Nation

Faced with evolving threats, Navy struggles to change

A symphony of sorts echoed through the sprawling shipyard on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi — banging, hissing, beeping, horns, bells, and whistles — as more than 7,000 workers hustled to fill orders fueled by the largest shipbuilding budget in the Navy’s history. Continue reading →

Nation

Urban animals can’t take the heat, study finds

But not all cities are created equal. Urbanization appears to take a greater toll on wild mammals in hotter, less vegetated locales than in cooler, greener ones, according to a new study, which was published in Nature Ecology & Evolution on Monday. Continue reading →

Nation

Invasive species are costing the global economy billions, study finds

Thousands of invasive species introduced to new ecosystems around the world are causing more than $423 billion in estimated losses to the global economy every year by harming nature, damaging food systems, and threatening human health, a wide-ranging scientific report published Monday has found. Continue reading →

World

‘Where is the money?’ Military graft becomes a headache for Ukraine

The removal of Ukraine’s minister of defense after a flurry of reports of graft and financial mismanagement in his department underscores a pivotal challenge for President Volodymyr Zelensky’s wartime leadership: stamping out the corruption that had been widespread in Ukraine for years. Continue reading →

World

China’s leader looks set to skip G20 summit in snub to India

China indicated Monday that its top leader, Xi Jinping, would skip the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, dealing a blow to India, the event’s host nation, and raising questions about Xi’s profile as a global statesman. Continue reading →

World

Putin says he won’t renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands; the West says it has

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow’s demands on its own agricultural exports. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

With schools opening this week, Boston needs to finish safety plan and resolve questions about role of police

The district got rid of school police officers. Now what? Continue reading →

OPINION

Long Island is a haven worthy of our most vulnerable

That beautiful island made me briefly consider that I was worthy of that space — a consideration that was the first step in my recovery journey. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Mass. politicians hold on too long to their war chests

I’d think all the "fair elections" folks would be calling loudly for any money raised, but not spent, in an election cycle on a candidate’s race to be sent to a general fund or, better yet, to a special fund to give to candidates who pledge not to take outside money. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

City, firefighters reach tentative contract agreement, Wu says

Details were not immediately available on the specifics of the tentative contract, which Mayor Michelle Wu said the two sides had reached on Sunday. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

A boy lost his father to gun violence. His mother is throwing birthday parties for kids who share similar grief.

Shiaka McIntosh is currently a one-woman operation, handmaking decorations out of her Dorchester home and shouldering much of the cost herself Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Union leaders take a confident tone as Labor Day arrives amid high-profile strikes

“Everything we stand for is under attack by greedy CEOs, app-based companies, artificial intelligence, and anything else they can do to increase their profits and screw the workers,” said one union leader. Continue reading →

RED SOX 7, RAYS 3

Red Sox snap 13-game losing streak at Tampa Bay with third consecutive victory

Brayan Bello bounced back from a three-run first frame to last through the sixth inning at Tropicana Field. Triston Casas made Bello eligible for the win with a three-run homer in the sixth. Continue reading →

Patriots

Bill Belichick has never had a running back break 1,000 yards rushing in back-to-back seasons. What gives?

It's an odd statistical anomaly in a legendary coaching career, that surprises even those that have played for him. Continue reading →

on football

The Eagles are aiming for redemption in a season that will start in Foxborough

The loss to Kansas City in last year's Super Bowl still stings, and it is quietly fueling a team that has plenty of star power coming back. Continue reading →

Technology

Some Medford students hacked CharlieCards. Then they told the MBTA how they did it.

Four high schoolers found a way to boost the cash value of any CharlieCard without paying a dime, using either a homemade electronic “vending machine” or a custom app running on a standard Android smartphone. Continue reading →

tech lab

At home, 5G starts to make sense for broadband service

T-Mobile, Verizon, and other wireless companies are rolling out 5G as an alternative to cable broadband service for homes and businesses. Continue reading →

bold types

New leader starts up at Hack.Diversity nonprofit

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

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STAGE REVIEW

‘A New Brain’ with plenty of heart at Barrington Stage

William Finn’s semi-autobiographical musical about his own near-death experience gets an inspired production at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Reliable rockers from Arctic Monkeys at TD Garden

Oldies populated much of the set, with tracks from "AM" forming the crowd-pleasing backbone of the show. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

He made me think we had a future together

And now I’m just ... single and 40. Continue reading →