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New Alzheimer’s treatments and studies are fueling a sense of hope

Though many questions remain, hopes grow for early treatment and even prevention.

Trump directs the Pentagon to use ‘all available funds’ to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown

The presidnet said in a social media post that he was acting because “our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15th.”

Federal workers in Boston area say they haven’t seen a shutdown this chaotic or seemingly vindictive

As the government shutdown continues with no sign of a deal in sight, government workers are seeing their paychecks shrink or cut entirely.
Some Americans are starting to feel the impact of the government shutdown

ADRIAN WALKER
It’s no surprise MIT’s Sally Kornbluth is the first to flatly reject Trump’s deal
Kornbluth deserves all the credit for standing up for her institution’s core values, even at considerable risk.

As Trump demands ‘compact’ with top universities, MIT says no deal

Palestinians return to ruins and US expects hostages freed on Monday as Gaza ceasefire holds

About 200 US troops arrived in Israel on Saturday to monitor the ceasefire. They will set up a center to facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid as well as logistical and security assistance.
Sheffield brothers aboard flotilla allege mistreatment, lack of due process in Israeli custody
TARA SULLIVAN

Bill Belichick’s genius label is taking a hit at UNC

Nothing can take away Belichick's six Super Bowls, but no one saw this mess of a football product coming.
Christopher L. Gasper: Who ranks No. 1 among the coaches of Boston’s men’s pro sports teams?

‘Whitey’ Bulger poster greets patrons at Dorchester bar once owned by man he killed

The image was part of a restaurant makeover by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay featured on a television series over the summer and intended to embrace the history of the building.
Breaking

Reports: Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 79

People Magazine reported that Keaton died in California with loved ones, citing a family spokesperson. No other details were immediately available.

Protesters at Boston’s Indigenous Peoples Day march briefly face off with police

The incident, which did not escalate to violence, occurred four days after a pro-Palestinian rally where four officers were injured.

Biden is receiving radiation and hormone therapy to treat his prostate cancer

In May, former president Biden’s office announced that he had been diagnosed with an prostate cancer and that it had spread to his bones.

Ken Mahan
These maps show when a nor’easter could hit New England this weekend
Southeastern New England will see flooding rain and strong winds with this coastal storm.

Full forecast: Nor'easter to hit New England

Here’s the timeline for how this nor’easter will play out over the weekend

‘I can’t believe this happened here:’ LGBTQ flag torn off Roslindale store part of national trend

The flag had been flying on a metal pole more than 7 feet high, owner Kelly Walsh said.

3 people shot in Mattapan; one critically injured, police say

No survivors in blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says

Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly as 6 people are killed in separate shootings

TRAVEL

Looking for a fall road trip? Head to the beautiful, bountiful Hudson Valley.

It’s like jumping into a masterpiece, looking over Jasper Francis Cropsey’s shoulder as he painted his famous “Autumn — On the Hudson River.”
KEVIN CULLEN

The worst golf course in America? A river runs through it.

The Leo J. Martin, operated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has been dismissed as the worst golf course in the US. That’s a bit harsh.

The Saga of Globe Santa

"Globe Santa's premise is that no small child should face a barren Christmas," the newspaper wrote in 1968.
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?
Hundreds of women allege Dr. Derrick Todd sexually abused them over a decade. A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state’s medical establishment missed key warning signs.

Larry Nassar and Derrick Todd are two doctors accused of sexual assault under the guise of pelvic floor therapy. What is it?

Pelvic floor therapy is rarely, if ever, done by a physician. Doctors almost always refer patients to a specialist.
Opinion
Scott Helman

Love is a puzzle

A remembrance of my exes, inspired by The New York Times crossword.
Renée Graham

Why I’ve struggled to finish reading Kamala Harris’s memoir

Heather Hopp-Bruce

Six reasons Gen Xers need to watch ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’

IDEAS | ALYSIA ABBOTT

The side of my father that I needed strangers to reveal

Jill Abramson

Why Hegseth’s new press policy was bound to fail

More recent News

Maine Governor Mills to launch campaign to challenge Susan Collins
A center-left Democrat, Janet Mills has occasionally clashed with progressives in the state legislature, but this year, she made national headlines for her high-profile clashes with President Trump.

‘An absolute nightmare’: Dedham man suffers brain injury after assault near Fenway Park, his mother says
After being punched by a stranger on Lansdowne Street, the 22-year-old spent several days on a breathing tube in a medically induced coma.

After two decades, former Barnes & Noble building finally gets a new tenant: Uniqlo
The new owners of the five-story building secured the lease with Uniqlo over the summer, just months after buying it.

Mother killed in Lawrence after getting pinned by vehicle while trying to attend to infant child

The woman had parked her 2015 Honda CRV and “walked around it to tend to” her child when she became trapped, police said.

Dunkin’ Donuts started as a small Quincy coffee and doughnut shop. Now, it has 10,000 US locations.

The Quincy-born coffee shop chain joins McDonald's, Starbucks, and Subway as one of the few US restaurant brands to have over 10,000 locations.

Sporting retailer Orvis to shutter half its locations nationwide, citing tariff pressures

It's unclear which of the company's retail locations, including the one in Wellesley, will be affected.

Recommended reads

From the archive

The incredible untold story of America’s first police detectives

When investigators enlist informants, track suspects, or size up crime scenes, they build on revolutionary and controversial methods pioneered in Boston.

MURRAY WHYTE
The Kowloon has to go. But does it have to go like this?
The design for the new Kowloon, at the base of a dull apartment building, is a finger in the eye of the Wongs' beloved Route 1 landmark.

Critic Richard Dyer’s final gift to the Boston music community: an astounding library of records
Dyer’s nephew, who is managing the estate, is offering the collection for sale this weekend.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Allston gets opulent. The Atlas Hotel promises ‘elevated comfort’ with a view.
The hotel, which opens in 2026, will bring boutique style to "Rat City."

Culture & Lifestyle

The system is rigged: Tim Robinson has fun with conspiracy in HBO’s absurdist comedy ‘The Chair Company’

BIA is ready to introduce you to her ‘truest self’ on ‘BIANCA’

Conan O’Brien on how his Boston Irish roots influenced his dramatic debut in ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’

Ten years later, Alysia Abbott’s ‘Fairyland’ finally goes from book to screen

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.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | Zoe Yu

The era of antisocial dating

EDITORIAL

A compact answer to Trump’s ‘compact’: No

PODCAST | SAY MORE

The Museum of Fine Arts is changing its Americas Wing — hope Trump doesn’t mind!

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Can Trump militarize American cities? It’s up to the Supreme Court.

Carine Hajjar

A new era for conservative students at Harvard

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Ken Mahan

These maps show when a nor’easter could hit New England this weekend

Southeastern New England will see flooding rain and strong winds with this coastal storm.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

Here’s the timeline for how this nor’easter will play out over the weekend

Just how long this coastal storm lasts will depend on a dominant high-pressure system to the north.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

Potent nor’easter to hit Southern New England with drenching rains, high winds this weekend

Widespread power outages and travel disruptions are expected as the storm blows into New England.

New Alzheimer’s treatments and studies are fueling a sense of hope

Though many questions remain, hopes grow for early treatment and even prevention.

Sports

PATRIOTS

Five things to watch for when the Patriots play the Saints in New Orleans, including Terrell Jennings’s activation

Jennings, bumped up from the practice squad, takes the running backs spot vacated by Antonio Gibson (knee). The Patriots will be looking to improve the run game. “It’s got to be better,” coach Mike Vrabel said.
BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Bruins’ Hampus Lindholm out vs. Sabres after lower-body injury suffered Thursday

Lindholm left Boston's home opener against the Blackhawks early. Coach Marco Sturm said the injury is not related to the one that sidelined Lindholm for much of last season.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Pat Murphy’s seasoned style — holding players accountable while generating loyalty — leads Brewers to success

Murphy's decades of experience in both college and pro baseball have helped him find success. Former pupil Dustin Pedroia knows that first-hand.
sabres at bruins | 7 p.m. (NESN)

Bruins vs. Sabres: Game 3 preview, lines, and notes

Chad Finn | Sports Media

Judd Sirott, Andy Brickley begin second season together in NESN’s Bruins booth after ‘seamless’ transition last year

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

‘Crazy business’ of NFL sees QB Joe Flacco go from Browns backup to Bengals starter — in midweek trade

Business

BOLD TYPES

Harvard’s lead Allston development executive heads to Vanderbilt

Carl Rodrigues, the Harvard Allston Land Co. CEO, will become the Tennessee university’s first vice chancellor for real estate facilities and development.

New Alzheimer’s treatments and studies are fueling a sense of hope

Though many questions remain, hopes grow for early treatment and even prevention.

Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown

Trump threatens tech export limits, new 100% tariff on Chinese imports starting Nov. 1 or sooner

magazine
GLOBE MAGAZINE

A Boston bartending king. A young woman from Maine. A tragedy that changed everything.

Best of the Best

The 15 best bakeries to get your daily bread (and a lot more) around Boston

Best of the Best

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

Fall Travel

Here are 8 New England trips that pack food, adventure, and relaxation in just 36 hours

metro

‘Whitey’ Bulger poster greets patrons at Dorchester bar once owned by man he killed

Federal workers in Boston area say they haven’t seen a shutdown this chaotic or seemingly vindictive

‘I can’t believe this happened here:’ LGBTQ flag torn off Roslindale store part of national trend

sports

Austin Rivers let go of his NBA dreams early. That’s what set him up for his next chapter.

Sure, things will be a lot different for the Celtics this season, but the cupboard is far from bare

The Bruins (and other NHL teams) should be shopping for dynamic scorers in the draft — not in free agency

business

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy reportedly buys waterfront compound in Florida Keys

HHS employees to be fired as part of mass White House job cuts

Sporting retailer Orvis to shutter half its locations nationwide, citing tariff pressures

politics

Trump directs the Pentagon to use ‘all available funds’ to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown

The Trump split screen: a peacemaker abroad, a retribution campaign at home

Biden is receiving radiation and hormone therapy to treat his prostate cancer

Nation

No survivors in blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals, and polar bears

Some Americans are starting to feel the impact of the government shutdown

World

Palestinians return to ruins and US expects hostages freed on Monday as Gaza ceasefire holds

Wave of criticism greets Macron’s repeat pick for prime minister

An old tradition finds new life as Germans flock to forests to collect mushrooms

opinion

So, how’s that novel coming along?

Why I’ve struggled to finish reading Kamala Harris’s memoir

The Museum of Fine Arts is changing its Americas Wing — hope Trump doesn’t mind!

lifestyle

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy reportedly buys waterfront compound in Florida Keys

Is this affair about feeling young again?

Skipping bedtime for Beyoncé: a moms-only dance party comes to Cambridge this weekend

food & dining

Dunkin’ Donuts started as a small Quincy coffee and doughnut shop. Now, it has 10,000 US locations.

South End wine shop The Urban Grape says it will close ‘immediately’ amid deep financial troubles

As the motto says: ‘Come. Sit. Stay.’

travel

Looking for a fall road trip? Head to the beautiful, bountiful Hudson Valley.

Logan has gone to the dogs — the therapy dogs

A marathon gives them 26.2 great reasons to see the world

Arts

The Kowloon has to go. But does it have to go like this?

At the ICA, an exhibition of Indigenous art that celebrates a vibrant, living present

A rose by many other names — and images

Books

Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp on what’s next for the book industry

Looking in the pages of a father’s book to finally understand his mysteries

Ten years later, Alysia Abbott’s ‘Fairyland’ finally goes from book to screen

Movies

Reports: Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 79

Stand up comics and sibling rivalries fuel this year’s NYFF

John Candy quiz: Test your knowledge of the late comedy icon

Television

‘Homeland’ was a deft interrogator of the ‘War on Terror’

Multiple monsters: How Ryan Murphy’s new Ed Gein series becomes a horror hall of mirrors

‘The Woman in Cabin 10,’ ‘The Substance,’ and more movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

music

BSO and Tanglewood Festival Chorus run a gantlet with Beethoven’s ‘Missa solemnis’

Critic Richard Dyer’s final gift to the Boston music community: an astounding library of records

BIA is ready to introduce you to her ‘truest self’ on ‘BIANCA’

Theater/Dance

Heavily sanitized and fully repaired, Improv Asylum is set to reopen

American Repertory Theater’s ‘300 Paintings’ unpacks an artistic manic episode

A misguided ‘Macbeth’ strains for relevance

Health

New Alzheimer’s treatments and studies are fueling a sense of hope

HHS employees to be fired as part of mass White House job cuts

Bristol Myers to buy Cambridge startup Orbital Therapeutics, building out cell therapy pipeline

Obituaries

John Lodge, singer and bassist with the Moody Blues, Dies at 82

Sister Jean, nun and sensation on basketball sidelines, dies at 106

Ruth Weiss, who chronicled apartheid after fleeing the Nazis, dies at 101