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Randolph has the highest eviction rate in the state. What’s driving it?

Among all Massachusetts municipalities with more than 2,500 renters, Randolph had 41.5 evictions per 1,000 renter households in the first half of 2025.
Breaking

Trump asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed board

The Republican administration turned to the high court after an appeals court refused to go along with ousting Cook.
Judge blocks Trump from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children

Federal vaccine adviser says former CDC officials can’t be trusted unless they agree to ‘public debate’

The comments come one day after former CDC Director Susan Monarez and former CDC Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry testified before a Senate committee.

Reactions to ABC’s pulling of ‘Kimmel’ reflect America’s partisan divide

While fans and Democrats expressed anger and disappointment, conservative activists and media personalitise celebrated ABC's decision.
ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show over remarks about Charlie Kirk

Vigil for Charlie Kirk at UNH elicits patriotic fervor: ‘Our nation is really at war’

The event, which married a sense of Christian revivalism with calls for political action, offered a distillation of the way many conservatives have responded to Kirk’s killing.
Critic's notebook: Jimmy Kimmel must have known this might happen. It didn’t stop him.

These are New England’s most picture perfect fall foliage towns
Our storied region is up to its flannel-swathed neck in towns that look perfect for celebrating all things pumpkin spice- and apple-flavored.

Travel: Stay local and savor Boston this fall
PERSPECTIVE

I’m 37 and live with friends. Owning a home can wait.

Signing a lease with two fellow thirtysomethings was one of the best decisions I’ve made.

Can the state’s top court raise bar advocate pay rates? The justices will look to answer that question themselves.

The state’s highest court will consider whether judges can increase appointed attorneys’ pay in an effort to end the work stoppage that continues to roil the system.

Mass. lawmakers are moving to limit what personal info companies can collect amid ‘Wild West’ of data collection

Senate Democrats said the bill would give Massachusetts the “strongest, strictest” data privacy laws in the nation.

Man arrested for allegedly assaulting referee at youth basketball game in Providence

Video footage showed the man swinging a knife and striking an official at a game.

Block of Harvard Square will be permanently closed to traffic, European-style

Multiple restaurants will have back patio spaces on Lower Bow Street beginning in the spring.

Private equity firm KKR signs lease for more than 130,000 square feet of office space in downtown Boston

In one of the year's biggest office lease deals, KKR will move to International Place.

Somerville voted decisively to oust its mayor. Now the question is: Who will succeed her?

In a progressive enclave beset by soaring housing costs and threats from the federal government, much is at stake.

Red Sox vs. Athletics on Thursday: Lineups, preview, and playoff scenarios

EV sales climb as federal tax break expires

Ed Sheeran is coming back to Massachusetts next year

Tell us: As the labor market weakens, are you hanging onto your job, or braving a career move?

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series finals stop in Boston this weekend

The Seaport hosts the competition this weekend, with participants diving into the harbor off of the ICA.
odie henderson review | 1/2 ★

Football horror film ‘HIM’ throws nothing but interceptions

In this atrocious sports thriller, Marlon Wayans stars as a Tom Brady-like quarterback tormenting his potential replacement.
LOVE LETTERS

At 65, is the goal to re-partner?

Or is being single just fine?
Opinion
IDEAS | JESSE SINGAL

The problem with ‘mankeeping’

A new term for women’s emotional labor may do more harm than good.
PODCAST | SAY MORE

‘Succession,’ New England style: Inside the Market Basket drama

IDEAS | Sushma Subramanian

The downside of dopamine decor

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Long a subject of fear, menopause hormone therapy can be a lifesaver

EDITORIAL

Municipalities shouldn’t leave marijuana companies in limbo over legal questions

More recent News

Shirley Leung
Ben & Jerry’s corporate activism is the real deal
Nearly half a century after they started their brand, cofounders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, who resigned this week, have held to their progressive values.

‘He’d want us to keep exploring’: Salvage captain dies days after finding missing 1929 shipwreck off Nantucket
A team of wreck divers found the fishing vessel Seiner, missing since 1929, in late July; the expedition's co-leader died during a dive just days later.

Travelers looking to skip security lines at Logan Airport can soon go to ‘remote terminal’ in Framingham
The transportation authority plans to start testing the system next summer, at an overflow lot for Massport’s Logan Express bus service.

Woman, 32, charged with pushing elderly woman off MBTA bus

Luz M. Pineda is scheduled to be arraigned in Roxbury Municipal Court on a single charge of assault and battery on an elderly person over 60, records show.

‘[Her] life was destroyed by those in power’: Former City Hall employee sues Boston Mayor Michelle Wu over firing

Marwa Khudaynazar accused City Hall of quickly firing her earlier this year in order to protect Idowu, a top Wu aide who Khudaynazar said inappropriately propositioned her.

Suspect in killing of 3 Pennsylvania officers was a 24-year-old being sought on stalking charges

The charges against Matthew James Ruth were filed Wednesday, when police returned to a farm in rural York County to find him.

Recommended reads

When self-doubt creeps in at work, pause and reframe your negative thoughts. Here’s how.

Feeling like an impostor — doubting one’s own abilities despite a track record of success — is common, especially among women and members of marginalized groups.

DEVRA FIRST
From sushi to barbecue: Here are new restaurants to try in Boston this fall
A new crop of restaurants are coming to Boston.

Money, Power, Inequality
US citizens of color on high alert after Supreme Court allows racial profiling by ICE
Black, Latino, and Asian residents, even those who were born in the US, are taking their passports when they leave the house and staying on high alert.

GLOBE MAGAZINE
‘It wasn’t a fling’: Will Middlebrooks, Jenny Dell reflect on their Fenway love story and being a media power couple
Their relationship began as fodder for the gossip pages – and things haven’t slowed down since.

Culture & Lifestyle

Local authors honored with American Book Awards

After years as a photographer, this Hull resident has found a new groove in music

Boston music gets a seat on the Recording Academy’s new Sound Board

Jessica Chastain tells Seth Meyers about the Red Sox-themed prank her Harvard classmates pulled on her

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

RENÉE GRAHAM

The joyful perseverance of Ketanji Brown Jackson

Shaila Kapoor

Charlie Kirk reached young liberal men, too

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

These key races will divine the fate of the Democratic Party

EDITORIAL

As workforce credential programs proliferate, how should students choose?

JEFF JACOBY

Don’t expect another ‘Morning in America’

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Man arrested for allegedly assaulting referee at youth basketball game in Providence

Video footage showed the man swinging a knife and striking an official at a game.

Can the state’s top court raise bar advocate pay rates? The justices will look to answer that question themselves.

The state’s highest court will consider whether judges can increase appointed attorneys’ pay in an effort to end the work stoppage that continues to roil the system.

These forecast maps show the latest on Tropical Storm Gabrielle and where the system is headed

A struggling Gabrielle continues to traverse the warm Atlantic and is expected to reach hurricane status by Monday.

Mass. lawmakers are moving to limit what personal info companies can collect amid ‘Wild West’ of data collection

Senate Democrats said the bill would give Massachusetts the “strongest, strictest” data privacy laws in the nation.

Sports

Bob Goodenow, chief of hockey players union, dies at 72

Mr. Goodenow’s most important task when he became the executive director of the union was to persuade club owners to take it seriously.
red sox vs. athletics | 1:35 p.m. (NESN)

Game 153: Red Sox vs. Athletics lineups, preview, and playoff scenarios

The Red Sox are tied with the Mariners with a 2 1/2 game lead over the Guardians in the race for the final wild-card spot in the American League.
Alex Speier | On baseball

With an assist from Zack Kelly’s wife, the Red Sox finally found some righthanded relief

Kelly combined with lefty Chris Murphy to strand runners in the 10th inning and ultimately position the Sox for a walkoff victory.
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY

New Bruins coach Marco Sturm opens his first training camp, and the battles for roster spots have begun

Stefon Diggs sidesteps question about Cardi B’s baby announcement

red sox

Despite a ‘trash’ outing, Red Sox’ Lucas Giolito reaches threshold to become a free agent after season

Business

Connect Four, lightsabers, Furbies ... and snow: Which playthings belong in the Toy Hall of Fame?

The Hall of Fame announced its 12 finalists for the Class of 2025 this week and opened voting to the public and a panel of judges.

Nvidia to invest $5 billion in Intel; companies will work together on AI infrastructure and PCs

The agreement provides a lifeline for Intel, which fell into a slump after missing the shift to the mobile computing era unleashed by the iPhone’s 2007 debut.

Starbucks workers sue over company’s new dress code

Who is Brendan Carr of the FCC?

magazine
environment

Bill McKibben has been writing about climate change for decades. He thinks solar can save us.

LOVE LETTERS

He doesn’t believe in marriage, but I do

The Ring Finders

They’re fast. They’re ready. They have metal detectors.

MISS CONDUCT Classics

Combating man-spread on the train

metro

Federal vaccine adviser says former CDC officials can’t be trusted unless they agree to ‘public debate’

Vigil for Charlie Kirk at UNH elicits patriotic fervor: ‘Our nation is really at war’

Fumes force cancellation of morning train on Fitchburg commuter line

sports

Satou Sabally, Alyssa Thomas help Phoenix beat New York to even best-of-three WNBA playoff series

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series finals stop in Boston this weekend

As Bill Parcells prepares to enter Patriots Hall of Fame, ex-Giants tight end Mark Bavaro fondly recalls his former coach

business

Flagship, the firm that spawned Moderna, has a new AI startup. But it’s not for health care.

Tell us: As the labor market weakens, are you hanging onto your job, or braving a career move?

Ben & Jerry’s corporate activism is the real deal

politics

Trump asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed board

Judge blocks Trump administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children

Vigil for Charlie Kirk at UNH elicits patriotic fervor: ‘Our nation is really at war’

Nation

Suspect in killing of 3 Pennsylvania officers was a 24-year-old being sought on stalking charges

3 police officers killed and 2 injured in rural Pennsylvania shooting

ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death

World

Pope Leo talks Trump, sex abuse scandals, LGBTQ+ welcome, and China in his first interview

Pope Leo talks Trump, sex abuse scandals, LGBTQ+ welcome, and China in his first interview

Warsaw turns to Ukraine for drone warfare expertise after Russian drones enter Polish airspace

opinion

Three opinion writers react to the 2026 governor’s race

This may not be political violence — it may be something even darker

The joyful perseverance of Ketanji Brown Jackson

lifestyle

At 65, is the goal to re-partner?

When self-doubt creeps in at work, pause and reframe your negative thoughts. Here’s how.

Connect Four, lightsabers, Furbies ... and snow: Which playthings belong in the Toy Hall of Fame?

food & dining

From a R.I. restaurant to her South Korean roots, Gift Horse chef makes a bold move before motherhood

‘Peace, justice, and human rights’: Jerry quits Ben & Jerry’s, saying its independence on social issues has been stifled

Gato Exotico comes to the CambridgeSide Mall; Noah Kahan partners with The Friendly Toast

travel

A sheepherding fest, a sturdy roller bag, and artists’ tools on display

Sapphira Cristál on staying hydrated, Beyoncé, and getting back to Australia

Aer Lingus promises a full refund after a pilot strike, to no avail

Arts

New Harvard exhibit celebrates iconic PBS ‘Mystery!’ intro animator

To acknowledge past wrongs, a new sculpture at historic King’s Chapel

Thinking of cities as green machines

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ended Sept. 14

Author readings around Boston this week

Is it easier to become an astronaut than to build a happy family?

Movies

Football horror film ‘HIM’ throws nothing but interceptions

Old-school Mass. writer Ben Shattuck steps out of his comfort zone with ‘The History of Sound’ adaptation

When romance comes courtesy of a car-rental agency

Television

Sinclair stations to air Charlie Kirk tribute during Jimmy Kimmel time slot on Friday

Stefon Diggs sidesteps question about Cardi B’s baby announcement

‘Black Rabbit’ supplants ‘The Bear’ as the most anxiety-inducing restaurant drama on TV

music

Ed Sheeran is coming back to Massachusetts next year

Stefon Diggs sidesteps question about Cardi B’s baby announcement

Boston music gets a seat on the Recording Academy’s new Sound Board

Theater/Dance

Melendy flies high in ‘Featherbaby’

Scenes from a divorce: Joy Behar’s ‘My First Ex-Husband’ falls flat

Robert Redford rooted for the Red Sox, naturally

Health

Federal vaccine adviser says former CDC officials can’t be trusted unless they agree to ‘public debate’

When self-doubt creeps in at work, pause and reframe your negative thoughts. Here’s how.

Mass. promises vaccine access for kids as new federal recommendations loom

Obituaries

John H. Luckadoo, last pilot from a storied bomber group, dies at 103

Bob Goodenow, chief of hockey players union, dies at 72

Mary Rose Oakar, 85, first Arab American woman in Congress, dies