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Death toll rises to 80 in Maui wildfires as survivors begin returning to communities in ruins

Maui County says the number of confirmed deaths from the Maui wildfires has increased to 80, while police say a new fire burning on the Hawaii island of Maui triggered an evacuation of a community northeast of the area that burned earlier this week.

Maui before and after wildfires: Photos and videos capture the devastating destruction

Massachusetts had a $600 million tax shortfall last fiscal year, likely budget gap, officials say

After years of surpluses, Massachusetts collected roughly $600 million less in taxes over the past fiscal year than it expected, state officials said Thursday, greatly reducing a planned deposit into the state’s savings account and leaving it with a potential $180 million budget gap to plug.

Inquiry into Everett officials’ alleged civil rights violations closed
A year-long inquiry launched by former US attorney Rachael Rollins has been closed and no federal charges will be brought.

Tufts Medicine eliminating hundreds of jobs as it outsources lab services

The health system, which has faced prolonged financial difficulties, on Aug. 3 announced the sale of Tufts Medicine Outreach Laboratory business and some operating assets to Labcorp of North Carolina.

Pause in Purdue settlement provokes mixed emotions
The Supreme Court order is expected to delay payments to thousands of plaintiffs and to groups and government agencies battling the opioid epidemic. Some say that funding is needed quickly and urgently.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Here are the ugly numbers on Boston housing ‘affordability’
With mortgage rates at 7 percent, buying a home is increasingly out of reach.

A new report estimates that Massachusetts will need 10,000 of the fastest DC charging connections, up from just 651 today, and 35,000 medium-speed ports known as “Level 2,” up from 5,468 today.

Massachusetts needs wicked more EV chargers

A new report estimates that the state will need 10,000 of the fastest DC charging connections, up from just 651 today, and 35,000 medium-speed ports known as “Level 2,” up from 5,468 today.

As Cape Cod aims to expand its underused airport, some residents wonder why
Passenger traffic has plunged at the Hyannis airport in recent years. Now, its operators want to lengthen the runway to handle bigger new planes from New York.

‘One big legal circus’: Hunter Biden special counsel pulls the Justice Department even more deeply into the 2024 election
It’s a position that neither the Justice Department nor the candidates would choose to be in.

James Pindell | Analysis: Four takeaways on the decision to name a Hunter Biden special counsel

Former president Donald Trump.

Judge warns of restraints to what evidence Trump can talk about, agrees to limited protective order

The federal judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against Donald Trump warned Friday that there are limits on what the former president can publicly say about evidence in the investigation as he campaigns for a second term in the White House.

Chris Sale walked off the Fenway Park mound after 4⅔ innings and was charged two runs on one hit, with seven strikeouts.

ALEX SPEIER | ON BASEBALL

Chris Sale’s dazzling return to Red Sox lends itself to cautious optimism for both team and oft-injured starter

As impressive as Sale was, as much as he’s tried to assure the Sox he’ll be fine, it’s no longer possible to watch him overpower another team and simply take for granted what he might contribute moving forward.

Chris Sale delivers the Red Sox a much-needed shot in the arm in a win over the Tigers

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announcing a state of emergency amid historic influx of migrants.

Healey administration appeals to Mass. residents with ‘an extra room or suite’ to consider hosting migrant families

“If you have an extra room or suite in your home, please consider hosting a family,” Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll said during Tuesday’s announcement.

Susan Lichwala inspected boxes of ginger snaps at the Lynnfield outpost of Christmas Tree Shops Thursday, just days before the company was set to close all locations.

For whom the jingle bell tolls: Remaining Christmas Tree Shops shutter for good today

The much-loved (but apparently not loved enough) discount store chain will close for good on Saturday.

The author at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., in 2016, when he was a mere 63.

dan shaughnessy

Reflections of a sports columnist upon turning 70, and other thoughts

The players are always young. Fresh new faces replace the ones from last year. But those of us who cover them grow older and older.

Opinion

A helicopter dropped water on the Caldor fire in the Lake Tahoe area in September 2021.

IDEAS | BOB REGAN

Notes from the burn scar

Scorched and renewed — in life as in wildfires.

Healey’s big chance to reshape Parole Board to her values

The old woman and the kindness of a stranger

IDEAS | JOHN SUMMERS

The biggest Vietnam War story that Americans don’t talk about

Advice for culture warrior Ron DeSantis: A satire

More recent News

Uncertainty mounts for occupants of Provincetown dune shacks
As a decision looms on who will have the chance to occupy Provincetown’s historic dune shack colony, top Massachusetts legislators appealed again to federal leaders to defend existing dwellers.

Six children, sailing instructor, rescued from boat adrift near Graves Light in Boston Harbor

Massachusetts Environmental Police safely towed the disabled boat to shore with the children, who range in age from 12 to 13, and instructor aboard, the agency said Friday evening.

From parking lot to public park: Somerville’s adding a new place to relax outdoors along the updated Community Path
Somerville officials will host a virtual “construction kick-off meeting” to discuss plans for improving Somerville Junction Park.

State reaches $7 million settlement with four victims of foster parents who oversaw Oxford ‘house of horrors’
The lawsuit included allegations against 17 state workers who it alleged did not react to clear signs of abuse in the home.

Former R.I. lawyer arrested, says he regrets taking money from client’s estate: ‘I wish I could take it back’

R.I. State Police charged Christopher Bijesse with taking $34,000 from a client’s estate to cover business expenses.

LOVE LETTERS

He dumped me over email
After a year!

Recommended reads

The interior of a lykke-category cabin at Lumen Nature Retreat in Woodstock, N.H.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

How an East Boston couple created a Nordic oasis in the White Mountains

Lumen Nature Retreat, an upscale campground on 20 acres, offers nature with panache.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘There is a TikTok about finding the best cannoli in Boston’
Will these twentysomething history buffs find a future together?

The $1.4-billion-plus redevelopment of Boston’s largest public housing complex is finally underway
Even by the standards of large-scale real-estate development, the overhaul of Charlestown’s Bunker Hill public housing complex has been an epic saga.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

How not to ruin a concert in 13 easy steps

From left: Ayo Edebiri, Abby Elliot, and Jeremy Allen White in "The Bear," which is up for Emmy nominations in the comedy categories.

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

August Wilson in 2005. The great playwright died later that year.

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

Taylor Zakhar Perez as Alex Claremont-Diaz and Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Henry in “Red, White & Royal Blue.”

‘Red, White & Royal Blue’: A queer rom-com takes on US-British relations

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

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action, former Harvard University president Lawrence H. Summers has called for elite universities to eliminate legacy preferences.

Josh Grossman, Sabina Tomkins, Lindsay Page, and Sharad Goel

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

A production worker at the the CRRC MA railcar facility in Springfield.

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

Collage of Elizabeth Amador Instagram posts

MARCELA GARCÍA

Meet the Latina using Instagram to translate bureaucracy for Bostonians

Elizabeth Gillander, 78, receiveed a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile clinic set up at Fircrest Senior Living in McMinnville, Ore., on Oct. 6, 2021.

Ignoring COVID-19 is still not an option for most Americans

The lazy girl job trend is simply an effort by young workers to reevaluate their relationships with their jobs and regain control over their lives and mental health.

‘Lazy Girl Jobs’ are anything but lazy

"This city is special," the author writes, "and Boston, so restrained in emotion, deserves to hear this more often."

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Hawaii wildfires

Death toll rises to 80 in Maui wildfires

Thousands of Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, killing dozens. Follow along with live updates.

Little League World Series

Smithfield, R.I., team heads to the Little League World Series for the first time in 72 years

On Friday night, Smithfield beat the undefeated New York team 7-1 in Bristol, Conn., securing their spot in the World Series in Williamsport, Pa., next week.

Rochester woman searching for relative missing in Maui fire

Beth McLeod is hopeful that a close relative she has not heard from since Wednesday will be located among those who've sought shelter after fires ravaged Maui this week.

Tufts Medicine eliminating hundreds of jobs as it outsources lab services

The health system, which has faced prolonged financial difficulties, on Aug. 3 announced the sale of Tufts Medicine Outreach Laboratory business and some operating assets to Labcorp of North Carolina.

Sports

Australia's Mary Fowler, right, challenges for the ball with France's Maelle Lakrar during the Women's World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Australia and France.

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

Australia edges France on penalty kicks to reach Women’s World Cup semifinals for the first time

Australia has edged France on penalty kicks to reach the Women’s World Cup semifinals for the first time.

Coach Eric Gibree huddles with the Smithfield 12-and-under Little League team during the state championship.

Little League World Series

Smithfield, R.I., team heads to the Little League World Series for the first time in 72 years

On Friday night, Smithfield beat the undefeated New York team 7-1 in Bristol, Conn., securing their spot in the World Series in Williamsport, Pa., next week.

The Astros' Jon Singleton connected for home runs in consecutive innings off Angels starter Reid Detmers.

ASTROS 11, ANGELS 3

Blasts from the past: Jon Singleton resurfaces with first two home runs since 2015 to power Astros

Singleton, who went deep both times off Angels starter Reid Detmers, had a troubled past in Houston but rejoined the Astros organization this season.

CUBS 6, BLUE JAYS 2

Cubs hit José Berríos hard in first inning, go on to beat Blue Jays

RAYS 9, GUARDIANS 8

Rays follow Guardians’ lead in ninth inning to score walkoff win on Wander Franco solo shot

YANKEES 9, MARLINS 4

Aaron Judge, Anthony Volpe drive Yankees to a win in Miami

Business

For whom the jingle bell tolls: Remaining Christmas Tree Shops shutter for good today

The much-loved (but apparently not loved enough) discount store chain will close for good on Saturday.

Massachusetts needs wicked more EV chargers

A new report estimates that the state will need 10,000 of the fastest DC charging connections, up from just 651 today, and 35,000 medium-speed ports known as “Level 2,” up from 5,468 today.

As Cape Cod aims to expand its underused airport, some residents wonder why

DiCaprio-backed film says key beef supplier to the US has a dirty secret

magazine

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades, likely longer than anyone alive.

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

The Cars in 1979, from left: Benjamin Orr, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, and David Robinson

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

A book sitting in the sand with blue skies and water behind it. The pages are blowing in the wind.

Your Summer Beach Bag

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

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

metro

Councilor Anthony DiPierro, during a City Council meeting held at Everett High School.

Inquiry into Everett officials’ alleged civil rights violations closed

Pause in Purdue settlement provokes mixed emotions

Massachusetts had a $600 million tax shortfall last fiscal year, likely budget gap, officials say

sports

Horses compete during the148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course on May 20, 2023, in Baltimore.

Preakness considers moving second jewel of Triple Crown into June

Chris Sale delivers the Red Sox a much-needed shot in the arm in a win over the Tigers

Chris Sale’s dazzling return to Red Sox lends itself to cautious optimism for both team and oft-injured starter

business

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried jailed in New York; judge says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses

UPS pay hikes for package handlers raise pressure on FedEx

So long, sneakermakers: Footwear firm Wolverine plans to close its Waltham offices

politics

Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke about naming a special counsel to take over the Justice Department's investigation into President Biden's son Hunter at the Department of Justice on Friday.

‘One big legal circus’: Hunter Biden special counsel pulls the Justice Department even more deeply into the 2024 election

Attorney general appoints a special counsel in Hunter Biden probe, deepening investigation

Four takeaways on the decision to name a Hunter Biden special counsel

Nation

Sherrie Esquivel, right, sits with her father, Thomas Leonard, on the seawall in Lahaina, Hawaii, watching the sunset. Esquivel, of Dunn, N.C., spent frantic days trying to find her father after fires devastated Lahaina this week.

Searching for the missing on Maui, some wait in agony to make contact. And then the phone rings.

In deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames

See photos and videos of the destruction from the wildfires that devastated Maui

World

Drone attacks have increased in recent weeks both on Moscow and on Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 — a move that most of the world considered illegal.

Russia downs 20 drones over Crimea following a spate of attacks on Moscow

What’s behind the tentative US-Iran agreement involving prisoners and frozen funds

Decaying tanker in mideast is emptied of oil, averting catastrophic spill

opinion

A student inside a Head Start Preschool class picked out the emotion, “I’m Proud” during a lesson at the Nurtury center in Roxbury, Feb. 7. In Massachusetts, child care for the youngest residents is more difficult to find and harder to afford than most other places in the country.

Healey’s cuts to Head Start, early education are ‘unconscionable’

Why not a ferry?

Employers and insurers should do a better job explaining paid medical leave

lifestyle

A scene from last year's SOulFully Textured, A Natural Hair Festival.

A celebration of natural curls, locs, and braids at SOulFully Textured on Martha’s Vineyard

He dumped me over email

Uncertainty mounts for occupants of Provincetown dune shacks

food & dining

Sunday Band Stand at the Saint Anthony's Feast.

What to eat at the North End’s Italian feasts this month

Dunkin’ may soon offer a new kind of buzz with line of spiked caffeinated beverages

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

travel

The interior of a lykke-category cabin at Lumen Nature Retreat in Woodstock, N.H.

How an East Boston couple created a Nordic oasis in the White Mountains

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

American artist Brice Marden sat in his studio in Tivoli, N.Y., on Dec. 28, 2018.

Brice Marden, who rejuvenated painting in the 1960s, dies at 84

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

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

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

Land was burned for cattle grazing in the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Brazil, on Sept. 9, 2019. Nicaragua’s beef industry is under fresh scrutiny with a documentary that claims ranchers there are illegally decimating rainforests to raise cattle for meat that ends up in US supermarkets.

DiCaprio-backed film says key beef supplier to the US has a dirty secret

Striking screenwriters will resume negotiations with studios on Friday

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

Television

Picketers carried signs outside of Netflix on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in New York. The Hollywood writers strike reached the 100-day mark as the U.S. film and television industries remain paralyzed by dual actors and screenwriters strikes.

With Emmy’s bumped, what comes next?

Will satire be a superpower for ‘The Franchise’?

Striking screenwriters will resume negotiations with studios on Friday

music

Peruvian singer Lenin Tamayo took a break while recording a music video in downtown Lima, Peru, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. With his fusion of K-pop and Andean culture, the 23-year-old composer is known as the inventor of Quechua pop or Q-pop, writing songs in Spanish and Quechua.

Q-Pop: Peru’s social media phenomenon Lenin Tamayo fuses Quechua and K-pop

Woman goes into labor at Fenway during Pink concert, walks to hospital to give birth to baby boy

How not to ruin a concert in 13 easy steps

Theater/Dance

Brenda Withers will be appearing onstage in Harbor Stage Company's "The Thin Place" at the same time that "The Ding Dongs," a play she wrote, is being presented at Gloucester Stage Company.

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

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

American artist Brice Marden sat in his studio in Tivoli, N.Y., on Dec. 28, 2018.

Brice Marden, who rejuvenated painting in the 1960s, dies at 84

Herbert J. Siegel, investor in major media deals, dies at 95

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