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Steward completes deal to sell its doctors group to private equity firm Kinderhook

Bankrupt Steward Health Care said late Monday night that it’s reached a definitive agreement to sell its eight-state physicians network to a private equity firm.
Steward again postpones bankruptcy sales hearing for six Massachusetts hospitals

Trump and Musk talk about assassination attempt and deportations during glitchy chat on X

Musk’s much-awaited interview with former president Donald Trump was marred by technical glitches, with people unable to join the audio conversation on X’s Spaces platform.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not a resident in New York and can’t be on state’s ballot, judge rules

VP candidates have policies and profiles that may seem worlds apart, but both have deep Midwestern roots

Holy Cross donor pledged the largest gift in school history for arts center. Now, he’s suing for millions of dollars.
Cornelius B. Prior Jr. said Holy Cross “did not honor its agreement” to build the center promptly. On Monday, the college's president said the allegations "are simply untrue.”

Angry over strict new Mass. gun law, opponents seek to get rid of it via 2026 ballot question

Sweeping new legislation to strengthen the state’s already strict gun control laws may face a challenge at the ballot box, but supporters of the effort will need to collect tens of thousands of signatures by early October.

Civil jury to decide whether Boston police officers are liable for fatal overdose at station

Shayne Stilphen was placed alone in a cell at the District 4 police station in the South End, where he pulled out a small bag of fentanyl he had hidden inside his shorts.

Mattapan plumbing company co-owner sentenced for false tax returns omitting his collection of gold bars

Claudio Poles, 78, was sentenced to federal prison Monday for submitting false tax returns as part of a scheme to spend millions of dollars on gold and silver bars using unreported income from a Mattapan plumbing and heating supply company he co-owns, officials said.

Some of the most memorable, funniest, and most heartwarming moments of the Olympics

Stars were born, legends were immortalized, underdogs shocked the world, and there was, unfortunately, plenty of controversy.

Arbitration panel won’t reconsider its decision to strip American gymnast Jordan Chiles of bronze medal

USA Gymnastics says it will continue efforts to let Chiles keep the floor exercise medal.
See complete Olympics coverage

ALEX SPEIER | ON BASEBALL
Once again, the Red Sox find themselves answering for players’ comments
Jarren Duran was caught on a game broadcast Sunday afternoon, in which he directed a homophobic slur at a heckling fan, resulting in a team-issued two-game, unpaid suspension.

Jarren Duran suspended two games after using homophobic slur caught on broadcast
RED SOX 5, RANGERS 4 (10 inn.)

Red Sox blow leads, but rally to walk it off in the 10th to beat the Rangers

Rob Refsnyder came through with a two-out single up the left-center gap to give Boston the comeback win at Fenway Park.

Parks commission approves Mayor Wu’s demolition plan for White Stadium, over opposition
The vote marked another step forward on the issue for Wu, who has argued that a public-private partnership will benefit Boston Public Schools students.

Dave Epstein

With Ernesto developing in the Atlantic, what does the storm track mean for New England?

Tropical storm warnings have been issued for Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands.
Northern Lights may shine again tonight as strong geomagnetic storm continues Forecast: We’re in for a beautiful week ahead of sunshine and lower humidity
FOOD

The King & I closes after a 41-year Beacon Hill run

The Thai restaurant closed after the July death of owner Kent Nandhavan. His kids shared that he’d struggled with years of health issues. The news sparked an outpouring of support and memories online.

J. Courtney Sullivan is a local author — for real this time

Are you a local author? Are you reading a book by a local author? Who counts as local?
AS I SEE IT

Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage

“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers.
Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

On immigration, Healey feels the heat of putting children on the street

Leaving families and children to fend for themselves on the streets is not right and Healey knows it. She’s not Governor Greg Abbott of Texas. Yet the drain on the state budget is huge.
David Nelson

Let’s stop questioning the honorable military service of Tim Walz (or JD Vance)

UMASS POLL

Voters are in agreement: They don’t like Project 2025
Kiran Bhatia

Term limits for Supreme Court justices are an assault on the judiciary
Ravin Bhatia

Why term limits are needed for Supreme Court justices
Best of the Best

Have a blast at Boston’s best bowling, bouldering, mini golf, and more

Boston’s 7 best boutique hotels, for your vacation or staycation needs

The Coolidge Corner, Alamo, and 5 more of the best movie theaters around Boston

➔ More from The Boston Globe's Best of the Best

More recent News

One man killed, another injured in Dorchester shooting, police say

Police arrived at a Trent Street home to find two men suffering from gunshot wounds, who were both given medical treatment and then taken to a hospital, where one of the men was pronounced dead, an official said.

DA identifies construction worker who died after fall in Boston’s Theater District
Authorities on Monday released the name of a construction worker who died after a fall from scaffolding in Boston’s Theater District on Friday afternoon.

Ipswich man accused of threatening CVS employee with syringe, officials say

A 25-year-old man with a 32-page criminal record is alleged to have threatened to “stick” a CVS employee in Boston's West End with a blood-filled syringe during a shoplifting incident, according to officials.

Jared Ravizza, accused of stabbing six people in May, could be indicted soon, prosecutors say
Authorities allege that Ravizza stabbed two workers at a McDonald’s in Plymouth on May 25, about an hour after stabbing four girls at a Braintree movie theater. All six people survived.

‘Highly aggressive’ 1,300-pound bull escapes and causes 3-vehicle crash in Raynham, police say
Workers at nearby Mathieu Farms had been attempting to load the animal onto a truck when it became enraged and broke free, running through several fences on its rampage, officials said.

Man, 31, dies in apparent drowning on Nantucket; third drowning on island since late July

The drowning came five days after another man was pulled unresponsive from the water at Miacomet Beach and later died, officials said.

Recommended reads

Cambridge spent years — and $1.4 million — hiding harassment claims against high-profile police officer

Public documents detail that the city quietly settled with three female Cambridge police officers who had accused a high-profile sergeant of sexual harassment.

‘A battle of experts’: Karen Read case spotlights murky realities of digital forensics
While some forensic work is well established, such as DNA evidence, the Read trial showed other technologies aren’t quite as grounded.

Socialism’s at the core of pro-Palestinian movement’s next phase on college campuses
A summer camp called the “Western Massachusetts Popular University for Palestine” is meant to bring attention to the war in Gaza. But participants also view the conflict as a symptom of a wider global malaise.

What’s the rent where you live? The Globe’s new rent tracker keeps tabs all over Eastern Mass.
See the latest rent estimates and trends for cities and towns in the Greater Boston area.

Culture & Lifestyle

Tara Donovan’s advice to artists? ‘Make bad things, put them aside. Try and understand why they’re bad.’

Free events and deals: waterfront fun with the aquarium, State House drama, plus Boston’s African Festival returns

For the local breakdancing community, Olympic attention is thrilling — and complicated

Beyond reason: Aaron Sorkin on why ‘The West Wing’ wouldn’t work now

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE GRAHAM

Putting free tampons in all school bathrooms is hardly a radical idea
EDITORIAL

One way to control health care costs: crack down on dubious diagnoses
IDEAS | BRYAN KETT

Who was the monster beating me to the communal crossword puzzle?
Heather Hopp-Bruce

Exploding watermelons, orange cats, and other chance encounters
LETTERS

Trump’s disability comments speak to what another term presages
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

DA identifies construction worker who died after fall in Boston’s Theater District

Authorities on Monday released the name of a construction worker who died after a fall from scaffolding in Boston’s Theater District on Friday afternoon.

Holy Cross donor pledged the largest gift in school history for arts center. Now, he’s suing for millions of dollars.

Cornelius B. Prior Jr. said Holy Cross “did not honor its agreement” to build the center promptly. On Monday, the college's president said the allegations "are simply untrue.”
AS I SEE IT

Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage

“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers.

Civil jury to decide whether Boston police officers are liable for fatal overdose at station

Shayne Stilphen was placed alone in a cell at the District 4 police station in the South End, where he pulled out a small bag of fentanyl he had hidden inside his shorts.

Sports

RED SOX 5, RANGERS 4 (10 inn.)

Red Sox blow leads, but rally to walk it off in the 10th to beat the Rangers

Rob Refsnyder came through with a two-out single up the left-center gap to give Boston the comeback win at Fenway Park.
OLYMPICS

Arbitration panel won’t reconsider its decision to strip American gymnast Jordan Chiles of bronze medal

USA Gymnastics says it will continue efforts to let Chiles keep the floor exercise medal.
MLB

Mookie Betts is back from the IL, happy to be playing the outfield, and already homering for the Dodgers

Betts wasted no time belting a two-run homer to left field off Freddy Peralta with two outs in the third inning in his first game after missing nearly two months with a broken hand.
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Trevor Story takes infield and batting practice, as shortstop’s return looks more plausible than not
TENNIS

Jessica Pegula goes back-to-back at National Bank Open by taking down fellow American Amanda Anisimova
ALEX SPEIER | ON BASEBALL

Once again, the Red Sox find themselves answering for players’ comments

Business

How X owner Elon Musk uses his ‘free speech’ platform to amplify his views worldwide

As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used it as a microphone to amplify his political views and those of the often right-wing figures he’s aligned with.

FBI says it is investigating after Trump campaign said sensitive documents were hacked by Iran

Two people familiar with the matter said the Biden-Harris campaign was also targeted in the suspected Iranian cyber intrusion that is under FBI investigation.
TALKING POINTS

European executive to run State Street’s largest division

Steward again postpones bankruptcy sales hearing for six Massachusetts hospitals
magazine
PERSPECTIVE

What Julia Child and my parents got right
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 12-18
Globe Magazine

From coffee milk to cheese-less pizza, why are Rhode Island’s iconic foods so weird?
Globe Magazine

They’re friends. They’re Satanists. They have a plan to save American democracy.

metro

With Ernesto developing in the Atlantic, what does the storm track mean for New England?

Jared Ravizza, accused of stabbing six people in May, could be indicted soon, prosecutors say

Angry over strict new Mass. gun law, opponents seek to get rid of it via 2026 ballot question

sports

Three weeks after season’s nadir, Harwich Mariners claim Cape Cod Baseball League crown for first time in 13 years

In lawsuit, WNBA All-Star Dearica Hamby says the Las Vegas Aces discriminated and retaliated against her for being pregnant

Mekhala Costello finishes strong to take two-stroke lead after first round of the Massachusetts Women’s Amateur Championship

business

Antonio Delfim Netto, minister behind Brazil’s boom, dies at 96

Americans’ refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike

Uber, facing sexual-assault litigation, pushes plan that may curb suits

politics

Trump and Musk talk about assassination attempt and deportations during glitchy chat on X

Trump regales Elon Musk with familiar falsehoods

Marine who died trying to save crew in fiery Osprey crash to receive service’s top noncombat medal

Nation

George Santos wants jury pool in his fraud trial questioned over their opinions of him

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not a resident in New York and can’t be on state’s ballot, judge rules

4.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Los Angeles area and sways buildings, but no major damage reported

World

Suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targets ship in southern Red Sea, officials say

Brazil buries pilot who died in plane crash that killed 62, as questions remain about its cause

Top Ukrainian commander says his forces now control almost 390 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region

opinion

The case for colorblindness is as compelling — and vital — as ever

Who was the monster beating me to the communal crossword puzzle?

Putting free tampons in all school bathrooms is hardly a radical idea

lifestyle

Kate Middleton congratulates Olympic athletes in surprise video alongside a bearded Prince William

Free events and deals: waterfront fun with the aquarium, State House drama, plus Boston’s African Festival returns

How much chemistry should anyone feel on a first date?

food & dining

The King & I closes after a 41-year Beacon Hill run

What Julia Child and my parents got right

The Blarney Stone, legendary Dorchester pub, closes its doors

travel

Steamship Authority cancels multiple weekend trips because of crew shortages

How to pick the right tour company

Psst. Hey, sailor. Are you looking for a good time? Then have I got a cruise for you.

Arts

Tara Donovan’s advice to artists? ‘Make bad things, put them aside. Try and understand why they’re bad.’

Art history gallery opens in Dover, N.H., to mark birthplace of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Harvard to retain Sackler name on two university-owned buildings

Books

J. Courtney Sullivan is a local author — for real this time

Local bestsellers for the week ended Aug. 4

Choosing a BPL writer-in-residence, publishing the Clemente Writing Project, and a poet laureate for Maine

Movies

Art history gallery opens in Dover, N.H., to mark birthplace of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 12-18

‘Quiz Show’ still asks the right questions 30 years later

Television

For stars of ‘Succession,’ the boards beckon

Kate Middleton congratulates Olympic athletes in surprise video alongside a bearded Prince William

This week’s TV: Vince Vaughn, in the role of his life, brings big ‘Bad Monkey’ energy to Apple TV+

music

Missy Elliott helps Boston lose control with ‘Out of This World’ show at TD Garden

Inaugural Embrace Massó ¡Con Salsa! International Music Festival coming to the Common this September

Jordan Knight and NKOTB plan to impress hometown crowd with ‘Magic’ Mansfield show

Theater/Dance

For the local breakdancing community, Olympic attention is thrilling — and complicated

New ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ on Broadway attracts Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr

In ‘Searching for Goya,’ a truth is found: ‘We shouldn’t be brutalizing one another’

Health

What consumers should know about the FTC’s upcoming lawsuit against CVS over how it negotiates drug prices

What’s next for Roger Williams Medical Center? CEO warns Boston University could terminate affiliation, court docs show.

Fatal overdoses drop in R.I. for the first time in five years

Obituaries

Antonio Delfim Netto, minister behind Brazil’s boom, dies at 96

Steve Symms, senator who was voice of conservative ire, dies at 86

Susan Wojcicki, internet pioneer at Google, YouTube, dies at 56