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Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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Lifestyle

Ogunquit vs. lawn roosters: How a zoning issue became a viral autism campaign

Nearly $1,000 in fines over lawn roosters sparked accusations of municipal overreach. Now, people from Maine to Florida to New Zealand are displaying roosters in support. Continue reading →

Retail

Asian lifestyle retailers are reshaping some of Boston’s most coveted shopping districts

Korean skincare, Japanese housewares, collectable toys, and other Asian retail concepts are drawing shoppers and filling vacant storefronts. Continue reading →

Money, Power, Inequality

‘Our sector does not function without immigrants’: Employers grapple with loss of Haitian TPS holders

In already short-staffed sectors that provide care for older and disabled residents, costs for overtime and temporary workers stand to rise significantly, employers said. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

At trial, former husband faces Lindsay Clancy for first time since their three children were killed

The trial of Lindsay Clancy on three counts of first-degree murder began Monday morning with her ex-husband Patrick Clancy’s testimony. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Court documents say there were at least 3 shooters at Seattle food festival, 1 among the dead

Police now say there were at least three suspects involved in a shootout at a crowded food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend. One of them was among those killed in the violence. Continue reading →

Politics

Congress budgeted billions for big transit projects. Trump isn’t spending it.

Since President Trump returned to office, the Federal Transit Administration has not signed a single new agreement under the program known as Capital Investment Grants. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill

President Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill, even as Republicans lack the votes to advance it. Continue reading →

The World

World

Merz criticizes terrorism laws after deadly Berlin Pride attack

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany on Monday called for tougher monitoring of individuals who are security threats, a day after prosecutors said the suspect in Saturday’s terrorist attack near a gay Pride event in Berlin was released from detention in May. Continue reading →

World

Cut off from fuel, Cuba is still surviving

For months, President Trump has been predicting that Cuba is about to collapse. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine’s attacks on Crimea leave whole towns without power or water

Russian President Vladimir Putin has not publicly acknowledged the widespread blackouts that have affected more than half of Crimean homes. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

‘You need the arts when it’s a cloudy day’: Why BU is doubling down on art now

College doubles down on public art, partnerships. Continue reading →

Columns

Auchincloss was quick to break with Platner — but slower to break with Israel

He took the heat from the progressive left, but what about the pro-Israel factions? Continue reading →

Op-eds

Maine’s super PAC case could reshape campaign finance

Maine's limits on super PAC contributions challenge the legal assumption that unlimited donations are somehow free from corruption. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

Report finds missteps in Nantucket hate crime investigation

A long-awaited report released earlier this month identifies shortcomings in the police investigation into the 2018 vandalism incident. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Stoughton police chief sues town in fight over job

A lawsuit filed by Stoughton Police Chief Donna McNamara in Norfolk Superior Court includes an emergency request that a judge order the town to allow her to return to work. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Casting a designer’s eye on Boston City Hall Plaza

“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, takes a critical and empathetic look at City Hall Plaza. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Which prospects in the Red Sox’ system might be trade chips ahead of the MLB deadline?

Rival evaluators say the Sox system is thinner than it has been, but there are talents in the minors who could still be in play. Continue reading →

Patriots

A.J. Brown ‘really comfortable’ with a new playbook and new teammates, and other observations at Patriots training camp

The 29-year-old wide receiver said he likes the variety of offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels’s system. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Ceddanne Rafaela’s improbable grand slam leads Red Sox to win over Athletics

Rafaela's shot, based on exit velocity and launch angle, is only a hit about one in 10 times, according to MLB data. On Monday, it was a game-winner. Continue reading →

Business

Bold Types

With help from Ron Shaich, DuPlessie aims to level up Level99

Our weekly rundown of movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Economy

Tariffs: the war Trump might actually win

The president has found a way to get around the Supreme Court. At least for now. Continue reading →

Media

Late-night is on the decline, but this BU grad thinks he has a YouTube hit with ‘Outside Tonight’

Julian Shapiro-Barnum launched “Outside Tonight” last month on YouTube, which promoted the series as the “the first late-night show tailor-made for the internet age.” Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Paul Andrews, founder of the Woodstock of UFOs, dies at 77

Mr. Andrews introduced Contact in the Desert in 2013 at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center in Southern California. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist behind the ‘Body Worlds’ exhibition, dies at 81

The German anatomist generated both fascination and revulsion around the globe with his exhibits of preserved human corpses. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Love Letters

Can I tell my work crush to dump his girlfriend?

I don’t know if it’s my place to put pressure on him or give him advice. Continue reading →

Music

‘Music has always known when to arrive.’ Facing Parkinson’s and skin cancer, Carly Simon finds solace in song.

Simon, who turned 83 last month, is set to release “Comes in Waves,” her first album of new material in nearly two decades, on Aug. 14. Continue reading →

Books

Richard Pryor’s daughter takes a scholarly and personal lens to a notorious word

Rather than drawing on research into the archives, this book demanded that Pryor, a professor of history at Smith College, delve into her own past, her family’s history, and the cultural complexities of the one word capable of making nearly everyone very, very nervous. Continue reading →