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Metro

Fall River fire survivors are scattered, don’t know where they’ll live next, and don’t even have their belongings back

Survivors who made it out of the assisted living facility the night of July 13 are now scattered across the Fall River area and eastern Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Immigration

‘Slow-moving train wreck’: Massachusetts immigration judge reflects on being fired by the Trump administration

Across the country, more than 100 immigration judges — many appointed by former president Biden — have been fired, or left their posts under pressure since President Trump took office. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘They should have taken it more seriously’: Pressure mounts on Beacon Hill to solve bar advocate work stoppage

Emails reviewed by the Globe show the attorneys had asked for higher pay multiple times as the Legislature was preparing the annual state budget. Continue reading →

Politics

Columbia made a deal with the Trump administration to restore federal funding. Is Harvard next?

It’s unclear whether Harvard will follow suit with its own agreement anytime soon — or that the measures Columbia agreed to are ones Harvard is willing to undertake. Continue reading →

Politics

JD Vance isn’t running for president yet, but don’t tell that to Democrats eyeing 2028

The next group of possible Democratic presidential contenders is increasingly finding the current vice president to be a useful foil for their own messaging. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Swallowing reservations, Democrats go on offense on Epstein files

The deep GOP fissure over the Trump administration’s refusal to release files on Jeffrey Epstein has given Democrats an opening they have eagerly seized to gum up the works at the Capitol and stoke public anger. Continue reading →

Politics

Justice Department official meets with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend

The meeting in Florida is part of an ongoing Justice Department effort to cast itself as transparent following fierce backlash from parts of President Trump’s base. Continue reading →

Nation

After surge during pandemic, homicides fall significantly

If the trend continues for the remainder of the year, the United States could post a third straight year of record declines in homicides. Continue reading →

The World

World

For first time, fires are biggest threat to forests’ climate-fighting superpower

It marked the first time that wildfires surpassed logging or agriculture-driven deforestation as the biggest factor lowering forests’ carbon-capturing ability. Continue reading →

World

French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state

More than 140 countries recognize a Palestinian state, including more than a dozen in Europe. Continue reading →

World

A 100,000-year-old burial site in Israel is changing what we know about early humans

Of particular interest to archeologists are objects found beside the remains that may have been used during ceremonies to honor the dead and could shed light on how our ancient ancestors thought about spirituality and the afterlife. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

So you want the state to save your property from rising seas? There should be a price attached.

Taxpayers should be allowed to use beaches if their money is used to save them. Continue reading →

OpEds

Soft power delivers big returns, but Trump is slashing it anyway

What may look like savings through layoffs and grant rescissions will in fact cost billions in lost trade, weakened alliances, and diminished global influence. Continue reading →

Letters

On Nantucket, the have-too-much and the have-nots

Do the wealthy homeowners of Nantucket think that it’s just through magic that the trash is picked up and the roads are repaired? Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Fall River fire survivors are scattered, don’t know where they’ll live next, and don’t even have their belongings back

Survivors who made it out of the assisted living facility the night of July 13 are now scattered across the Fall River area and eastern Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Money, Power, Inequality

How will changes in federal student loans impact you?

Changes in federal student loans will impact communities of color and women the most. Continue reading →

Immigration

‘Utterly terrifying’: Vt. school superintendent says he was interrogated for hours upon return from Nicaragua

Wilmer Chavarria, who oversees schools in Vermont's most diverse district, has been a US citizen since 2018. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Taking stock of Red Sox a week out from trade deadline: Did a 2-4 stretch change things? Will the next six games?

Plus: What do the Red Sox need most, and would it make the difference in helping Boston reach the postseason for the first time since 2021? Continue reading →

Patriots

Stefon Diggs has had his fun — and done his rehab. Now, the Patriots’ No. 1 receiver is ready to show off in training camp.

Diggs, the Patriots’ big free agent acquisition, doesn’t look like someone who tore his ACL nearly nine months ago. Continue reading →

Patriots

How Stefon Diggs fits in is the most interesting story line of training camp, and other Patriots thoughts

If this is really going to work between Diggs and the Patriots, it’s not entirely a matter of production on the field. Continue reading →

Business

Media

WBZ offers buyouts to photographers, engineers, as longtime reporter Beth Germano announces retirement

The buyouts and high-profile departures come at a turbulent time for the WBZ’s owner CBS News and its parent company Paramount Global, which recently paid $16 million to settle a lawsuit with President Trump. Continue reading →

AI/Robotics

‘Drivers are people’: Boston City councilors want to delay the arrival of self-driving cars

At a City Hall hearing, councilors discussed how autonomous vehicles might add to congestion, create unsafe conditions, and displace ride-sharing drivers. Continue reading →

Business

‘Recycling is piling up’: Residents, officials frustrated as trash strike enters fourth week

In Malden and other towns disrupted by the Teamsters union's strike against Republic Services, residents say they haven’t seen curbside recycling pickup since the workers walked off the job July 1. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Jazz legend Chuck Mangione, known for ‘Feels So Good,’ dies at 84

Mr. Mangione, a flugelhorn and trumpet player and jazz composer, released more than 30 albums during a career in which he built a sizable following after recording several albums, doing all the writing. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Music

Composer Gabriela Ortiz has some myths about Mexican music to dispel

Called by some one of the world's greatest living composers, Ortiz creates music that draws on folk traditions, current events, and the natural world. Continue reading →

Parenting

Are you (or your parents) thinking about downsizing? There’s help for that.

Two local mothers recently started Downsizable. For many of us, it's a topic that hits close to home. Continue reading →

Movies

Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald on how Adam Sandler’s ‘Happy Gilmore’ changed golf

The stars open up about reuniting with Sandler for "Happy Gilmore 2” and how the sport continues to embrace the original film. Continue reading →