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Midsummer forecast: When will it cool down?

WATCH: It’s been one of the hottest seasons on record. Will the second half fare better or worse? Lead meteorologist Ken Mahan unpacks the data. Watch →

Lyft and Uber drivers fight to unionize

WATCH: Voters will decide if gig drivers can collectively bargain this November. Reporter Diti Kohli explains the potential implications. Watch →

Politics

Menendez will resign from Senate, avoiding an ugly, intraparty battle

Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey announced Tuesday that he would resign from Congress effective in late August, bowing to intense pressure from Democratic colleagues who had pushed him to step down after his conviction in a vast international bribery scheme or face an expulsion vote. Continue reading →

Nation

Bipartisan House panel to investigate shooting that injured Donald Trump

A bipartisan House task force will investigate the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced in a joint statement Tuesday. Continue reading →

Nation

Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list

When it comes to climate, extreme weather, and other so-called natural disasters, people generally look to America’s hurricane or earthquake prone coasts and say that’s where the danger is. Continue reading →

World

Rivals Hamas and Fatah sign a declaration to form a future government as war rages in Gaza

Previous similar declarations have failed, and the two groups gave no details on how or when the government would be formed, saying only that it would be done “by agreement among the factions.” Continue reading →

World

Israeli military using tanks and fighter jets to strike in Khan Younis

Israel’s military said Tuesday that it was pushing ahead with operations against Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, using tanks and fighter jets to strike what it said were weapons caches and observation posts, a day after aid workers reported that dozens of people had been killed and hundreds of others wounded in the area. Continue reading →

World

Art student pulls off a (very brief) coin heist at the British Museum

“The gesture of stealing as a central part of the project brings back the heated discussion about the role of looting in the museum’s foundation,” the artist said. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

State’s oldest prison gets a new lease on life

In a town where home prices are sky high and multifamily housing rare, the possibilities are endless. Continue reading →

OPINION

Joe Biden’s flatterers compare him to George Washington. That’s ridiculous.

The nation’s first president didn’t have to be forced to give up the presidency. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Too late to ‘hold up’ — full speed ahead with Harris

Her campaign said it raised more than $100 million in just over a day and she appears to have secured enough delegate support to clinch the nomination. Continue reading →

Health

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu shared publicly that she had two miscarriages. It’s more common than you think.

Public declarations from Wu and other public figures are part of a larger movement aimed at reducing a long standing stigma that has forced countless women to endure their losses alone. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Housing crisis pushing residents to leave state, poll says

More than seven in 10 residents surveyed said the amount they pay on housing is “somewhat of a burden” (34 percent) or a “very big burden” (37 percent). Continue reading →

Metro

Jack Connors wanted others to share in his good fortune, and Boston is much the better for it

Of his many legacies, Jack Connors's dedication to Camp Harbor View will stand as one of his greatest. Continue reading →

Alex Speier | On baseball

In dire need of an upgrade, could the Red Sox bring back James Paxton?

Before he was designated for assignment, Paxton impressed for the Dodgers against the Red Sox, limiting his former team to three runs with seven strikeouts over five innings. Continue reading →

patriots

Jerod Mayo says Jacoby Brissett is the Patriots’ No. 1 quarterback, but leaves the door open for Drake Maye

The new coach emphasized that the decision-making process will come down to how the players fare in competition with each other. Continue reading →

christopher l. gasper

At Patriots camp, school is now in session — for the team and new head coach Jerod Mayo

Mayo is in his own competition this season — competing with the ghost of Bill Belichick in every game plan, every in-game move, every situation. Continue reading →

Housing

How a construction apprenticeship requirement could impede the $2 billion repair of the state’s public housing

Those training programs are broadly popular, but housing authorities warn the requirement would dramatically escalate the cost and complexity of rehabilitating units. Continue reading →

innovation economy

What is the price tag to keep the biotech engine humming in Massachusetts?

Governor Deval Patrick bought us a Ferrari in 2008, when he signed a law allocating $1 billion to the industry over a decade. Now Beacon Hill needs to insure, maintain, and gas up that Ferrari. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Patient care advocate: Steward hospitals face staffing challenges and broken equipment

Despite those problems, the advocate, called an “ombudsman,” said Steward patients are safe. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jack Connors, advertising titan and legendary philanthropist-power broker, dies at 82

From the Hill Holliday advertising firm he helped found to raising hundreds of millions to help the neediest, he left an unparalleled legacy in Boston. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Happy Traum, mainstay of the folk music world, dies at 86

Known for his easy vocal approach and his prowess as a finger-style guitarist and five-string banjo player, the Bronx-bred Mr. Traum recorded with Bob Dylan and had an influential career as a music instructor. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Robert L. Allen, who shed light on a navy yard blast and notorious trial, dies at 82

Dr. Allen revealed the stories of 50 Black sailors who were convicted of conspiracy to commit mutiny for refusing to continue to load munitions onto cargo ships after explosions had killed hundreds at a California port during World War II. Continue reading →

Visual Arts

In East Boston, Atlantic Works Gallery artists share immigration stories, community

A community day, Aug. 3, invites the East Boston community for food, music, dancing, and conversations with artists, with translators in Spanish available if needed. Continue reading →

Podcast Review

Could mass hysteria explain these mysterious outbreaks, from Havana syndrome to hiccups?

Dan Taberski's new podcast “Hysterical” dives into unexplained outbreaks, including one among teen girls in Danvers. Continue reading →

Theater

Boch Center announces new CEO to succeed Josiah Spaulding Jr.

Casey Soward of the Beverly Performing Arts Center will take the reins at the Boch Center. Continue reading →