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Hazy skies, red sunlight, and a statewide air quality alert in Massachusetts. Should we be worried?

On Tuesday evening the air quality in Greater Boston was at unhealthy levels because of smoke from Canadian wildfires, according to Massachusetts officials.
Canada wildfires lead to air-quality alerts in northeastern US

See photos of smoky skies in US from Canadian wildfires

Wildfires in Canada have sent smoke south into the United States, leading to air quality warning, hazy skies, and colorful sunsets.

tara sullivan
LIV-PGA merger raises many questions, but one answer is clear: Money wins again
The righteous words of PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan now ring hollow, as his message seems to be that it's easier to split the dough than fight the fight.

PGA Tour commissioner has ‘heated’ meeting with players after LIV Golf merger

DEVRA FIRST | DINING OUT
The Banks Fish House wants to be the Grill 23 of seafood
With a revised menu and concept, does the Back Bay restaurant succeed?

May frost brings severe damage to spring harvest in New England

Robert Sobieski, the owner of Sobieski’s River Valley Farm, said that about 75 to 80 percent of his blueberry bushes were destroyed amid below-freezing temperatures in May.
Peter Abraham | On Baseball

It’s only June, but this Red Sox rally — keyed by Rob Refsnyder — feels like it came at just the right time

Another loss would have dropped the Sox under .500 and deeper into last place in the division, but their struggling offense delivered in the clutch.
James Paxton holds down Cleveland long enough for Red Sox bats to get to work in 5-4 win

State’s largest insurer has doubled spending on mental health care since start of the pandemic

The pandemic accelerated a brewing crisis, but also removed some of the stigma in seeking help.

Mayor Wu involved in car crash while passenger in Boston police vehicle

There were no major injuries in the crash, which is under investigation by Boston police, Wu's office said in a statement Tuesday.

Texas sheriff recommends charges in case of DeSantis flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

The announcement came as news broke that two flights of migrants were flown from Texas to Sacramento, which the DeSantis administration confirmed Tuesday it had coordinated.

Two dead in shooting after high school graduation ceremony in Virginia capital

Police say two people have been killed in a shooting after a high school graduation ceremony in Virginia’s capital.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Wu, Skipper propose big changes to BPS high schools
The mayor and superintendent proposed expanding Madison Park Technical Vocational High School and moving the O’Bryant School of Math and Science, Boston's most diverse exam school, to predominantly white West Roxbury.

college hockey
Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone retires amid inquiry
Stone, one of the winningest coaches in the sport, was the subject of a Globe report in January that detailed wide-ranging abuse allegations, including hazing.

‘A culture of complete fear’: Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone under fire for alleged abusive behavior
KEVIN CULLEN

Serial rapists hate women but can’t be charged with a hate crime in Massachusetts

Under federal law, and in most states, sex and gender are protected classes in hate crime laws. Not in Massachusetts.
DNA research is helping investigators track down suspects in cold cases. But how does it work?

‘A state of shock’: Woman testifies in rape trial against Boston attorney

Two 11-year-old boys seriously injured after being struck by car in Brockton
Gary Washburn I On basketball

Nuggets are hoping to learn a lesson from Game 2 loss to the Heat

The Nuggets, like the Bucks, Knicks, and Celtics before them, have learned that the Heat are experts at adjustments and making the most of their talent.
THE FINE PRINT

Vantage Travel is negotiating a sale of the company amid cancellations

The Boston travel mainstay, which has run luxury ocean and river cruises around the world for 40 years, made the statement after a new raft of cruise cancellations.

Progress Software security flaw leads to massive data theft

The Burlington company discovered the flaw last week, but online criminal gangs were already using it to steal data.
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

The rise in antisemitism should concern us all

This is not a problem only for Jews but for all Americans.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Why a 25-year-old lynching should still haunt America

EDITORIAL

Fear, loathing, and bike lanes in West Roxbury
Lauren Hunt

Legislature must regulate role of pharmacy benefit managers in our health care
Bradley H. Jones Jr. and Ross Connolly

High taxes are driving people out of Massachusetts

More recent News

While other states, countries have biotech envy, Massachusetts can’t find enough workers
At the BIO convention in Boston this week, the competition for companies and investments is heated.

Plane that crashed in Virginia lost contact with air traffic controllers during ascent, feds say
Only minutes into a doomed journey that ended on a remote Virginia mountain, the pilot of a business jet was not responding to air traffic control instructions.

Former New Jersey governor Christie kicks off 2024 Republican presidential bid with swipes at Trump
Republican former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie kicked off his presidential campaign Tuesday evening, promising to be the only candidate in a crowded GOP primary field willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump.

innovation beat
Apple isn’t labeling its AI products ‘AI.’ Here’s why that’s important.
Apple unveiled a VR headset and other new features packed with the same tech powering ChatGPT, but never mentioned the phrases “artificial intelligence” or “generative AI."

Most R.I. Democratic primary voters back assault weapons ban, poll finds
As legislative session enters final weeks, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund commissions a poll that zeroes in on North Providence and Warwick — the communities where Senate President Ruggerio and House Speaker Shekarchi live.

Florida grand jury involved in Trump documents probe by Justice Dept., AP source says
Federal prosecutors are using a grand jury in Florida as part of their investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents at former president Donald Trump’s Palm Beach property.

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.
Tell us: How have things changed in Boston since you were in your early 20s?

DEBT

SAVINGS

HOUSING

REALITY CHECK CALCULATOR
Love Letters

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters
Summer is a good time to take control of your romantic life – or lack thereof.

Recommended reads

Greenwashing at Greentown Labs? The Somerville climate-tech hub’s new partner is raising alarms.

When the company recently announced a new partnership with the largest oil company in the world — one that would provide it a close relationship with the startups being fostered at Greentown Labs — it sent shock waves through parts of the climate community.

Teens investigating equity find Stop & Shop charges more in Jackson Square than at a more affluent suburb
Several youth organizers with the Hyde Square Task Force who were researching inflation learned about how low-income shoppers often pay more for the same goods than shoppers in more affluent areas, and they wanted to test out that theory themselves.

To meet new state housing law, Newton aims to make its villages a little taller
One of Boston’s largest suburbs has a year-end deadline to comply with state law that could require it to permit more than 8,000 additional homes.

kara miller | the big idea
What happens when CEOs treat workers better? Companies (and workers) win.
MIT professor Zeynep Ton's new book says companies can succeed by paying workers more, not less.

Culture & Lifestyle

Celine Song’s romantic debut film ‘Past Lives’ was a path to self-discovery

Leith Ross feels everything

‘Never Have I Ever’ returns with its buoyant star

With an unseen portrait of a classical sorceress, BEMF makes vibrant return

Special Projects

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

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

How to thwart hackers

JEFF JACOBY

Middlebury College flunks a history test
IDEAS | SHERRIE DULWORTH

Why was it so hard to bear witness to my father’s final days?
EDITORIAL

Mass. owes feds $2.5 billion. Who’s going to pay?

IDEAS | ULBE BOSMA

The sugar baron of Boston
IDEAS

Calling teen writers! Globe Ideas wants to give you a megaphone.

Metro

See photos of smoky skies in US from Canadian wildfires

Wildfires in Canada have sent smoke south into the United States, leading to air quality warning, hazy skies, and colorful sunsets.

Mayor Wu involved in car crash while passenger in Boston police vehicle

There were no major injuries in the crash, which is under investigation by Boston police, Wu's office said in a statement Tuesday.

Texas sheriff recommends charges in case of DeSantis flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

The announcement came as news broke that two flights of migrants were flown from Texas to Sacramento, which the DeSantis administration confirmed Tuesday it had coordinated.
RI POLITICS

Most R.I. Democratic primary voters back assault weapons ban, poll finds

As legislative session enters final weeks, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund commissions a poll that zeroes in on North Providence and Warwick — the communities where Senate President Ruggerio and House Speaker Shekarchi live.

Sports

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

It’s only June, but this Red Sox rally — keyed by Rob Refsnyder — feels like it came at just the right time

Another loss would have dropped the Sox under .500 and deeper into last place in the division, but their struggling offense delivered in the clutch.
Red Sox notebook

Christian Arroyo tried to have a healthy attitude while sidelined for a month

Arroyo's most recent hamstring strain kept him out for roughly a month before he returned to the Red Sox lineup Monday
Red Sox 5, Guardians 4

James Paxton holds down Cleveland long enough for Red Sox bats to get to work in 5-4 win

The 34-year-old lefthander, making his fifth start of the season, blanked the Guardians after the first, his ERA dropping to 3.81.
MLB

Yankees star Aaron Judge headed to injured list for second time this season
tara sullivan

LIV-PGA merger raises many questions, but one answer is clear: Money wins again
cambridge 3, lexington 2

Cambridge boys’ volleyball survives five-set tournament thriller against Lexington in Division 1 second round

Business

Paratek Pharmaceuticals to be sold

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

World Bank projects weak global growth amid rising interest rates

“Rays of sunshine in the global economy we saw earlier in the year have been fading, and gray days likely lie ahead,” said Ayhan Kose, deputy chief economist at the World Bank Group.

Merck sues over law empowering Medicare to negotiate with drug makers

SEC sues Coinbase, one day after taking aim at Binance
magazine
PERSPECTIVE

Finding a home health aide to care for sick loved ones shouldn’t be this hard. (Not here.)

MISS CONDUCT

My neighbor said no when I asked to golf with her. I feel hurt.
COOKING

Recipes: Eggs fried, baked, or scrambled for Father's Day
Globe Magazine

I went searching for a relative who escaped the Holocaust. I found a secret some want to forget.

metro

Former governor Jane Swift testifies at legislative hearing to rein in health care spending

State’s largest insurer has doubled spending on mental health care since start of the pandemic

Wu, Skipper propose big changes to BPS high schools

sports

Nuggets are hoping to learn a lesson from Game 2 loss to the Heat

Confident and cruising, ace Connor Liona and Westford Academy boys’ tennis topples host Needham in Division 1 tournament

Although his play in center still shines, Kiké Hernandez’s errors at shortstop weigh heavily on him

business

Number of Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness during annual winter count up 15 percent over last year

Progress Software security flaw leads to massive data theft

Apple isn’t labeling its AI products ‘AI.’ Here’s why that’s important.

politics

Mike Pence to launch presidential campaign against Trump in Iowa, staking hopes on leadoff voting state

Florida grand jury involved in Trump documents probe by Justice Dept., AP source says

Former New Jersey governor Christie kicks off 2024 Republican presidential bid with swipes at Trump

Nation

Two dead in shooting after high school graduation ceremony in Virginia capital

Florida official says migrants flown to California went willingly, disputes claims of coercion

Canada wildfires lead to air-quality alerts in northeastern US

World

Quebec confronts 150 wildfires, effects felt as far away as New York City, New England

Major dam collapses in southern Ukraine, flooding villages as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame

Arctic summer could be practically free of sea ice by the 2030s

opinion

What Florida would look like without immigrants

Emergency shelters are overtaxed and overcrowded

Why Medicare should try medically tailored meals

lifestyle

Whose turn is it?

The cult of the classic Boston Whalers

How do I ask this person out?

food & dining

The Banks Fish House wants to be the Grill 23 of seafood

Picking strawberries? Here’s where to go and what to make.

Father-daughter duo cook up gluten-free guide to some favorite foods

travel

From campy to controversial: How drag queens became a target of conservative lawmakers

In Becket, the Dream Away Lodge is ‘somewhere between a living museum or a living work of art, and a church’

More travelers are taking the train — to save the planet

Arts

‘Call and Response’ examines racism in reproductive health, history

Paintings that are all about touch

The Peabody Essex Museum to hire a TikTok creator-in-residence

Books

Debut author Kate Fussner sends Orpheus and Eurydice to a Boston middle school

The best new books for summer 2023

Kaija Langley, author of verse novel ‘The Order of Things,’ has built a writing career in the margins of a busy life

Movies

Celine Song’s romantic debut film ‘Past Lives’ was a path to self-discovery

‘Hocus Pocus 3′ is currently in the works, according to Disney. Could filming return to New England?

Danson and Steenburgen to receive lifetime achievement award from Trinity Rep

Television

‘Never Have I Ever’ returns with its buoyant star

Bar from NBC comedy ‘Cheers’ sells at auction for $675,000

This week’s TV: Tom Holland’s ‘Crowded Room,’ the Tonys, and why we need watercooler shows

music

Leith Ross feels everything

Astrud Gilberto, singer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema,’ dies at 83

With an unseen portrait of a classical sorceress, BEMF makes vibrant return

Theater/Dance

In ‘Rooted,’ a cult insists she’s their leader, but the poor woman just wants to study her plants

In Arlekin’s ‘The Gaaga,’ a Ukrainian playwright puts Vladimir Putin on trial

The stage is theirs: At a majority of Boston-area theaters, women leaders have taken charge

globe local

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

Françoise Gilot, artist in the shadow of Picasso, is dead at 101

Anna Shay, star of Netflix’s ‘Bling Empire,’ dies at 62

Jim Hines, first to sprint 100 meters in under 10 seconds, dies at 76