The Boston Globe

The corporate offices of Massachusetts General Brigham hospitals in Assembly Square in Somerville.

Even without a COVID surge, state’s largest hospitals suffer multimillion-dollar losses

Mass General Brigham, the state’s largest health system and its largest private employer, reported a $120 million operating loss for the quarter ending in June.

Policing and prosecuting local white supremacy? There’s one major legal hurdle that makes it difficult.
Despite the outcry over the growing visibility of right wing extremists in the Northeast, police have limited options for charging them criminally.

Ballard’s Beach Resort on Block Island faces backlash after brawls
New Shoreham residents say they are fed up with the drinking and noise at the entertainment venue, which has grown from a family-friendly restaurant to an alcohol-fueled hot-spot.

Acting Boston school chief steps into spotlight as state turnaround deadlines loom

Drew Echelson is now front-and-center as the acting superintendent of BPS, charged with temporarily leading BPS through a grueling state intervention plan and preparations for welcoming back 48,000-plus students early next month.

FBI recovered documents labeled ‘top secret’ during search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate

The seized records include some marked not only top secret but also “sensitive compartmented information,” a special category meant to protect the nation’s most important secrets that if revealed publicly could cause “exceptionally grave” damage to US interests.

Laws and lists in search warrant offer clues to Trump document investigation

As monkeypox cases mount, Mass. colleges race to get ahead of a new kind of potential outbreak
After dealing with COVID-19 already, several of the state’s largest schools this week are moving to tackle monkeypox, taking to social media, updating their websites, and sending out e-mail blasts to provide families with the latest science.

Congress passes climate, health care, tax bill, sending measure to President Biden to sign
Democrats happily declared victory on top-tier goals like providing Congress’ largest ever investment in curbing carbon emissions, reining in pharmaceutical costs, and taxing large companies.

Author Salman Rushdie on a ventilator after being stabbed while on stage in New York

A bloodied Rushdie was flown to a hospital and underwent surgery. His agent, Andrew Wylie, said the writer was on a ventilator Friday evening, with a damaged liver, severed nerves in an arm and an eye he was likely to lose.

Garrett Whitlock (left) pitched two scoreless innings of relief and Tommy Pham (third from left) delivered the walkoff single in the Red Sox' win over the Yankees.

red sox 3, yankees 2 (10 innings)

After scuffling most of the night, Red Sox tie it in ninth inning, finish walkoff win over Yankees in 10th

J.D. Martinez tied it with a single in the ninth inning before trade deadline acquisition Tommy Pham delivered the winning single in the 10th.

Matt Patricia, left, and Joe Judge, center, took turns calling offensive plays under the watchful eyes of Bill Belichick.

Give Bill Belichick the benefit of the doubt, Tyquan Thornton will help, and other thoughts on the Patriots

Even though Mac Jones and the varsity didn't play against the Giants, the preseason opener at least provided a few morsels of mild interest.

Old and new Orange Line trains sat at Wellington Station after an announcement that the city will shutter the Orange Line for 30 days to provide much needed improvements.

Here’s how to get where you need to go during the Orange Line shutdown, according to MBTA

While the Orange Line is shut down, the MBTA will also be closing the Green Line between Government Center and Union Square stations and will provide shuttle bus service at all Green Line stations along this stretch.

Opinion

Yechiel Teichman, who said he and his children had been vaccinated against polio, goes shopping with his daughters at a mall in Monsey, N.Y., on July 22, 2022. Health officials here offered pop-up polio vaccinations and urged the public to get shots as they investigated whether a known case of polio had spread to others.

End the religious exemption for school vaccinations, already

New York polio outbreak highlights the risk of letting kids come to school without standard immunizations.

The invasion of the bachelorette party

MARCELA GARCÍA

A breach of trust in East Boston?

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Is Kevin Hayden fit to be district attorney?

Revenge porn does real harm to real victims. Why won’t the state Senate act?

CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM | Brandon Hasbrouck

Dear Mr. Trump: I support your 4th Amendment rights. I wish you supported ours
I have the deepest of sympathies for anyone subjected to such police violence, though I must confess to having some doubts that this is quite what happened at Mar-a-Lago.

globe 150 magazine cover

150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

More recent stories

Anne Heche has died, son confirms in statement to Los Angeles Times
Heche was removed from life support on Friday, according to the Los Angeles Times. The actor is known for her roles in “Six Days, Seven Nights,”“Donnie Brasco,” and “Return to Paradise,” among other films.

Man imprisoned for Ala. murder arraigned in Boston for 1980 killing
Steven Fike has been extradited to Boston from Alabama, where he was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for a 1982 rape and murder, the Suffolk district attorney’s office said in a statement.

One rescued in boat fire off Block Island, R.I.
One person was rescued from a burning boat that sent a thick plume of smoke over Block Island, R.I. Friday afternoon, drawing a response from the US Coast Guard and several local agencies, officials said.

Family of Juston Root, fatally shot by police in 2020, demand independent probe
The family of Juston Root gathered at the intersection of Hammond Street and Route 9 Friday, just dozens of feet away from where he was killed by police in 2020.

North Attleborough priest placed on administrative leave amid investigation
Reverend Rodney E. Thibault, pastor of Transfiguration of the Lord Parish and director of St. Mary–Sacred Heart School, was placed on leave last week by the bishop of the Fall River Diocese, according to a statement.

Missing girl Harmony Montgomery is dead, authorities say
She was murdered in Manchester in December 2019, nearly two years before she was reported missing. officials said.

Recommended reads

The Celtics' 1962-63 team photo: Front row, left to right: K.C. Jones, Bill Russell, President Walter A. Brown, Coach Red Auerbach, Treasurer Lou Pieri, Capt. Bob Cousy, Sam Jones. Standing: Frank Ramsey, Gene Guarilia, Tom Sanders, Tom Heinsohn, Clyde Lovellette, John Havlicek, Jim Loscutoff, Dan Swartz, and trainer Buddy LeRoux.

Dan Shaughnessy

Remembering a true Hall of Fame era with Celtics, and other thoughts

Take a look at the 1962-63 world champion Celtics team photo. Sixteen men, 11 Hall of Famers.

ben volin | on football

Details are scarce on Tom Brady’s hiatus from the Bucs. Here are three theories.
The quarterback will be away from the team for at least a week and a half, and the Bucs say they knew this was coming.

An elephant statue. Rare Ferraris. A hard-right South Dakota pol. Just an evening with the leading Mass. GOP candidate for governor.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Geoff Diehl’s fund-raiser offered a window into a different Massachusetts political universe than runs counter to the stereotype — a red dot amid deep blue.

Mass. marijuana agency warns of possible toxin in ‘1906′ edibles
Regulators at the Cannabis Control Commission said the company's "Midnight Drops" include an herbal ingredient that can cause liver injury.

video

Culture & Lifestyle

Susan Orlean and Hrishikesh Hirway team up for the new podcast "Book Exploder."

Susan Orlean hosts ‘Book Exploder,’ a lit spinoff of hit music podcast

From left: Owen Wilson, Walker Scobell, and Momona Tamada in "Secret Headquarters."

In ‘Secret Headquarters,’ a 14-year-old discovers his father is not what he seems

Kyla Stone and Sam McLellan in the touring production of "Anastasia."

In bringing ‘Anastasia’ to the stage, creators added gravitas, and plenty of new songs

Leonidas Kavakos (left) and Yo-Yo Ma (right, pictured with Emanuel Ax in 2018) anchor this weekend’s events at Tanglewood.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Special Projects

Back to Boston

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

FROM OUR PARTNERS

product by Studio/B. What is this?This content was produced by Boston Globe Media's Studio/B in collaboration with the advertiser. The news and editorial departments of the Boston Globe had no role in its production or display.

product by BG BRANDLAB. What is this?This content was produced by Boston Globe Media's Studio/B in collaboration with the advertiser. The news and editorial departments of the Boston Globe had no role in its production or display.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Storm clouds hung in the distance in April over the Old Harbor Museum in the dunes at Race Point Beach in Provincetown.

Blowin’ in the wind

Maybe there’s a simple way to get more people onto Massachusetts beaches — particularly the ones guarded by parking bans. What if you could catch a public shuttle bus to the beach?

IDEAS | MILES HOWARD

Open Mass. beaches to everyone — with buses

An aerial view of President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago this week.

Republicans’ ‘banana republic’ charge is bananas

Ranking Republican member Tom Cole of Oklahoma (L) looked on as Chairman Jim McGovern of Massachusetts (R) spoke at a hearing of the House Rules Committee to formulate a rule on the Senate amendment to the Inflation Reduction Act at the US Capitol Building on Aug. 10.

Congress is plagued by hyperpartisanship even on matters popular with the public

FILE - More than 100 opponents of the Wisconsin Republican redistricting plans vowed to fight the maps at a rally ahead of a joint legislative committee hearing at the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 28. Some questioned whether gerrymandering has diminished the ability of state legislatures to truly represent the people's will.

America’s crisis of democracy has already arrived

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

Global information wars are a threat to the planet. This is how we could broker peace.

Metro

One rescued in boat fire off Block Island, R.I.

One person was rescued from a burning boat that sent a thick plume of smoke over Block Island, R.I. Friday afternoon, drawing a response from the US Coast Guard and several local agencies, officials said.

Man imprisoned for Ala. murder arraigned in Boston for 1980 killing

Steven Fike has been extradited to Boston from Alabama, where he was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for a 1982 rape and murder, the Suffolk district attorney’s office said in a statement.

MBTA Green Line service resumes after power issue near Kenmore

Service had fully resumed by about 8:30 p.m., with delays of about 20 minutes, the MBTA said.

Ballard’s Beach Resort on Block Island faces backlash after brawls

New Shoreham residents say they are fed up with the drinking and noise at the entertainment venue, which has grown from a family-friendly restaurant to an alcohol-fueled hot-spot.

Sports

San Diego's Fernando Tatis Jr. will only be able to watch the rest of the season after being suspended for 80 games for using a performance-enhancing substance.

Baseball notebook

Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. suspended 80 games for positive drug test

The penalty was effective immediately, meaning the All-Star shortstop cannot help the Padres in their playoff run this year.

After reaching first on a single, Andrew Benintendi dove back to the base to avoid being picked off in the sixth inning.

peter abraham | on baseball

With his game face on, Andrew Benintendi returns to Boston as a member of rival Yankees

“It’s just another baseball game, but glad to be back here,” the former Red Sox outfielder said before his first game at Fenway Park since Boston traded him to Kansas City before last season.

Garrett Whitlock (left) pitched two scoreless innings of relief and Tommy Pham (third from left) delivered the walkoff single in the Red Sox' win over the Yankees.

red sox 3, yankees 2 (10 innings)

After scuffling most of the night, Red Sox tie it in ninth inning, finish walkoff win over Yankees in 10th

J.D. Martinez tied it with a single in the ninth inning before trade deadline acquisition Tommy Pham delivered the winning single in the 10th.

Deshaun Watson apologizes to ‘all the women I have impacted’ before struggling in his first game in 19 months

J.J. Spaun leads playoff opener at FedEx St. Jude, while Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and Jordan Spieth miss cut

red sox notebook

J.D. Martinez has been out of sorts at the plate, but three-hit night could put him on right track

Business

Driver walkout halts trains as UK summer strike wave spreads

The 24-hour strike by members of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen halted trains on major routes, including the main lines between London and Scotland and commuter services around the capital.

Sinema took Wall Street money while killing tax on investors

The $983,000 Sinema has collected since last summer more than doubled what the industry donated to her during all of her preceding years in Congress combined, according to an Associated Press review of campaign finances disclosures.

Here’s what’s in Democrats’ climate, health care, deficit reduction measure

The MBTA is an asset we can’t afford to squander

magazine

Writer Greg Harris paddles past the outside of a dilapidated parking garage ramp at the Alewife MBTA station.

What I learned about urban development and environmental preservation from kayaking Alewife Brook

Vape wars: The fierce debate over the banning (and unbanning) of Juul e-cigarettes

Black women are constantly expected to be strong. It’s taking a toll.

I’m trying to stay friends with someone who’s chronically hours late

metro

Jennifer Root Bannon joined family and supporters in sharing information regarding her brothers death during a Justice for Juston event at the intersection of Boylston St. and Hammond St. In Brookline.

Family of Juston Root, fatally shot by police in 2020, demand independent probe

Provincetown sewer system restored after system failure

Ongoing coverage of the Catholic Church, misconduct, and abuse by clergy in Rhode Island

sports

Bernarda Pera is seeking her third straight tournament title.

Bernarda Pera stays on a roll with win over Katie Volynets at Thoreau Open in Concord

Former Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester pops up at Fenway to catch up with some old friends

Give Bill Belichick the benefit of the doubt, Tyquan Thornton will help, and other thoughts on the Patriots

business

"Spot," Boston Dynamics' robotic dog, pours a beer at the Sam Adams Boston Taproom in downtown Boston earlier this year.

Boston Dynamics backing $400 million AI and robotics research center in Kendall Square

End of an era: The Dunkin’ Donuts Center will be getting a new name

South Korea to pardon Samsung’s Lee, other corporate giants

politics

An aerial view of former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.

FBI recovered documents labeled ‘top secret’ during search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate

Laws and lists in search warrant offer clues to Trump document investigation

Congress passes climate, health care, tax bill, sending measure to President Biden to sign

Nation

Author Salman Rushdie was tended to after he was attacked during a lecture, Friday at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, N.Y.

Author Salman Rushdie on a ventilator after being stabbed while on stage in New York

Southern Baptists say denomination faces DOJ investigation

Ohio gunman appeared to threaten FBI after Trump home search

World

Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko speaks to The Associated Press reporters during an interview on Aug. 12, 2022.

Ukrainian minister says Russia blocking access to medicines

Praise, worry in Iran after Rushdie attack; government quiet

UN Ship to Carry Ukrainian Grain Directly to Countries Worst Affected by Shortage

opinion

Polygraphs are not the way forward in police reform

Media beware: Trump has a way with language

Republicans’ ‘banana republic’ charge is bananas

lifestyle

Actor Jonathan Frakes as Commander Will Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

‘Star Trek’ actor Jonathan Frakes on Riker’s return, beaming down to Boston

He’s hooked up with nearly all of his female friends

This year, students in Mass. will have access to free school meals. But how do we stop the stigma around hunger?

food & dining

Outdoor diners outside Bencotto in the North End on Aug. 11, 2022.

North End outdoor dining — with its new fees — is nearing its end. Where did the money go?

The South Shore gets a new brunch spot; the North End prepares for a feast

This quick-service restaurant is all it’s Crack’d up to be

travel

These kid-sized Optimist prams are a great introduction to sailing. You can find Opti racing fleets throughout New England.

Don’t know a jibe from a jib? Check out The Sailing Museum in Newport

The Silver Scream Con in Danvers, a new restaurant in Portland, and a military vehicles museum in Wyoming

‘We want to give you a sense of Maine, but not clobber you with it’

Arts

Bryan Florentin, "Prepared Shelves 2.1," 2022

‘Exposure 2022′ takes photography to unexpected places

Painterly weavings at Praise Shadows Art Gallery

MFA makes major photography acquisition

Books

In widowhood, making sense of a turbulent marriage

Reading everything from Dr. Seuss to books about war

One apartment building holds many stories

Movies

Top row from left: Ben Affleck with Jennifer Lopez in "Gigli"; with Matt Damon in "Good Will Hunting"; and as Batman in "Zack Snyder's Justice League." Bottom row from left: Affleck with Jeremy Renner in "The Town"; in "Argo"; and with Joey Lauren Adams in "Chasing Amy."

For Ben Affleck’s 50th birthday, we’re celebrating the good, the bad, and the ‘Gigli’

Forget Buffy. Meet Bud the vampire slayer.

In ‘Secret Headquarters,’ a 14-year-old discovers his father is not what he seems

Television

Jon Batiste, shown attending the TIME100 Gala in New York in June, is leaving “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” as bandleader after a seven-year run. Louis Cato, who has served as interim bandleader this summer, will take over on a permanent basis when the show returns for its eighth season.

Bandleader Jon Batiste is leaving ‘The Late Show’

Jon Batiste leaves Stephen Colbert’s ‘The Late Show’

When ‘Saul’ called, Brookline’s Alison Tatlock answered

music

Thursday night on Boston Common, tenor Ricardo Garcia and soprano Vanessa Becerra sang the title roles of BLO's production of "Romeo and Juliet."

After two decades, BLO returns to Boston Common with ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Jon Batiste leaves Stephen Colbert’s ‘The Late Show’

On the TD Garden stage, Kendrick Lamar wrestles with love, fame, and himself

Theater/Dance

From left: "ranney" and Kevin Craig West in "Hymn" at Shakespeare & Company.

A too-muted ‘Hymn’ at Shakespeare & Company

Dance Heginbotham’s Pillow program explores dance and music, humor and heartbreak

In bringing ‘Anastasia’ to the stage, creators added gravitas, and plenty of new songs

globe local

A corn plant grows out of the dry soil of a field that Dracut farmer David Dumaresq cannot irrigate. Dwindling supplies of pond water leave in doubt whether this second crop will reach maturity.

‘I’m gambling all the time with my crops’: Farmers struggle to adapt to drought

Should all K-12 students in Massachusetts be guaranteed daily recess?

Dragonflies aren’t just pretty — they eat pesky bugs like mosquitoes

Obituaries

Carol Kaye and Bill Pitman in the 2015 documentary film "The Wrecking Crew."

Bill Pitman, revered studio guitarist, is dead at 102

Raymond Briggs, who drew a wordless ‘Snowman,’ dies at 88

Roger Mosley, the chopper pilot T.C. on ‘Magnum, P.I.,’ dies at 83