Nation

Juul to pay nearly $440M to settle states’ teen vaping probe

The beleaguered vaping company still faces nine separate lawsuits from other states, including one file in 2020 by Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Nation

Historic, unforgiving western heat wave is peaking and crushing records

Power grid officials made desperate pleas throughout the day for conservation as temperatures soared past 110 degrees in many central California communities. Continue reading →

Politics

New Mexico judge removes county commissioner, a convicted Jan. 6 rioter

Couy Griffin is the first public official in more than a century to be barred from serving under a constitutional ban on insurrectionists holding office. Continue reading →

World

Truss takes office, promising Britons they can ‘ride out the storm’

Liz Truss, newly anointed by Queen Elizabeth II as Britain’s prime minister, arrived at a rain-swept Downing Street on Tuesday, promising action this week on energy bills to help Britons “ride out the storm,” and filling out a Cabinet that rewarded her loyalists in the contest to replace Boris Johnson. Continue reading →

World

‘Playing with fire’: UN team calls for no-fire zone at Ukraine nuclear plant

The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog Tuesday called for a no-fire zone around an embattled Ukrainian nuclear generator, but, like the plant itself, the agency was quickly caught up in the war between Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

In energy crunch, Germany turns down heat but won’t limit autobahn speeds

Germany is trying any range of measures to combat an energy crisis that is only expected to worsen this winter. Public buildings can be heated to just 66 degrees and most private pools not at all. Starting this month, billboards and other landmarks go dark at 10 p.m. The government has even extended the lives of two of the country’s last nuclear reactors. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Oyez! Oyez! Let the public hear the Supreme Court’s arguments and opinions in real time.

The court should not let the ongoing pandemic nor increased security measures stand in the way of transparency. Continue reading →

OPINION

Americans ‘approve’ of unions, but they don’t want to join them

Recent hype notwithstanding, organized labor isn’t making a comeback. Continue reading →

LETTERS

There once was a roadway named Storrow …

If warning signs won't prevent too-tall moving trucks from colliding with overpasses on Storrow Drive or Soldiers Field Road, perhaps this limerick will do the trick. Continue reading →

Elections

Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll wins Democratic primary for lieutenant governor

Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll was vying against state Senator Eric P. Lesser and Representative Tami Gouveia for the Democratic nod to run with presumptive gubernatorial nominee Maura Healey. Former state representatives Leah Allen and Kate Campanale were seeking the GOP nomination. Continue reading →

Elections

Voters head to polls, but rain and early voting keep some at home

Turnout data was not available at press time, but early anecdotal reports suggested it was even more anemic than usual for a midterm primary election. Continue reading →

Elections

Bill Galvin wins Democratic race for secretary of state; Sullivan concedes

Secretary of State William F. Galvin fought off his second primary challenge in as many election cycles on Tuesday, besting Tanisha M. Sullivan, the president of the NAACP’s Boston branch, to capture the Democratic nomination and inside track to becoming the longest-serving secretary in Massachusetts history. Continue reading →

Red Sox notebook

Red Sox work on performance away from the field

Some players did their pregame work at Summers Method Performance Center, a training facility in Bradenton, Fla., suggested by Tommy Pham. Continue reading →

patriots

As a good kicker should, Patriots’ Nick Folk tries to ‘put my best foot forward every day’

Folk, who led the NFL in scoring last season, doesn't worry about carrying on the legacy of Adam Vinatieri and Stephen Gostkowski; he just does his job. Continue reading →

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Is the Kiké Hernández extension a sign the Red Sox are serious about contending again?

Hernández is a good start, but this needs to be the first of many such moves. Continue reading →

Business

Biden’s debt relief plan helps grads, but some say future students will need help, too

The plan could actually spur schools to raise tuition faster, or shift more financial aid packages toward loans, some advocates fear. Continue reading →

INNOVATION BEAT

Boston crypto firm Circle takes heat from California rival

Circle Internet Financial, Boston's biggest crypto startup, is spinning a move by California rival Binance as a positive. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

What you need to know about the end of surprise medical bills

For years, people who went to the ER had about a one in five chance of getting a “surprise bill.” Finally, the No Surprises Act is finalized. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Stanley Turkel, manager and avid historian of hotels, dies at 96

Stanley Turkel, whose career as a hotelier, hospitality consultant and historian required him to check into more hostelries than a million-mile frequent flyer, died Aug. 12 in his own bed in Arlington, Virginia. He was 96. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Former Patriots lineman, college coach Guy Morriss dies at 71

He joined the Patriots in 1984 and played 59 games, starting 22, over four seasons. He retired after the 1987 season. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Peter Straub, literary master of the supernatural, dies at 79

Mr. Straub was both a master of his genre and an anxious occupant of it. Novels such as “Julia” (1975) and “Ghost Story” (1979) helped revivify a once-creaking field. Continue reading →

Movies

Here’s what you need to know about ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ and the drama surrounding it

At the moment, the upcoming thriller starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, and Chris Pine is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Continue reading →

GETTING SALTY

Jody Adams reflects on her new Greek restaurants, the future of Harvard Square, and her work ethic

The Boston restaurant scene continues to change, but Adams, 65, is a constant. ‘I’m kind of a monster, and it’s been pointed out to me that I don’t feel pain.’ Continue reading →

FOOD

Wise up! You’re spending too much on groceries.

Everyone who goes to the supermarket these days has sticker shock. There are ways to trim what you spend on groceries by a dollar here and a dollar there. It all adds up. Continue reading →