Timing Debby's arrival in New England

WATCH: Lead meteorologist Ken Mahan forecasts the storm's trajectory and where it may hit the hardest. Watch →

Extra pay becomes the rule on Beacon Hill

WATCH: Reporter Emma Platoff dives into a Globe investigation to explain why leadership stipends have become the norm for state lawmakers. Watch →

Rhode Island shark camp makes waves

WATCH: Reporter Carlos R. Munoz set sail with the University of Rhode Island's marine science program that's opening new horizons for underrepresented students. Watch →

Nation

Seven years after ‘summer of hell,’ the subway approaches another crisis

Now, with congestion pricing on hold, experts warn that a return to hell is inevitable for New York City commuters. Continue reading →

Nation

A deadly tornado, flooding rains, and swollen rivers plague residents in the path of Debby

Debby was a tropical depression by late Thursday afternoon, heading north with maximum sustained winds around 35 miles per hour. Continue reading →

Nation

How Lahaina’s more than 150-year-old banyan tree is coming back to life after devastating fire

One year after the fire, here's what to know about the banyan tree and the efforts to restore it. Continue reading →

World

Suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows were inspired by Islamic State group, officials say

Three sold-out concerts were canceled Wednesday because of the plot, devastating Swifties from across the globe. Continue reading →

World

At least 16 killed in Israeli strikes near Gaza school buildings

Israel’s military said the attacks were intended to destroy Hamas “command-and-control centers” inside the school compounds. The military claimed it had taken steps “to mitigate the risk of harming civilians.” Continue reading →

World

An aid worker’s airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election

Edni López was being held, incommunicado, by Venezuela’s feared military intelligence police on unknown criminal charges, unable to see an attorney or speak with her family. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Healey’s no-win shelter situation

The "right to shelter" was a promise that the state can’t actually keep. Continue reading →

OPINION

Who is to blame for the Wall Street panic attack? The Federal Reserve.

Investors are not sure what the Fed will do. Suddenly, the process of moving beyond the recent bout of inflation while avoiding a recession looks far less orderly than it did just a week ago. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Of some public interest, though personal: Mayor Wu’s pregnancy

"I strongly encourage Wu not to squander this chance to be a role model for the family-friendly policies she espouses," writes one reader. Another writes, "Put the question on the ballot and let the voters tell her what to do. Or ask JD Vance. Just don’t leave it up to a (shudder) woman!" Continue reading →

Brian McGrory

As bankrupt Steward sells and closes hospitals, Ralph de la Torre visits Versailles to watch the Olympics

One person with knowledge of the trip by Ralph de la Torre, who is CEO of Steward, described it as a long-planned family vacation with “unfortunate timing.” Continue reading →

Immigration

On eve of Mass. overflow shelter evictions, activists plea for compassion

Dozens of activists gathered at the State House Thursday afternoon to deliver a letter, signed by more than 300 health care providers and 30 community organizations, urging Healey to change course on a new policy that limits stays in overflow shelters to five business days. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Healey signs ‘big deal’ veterans benefits law

Governor Maura Healey signed off Thursday on a new veterans’ benefits law, while Veterans’ Services Secretary Jon Santiago told a packed town hall in Lexington that the Holyoke Veterans Home had been awarded licensure by the Department of Public Health. Continue reading →

On Olympics

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s world record in the women’s 400-meter hurdles a crowning Olympic triumph in an impressive American medal haul

McLaughlin-Levrone's gold in the women's 400-meter hurdles capped an extraordinary night for the Americans, who gathered up eight medals in four events in track and field. Continue reading →

Olympic men's basketball | US 95, Serbia 91

Stephen Curry came through in the clutch, rallying US men’s basketball in win over upset-minded Serbia

Warriors star scored 36 to lead Team USA from a 13-point deficit at the start of the fourth to a 95-91 victory. Continue reading →

Instant analysis

Patriots waste a good opportunity to get Drake Maye some work in victory over Panthers in preseason opener

The rookie quarterback only played one series, in the first quarter. Continue reading →

THE BIG IDEA

In the Massachusetts suburbs, mansions are taking over

The trend of building properties clocking in at 4,000, 7,500, or even 10,000 square feet bodes ill for the state’s efforts to solve, or at least ease, its housing crisis. Continue reading →

Media

‘Living paycheck to paycheck’: Hearst journalists in Connecticut announce they’re starting a union

The Connecticut News Guild, which represents journalists at more than two dozen print and digital news outlets, says pay is a key issue. Continue reading →

tech lab

Why Google’s antitrust defeat might not matter

A federal court found that Google’s internet search business violates federal antitrust law features. Now comes the more daunting challenge: What to do about it. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Betsaida Gutiérrez, Jamaica Plain’s voice of community and tenacity, dies at 72

“She was this great organizer who kept things easy to understand,” said Harry Smith, an activist who has lived in Jamaica Plain since 1992. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Barbara Howar, whose hit memoir dished on D.C. society, dies at 89

Defiantly unorthodox, she wore pajamas to an embassy gala, drove an orange motorcycle through a Georgetown park, and had a barbed wit that brought her a reputation as the enfant terrible of the capital’s social scene. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Joss Naylor, the English king of racing up mountains, dies at 88

In competitions that sometimes lasted a week, he survived on sconelike cakes and black currant juice with a dash of salt and cod liver oil that he swilled from a bottle. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Green Day delivers punk rock sermon as ‘Saviors’ tour takes over Fenway Park

Green Day’s stylized brand of punk rock may not save your soul, but it’s come an awful long way since the band’s bratty beginnings. Continue reading →

Theater

Three-play series ‘Suffrage in Black and White’ highlights Boston history

National Parks of Boston and Plays in Place collaborated on the project, which explores the city’s intersections with women’s suffrage and the early antislavery movement. Continue reading →

PARENTING UNFILTERED

The novel that will make you happy to live in Boston

In “Plays Well With Others,” Harvard grad Sophie Brickman satirizes competitive New York City parenting. Continue reading →