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Manhattan DA seizes ancient Roman bust from Worcester Art Museum
The Worcester Art Museum purchased the statute in 1966, when the museum was “provided with little information about the object’s history,” museum officials said.

Brockton superintendent said he ‘overspent’ schools budget, but defends handling of finances

Superintendent Michael P. Thomas said soaring costs in areas like out-of-district student placements, transportation, and staffing forced him to overspend this year’s $229 million schools budget.

New charges filed against Dorchester man arrested in shooting that wounded 8 during J’ouvert celebration

Gerald L. Vick Jr. was charged Friday with six counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, armed assault to murder, unlawful possession of a machine gun, and other offenses, police said.

Six months after a fire shuttered Brockton Hospital, its absence disrupts life in the city
Residents face long wait times for emergency and primary care, and nearby businesses are suffering.

Burning Man flooding strands tens of thousands at Nevada site; authorities are investigating 1 death
An unusual late-summer storm turned a week-long counterculture fest into a sloppy mess, with tens of thousands of partygoers stuck in foot-deep mud and with no working toilets in the northern Nevada desert.

This year’s Burning Man is a wet, muddy mess. Here are videos and photos.

Visitors filled parts of the Main Street sidewalks in downtown Hyannis just ahead of Labor Day weekend.

It was a very rainy summer on Cape Cod. How have businesses (and crowds) fared?

From hotels and restaurants to the ferries and beaches, some venues have reported lower numbers, but sales and foot traffic remain high overall.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

How to expand, rather than obliterate, history
The imposing 25-foot granite statue of Hannah Duston was erected in Boscawen in 1874, on the site where she became a folk hero for a daring escape from Native American captors nearly 200 years before.

A nation stares down a Trump-Biden rematch: Uninspired, undecided, and anxious
Between Trump fatigue, Biden ambivalence, and strong distaste for the candidate on the other side, there is a stalemate, one that's exemplified by a bellwether county in Wisconsin.

A threatened auto workers strike poses trouble for Biden’s reelection

The Patriots have had no answers for Josh Allen (center) and the Bills.

The new-look AFC East is stronger than ever, and the Patriots face stiff competition to stay out of the basement

The once-mighty Patriots are stuck at the bottom looking up at the Bills, Jets, and Dolphins.

Adjani Salmon is the star and co-creator of the British series "Dreaming Whilst Black."

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: ‘Dreaming Whilst Black,’ a ‘Walking Dead’ spinoff, and uncovering gay murders

A new British comedy series arrives on these shores. Also premiering this week: Hulu's powerful four-part docuseries “Never Let Him Go,” and LaKeith Stanfield in the Apple TV+ drama "The Changeling."

The Guess Method perform a set in Providence, R.I. in June 2022.

For emerging musicians, booking a show can be challenging. One R.I. startup might have a solution.

Sterling Stiger is the co-founder of Featr., a one-stop matching platform that pairs musicians with local performance venues and recording studios.

He made me think we had a future together

And now I’m just ... single and 40.

Opinion

A client worked on her application while seeking asylum on Jan. 25, 2023 at Mattapan's Immigrant Family Services Institute. Catholic Charities Boston has moved to quickly house the highest number of immigrant families the state has ever needed to shelter.

On the front lines with a charity responding to the migrant crisis

Faced with a housing crisis and an influx of migrants, the state is only able to meet its right-to-shelter requirements thanks to its partnership with dedicated shelter operators.

Jonathan Runstadler and Anice Lowen

Find viruses before they find us

IDEAS | FREDRIK DEBOER

Identity politics is a game the left can’t win

Lauren Baker and Jill Shah

For children in foster care, physical spaces matter

On abortion, America is a nation of haves and have-nots

News you can use

COVID-19 levels are on the rise again in Mass. Here’s what to know.
As summer slides into fall and children around the state return to school, the uptick in COVID-19 that began in July is continuing, with hospitalizations now at a five-month high.

The Sumner Tunnel has finally reopened. Here’s what you need to know.
After a two-month closure that shut down a main route from Logan International Airport for critical repairs, the Sumner Tunnel reopened Friday.

Fun things to do Labor Day weekend in and around Boston
Classic suggestions for soaking up the last bits of summer in style.

Travelers hoping to enjoy one last summer fling over Labor Day weekend should expect lots of company

More recent News

Biden says he went to his house in Rehoboth Beach, Del., because he can’t go ‘home home’
“I have no home to go to,” said President Biden, who lives at the White House on weekdays and spends most weekends in Delaware, where he has two homes.

Four Boston city councilors urge state of emergency be declared at Mass. and Cass
Councilors Murphy, Baker, Flaherty, and Flynn wrote in a Friday letter to the Boston Public Health Commission stating that the declaration would give Mayor Wu's administration “more flexibility to respond to the ongoing tragedy.”

Jimmy Buffett had been battling cancer as he sought treatment in Boston, his website reveals
The iconic songwriter known for “Margaritaville” died Friday at his home in Long Island, four years after being diagnosed with Merkel Cell Skin Cancer.

RED SOX 7, ROYALS 3

Chris Sale, Red Sox hang in to produce a grueling win over the Royals and a series victory
The win was No. 120 of Sale's career and the Royals made him work for it in the heat. Masataka Yoshida and Adam Duvall powered the Red Sox offense with home runs.

Kamaia, 14-year-old lion at Franklin Park Zoo, euthanized following health issues, officials say
Kamaia, a 14-year-old male lion who has lived at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston with his brother since 2015, was euthanized Saturday following a series of health problems dating back to the spring, Zoo New England officials said.

Second victim in Saturday shooting of seven people at Lynn party dies

Abraham Diaz, 25, died on Saturday, and Jandriel Heredia, 21, died on Sunday.

Recommended reads

Dancing was relegated to areas away from the front of the stage during a Castle Hill Picnic Concert on the Crane Estate in Ipswich on Aug. 31.

At the Crane Estate in Ipswich, a dancing ban by the stage leaves revelers divided

When the Trustees of Reservations announced the dance ban in late July, just after a Beatles cover band performance, they pointed to rowdy behavior as part of the decision.

The world knew him as Bill Russell. They knew him as dad.
From chasing storms to boxing lessons with Muhammad Ali, the Celtics legend's children share what it was like growing up Russell.

As Vivek Ramaswamy takes center stage, so do his views on racism
Doubting the lasting effects of racism in America has been at the core of Ramaswamy’s pitch since his 2021 book decrying “wokeism” made him a conservative media darling.

In daring, daylong rescue, crews reach stranded hikers on Mount Katahdin in Maine
First responders who joined the daring rescue of six hikers on Mount Katahdin in Maine last weekend had to contend with 30 mph winds and plummeting temperatures during an operation that lasted 21 hours, according to a nonprofit rescue group that helped bring the trapped hikers to safety.

Culture & Lifestyle

Speed-dating offers an alternative to getting stuck in a pattern of swiping on apps.

Less swiping, more face time: Niche speed-dating offers a specialized alternative to online romance

Jake Gyllenhaal (pictured) and Greta Caruso (”The Secret Society of Aunts & Uncles”) discuss their children’s book with illustrator Dan Santat virtually via Brookline Booksmith on Sept. 7.

Author readings around Boston Sept. 3-9

Lucy Liu and Jonny Lee Miller as Watson and Holmes in "Elementary."

If you like ‘Suits,’ then try these shows on for size

A crowd greets Little Amal on a visit to Staten Island.

Why is this 12-foot-tall puppet coming to Boston?

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

Ocean quahogs under study at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole. This species of clam has evolved changes in its genome allowing it to live over 500 years.

IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

My heartening summer school class on the new science of aging

President Biden and Vice President Harris at a White House event Tuesday, where they discussed Medicare's new program to negotiate drug prices.

Of course it’s not racist to criticize Kamala Harris

These Pembroke grandparents were victims of a scam when they got a call supposedly from their granddaughter saying she was in jail.

Massachusetts needs a new tool against scammers who target elders

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been inundated with threats.

Republicans keep talking about ‘riots’ and ‘civil war.’ Believe them.

The author's mother, Adelina Settima, who was known as Dolly, at home in Dorchester in 1963.

IDEAS | Jacqueline Grennon Brooks

Saying goodbye to ideas that no longer work

"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

For emerging musicians, booking a show can be challenging. One R.I. startup might have a solution.

Sterling Stiger is the co-founder of Featr., a one-stop matching platform that pairs musicians with local performance venues and recording studios.

Manhattan DA seizes ancient Roman bust from Worcester Art Museum

The Worcester Art Museum purchased the statute in 1966, when the museum was “provided with little information about the object’s history,” museum officials said.

New charges filed against Dorchester man arrested in shooting that wounded 8 during J’ouvert celebration

Gerald L. Vick Jr. was charged Friday with six counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, armed assault to murder, unlawful possession of a machine gun, and other offenses, police said.

Second victim in Saturday shooting of seven people at Lynn party dies

Abraham Diaz, 25, died on Saturday, and Jandriel Heredia, 21, died on Sunday.

Sports

Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman (left) and reliever Jorge Lopez celebrated after the final out in Phoenix.

Orioles maintain AL East lead with another series win, while second-place Rays keep pace

Adley Rutschman and Jordan Westburg came up with the big hits for Baltimore against Arizona. In Cleveland, Taylor Wells delivered the go-ahead run with a single for Tampa Bay.

Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko (left) broke Iga Swiatek seven times in their three-set match on Sunday night.

Defending US Open champion Iga Swiatek beaten by Jelena Ostapenko, will surrender world No. 1 ranking

Ostapenko, who is 4-0 in her career against Swiatek and needed just 28 minutes to run through the final set, will meet American Coco Gauff in the quarterfinals.

Keon Coleman (center) celebrates after scoring a 7-yard touchdown on a pass from Jordan Travis (right), their third scoring connection in Florida State's definitive victory over LSU on Sunday.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL | FLORIDA STATE 45, LSU 24

Florida State builds off momentum of last season, pounds LSU in top-10 showdown

FSU won its final six games last season and then surprisingly returned nearly everyone for coach Mike Norvell’s fourth season, including Jordan Travis, who accounted for five touchdowns, including three to Michigan State transfer Keon Coleman.

YANKEES 6, ASTROS 1

Prized prospect Jasson Domínguez homers again as Yankees complete sweep of Astros

Kyle Larson kicks off NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with first win at Darlington

19-year-old Chanettee Wannasaen shatters Portland Classic scoring record for first LPGA Tour victory

Business

For emerging musicians, booking a show can be challenging. One R.I. startup might have a solution.

Sterling Stiger is the co-founder of Featr., a one-stop matching platform that pairs musicians with local performance venues and recording studios.

Ukraine President Zelensky says defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week

Zelensky made the announcement on his official Telegram account, writing that new leadership was needed after Umerov “has gone through more than 550 days of full-scale war.”

It was a very rainy summer on Cape Cod. How have businesses (and crowds) fared?

KARA MILLER | THE BIG IDEA

Feel like an imposter? It might be good for your career.

magazine

The New England Revolution’s B-team, known as Revolution II, during a game.

He's the youngest soccer player ever signed by the Revolution

How do you get people to leash their dogs in places where it’s required?

Smugglers dumped drugs off the coast. Struggling Maine fishermen saw a jackpot.

He was caught trying to scam a COVID fund. Then he vanished.

metro

A cyclist traveled down a newly separated bike lane in Cambridge's Inman Square.

Video of new bike lane infrastructure in ‘the Netherlands’ was actually a shot of Inman Square redesign

Brockton superintendent said he ‘overspent’ schools budget, but defends handling of finances

Jimmy Buffett had been battling cancer as he sought treatment in Boston, his website reveals

sports

Masataka Yoshida (right) was greeted by Justin Turner after swatting his 14th home run of the season.

Masataka Yoshida’s strong showing includes three-run homer in Red Sox’ win

Heads up: Concussions are common in soccer — especially for girls — but rules are changing to keep young athletes safe

La Salle Academy’s Phoenyx Silva blasts away, North Andover ace Brigid Gaffny on target in A Shot for Life softball showcase

business

Arcelia Garcia gently scrapes off tiny female insects known as Dactylopius coccus from a nopal cactus pad, inside her family's greenhouse in San Francisco Tepeyacac, east of Mexico City, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. The Garcia family preserves the old fashioned production of cochineal dye, an intense, natural red pigment, that comes from the crushed bodies of the tiny female insects that contain carminic acid. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

This red dye was so valuable it built cities. One family in Mexico is still making it the old way

US hiring settles into a lower gear

S&P 500 loses its sole black female CEO with Walgreens departure

politics

Senator John Kennedy introduces SB 1 EX in the Senate Chambers during a special session at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Nov. 9, 2021.

A Georgia trial arguing redistricting harmed Black voters could decide control of a US House seat

In the pivotal South Carolina primary, Republican candidates search for a path against Donald Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris to face doubts and dysfunction at Southeast Asia summit

Nation

Burning Man on Monday, before the rains came.

This year’s Burning Man is a wet, muddy mess. Here are videos and photos.

Four astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX capsule to wrap up six-month station mission

Burning Man flooding strands tens of thousands at Nevada site; authorities are investigating 1 death

World

This shows a construction work off Henoko in Nago, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan on May 2, where the Japanese government plans to relocate a US air base from one area of the prefecture to another.

Japan’s top court orders Okinawa to allow a divisive government plan to build US military runways

China’s Xi will skip G20 summit in India during a period of soured bilateral relations

Upward of 20,000 Ukrainian amputees face trauma on a scale unseen since WWI

opinion

President Biden and Vice President Harris at a White House event Tuesday, where they discussed Medicare's new program to negotiate drug prices.

Of course it’s not racist to criticize Kamala Harris

To guide AI rules, take a page from nuclear weapon safety standards

US will be clashing with Russia and China for a long time

lifestyle

He made me think we had a future together

Less swiping, more face time: Niche speed-dating offers a specialized alternative to online romance

PEM turns cultural perceptions of bats upside down

food & dining

From left: three roasted duck tacos, from dry rubbed, slow-roasted duck thighs, with tamarind glaze and cilantro; shaved sesame ribeye steak with kimchi; cauliflower with piquillo romesco sauce; and braised pork belly in a sweet chili glaze with pickled red onions.

Beach culture is on the menu at Brookline’s new bartaco location

Somerville’s Cantina La Mexicana is closing; Blue Ribbon Brasserie prepares for a fall opening

‘Our love letter to Mexico’: New restaurant on Providence’s Federal Hill pays homage to traditional cuisine

travel

Visitors filled parts of the Main Street sidewalks in downtown Hyannis just ahead of Labor Day weekend.

It was a very rainy summer on Cape Cod. How have businesses (and crowds) fared?

Giant ‘stuffies’ are part of a new R.I. tourism campaign. Locals aren’t the biggest fans.

This Maine inn ranked 4th-best bed and breakfast in the US, according to USA Today

Arts

Alexis Rockman, "Oceanus," 2022. Oil and cold wax on Dibond on aluminum substrate.

At Mystic Seaport Museum, Alexis Rockman’s massive ‘Oceanus’ is a monument to the sea

Cartoonist Barbara Shermund makes a comeback

At Peabody Essex Museum, Gio Swaby’s virtuosic portraits of Black women in thread and fabric

Books

Butcher or baronet?

Author readings around Boston Sept. 3-9

Did Orwell’s wife write herself out of history?

Movies

From left: Scott Johnson and Steve Johnson (with the camcorder) from "Never Let Him Go." The image is reflecting off the glass of the John Hancock Tower.

True-crime docuseries ‘Never Let Him Go’ chronicles Cambridge man’s quest for justice

Summer movies postmortem: Our critic on 4-star favorites, forgettable flops, and films he wished he’d reviewed

Taylor Swift is bringing The Eras Tour movie to theaters

Television

Adjani Salmon is the star and co-creator of the British series "Dreaming Whilst Black."

This week’s TV: ‘Dreaming Whilst Black,’ a ‘Walking Dead’ spinoff, and uncovering gay murders

‘Blue Bloods’ mines the past to ride out the present

If you like ‘Suits,’ then try these shows on for size

music

The Guess Method perform a set in Providence, R.I. in June 2022.

For emerging musicians, booking a show can be challenging. One R.I. startup might have a solution.

Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys facing civil lawsuits in Vegas alleging sexual assault decades ago

After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reform has been slow across the US

Theater/Dance

Ian Shaw bears a striking resemblance to his late father, Robert Shaw (pictured on the magazine cover).

Squint and you’ll see Quint: Ian Shaw channels his dad in the ‘Jaws’-inspired ‘The Shark Is Broken’

In the Huntington’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ antisemitism strikes at a Jewish family’s idea of home

Why is this 12-foot-tall puppet coming to Boston?

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

Episcopal Bishop Roy F. "Bud" Cederholm and others celebrated the Boston Red Sox' World Series victory at a convention in Hyannis in November 2004. Photo by Julia Cumes

Right Rev. Bud Cederholm, ‘Green Bishop’ of Episcopal Diocese, dies at 79

Marilyn Lovell, stoic wife of Apollo 13 commander, dies at 93

Jimmy Buffett, singer whose ‘Margaritaville’ became anthem and empire, is dead at 76