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‘They’re asking: Why me?’ Volunteers respond to mental health concerns after Vermont floods.
In the aftermath of a destructive, stormy July, a number of organizations are helping flood survivors recover not just from the physical effects of flooding but from the mental effects of the damage.

Mennonite women offer a helping hand in Vermont

Israel and Hezbollah trade heavy fire before pulling back, jolting a region braced for war

Israel said it conducted strikes on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, as the militant group said it had launched hundreds of rockets and drones to avenge the killing of one of its top commanders last month.

What to know about the heavy exchange of fire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah

‘I want to get back to the classroom’: As fall semester approaches, grad workers’ strike at BU grinds on
Around 3,000 students have yet to reach an agreement with Boston University about their pay and benefits, with classes set to begin next week.

Two NASA astronauts stuck in space, including a Mass. native, will be flown back on SpaceX capsule in early 2025
Test pilots Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams, a Needham High graduate, have been stuck in the International Space Station since June 6.

Profiteering off a public good

For Steward, and American health care, it’s all about the money. So the Carney must go.

State to make cash infusion of up to $700 million to shore up surviving Steward hospitals

Islander flags, bejeweled costumes, and prismatic wings: Paraders celebrate colorful J’ouvert, Caribbean festival

German police say a 26-year-old man has turned himself in, claiming to be Solingen knife attacker

Boston at high risk for West Nile virus, state officials warn

An aerial view of the plaza, just before it opened, at 1001 Boylston. Developed by Samuels Associates, the air rights project also comprises two towers.

Mid-century ‘urban renewal’ tore Boston apart. Air rights projects are starting to sew it back together again.

Boston is slowly putting itself back together, patching past wounds, and restoring the downtown core to human scale.

How JD Vance found his way to the Catholic Church
Much has been made of JD Vance’s conversion to Trumpism. But his quieter conversion to Catholicism reveals core values at the heart of his personal and political philosophy.

See updates from the 2024 campaign trail

‘A sad ending to a sad story’: Kennedy family slams RFK Jr.’s endorsement of Trump

Trump’s carefully scripted week kept veering off script

A discount grocery store in Wisconsin shows how food prices could determine who wins the election

Kathy Tierney had her nails done by a Clockwork robot, in Boston on Aug. 7.

A robot in downtown Boston can paint your nails in 10 minutes for $10

Clockwork’s fully autonomous manicure machine is one sign of the wave of automation coming for many parts of society.

Thanks to this Boston startup, self-driving trucks operate 24 hours a day in Singapore
Equipped with software developed by startup Venti Technologies, dozens of self-driving trucks are operating 24 hours a day in one of the world’s busiest ports.

Tara Sullivan

Tom Brady isn’t holding back with his observations, which is great, but he may be wrong on one big take
Brady is not a fan of how quickly young quarterbacks are playing in today’s NFL, a pattern he believes has reduced the quality of offenses.

Patriots mailbag: Scheming for Drake Maye, tackle troubles, and more

Ben Volin I On football

Here are five things to watch for in the Patriots’ preseason finale against the Commanders

Nelly Korda (shown competing in the recent Paris Olympics) is the top-ranked player and leading money-winner on the LPGA Tour this year.

sports business

How is the LPGA and golf capitalizing on the surge in women’s sports?

Professional women's golf may lag behind, but there are signs that its growth spurt is about to hit a higher gear — especially with the FM Championship coming to the area on Labor Day weekend.

What books are you excited to read this fall?

20 books we can’t wait to read this fall

Here are the fiction and nonfiction standouts that we can’t wait to curl up with in a comfy chair.

Chappell Roan performs at Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

The summer pop went to Camp with a capital C

August is almost over, but Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charlie XCX are just getting started.

Opinion

The musician in New York on Feb. 10, 1965, six months after he released "Ballad in Plain D" on the album "Another Side of Bob Dylan."

IDEAS | OLIVER EGGER

What I love about Bob Dylan’s least favorite song

Bob Dyland regrets ‘Ballad in Plain D’ and never performed it live. I like the way it reveals a rarely seen side of the artist.

If you’re crushing on a political candidate, you’re doing democracy wrong

Who will save the lonely and unloved Pink House?

State takes good first steps to develop common housing app

Scenes from the DNC, visions of the battle to come

Best of the Best

The Harvard Museum of Natural History is among the most visited attractions in Cambridge. The two-story 1874 Great Mammal Hall hosts three huge whale skeletons suspended from the ceiling and a 15-foot giraffe among hundreds of animals on display.

11 of the most fun things to do in Boston with kids of all ages

La Padrona

10 best Italian restaurants in Boston’s North End and beyond

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Uni and 6 more of the best sushi spots in and around Boston

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Man dies after falling into Stow lake

The man was identified as Frederick Dusseault, 70, of Stow, officials said.

Teen driver dies after car went off I-93 and struck several trees in New Hampshire, authorities say

Lillianna Cawthron, of Londonderry, N.H., was pronounced dead after a one-vehicle crash near mile marker 14 on the southbound side of Interstate 93, authorities said.

Lawrence man one of two alleged wrong-way drivers arrested on I-93 in N.H., State Police said.

Julio Florentino, 68, and Alexis Rodriguez, 26, of Loudon, N.H., were arrested Aug. 17 and 18 on charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated and reckless conduct - deadly weapon ( a vehicle) , State police said in a statement Friday.

Cool August days. Now a warming trend. What do these shifts say about the end of summer in New England?
We went from hot and humid to a cooldown and back again. With all these shifting temperatures, how will August fare against other years?

Jupiter, Mars, and the moon get chummy for rare triple conjunction

Back-to-work order issued for two major Canada railroads. The union will comply, but a lawsuit is planned.
The Canadian arbitrator appointed to resolve a messy railroad labor dispute to protect the North American economy has ordered employees at the country’s two major railroads back to work so both can resume operating.

‘We need to get our act together’: With Boston’s rivers failing report cards, regulators aim to hasten cleanups
Urban rivers in Greater Boston remain polluted and cleanup efforts hardly made a dent in water quality last year, an annual report card by environmental regulators and river watershed groups revealed Friday.

Recommended reads

The Kancamagus Highway in peak foliage season.

Your guide to navigating the Kancamagus Highway during the busiest weeks of the year

Yes, there will be crowds. But the "Kanc" offers stunning views and hidden gems, if you know where to look.

dan shaughnessy

Catching up with the great Carl Yastrzemski as he turns 85, and other thoughts
The greatest living Red Sox player is enjoying the quiet life but still keeps tabs on the Red Sox and of course his grandson Mike.

This swanky hotel bar in Boston ranks among the best in country, according to USA Today
It features hand-crafted signature cocktails, a 1920s-inspired private lounge, and an outdoor terrace overlooking a picturesque park.

‘It’s palpable.’ Democrats at the DNC believe momentum from Harris can help sweep them to control of Congress.
The persistent plea to Democratic National Convention delegates was to work hard to win House and Senate majorities so Kamala Harris can enact her agenda if she wins.

Culture & Lifestyle

Childish Gambino's "The New World Tour" stopped at TD Garden on Friday.

Childish Gambino lights up TD Garden as his fantastical final tour stops in Boston

Amy Poehler during an interview with Seth Meyers on Thursday.

Amy Poehler is on a mission to read 50 books this year. Here are a few titles from her list.

Gizmo in the 1984 horror movie "Gremlins."

The 40-year-old aversion: Why I’ve always hated the PG-13

Naomi Ackie and Channing Tatum in "Blink Twice."

‘Blink Twice,’ groan repeatedly

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

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

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

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.

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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.

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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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Democratic vice presidential nominee Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and his wife, Gwen Walz, during the Democratic National Convention Aug. 19 in Chicago.

Republicans don’t have a monopoly on patriotism

Kamala Harris gave her presidential nomination acceptance speech in Chicago on Aug. 22

For Kamala Harris, dodging the details might be a winning strategy

Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, at a campaign rally on Aug. 20 in Milwaukee.

Red-baiting rhetoric belies the Democrats’ better record on the economy

A protest at The Cooper Union, a college in New York City, on May 9.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

The radical ideology at the heart of the anti-Israel protests

A woman bought eggs at a Walmart Superstore in Secaucus, N.J., on July 11.

James K. Galbraith and Isabella Weber

Harris’s fight against price gouging is good economics

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Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Tom Brown Jr., world-renowned survivalist, dies at 74

Mr. Brown taught thousands of people how to track animals, create weapons from rocks, forage for food, and generally thrive in the great outdoors.

Tropical Storm Hone increases to Category 1 hurricane strength while approaching Hawaii

Tropical Storm Hone increased to a Category 1 hurricane while continuing its steady approach toward Hawaii late Saturday, forecasters said.

State to spray parts of Plymouth and Worcester counties due to high risk of EEE

The state Department of Public Health said Saturday that aerial spraying in Plymouth County and truck-mounted ground spraying in parts of Worcester County will take place overnight, weather permitting, this week.

Islander flags, bejeweled costumes, and prismatic wings: Paraders celebrate colorful J’ouvert, Caribbean festival

The early morning sun shone over a sea of moving colors in Franklin Park, where flags boasting Jamaican greens and Bajan blues were draped around the waists and shoulders of the people out early — or late — for the annual J’ouvert celebration.

Sports

Drake Maye impressed in his second preseason outing.

Patriots mailbag: Scheming for Drake Maye, tackle troubles, and more

How are the Patriots building their offensive scheme to suit Maye's strengths?

Tanner Houck is without a win since the All-Star break.

DIAMONDBACKS AT RED SOX | 1:35 P.M. (NESN)

Game 129: Diamondbacks at Red Sox lineups and notes

Tanner Houck is on the mound searching for his first win since the All-Star break.

Josh Berry (4) flips his car after getting involved in a multi-car collision on the back stretch at Daytona.

It was a wild one at Daytona and Harrison Burton emerged in an overtime battle with Kyle Busch

Burton, the son of Jeff Burton who already lost his ride in the famed No. 21 Ford with Wood Brothers Racing next season, took the lead from Busch on the final lap.

Sun 72, Liberty 64

Marina Mabrey helps Sun clinch playoff spot

REDS 10, PIRATES 2

Casey Kelly was the Red Sox’ first-round pick in 2008. On Saturday, for the Reds, he got his first MLB save.

REVOLUTION 5, MONTREAL 0

Everything falls into place as Revolution pick up key 3 points in playoff chase

Business

Thanks to this Boston startup, self-driving trucks operate 24 hours a day in Singapore

Equipped with software developed by startup Venti Technologies, dozens of self-driving trucks are operating 24 hours a day in one of the world’s busiest ports.

A robot in downtown Boston can paint your nails in 10 minutes for $10

Clockwork’s fully autonomous manicure machine is one sign of the wave of automation coming for many parts of society.

Back-to-work order issued for two major Canada railroads. The union will comply, but a lawsuit is planned.

Fires break out on abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion that Yemen rebels attacked in Red Sea

magazine

At left: Frances Glessner Lee in a 1956 photo. At right: Irene Perry in a newspaper photo after her murder.

The heiress at Harvard who helped revolutionize murder investigations — and the case she couldn’t forget

The Kancamagus Highway in peak foliage season.

Your guide to navigating the Kancamagus Highway during the busiest weeks of the year

A row of apple trees at Alyson's Orchard; A bag of apple cider donuts and people picking apples at Belkin Family Lookout Farm.

10 of the best places for apple picking in New England this fall

This week's daters: Amerria and Mariana.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Our vibes were similar — just laid back and chill’

metro

Hospital staff and community members held a protest in front of Carney Hospital earlier this month after Steward announced it would close the hospital.

Profiteering off a public good

Gradual warmup, sunny skies on tap this weekend, but with an uptick in humidity

Is housing homeless people a ‘religious purpose’? A Somerville church may have to make the case in court.

sports

Keegan Bradley played to the crowd as he approached the 18th green during Sunday's third round of the BMW Championship.

Keegan Bradley takes one-shot lead at BMW Championship

Faster, more athletic Red Sox now one of the best base burglars in the majors

Red Sox bats silenced by Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks

business

Astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore gave a news conference aboard the International Space Station on July 10.

NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, after rejecting return on troubled Boeing capsule

Care policies take center stage in Harris’s economic message

‘The time has come’: Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals rate cut in September

politics

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally in Arizona. It comes hours after Kennedy ended his independent presidential campaign and endorsed Trump.

Election 2024: Follow live updates from the campaign trail

Many Gen Z men feel left behind. Some see Trump as an answer.

Abortion rights, on winning streak, face biggest test in November

Nation

JD Vance, a senator from Ohio and the Republican vice presidential nominee, spoke at a prayer breakfast in Milwaukee on July 18.

How JD Vance found his way to the Catholic Church

What to know about the heavy exchange of fire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah

Tropical Storm Hone increases to Category 1 hurricane strength while approaching Hawaii

World

This photo taken from a position in northern Israel shows a Hezbollah UAV intercepted by Israeli air forces over north Israel on Aug. 25.

Israel and Hezbollah trade heavy fire before pulling back, jolting a region braced for war

German police say a 26-year-old man has turned himself in, claiming to be Solingen knife attacker

5 people die in shelling of a Russian border region while Russian fire hits a hotel with reporters

opinion

Allison S. Cartwright, a candidate for clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County.

Cartwright for SJC clerk for Suffolk County

The radical ideology at the heart of the anti-Israel protests

Red-baiting rhetoric belies the Democrats’ better record on the economy

lifestyle

I feel like the other woman

I’m in my 50s and have a crush on a co-worker

It’s not just IUDs. Gynecologists and patients are focused on making procedures less painful.

food & dining

The interior of The Fed, a bar in the luxury five-star hotel in downtown Boston, The Langham.

This swanky hotel bar in Boston ranks among the best in country, according to USA Today

At Dryft Wellesley, chic seafood in a suburban setting

Last call for Cambridge Brewing Company; a new café and location for Porter Square Books

travel

I navigated my trip in Greece in a wheelchair, with help from a friend

More people are calling Homer, Alaska, home. After two visits this year, it’s easy to see why.

Wining, dining, and cruising in Bordeaux, France

Arts

Oupa Nkosi, "Soweto Express," from the series "Middle Class/Black Diamonds," 2007.

Picturing a continent in the present tense

Mid-century ‘urban renewal’ tore Boston apart. Air rights projects are starting to sew it back together again.

The world as ‘Ballroom’ at PEM

Books

Amy Poehler during an interview with Seth Meyers on Thursday.

Amy Poehler is on a mission to read 50 books this year. Here are a few titles from her list.

20 books we can’t wait to read this fall

A move for Porter Square Books, looking at public art, and posthumous poetry of Vermont

Movies

Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, and Charlie Sheen in "Red Dawn."

‘Red Dawn’ heralded the dawn of a new rating

So you wanna make a PG-13 rated movie? Take our quiz on what’s allowed — and not allowed.

The 40-year-old aversion: Why I’ve always hated the PG-13

Television

Roger Cook, who lived in Burlington, appeared on the show for nearly 40 years until his retirement in 2020.

Roger Cook, longtime landscape contractor on ‘This Old House,’ dies at 70

Unconventional programming

Amy Poehler is on a mission to read 50 books this year. Here are a few titles from her list.

music

Childish Gambino's "The New World Tour" stopped at TD Garden on Friday.

Childish Gambino lights up TD Garden as his fantastical final tour stops in Boston

‘Ballin’ ain’t the only thing I know’: Jaylen Brown drops new song with FERG

Ben Affleck had these three words engraved inside Jennifer Lopez’s engagement ring

Theater/Dance

From left: Nate Stephenson, Justin Genna, Peter Fanone, Eliza Fichter, and Ella Mooradian.

When masks reveal as well as conceal

Boston Ballet announces roster for 2024-2025 season

A new comedy club is set to open inside one of Boston’s historic theaters this fall

Health

An investigation by STAT found that private insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans used AI algorithms to wrongly deny or limit coverage.

What happens when AI picks your medical coverage

Medicaid-funded meal service ships unhealthy food to patients

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

Obituaries

Mr. Brown, shown in 2002, wrote 16 books on survival and tracking, selling about 2 million copies in total.

Tom Brown Jr., world-renowned survivalist, dies at 74

Helen Fisher, who researched the brain’s love circuitry, dies at 79

Scott Bloomquist, champion dirt-track driver, dies at 60