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D.C. mayor calls Trump’s federal takeover of police department ‘unsettling.’ Follow live updates.

The president's plan prompted Mayor Muriel Bowser to voice concerns about the potential use of the National Guard to patrol the streets.
Trump’s order to deploy troops in D.C. is his latest use of the National Guard in cities

Trump claims D.C. is ‘one of the most dangerous cities in the world.’ Here’s what the data show.

The president announced Monday that he is placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying National Guard troops.

Alan Garber’s former student now holds the keys to Harvard’s future

Two of the frontline antagonists in the battle between Harvard and President Trump are bound by deep social ties and a shared academic interests.

Trump lashes out at Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman amid criticism: ‘Deranged BUM’

The latest in a ‘tsunami of bad things’: Trump claws back funds for solar in low-income communities

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Why Jon Cronin’s ritzy Seaport condos flopped
The St. Regis Residences Boston should have been a home run. Instead, the first-time developer whiffed.

BETH TEITELL
The nine most annoying people you’ll meet at the beach — and their cabanas, music, and sports equipment
Beach days now come with pricey parking, luxury tents, and a whole lot of attitude.

See how much parking costs at these 20 Massachusetts beaches

Bad day for the kickers, whose competition is far from over, and other observations from Monday’s Patriots practice

It was a shorts-and-shells session before the Patriots head to Minneapolis for a pair of joint practices and preseason game this week add against the Vikings.
Breaking

3 dead in a shooting at a Target in Austin, Texas, and a suspect is detained, police say

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said during a news conference that the suspect fled the scene after the shooting, stole then wrecked a car, and hijacked another.

Boston’s lab building boom has gone bust. What can be done with the empty space?
The amount of lab space in the region has doubled in the past five years, and now vacancy rates are at record highs. But re-using it is hard.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Late summer heat wave blankets New England. Here’s when to expect some relief.

For this week, we are looking at heat and humidity, but not as oppressive as we saw earlier in the summer.
Boston declares heat emergency starting Monday

These heat wave maps break down just how hot it will get in New England this week

State’s largest teachers union makes big play to influence more municipal elections
The union is riding high after a series of victories in state ballot referendums and local contract fights.

Explosions at US Steel plant in Pennsylvania leave one dead, one missing, 10 injured
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said via X that “multiple explosions” occurred at the facility.

Market Basket board’s lawyer sends warning to Arthur T. Demoulas’s side over ‘public vitriol’

A lawyer for Market Basket’s board has issued a stern warning to the sidelined CEO, accusing him of orchestrating a PR campaign against the board and his sisters.

Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza as journalist toll grows

It was the first time during the 22-month war that Israel’s military swiftly claimed responsibility after a journalist was killed in a strike.

FBI, police investigating four bomb threats on Nantucket, officials say

Tropical Storm Erin forms, poised to become the first hurricane of 2025 Atlantic season

Person hospitalized after ‘water incident’ at Walden Pond, police say

‘They jumped one after another’: Women leap from third floor of Somerville apartment building to escape fire

Investigators identified the likely cause as an unattended candle in a second-floor bedroom.
Dave Epstein

The Perseids peak Monday and Tuesday night. Here’s your guide to viewing this spectacular meteor shower.

The Perseids are peaking tonight and Tuesday with mostly clear skies on tap. But will haze and a somewhat full moon play spoiler?

In-school health clinics in Providence closed after providers were laid off. They may not reopen this fall.

The CEO of the Providence Community Health Centers, which staffed and ran the clinics, said they were losing money and he could not keep subsidizing them.
Best of the Best

Find fresh air with a view at Boston’s six best rooftop bars

The nine best spots to satisfy your seafood cravings

Book lovers take note: These are the 10 best bookstores around Boston

More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

Opinion
Eugene Scott

Trump’s Washington, D.C., takeover is about culture war, not combating crime

This is the president’s latest attempt at retribution and signaling to other liberal cities how little tolerance he has for criticism.
Catherine Benedict, John B. Corcoran, and Alexa Gomberg

Our loved ones died biking in Cambridge last year. Boston-area candidates need to follow the facts on bike lanes.

Shira Schoenberg

Could Somerville mayoral hopeful Willie Burnley fairly represent Zionist constituents?

EDITORIAL

Gates Foundation money fills gap in women’s health

IDEAS | Tessa Adzemovic

Even if I had asked, there was little I could have done for one homeless patient

More recent News

‘The one thing on their mind is putting weight on.’ Black bear seen roaming neighborhood in Townsend.

"If you leave them alone, they’ll leave you alone,” said Mary Beth Parise, who spotted the bear Friday on her Ring camera footage. “That’s held true.”
your tv gps

This week’s TV: John Slattery in ‘The Rainmaker,’ a Kansas City Chiefs docuseries, and ‘Alien: Earth’

Plus, see what happens next in a very buzzy season of "South Park."

John Cena talks WWE retirement, favorite TD Garden memories, and more at Fan Expo Boston

The West Newbury native also shouted out Route 1's Kowloon and Amesbury’s Hard Nock’s Gym during Saturday's appearance in Boston.

US will get a 15% cut of Nvidia and AMD chip sales to China under a new, unusual agreement

The agreement is part of a deal to secure export licenses for the semiconductors.

Children in state care were sexually abused in N.H. How much money are they owed?

The violations against generations of New Hampshire teenagers and children were staggering in scale: decades of physical, sexual and psychological abuse.

Governor Ayotte pushes back against pro-Trump candidate’s mid-decade redistricting idea in New Hampshire

The state's Republican chief executive has expressed opposition once again to redrawing New Hampshire's congressional boundary line.

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AS I SEE IT

From trash to treasure, one Harbor Island’s glorious evolution

“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers.

Last one-room schoolhouse in Massachusetts is mostly empty on Cuttyhunk Island, and it can’t be closed
Sitting on top of a hill on the island of Cuttyhunk, the 152-year-old schoolhouse remains empty most of the year.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Take it from an experienced travel writer: These are the best rest stops in New England. (And one rises to the top.)
Dubai chocolate whoopee pies! Alpaca finger puppets! These unique pit stops have more than restrooms.

What to know about new research indicating lithium can help protect against Alzheimer’s disease
Lithium is a metal found in some foods, drinking water, and in trace amounts in our bodies.

Culture & Lifestyle

At a studio promoting careers for those with disabilities, he uses art to express what his words won’t

Free summer events: Jamaica Plain PorchFest, African Festival, and more

At TD Garden, Katy Perry floats like a butterfly, stings like a B-lister

First trailer for ‘The Office’ spinoff, ‘The Paper,’ includes a nod to Ben Affleck

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

Explore the project: Snitch City

In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants.

3 wounded in New York City’s Times Square shooting

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | Matthew Victor and Nathan E. Sanders

Public media is under assault. Here’s a way to fight back.

Renée Graham

A brief history of Trump pretending not to know things

JEFF JACOBY

End the gerrymandering wars by enlarging the US House

Suleman Lalani

I’m a Texas lawmaker, and this is why I left the state

EDITORIAL

As Washington axes aid for the most vulnerable, legislation in Mass. would tackle inequities

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Healey calls Suffolk sheriff’s arrest ‘serious,’ but declines to say if he should resign. ‘I need to know more.’

Governor Maura Healey, who was among a parade of officials to endorse Tompkins for reelection three years ago, said she hadn’t “gotten all the information” she needed about Tompkins’ Friday arrest and indictment.

As mental health struggles increase among AAPI youth, advocates aim to confront stigma

Within AAPI families, mental health can feel like a taboo subject, and the internalization of the model minority myth makes it difficult to confront mental health challenges.

FBI, police investigating four bomb threats on Nantucket, officials say

The Nantucket Police Department said the threats targeted the same building at 16 Main St.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

Heat begins to peak Tuesday with light haze, wind

A moderate-to-strong heat dome persists as the hot and humid weather continues across New England. But the heat breaks later this week.

Sports

Digging in

Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs shows explosiveness in Monday’s training camp practice

On all three of his receptions (on three targets), Diggs evaded tacklers while coming down with the ball in traffic.
Patriots

Special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer liked what he saw in Patriots’ win over the Commanders in the preseason opener

The Patriots got some great work in the return game from rookie TreVeyon Henderson and veteran Antonio Gibson, while kickers Parker Romo and Andres Borregales continued their hot streaks.
Patriots

Bad day for the kickers, whose competition is far from over, and other observations from Monday’s Patriots practice

It was a shorts-and-shells session before the Patriots head to Minneapolis for a pair of joint practices and preseason game this week add against the Vikings.
NWSL

Boston Legacy FC sign midfielder Aleigh Gambone as inaugural roster takes shape

Red Sox

The Red Sox are creating ‘havoc on the bases’ by employing speed as a weapon, and other thoughts

Red Sox at Astros | 8:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 120: Red Sox at Astros lineups and notes

Business

AOL is finally shutting down its dial-up internet service

While perhaps a dinosaur by today’s digital standards, dial-up is still around. But AOL says it’s officially pulling the plug for its service on Sept. 30.

Explosions at US Steel plant in Pennsylvania leave one dead, one missing, 10 injured

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said via X that “multiple explosions” occurred at the facility.
BOLD TYPES

State pension fund reaches new heights amid market turbulence

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Why Jon Cronin’s ritzy Seaport condos flopped

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on the cover

He wanted to make a patriotic movie. He was prosecuted for it — and then disappeared.

CONNECTIONS

I was still grappling with my own near-death experience when a good friend died

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 11-17

photo essay

Visit the hidden music camp on Lake Winnipesaukee: ‘It’s creativity camp for grown-ups’

metro

‘They jumped one after another’: Women leap from third floor of Somerville apartment building to escape fire

The Perseids peak Monday and Tuesday night. Here’s your guide to viewing this spectacular meteor shower.

In-school health clinics in Providence closed after providers were laid off. They may not reopen this fall.

sports

Showing impressive stuff in the minors, David Sandlin is being prepped for a shot in the Red Sox’ bullpen

Stoughton native Frederick Richard challenges men’s gymnastics norms with his wardrobe

Sure it’s been a good training camp, but Patriots face many questions that could prevent quick turnaround

business

In-school health clinics in Providence closed after providers were laid off. They may not reopen this fall.

As use of telehealth for medication abortion grows, new data offer window into patient population

Market Basket board’s lawyer sends warning to Arthur T. Demoulas’s side over ‘public vitriol’

politics

D.C. mayor calls Trump’s federal takeover of police department ‘unsettling.’ Follow live updates.

Trump’s order to deploy troops in D.C. is his latest use of the National Guard in cities

Trump claims D.C. is ‘one of the most dangerous cities in the world.’ Here’s what the data show.

Nation

3 dead in a shooting at a Target in Austin, Texas, and a suspect is detained, police say

Explosions at US Steel plant in Pennsylvania leave one dead, one missing, 10 injured

Transcripts of grand jury that indicted Epstein ex-girlfriend Maxwell won’t be unsealed, judge says

World

Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza as journalist toll grows

Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says

Trump’s cartel order revives ‘bitter’ memories in Latin America

opinion

El Salvador como espejo: una advertencia para Estados Unidos

As Washington axes aid for the most vulnerable, legislation in Mass. would tackle inequities

A brief history of Trump pretending not to know things

lifestyle

The nine most annoying people you’ll meet at the beach — and their cabanas, music, and sports equipment

Ghosted after three dates

John Cena talks WWE retirement, favorite TD Garden memories, and more at Fan Expo Boston

food & dining

‘It’s good that pierogi are going viral’: Dershowitz incident propels Polish dumpling to prominence

At Daily Provisions in Harvard Square, counter-service melts for the modern age

Tiffani Faison’s Bubble Bath opens in the Back Bay; New England BIPOC Festival announces an all-star lineup

travel

What if visitors got to the Cape bridges and just stopped — on purpose?

A girlfriends’ getaway to the best wine region you’ve never heard of

Cape Cod Canal is both vital waterway and playland

Arts

At a studio promoting careers for those with disabilities, he uses art to express what his words won’t

Smithsonian restores Trump to impeachment display in American history museum

‘They have to step up’: ‘Gilded Age’ star Christine Baranski says the mega rich need to support the arts

Books

Better living through mathematical literacy?

Local bestsellers for the week ended Aug. 3

Coming of age is hard enough, without Russia invading your country

Movies

‘Barbie,’ ‘Malcolm X,’ and other exciting movies to see this week around Boston

Michelle Obama, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson attend festivals on Martha’s Vineyard

Jennifer Beals talks ’90s Celtics fandom and ‘L Word’ legacy ahead of Fan Expo Boston appearance

Television

‘Mr. Scorsese’ promises an intimate look at one of the great American directors

This week’s TV: John Slattery in ‘The Rainmaker,’ a Kansas City Chiefs docuseries, and ‘Alien: Earth’

The tech bro is now the villain of the hour

music

City of Boston to celebrate New Edition’s 42nd anniversary on Aug. 30

At TD Garden, Katy Perry floats like a butterfly, stings like a B-lister

Traffic alert: Patriots game and Luke Bryan concert to snarl roads Friday

Theater/Dance

A tour de force star performance elevates ‘No Child ...’

At Jacob’s Pillow, Eun-Me Ahn’s hologram-enhanced ‘Dragons’ glitters

He’s ‘The Wiz’ and he lives … in Boston

Health

As use of telehealth for medication abortion grows, new data offer window into patient population

Claiming to fight waste, Trump administration slashes potentially cost-saving research

That’s a lot of needles in your face

Obituaries

Terry Reid, rock singer known as ‘Superlungs,’ dies at 75

Razia Jan, who reached out from the South Shore to build a school for Afghan girls, dies at 81

Astronaut James Lovell, Apollo 13 moon mission leader, dies