Nation

At least 13 dead in Texas floods and more than 20 children missing from a girls’ summer camp

Texas Hill Country was beset by death and disaster Friday after multiple fatalities were reported from months worth of heavy rain that fell in a matter of hours. Continue reading →

Nation

S. Daniel Abraham, Slim-Fast founder and political donor, dies at 100

Mr. Abraham used his fortune to donate to super PACS supporting Democrats and to efforts to bring peace to the Middle East. Continue reading →

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World

Want to take a dip in Paris? River Seine reopens to public swimming for first time in a century

Swimming in the Seine has been illegal since 1923, with a few exceptions, due to pollution and risks posed by river navigation. Taking a dip outside bathing areas is still banned for safety reasons. Continue reading →

World

Russia launches largest missile and drone barrage on Kyiv since war in Ukraine began

Russia launched 550 drones and missiles across Ukraine overnight in the largest aerial assault since the war began. Continue reading →

World

Hamas says it is ready to negotiate truce proposal

It was not immediately clear whether Hamas was demanding any significant changes to the proposal and whether any gaps could be easily bridged or create new hurdles to an agreement. The two sides have come close before to such agreements, only to see them unravel at the last minute over the details. Continue reading →

OpEds

Places I won’t be visiting

There are thousands of reasons why I won’t be visiting Saudi Arabia. Continue reading →

Letters

The gym at middle age: lift (off chair), breathe (life in), repeat

"I have moved from the worry of how I look to how I feel," writes one reader. Another: "Never mind searching for youth. Strength training helps keep a body healthy through middle age and beyond." Continue reading →

Letters

There are gray areas in the matter of shoplifting and policy making

Organized theft rings "are not the kind of shoplifters officials have in mind when they thoughtfully enact policies of decriminalization," writes one reader. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Boston celebrates Fourth of July, marking 249 years of independence

For the most part, people set aside politics to celebrate America. Many celebrated their freedom to speak up, to work, to walk their own paths. Continue reading →

Health

A member of RFK Jr.’s MAHA movement and a public health expert met on Zoom. Here’s what happened next.

When public health experts and MAHA activists broke bread together, they found more in common than they expected. Continue reading →

K-12

Boston eyes AI traffic management to improve school bus arrival times

Boston will test whether giving BPS buses longer green lights and shorter stoplights will aid in getting more students to school on time. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Red Sox spectacular on the Fourth, as Lucas Giolito, Trevor Story highlight romp over Nationals

The Red Sox have scored 51 runs in winning four out of six, with every member of the starting lineup reaching base at least once before Washington recorded an out in the fifth inning Friday. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Bryan Mata is now the longest-tenured player in the Red Sox organization, and he remains motivated to become a big leaguer

For years, the righthander who signed as a teenager in 2016 was the top-ranked pitching prospect in the Red Sox organization. Continue reading →

Celtics

NBA’s punitive CBA has killed the thrill of the championship climb, and other Celtics teardown thoughts

Just consider the Pacers, who are already shedding pieces. The taxman is going to come for everyone in some way, and sooner than most teams can anticipate. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Long a drug store, this key spot on Beacon Hill could soon be apartments

A developer is pitching a 12-unit apartment building with ground-floor retail where a 24-hour CVS now stands. Continue reading →

Business

Boston launches new business training, certification for disability inclusion

The program will explore how businesses across the city can better accommodate disabled people, be it through a threshold ramp at an entrance, sensory-friendly hours, or a website with alternative text. Continue reading →

Business

No one likes meetings. They’re sending their AI note takers instead.

Workplace social protocols are being upended by artificial intelligence tools that promise to make it easier to tune out while in a meeting or offer the temptation of skipping calls without penalties altogether. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Richard A. Boucher, veteran State Department spokesman, dies at 73

Mr. Boucher served longer than anyone else as a State Department spokesperson, working for six secretaries of state, from George H.W. Bush’s administration to George W. Bush’s. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jim Shooter, editor who ‘saved the comics industry,’ dies at 73

Jim Shooter, a hard-driving giant of a comic-book editor who took the helm at Marvel at the tender age of 27, then spent nearly a decade revolutionizing the way superhero stories are written, drawn and sold, died Monday at his home in Nyack, New York. He was 73. Continue reading →

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Theater

More than one shining moment in Barrington Stage’s ‘Camelot’

Gorgeous costuming and strong performances lend life to an old classic. Continue reading →

Television

On Colbert’s ‘Late Show,’ John Cena dishes on things to do in his native Essex County, Mass.

The wrestler-turned-actor has the community news for July around his hometown of West Newbury. Continue reading →

Love Letters

I think my husband had a baby with another woman

Is it time to confirm the theory? Continue reading →