Nation

Polio Has Been Detected in New York City Wastewater, Officials Say

Polio has been detected in New York City wastewater, which suggests that the virus that causes the disease is probably circulating in the city, health authorities said Friday. Continue reading →

Nation

National Archives counters Trump’s baseless claims about Obama records

The National Archives and Records Administration issued a statement Friday to counter misstatements about former president Barack Obama’s presidential records after days of misinformation spread by Donald Trump and conservative commentators. Continue reading →

Nation

Gunman in FBI attack was Navy veteran who had served on submarine

Ricky W. Shiffer, whose identity was confirmed Friday by the Ohio State Highway Patrol, served in the Navy for five years as a fire control technician aboard the nuclear-powered USS Columbia, according to his record. Continue reading →

World

US, Indonesia, Australia hold drills amid China concerns

Soldiers from the US, Indonesia, and Australia joined a live-fire drill on Friday, part of annual joint combat exercises on Sumatra island amid growing Chinese maritime activity in the Indo-Pacific region. Continue reading →

World

UN Ship to Carry Ukrainian Grain Directly to Countries Worst Affected by Shortage

The first ship hired to carry Ukrainian grain directly to famine-stricken parts of the Horn of Africa since the Russian invasion halted food exports six months ago was to arrive in Ukraine on Friday, UN officials said. Continue reading →

World

As India marks its first 75 years, Gandhi is downplayed, even derided

As India celebrates 75 years of independence on Monday, the legacy of the “father of the nation” who advocated nonviolence and secularism is being debated, downplayed, and derided as never before. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

End the religious exemption for school vaccinations, already

New York polio outbreak highlights the risk of letting kids come to school without standard immunizations. Continue reading →

OPINION

A breach of trust in East Boston?

Centro Presente and Lawyers for Civil Rights sent a formal complaint to state authorities in March to request an investigation into the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The invasion of the bachelorette party

An op-ed on how bachelorette parties in Provincetown have disrupted safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people generated much debate among BostonGlobe.com readers. Here is an edited sample of the more than 570 comments that were posted. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Family of Juston Root, fatally shot by police in 2020, demand independent probe

The family of Juston Root gathered at the intersection of Hammond Street and Route 9 Friday, just dozens of feet away from where he was killed by police in 2020. Continue reading →

Massachusetts Governor's Race

On campaign trail, an easy layup for Maura Healey, who faces no active Democratic opponent

The attorney general is shaking hands, touring sites, and shooting hoops. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Newton investigates whether former city employee shut down police website amid pay dispute

Mayor Ruthanne Fuller said the former city employee, Steven Smith, took down the department’s website for consecutive days in late June and July. In its place was a message that exhorted people to contact Fuller in order to restore the site. Continue reading →

red sox 3, yankees 2 (10 innings)

After scuffling most of the night, Red Sox tie it in ninth inning, finish walkoff win over Yankees in 10th

J.D. Martinez tied it with a single in the ninth inning before trade deadline acquisition Tommy Pham delivered the winning single in the 10th. Continue reading →

Chad Finn

Give Bill Belichick the benefit of the doubt, Tyquan Thornton will help, and other thoughts on the Patriots

Even though Mac Jones and the varsity didn't play against the Giants, the preseason opener at least provided a few morsels of mild interest. Continue reading →

Sports

Inside the three pro pickleball leagues battling it out for supremacy

The PPA (Professional Pickleballers Association) will air an event on CBS on Saturday — the first national broadcast for the burgeoning sport. But the APP (Association of Pickleball Professionals) and MLP (Major League Pickleball) are right in the mix. Continue reading →

RI BUSINESS

Brown University is planning a new life sciences building in Providence’s Jewelry District

The plan is in the very early stages -- an architect, exact location, and timeline have not yet been chosen -- but construction is expected take “about four to five years.” Continue reading →

Business

Boston Dynamics backing $400 million AI and robotics research center in Kendall Square

The new center, called the Boston Dynamics AI Institute, will be housed in the same 19-story building that serves as the headquarters of Akamai Technologies. Continue reading →

INNOVATION BEAT

Woburn startup is saving water as droughts spread

Gradiant, a 10-year-old company based in a Woburn office park off Route 128, has developed an energy-efficient technology to treat and filter water that’s based on the natural evaporation and rainfall cycle. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Bill Pitman, revered studio guitarist, is dead at 102

A guitarist who accompanied Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand, and others from the late 1950s to the ’70s, Bill Pitman for decades was heard on the soundtracks of countless Hollywood films and television shows. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Gary Schroen, who led the CIA into Afghanistan, dies at 80

Mr. Schroen spent more than 30 years running agents and espionage operations across the Middle East. His last assignment was his most significant. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Raymond Briggs, who drew a wordless ‘Snowman,’ dies at 88

“The books are funny, and the books are also sad,” Nicolette Jones, who wrote the biography “Raymond Briggs” (2020), said. “And he walks this incredible tightrope between those two things.” Continue reading →

Names

‘Star Trek’ actor Jonathan Frakes on Riker’s return, beaming down to Boston

Ahead of his return to the Hub at this weekend’s Fan Expo Boston, we caught up with Frakes to chat more about his connections with the city, his relationship with Spock (a.k.a. late-great Boston native Leonard Nimoy), and his return to deep space. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

After two decades, BLO returns to Boston Common with ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Back in the heart of the city, Boston Lyric Opera delivered an inviting free production based on Gounod’s much-loved opera. Continue reading →

DANCE REVIEW

Dance Heginbotham’s Pillow program explores dance and music, humor and heartbreak

John Heginbotham and Ethan Iverson have put together a program of three dances with original choreography and music created by the two. Continue reading →