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‘She’s going to have to fight a different fight’: For women of color, hope and fear surround Kamala Harris’s candidacy
Joy about the potential for the nation’s first woman president came with a layer of trepidation about the racism and sexism that could stand between Harris and history.

Democrats brace for ‘Godzilla of racial and misogynistic campaigning’ against Harris

Trump rally gunman flew a drone 200 yards from the stage hours before the event, FBI chief testifies. Follow live updates.

Clip resurfaces of Vance criticizing Harris for being ‘childless,’ testing Trump’s new running mate

Comments Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance made in 2021 questioning Vice President Kamala Harris’s leadership because she did not have biological children have resurfaced.
Warren slams Vance’s 2021 ‘childless cat ladies’ comments

Harris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is ‘a choice between freedom and chaos’

Biden will make a case for his legacy — and for Harris to continue it — in his Oval Office address

At Provincetown’s Bear Week, inclusivity, acceptance, and, yes, debauchery

The mood is buoyant and upbeat, and it’s about to become raucous.

She wants you to love greenhead flies. Then smack them.

They appear each year near the end of June, waiting for those sunny, windless, glorious summer days that scream “beach.” Then they attack, buzz-sawing open your capillaries.

Healey administration puts Hurley complex out for redevelopment — again
It's back to the drawing board to redevelop a prominent Brutalist-style government complex that spans some 5.5 acres on the edge of Beacon Hill and the West End.

This could have been our Olympic summer. Will Boston ever host the Games?

In January 2015, Boston was officially selected as the American bid city for the 2024 Summer Games, but by the end of July, the dream was over.
Your view: Should Boston have hosted the 2024 Olympic games?

If Boston had hosted the 2024 Olympics, these were the proposed venues. What has happened there since?

A look back at what the organizers had in mind — and at what has happened at those sites in the intervening years.

It’s not easy being Green (Mountain), but it’s worth it. Native Vermonters tell you how to fit in.

For me, life as a kid here included watching tourists pick maple leaves off the ground as souvenirs, attending town halls to listen to Bernie Sanders, and getting really into outdoor sports.

Home of the Week: A mid-century modern Berkshires beauty for $519,900

Property comes with three bedrooms. 1.5 baths, a woodburning fireplace, and 1.4 verdant acres not far from Tanglewood.

Former Boston police sergeant sentenced in overtime fraud scheme

George Finch is among 15 Boston police officers accused in the overtime scheme and the fifth officer to be sentenced.

Man sentenced to probation for role in Cape Cod boat crash that killed 17-year-old girlfriend

David K. Sullivan pleaded guilty in Barnstable Superior Court to charges of boat homicide by negligence and possessing alcohol while under 21.

A pair of Mass. State Police troopers who testified at Karen Read trial are under internal investigation
Earlier in the week, Read learned she can expect to stand trial again in January on charges related to the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe.

$400 a month in no-strings-attached money for Chelsea residents improved health outcomes, study finds

A pandemic-era cash assistance program led to better health outcomes for participants in the predominantly Latino city.

ADRIAN WALKER
Jack Connors wanted others to share in his good fortune, and Boston is much the better for it
Of his many legacies, Jack Connors's dedication to Camp Harbor View will stand as one of his greatest.

Funeral for legendary philanthropist Jack Connors to be held next Tuesday

Healey administration puts Hurley complex out for redevelopment — again

It's back to the drawing board to redevelop a prominent Brutalist-style government complex that spans some 5.5 acres on the edge of Beacon Hill and the West End.

Forecast
Another great weekend ahead to spend outdoors
After weeks of record-breaking heat Boston residents can get excited for perfect beach weather.

All Steward hospitals in Mass. have attracted bidders, Healey says

 Patient care advocate: Steward hospitals face staffing challenges and broken equipment
Weather focus | Dave Epstein

What is wet bulb global temperature and how does it differ from heat index?

School athletic teams use one specific metric to best assess heat’s effect on the human body.
LOVE LETTERS

I feel like the odd one out: I have celiac disease and I’m single

It can be exhausting and lonely being on guard for gluten. How do I find a sense of community and date understanding people?

Brothers film wild moment as whale jumps on and capsizes boat off N.H. coast: ‘I can’t believe that actually happened’

In a remarkable scene caught on video near Portsmouth, N.H., on Tuesday morning, a whale lunged out of the water and landed on a small boat, capsizing it and sending two people into the water.
Opinion
IDEAS | JAKE BERRY ELLISON JR.

My elderly father had dementia, anger issues, and many guns. What were we to do?

One under-reported aspect of America’s firearms epidemic: armed seniors with memory issues. My family had few legal options for disarming our dad.
SCOT LEHIGH

The strengths and liabilities of Kamala Harris
EDITORIAL

MCI-Concord prison gets a new lease on life
JEFF JACOBY

Joe Biden’s flatterers compare him to George Washington. That’s ridiculous.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Republicans scramble to define Kamala Harris with old stereotypes and conspiracy theories

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The 9 best coffee shops around Boston in 2024

9 of the best seafood restaurants in Boston to try this year

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Alex Speier | On baseball
In dire need of an upgrade, could the Red Sox bring back James Paxton?
Before he was designated for assignment, Paxton impressed for the Dodgers against the Red Sox, limiting his former team to three runs with seven strikeouts over five innings.

New Hampshire man held without bail in fatal Lowell temple shooting
Paul Garcia, 38, of Dover, N.H., pleaded not guilty to a murder charge at his arraignment in Lowell District Court.

Man in Maine is arrested for allegedly shooting at teens who knocked at his door in ‘ding-dong-ditch’ prank

A man in Harrison, Maine, allegedly fired at a group of teens who knocked on his door and then sprinted away in a mindless prank. One was wounded in the leg, officials said.

Massachusetts has the best public school systems in the country, according to WalletHub study
Massachusetts ranked No. 1 when finance website WalletHub compared school systems across the United States using 32 metrics, including dropout rates, student-teacher ratios, and median standardized test scores.

SJC overturns man’s conviction in mistaken-identity murder in Charlestown that left 17-year-old dead
The state’s highest court ruled there was no evidence that the lone man convicted in the 2014 mistaken-identity killing shared the shooters’ “lethal intent.”

Hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone sends tourists racing for safety
A towering column of boiling water, mud, and rock shot into the air at Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday morning, destroying a section of boardwalk and sending dozens of tourists running for safety.

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Maine mass shooter told civilian mental health hospital last summer he had ‘hit list,’ Army Reserve report says

Despite the gunman's symptoms of psychosis and “homicidal ideations” in August 2023, a New York hospital allowed him to leave the facility. Less than three months later, he carried out the state's worst mass shooting.
Read the Army Reserve’s report on the Lewiston shooting

Governor Healey announces sweeping changes to state’s emergency shelter system
Healey’s administration will soon limit stays in overflow sites to five days and add to an existing priority list for spots in long-term shelters new groups, including families with veterans.

Former Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone sues the university for discrimination
Stone alleges that, in comparison to male coaches, "female coaches are undervalued, underpaid, heavily scrutinized, and held to a breathtakingly more stringent standard of behavior."

James Pindell | ANALYSIS
Who might Kamala Harris pick for VP? Here’s a shortlist of candidates.
Harris’s vice presidential pick will be a clean, cold political calculation — who can help her get across the finish line first in November.

Culture & Lifestyle

Writer-director Sean Wang gets personal with his feature debut, ‘Didi’

Can ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ bring back the old Marvel box-office magic?

Well-curated ‘chaos’ reigns at the fourth edition of NICE, a fest

Could mass hysteria explain these mysterious outbreaks, from Havana syndrome to hiccups?

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

JEFF JACOBY

JD Vance dismisses the American idea
IDEAS | RACHEL LEOPOLD ROBINSON

How I learned to live with OCD
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Real Democratic unity requires more than words
IDEAS | LISA WEISS

My father couldn’t fix everything, but that didn’t keep him from trying
Alex Beam

The dog days are here
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

New Hampshire man held without bail in fatal Lowell temple shooting

Paul Garcia, 38, of Dover, N.H., pleaded not guilty to a murder charge at his arraignment in Lowell District Court.
Live updates

Trump rally gunman flew a drone 200 yards from the stage hours before the event, FBI chief testifies. Follow live updates.

FBI Director Christopher Wray appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to testify about his agency’s investigation into the attempted assassination of Trump.

Man sentenced to probation for role in Cape Cod boat crash that killed 17-year-old girlfriend

David K. Sullivan pleaded guilty in Barnstable Superior Court to charges of boat homicide by negligence and possessing alcohol while under 21.

She wants you to love greenhead flies. Then smack them.

They appear each year near the end of June, waiting for those sunny, windless, glorious summer days that scream “beach.” Then they attack, buzz-sawing open your capillaries.

Sports

2024 summer olympics

Your Olympics daily digest: See today’s schedule and results for American athletes

The US men's soccer team is getting things started in France.
OLYMPICS

NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey ready for a new Olympic challenge: Studio host

Casey will spend her fifth Olympics at NBC Sports’s sprawling home base in Stamford, Conn., leading coverage on E! and CNBC.
olympics

New Zealand Olympic soccer team complains after Canadian team flew a drone over its training session

Defending Olympic champion Canada and New Zealand meet in their opening match at the Olympic tournament on Thursday. The drone incident occurred earlier this week.
RED SOX AT ROCKIES | 3:10 P.M. (NESN)

Game 101: Red Sox at Rockies lineups and notes
olympics

Olympians in the athletes’ village again will sleep on cardboard beds. But it’s not why you think.
olympics

Coco Gauff named female flag bearer for Team USA at Friday’s opening ceremony, joining LeBron James

Business

Healey administration puts Hurley complex out for redevelopment — again

It's back to the drawing board to redevelop a prominent Brutalist-style government complex that spans some 5.5 acres on the edge of Beacon Hill and the West End.

Funeral for legendary philanthropist Jack Connors to be held next Tuesday

The Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at St. Ignatius of Loyola Church in Chestnut Hill, with a reception immediately afterwards.

Mass. makes progress on racial homeownership gap, study says, but disparities persist
RI BUSINESS

Rhode Island home prices hit a median sale price of nearly $500k
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LOVE LETTERS

I feel like the odd one out: I have celiac disease and I’m single
PERSPECTIVE

I’m a die-hard Boston sports fan. Can the WNBA get me to root for New York?
Best of the Best

Have a blast at Boston’s best bowling, pickleball, mini golf, and more

Cooking

Shake up your burger game. Try a beef-pita version with crisped cheese, chicken, or quinoa.

metro

Man sentenced to probation for role in Cape Cod boat crash that killed 17-year-old girlfriend

She wants you to love greenhead flies. Then smack them.

Another great weekend ahead to spend outdoors

sports

IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City. Utah last hosted the Olympics in 2002.

Ten questions for a Patriots team beginning training camp at a crossroads

NBC goes for ratings gold with strategy to ‘contemporize’ 2024 Olympics

business

Home of the Week: A mid-century modern Berkshires beauty for $519,900

All Steward hospitals in Mass. have attracted bidders, Healey says

$400 a month in no-strings-attached money for Chelsea residents improved health outcomes, study finds

politics

Trump rally gunman flew a drone 200 yards from the stage hours before the event, FBI chief testifies. Follow live updates.

Trump rally gunman flew a drone 200 yards from the stage hours before the event, FBI chief testifies to Congress

Netanyahu looks to boost US support in speech to Congress, but faces protests and lawmaker boycotts

Nation

Hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone sends tourists racing for safety

An Alaska veteran is finally getting his benefits — 78 years after the 103-year-old was discharged

Arkansas court orders state to count signatures collected by volunteers for abortion-rights measure

World

Plane crashes just after takeoff from Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people. Pilot is lone survivor.

Ukraine’s foreign minister seeking ‘common ground’ with China in talks on ending war with Russia

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100 percent protection against HIV is ‘stunning’

opinion

May I have a word: Calling out serial bailers

Beware if Taylor Swift and Oprah help Democrats find a candidate

Jack Connors — a legend, a dream maker, a friend to all

lifestyle

This week’s freebies, deals: Vintage clothing pop-up, orchestra, and half-priced arcade games, and more

Andy Li handcrafts positivity, one pennant at a time

My high school musical crush is back in my life

food & dining

A mini-dining crawl for hot summer nights

On Newbury Street, mezcal gets the spotlight

A fresh take on a Bloody Mary mix

travel

Massport shelves decision on charging travelers to charge up their electric cars

When a hurricane upends travel plans, what do airlines owe consumers for a flight not taken?

From run-down lodging to retro boutique chic: A unique Maine motel gets a second life

Arts

In East Boston, Atlantic Works Gallery artists share immigration stories, community

At Harvard: volumes large and small, the aesthetic life of plants, volcanic eruptions

Bill Viola, celebrated video artist who manipulated time and sensory perceptions, dies at 73

Books

In new poetry book, Joan Baez introduces us to some of her ‘alters’

With ‘Nicked,’ author M. T. Anderson goes for a new readership: adults

‘We Burn Daylight’ revisits Waco through the eyes of young lovers

Movies

Writer-director Sean Wang gets personal with his feature debut, ‘Didi’

Can ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ bring back the old Marvel box-office magic?

From CGI to storm chasing, ‘Twisters’ thrills. But did they get it right?

Television

‘My faith in the Constitution is whole. It is complete. It is total.’

‘Homicide’ to begin streaming on Peacock in August

And the Democratic nominee for president is … Maya Rudolph?

music

In new poetry book, Joan Baez introduces us to some of her ‘alters’

Well-curated ‘chaos’ reigns at the fourth edition of NICE, a fest

John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, dies at 90

Theater/Dance

At Jacob’s Pillow, Miguel Gutierrez invites the audience to join in grief, and in silliness

Bugs take the limelight when Cirque du Soleil’s ‘OVO’ returns to Boston

The power of ‘Hoops’

Health

What consumers should know about the FTC’s upcoming lawsuit against CVS over how it negotiates drug prices

What’s next for Roger Williams Medical Center? CEO warns Boston University could terminate affiliation, court docs show.

Fatal overdoses drop in R.I. for the first time in five years

Obituaries

Cheng Pei Pei, ‘queen’ of kung fu cinema, dies at 78

John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, dies at 90

Robert L. Allen, who shed light on a navy yard blast and notorious trial, dies at 82