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At 25, Mass MoCA has secured its place in contemporary art. But has it lifted up North Adams?
Priorities have shifted for today’s cultural institutions, says Kristy Edmunds, the museum's director. It’s about helping the community, helping artists.

For Black and biracial people in the Boston area, Trump’s remarks about Harris feel all too familiar

“As a biracial woman of color . . . people always want to pick your identity,” said Linda Champion, a former Suffolk County prosecutor and the daughter of a Korean mother and a Black father.
See more live updates from the campaign trail

Healey’s dilemma: How to help Steward hospitals without helping Steward

The governor is weighing how to rescue a half-dozen cash-starved hospitals without aiding executives who enriched themselves while presiding over the health system’s collapse.

Who’s really at the wheel for Uber and Lyft? In many ways, it’s AI.
Trial testimony revealed that the ride-hailing apps' algorithms can predict how much riders in certain situations might be willing to pay, and how much compensation drivers might accept.

Synagogues, churches, and schools receive $4.75 million in grants to protect from hate crimes, terror attacks
The state's Nonprofit Security Grant Program awarded money to 85 nonprofit organizations to help protect them from hate crimes or terror attacks.

NH jury reaches split verdict in baby abandonment case involving Alexandra Eckersley, daughter of retired Red Sox star
Eckersley was found guilty Friday of reckless conduct, endangering the welfare of a child, and falsifying physical evidence, but not guilty of two felony assault charges.

A new dawning for that green awning? Historic rock club Great Scott finds next home in Allston.

Tropical depression strengthens into Tropical Storm Debby as it moves through Gulf toward Florida

Waltham police investigating fatal shooting

Risk of Eastern equine encephalitis raised in several communities south of Boston

Israeli airstrike in northern West Bank kills 5, who army says were planning attack

Hotel owners are earning millions in contracts by turning their suburban outposts into shelters for homeless and migrants

The homeless and migrant crisis has been expensive for taxpayers, but it’s been a boon for some hotel owners, including two Massachusetts companies.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

There are no good options when it comes to the crisis in the Mass. emergency shelter system

There are thousands in emergency housing in Massachusetts and in overflow sites. Caring for those families is costing the state a billion dollars annually.
2024 Paris Olympics

Amid furor over gender, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif clinches a medal in front of friendly Parisian fans
Khelif defeated Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary in the quarterfinals, moving to the semifinals — and earning at least a bronze. She fights next Tuesday.

An editor's note from The Boston Globe Your Olympics daily digest: Schedules and results

The euphoric experience of watching Stephen Nedoroscik earn bronze medal in pommel horse at his old training gym

The viewers gathered at Nedoroscik’s former training gym to watch him compete in the pommel horse final for the US men’s gymnastics team at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Stephen Nedoroscik, the quirky pommel horse star, ends Olympics with another medal

Katie Ledecky out-swims Ariarne Titmus to claim fourth straight Olympic gold in the women’s 800-meter freestyle

American Sha’Carri Richardson wins silver in women’s 100-meter dash; Julien Alfred wins first medal for Saint Lucia

Jrue Holiday misses Team USA’s group play finale; Jayson Tatum comes out strong in win vs. Puerto Rico

Mass. prides itself on being a leader on climate issues. So what happened to the climate bill?
What troubles many in the state’s climate community is that up until the bill failed, it had seemed so likely to pass.

At Healey’s urging, lawmakers ready to call special session to pass stalled economic development bill
Forecast | Dave Epstein

We have one month left of summer. Here’s a hint at what the weather holds.

It’s been a hot one. Will August hold any relief?
Hot nights and high humidity — A look back at a rough July in New England Bikers to face some unsettled weather during this weekend’s Pan-Mass Challenge
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS

US women’s soccer ‘needed a little bit of something different’ to beat Japan. Trinity Rodman delivered.
Trinity Rodman scored in the first period of extra time to break a scoreless deadlock and move the US onto a semifinal matchup. She called it “the best moment" of her career, at least so far.

Games & Puzzles

Play Decathalon

We're releasing 10 special puzzles over 10 days that will put your problem-solving skills to the test.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Snap judgments from those watching the rookie quarterbacks

The Bears are the only team that has already named its rookie QB the Week 1 starter, not even pretending to hold a competition between Caleb Williams and backup Tyson Bagent.
Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael, former Bears tackle battling ALS, enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame from his home
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Red Sox legend Fred Lynn likes what he sees in Jarren Duran

Lynn can relate to Duran on many levels, including the fact they both homered in the All-Star Game, helping earn them MVP honors.
Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

Sean and Erin McDonough lead drive to eradicate the disease that took their father

Fund-raising efforts in Will McDonough’s memory have channeled some $3 million to fund Dr. Rodney Falk’s cardiac research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Opinion
IDEAS | KATIA WISH

Learning to really see Boston, one sketch at a time

Capturing the city in two dimensions is a multisensory exercise in the art of looking at a place I only thought I knew.
Danielle Ferrier

Healey is right — the shelter system is at a breaking point
Kelly Turley

Shelter policy is cruel and harmful
SCOT LEHIGH

Fickle fortune frowns upon The Great Trumpkin
Alex Beam

Whose ‘Lord of the Rings’ is it anyway?
Best of the Best

9 best craft breweries and taprooms to visit in Greater Boston

9 of Boston’s best live music clubs for rock, hip-hop, jazz, and more

We picked the best food in Greater Boston. You, readers, had thoughts.

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More recent News

Vermont suffered millions in damage from this week’s flooding and will ask for federal help
The toll of damage from recent flooding in Vermont exceeds $6 million, and the state is asking the federal government for help, officials said.

Aerosmith retires from touring, citing permanent damage to Steven Tyler’s voice last year
The iconic band behind hits like “Love in an Elevator” and “Livin’ on the Edge” posted a statement Friday announcing the cancellation of remaining dates on its tour and provided an update on Tyler’s voice.

How JD Vance thinks about power
He has been unswerving in recent years in his assessment of how Republicans should carry themselves when they win: Use every available lever of state, even if that means testing the bounds of the constitutional system.

MUSIC REVIEW
Metallica digs deep into their heavy metal history to bring a rockin’ night to Gillette Stadium
The band kicked off the first of two nights in Foxborough with a show filled with fan favorites and beloved, deep cut tracks.

MUSIC REVIEW
André 3000, Kamasi Washington, and more help kick off Newport Jazz Festival’s 70th anniversary
From Brittany Howard’s soul psychedelia to the off-kilter R&B of Moonchild, the astral plane was one of the day’s recurring themes. The profound legacy of Alice Coltrane was another.

Woman killed two young girls and then herself in Mechanic Falls, Maine, officials say

“Harmony and Hope were the best of friends, and we are grateful they had each other in the challenges they faced in their young lives,” their uncle wrote on a GoFundMe page. “Our hearts have been shattered by the tragedy of their passing.”

Recommended reads

‘I’m giving up’: At Mass. and Cass, open-air drug market smaller, but persistent

The city has repeatedly attempted to clean up the area, but the vices these blocks are known for always return.

Four jurors in Karen Read trial tell prosecutors panel agreed to acquit on two charges
Lawyers for Read had previously said that several jurors had told them they unanimously agreed to acquit on the two charges, including second-degree murder.

Video: Two entangled timber rattlesnakes face off on a Blue Hills trail
The timber rattlesnakes were fighting, something that has rarely been captured on video.

Harvard’s Alan Garber to stay on as president until 2027
The university will launch a search for his successor in late spring 2026, Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny Pritzker said in a message to the campus community.

Culture & Lifestyle

Chenoweth charms, but Broadway-bound ‘The Queen of Versailles’ is a mixed bag

‘The Instigators’: a heist-gone-wrong movie done right? Nope.

Marylee Fairbanks, co-producer of award-winning ‘The Outsiders,’ is a multifaceted force

Give AI engine text prompt, get song. Where does that leave musicians?

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

Renée Loth

Boston’s chief of planning Arthur Jemison departs with a brief but meaningful legacy
Alan Sager

It may be Steward’s decision to close hospitals, but it’s Healey’s too
EDITORIAL

A brazen effort to steal an election in Venezuela

SCOT LEHIGH

What Kamala Harris can learn from George H.W. Bush
Cris Martin

The prisoner swap: Why now?
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Alexander Waugh, literary scion of a literary dynasty, dies at 60

Throughout Alexander Waugh's varied career as a composer, columnist, and historian, he bore lightly the weight of his literary inheritance — his father, Auberon, and his grandfather, Evelyn, were considered among the finest English writers of the 20th century.

Wolfgang Rihm, prolific contemporary classical music composer, dies at 72

BERLIN — Wolfgang Rihm, a composer whose forceful, shape-shifting output reinvigorated contemporary classical music, died Saturday in Ettlingen, Germany. He was 72.

Synagogues, churches, and schools receive $4.75 million in grants to protect from hate crimes, terror attacks

The state's Nonprofit Security Grant Program awarded money to 85 nonprofit organizations to help protect them from hate crimes or terror attacks.

The euphoric experience of watching Stephen Nedoroscik earn bronze medal in pommel horse at his old training gym

The viewers gathered at Nedoroscik’s former training gym to watch him compete in the pommel horse final for the US men’s gymnastics team at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Sports

OLYMPICS

‘Isn’t it unbelievable?’ Stephen Nedoroscik, the quirky pommel horse star, ends Olympics with another medal

The Worcester native earned his second bronze in Paris by scoring a 15.300 on his singular, signature event.
REVOLUTION

Revolution deal Henry Kessler to St. Louis for All-Star Tim Parker and cash in swap of defenders

The Revolution selected Kessler sixth overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft and he posted 98 appearances, including 88 starts, for the club.
Patriots quarterback watch

Patriots quarterback watch: Jacoby Brissett starts slow, finishes strong while Drake Maye has on off day

Brissett delivered the best throws of the day in 11-on-11 work, going 10 of 14, while Maye was 4 for 12 in 11-on-11s and 3 for 5 in seven-on-sevens.
NFL

Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael, who has ALS, enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame in ceremony at his home
FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael, former Bears tackle battling ALS, enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame from his home
olympics

What to know about the banned boxing governing body that’s fueling the Olympic outcry over its gender tests

Business

Who’s really at the wheel for Uber and Lyft? In many ways, it’s AI.

Trial testimony revealed that the ride-hailing apps' algorithms can predict how much riders in certain situations might be willing to pay, and how much compensation drivers might accept.

Healey’s dilemma: How to help Steward hospitals without helping Steward

The governor is weighing how to rescue a half-dozen cash-starved hospitals without aiding executives who enriched themselves while presiding over the health system’s collapse.

A pattern of lavish spending at a leading LGBTQ nonprofit

Justice Department sues TikTok, accusing the company of violating a children’s online privacy law
magazine
Best of the Best

We picked the best food in Greater Boston. You, readers, had thoughts.

Best of the Best

Live the high life at Boston’s 6 best rooftop bars and restaurants

Best of the Best

Boston’s 9 best ice cream shops for a blazing hot day. Or a rainy one.
summer travel

30 ways to have the perfect Cape Cod vacation

metro

Ex-BPD sergeant sentenced to supervised release in OT fraud scheme

Woman killed two young girls and then herself in Mechanic Falls, Maine, officials say

Marshfield woman found guilty of murdering her husband, a Boston firefighter, in 2021

sports

US women’s soccer ‘needed a little bit of something different’ to beat Japan. Trinity Rodman delivered.

Your Olympics daily digest: More than 30 medals were awarded on Saturday. Here’s what you missed.

The euphoric experience of watching Stephen Nedoroscik earn bronze medal in pommel horse at his old training gym

business

Two R.I. companies report 260+ layoffs; manufacturing plant to shut down

Wu threatens to thwart any plans to redevelop Carney Hospital site

What in the world is happening on Beacon Hill?

politics

DNC chair says Harris secures enough delegate votes to become party nominee. Follow live updates.

Chuck Schumer predicts Democrats will keep control of the Senate now that Kamala Harris is atop the party ticket

US to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier in region

Nation

Tropical depression strengthens into Tropical Storm Debby as it moves through Gulf toward Florida

How JD Vance thinks about power

Parties in lawsuits seeking damages for Maui fires reach $4b global settlement, court filings say

World

Terrorist attack on crowded beachfront in Somalia kills at least 32

Israel kills militants in the West Bank as a nervous region watches latest on cease-fire talks

In Palermo, a Catholic saint joins the Hindu pantheon

opinion

There’s nothing weird about calling Trump weird

Nurses are a safety net against teaching hospitals’ ‘July effect’

Roxbury neighbors have valid concerns about planned development

lifestyle

Jordan’s royal court announces the birth of Princess Iman, King Abdullah’s first grandchild

Dating after abuse

Clorox wipes, pretzel donations, communication: Teachers share what they really need from parents

food & dining

We picked the best food in Greater Boston. You, readers, had thoughts.

REV Burger opens in Beverly; one of Boston’s best bars gets a dark revamp

A menu of appealing dishes greets diners at Ninebark in West Newton

travel

So long, seaplanes: Boston-New York service grounded this summer after selling too few tickets

Fun, unexpected, and accessible: A roundup of recommendations for travelers with mobility issues

Medical records from Holland America are mysteriously held up

Arts

‘I’m sort of a spy’: ‘Vivian Maier Unseen Work’ presents work of photographer who preferred seeing to showing

Science and myth meet in ‘Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination,’ at the Harvard Museum of Natural History

Acton’s Discovery Museum wins National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Books

Jessica Anthony’s new book does ‘The Most’ with a tight time frame

Beach reads: 10 best thrillers and mysteries of 2024 so far

‘Circle of Hope’ is the portrait of a church in crisis, and the messy humanity that might save us all

Movies

‘Kneecap’ is the somewhat true tale of an Irish-language hip-hop group

‘The Instigators’: a heist-gone-wrong movie done right? Nope.

In ‘Sing Sing,’ art lifts up a theater troupe of incarcerated men

Television

For 101 minutes, Glamourama Central visits HBO

‘Veep,’ TV’s prophesies, and our attachment to entertainment

Will Colin Jost survive the Olympics? His injuries while covering surfing have become ‘comedy gold.’

music

Metallica digs deep into their heavy metal history to bring a rockin’ night to Gillette Stadium

André 3000, Kamasi Washington, and more help kick off Newport Jazz Festival’s 70th anniversary

Judge suspends Justin Timberlake’s driver’s license over DWI arrest in New York

Theater/Dance

Chenoweth charms, but Broadway-bound ‘The Queen of Versailles’ is a mixed bag

Broadway fans have been making pilgrimages to Boston for overlapping ‘Queen of Versailles’ and ‘Gatsby’

Cats (yes cats) that play instruments and perform acrobatic tricks bring feline fun to Arlington

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

Alexander Waugh, literary scion of a literary dynasty, dies at 60

Wolfgang Rihm, prolific contemporary classical music composer, dies at 72

Alma Powell, civic leader and widow of Colin Powell, dies at 86