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Updated COVID boosters to be available mid-September, White House says

It’s unclear how well the new shots will work against the latest variant, BA.2.86, but CDC said early indications were promising.
2,171 confirmed cases and 12 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Facing system strained by migrant influx, Healey to activate National Guard to help at shelter hotels

Governor Maura Healey on Thursday issued an order activating up to 250 National Guard members to help buttress the state’s overloaded emergency shelter system.

Richard Hanson, Newton man charged with killing his wife, arraigned on first-degree murder charge as new details emerge in court

Hanson, 64, has been held without bail since his district court arraignment in July. Thursday’s arraignment came after a grand jury indicted Hanson on Aug. 17.

Donald Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case, seeks to sever his case from others

The decision to skip an in-person appearance averts the dramatic arraignments that have accompanied the three other criminal cases former president Donald Trump faces.
New Hampshire GOP vows to ‘actively’ defend Trump’s ballot eligibility against legal challenge

Mitch McConnell ‘medically clear’ to do job, attending physician of Congress says

McConnell suffered his second public incident of freezing up in five weeks on Wednesday, prompting questions about his health that his aides have declined to address.

Tropical Storm Idalia leaves shredded homes, roads blocked with powerlines in Florida and Georgia

 See photos and videos of the devastation in Florida

After two arrests, some seek removal of Providence NAACP president

Boy, 2, killed in apparent accident in Cohasset
YVONNE ABRAHAM

Where intolerance is an article of faith

A new policy forbids students in the 21 schools in Bishop Robert McManus’s diocese from dressing or conducting themselves in any way except in a manner consistent with their biological sex.
alex speier

Robo-umpiring has arrived in the minor leagues. Here’s how it’s been working.

The massive experiment has significant implications for how the game is played, how players develop, and how players are evaluated.

Statue believed to depict Marcus Aurelius seized from Cleveland museum in looting investigation

A headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius has been ordered seized from the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

What you can do about climate change. Readers have suggestions.

Many believe we should all do more, but several said it’s all in God’s hands
EDITORIAL

Council allegations highlight need for anti-bullying rules
PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

Cash is still king — just ask Jill Shah
JOAN VENNOCHI

A troubling reality for the GOP: No middle ground on abortion

IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY

In 1909, E.M. Forster foresaw the real threat from AI

News you can use

From ‘Storrowing’ to Allston Christmas: What to know before move-in day in Boston
These aren’t just buzzwords. They’re the difference between a regular moving day and a nightmare.

The Sumner Tunnel is reopening Friday. Here’s what you need to know.
The Sumner Tunnel is scheduled to reopen Friday after a two-month closure that shut down a main route from Logan International Airport for critical repairs to the nearly 90-year-old tunnel.

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

More recent News

Crews working to resolve Harvard Square power issues after manhole fires
Power could be restored as early as Thursday afternoon to the eight businesses that were impacted by Wednesday’s manhole fires in Harvard Square, officials said.

Judge rules white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, who went to wrong house

A Missouri judge has ruled that an 84-year-old man will stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who went to the man’s house by mistake.

Former state senator accused of spending COVID-19 relief loan on luxury cars
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said the state has begun a criminal investigation into allegations against Andy Sanborn.

Two ex-Proud Boys leaders get some of longest sentences in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

The sentence for Joseph Biggs is the second longest among hundreds of Capitol riot cases so far, after the 18-year prison sentence for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes.

Coyote that attacked two people in Fall River has tested positive for rabies

A coyote that bit a woman on both legs and her arm and then attacked a groundskeeper in Fall River this week tested positive for rabies, officials said. The Fall River incidents are the latest in a series of coyote encounters reported in the state in recent months.

First snow falls on White Mountains
While New England prepares for a warm Labor Day Weekend, Mount Washington experienced its first snow of the season on Thursday morning.

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Here are the top Massachusetts high schools, according to 2023 rankings from US News & World Report

The top high school in Massachusetts is Boston Latin School, according to US News & World Report’s latest rankings of the best high schools in the country.

Drug firms test medicines to halt Alzheimer’s before symptoms appear
Signs of cognitive decline and memory loss may not show up for 10 to 20 years after the formation of deposits of amyloid and other toxic proteins in the brain, experts say.

Boston charts the future of downtown development in new plan
A new plan from the BPDA aims to streamline a mishmash of building height restrictions, highlight areas best suited for new development, update design and architecture guidelines, and suggest ways to re-energize public spaces.

‘He has left an incredible legacy’: Tufts School of Medicine professor killed in Newton bike crash remembered as scientist, mentor
Alex Andrew Bohm was an accomplished scientist whose discoveries made headlines, but his life was marked as much by his mentorship, those who knew him said.

Culture & Lifestyle

See the trailer for Meg Ryan’s rom-com return, ‘What Happens Later’

Fun things to do Labor Day weekend in and around Boston

Toad in Porter Square sold to new owner, but it will remain a music venue

One more rodeo for the ’50s singer known as the Brooklyn Cowgirl

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 | ROBERT MOTUM

Westarctica, Sancratosia, Slowjamastan, and other fake nations may have some things to teach real ones
Rachelle G. Cohen

Wu’s Mass. and Cass tent ordinance is little more than a feel-good distraction
JEFF JACOBY

Two years on, the US pullout from Afghanistan looks worse than ever
SCOT LEHIGH

Readers respond on climate change: We need action now
CARINE HAJJAR

Why Vivek Ramaswamy is catching on in New Hampshire and beyond

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Leominster native who died after collapse during Calif. Marathon remembered as ‘our rock’ by his friends

Sam Norton began making friends he would have for the rest of his life while he was a freshman at St. John’s High School in Shrewsbury in 2011, forming a tightknit circle of boys from his class and girls from their unofficial sibling school, Notre Dame Academy in Worcester.

New forensic hospital to serve those with serious mental illness

New Hampshire Hospital will run the new, 24-bed facility for patients who are civilly committed.

Boston officials urge cooperation as thousands of students return to the city

Seventy percent of leases in Boston begin on Sept. 1, and thousands of residents move in and out of apartments around the city within 24 hours.

Facing system strained by migrant influx, Healey to activate National Guard to help at shelter hotels

Governor Maura Healey on Thursday issued an order activating up to 250 National Guard members to help buttress the state’s overloaded emergency shelter system.

Sports

Celtics

Celtics sign sharpshooter Svi Mykhailiuk to one-year contract

Mykhailiuk has played for the Pistons, Raptors, Lakers, Thunder, Knicks, and Hornets during his five-year career.
MLB

With lost season entering its final month and rosters expanding, Yankees to go with a youth movement

New York plans to call up top prospects Jasson Domínguez and Austin Wells on Friday to join other young players on the roster. “We’ll learn a lot in September and we’ll learn a lot in the spring,” Yankees owner Hal Steinbenner said.
US Open

John Isner’s tennis career fittingly ends in final-set tiebreaker at US Open

Isner fell in the second round to fellow American Michael Mmoh, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, 7-6 (9-7), on Thursday afternoon.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK

Attleboro girls volleyball aims to deliver emphatic season and cap lightning rise from the depths
Patriots notebook

Patriots claim former Panthers quarterback Matt Corral
baseball

Yankees calling up top prospects Jasson Domínguez and Austin Wells on Friday

Business

Happy Allston Christmas to all, and to all a good find

It’s an annual tradition of questionable hygiene, but one that is beloved by the city’s thrifty youngsters.
TALKING POINTS

Federal appeals court upholds dismissal of Tufts professor’s suit

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Microsoft to stop packaging Teams and Office software in Europe to head off EU antitrust action

Squeezing in one last summer trip over Labor Day weekend? Expect crowded airports and full flights.
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CONNECTIONS

‘You don’t need to be everywhere’ is some of the best advice I ever got
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 28-Sept. 10
Globe Magazine

Pot prices have tanked. Dispensaries are closing. Is a great crash coming?

Globe Magazine

Ysabel Garcia knows the danger of a mental health crisis. She has a lifesaving message.

metro

Wild video shows stolen car spinning and crashing in Maynard before driver runs away from police

Updated COVID boosters to be available mid-September, White House says

Governor Healey seeks pardons for four more, continuing her early flex of clemency power

sports

Former Patriots kicker Nick Folk, named Titans starter, is grateful for preseason competition

Here are 11 EMass girls’ volleyball players to watch on the court in 2023

Which girls’ volleyball team will rise to the top? See our preseason Top 20.

business

Inflation and consumers show staying power as fed eyes another rate move

Software firm Pegasystems trims jobs for second time this year

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson launch fund with $10 million for displaced Maui residents

politics

Two ex-Proud Boys leaders get some of longest sentences in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Donald Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case, seeks to sever his case from others

Trump pleads not guilty in Ga., waives in-person arraignment

Nation

Police stop Nebraska man for bucking the law with a bull riding shotgun in his car

A judge has blocked, for now, a Texas law drag show performers fear will shut them down

Tropical Storm Idalia leaves shredded homes, roads blocked with powerlines in Florida and Georgia

World

Rare protests in Syria summon echoes of Arab Spring

China’s disinformation fuels anger over Fukushima water release

At least 74 are dead, many of them homeless, as fire rips through a rundown building in South Africa

opinion

It’s possible to change low rates of Black breastfeeding, but it starts with acknowledging the legacy of slavery

A troubling reality for the GOP: No middle ground on abortion

Liberals need a clearer foreign policy

lifestyle

There are strict rules for him at work

Tom Brady, Julian Edelman tease Patriots fans about ‘unretiring’ in new commercial

Fun things to do Labor Day weekend in and around Boston

food & dining

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

King Richard’s Faire, Italian heritage tours, and a spacious travel bag

The art that ‘escaped’ from Vermont is back home again. Here’s where to find it.

For Squeeze’s Chris Difford, hitting the road has lost its luster

Arts

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

Did Orwell’s wife write herself out of history?

Jill Lepore has seen the inside of time

Chaucer’s ‘The Canterbury Tales’: Not Safe for Teens?

Movies

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

A couple of picks from the AMC series popping up on Max

Tom Brady, Julian Edelman tease Patriots fans about ‘unretiring’ in new commercial

Did Hulu pick a good time to cancel ‘The Great’?

music

Zelda soundtrack as legendary as the game itself

An AI opera from 1987 reboots for a new generation

Duran Duran’s Roger Taylor takes a look back as the band forges ahead

Theater/Dance

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?

Dance and digital effects merge in Compagnie Käfig’s imaginative ‘Pixel’ at Jacob’s Pillow

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

Gil Brandt, one of the builders of the Dallas Cowboys into ‘America’s Team,’ dies at 91

Tina Howe, playwright best known for ‘Coastal Disturbances,’ dies at 85

Nicholas Hitchon, 65, who aged 7 years at a time in the ‘Up’ documentaries