Mitt Romney, President Obama courting Florida’s Hispanics

By Brian MacQuarrie

The Obama campaign sees the booming influx of Puerto Ricans in the Orlando area as key to victory in the critical swing state.

By Elliot Spagat

The flood of requests for documents is the result of President Obama’s program that allows young people living in the country illegally to apply for two-year renewable work permits.

Stolen bust of Benjamin Franklin is recovered

A rare bust of Benjamin Franklin with an estimated value of $3 million has been recovered almost a month after it was stolen from a home in a Philadelphia suburb.

By Helene Cooper

President Obama challenged the Arab world to use its newfound embrace of democracy to ensure protection for freedom of religion and speech during his address to the UN General Assembly.

An Egyptian court sentenced three Islamists to 15 years in prison for killing a student this summer as he sat in a park with his fiancée, in a case that sparked fears of vigilantes.

By Laura Mills

The deaths of seven people killed by a man who was allegedly heavily intoxicated has jolted Russia into action over one of its most deadly threats, a chronic culture of drunken driving.

Opinion | Jon Keller

The Brown-Warren debate up close

By Jon Keller

When asked for specifics during their recent, first debate, Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren instead provided vague nostrums and repetitive attack points, writes WBZ’s Jon Keller, who moderated the debate.

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By Jeff Jacoby

Millions of voters took to heart Barack Obama’s vow to transfigure American public life. What they got instead was the most polarizing presidency in modern times.

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By Scot Lehigh

Scott Brown could become part of a Republican majority in the Senate if he’s re-elected, and that’s why Massachusetts Democrats say he shouldn’t be.

Drug lab chemist accused of lying

By Andrea Estes, Brian Ballou and Milton J. Valencia

The woman at the center of the state drug lab scandal does not have a master’s degree in chemistry from UMass Boston as she claims, school officials confirmed.

Tax questions loom for Tierney, Tisei

By Michael Rezendes

As US Rep. John Tierney and Richard R. Tisei geared up for their first debate, each faced potentially embarrassing questions about his personal tax returns.

Republican aides shown doing war chants

By Michael Levenson and Noah Bierman

Elizabeth Warren is decrying a video showing GOP staffers, including a Scott Brown aide, performing tomahawk chops and war whoops.

Copyright case shows art, retail can be difficult mix

By Jenn Abelson

Small-town artist Tom Fleming settled a copyright claim with TJX’s HomeGoods.

Staples to cut shop space and locations

By Jenn Abelson

The office supply chain plans to close US and international stores, reduce the size of existing locations, restructure its overseas business, and shake up leadership.

By Jenifer B. McKim

Home values in the Boston area increased by 1.8 percent in July compared with June, marking the fourth consecutive month of rising prices, according to new data.

Ralph Browne Jr., 81; Dorchester activist advocated for veterans, seniors

By Laurie D. Willis

Working throughout Boston to improve the lives of others, Ralph Browne Jr. paid particular attention to issues affecting those who, like him, were Korean War veterans.

By Dennis Hevesi

Ms. Jaff, whose nearly four-decade struggle with a debilitating disease led her to become a leading advocate for people with chronic illnesses, died Sept. 14 in Farmington, Conn. She was 55.

Marv Kessler, 80; renowned basketball camp instructor

By Richard Goldstein

Mr. Kessler, a product of Brooklyn’s schoolyards who spent more than half a century in basketball, most prominently as a camp instructor, died Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 80.

ON GOLF

Europeans know road to Ryder Cup success

By Michael Whitmer

The Euros are enjoying their greatest run of success in the history of the no-pay, all-pride exhibition, which began in 1927 at Worcester Country Club.

NFL officials taking criticism after rough Week 3

By Rachel Cohen

With frustration mounting among coaches, players, and fans, the worst fear finally materialized: a mistake by a replacement official decided the outcome of a game.

ON FOOTBALL

Patriots defense got its first test — and failed

By Greg A. Bedard

The Patriots defense failed almost across the board in a performance that was reminiscent of the two biggest stinkers from last season: the losses at Buffalo and Pittsburgh.

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How to eat on $7 a day

By Anna Marden

Welcome to a recent college grad’s world of beans, rice, pasta, and ramen.

Total cost: If you buy the lentils in bulk or find them on sale (and get tomatoes from your mother’s garden), the price of these ingredients can be as low as $3.

Total cost: About $1.20 per serving (without spices, which were already in my cupboard).