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Attorney general in settlement negotiations with state GOP, senator over alleged campaign finance violations

Andrea Campbell‘s office is negotiating a potential settlement with the Mass. Republican Party, its former leader, and a GOP state senator, among others, over alleged campaign finance violations, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

Georgia special grand jury recommended charges against Senator Lindsey Graham, two former senators, and Michael Flynn, none of whom were indicted
A special grand jury that aided a Georgia election subversion probe that ultimately ended up indicting Donald Trump and 18 others had recommended charging many more people.

Trump White House official Navarro convicted of contempt after defying House Jan. 6 subpoena

Pelosi says she’ll run for reelection in 2024 as Democrats try to win back House majority

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will run for reelection to another term in Congress in 2024.

Hurricane Lee barrels through open Atlantic waters after becoming season’s first Category 5 storm
Hurricane Lee charged through warm Atlantic waters on Friday and threatened to unleash heavy swells across the northeast Caribbean. It became the season’s first Category 5 storm before weakening slightly.

Hurricane Lee maps: Timing, path, wind speeds Hurricane tracker: Follow Lee's path

Kendra Lara releases report saying she was driving the speed limit at time of crash

The report by The Crash Lab, an accident reconstructionist company hired by Lara, used data from the car’s black box to find that Lara was only driving 27 miles per hour.

A truck ‘Storrowed’ Friday morning, though not on Storrow Drive
Traffic was snarled on Soldiers Field Road in Brighton on Friday morning when a tractor trailer got stuck after its roof hit a bridge in a classic Boston “Storrowing” incident, according to the authorities.

Doctor arrested on gun and drug charges held on $200,000 bail as details emerge in Nantucket yacht case

The retired doctor who was arrested Tuesday on his yacht in Nantucket Harbor on drug and gun charges appeared in court Thursday for a detention hearing.

Bicyclist, pedestrian suffer life-threatening injuries in separate Boston crashes

Massachusetts investigates teen’s death as company pulls spicy One Chip Challenge from store shelves
FALL ARTS PREVIEW

Fall is for great films: 40-plus movies to look forward to this season

From Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” to Sofia Coppla’s “Priscilla” to a new adaptation of “The Color Purple,” here are some of the highlights.
10 picks from fall’s varied pop music palette to listen to A less colorful fall for TV viewers, but still plenty to see

‘Boston is not a real city’: College students say city nightlife is lacking
Boston is home to tens of thousands of college students, with many universities advertising the city as their campus. But many say the night here ends too early — and is too expensive.

Student loan payments restart next month after a long pause. Borrowers are stressed. Really, really stressed.

Millions of Americans are bracing for student loan payments to restart on Oct. 1 after a pause that started during the pandemic.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She was dressed well, more so than me’

Will their post-dinner stroll lead to a goodbye smooch?

Dan Shaughnessy | Eagles at Patriots, Sunday, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
The Patriots may no longer be dominant, but football remains king, and that’s all that matters
In good times and bad, the Patriots are now the top team in town — dominating sports conversation and emotional fan currency that once went to the local baseball team.

Mac Jones is entering Year 3 with the Patriots. Is this the season he takes a leap? Robert Kraft is OK with Patriots as underdogs: ‘I sort of like that people are picking us to come in fourth’
Gary Washburn

Why does the Chiefs’ loss matter to the Patriots? Because it proves there are no unbeatable teams in the NFL.

The flawed salary structure in the league makes it hard for teams to get good and stay good. That leaves an opening for New England to exceed its mediocre expectations.
Germany 113, US 111

United States’s bid for men’s Basketball World Cup gold medal ends with loss to Germany

The United States will play Canada on Sunday in the bronze-medal game, while Germany will meet Serbia for the gold medal.

More heat and humidity expected before scattered, severe thunderstorms roll in later Friday, forecasters say

Massachusetts can expect more punishing heat Friday with temperatures reaching as high as 90 degrees and humidity making it feel as if it’s in the upper 90s in some spots, according to the National Weather Service.
Bob Ryan

Is our streak of Hall of Fame locks ending with Patrice Bergeron?

Since Eddie Shore in 1926, Boston has had a surefire Hall of Famer on at least one of its four major sports teams every year.
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

‘Best college’ rankings don’t make the grade

The Wall Street Journal has improved its ratings methodology, but finding the best college isn’t like shopping for the best dishwasher.
These are the top colleges in Mass., according to 2024 rankings from The Wall Street Journal
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Amid debate on how to deal with rise in youth mobs, police de-escalation measures warrant praise

Boston police officers who responded to the recent melees downtown, in the North End, and at South Bay Center were able to bring the situations under control without the use of harmful or deadly weapons.
IDEAS | BEN JACQUES

The truth about my ancestors
Michael S. Roth

What makes a good student?
SCOT LEHIGH

New Hampshire, please consider Asa Hutchinson

Renée Loth

How to ensure a fair trial for Trump: Allow cameras in courtroom

News you can use

How to tell if you are dehydrated in the extreme heat
A new toolkit offers a detailed guide to how much water to drink and other cost-effective ways to stay cool.

PARENTING UNFILTERED
Nine snack hacks for back to school
Lost in a cloud of Taki dust? Here’s help.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond
Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few recommendations from Globe writers and critics, covering music, theater, comedy, museums, family events, and more.

More recent News

Biden, Modi looking to tighten US-India ties as concerns over China rise
President Joe Biden arrived Friday in New Delhi to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day before the G20 summit starts there.

This Boston law firm is logging when employees are in the office. But it says it’s not meant to track them.

The Colleague Connect system works by logging employee workspaces for the day — either detecting automatically if an employee is in one of the firm’s offices, or noting if they are in an undisclosed non-office location.

Family of beating victim in Woburn football case sues school, city officials
The Coucelos family alleges officials permitted a toxic culture in the football program that promoted bullying and violence.

Why did the Revolution let one of their best players leave during a run toward the playoffs?
The Revolution did not expect to lose goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic so soon, but everything changed when Chelsea FC checked in with an offer that shattered MLS records.

Beth Teitell | Commentary

What is the meaning of pickleball? Is it life — or death?

I needed to go deeper — to understand why some people hated the game with an almost shocking intensity, as if it were an ex-lover, or a pumpkin spice latte, and others were so stoked it was if they had been raptured.

As pediatric closures mounted, Boston Children’s and Mass. General programs grew
These trends are likely to escalate.

Recommended reads

How a strip mall in Hadley became the center of the modern-day labor movement

Workers at three big-box stores — Trader Joe’s, Barnes and Noble, and Michaels — formed unions in and around the Mountain Farms mall, with each becoming the first freestanding location in their respective national chains to organize.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Boston has a new low-cost airline. We put its bargain London flight to the test.
Norse Atlantic Airways is promising low fares and comfortable flights to England. How did they do?

‘I don’t want to be left holding the bill’: Migrant arrivals push Mass. shelters, and towns, to the brink
Local officials have been forced to scramble — sometimes, they say, with little help.

THE FINE PRINT
A heartbreaking diagnosis, a canceled trip, and a frustrating fight for reimbursement
A couple had to cancel a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Ireland after the husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor. His wife spent months trying to get their money back.

Culture & Lifestyle

In a delightful ‘Dreaming Whilst Black,’ reality is never far away

‘A Raisin in the Sun’ still burns at New Rep

At TD Garden, nods in both directions from Duran Duran

On Saturdays in September, the Rose Kennedy Greenway makes space for dance

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

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Could Alabama punish people for abortions in Massachusetts?
Renée Loth

How to ensure a fair trial for Trump: Allow cameras in courtroom
JOAN VENNOCHI

With Catholic Church foot-dragging comes the chance to evade justice
JEFF JACOBY

Only Sweden had the right COVID-19 response
EDITORIAL

Latest Thomas financial filing shows he hasn’t learned much
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

See maps of Hurricane Lee: Timing, path, wind speeds

Hurricane Lee is barreling through the Atlantic, as a Category 4 storm Friday, on track to pass “well to the north of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico” over the weekend and into next week. Forecasters say it's still too soon to know how the storm will affect the East Coast.

How to tell if you are dehydrated in the extreme heat

A new toolkit offers a detailed guide to how much water to drink and other cost-effective ways to stay cool.

Hurricane Lee barrels through open Atlantic waters after becoming season’s first Category 5 storm

Hurricane Lee charged through warm Atlantic waters on Friday and threatened to unleash heavy swells across the northeast Caribbean. It became the season’s first Category 5 storm before weakening slightly.

Gloucester celebrates 400+ stories of the sea — and its diverse community

As quadricentennial events come to a close, organizers reflect on the history, present, and future of the Cape Ann stronghold.

Sports

Patriots

Robert Kraft is OK with Patriots as underdogs: ‘I sort of like that people are picking us to come in fourth’

The Patriots have the toughest strength of schedule in the NFL, starting with the Eagles, who lost in last season's Super Bowl.
Gary Washburn

Why does the Chiefs’ loss matter to the Patriots? Because it proves there are no unbeatable teams in the NFL.

The flawed salary structure in the league makes it hard for teams to get good and stay good. That leaves an opening for New England to exceed its mediocre expectations.
Basketball

United States’s bid for men’s Basketball World Cup gold medal ends with loss to Germany

The United States will play Canada on Sunday in the bronze-medal game, while Germany will meet Serbia for the gold medal.
Revolution

Why did the Revolution let one of their best players leave during a run toward the playoffs?
Orioles at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 141: Orioles at Red Sox lineups and notes

Coco Gauff wins a US Open semifinal delayed by a climate protest, will face Sabalenka in final

Business

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

‘Best college’ rankings don’t make the grade

The Wall Street Journal has improved its ratings methodology, but finding the best college isn’t like shopping for the best dishwasher.

Payment services Square and Cash App ‘steadily’ recovering after hours-long outages

Thousands of Cash App and Square customers were unable to access their accounts or send money Thursday and early Friday due to system outages.

Update your iPhone: Apple just pushed out a significant security update

Former FTX crypto executive pleads guilty to making millions in illegal campaign contributions
magazine
Fall Travel

A 70-year-old Madrid restaurant was near its end. Then Anthony Bourdain arrived.
PERSPECTIVE

Patients still discriminate against health care workers of color. Why don’t more hospitals ban it?
MISS CONDUCT

How to get a guest with a ‘lack of social graces’ to fall in line
COOKING

Sheet pan recipes using salmon, chicken, or sausages make for easy school night dinners

metro

PragerU learns about N.H.’s definition of ‘university’

Attorney general in settlement negotiations with state GOP, senator over alleged campaign finance violations

A truck ‘Storrowed’ Friday morning, though not on Storrow Drive

sports

Is our streak of Hall of Fame locks ending with Patrice Bergeron?

The Patriots may no longer be dominant, but football remains king, and that’s all that matters

Mac Jones is entering Year 3 with the Patriots. Is this the season he takes a leap?

business

Spicy ‘one chip challenge’ to be pulled from shelves

With strike looming, General Motors makes wage offer, which auto union leader calls ‘insulting’

New corporate minimum tax ushers in confusion and a lobbying blitz

politics

Pelosi says she’ll run for reelection in 2024 as Democrats try to win back House majority

Georgia special grand jury recommended charges against Senator Lindsey Graham, two former senators, and Michael Flynn, none of whom were indicted

Biden, Modi looking to tighten US-India ties as concerns over China rise

Nation

Person shot and critically wounded at Lil Baby concert in Memphis, Tennessee, police say

Florida abortion rights at stake as state Supreme Court takes up challenge to GOP-led restrictions

Special grand jury report that aided Georgia probe leading to Trump’s indictment is set for release

World

The operation could start soon to rescue a sick American researcher 3,000 feet into a Turkish cave

Queen Elizabeth II remembered as gun salutes set to ring out for King Charles III

Hurricane Lee charges over Atlantic waters as a Category 5 storm, approaching the Caribbean

opinion

MIT president Sally Kornbluth doesn’t think we can hit the pause button on AI

The new statewide police oversight commission can’t be a substitute for local accountability

Could Alabama punish people for abortions in Massachusetts?

lifestyle

Nine snack hacks for back to school

I’m ready for kids. He’s not sure. Time to go?

He made me think we had a future together

food & dining

Channel that peaceful, easy feeling at the Poe-tel California next week

‘Boston is not a real city’: College students say city nightlife is lacking

At Harvard Square’s Las Palmas, line up early for empanadas

travel

A taste of Vermont, the Beatles in Boston, and gadgets for your car

Besides Dolly, Knoxville has the Big Ears Festival

I was billed twice for my Booking.com room. How do I fix this?

Arts

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum closed Thursday night to thwart climate protest

10 visual feasts at New England museums this fall

At the MFA, a new show reveals John Singer Sargent’s passion for fashion — in service of art

Books

Life in the state of nature

In ‘Touched Out,’ Amanda Montei deftly illuminates how the girlhood training she received about her body also shapes ideas of what makes a ‘good’ mother and wife

The heart of ‘Dayswork’: ‘I seem to have contracted Melville.’

Movies

Fall is for great films: 40-plus movies to look forward to this season

Gayle Hunnicutt, Texan actress who thrived in Britain, dies at 80

‘Barbie’ tops ‘Super Mario’ as highest grossing 2023 film

Television

A less colorful fall for TV viewers, but there’s still plenty to see

In a delightful ‘Dreaming Whilst Black,’ reality is never far away

‘Justified’ finale points to possible return to series’ roots

music

A new ‘Butterfly’ emerges from the BLO

10 picks from fall’s pop music palette

10 stellar jazz shows to light up autumn

Theater/Dance

As an ‘80s ‘misfit,’ Gary Gulman can look back on his awkward childhood and laugh

10 dance performances to stir your soul this fall

10 comedy shows for a fun-filled fall

Health

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

Ferid Murad, earned Nobel for study of how a gas can aid the heart, dies at 86

Gayle Hunnicutt, Texan actress who thrived in Britain, dies at 80

Gloria Coates, composer who defied conventions, dies at 89