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Shooter kills 4 and injures at least 9 at Georgia high school; 14-year-old charged with murder

A 14-year-old student at Apalachee High School was taken into custody, authorities said, and was being charged as an adult with murder. Two students and two teachers were killed.

Healey selects former N.J. State Police lieutenant colonel to lead Mass. State Police

The effort to pick a new leader follows the February 2023 retirement of former colonel Christopher Mason, who had pledged to reform the force.

Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre refuses to comply with subpoena for federal hearing

Through his lawyer, de la Torre argued that he is prohibited by Steward itself from discussing the company’s bankruptcy.

Globe Spotlight: Inside the secret financial dealings of Ralph de la Torre

Bankruptcy judge approves sales of six Steward hospitals in Massachusetts

Police investigate beating of transgender teen in Gloucester

The mother of a transgender teenager who was beaten up Friday night at a party in a Gloucester park said video shows a large group of teenagers attacking her son.

Harris pitches tax plan in New Hampshire, as Trump insists he is still fighting for the potential swing state
Whether New Hampshire's four electoral votes are still truly in play has become a matter of heightened dispute in recent days.

See live updates from the campaign trail Trump’s dreams of winning NH have dimmed

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘All my friends are going to high school’: Braintree teen remains without school for second straight year
Caught in the middle of a battle between her mother and Braintree Public Schools over her education, Samantha Frechon is again facing the start of school with nowhere to go.

Sandra Birchmore’s estate questions why state ‘didn’t pursue a criminal investigation’ against Matthew Farwell

Sister of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau posts emotional tribute to siblings, who were killed in N.J. crash

Massachusetts primary elections

Supporters gathered for Evan MacKay’s election night party in Cambridge on Tuesday.

Decker appears to prevail in Mass. House primary, topping challenger after Cambridge officials release updated tally

Cambridge officials on Wednesday released updated vote totals nearly 20 hours after polls closed showing state Representative Marjorie Decker with 3,472 votes to Evan MacKay’s 3,431.

Here are the winners from Tuesday’s primary likely headed to the Legislature next year Dolan upsets 25-year incumbent, Civil emerges from four-way race in Governor’s Council primaries

NFL 2024 | predictions

The Globe staff makes its predictions for the NFL season and how the Patriots will fare
Is there any chance of playoff contention or even a winning record for the Patriots? None of our experts sees that happening.

dan shaughnessy

He’s not on any team’s sideline, but Bill Belichick looms large over the NFL this season

The kickoff return was going extinct in the NFL. Here’s why it could make a comeback.

Your guide to the 2024 NFL season: Super Bowl favorites, top story lines, rule changes, and more

Improving the on-time performance of Boston school buses will be one of the district's top priorities for the new school year under a district improvement plan with the state.

BPS enters third and final year of state improvement plan. Is the overhaul working?

When classes resume Thursday, families should see improvements under the state improvement plan, though much of the implementation remains unfinished.

A massive, 125-year-old lakeside mansion in New Hampshire has gone up for sale for the first time in a century, giving potential buyers the opportunity to live like a survivor of the Titanic for an asking price of $9.5 million.

For $9.5 million, you can own this lakeside N.H. mansion built by a Titanic survivor

The eight-bedroom, four-bathroom shingled estate at 58 Wiggin Farm Road in Moultonborough includes an expansive 5,605 square feet of living space and a sweeping 964 feet of shorefront on Squam Lake.

From attic to auction: Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4m in Maine

The 17th century painting, “Portrait of a Girl,” by Dutch artist Rembrandt was discovered by art appraiser and auctioneer Kaja Veilleux in an attic in an estate in Camden, Maine.

Necklace, 550–450 B.C., gold and carnelian. Classical Department Exchange Fund.

MFA returns necklace to Turkey

Michael Keaton in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice."

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is good good

Michael Keaton returns as the demon so nice, you must say his name thrice. Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara are also back in this grisly and fun sequel.

A bowl of Ankara Miso from Ganko Ittetsu Ramen in Coolidge Corner.

10 restaurant openings to know about this fall

Vegetable omakase, post-pickleball pasta, handmade Korean dumplings, and other autumnal delights are coming our way. Here's a look at these and others.

How the owner of Ellie’s, now reopened in Providence, sees the future

"American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez," a new limited series on FX, chronicles the rise and unthinkable fall of the former Patriots player.

Globe Magazine

I went behind the scenes of ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’. Here’s what I learned.

The editor who oversaw the Spotlight Team’s series on the fallen Patriots star gets a glimpse of how FX adapted the Globe investigation for TV.

Opinion

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Jackson’s support for binding Supreme Court ethics rules is part of an extraordinary shift. Congress must listen.

"A binding code of ethics is pretty standard for judges, and so I guess the question is: Is the Supreme Court any different?" Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said this week.

JOAN VENNOCHI

What’s the delay in deciding Shannon O’Brien’s fate with the cannabis board?

JEFF JACOBY

Most climate policies have something in common: They don’t work

IDEAS | ROB HENDERSON

Why are you so angry?

EDITORIAL

Don’t panic over EEE. But be cautious.

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East Bridgewater police help capture runaway cow

The cow, named “Boots,” had escaped from a farm on Summer Street. It would not relinquish its freedom easily.

LOVE LETTERS

I’m almost 40 and fear my social anxiety will keep me from ever dating
Is it too late to learn to ask someone out?

What makes a ‘great’ summer, weather-wise? We’ve ranked the best of the best in recent memory.
As we bid adieu to yet another summer, tell us what your most enjoyable and memorable June-August season was.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

EMass high school football: Xaverian kicks off season No. 1 in Globe Top 20
The defending Division 1 champion is prepped for another strong run as the new season begins, with contenders like St. John's Prep and King Philip right behind in the weekly rankings.

10 high school football matchups to watch and picks for Week 1

Motorcyclist killed after crashing into a median cable barrier on I-95 in Newbury
The driver was treated at the scene before being taken Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, where he was pronounced dead.

ABC to air interview with Karen Read on Friday
In addition to Read, the network also apparently interviewed John O’Keefe’s friends and law enforcement analysts.

Dana-Farber’s Laurie Glimcher is leaving on her own terms. That’s the difference between male and female leadership.

“I am 73, and I feel strongly that we must look to the next generation,” Glimcher told the Globe in an interview.

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher to step down next month

‘It’s going to transform lives’: After years of advocacy, low-income MBTA riders now eligible for half-price fares
The debut of the long-awaited reduced-fare program expands access to more than 60,000 residents across Massachusetts’ transit system.

Some landlords have vacant apartments for homeless families. The paperwork required by the state is driving some away.
A key program Massachusetts uses to find long-term housing for homeless families is straining to accommodate thousands of them.

Talking Shop

What’s your color? A new studio in Wellesley aims to help you find your perfect palette.
Also: Savage X Fenty and more are coming to the South Shore Plaza.

Culture & Lifestyle

Sam Jay is back in Boston this weekend for a show at the Wilbur.

After roasting Tom Brady, Dorchester comic Sam Jay is ready for her next big gig

Moshe Waldoks poses for a portrait during a walk along the Charles River in Allston in late August. Waldoks's one-man show, "You Can Live If They Let You," premieres at Boston Center for the Arts Sept. 12.

What’s it like inside the mind of Newton’s rabbi-rabblerouser Moshe Waldoks?

Coming onboard as an executive producer, Walton Goggins has helped revive the Oldtone Music Festival, which returns Sept. 5-8 in New York's Hudson Valley.

Walton Goggins lends his star power to help revitalize the Oldtone Music Festival

Dominican singer-songwriter Ray Liriano returns to the Jamaica Plain Music Festival stage this year.

Jamaica Plain Music Festival broadens its vision for 12th edition

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.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Migrants who were being deported from the United States walked along a bridge that connects El Paso and Mexico, on March 18, 2021.

Michael Ettlinger

Trump’s plan to vaporize the economy

A Conley Elementary School second-grader waited for her bus in Boston, on Sept. 7, 2023.

Tom Keane

Is the ‘birth dearth’ a crisis for Boston schools?

Signs and flags are pictured at a pro-Palestinian encampment on the lawn of the Stratton Student Center campus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in May.

EDITORIAL

New school year should bring new approach to student protests

A girl headed to her elementary school in Brooklyn, New York on the first day of classes in 2021. This year, most schools are treating COVID like the flu or RSV, at the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

IDEAS | Sandro Galea

Is it OK to stop worrying about COVID?

The author's father, Edward Shanahan, in Detroit, where he was a general assignment reporter at the Free Press, writing feature stories from around the state.

IDEAS | MARK SHANAHAN

Writing my father’s obituary with him revealed a man I never knew

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

White House signaling it will likely stop Nippon Steel’s plans to buy US Steel

Joe Biden had already voiced his objections to the merger, backing his supporters in the United Steelworkers union who oppose the deal.

Kamala Harris comments on deadly Georgia school shooting at New Hampshire campaign event Wednesday

Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris commented on the Georgia school shooting that killed four Wednesday.

Decker appears to prevail in Mass. House primary, topping challenger after Cambridge officials release updated tally

Cambridge officials on Wednesday released updated vote totals nearly 20 hours after polls closed showing state Representative Marjorie Decker with 3,472 votes to Evan MacKay’s 3,431.

Sister of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau posts emotional tribute to siblings, who were killed in N.J. crash

Katie Gaudreau called Johnny and Matthew the “absolute best big brothers a little girl could have asked for.”

Sports

Bill Belichick has been a vocal opponent of social media and technology as a whole.

patriots

Bill Belichick officially joins Instagram … or ‘InstaFace,’ as he called it

The former Patriots head coach announced during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” that he was officially joining Instagram.

Rhamondre Stevenson asserts that he and the other Patriots running backs are raring to go Sunday.

patriots notebook

Patriots are confident that their running game can hold its ground vs. Bengals

With the opener looming Sunday, coach Jerod Mayo and his players cited the significant progress that was made over the summer.

Wellesley captain Annie Comella netted both goals in a 2-1 Bay State Conference win over Milton.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' SOCCER

EMass girls’ soccer: Wellesley’s Annie Comella strikes early, headlines Players of the Week

The senior captain netted both goals to lift the No. 7 Raiders to a 2-1 Bay State Conference win over Milton.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

As teams get ready for a new high school football season, the offensive line has to be a top priority

nfl 2024

Everything you need to know about the new NFL kickoff rules

BASEBALL

‘I hate where the game’s at right now:’ Atlanta’s Whit Merrifield rages at state of pitching in MLB after taking a fastball off the head

Business

Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre refuses to comply with subpoena for federal hearing

Through his lawyer, de la Torre argued that he is prohibited by Steward itself from discussing the company’s bankruptcy.

White House signaling it will likely stop Nippon Steel’s plans to buy US Steel

Joe Biden had already voiced his objections to the merger, backing his supporters in the United Steelworkers union who oppose the deal.

Biden preparing to block Nippon Steel purchase of US Steel

TALKING POINTS

Mass. employers faintly optimistic about the economy

magazine

PERSPECTIVE

Most jobs don’t have mandatory retirement ages. Maybe more should.

Cooking

Upgrade your sandwich options with fried halloumi and peaches, Chilean style pork, and more

MISS CONDUCT

My divorced parents’ drama is causing grief for me and my wife

Beacon Hill Books & Cafe on the left and the Fenway Victory Garden at right.

Best of the Best

We put together a list of the best things to do in Boston. Readers had their own ideas.

metro

East Bridgewater Police Officer Matthew Monteiro helps corral a cow that was loose in the area of Belmont and Summer streets on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.

East Bridgewater police help capture runaway cow

Man ordered held without bail on witness intimidation charge in death of Lawrence woman

‘We were going to have to close’: How the owner of Ellie’s, now reopened, sees the future

sports

Green Bay's Keisean Nixon (left) has led the NFL in kickoff-return yardage each of the last two seasons.

The kickoff return was going extinct in the NFL. Here’s why it could make a comeback.

Montreal’s Cole Caufield announces he will wear No. 13 to honor Johnny Gaudreau

Game 140: Red Sox at Mets lineups and notes

business

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen argued in favor of what would be the largest grocery chain merger in US history while testifying during a federal court hearing on Wednesday.

Kroger’s CEO says shoppers would see lower prices after the chain’s merger with Albertsons

US job openings fall as demand for workers weakens

Meta content court rules ‘from the river to the sea’ isn’t hate speech

politics

U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris walked onto the stage during a campaign event at Throwback Brewery in North Hampton, N.H, on Wednesday.

Harris pitches tax plan in New Hampshire, as Trump insists he is still fighting for the potential swing state

Harris unveils small business tax plan at New Hampshire campaign stop

White House signaling it will likely stop Nippon Steel’s plans to buy US Steel

Nation

Parents walked their child out of Apalachee High School after a shooting at the school Wednesday, Sept. 4, in Winder, Ga.

Shooter kills 4 and injures at least 9 at Georgia high school; 14-year-old charged with murder

Maui wildfire report shows communities how to avoid similar disasters

Texas deputy was fatally shot at Houston intersection while driving to work, police say

World

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, gestured as he spoke during a joint press conference in Kyiv on Aug. 27.

Ukraine names candidates for its new Cabinet in major overhaul

Mexico’s lower house of Congress approves president’s judicial overhaul

Climate change is making ‘last chance tourism’ more popular, riskier

opinion

May I have a word: A future ex-husband

Trump’s plan to vaporize the economy

New school year should bring new approach to student protests

lifestyle

This undated photo shows a 17th century painting, “Portrait of a Girl,” by the Dutch artist Rembrandt.

From attic to auction: Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4m in Maine

Do cellphones cause brain cancer? A WHO review of 63 studies finds no link.

Free events in Boston this week: Boston Arts Festival returns, free concert, Seaport movie night

food & dining

Ellen Gracyalny is the owner of Ellie’s, a Parisian-style cafe, in Providence, R.I.

‘We were going to have to close’: How the owner of Ellie’s, now reopened, sees the future

10 restaurant openings to know about this fall

City Bar, City Table, and Sólás Irish Pub to close amid Lenox Hotel overhaul

travel

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is hard to miss in Cleveland — and you shouldn’t miss it.

Checking out one of Cleveland’s greatest hits: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Traveling over Labor Day weekend? Have a back-up plan for cancellations and delays, and be patient.

We picked a Florida vacation spot we’d never heard of. Turned out to be the ideal choice.

Arts

MFA returns necklace to Turkey

Art and environmental activism are birds of a feather for Sheida Soleimani

At Mass MoCA, Steve Locke’s ‘the fire next time’ chills to the bone

Books

The cover of Terry Farish and Lochan Sharma's new YA novel that's set in the Seacoast of New Hampshire and addresses different perspectives on the debate over immigration.

Immigration debate at the center of a new YA novel set in N.H.

Local bestsellers for the week ended Sept. 1

In ‘Tell Me Everything,’ Elizabeth Strout finds the big hearts behind some of New England’s most tight-lipped townspeople

Movies

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is good good

‘Hundreds of Beavers’ screens at the Somerville

James Darren, ‘Gidget’ teen idol, singer, and director, dies

Television

Former Patriots receiver Danny Amendola will compete on “Dancing with the Stars,” the ABC network announced Wednesday.

Former Patriots receiver Danny Amendola, ‘pommel horse guy’ Stephen Nedoroscik among ‘Dancing with the Stars’ cast

Brian Stelter returns to CNN

ABC to air interview with Karen Read on Friday

music

Walton Goggins lends his star power to help revitalize the Oldtone Music Festival

Jamaica Plain Music Festival broadens its vision for 12th edition

His Passim project: Through portraits, Barry Schneier tells folk history with ‘The Song Is Still Being Written’

Theater/Dance

After roasting Tom Brady, Dorchester comic Sam Jay is ready for her next big gig

What’s it like inside the mind of Newton’s rabbi-rabblerouser Moshe Waldoks?

The Portland Maine Comedy Festival is back to celebrate the city’s wacky and welcoming scene

Health

Lifespan signed a purchase agreement to take over Morton Hospital in Taunton.

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

What happens when AI picks your medical coverage

Obituaries

Ms. Morial joined her husband, Ernest, on Election Night in 1967 as he won a House seat in the Louisiana Legislature.

Rent in Greater Boston defies national trends

Shooter kills 4 and injures at least 9 at Georgia high school; 14-year-old charged with murder

Healey selects former N.J. State Police lieutenant colonel to lead Mass. State Police

Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre refuses to comply with subpoena for federal hearing

Bankruptcy judge approves sales of six Steward hospitals in Massachusetts

Police investigate beating of transgender teen in Gloucester

Harris pitches tax plan in New Hampshire, as Trump insists he is still fighting for the potential swing state Whether New Hampshire's four electoral votes are still truly in play has become a matter of heightened dispute in recent days.

Sandra Birchmore’s estate questions why state ‘didn’t pursue a criminal investigation’ against Matthew Farwell

Sister of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau posts emotional tribute to siblings, who were killed in N.J. crash

Decker appears to prevail in Mass. House primary, topping challenger after Cambridge officials release updated tally

NFL 2024 | predictions The Globe staff makes its predictions for the NFL season and how the Patriots will fare Is there any chance of playoff contention or even a winning record for the Patriots? None of our experts sees that happening.

He’s not on any team’s sideline, but Bill Belichick looms large over the NFL this season

The kickoff return was going extinct in the NFL. Here’s why it could make a comeback.

Your guide to the 2024 NFL season: Super Bowl favorites, top story lines, rule changes, and more

BPS enters third and final year of state improvement plan. Is the overhaul working?

For $9.5 million, you can own this lakeside N.H. mansion built by a Titanic survivor

From attic to auction: Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4m in Maine

MFA returns necklace to Turkey

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is good good

10 restaurant openings to know about this fall

I went behind the scenes of ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’. Here’s what I learned.

Jackson’s support for binding Supreme Court ethics rules is part of an extraordinary shift. Congress must listen.

What’s the delay in deciding Shannon O’Brien’s fate with the cannabis board?

Most climate policies have something in common: They don’t work

Why are you so angry?

Don’t panic over EEE. But be cautious.

More recent News

East Bridgewater police help capture runaway cow

LOVE LETTERS I’m almost 40 and fear my social anxiety will keep me from ever dating Is it too late to learn to ask someone out?

What makes a ‘great’ summer, weather-wise? We’ve ranked the best of the best in recent memory. As we bid adieu to yet another summer, tell us what your most enjoyable and memorable June-August season was.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL EMass high school football: Xaverian kicks off season No. 1 in Globe Top 20 The defending Division 1 champion is prepped for another strong run as the new season begins, with contenders like St. John's Prep and King Philip right behind in the weekly rankings.

Motorcyclist killed after crashing into a median cable barrier on I-95 in Newbury The driver was treated at the scene before being taken Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, where he was pronounced dead.

ABC to air interview with Karen Read on Friday In addition to Read, the network also apparently interviewed John O’Keefe’s friends and law enforcement analysts.

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Dana-Farber’s Laurie Glimcher is leaving on her own terms. That’s the difference between male and female leadership.

‘It’s going to transform lives’: After years of advocacy, low-income MBTA riders now eligible for half-price fares The debut of the long-awaited reduced-fare program expands access to more than 60,000 residents across Massachusetts’ transit system.

Some landlords have vacant apartments for homeless families. The paperwork required by the state is driving some away. A key program Massachusetts uses to find long-term housing for homeless families is straining to accommodate thousands of them.

Talking Shop What’s your color? A new studio in Wellesley aims to help you find your perfect palette. Also: Savage X Fenty and more are coming to the South Shore Plaza.

Culture & Lifestyle

After roasting Tom Brady, Dorchester comic Sam Jay is ready for her next big gig

What’s it like inside the mind of Newton’s rabbi-rabblerouser Moshe Waldoks?

Walton Goggins lends his star power to help revitalize the Oldtone Music Festival

Jamaica Plain Music Festival broadens its vision for 12th edition

Special Projects

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

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

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

Nightmare in Mission Hill

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Trump’s plan to vaporize the economy

Is the ‘birth dearth’ a crisis for Boston schools?

New school year should bring new approach to student protests

Is it OK to stop worrying about COVID?

Writing my father’s obituary with him revealed a man I never knew

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

White House signaling it will likely stop Nippon Steel’s plans to buy US Steel

Kamala Harris comments on deadly Georgia school shooting at New Hampshire campaign event Wednesday

Decker appears to prevail in Mass. House primary, topping challenger after Cambridge officials release updated tally

Sister of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau posts emotional tribute to siblings, who were killed in N.J. crash

Sports

Bill Belichick officially joins Instagram … or ‘InstaFace,’ as he called it

Patriots are confident that their running game can hold its ground vs. Bengals

EMass girls’ soccer: Wellesley’s Annie Comella strikes early, headlines Players of the Week

As teams get ready for a new high school football season, the offensive line has to be a top priority

Everything you need to know about the new NFL kickoff rules

‘I hate where the game’s at right now:’ Atlanta’s Whit Merrifield rages at state of pitching in MLB after taking a fastball off the head

Business

Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre refuses to comply with subpoena for federal hearing

White House signaling it will likely stop Nippon Steel’s plans to buy US Steel

Biden preparing to block Nippon Steel purchase of US Steel

Mass. employers faintly optimistic about the economy

Most jobs don’t have mandatory retirement ages. Maybe more should.

Upgrade your sandwich options with fried halloumi and peaches, Chilean style pork, and more

My divorced parents’ drama is causing grief for me and my wife

We put together a list of the best things to do in Boston. Readers had their own ideas.

metro

East Bridgewater police help capture runaway cow

Man ordered held without bail on witness intimidation charge in death of Lawrence woman

Harris pitches tax plan in New Hampshire, as Trump insists he is still fighting for the potential swing state
Whether New Hampshire's four electoral votes are still truly in play has become a matter of heightened dispute in recent days.

NFL 2024 | predictions

The Globe staff makes its predictions for the NFL season and how the Patriots will fare
Is there any chance of playoff contention or even a winning record for the Patriots? None of our experts sees that happening.

LOVE LETTERS

I’m almost 40 and fear my social anxiety will keep me from ever dating
Is it too late to learn to ask someone out?

What makes a ‘great’ summer, weather-wise? We’ve ranked the best of the best in recent memory.
As we bid adieu to yet another summer, tell us what your most enjoyable and memorable June-August season was.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

EMass high school football: Xaverian kicks off season No. 1 in Globe Top 20
The defending Division 1 champion is prepped for another strong run as the new season begins, with contenders like St. John's Prep and King Philip right behind in the weekly rankings.

Motorcyclist killed after crashing into a median cable barrier on I-95 in Newbury
The driver was treated at the scene before being taken Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, where he was pronounced dead.

ABC to air interview with Karen Read on Friday
In addition to Read, the network also apparently interviewed John O’Keefe’s friends and law enforcement analysts.

‘It’s going to transform lives’: After years of advocacy, low-income MBTA riders now eligible for half-price fares
The debut of the long-awaited reduced-fare program expands access to more than 60,000 residents across Massachusetts’ transit system.

Some landlords have vacant apartments for homeless families. The paperwork required by the state is driving some away.
A key program Massachusetts uses to find long-term housing for homeless families is straining to accommodate thousands of them.

Talking Shop

What’s your color? A new studio in Wellesley aims to help you find your perfect palette.
Also: Savage X Fenty and more are coming to the South Shore Plaza.