Page Updated: Thursday, July 16, 2026 12:19 AM ET

Boston Globe - Top Stories

Follow live updates on the Trump administration

10 minutes ago

Biddeford, Maine mayor calls ICE agents' lack of body cameras 'unacceptable' after agent fatally shoots man there -- The mayor, Liam LaFountain, also urged ICE to ban traffic stops permanently.

10 minutes ago

Federal panel reviews park fencing plan and visitor screening center to improve White House security

10 minutes ago

A witness recounts Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero's words to federal agents before he died

1 hour ago

Maine Governor Janet Mills tried to visit a memorial site for the man killed by an ICE agent. Protesters chased her away.

7 hours ago

ICE changed its story about the shooting in Maine. That's part of a bigger pattern of violence and murky explanations.

11 hours ago

Wildfire smoke is triggering unhealthy air quality. Here's how to protect yourself.

9 hours ago

Where is all this smoke coming from? These maps show the source.

4 hours ago

Brown professor says students used AI to cheat — and made this 'very basic strategic mistake'

18 hours ago

Wu, City Hall remain reticent on key details in crash that killed Boston transit planner

3 hours ago

Graham Platner's collapse underscores Elizabeth Warren's endorsement woes in key Senate races

6 hours ago

Scared you'll get heart disease or breast cancer? New tool by MGH, Dana-Farber predicts risks for 300-plus sicknesses.

13 hours ago

From 'kissing disease' to MS: Harvard study uncovers how a common virus triggers multiple sclerosis

7 hours ago

Driver had nine drinks in 3.5 hours at Saugus bar before wrong-way crash that killed state trooper, prosecutors say

9 hours ago

Midwives break ground ceremonially for Boston's first freestanding birth center in Roxbury

4 hours ago

New Hampshire's tiny Seacoast is a beachy tax haven for Massachusetts buyers

12 hours ago

'We have had a great week': The tall ships depart Boston Thursday morning

7 hours ago

Man apprehended for shooting at BPD officers

1 hour ago

US Mint produces a $1 coin bearing Trump's face to help celebrate America's 250th birthday

8 hours ago

US airstrikes hit northern Iran; ship trying to run the blockade disabled

35 minutes ago

'Toucher and Hardy' and 98.5 The Sports Hub clean up in spring Nielsen ratings

4 hours ago

Paul Schimek - The preventable blind spot trap killing Boston's cyclists - Large trucks turning right can sweep cyclists into their rear wheels in an instant. Understanding this deadly dynamic could save lives.

8 hours ago

EDITORIAL -- 'Yes in God's backyard' could be a providential solution to the state's housing crisis

20 hours ago

IDEAS | HILARY BURNS -- Who's really changing the world? While elite colleges stay small, HBCUs are in growth mode.

13 hours ago

Shira Schoenberg -- Need long-term care? Many middle-class families are out of luck.

20 hours ago

MARCELA GARCÍA -- Shootings in Maine and Texas make clear: The new ICE surge is here

1 day ago

George Santos' next gig? Reality TV show contestant.

5 hours ago

Rhode Island coastal regulators reluctant to shore up entire Newport Cliff Walk

12 hours ago

JJ Foley's opens a beer garden on the Cape with mini golf and food trucks. It's a far cry from the storied South End bar.

10 hours ago

Healey proposes $100 million in extra school funding from millionaires tax revenues

7 hours ago

Elderly woman whose car crashed on Martha's Vineyard ferry died, DA's office says

3 hours ago

Brockton man arraigned in 2017 Boston murder after nine years on the run, officials say

11 hours ago

One of the few remaining privately owned Berkshire 'cottages' sold for $4 million - Many of the grand 19th and early 20th-century Berkshires cottages are now part of resorts like Miraval and Canyon Ranch.

1 day ago

GETTING SALTY -- This veteran Boston steakhouse server knows a scam when he sees one -- "They claimed they found a tooth," he says. "Nobody was missing a tooth."

1 day ago

Director Sasha Waters on creating a 'poetic visual experience' for 'Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World'

1 day ago

Claire Vaye Watkins somehow makes environmental tension and midlife stress hopeful in 'Yellow Pine'

1 day ago

New Hampshire native Kayda Bosse finishes fourth in 'Love Island USA' finale

2 days ago

This week's TV: Will Ferrell as a golfer in 'The Hawk,' Anya Taylor-Joy in 'Lucky,' and more new TV

2 days ago

Boston Globe Spotlight Team -- Nearly 250 patients at top Mass. hospitals say they were abused by a renowned doctor. Why wasn't he stopped sooner? -- A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state's medical establishment missed key warning signs.

13 days ago

Why Trump and the MAGA movement turned against Harvard -- Over a decade of political and cultural upheaval, America's most powerful university grew vulnerable to attack. There were warning signs.

6 months ago

Why the middle class is disappearing in Massachusetts -- The middle class in Massachusetts is being hollowed out. Driving the squeeze is a stratospheric rise in inequality.

6 months ago

WORLD CUP -- Eight World Cup teams are coming to Boston. Here's a look at their playing style and their predicted finish. -- Some of the world's best — Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, and Erling Haaland — will play at Gillette Stadium. Learn about each team's local connections, how they got here, and more.

13 days ago

IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- I'm a birthright citizen

1 day ago

James Aloisi -- 'The time has come': Blue Hill Avenue deserves proposed bus transit upgrades

2 days ago

IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG -- Sorry, we just can't cover those effective drugs

2 days ago

Eugene Scott -- The mayors showing Washington how to govern

2 days ago

IDEAS | Yifan Xu Miller -- Who's actually running that robot?

27 days ago

154th British Open notebook -- British Open is trying to get ahead of fan behavior with a published conduct code -- Titled "The Open Commitment," the code boils down to these five basic requirements of fans: respect the players, respect the links, respect each other, be aware, enjoy responsibly.

25 minutes ago

British Open -- Tommy Fleetwood riding a wave of support as the hometown hero at the British Open -- Southport Municipal, a club that proudly labels itself as England's oldest municipal links course, was where Fleetwood's golfing journey launched around the age of 6.

35 minutes ago

154th British Open -- Distance debate at this British Open is how far the golf ball goes on the ground -- Rarely has the forecast been filled with warm sunshine — slightly cooler on the weekend — with a cloudless sky that will be a challenge for the R&A to keep the turf from getting too fast.

35 minutes ago

WNBA -- A'ja Wilson is drafted No. 1 as Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon pick WNBA All-Star teams

25 minutes ago

COLLEGE FOOTBALL -- ACC revamps tiebreakers for conference title game after Duke got in over No. 10 Miami

35 minutes ago

TALKING POINTS -- Australia to impose energy and water guardrails on data centers amid AI boom

35 minutes ago

An empty middle seat is the latest perk United Airlines will offer on some flights

7 hours ago

PERSPECTIVE -- My mom stepped up to care for my grandma. If I need to, I'll do the same.

2 days ago

LOVE LETTERS -- I think I'd be happier if I ended my current relationship. Maybe...

15 hours ago

THE BIG DAY -- From Boston College teammates to husband and wife

1 day ago

GLOBE MAGAZINE -- How a Boston doctor built a following as a 'loud and unafraid' voice in the Trump era

8 days ago

The sky looked ominous today. How long will it last?

1 hour ago

R.I. AFL-CIO makes no endorsement in governor's race

2 hours ago

Revolution add defender Cody Baker via loan, as GM Chris Tierney stresses continued activity during transfer window

25 minutes ago

The NBA is satisfied with salary cap system that led to the Celtics trading Jaylen Brown

4 hours ago

Late heroics lift Argentina to a 2-1 win over England and back to the World Cup final

59 minutes ago

CDC nominee says she won't betray science — and also backs Kennedy's actions

7 hours ago

Swing Therapeutics acquired by Needham-based medical VR platform XRHealth

9 hours ago

Trump administration fires US attorney minutes after his appointment

59 minutes ago

Rescuers keep searching for 3 people after a boat sank in San Francisco Bay, killing 1

8 hours ago

Ex-captain pleads guilty to drugging and raping a US Merchant Marine Academy cadet on a cargo ship

5 hours ago

Red bull or blue bull? In this Brazilian town, you have to choose.

5 hours ago

Brazen Japanese bears are breaking into homes, raiding pantries

6 hours ago

The importance of stemming campus suicides

8 hours ago

City bike advocate's fatal crash is a tragedy hard to fathom

11 hours ago

Egyptian fans still reeling after loss to Argentina last week

1 day ago

I'm considering using an AirTag to track my wife

3 days ago

Lenox Hotel gives away 1,000 free hot dogs for National Hot Dog Day

13 hours ago

This is one of Boston's hottest Italian restaurants. The food is just lukewarm.

18 hours ago

Historical whiplash in Sicily, where past is always present

4 days ago

'Slick season' is more like it. Lessons from our Noah Kahan pilgrimage to Vermont.

5 days ago

'Punchline II' is an exhibition meant to embrace the absurdity of an absurd world

5 days ago

From Gloucester with love: Rothko, Avery, and Gottlieb's summer bond shines at the Cape Ann Museum

5 days ago

At the MFA, the past and present converge in a fractious moment

13 days ago

These three new novels have Bay State roots

12 hours ago

R.I. strategist wrote the year's smartest political book, 'How the Democrats Screwed Bernie' in 2016

1 day ago

Gorgeous but self-serious, 'The Odyssey' is at sea thanks to its own bleakness.

5 hours ago

The 10 best movies of the year (so far)

18 hours ago

Filmmaker Ivy Meeropol talks #MeToo, Trump legal proceedings, and the making of her new documentary, 'Ask E. Jean'

1 day ago

Apple TV's 'Lucky' is a bloody good crime thriller thick with family affairs

10 hours ago

Where to stream some of Sam Neill's best performances

1 day ago

'Wokestock' might tick some people off and delight others. Robby Roadsteamer says that's kind of the point.

18 hours ago

Even amid ongoing orchestral crisis, BSO and Nelsons make beautiful music together at Tanglewood

2 days ago

Jay-Z show at Yankee Stadium delayed for hours after fans without tickets rush entrances

2 days ago

Ken Marino comes to Boston with touring 'Death Becomes Her' this January

11 hours ago

Floods, rats, and redirected flights to Logan: 30 years of Shakespeare on the Common.

5 hours ago

In Gloucester Stage's 'Betrayal,' the end of the affair, and the beginning

2 days ago

Pat Oliphant, cartoonist who skewered the powerful, dies at 90

1 day ago

Jayson Conner, 48, and Jeffrey Newman, 58, die; gave thousands of backpacks to those in need

2 days ago

Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78

2 days ago