Nation

US offers extra monkeypox vaccine doses for gay pride events

White House and health-industry officials on Thursday announced a deal to expedite millions of doses of monkeypox vaccines by moving some manufacturing to the United States, following criticism the Biden administration had failed to secure a large enough supply. Continue reading →

Nation

Allen Weisselberg, a top Trump executive, pleads guilty in tax scheme

One of Donald Trump’s most trusted executives pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring with Trump’s company to carry out a long-running tax scheme, an admission that painted a damning picture of the former president’s family business but did not advance a broader investigation into the man himself. Continue reading →

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Rosalynn Carter marks 95th birthday with butterflies

The wife of former president Jimmy Carter, 97, has a fascination with butterflies dating back to childhood. Continue reading →

World

Israel shutters Palestinian human rights groups, drawing diplomatic backlash

Israel closed the offices of five leading Palestinian rights organizations in an early-morning raid in Ramallah on Thursday, tightening its restrictions on civil society nearly a year after it labeled the organizations terrorist groups in an internationally criticized move. Continue reading →

World

Factory shutdowns, showers for pigs: China’s heat wave strains economy

The rolling blackouts and factory shutdowns, which affected Toyota and Foxconn, a supplier for Apple, point to the ways that extreme weather is adding to China’s economic woes. Continue reading →

World

US ship sunk by Germans in 1917 is found off English coast

The wreck of the first US Navy destroyer lost to enemy action has been found off the coast of southwest England, 105 years after it was sunk by a German submarine. Continue reading →

OPINION

Despite setbacks, Afghan women refuse to be silenced

In the newly expanded diaspora, exiles have been caring for their families while forming new and larger networks. Now scattered to the wind, they connect in cyberspace. Continue reading →

OPINION

Learning to breathe together

Afghan women arrive at Asian University for Women in various states of preparation and trauma. The university offers fresh life: education, housing, social freedom. But there are few mental health services for many mental health needs. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Dempsey is Democrats’ best pick for auditor

An open race for this watchdog post is a once in a generation opportunity to change its focus. Continue reading →

Transportation

Are we being trolled by the MBTA?

Maybe the 30-day Orange Line shutdown and associated madness are some sort of payback for our relentless derision. Continue reading →

Metro

Charging fellow inmates with Whitey Bulger’s murder is the easy part

The hard part will be showing how the South Boston gangster was put in the position to be murdered at a federal prison in West Virginia in the first place. Continue reading →

Transportation

‘How on earth is this a good idea?’ Amid backlash, state scales back bike path closures along Orange Line

A plan to shut down parts of the Southwest Corridor Park bike path for two weeks was walked back Wednesday after backlash from community members. Continue reading →

on football

Deshaun Watson is getting a slap on the wrist — and showing no remorse

An 11-game suspension and $5 million fine may sound hefty, but in the end the punishment won't be very harsh on him. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Meet the doctors who help get Boston’s sports stars back in action after injuries

The team behind the teams is a group of medical professionals who have to be ready at a moment's notice and treat a vast variety of ailments. Continue reading →

Pirates 8, Red Sox 2

Unable to rally late, Red Sox pummeled in series finale setback in Pittsburgh

For the second straight night, the Red Sox fell into a 2-0 first-inning hole, however, neither starter Josh Winckowski nor the offense could recover from that early deficit. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

An online car sale gone wrong ends in hefty charges. Who should pay?

After Lauryn Smith bought a car from Carvana, a dispute arose over who was responsible for hundreds of dollars in towing and storage charges when the vehicle broke down. Continue reading →

Business

MBTA boss explains to business leaders why 30-day shutdown of Orange Line is necessary

For many in the business community, the closure represents a major setback on two related fronts: bringing more workers back to the office, and reviving a downtown district battered by a relative dearth of office commuters. Continue reading →

TECH LAB

Google Maps to display updated Boston transit map for Orange Line shutdown

Google will soon display an updated Boston transit map, with alternate routes for those who rely on the city’s second-most heavily used subway line. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Sam Gooden, founding member of the Impressions soul group, dies at 87

The Impressions' upbeat style, which became known as "the Chicago sound" for the city where they recorded, was as pervasive on the radio as the Motown sound coming out of Detroit. Continue reading →

Obituaries

J. Deotis Roberts, a pioneer of Black theology, dies at 95

A first-generation Black theologian, the Rev. Roberts rose from an upbringing in the segregated South, where the county prison was within sight of his elementary school, to become the first African American to earn a doctorate from the University of Edinburgh’s divinity school in Scotland. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Hanae Mori, Japanese couturier who melded East-West styles, dies at 96

After decades of struggle to refine and market her styles, she was admitted in 1977 to the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, the first Asian woman to join the Paris guild of the world’s top designers. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Old dogs (and knees), new tricks: We took a swing at pickleball

Where couples used to take golf and tennis vacations together, now they’re packing their paddles and heading to resorts with pickleball packages and pros. We joined them. Continue reading →

Food & Dining

National Dog Day is Aug. 26. Here are 6 places to find cool treats

While it may be hard to resist your pet’s sweet, pleading face when he or she stares at your cone, the American Kennel Club says it’s best to avoid lactose. Here are some places that make ice cream that's safe for dogs. Continue reading →

Theater

Bill Burr took the long way from Canton to Fenway Park

The first comic to headline a show at the ballpark, Burr has spent three decades working on his craft, and more recently, on himself. Continue reading →