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Devastated farms tally losses from Western Mass. flooding
More than 75 farms suffered damage from recent heavy rains, and that number is expected to rise.

MBTA can’t say for sure when it last inspected fire-suppression equipment that failed at Charles/MGH

The agency that carries people on millions of trips each year says it only does standpipe inspections “on an ad hoc basis.”

Armed with charm and oodles of cash, Tim Scott makes a play for New Hampshire Republicans
Unlike other candidates with low poll numbers, Scott’s war chest signals he’s in it for the long haul.

Chris Sununu won’t seek reelection as New Hampshire governor

Republican Kelly Ayotte claims N.H. Democrat endorsed by Maura Healey would ‘turn New Hampshire into Massachusetts’

Wesleyan University ends legacy admissions
The decision comes just weeks after the Supreme Court struck down race-based affirmative action in higher education.

Stanford president to resign after investigation finds he failed to ‘decisively and forthrightly’ correct research

Marc Tessier-Lavigne's resignation came after he learned the results of an extensive investigation into his past research, which confirmed data-manipulation in scientific papers that he co-authored and found that he took insufficient steps to correct them.

Boy killed in Hyde Park hit-and-run crash was ‘life of the party,’ uncle says

Cillian Murphy in a scene from "Oppenheimer."

Odie Henderson review | ★★1/2

‘Oppenheimer’ brings out the best and worst in Christopher Nolan

This biopic of the ‘father of the atomic bomb’ is visually stunning but emotionally empty.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Another abuser takes a life he thinks he owns
The police reports from Newton make for gut-wrenching, and tragically predictable, reading.

Andrea Campbell among Democratic attorneys general calling on companies to increase diversity efforts amid pressure from Republicans
This comes after 13 Republican attorneys general signed a letter last week warning companies about using racial hiring quotas or preferences in light of the recent US Supreme Court decision that ended race-based affirmative action by many colleges.

A sandbar was highlighted by the late afternoon sun last year near Essex. Scientists have, for the first time, detected significant changes in the color of oceans across the planet.

Climate change appears to be changing the color of oceans

In a new scientific paper, researchers at MIT, the University of Maine, and elsewhere pieced together satellite data from the past two decades to detect the shift, a worrying development they said could be a harbinger of major changes in the marine food chain.

Megan Rapinoe (front) and Alex Morgan helped lead the United States to the 2019 World Cup title in France and are both heading back to their fourth World Cup.

Your guide to the 2023 Women’s World Cup: The host nations, the outlook for the United States, and more

The Women's World Cup is back and bigger than ever with an expanded field of 32 teams and a strong list of contenders looking to prevent a US three-peat in Australia and New Zealand.

Brayan Bello allowed three home runs for the first time in a major league start.

ATHLETICS 6, RED SOX 5

Brayan Bello serves up three homers as Red Sox fall to lowly Athletics and squander opportunity to gain in playoff race

The Red Sox (51-46) are now 2½ games behind the Astros for the third wild card spot after losing back-to-back games in Oakland.

MIT student Rona Wang asked an AI image creator app called Playground AI to make a photo of her look "professional." It gave her paler skin and blue eyes, and "made me look Caucasian."

An MIT student asked AI to make her headshot more ‘professional.’ It gave her lighter skin and blue eyes.

Rona Wang, who is Asian American, said the AI gave her "features that made me look Caucasian.”

Here’s why the actor and screenwriter unions are so worried about AI

Weather

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Humidity eases a bit in Greater Boston over next several days
Overall, the pattern of high humidity and high amounts of rain is somewhat relinquishing its grip on the region. The 10-day forecast looks like average or even a little below-average precipitation.

Massachusetts is experiencing smoky skies from wildfires in Canada.

Air quality alert issued through Wednesday in Mass. due to smoke from Canada

US Air quality 7/19/23

Map: How bad is the air quality right now?

Opinion

Robert Kennedy and Edward Kennedy with their sister-in-law Jacqueline Kennedy during the funeral of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 25, 1963, in Washington, D.C.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spouts nonsense, but some conspiracy theories are true

Sometimes one person’s conspiracy theory is another person’s eminently arguable proposition.

The unintended consequence of Putin’s war in Ukraine

What’s holding up gun safety in the Legislature?

A free society protects your right to burn a holy book

IDEAS | OLIVER MAYER

Our misguided obsession with G.O.A.T.

More recent News

UMass, Mass General Brigham investing $20 million to recruit diverse nurses
The funding will support the duo's efforts to recruit more than 400 students to the program over the next five years, the release said.

Massachusetts State House to reopen after ‘accidental’ fire, officials say
The sub-basement fire that spewed carbon monoxide into the Massachusetts State House and prompted officials to close the historic building to the public was accidental, investigators said Thursday. Officials did not immediately say when the State House would reopen.

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara pleads not guilty to multiple charges in connection with June crash
The court ordered Lara not to drive without a license, and she was released on her own recognizance. The next court date in the case is scheduled for Aug. 16.

A gunman in New Zealand kills 2 people ahead of Women’s World Cup tournament
A gunman killed two people before he died Thursday at a construction site in Auckland, New Zealand, as the nation prepared to host games in the FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer tournament.

Ben Volin I On football

The Bills, Dolphins, and Jets are spending big money on their rosters. Why aren’t the Patriots?
The Patriots are currently spending $201.6 million in cash on their 2023 roster. The league average is $245.6 million, per the NFL Players Association.

‘We have to make sure that Black people are at the center’: Kyera Singleton on co-curating ‘Slavery in Boston’ at Faneuil Hall
Singleton talks about the community outreach that she and the curatorial team did while organizing the show — and the outreach they still plan to do.

Recommended reads

Tufts Medical Center.

Tufts Medicine has limited time to improve its financial picture

The state’s sixth-largest health system serves a large low-income population.

Odie Henderson review | ★★★★

Don’t even try to put this ‘Barbie’ in a box
Greta Gerwig’s surreal satire starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is one of this year’s best films.

Tell us: Do you plan to see 'Barbie' in a theater?

‘We can never let our guard down’: After recent deaths, families of autistic children say wandering is constant concern
Drowning is a leading cause of death for all children. But children with autism are 160 times more likely to drown than neurotypical kids, according to a 2017 study.

Massachusetts is building a green economy, but does it have the workers to do so?
A new report published by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center forecasts thousands of new jobs by 2030 in order to meet the state’s decarbonization goals. But as of now, we’re not ready to fill them.

Culture & Lifestyle

Thomas Wilkins leads a program of music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Duke Ellington, and Jeff Midkiff July 23 at Tanglewood. In addition, Wilkins hosts a Saturday morning kid-friendly concert July 22.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Mourning [A] BLKstar plays shows in Provincetown on Saturday and Boston on Sunday.

Mourning [A] BLKstar sends a message to your heart, mind, and hips

Devra First mostly eats Cucumbers With Stuff standing at the counter.

‘Girl dinner’ is TikTok’s latest food trend. I’m one step ahead.

Unknown, "Mina Loy Dressed for the Blindman's Ball," 1917.

‘Mina Loy: Strangeness Is Inevitable’ celebrates a remarkable ‘cultural pollinator’

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

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.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

This week the Wu administration offered substantial real estate tax breaks to developers willing to take on the complex and costly efforts of converting downtown office building space into apartments or condos.

Vacant after the pandemic, downtown offices might find new life as housing

California Governor Gavin Newsom at a press conference in Sacramento on Feb. 1.

What Gavin Newsom’s proposed 28th Amendment gets right

Former president Donald Trump walked to speak during a rally, in Pickens, S.C., July 1, 2023.

Don’t let Trump run out the clock on justice

Evan Wright, a first-year Columbia University medical student, performed at a ceremony of gratitude honoring people who donated their bodies for study in the school's anatomy lab, in New York, April 21, 2023.

Christine M. Pink

When it comes to donating bodies for research, the living must advocate for the dead

Latinos are not well-represented in higher education — only 4 percent of master’s degree holders and 1 percent of PhD holders are Latino.

Latinos aren’t represented in higher education. Here’s how to fix that.

Are you a teen with a story to tell? Globe Ideas wants to hear from you.

Metro

UMass, Mass General Brigham investing $20 million to recruit diverse nurses

The funding will support the duo's efforts to recruit more than 400 students to the program over the next five years, the release said.

MBTA can’t say for sure when it last inspected fire-suppression equipment that failed at Charles/MGH

The agency that carries people on millions of trips each year says it only does standpipe inspections “on an ad hoc basis.”

Boy killed in Hyde Park hit-and-run crash was ‘life of the party,’ uncle says

Residents of the neighborhood mourned the death of young Ivan Pierre.

Devastated farms tally losses from Western Mass. flooding

More than 75 farms suffered damage from recent heavy rains, and that number is expected to rise.

Sports

Arsenal forward Folarin Balogun helped pepper the MLS All-Star goalkeepers, including New England Revolution goalie Djordje Petrovic (12).

ARSENAL 5, MLS ALL-STARS 0

Arsenal cruises to win against MLS All-Stars roster that includes two Revolution players

Carles Gil and Djordje Petrovic both checked in for the MLS All-Stars in the blowout loss.

Leonard Fournette ran for 668 yards and three touchdowns with the Buccaneers last season.

Patriots work out running back Leonard Fournette; watch Jets receiver Denzel Mims get dealt to the Lions

Fournette, 28, is a 6-foot, 228-pounder who has spent six seasons in the NFL, three with the Jaguars and the last three with the Buccaneers.

Lew Perkins grew up in Chelsea and returned to New England to serve as athletic director at UConn.

Lew Perkins, a Chelsea High/University of Iowa basketball star and longtime college administrator, dead at 78

Perkins’s family announced his death in Lawrence, Kan., via a statement issued by the University of Kansas. No cause was given, though Perkins, who spent 13 years as the athletic director at UConn, had been battling the effects of Parkinson’s disease.

ANGELS 7, YANKEES 3

Reeling Yankees swept by Angels for first time since 2009

A gunman in New Zealand kills 2 people ahead of Women’s World Cup tournament

Aaron Judge signs off on Shohei Ohtani’s quest to break his American League home run record

Business

Teamsters, UPS set to resume negotiations as deadline approaches

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Microsoft and Activision delay deal to settle British regulatory issues

The new extension, set for Oct. 18, signals that the two companies believe they will complete the deal but need more time to satisfy regulators’ concerns.

Biden administration unveils tougher guidelines on mergers

Stanford president to resign after investigation finds he failed to ‘decisively and forthrightly’ correct research

magazine

Six ways to boost your home’s curb appeal without breaking the bank

Eggplant ‘Katsu’

Recipes: Go beyond eggplant parm with these three dishes from around the world

Hollywood, bring intermission back to super long movies

Is it OK for woman to throw a shower if she's using a surrogate?

metro

Attorney General Andrea Campbell is among a group of Democratic attorneys general calling on companies to increase diversity efforts amid pressure from Republicans.

Andrea Campbell among Democratic attorneys general calling on companies to increase diversity efforts amid pressure from Republicans

R.I.’s First Congressional District race ballot is set, with Democrats at the top

Another abuser takes a life he thinks he owns

sports

After Meghara McManus had the Pride locker room at Warrior Arena to herself in February, it may be completely empty next winter.

Former Pride owner John Boynton still rooting for women’s league after buyout of Premier Hockey Federation

Four-seam fastball is Brayan Bello’s undoing against Athletics’ lefty sluggers

Matilda Castren, Kelly Tan take early lead by one stroke at LPGA’s only team event

business

Actor Matt Jones walks a picket line with members of the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild outside of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on July 18. The impact of artificial intelligence on writing and acting jobs is a key issue in the strike, which has shut down Hollywood.

Here’s why the actor and screenwriter unions are so worried about AI

Biden administration asks Walgreens, CVS, Walmart to help promote law to lower drug costs

R.I. launches website to centralize search for affordable housing

politics

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr. is set to testify at a House hearing over online censorship as GOP elevates Biden rival

Israeli president works to ease tensions with US, calling bond ‘irreplaceable’

Armed with charm and oodles of cash, Tim Scott makes a play for New Hampshire Republicans

Nation

Debris is scattered around the Pfizer facility on Wednesday, July 19, in Rocky Mount, N.C., after damage from severe weather.

Tornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina as scorching heat and floods sock other parts of US

Third verse, same as the first: Republicans shrug at latest Trump case

Judge upholds the $5 million jury verdict against Trump in a writer’s sex abuse and defamation case

World

A vendor pours lentils into a sack at a spice and grain market in Yemen's capital Sanaa on July 19, 2023.

Wheat prices spike after Russia escalates tensions in the Black Sea

Russia targets terminals in Odesa after quitting grain deal, Ukraine says

South Africa skirts dilemma after Putin cancels visit

opinion

In 2022, Boston police displayed parts of ghost guns, ammunition, and a 3-D printer allegedly discovered inside a Dorchester apartment.

What’s holding up gun safety in the Legislature?

GOP’s evolving but still evasive stand on global warming

May I have a word: A crossword coup de foudre

lifestyle

Find your way to a public pool or splash pad to cool down this summer. Pictured, lifeguards on watch at the Mirabella Pool in the North End in June 2022.

How to beat the heat without breaking the bank

Princess Diana’s iconic black sheep sweater could fetch at least $50,000 at auction

His family won’t let him see me. Should I wait?

food & dining

A bullet hole (right) is visible in the front window of Modern Pastry on Hanover Street from a shooting Wednesday night.

Restaurateur accused in North End shooting had history of disputes with city, neighbor

At Woods Hill Pier 4, more than just a pretty view

Recipe: Garnish local striped bass with salty, briny, lemony olive sauce with a little heat

travel

If you’re Keene on moving to N.H., feel free.

N.H. launches a new safety campaign to reduce speeding

Island life in Maine: Fine dining, fog, and ferries

Arts

Unknown, "Mina Loy Dressed for the Blindman's Ball," 1917.

‘Mina Loy: Strangeness Is Inevitable’ celebrates a remarkable ‘cultural pollinator’

‘Impassioned Destruction’: Exhibit offers new perspective on Boston Tea Party

In ‘Slice,’ Aaron Fink celebrates the sensuality of paint — and the succulence of a famous fruit

Books

At the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge (David L Ryan/Globe Staff )

Harvard Book Store’s virtual warehouse sale this week features more than 500 titles

Chasten Buttigieg in N.H. for ‘I Have Something to Tell You’ book tour

Colson Whitehead’s ‘Crook Manifesto,’ a sequel to ‘Harlem Shuffle,’ delves deep into the maelstrom of 1970s Harlem

Movies

Cillian Murphy in a scene from "Oppenheimer."

‘Oppenheimer’ brings out the best and worst in Christopher Nolan

‘The Holdovers,’ starring Paul Giamatti, released its first trailer

Here’s why the actor and screenwriter unions are so worried about AI

Television

From left: Zach Woods, John Cho, Zoë Chao, Paul Walter Hauser, Ken Jeong, Poppy Liu, and Vivian Wu in "The Afterparty," whose second season premieres July 12.

Buoyant ‘Afterparty’ holds up well in season 2

Here’s why the actor and screenwriter unions are so worried about AI

Marshal Raylan Givens stands tall in mixed-bag ‘Justified’ revival

music

Mourning [A] BLKstar plays shows in Provincetown on Saturday and Boston on Sunday.

Mourning [A] BLKstar sends a message to your heart, mind, and hips

After nearly 30 years, there’s movement in the case of Tupac Shakur’s killing. Here’s what we know.

Las Vegas police serve search warrant in Tupac Shakur murder investigation

Theater/Dance

Jenny Yang will play the Crystal Ballroom July 26.

Comedian Jenny Yang is on strike and on tour at the same time

North Shore Music Theatre is alive with a sparkling ‘Sound of Music’

At Barrington Stage, ‘tiny father’ tackles big themes

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

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

Dr. Frankfurt in Princeton, N.J., in 2005, the year his book on a certain kind of dishonesty became a bestseller.

Harry G. Frankfurt, philosopher with surprising take on bull, dies at 94

Actress, singer and style icon Jane Birkin dies in Paris at age 76

Melvin Wulf, transformative civil liberties lawyer, dies at 95