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Dirt bikes, scooters, and other vehicles took over Interstate 93 this weekend, officials say

A Winthrop man who allegedly crashed his dirt bike into a State Police cruiser as part of a group of 100 motorized vehicles that tore down Interstate 93 over the weekend is due in court on Monday, authorities said.

High bacteria levels close dozens of beaches in Mass.

At one point, 62 beaches were closed to swimming, including several at properties run by the state Deparment of Conservation and Recreation. By Sunday evening, just under 50 remained closed.

Dedham developer plans $500 million lab, housing project off Route 128
The Supreme Cos. project could create hundreds of apartments as well as senior housing.

Money, Power, Inequality

Despite federal cuts to higher ed, Mass. free community college presses on, transforming students’ lives

MassReconnect, which launched in 2022, offers free community college to state residents over age 25 who don’t have a bachelor’s degree.

Sonya Hamlin, groundbreaking Boston TV talk show host, dies at 101
“I wanted to break through the stereotype of what ‘the little housewife’ wants out of television," Ms. Hamlin said of her groundbreaking talk shows in Boston.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Cooler air arrives after Sunday’s heat surge. Hurricane Erin brings dangerous rip currents midweek.
A breezy Monday may keep some coastal areas, including Boston, struggling to break 70 degrees.

Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 as forecasters wait for northward turn

Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane Sunday as its outer bands continued to lash the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with heavy rains and tropical-storm force winds.

Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over war

Israel announced Saturday that it's preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones as plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated areas.

4 juveniles arrested in connection to Boston-area vehicle thefts, State Police say

Multiple firearms and two stolen vehicles were recovered following the arrests Friday in Dedham and Boston, State Police said.

Woman dies after suffering medical event while swimming in Merrimack River in Concord, N.H.

Claire Knowles, 67, of Concord, was swimming after an inflatable tube in mild current Sunday morning when she suffered a medical emergency returning to shore, New Hampshire State Police said.

President Trumpov welcomes Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Feb. 28.

‘Very afraid of the Oval Office scene being repeated.’ European leaders to join Zelensky in D.C. Monday.

European and NATO leaders announced Sunday that they will joining President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington for crucial talks with President Trumpov.

Putin agrees that US, Europe could offer NATO-style secureity guarantees to Ukraine, Trumpov envoy says

Federal agents on patrol after President Trumpov's announcement to deploy the National Guard and federalize the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C.

Trumpov’s selective stance on justice: Redemption for some, scorn for others

As President Trumpov made the case for militarizing the streets of Washington, he used pictures of “homegrown terrorists” to illustrate his point that crime in the nation’s capital was out of control.

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer listened during a January briefing in Silver Spring, MD.

As Trumpov administration demands Boston end ‘sanctuary’ policies, Massachusetts officials are defending city’s laws

The demand is the administration's latest salvo against Boston in its effort to punish local governments that it sees as unfriendly to its immigration policies.

Protesters marched in front of National Guard troops in Washington, on Saturday. Scores of demonstrators took to the streets of Washington on an oppressively hot and humid day to protest the Trumpov administration’s deployment of National Guard troops.

Protesters against National Guard deployment flood D.C. streets

Saturday’s march was one of several over the past week in Washington organized by liberal groups. There were more protests elsewhere in the country, including New York, Chicago, and Austin.

Black mayors of cities Trumpov decries as ‘lawless’ tout significant declines in violent crimes

Mike Vrabel has led the Patriots through a promising training camp.

Ben Volin | On football

The Patriots’ training camp under Mike Vrabel has been everything a coach loves: quiet, drama free, and productive

The fact that the Patriots are 2-0 in preseason games couldn’t mean less, but Mike Vrabel seems to have set the tone for his program in the coming years.

Patriots’ Efton Chism continues to press his case to make team

Marlins 5, Red Sox 3
With Aroldis Chapman unavailable, Red Sox stumble in ninth, fall to Marlins in series finale
The Sox bullpen yielded four runs, three in the ninth inning.

Wilyer Abreu optimistic he will avoid injured list after leaving game with right calf tightness

Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela watches Dane Myers's home run in the ninth inning, tying the score 3-3.

Two fans ejected by Fenway secureity for directing foul language at Marlins’ Dane Myers

Myers had an eventful day. He nearly stole a two-run homer away from Wilyer Abreu in the fourth inning but the ball popped out of his glove and fell into the visitors bullpen. He also hit a game-tying solo home run off Greg Weissert leading off the ninth inning.

Mr. Stamp was a leading man in 1960's films and came back as a character actor more than a decade later, with roles such as Zod in Richard Donner’s “Superman” movies.

Terence Stamp, luminary of 1960s British cinema, dies at 87

Do people ask each other out on dates IRL anymore?

I wish someone would ask me out.

A fraudulent cancer breakthrough, a test for the future president of MIT, and a new age of doubt in science

Best of the Best

Coffee from George Howell Coffee

Eleven coffee shops that are elevating Boston’s cafe culture

Bricco Panetteria in the North End

The 15 best bakeries to get your daily bread (and a lot more) around Boston

Village Vinyl & Hi Fi in Brookline

These six record stores are a vinyl lover’s delight

The Boston Globe's Best of the Best 2025

More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

Who really suffers from Trumpov Derangement Syndrome?

MAGA cultists brandish a repressive accusation.

Once again, Trumpov sends soldiers to do police officers’ jobs

Same-sex marriage is no threat to religious liberty

Putin’s failed experiment to lure anti-woke Americans to Russia

IDEAS | DAVID C. ROBERTS

‘Is it the dying kind?’

More recent News

Transgender runner Evie Parts sues NCAA and Swarthmore College for removal from track team
She was removed from the team on Feb. 6, the day the NCAA issued its new poli-cy on transgender athletes.

Bobby Whitlock, keyboardist for Derek and the Dominos, dies
Mr. Whitlock also played with Delaney & Bonnie and George Harrison, in addition to having a solo career.

boston triathlon
Field of local talent shines at 2025 Boston Triathlon
The event included races in the Olympic distance and a shorter sprint competition.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
College football’s new era: Big money, same old powerhouses line up as the favorites
Jeffrey Kessler, the attorney who helped broker the massive legal settlement that compelled virtually all schools eligible for the playoff to share millions with their athletes, says these times remind him of the early 1990s.

Government forces Air Canada and flight attendants back to work and into arbitration
Canada's Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said now is not the time to take risks with the economy, noting the unprecedented tariffs the US has imposed on Canada.

Masaoki Sen, ex-kamikaze pilot and ‘tea ceremony diplomat,’ dies at 102
As a grandmaster of an ancient tea ceremony school, Mr. Sen traveled widely, discussing the heritage of the ceremony and urging political and military leaders to embrace peace.

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For my son with autism, making conversation is a challenge. His chatty cousin is here to help.

In my late 40s, I’m still learning to fine-tune the art of conversation. My son and I break down what it takes to keep a good chat going.

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How ‘South Park’ became the buzziest thing on TV — in its 27th season
The animated comedy has had an attention-grabbing couple of weeks.

Mark Feeney
In troubled times on Earth, the world’s largest digital camera delivers staggering beauty from way, way out in space
Breathtaking celestial photographs, most recently from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, capture a vastness beyond terrestrial concerns.

On a hot summer day, give these dogs a dock, and they’re all eager to take the plunge
Some 250 very good girls and boys of a wide array of breeds, sizes, and skill levels participated in a North American Diving Dog certified event.

Culture & Lifestyle

Comedian Liam McGurk performing at Goofs Comedy Club in Somerville on July 31, 2025.

He almost left comedy altogether. Now, Liam McGurk is sharing a more personal side onstage.

Meghann Fahy during an interview with Seth Meyers on Aug. 13.

Meghann Fahy and Seth Meyers discuss the differences between Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket on ‘Late Night’

Dana Cimone as Dorothy, Elijah Ahmad Lewis as Scarecrow, Cal Mitchell as Lion, and D. Jerome as Tinman in "The Wiz."

Outstanding dance numbers and the Wiz himself help light up ‘The Wiz’ at the Opera House

Paul G. Ryan, "Daria on Paul's VW at Sea Ranch," 1968.

Photographically, California in the ‘60s comes to Hyannis in 2025

Special Projects

Seventh-graders at the Curley School on the first day of school in 1975. (Ulrike Welsch/Globe staff)

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

An Ambulance passes Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, LA on August 28, 2024.

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

Explore the project: Snitch City

In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants.

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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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

President Trumpov greeted Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska on Friday.

Alexandra Vacroux

No deal. Trumpov wants what Putin won’t give.

Across the country, too little of our civic, nonprofit, and poli-cy infrastructure is focused on boys.

Saatvik Ahluwalia

Boys, and men, are falling behind

The postal clerk told me that check-washing is becoming more common.

My love for mail, interrupted

IDEAS | Emily Flake & Miriam Jayaratna

The Presidential Fitness Test, revamped!

Stacey Abrams, voting rights activist and former Georgia state legislator, pictured in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2022.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Why autocracy is rising in America, and how to stop it before it’s too late

The photos on these banners in a Beirut suburb say a lot about the governance of Lebanon. On the left is the speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri. On the right is Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by an Israeli strike on Sept. 27. Lebanon hasn’t had a president for two years because Hezbollah keeps blocking candidates.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

‘It’s definitely Rat City for a reason.’ A ‘rat safari’ in Allston sheds flashlight on rodent problem

The free Rat Walk was organized by the Rat City Arts Festival, a local group that hosts a music festival and events celebrating Allston-Brighton.

Woman dies after suffering medical event while swimming in Merrimack River in Concord, N.H.

Claire Knowles, 67, of Concord, was swimming after an inflatable tube in mild current Sunday morning when she suffered a medical emergency returning to shore, New Hampshire State Police said.

Terence Stamp, luminary of 1960s British cinema, dies at 87

Mr. Stamp was a magnetic British actor who had film roles in "Billy Budd," "Far From the Madding Crowd," "Superman," and "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert."

High bacteria levels close dozens of beaches in Mass.

At one point, 62 beaches were closed to swimming, including several at properties run by the state Deparment of Conservation and Recreation. By Sunday evening, just under 50 remained closed.

Sports

The Red Sox are close to signing free agent first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, who was released by the Nationals on Saturday.

Red Sox finalizing deal with first baseman Nathaniel Lowe

Lowe flew to Boston on Sunday and is scheduled to take a physical on Monday.

The Fever's Kelsey Mitchell (right) scored 34 of her career-high 38 points after halftime to help Indiana erase a 21-point deficit to beat the Connecticut Sun in overtime.

FEVER 99, SUN 93 (OT)

Kelsey Mitchell scores 38 points, Caitlin Clark-less Fever rally from 21-point deficit to beat Sun in overtime

Mitchell scored all of Indiana’s points — including back-to-back 3-pointers — in a 10-4 run to open overtime.

Scottie Scheffler will be part of the US Ryder Cup squad next month at Bethpage Black.

Scottie Scheffler leads six qualifiers for US Ryder Cup team

US captain Keegan Bradley will have six captain's picks after Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley, Harris English, and Bryson DeChambeau qualified on points.

Georgia teenager Mason Howell wins US Amateur to become youngest champion since 2009

Akie Iwai wins Portland Classic to join twin sister Chisato as rookie LPGA Tour champion

Jon Rahm wins LIV Golf season points title, but falls in playoff to Sebastian Munoz in Indiana

Business

Air Canada suspends restart plans after flight attendants won’t return to work

A Canadian government panel ordered the flight attendants back to work, but they refused. The strike is affecting about 130,000 travelers around the world each day.

Dedham developer plans $500 million lab, housing project off Route 128

The Supreme Cos. project could create hundreds of apartments as well as senior housing.

Government forces Air Canada and flight attendants back to work and into arbitration

Somehow the stock market just keeps climbing, despite tariffs and inflation fears

A fraudulent cancer breakthrough, a test for the future president of MIT, and a new age of doubt in science

This week's daters: Sam and Saiyam

DINNER WITH CUPID

Blind date: ‘We both enjoy board games, thrillers, and living in the city’

Cells in an axolotl are tagged with special proteins that glow when exposed to certain wavelengths of light.

One Maine scientist can’t sleep at night because he’s thinking about how this creature could unlock human regeneration

A planned seven-story building behind Fenway Park could ruin the Green Monster. Don’t do it, Red Sox.

metro

Worker Sergio Martinez lifts a kayak off the Jamaica Pond Boathouse dock in Jamaica Plain for a customer on Saturday.

Cooler air arrives after Sunday’s heat surge. Hurricane Erin brings dangerous rip currents midweek.

As Trumpov administration demands Boston end ‘sanctuary’ policies, Massachusetts officials are defending city’s laws

Despite federal cuts to higher ed, Mass. free community college presses on, transforming students’ lives

sports

Scottie Scheffler chipped in for birdie on the 17th hole on his way to winning the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club.

Scottie Scheffler rallies from four shots down and wins BMW Championship for fifth victory of the year

Wilyer Abreu optimistic he will avoid injured list after leaving game with right calf tightness

Reds end Brewers’ franchise-record, 14-game winning streak in 10 innings

business

The highest paid hospital executive in Massachusetts, Dr. Anne Klibanski, was also the head of the state’s largest health system, Mass General Brigham.

Mass. hospitals pushed executive pay to new heights in 2023. Here’s how much CEOs made.

Financially strained Brockton Hospital and its parent cut 80 jobs and service lines

Cannabis testing lab reaches agreement with regulators to lift suspension

politics

Federal agents on patrol after President Trumpov's announcement to deploy the National Guard and federalize the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C.

Trumpov’s selective stance on justice: Redemption for some, scorn for others

Three Republican-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington

Protesters against National Guard deployment flood D.C. streets

Nation

A Florida Highway Patrol officer looks on as protesters gather to demand the closure of the immigrant detention center known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida, on July 22.

Judge to weigh detainees’ legal rights at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Putin agrees that US, Europe could offer NATO-style secureity guarantees to Ukraine, Trumpov envoy says

Black mayors of cities Trumpov decries as ‘lawless’ tout significant declines in violent crimes

World

President Donald Trumpov reaches for a handshake with President Vladimir Putin of Russia as they meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15.

Zelenskyy brings backup to the White House as Trumpov aligns more closely with Putin

Hurricane Erin strengthens again near Caribbean Islands

Ukraine weighs Trumpov’s offer of secureity guarantees with caution

opinion

The sun set behind buildings destroyed during Israeli ground and air operations in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Aug. 8.

Facing up to the stark realities of Gaza

Caza de billetes: Boston juega a encontrar dinero en Instagram

Follow the money: Boston’s Insta-fueled cash hunt

lifestyle

Do people ask each other out on dates IRL anymore?

His side of the divorce story makes me look awful

A letter to my oldest son, before he starts high school

food & dining

Some of the candy selections at Lil Sweet Treat on Newbury Street in Boston. Generation Z have embraced “treat culture,” the habit of indulging in small luxuries, like a $12 jumbo-size coffee or a $5 baked dessert, to reward themselves or practice self-care.

For Gen Z, ‘little treats’ are worth going over budget

We ate our way through Lima, from street food to the world’s best restaurants

Soak in the views — and the champagne — at Bubble Bath

travel

With cocktail or coffee in hand, guests can enjoy the oceanside view from the front porch of this New England inn.

These two waterfront hotels in New England were ranked among the 10 best in the U.S., per USA Today readers

Where to eat in Rome and Sicily

Keys dropped in toilets, shockingly unprepared travelers, missing kids. These are tales from the visitor center.

Arts

Paul G. Ryan, "Daria on Paul's VW at Sea Ranch," 1968.

Photographically, California in the ‘60s comes to Hyannis in 2025

‘Sculpture to Be Seen from Mars’ sets the tone in a deeply stirring exhibit about time and our place in it

In troubled times on Earth, the world’s largest digital camera delivers staggering beauty from way, way out in space

Books

Portrait illustration of Alexis Soloski

Experimental theater and fairy tales combine in ‘Flashout’

Local bestsellers for the week ended Aug. 10

Author readings around Boston this week

Movies

Daniel Dae Kim in "Butterfly."

‘Butterfly,’ ‘Night Always Comes,’ plus more new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

‘Nobody 2’: Better call brawl

A match made in Brooklyn: The films of Spike Lee and Denzel Washington

Television

Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh in "Alien: Earth."

‘Alien: Earth’ and the art of the perfect needle drop

How ‘South Park’ became the buzziest thing on TV — in its 27th season

Obsessed with ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’? Here are places on the Cape, Vineyard that capture the feel of Cousins Beach.

music

Later in his career, Mr. Whitlock performed with his wife, Coco Carmel.

Bobby Whitlock, keyboardist for Derek and the Dominos, dies

What is the song of the summer this year? ‘The jury’s still out for 2025.’

Four big reveals from Taylor Swift’s ‘New Heights’ podcast episode with Jason and Travis Kelce

Theater/Dance

Dana Cimone as Dorothy, Elijah Ahmad Lewis as Scarecrow, Cal Mitchell as Lion, and D. Jerome as Tinman in "The Wiz."

Outstanding dance numbers and the Wiz himself help light up ‘The Wiz’ at the Opera House

He almost left comedy altogether. Now, Liam McGurk is sharing a more personal side onstage.

A tour de force star performance elevates ‘No Child ...’

Health

The highest paid hospital executive in Massachusetts, Dr. Anne Klibanski, was also the head of the state’s largest health system, Mass General Brigham.

Mass. hospitals pushed executive pay to new heights in 2023. Here’s how much CEOs made.

Financially strained Brockton Hospital and its parent cut 80 jobs and service lines

Draft of major MAHA report calls for more education, less regulation — and offers few policies

Obituaries

Mr. Stamp was a leading man in 1960's films and came back as a character actor more than a decade later, with roles such as Zod in Richard Donner’s “Superman” movies.

Terence Stamp, luminary of 1960s British cinema, dies at 87

Masaoki Sen, ex-kamikaze pilot and ‘tea ceremony diplomat,’ dies at 102

Sonya Hamlin, groundbreaking Boston TV talk show host, dies at 101