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After latest attacks on liberal arts education, New England college presidents double down

College enrollment in the humanities has been falling for years, as families and prospective students opt for majors that lead to higher starting salaries.

Search of Maui wreckage reveals burned out homes, obliterated communities from deadliest US wildfire in years
The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui is revealing a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battle the stubborn blaze that has already claimed 36 lives, making it the deadliest in the US in five years.

As Maui wildfires rage, historic banyan tree appears to be burned, but still standing See photos and videos of the wildfires that devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui

This tech founder built one of Boston’s biggest AI companies. But he says the West Coast approach is the future.
If you want to understand the changing landscape of artificial intelligence — and Boston’s place in it — talk to Jeremy Wertheimer, the former Google exec and cofounder of ITA Software.

Texans at Patriots, 7 p.m.

5 things to know about rookie Malik Cunningham, who could play for the Patriots in the preseason opener
Whether he lines up at quarterback or wide receiver, Cunningham is one of the more intriguing players likely to feature for New England during the preseason.

Follow along as the Patriots take on the Texans in their first preseason game Four things to watch in the Patriots’ preseason opener vs. the Texans

Big ideas come in small packages in MFA’s ‘Tiny Treasures’

The show uncorks "the magic of miniatures" with a delightful and eclectic mix of paintings and objects.

Proposed COVID and flu vaccination rules for health workers allow many exceptions

Hospital leaders say generous exemptions may drive down vaccination rates, but nursing homes, struggling with short staffing, welcome the proposal.

Supreme Court blocks, for now, OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would shield Sacklers

The justices agreed to a request from the Biden administration to put the brakes on an agreement reached last year with state and local governments.

Clarence Thomas’s 38 vacations: The other billionaires who have treated the Supreme Court justice to luxury travel

Revealed for the first time from an array of previously unavailable information is the fullest account to date of the generosity that has regularly afforded Thomas a lifestyle far beyond what his income could provide.

Surgeon in MGH double-booking controversy reprimanded for ‘substandard care’ in other, unrelated cases

A former Massachusetts General Hospital surgeon whose back operation on former Red Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks led to a $5.1 million malpractice settlement has been reprimanded by state regulators for care he provided to two other patients.
Read the Spotlight report from 2015: Should a surgeon run two operations at once?

Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case

The date is just under two weeks before the first votes are set to be cast in the Republican presidential race, with Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses scheduled for Jan. 15.
Trump valet pleads not guilty in classified documents case

Merrimack Valley residents, businesses assess damage from powerful storm as flood warnings continue
Among the properties severely damaged by the flooding Tuesday was the Davis & Furber Mills space on High Street in North Andover, which houses more than 90 businesses.

Judge urges settlement in case of eBay’s bizarre stalking of Natick couple
David and Ina Steiner are still seeking compensation four years after they were sent live spiders and death threats.

They thought they’d be making a movie right now. Instead, these local film workers are waiting out the strikes.

From a set carpenter whose livelihood dried up to a costumer who had to let her child care provider go, these industry professionals are feeling Hollywood’s ripple effects in a big way.
MATTHEW GILBERT

Is it a drama? A comedy? That question may be as dated as those labels.

Shows like "The Bear," “Fleabag,” “Feel Good,” “Transparent,” “I May Destroy You,” and “Better Things” are truer to the emotional tempo of our lives, which don’t always come down to either laughing or crying.
frank dell'apa | on soccer

World Cup 2023: A goalkeeper with Boston ties has backstopped Colombia’s surprising advance

Catalina Perez was working for a Boston bank in 2019 when she was coaxed to play soccer again with the New England Mutiny, relaunching her athletic career.
Opinion
Vivi Smilgius

‘Lazy Girl Jobs’ are anything but lazy

The title does a massive disservice to the thousands of workers who have adopted it by equating laziness with the desire for work-life balance.
Jim Braude

Trump trial should be televised
EDITORIAL

Holden wants to hold the line on housing. It mustn’t win that fight.
IDEAS | Evan Selinger and Brett Frischmann

How to use ChatGPT to apologize
IDEAS | RITHWIK KALALE

Pokémon forever

More recent News

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey wounding at least 23 people, six months after catastrophic quake

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes Turkey, six months after catastrophic seismic activity devastated the region, causing damage to buildings and wounding 23 people, according to Turkish officials.

Jack Teixeira, Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top secret information, urges judge to set him free pending espionage trial

Teixeira’s lawyers downplayed the government’s concern about messages Teixeira allegedly sent online supporting a terrorist attack at the World Cup, and his search of government databases for reports of mass shootings.

Iran transfers 5 Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest in step toward deal for ultimate release

Iranian officials at the United Nations confirmed the terms to The Associated Press, saying that the prisoner transfer “marks a significant initial step in the implementation of this agreement.”

How we got here: a timeline of Boston’s Long Island bridge project
The history of the Long Island bridge, and the fight to reconstruct an addiction treatment campus on the island, is full of complicated twists and turns. Here is a timeline of events.

Boston receives ‘go sign’ from state for Long Island bridge project

Passengers sue Ballard’s Beach Resort and Block Island ferry company, one year after chaotic concert brawls

A year after a problematic reggae music festival, a group of passengers who were on the Block Island Ferry that night when a brawl broke out have filed a federal lawsuit alleging emotional and psychological harm after being stuck on the ferry for nearly an hour.

Nurse from N.H. and her daughter ‘healthy and unharmed,’ after release from captivity in Haiti, group says

Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were released “healthy and unharmed” Tuesday, after the 31-year-old nurse from New Hampshire and her child spent nearly two weeks in captivity following their abduction in Haiti on July 27, her employer said Thursday.

Recommended reads

Teacher of the Year was supposed to be an honor. Then politics intervened.

As the culture wars have come for public education in the United States, the Teacher of the Year contest has become yet another battlefield.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
When it comes to Provincetown, Donal O’Sullivan is the man with all the answers
For close to a quarter of a century, the concierge on the fast ferry has answered travelers' questions about all things Provincetown, from the best place to get a lobster roll to “What is a tea dance?”

Globe Magazine
These libertarians want to take over New Hampshire. But first, a clothing-optional gun show.
My wild week inside the Free State Project’s PorcFest, the largest libertarian festival in the world.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
In our immigrant crisis, an opportunity
Welcoming the immigrants is also the smart thing to do. They’re good for Massachusetts, and we desperately need them.

Culture & Lifestyle

Free festival at City Hall Plaza will celebrate 50 years of hip-hop

Page-turning middle-grade books to get them reading before school starts up

An extraordinary view from ‘Golda’s Balcony’

Documentary about Gazmine Mason, professional Black bowler from Cranston, to premiere at Rhode Island film festival

Special Projects

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 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

SCOT LEHIGH

Your thoughts, please, on climate change
MARCELA GARCÍA

Meet the Latina using Instagram to translate bureaucracy for Bostonians
Josh Grossman, Sabina Tomkins, Lindsay Page, and Sharad Goel

Harvard isn’t Hogwarts. Merit, not parentage, should be key to admission.
EDITORIAL

As Springfield factory gets more time to finish subway trains, T riders deserve more information
Jerome Adams

Ignoring COVID-19 is still not an option for most Americans
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Merrimack Valley residents, businesses assess damage from powerful storm as flood warnings continue

Among the properties severely damaged by the flooding Tuesday was the Davis & Furber Mills space on High Street in North Andover, which houses more than 90 businesses.

Proposed COVID and flu vaccination rules for health workers allow many exceptions

Hospital leaders say generous exemptions may drive down vaccination rates, but nursing homes, struggling with short staffing, welcome the proposal.

More thunderstorms due Thursday, slight chance of tornado on Cape Cod, forecasters say

Fierce weather will return to Eastern Massachusetts Thursday afternoon as thunderstorms are expected to generate heavy rainfall, raising concerns about renewed flash flooding across the region, according to the National Weather Service.

Jack Teixeira, Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top secret information, urges judge to set him free pending espionage trial

Teixeira’s lawyers downplayed the government’s concern about messages Teixeira allegedly sent online supporting a terrorist attack at the World Cup, and his search of government databases for reports of mass shootings.

Sports

MLB notebook

In a win with playoff intensity, Orioles stave off sweep by Astros to remain atop AL East standings

The Orioles (71-44) extended their streak to 76 series without being swept in a 5-4 triumph over the Astros on Thursday in Baltimore.
live updates

Follow along as the Patriots take on the Texans in their first preseason game

Expect to see a lot of new faces on the field at Gillette Stadium.
Patriots

5 things to know about rookie Malik Cunningham, who could play for the Patriots in the preseason opener

Whether he lines up at quarterback or wide receiver, Cunningham is one of the more intriguing players likely to feature for New England during the preseason.
Red Sox vs. Royals | 7:10 P.M. (NESN)

Game 116: Royals at Red Sox lineups and notes
frank dell'apa | on soccer

World Cup 2023: A goalkeeper with Boston ties has backstopped Colombia’s surprising advance
Little League World Series

Rhode Island team is one game away from the Little League Baseball World Series

Business

Investigators say miscommunication between pilots caused United plane to drop near ocean’s surface

The National Transportation Safety Board said in a final report that the crew failed to manage the plane’s path, airspeed, and nose direction after the mix-up between the captain and co-pilot.

This tech founder built one of Boston’s biggest AI companies. But he says the West Coast approach is the future.

If you want to understand the changing landscape of artificial intelligence — and Boston’s place in it — talk to Jeremy Wertheimer, the former Google exec and cofounder of ITA Software.

Supreme Court blocks, for now, OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would shield Sacklers
RI POLITICS

Benny’s makes a cameo in R.I. congressional race
magazine
Globe Magazine

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades. At 98, what would it mean to be free?

Globe Magazine

How a WBCN deejay and a Harvard dining hall concert helped The Cars get their big break

Your Summer Beach Bag

10 great books to read on a New England beach this summer

Globe Magazine

He was caught trying to defraud a COVID relief fund. Then vanished.

metro

Boston police reunite stolen dog with owner

Benny’s makes a cameo in R.I. congressional race

President Biden approves Hawaii disaster declaration. Follow live updates.

sports

From Amherst College to the Basketball Hall of Fame: David Hixon breaks through for Division 3

Phil Mickelson wagered more than $1 billion, tried to bet on Ryder Cup, alleges renowned gambler Billy Walters

Celtics to open preseason vs. 76ers at TD Garden Oct. 8

business

Coach owner to buy parent of Versace and Michael Kors in luxury mega merger

Studios are raking in profits while actors and writers are on strike

Inflation picks up, but details under the surface are encouraging

politics

Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case

Supreme Court blocks, for now, OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would shield Sacklers

Manchin says he has ‘seriously’ considered leaving Democratic Party

Nation

Trump and longtime aide plead not guilty to new charges in documents case

Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case

Las Vegas police videos show moments before home is raided in Tupac Shakur cold case

World

Russia’s military push on the eastern front prompts Ukraine to evacuate thousands of civilians

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey wounding at least 23 people, six months after catastrophic quake

Iran transfers 5 Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest in step toward deal for ultimate release

opinion

Waiting, watching delegates at Republican National Convention

How Biden can put an end to Trump’s threat to democracy

“It’s a dignity issue”: Inside the movement tackling period poverty in the U.S.

lifestyle

Big fashion is getting bigger. Parent of Coach will buy Versace, Michael Kors owner Capri in $8.5b deal.

Moved to the beach, met a man

Page-turning middle-grade books to get them reading before school starts up

food & dining

The Great Scott space in Allston might become a Taco Bell Cantina

At Waltham’s Bánh Mì Oi, a spicy surprise in a simple strip mall

Elvis Presley’s Jungle Room pops up in Boston; MIDA East Boston arrives with clam pies

travel

Tony Danza on New York, Jack Nicholson, and potato chips

Travelers are working out ways to find the best gyms while on the road

When it comes to Provincetown, Donal O’Sullivan is the man with all the answers

Arts

Big ideas come in small packages in MFA’s ‘Tiny Treasures’

At the Photographic Resource Center: Shanghai, Missouri, and points between

Dominic Killiany’s ‘What I See’ exudes exuberance

Books

James McBride, in ‘The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store,’ builds a rich portrait of a Depression-era Black and immigrant community around the mystery of a skeleton in a well

In Lauren J.A. Bear’s debut novel ‘Medusa’s Sisters,’ Greek mythology’s monstrous sisters tell of the cruelty and capriciousness of the Olympian gods in shaping their fate

Steven Millhauser, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, on the pleasures of being an older reader and writer

Movies

Striking screenwriters will resume negotiations with studios on Friday

‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’: The crime of the ancient mariner

They thought they’d be making a movie right now. Instead, these local film workers are waiting out the strikes.

Television

Will satire be a superpower for ‘The Franchise’?

Striking screenwriters will resume negotiations with studios on Friday

Is it a drama? A comedy? That question may be as dated as those labels.

music

Las Vegas police videos show moments before home is raided in Tupac Shakur cold case

The Great Scott space in Allston might become a Taco Bell Cantina

John McLaughlin and Shakti celebrate 50 years of a cross-cultural fusion

Theater/Dance

For Brenda Withers, ‘The Ding Dongs’ rang true

August Wilson’s biographer, on illuminating a playwright who illuminated America

Complexions Contemporary Ballet makes debut at Jacob’s Pillow

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

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

Rodriguez, a singer and a salve to a nation in turmoil, dies at 81

Paul Brodeur, environmental writer who exposed dangers of asbestos, dies at 92