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Stephen Lynch got $3M in earmarks for wife’s employer, affiliated organization

Congressional watchdogs say the examples underscore how Congress may be so narrowly enforcing its rules on earmarks that they have become meaningless.

In Boston’s District 5, controversy swirls around the incumbent, as three challengers vie for the City Council seat
The dynamic in the race for Boston City Council District 5 is simple: Ricardo Arroyo, a progressive incumbent hounded by controversy over the last year, is battling for a third term against three challengers attempting to unseat him.

Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall on Mexico’s Baja coast packing deadly rainfall
Forecasters said the storm was still expected to enter the history books as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, bringing flash floods, mudslides, isolated tornadoes, high winds, and power outages.

Tropical storm Hilary tracker: Follow the path

Innovation economy

The state of Boston venture capital, according to 15 of the most active firms
Funding is down so far this year as VC firms seek to regain momentum and adjust their strategies.

Red Sox

Alex Cora ejected from Red Sox-Yankees finale after arguing a called third strike
Cora was quickly tossed after Trevor Story took strike three looking on what looked like more like ball four.

Red Sox win wild series finale to sweep Yankees on the road

‘We’re out of good options’: In New York City, an overwhelming migration surge is a warning for Massachusetts

The unfolding emergency illustrates what can happen when government’s ability to cope with a migrant influx is overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

Downtown traffic disrupted by Chinatown water main break

Boaters make their way though the chaotic waves at the mouth of the Merrimack in an outgoing tide on Saturday morning.

The crowded chaos that is the mouth of the Merrimack

The waterway is famously dangerous, and famously crowded.

Edward Blum won the affirmative action case against Harvard. Now he’s turning to the workplace.
Taking his fight to the country’s entire business sector may seem like an insurmountable challenge. But legal analysts say it would be unwise to count Blum out this time.

NFL at last learning hard lessons about compassion, mental health, and manhood
It’s OK for the NFL to openly show concern and compassion for their fallen heroes and those rookie seventh-round picks who lay motionless after trying to make a play to impress a position coach.

Patriots rookie Isaiah Bolden released from hospital after head injury; practice with Titans canceled

Frank Dell'Apa

With possession and power, Spain turned the tables on England to win its first Women’s World Cup
The Lionesses struggled to win the ball or compete physically with a strong Spanish side.

Women’s World Cup winning scorer Olga Carmona learns of father’s death after victory

The Sea Installer is a Danish ship with legs that can anchor to the ocean floor and a massive crane that's used to install offshore wind turbines. The vessel is so specialized, there are few like it in the world.

In the waters off Massachusetts, a hunt for foreign ships building wind farms

A search at sea highlights the stakes over domestic manufacturing in the nascent offshore wind industry.

Ranger Timothy Puopolo released about 125 monarch butterflies in Kingsley Park.

More than 125 monarch butterflies released during annual celebration at Fresh Pond in Cambridge

Cambridge Water Department staff raised more than 125 butterflies over the past three to four weeks in the ranger station at Fresh Pond Reservation in preparation for the release, an official said.

A photo illustration shows what cell-based meat could look like in a package someday. Two California companies received approval in June from federal regulators to sell their cultivated chicken to restaurants.

After years of promise, cell-based meat is moving from the lab to dinner plates

Recent advances in cultivated meat — and a landmark decision by the US Department of Agriculture — are energizing what proponents say is a meat revolution with almost unlimited possibilities.

Opinion

IDEAS | AMIRA SKEGGS

Rethinking our lonely heroes

Why do Western cultures push individual struggle as the path to psychological growth?

The Trump indictments are good for America and democracy

What Florida could teach Massachusetts

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The US is losing sway in Africa

Teacher of the Year honor is beset by partisan rancor

More recent News

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Where there is no escape from the heat
Even dogs have it better than some held in our prisons and jails, which can be like kilns in the summer, sickening those inside and making conditions dangerous for everybody.

Embattled Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara faces two challengers in reelection bid

Kendra Lara is competing with IT director William King and labor attorney Benjamin Weber in the Sept. 12 preliminary election for District 6.

As the Gulf of Maine warms, where are the mussels?
Wild blue mussels seem to be disappearing in the Gulf of Maine. Scientists are now seeking to understand the extent of the loss and the mechanisms causing it.

Pollution is threatening Cape Cod’s famous waters. Its towns are spending hundreds of millions to head off an environmental disaster.

LOVE LETTERS

At 41, I can’t make a relationship last
What am I doing wrong?

See photos and videos of the fire at the historic Harborside Inn
Videos and photos taken on Block Island show the devastation caused by an overnight fire that severely damaged the notable hotel.

‘It’s pretty devastated:’ Fire at historic Harborside Inn on Block Island remains under investigation

North Falmouth woman was ‘co-conspirator’ in crash that killed Maine Maritime students in December, DA says
A 21-year-old North Falmouth woman injured in a high-speed, fiery car crash that killed four of her Maine Maritime Academy classmates in December pleaded not guilty this week to about a dozen charges in the case, including manslaughter and drunk driving.

Recommended reads

Chip Chop, a sprawling compound on Martha's Vineyard, has hit the market for $24 million.

Chip Chop, Diane Sawyer’s historic home on Martha’s Vineyard, hits market for $24m

A 20-acre waterfront compound on Martha’s Vineyard known as “Chip Chop,” the longtime home of television news anchor Diane Sawyer, hit the market on Thursday for $24 million.

PERSPECTIVE

My parents bought our family burial plots years ago. But my plans might change.
I’ve learned the best we can do is have conversations with our loved ones about death rituals and end-of-life planning.

Democrats livid over Biden’s N.H. primary snub are banking on a write-in win
If the president’s name isn’t on their ballot, party leaders say, voters will add it themselves: “The DNC created a mess, and New Hampshire Democrats are going to have to clean it up.”

Old State House bagpiper brings music, memories, (and irritation) to downtown
Bag in hand, kilt on, drones thrown over his shoulder, Ryan Randall can go for hours — to the delight of tourists and the ire of some local workers.

Culture & Lifestyle

Alison Cook-Beatty Dance Company (pictured in 2022) returns to Windhover Center for the Performing Arts Aug. 23-24.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Virgil Ortiz, "The Translator," from the artist’s "Revolt 1680/2180" project, 2015.

Three ways of looking at Pueblo art

Ming Min Hui is Boston Ballet's new executive director.

Boston Ballet announces Ming Min Hui as new executive director

Some New Bedford residents want to remove artist Donna Dodson's sculpture "Seagull Cinderella," which returned this year for the city's 10th anniversary Seaport Art Walk.

In New Bedford, the ‘sexy seagull’ is ruffling feathers once again

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

A pediatrician holds a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.

Get kids vaccinated in time for school

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey declared a state of emergency on Aug. 8, citing the influx of migrants in need of shelter.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Even liberals like Maura Healey are souring on Biden’s immigration bungling

An aerial view of morning rush hour traffic on Route 128 and the Mass. Pike in early November 2019.

Imagine fewer cars on the road. It’s tricky, but we’ll try.

Santo, the celebrity, in repose.

MARCELA GARCÍA

How to go viral on TikTok

A previously undisclosed investigation reveals the US Coast Guard failed to appropriately review and prosecute cases of sexual assault at the service's Connecticut academy for years while some of the accused rose up the ranks.

An old Coast Guard scandal emerges and casts a harsh light on the service’s sexual assault policies

"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

More than 125 monarch butterflies released during annual celebration at Fresh Pond in Cambridge

Cambridge Water Department staff raised more than 125 butterflies over the past three to four weeks in the ranger station at Fresh Pond Reservation in preparation for the release, an official said.

‘It’s pretty devastated:’ Fire at historic Harborside Inn on Block Island remains under investigation

In photos posted online, the hotel appeared to be a ruin. The top floor was charred and large sections burned away. Windows that once could catch dramatic views of the ocean had been knocked out, and soot was visible on parts of the white painted exterior.

In Boston’s District 5, controversy swirls around the incumbent, as three challengers vie for the City Council seat

The dynamic in the race for Boston City Council District 5 is simple: Ricardo Arroyo, a progressive incumbent hounded by controversy over the last year, is battling for a third term against three challengers attempting to unseat him.

Edward Blum won the affirmative action case against Harvard. Now he’s turning to the workplace.

Taking his fight to the country’s entire business sector may seem like an insurmountable challenge. But legal analysts say it would be unwise to count Blum out this time.

Sports

In an otherwise forgettable start, Max Scherzer passed Phil Niekro on the all-time strikeout list, despite throwing nearly 2,600 fewer innings.

BREWERS 6, RANGERS 2

Rangers’ Max Scherzer passes Phil Niekro for 11th in career strikeouts, but Brewers win matchup of division leaders

Scherzer needs 28 more strikeouts to pass Greg Maddux (3,371) and move into the top 10 all-time.

Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman scoops up a ball but was unable to get the out.

BLUE JAYS 10, REDS 3

Blue Jays blast five home runs to beat Reds as Hyun Jin Ryu rounds into shape

Kevin Kiermaier and Brandon Belt hit two-run homers in the second inning, and Bo Bichette, Belt, and George Springer had solo shots in the fourth.

Saturday night's preseason game between the Patriots and Packers in Green Bay was halted in the fourth quarter after the injury to Isaiah Bolden, who was released from a local hospital on Sunday.

NFL at last learning hard lessons about compassion, mental health, and manhood

It’s OK for the NFL to openly show concern and compassion for their fallen heroes and those rookie seventh-round picks who lay motionless after trying to make a play to impress a position coach.

United States men’s soccer captain Tyler Adams back in Premier League with move to Bournemouth

united states 99, germany 91

United States men’s basketball storms back to beat Germany in final tuneup before World Cup

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

Women’s World Cup winning scorer Olga Carmona learns of father’s death after victory

Business

Innovation economy

The state of Boston venture capital, according to 15 of the most active firms

Funding is down so far this year as VC firms seek to regain momentum and adjust their strategies.

LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

Smithfield, R.I., wins again to advance at Little League World Series

The dream season will continue for the boys from Smithfield: The Rhode Island champions held on for a 7-2 victory over Media, Pennsylvania, on Sunday at the Little League World Series.

Japan’s Kishida visits Fukushima plant to highlight safety before start of treated water release

A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran’s threats

magazine

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 2023.

The affirmative action ruling is a disaster for college students. This is the path forward.

Fifteen-year-old Peyton Miller controls the ball during practice with the New England Revolution’s B-team, known as Revolution II.

At 15, he’s the youngest soccer player ever signed by the Revolution. Next up, homework.

We broke up but still hang out. Should we get back together?

This week's daters: Bhushan and Janice

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I thought, “Oh no, she is going to hate me”’

metro

Boaters make their way though the chaotic waves at the mouth of the Merrimack in an outgoing tide on Saturday morning.

The crowded chaos that is the mouth of the Merrimack

Smithfield, R.I., wins again to advance at Little League World Series

Suffolk district attorney’s office creates Youth Advisory Council

sports

Alexa Pano won the ISPS Handa World Invitational in a playoff.

Alexa Pano of Westborough captures ISPS Handa World title on her 19th birthday

American Noah Lyles comes from behind to win men’s 100-meter world title

Red Sox win wild series finale to sweep Yankees on the road

business

The Sea Installer is a Danish ship with legs that can anchor to the ocean floor and a massive crane that's used to install offshore wind turbines. The vessel is so specialized, there are few like it in the world.

In the waters off Massachusetts, a hunt for foreign ships building wind farms

The next frontier for corporate benefits: menopause

GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco

politics

President Trump spoke during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as president in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump’s lies tested limits of the bully pulpit. His right to say them is at core of criminal defense.

Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys’ advice

How many of Trump’s trials will happen before the election?

Nation

Presidential candidate and former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at The Gathering in Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

Pence undercuts Trump’s defense in classified documents case

Ron Cephas Jones, ‘This Is Us’ actor who won 2 Emmys, dies at 66

DOJ says D.C. officer’s suicide after Jan. 6 riot is line of duty death

World

A couple stand looking at a heavily damaged war torn apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine on May 22.

Ukraine running out of options to retake significant territory

Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall on Mexico’s Baja coast packing deadly rainfall

Zelenskyy vows retaliation for Chernihiv attack that killed seven people and wounded almost 150

opinion

A previously undisclosed investigation reveals the US Coast Guard failed to appropriately review and prosecute cases of sexual assault at the service's Connecticut academy for years while some of the accused rose up the ranks.

An old Coast Guard scandal emerges and casts a harsh light on the service’s sexual assault policies

How Medicare can save $500 billion

It’s like jury duty, but for getting things done

lifestyle

At 41, I can’t make a relationship last

Photos: Meet the attendees of the Provincetown Carnival

After serial monogamy, I want to be single for a full year

food & dining

Chef Andrew Hebert puts the finishing touches on a pepperoni pizza at Gufo Restaurant.

It’s Italian food all day and night at Gufo in Cambridge

The Field & Vine team will open June Bug in Union Square; The Chemist experiments with Downtown Crossing

Here’s why there’s a sign saying ‘I Hate Boston’ in the North End

travel

This shingle-style mansion on Cape Cod Bay was known as Fieldstone Hall, when it was home to three generations of the Nickerson family.

Want to party like it’s 1899 (or need an excuse to wear your croquet costume)? Head to the Cape.

Delta adds a touch of luster to otherwise quiet opening week at Logan’s expanded Terminal E

Patrick Monahan of Train talks about his wife, Italy, and crystals from Sedona

Arts

Virgil Ortiz, "The Translator," from the artist’s "Revolt 1680/2180" project, 2015.

Three ways of looking at Pueblo art

Provincetown Public Art Foundation aims to make town’s ‘artistic soul visible’

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

Books

In William Boyd’s ‘The Romantic,’ an Irish Everyman survives the tumult of global history through luck, wit, and unfettered joy

Laura Trethewey, author of ‘The Deepest Map,’ reveals a literary cult favorite of deep ocean explorers

Jen Soriano traces her fragile nervous system to generational trauma in ‘Nervous’

Movies

Screenshots of Ceara Jane O’Sullivan’s TikTok (@cearajane).

Coming to a live venue near you: As Hollywood strikes rage on, Bay State brings in some big (and not-so-big) names

Leonard Bernstein’s children respond to criticism of Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in ‘Maestro’

A rendezvous for the night: The Boss at the movies

Television

On Sept. 29, Netflix will end its DVD services, and those red envelopes will be a thing of the past.

Netflix bidding farewell to DVD services

Before ‘Fargo’ returns, a fast ranking of the first four seasons

The violence that we see and the violence that we don’t

music

Bruce Springsteen performs during a concert for folk-music legend Pete Seeger at Madison Square Garden in New York on May 3, 2009.

A rendezvous for the night: The Boss at the movies

‘Mary Climbs In’ authors survey the inner landscape of Springsteen’s women fans

Playing ball: Steve Wynn of the Baseball Project steps up to the musical plate

Theater/Dance

From left: Karl Gregory, Erica Steinhagen, and Nael Nacer in "The Ding Dongs" at Gloucester Stage Company.

‘The Ding Dongs’: When that doorbell rings, watch out

Old and new at the Pillow

Boston Ballet announces Ming Min Hui as new executive director

Health

Research nurse Sarah French checks on Rodolfo Almeida of Providence at The Miriam Hospital's new Stephen and Diana Lewinstein Center for Innovative Cancer Research, a clinical area where patients receive investigational cancer treatments.

Changing the landscape of cancer care in R.I.: Lifespan, Brown to seek NCI designation

To better understand alcohol addiction, new research is turning to fruit flies

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

Obituaries

Dr. Claire Golomb in her Waban home with drawings by children she studied and worked with as a psychology professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Claire Golomb, Holocaust survivor and scholar of children’s artistic creativity, dies at 95

Nan Tull, an artist ‘of true feeling based on experience,’ dies at 85

Jean-Louis Georgelin, face of the Notre Dame reconstruction, dies at 74