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US-Japan security talks focus on bolstering military cooperation amid rising China threat
The ministers are expected to discuss plans to upgrade command and control structures for US forces in Japan by bringing in higher-ranked officers with commanding authority to create a US counterpart for Japan’s unified command currently set for inauguration in March.

Park fire in California grows dramatically, becoming largest active blaze in US
The Park fire in Northern California has grown considerably to become the largest active blaze in the country, as firefighters raced Saturday to contain scores of blazes across the West.

Firefighters helped by cooler weather battle blaze that has scorched area larger than Los Angeles

Volunteers search Rumney Marsh for the remains of Harmony Montgomery
Investigators say Adam Montgomery disposed of his daughter's remains in 2020, but he has refused to disclose where he left her body.

West Nile virus detected in Boston mosquito samples
The samples were taken in Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, Roxbury, and West Roxbury, the Boston Public Health Commission said.

Strike in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights kills at least 12 and threatens to spark a wider war
A rocket strike at a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights has killed at least 12 children and teens.

Israeli airstrike hits school in Gaza, killing at least 30

Olympics pre-race triathlon event in Seine River canceled over water quality concerns

JD Vance talked about ‘childless’ women. There are 46 million of them, and even more childless men.

In 2023, an estimated 38 percent of American adults did not have biological children, or roughly 101 million people nationwide, according to a Globe analysis. About 46 million of them were women 55 million were men.
Trump and Vance team up to campaign in Minnesota, a state that hasn’t backed the GOP in 52 years

Trump’s running mate thinks even less of women than he does
JD Vance is like Project 2025 on legs, a walking blueprint for an extremist second Trump term, a man — like the terrifying, 900-page plan for a second Trump presidency — who says the quiet parts out loud.

Live updates
Harris holds fund-raiser in the Berkshires; Trump and Vance campaign in Minnesota
Vice President Kamala Harris appeared in Pittsfield, Mass. at a fund-raiser, and former president Donald Trump spoke at an event in Minnesota on Saturday night.

This family wants to redevelop their Roxbury home into much-needed housing. It isn’t working.
Amid a citywide housing crisis, the Webster family hoped to turn their single-family home on Elmwood Street into 47 mini-apartments. Then neighbors got involved.

Chad Finn | Sports media

The Olympic opening ceremony on NBC, as grand as it was, was a little, well ... weird

NBC’s emphasis on celebrity during these Games backfired.
Derrick White on his Olympic arrival, reuniting with Celtics, Jaylen Brown’s frustrations, and defending an NBA title

Steward pushes for earlier closure of two hospitals

The timeline is almost three months sooner than generally allowed under Massachusetts rules.
Steward closing hospitals in Boston, Central Mass.

Kamala Harris is running on Joe Biden’s record, but she’d likely be a different kind of president

“The vice president believes that just because something has always been done a certain way doesn’t mean it has to be done that way moving forward,” said her former aide Rachel Palermo.
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS

tara sullivan
In his Olympic debut, Frederick Richard carried himself with confidence — and carried the US into the team final
The Stoughton gymnast has officially reached a dream: He is an Olympian. Now, can he medal? We'll find out Monday.

US men’s basketball preview: Americans get medal defense underway vs. Serbia
chesto means business

Who will be Boston’s ‘next Jack Connors’?

Who could move as deftly as Connors across the worlds of philanthropy, business, higher ed, health care, and politics?
FOOD

We can all scream now: The Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail is officially live

And it's a delicious way to cap off National Ice Cream Month.
Peter Abraham | On Baseball

With Red Sox suddenly reeling, pressure mounts on Craig Breslow to bring in more deadline help

The trade deadline is 6 p.m. Tuesday, and the Sox are a car with a blown engine headed for a brick wall. It’s now up to Breslow to improve his team.
Red Sox can’t hang on to late lead, lose slugfest to Yankees in 10 innings
Opinion
IDEAS | Michael Serazio

ChatGPT’s uncanny valley of the mind

Humans have had an uneasy relationship with AI and robots since their inception. Here’s why AI creeps us out so much.
RENÉE GRAHAM

It’s KA-mala, not ka-MA-la
JEFF JACOBY

Will making community college free make it better?
EDITORIAL

After reports of dismal conditions, nursing homes need more staff — and more oversight
Katherine Gergen Barnett

The cost of high food prices — obesity
Best of the Best

At the best comedy clubs in Boston, big laughs sometimes come in small spaces

Boston’s best restaurant deals: 22 places to feast for $20 or less

The six best lobster rolls served around Boston

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Smart spending tips for your next international getaway
Cash or credit? What’s the best card company? What are common travel mistakes?

The US and China air global differences as their top diplomats meet for sixth time since last year
The United States and China have renewed their mutual grievances as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart held their sixth meeting since last year amid an uncertain political situation in the U.S. and growing concerns about China’s increasing assertiveness in Asia and elsewhere

Justice Department says TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control

TikTok employees used Lark to send sensitive data about US users, information that has wound up being stored on Chinese servers and accessible to ByteDance employees in China, federal officials said.

After years of fighting Iowa’s strict abortion law, clinics also prepared to follow it
Iowa is set to join more than a dozen other states where abortion access has been sharply curbed since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Life and death in the heat. What it feels like when Earth’s temperatures soar to record highs.
As the warming Earth sizzled through a week with four of the hottest days ever measured, the world focused on cold hard numbers that showed the average daily temperature for the entire planet.

Blind man says Boston officer struck by vehicle was helping him cross ‘very dangerous intersection’ in North End
Scott Hartmann credits the officer with saving his life in a notoriously busy and dangerous intersection as he walked home with his guide dog.

Recommended reads

The River Seine is open to Olympic swimmers. Could that work in the Charles?

For decades, the Charles has been a punch line, its “Dirty Water” memorialized in the rock song and known as something most would consider jumping in only on a dare.

In a growing trend, some Boston students are getting paid to attend summer classes
For many teens in low-income households, the obstacle in taking part in summer classes comes down to economics: They need to earn a paycheck, often to help out with their family’s income.

A turkey badly damaged a Boston woman’s car. A video of the attack has gone viral: ‘Without proof, it sounds insane.’
For about a year, Alicia Mastroianni and the wild turkeys of Boston lived together in peace. That ended last week.

How the US captured one of Mexico’s biggest drug lords
It sounded like a story ripped from a narco thriller: One of the biggest drug lords in Mexico was lured onto an airplane, flown across the border, and presented to US federal agents by the son of his former partner in crime.

Culture & Lifestyle

Boston Book Festival to kick off with Malcolm Gladwell

At the Farnsworth, a rare look at Andrew Wyeth’s forays into abstraction

Going for the gold and also going for some laughs

Matt Damon belts out ‘Sweet Caroline’ in ‘Tonight Show’ duet with Jimmy Fallon

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

EDITORIAL

Local residents lose in closure of Carney, Nashoba Valley hospitals
Katherine Gergen Barnett

The cost of high food prices — obesity
Michael Walsh and Dorie Seavey

Heat pumps are the pathway to energy affordability
Catherine D’Amato

Our neighbors are going hungry. Here’s how to care for them.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Why mothers often can’t win
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

This family wants to redevelop their Roxbury home into much-needed housing. It isn’t working.

Amid a citywide housing crisis, the Webster family hoped to turn their single-family home on Elmwood Street into 47 mini-apartments. Then neighbors got involved.

Volunteers search Rumney Marsh for the remains of Harmony Montgomery

Investigators say Adam Montgomery disposed of his daughter's remains in 2020, but he has refused to disclose where he left her body.

3-alarm fire in South Boston sends thick black smoke into sunny sky

The fast-moving blaze engulfed the rear and back deck at 587 East Broadway Saturday afternoon before spreading to an adjacent building, said Firefighter Brian Alkins, a department spokesman.

West Nile virus detected in Boston mosquito samples

The samples were taken in Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, Roxbury, and West Roxbury, the Boston Public Health Commission said.

Sports

Simone Biles says she has calf discomfort during Olympic gymnastics qualifying but keeps competing

Simone Biles briefly left the floor and was heard saying she has discomfort in her left leg but continued her quest to return atop the Olymipc podium Sunday.

Olympics pre-race triathlon event in Seine River canceled over water quality concerns

Concerns over the water quality of Paris’ Seine River have continued into the 2024 Olympics, with a pre-race triathlon event there canceled Sunday.
US MEN vs. SERBIA | 11:15 a.m. (NBC)

US men’s basketball preview: Americans get medal defense underway vs. Serbia

Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic wasn't available when the US crushed Serbia in its Olympic tune-up earlier this month.
Yankees 11, Red Sox 8 (10 inn.)

Red Sox can’t hang on to late lead, lose slugfest to Yankees in 10 innings
Peter Abraham | On Baseball

With Red Sox suddenly reeling, pressure mounts on Craig Breslow to bring in more deadline help

REVOLUTION 1, MAZATLÁN 0

Revolution begin Leagues Cup with win over Mazatlán on homegrown hero Jack Panayotou’s goal

Business

chesto means business

Who will be Boston’s ‘next Jack Connors’?

Who could move as deftly as Connors across the worlds of philanthropy, business, higher ed, health care, and politics?

This family wants to redevelop their Roxbury home into much-needed housing. It isn’t working.

Amid a citywide housing crisis, the Webster family hoped to turn their single-family home on Elmwood Street into 47 mini-apartments. Then neighbors got involved.

Harris freshens up her message on the economy as Trump and Republicans go after her on inflation

Justice Department says TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control
magazine
GLOBE MAGAZINE

Flooding, bacteria, hostility: So much for Walden Pond’s tranquility
Globe Magazine

Photos: A rare look inside Harvard’s collection of 7.5 million insects
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘At the end of the evening he pulled out a package of Pop Rocks for me’
PERSPECTIVE

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

metro

Cities are razing homeless camps across US. Advocates want New Bedford to build one.

In a growing trend, some Boston students are getting paid to attend summer classes

JD Vance talked about ‘childless’ women. There are 46 million of them, and even more childless men.

sports

Renegades’ improbable late comeback bid falls short, as five-time champs fall in WFA Championship

Mao Saigo shoots 61 to break CPKC Women’s Open record, but Haeran Ryu tops leaderboard

Red Sox acquire catcher Danny Jansen from Blue Jays in exchange for three minor leaguers

business

TikTok Data Collection is National Security Threat, DOJ Says

Kamala Harris focuses on three potential running mate candidates

Steward pushes for earlier closure of two hospitals

politics

Kamala Harris is running on Joe Biden’s record, but she’d likely be a different kind of president

Harris raised $200M in first week of White House campaign and signed up 170,000 volunteers

Harris holds fund-raiser in the Berkshires; Trump and Vance campaign in Minnesota

Nation

Park fire in California grows dramatically, becoming largest active blaze in US

After years of fighting Iowa’s strict abortion law, clinics also prepared to follow it

Harris holds her first fund-raiser as the likely Democratic nominee in the Berkshires

World

US-Japan security talks focus on bolstering military cooperation amid rising China threat

The US and China air global differences as their top diplomats meet for sixth time since last year

Israeli airstrike hits school in Gaza, killing at least 30

opinion

Protect consumer choice on electric suppliers

Por qué las madres a veces salen perdiendo

Why mothers often can’t win

lifestyle

I love my dogs more than my (ex-)husband

Five ways to have a ‘brat’ summer in Boston

Meet Tyler George, our very own local KIDZ BOP star

food & dining

Where to eat like you’re at the Olympics (without leaving home)

We can all scream now: The Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail is officially live

Imitation beef? Wahlburgers sues California barbecue company, claiming trademark infringement.

travel

What’s new on Martha’s Vineyard: From burgers to boutiques

JetBlue to fly out of N.H. and R.I., officials said, increasing flights in New England

Southwest Airlines plans to start assigning seats, breaking with a 50-year tradition

Arts

At the Farnsworth, a rare look at Andrew Wyeth’s forays into abstraction

He heard America singing: A show at Harvard’s Carpenter Center celebrates Harry Smith

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

Books

Boston Book Festival to kick off with Malcolm Gladwell

How college radio taught me to be a writer

Beacon celebrates Baldwin, Massachusetts Book Awards expand, and a new bookstore for romance

Movies

Five things to do around Boston, July 29-Aug. 11

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

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

Television

‘Presumed Innocent’ is guilty of excess

Jennifer Aniston condemns JD Vance for his ‘childless cat ladies’ comments

What viewers watch can say a lot about their politics

music

Five ways to have a ‘brat’ summer in Boston

‘The soundtrack of our lives’: Voices of Black Boston reunite to celebrate the legacy of WILD 1090 AM

Meet Tyler George, our very own local KIDZ BOP star

Theater/Dance

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company embraces the discord in ‘The Winter’s Tale’

Shakespeare & Company presenting world premiere of ‘The Islanders’

Ethan Slater plays Marcel Marceau, brings work in progress to Williamstown Theatre Festival

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

Martin S. Indyk, diplomat who sought Middle East peace, dies at 73

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a musical voice for civil rights, is dead at 81

Lewis Lapham, editor who revived Harper’s magazine, dies at 89