All of the headlines from today's paper.
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Today's Headlines
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Investigations

Pentagon watchdog finds lax oversight and screening of military recruits with extremist ties

Screening lapses can have dire consequences. A recent Globe investigation revealed that at least 82 current and former military service members with far-right, antigovernment, or neo-Nazi views were arrested in the last five years. Continue reading →

Transportation

Trains may still be slow, but MBTA stations’ countdown clocks are improving

Predicted arrival times shown on the Red, Orange, and Blue lines' digital clocks can usually be trusted, even when they deliver bad news. Continue reading →

Health

Fenway Health staff and managers clash as iconic agency plots future

Fenway Health, long a linchpin of care for the LGBTQ+ community, has faced a spate of challenges in recent years, from a protracted scandal involving one of its staff to issues of racial equity. Continue reading →

New Hampshire

Lynn woman drowns trying to save son at N.H. waterfall

Melissa Bagley jumped into the fast-moving Pemigewasset River at Franconia Falls to help her 10-year-old son, officials said. Continue reading →

Nation

After Maui’s wildfire horror, residents search for a way forward

While the search effort in Lahaina continues, life ticks on in most other parts of Maui, forcing residents to make sense of loss and death alongside life and tourism. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | August 16, 2023

Watch the full episode of Boston Globe Today from August 16, 2023. Watch →

PragerU backlash in New Hampshire schools

WATCH: New Hampshire reporter Steven Porter explains the controversy behind a New Hampshire education official recommending a PragerU course in high schools. Watch →

Boston view from the top of the Pru

WATCH: Visit View Boston at the top of the Pru, a 360-degree bird’s eye view of the city from fifty stories high. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Cancer among younger Americans is on the rise, new study shows

Diagnoses among younger Americans, particularly women, are on the rise, with gastrointestinal, endocrine, and breast cancers climbing at the fastest rates. Continue reading →

Nation

Some abortion drug restrictions are upheld by an appeals court in a case bound for the Supreme Court

New restrictions on access to mifepristone in the United States would be imposed under a federal appeals court ruling. Continue reading →

Nation

Synagogues in 12 states targeted in hoax calls to police

The incidents are part of a string of 26 “swatting” calls aimed at synagogues across the country that the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish advocacy organization, has tracked for the last month, including at least five in New York City and state. Continue reading →

The World

World

Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv’s new Black Sea corridor

Russian drones pounded grain storage facilities and ports along the Danube River that Ukraine has increasingly relied on as an alternative transport route to Europe, after Moscow broke off a key wartime shipping agreement using the Black Sea. Continue reading →

World

Muslim mobs attack churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran

Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Quran, demolishing the man’s house, burning churches, and damaging several other homes, police and local Christians said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Continue reading →

World

Coup in Niger upends US terrorism fight and could open a door for Russia

The military takeover in Niger has upended years of Western counterterrorism efforts in West Africa and now poses wrenching new challenges for the Biden administration’s fight against Islamic militants on the continent. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Address both health and safety at Mass. and Cass

Housing-first model is necessary but not sufficient. Continue reading →

OPINION

After the Trump indictments, where are our lawmakers?

The need for lawmakers to protect the right to vote is more important than ever, as there are far too many legal loopholes for the next, and perhaps not-so-motley, crew of would-be despots to exploit. Continue reading →

OPINION

The Russian Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer had a Russian twin in Andrei Sakharov, an equally gifted physicist who also ran afoul of the national security state. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

Former Mass. Republican Party chair sues his successor and the state GOP itself

The MassGOP is no stranger to infighting, but this is taking it to a new level. Continue reading →

K-12

BPS fully staffed with 700 school bus drivers ahead of school year, but speed bumps still may lie ahead

Despite the boost in bus driver numbers, Superintendent Mary Skipper noted there could still be delays or issues during the first week of classes as routes are adjusted and families and bus drivers get familiar with the bus system. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

In court filing, Kendra Lara’s attorney argues for dismissal of JP car crash case

The Boston city councilor faces multiple charges in connection with a June crash where police say she slammed an unregistered and uninsured car into a Jamaica Plain home, injuring her 7-year-old son. Continue reading →

Sports

Peter Abraham | On baseball

It was worth the wait for the Red Sox to land strike-throwing reliever Chris Martin

The 37-year-old righthanded reliever has allowed four runs on 26 hits over 33⅓ innings and 36 games dating back to May 1 with six walks and 33 strikeouts. Continue reading →

Red Sox notebook

So far, Red Sox pitchers have passed on ride from Nationals bullpen cart

All six Red Sox pitchers who came into Tuesday’s game from the bullpen declined the opportunity to take a lift on the electric-powered, baseball-shaped vehicle. Continue reading →

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

By signing Ezekiel Elliott, Bill Belichick acknowledges the offensive disaster of last season even if he never has to say so

This was an acknowledgment that he left the running back cupboard perilously bare behind Rhamondre Stevenson. We’ll call that progress. Continue reading →

Business

Business

After Kansas paper is raided, officials are ordered to return what they took

Joel Ensey, the Marion County attorney, said in a statement that, in light of the insufficient evidence, he directed local law enforcement to return the seized material. Continue reading →

Business

A side effect of intense rainfall? More basement flooding. And pricey basement repairs.

This summer has been one of the rainiest on record, and local homeowners are paying the costs. Continue reading →

Business

CLF sues Quincy chemical plant along Weymouth Fore River, alleging air and water pollution

Twin Rivers Technologies, which owns a glycerin manufacturing facility in the shadow of the Fore River Bridge, has been sued by CLF for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Anthony Grasso, WWII vet who gave thanks to the officer who saved his life, dies at 98

After his lieutenant was killed and he survived, Mr. Grasso would ask, "‘Why him? Why not the both of us?" Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records and Rock Hall of Fame member, dies at 88

“Every once in a while a record would come through us and Herbie [Albert] would look at me and say, ‘What did we do to deserve this, that this amazing thing is going to come out on our label?’” Mr. Moss said. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Joann Meyer, longtime editor of a besieged newspaper, dies at 98

Joann Meyer, who spent nearly 60 years as a reporter, columnist, editor, and associate publisher at The Marion County Record in Kansas, died Saturday at her home, a day after the police searched the newspaper’s offices. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

ART

In New Bedford, the ‘sexy seagull’ is ruffling feathers once again

The controversy over artist Donna Dodson’s “Seagull Cinderella” sculpture has been reignited this summer. Continue reading →

Arts

Celebrity Series of Boston rolls out ticket discounts for the under-35 set

Tickets priced at $35 will be available for 50 events. Continue reading →

Music Review

Jonas Brothers, in it for the long haul last night at TD Garden

Their three-hour set retraced the band’s evolution from floppy-haired heartthrobs to mainstays on the Billboard Hot 100. Continue reading →