Nation

First smoky air, now clouds of bugs. Winged aphids invade New York City

As if the smoke and haze sweeping in from wildfires in Canada weren’t enough, New York City has been invaded in recent days with plumes of flying insects that have become both a nuisance and a source of fascination. Continue reading →

Nation

A roller coaster for roller coaster nerds

It towers above the green landscape, its steel tracks shimmering in the Georgia sun. Its 154-foot lift hill and steep first drop are visible from Highway 85, beckoning — and intimidating — passersby. Continue reading →

Nation

An early heat wave upsets the rhythm of life in the South

This is summer in the South. The heat is pervasive, and it demands adaptation. Continue reading →

World

At funeral for Nahel M. near Paris, anguish, anger, and racial tensions

For two hours, in a mood of anguish and anger, hundreds of members of the large French Muslim community lined up outside the Ibn Badis mosque in Nanterre to mourn a teenager, one of their own, fatally shot by a police officer at a traffic stop. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine says it is ready for arrival of Wagner troops in Belarus

As Belarus has ratcheted up its messaging about plans to offer refuge — and possibly work — to Wagner group mercenaries after a failed rebellion in Russia, Ukrainian forces say they are ready for any potential threat from their neighbor to the north. Continue reading →

World

Settler violence in Israel opens a new split in Netanyahu’s government

The recent spate of settler attacks on Palestinian villages in the West Bank is deepening fissures in Israel's right-wing government, with hard-line ministers pushing back on calls by military and security chiefs for a crackdown on Jewish extremists. Continue reading →

LETTERS

With Harvard Station, MBTA has missed the point of an inspection

I have been commuting through that station, on those very platforms, since the mid-1990s. Conditions have been in a constant — and obvious — state of decline. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Liberal orthodoxy frays at the edges

"The more extreme the left gets … (and the more intolerant), the more I feel left out and the more intolerant I am of them," writes one reader. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Behind bars, but seeking a brighter future

Hundreds of inmates take classes in state prisons. But there’s a long waiting list and a need for more programming. Continue reading →

Social Justice

In Grove Hall, a banner display to spotlight Boston’s ‘hidden figures’

Black Women Lead is a years-long effort by Greater Grove Hall Main Streets to amplify the role Black women played in Boston’s development and ensure they hold a more visible piece of Boston’s history. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Wrongful conviction victims could access compensation sooner under new Mass. proposal

State lawmakers have proposed a bill that would not only expedite access to the money owed to the wrongly incarcerated, but also connect them with social services already available to returning citizens. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Harvard students, community members rally in support of affirmative action

The event, led by the Coalition for a Diverse Harvard, was the latest student-led response to the court’s landmark decision. Continue reading →

Bruins

Bruins make several signings in busy start to free agency, including reunion with Milan Lucic

Lucic is back in Boston, eight years after his departure. Continue reading →

RED SOX 7, BLUE JAYS 6

A road win at home: The Red Sox win in Toronto on Alex Verdugo’s throw to the plate

It was the first Red Sox win to end with an out at home plate since 2011, when Darnell McDonald threw out Edwin Encarnacion to beat the Blue Jays, 3-2. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

What are Big-Hearted Battles, and how are they turning philanthropy into ‘funlanthropy’?

In essence, when you turn a chosen game or contest into a Big-Hearted Battle, you agree that the loser makes a donation to a charity of the winner’s choice. Continue reading →

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IDEAS

Working in AI freaked me out. But I found peace on the other side.

Seeing machines surpass human capabilities makes a computer scientist grapple with the meaning of life. Continue reading →

IDEAS

The counterintuitive rewards of not being very good at something

Devoting ourselves to a secondary pursuit sparks flow in the work we consider our primary purpose. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Tuskegee Airman Raymond Cassagnol dies at 102

Raymond Cassagnol was one of three Haitian servicemen initially selected to join an experimental program in Tuskegee, Ala., for Black soldiers seeking to train as pilots after the Army Air Corps was forced to admit Black Americans. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Tuskegee Airman Raymond Cassagnol dies at 102

Raymond Cassagnol was one of three Haitian servicemen initially selected to join an experimental program in Tuskegee, Ala., for Black soldiers seeking to train as pilots after the Army Air Corps was forced to admit Black Americans. Continue reading →

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Lifestyle

No more ‘nightmare’ walk with coolers: Teens to offer golf cart rides to Manchester-by-the-sea beach

For years, visitors to Singing Beach have had to hike a half-mile uphill to reach the sand. Now, at long last, the town is backing a plan from two local teenagers to ferry them there via golf cart. Continue reading →

MATTHEW GILBERT

These TV shows will get you through the dregs of right now

Oddly enough, there’s not a whole lot of fresh TV coming in July. So here are some worthwhile shows you might have missed to fill up your viewing time. Continue reading →

Art Review

More than a century of watercolors at Harvard Art Museums demonstrate the form’s unruly pleasures

The show’s 110-year span explores the medium’s durable fascination for artists across generations. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Boston is getting a new low-cost airline. It’s promising to deliver on comfort and price.

Norse airlines began operations during the worst of the pandemic. Their timing couldn’t have been better. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Searching for bargains and style at the Paris sales

Here in the United States, stores seem to put merchandise on sale practically every week. But in France, the government limits sales to roughly one-month periods in the winter and summer. The time is now. Continue reading →

Real Estate

At estate sales, what’s yours will soon be mine

Estate sales are easy on the planet — and the wallet Continue reading →

Real Estate

Home of the Week: For $854,900, a farmhouse-style ranch suited for aging in place

House, remodeled in farmhouse style, features three bedrooms, three baths, shiplap, barn doors, an open layout, exposed beams, and three fireplaces. Continue reading →