schools to open Thursday as normal, despite heat

Boston Public Schools facilities staff have installed thousands of air conditioning units over the last two years.
RI MUSIC

Jimmy Buffett’s final live show was a surprise performance at a Rhode Island restaurant

The legendary singer-songwriter died this month following a long battle with cancer. His final performance was at the Sunset Cove in Portsmouth, R.I., on July 2.

The number of out-of-state travelers seeking abortions in Mass. grew by 37 percent after Roe was overturned

New research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital shows patients came from as far away as Texas following the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

As forecasters issue heat advisory, some public schools without air-conditioning let students out early

Public school systems in Western Massachusetts are closing early Wednesday and Thursday due to late summer heat indices projected to reach as a high as 100 degrees.

Sports

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

High school football: 34 players to watch in 2023

With another campaign kicking off, there is a ton of talent spread over the eight EMass divisions.
Christopher L. Gasper

Jack Jones got another break, but will it benefit him in the long run?

If the message is that he can keep crossing the line and get away with it, then what’s the incentive for change?
Red Sox at Rays | 6:40 p.m. (NESN)

Game 140: Red Sox at Rays lineups and notes

Nick Pivetta will be on the mound as the Red Sox look to win the rubber match of their series with Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

High school football: 10 games to watch and picks for Week 1
2023 NFL preview

Everything you need to know about the 2023 NFL season
Patriots

Bill Belichick says Jack Jones ‘should be available’ for Patriots Sunday after his plea deal

Business

Fed’s Collins says patience needed and further tightening possible

Boston Fed President Susan Collins is urging patience and telling Boston business leaders further interest rates are possible.

Local climate tech companies score big funding rounds

Battery recycling firm Ascend Elements and "clean" steel company Boston Metal have raised two of the bigger venture capital rounds of the year.
ADDRESS

Home of the Week: Despite Melville’s pronouncement, this ‘true place’ is on a map
shirley leung

‘It’s good for the city’: Plan officially filed to convert shuttered Charlestown hotel to affordable housing
magazine
PERSPECTIVE

Patients still discriminate against health care workers of color. Why don’t more hospitals ban it?
MISS CONDUCT

How to get a guest with a ‘lack of social graces’ to fall in line
COOKING

Sheet pan recipes using salmon, chicken, or sausages make for easy school night dinners

Globe Magazine

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

metro

Here’s what to know about PVDFest 2023

Five takeaways from a historic primary in Rhode Island

Bissaillon, Senate leader’s chief of staff, wins Providence Senate district Democratic primary

sports

Spanish soccer player Jenni Hermoso accuses Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for World Cup kiss

Division 1 high school football: Previewing every team in Eastern Mass.

Division 2 high school football: Previewing every team in Eastern Mass.

business

Alaskan fishers fear another bleak season as crab populations dwindle in warming waters

Habitat for Humanity tries building with foam to address housing crisis

EU targets Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft in next phase of digital crackdown

politics

Judge rules Donald Trump defamed writer E. Jean Carroll

Harris says Trump can’t be spared accountability for Jan. 6

Stark urban-rural divide emerges in tight Utah GOP special congressional primary race

Nation

Joe Jonas files for divorce from Sophie Turner after 4 years of marriage

Lawyers claim cable TV and phone companies also responsible in Maui fires

Legal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024

World

Russian shelling of an eastern Ukrainian city kills 16 and wounds dozens, the prime minister says

EU targets Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft in next phase of digital crackdown

Blinken is expected to announce $1 billion in new US funding for Ukraine during his visit to Kyiv

opinion

Why is the music PhD program being cut from Brandeis?

Long Island is a haven worthy of our most vulnerable

State’s foster care system needs many hands lifting it in support

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

Garrett Harker’s All That opens in Kenmore Square; Boqueria comes to the Seaport

Where to eat during PVDFest

A 70-year-old Madrid restaurant was near its end. Then Anthony Bourdain arrived.

travel

A 70-year-old Madrid restaurant was near its end. Then Anthony Bourdain arrived.

New York City’s crackdown on Airbnb is starting. Here’s what to expect.

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

Arts

When wood speaks: Alison Croney Moses masters her craft in first solo show

Two very different Bostons, two less different photographers

How could smuggled Roman art have ended up at the Worcester Art Museum?

Books

Don’t stand so close to me

‘We did puberty and menopause on a 34-foot boat’: How a family of three sailed for two years from Mass. to Grenada

The heart of ‘Dayswork’: ‘I seem to have contracted Melville.’

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

Clearing up the intended order of ‘Succession’

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

music

Jimmy Buffett’s final live show was a surprise performance at a Rhode Island restaurant

Joe Jonas files for divorce from Sophie Turner after 4 years of marriage

Boston radio legend Charles Laquidara reminisces about ‘The Big Mattress,’ his on-air antics, and the end of an era

Theater/Dance

Arab American Comedy Festival takes the show on the road, with a first stop in Boston

‘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’

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

Dr. Aram V. Chobanian, president who calmed BU at a troubled time, dies at 94

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

Steve Harwell, former Smash Mouth lead singer, has died