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Former lawyer for James ‘Whitey’ Bulger tapped as lead prosecutor in Karen Read case

Prominent Boston attorney Hank Brennan said he will prosecute the Read case “meticulously, ethically, and zealously, without compromise.”

Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a new phase of war

The attacks — which were widely believed to be carried out by Israel targeting Hezbollah but have also killed civilians — have hiked fears that the two sides’ simmering conflict could escalate into all-out war.
What to know about the deadly pager explosions

Vermont town official, his wife, and her son found shot to death in their home; no one in custody, officials say

Brian Crossman was a member of the town Select Board and served as liaison to the Buildings and Development and Town Highway departments.

State officials silent on BPS’s late bus problems
Part of the state improvement plan required the district to hit an on-time arrival rate of 95 percent, a target BPS has tried to meet for more than a decade.

Two corrections officers stabbed, three more hurt in incident with inmates at Souza-Baranowski, officials say

Two corrections officers were stabbed multiple times by men incarcerated at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center on Wednesday evening, and three others were injured during the response to the violence, officials said.

House rejects government funding bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters

The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote.

Revere Public Schools to hire security consultant following fights

A community forum will be held at Revere High School next week to allow staff, students, parents, and family members to discuss the recent violence.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will stay in jail after bail is denied for a second time

Cannabis commission research chief takes medical leave after alleging ‘inappropriate’ and ‘harmful’ behaviors by leaders

Sharks on the North Shore? Several sightings off Ipswich rattle beachgoers, catch researchers off guard.

In the past week, there have been eight reported shark sightings in the waters off Ipswich, 30 miles north of Boston, an unusual influx that has startled beachgoers, closed a popular beach until at least next week, and caught researchers off guard.
175 dolphins have been rescued on Cape Cod in three months. Here’s what’s behind it.
2024 Election

Sarah Huckabee Sanders criticized Harris for not having biological children. Some in the GOP think it’s bad strategy.
“My kids keep me humble. Unfortunately, Kamala Harris doesn’t have anything keeping her humble,” the Arkansas governor said.

Voters view Harris more favorably as she settles into role atop Democratic ticket, new poll showsFollow live updates on the presidential election

Chad Finn I Unconventional Preview
The no-risk Patriots are playing the only way they can, but will it work against Aaron Rodgers and the Jets?
The Patriots have managed to be predictable, methodical, and still quite fun, though that last perception might be a product of low expectations.

Patriots mailbag: Questions about Cole Strange, Joe Milton, and the rookie receivers

Boston City Council to examine termination process for city appointees after ex-Zoning Commission chair’s replacement

Jay Hurley, the former chair of the Zoning Commission, claims the city fired him in retaliation for how he voted on one of Mayor Michelle Wu’s key climate proposals.

Mass. business leaders launch nonprofit to fight progressives — and ‘Taxachusetts’ label

Still smarting over the loss in the ‘millionaires tax’ battle two years ago, organizers hope to improve the state’s tax climate and boost competitiveness.

Look who can dance! Worcester’s Stephen Nedoroscik, aka ‘pommel horse guy,’ wows on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

The Olympic gymnast takes the stage again next week, along with another New Englander from Team USA.
red sox 2, rays 1

Trevor Story shows Red Sox what they’ve been missing; Tanner Houck sharp in return against Rays.

Houck, who was skipped in the rotation twice because of fatigue, made his first start since Sept. 4. and pitched well over four innings and 60 pitches.
Peter Abraham: Tyler O’Neill has had a comeback season, and he’d like to come back to the Red Sox

Civil rights groups sue Saugus Public Schools over records related to allegedly illegal admissions policy

The lawsuit asks the court to force the district to turn over school committee emails and texts related to the admissions policy in response to a public records request they submitted in May.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race

Harris might be gaining ground in Maine’s key electoral district, threatening Trump’s path to White House

Why Trump’s and Harris’s proposals to end federal taxes on tips would be difficult to enact

Trump’s struggle to deliver a clear message on abortion at the debate leaves him vulnerable on a key issue

Hispanic Heritage Month

El mito del voto latino

El cáncer es la primera causa de muerte entre los latinos. No tiene por qué serlo.

To Latinx or not to Latinx

My grandmother taught me many things. How to cook, however, was not one of them.

Opinion
IDEAS

The Wisdom Issue: Is how we age a choice?

Writers of a certain age on the challenges, delights, surprises, preoccupations, and freedoms of growing older.
IDEAS | CHARLES E. KRAUS

Who will be the last one standing? What if it’s me?

IDEAS | JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN

The blessings, and curses, of memory

IDEAS | JIM DAO

Sebastian Junger was minutes from death. Then he saw his dead father.

IDEAS | RENÉE GRAHAM

The cherished two-word heirloom my mother passed on to me

Busing at 50
Listen to the full episode

‘You tried to break us, and you didn’t’: One family relives busing in new audio documentary

Earline Pruitt, and her daughter Denise, describe the start of school desegregation in this Globe audio documentary.
Your memories of Boston's busing eraPerspective: The busing crisis divided Boston. But playgrounds brought kids like me together.

More recent News

13-year-old girl assaulted walking home from Brockton middle school, police say

”We are working closely with the Brockton Police Department to support the student and family affected by this deeply concerning incident and will work with the police to help in identifying a suspect,” Brockton Public Schools Interim Superintendent Priya Tahiliani said.

Jimmy Carter receives Holbrooke award from Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation
The Ohio-based foundation announced Thursday that Carter was this year's winner of the Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, named for the late diplomat.

Somerville man held without bail in stabbing of 74-year-old bus rider, authorities say

It is the second time in 15 months that Maalik Abdur-Rasheed, 47, has been accused and charged with stabbing a stranger in Roxbury, prosecutors said.

Steward CEO cites Fifth Amendment right for refusing to testify
A Senate committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on civil and criminal referrals for contempt of Congress over de la Torre’s refusal to testify at a hearing last week despite being subpoenaed.

Brockton Mayor supports recommendation to step aside as chair of School Committee
Independent investigators who looked into the budget crisis recommended the School Committee chair be someone other than mayor, but the position is written in the city’s charter.

Federal Reserve cuts key rate by sizable half-point, signaling end to its inflation fight
The rate cut, the Fed’s first in more than four years, reflects its new focus on bolstering the job market, which has shown clear signs of slowing.

Recommended reads

Cold Case Files

Simone Ridinger was 17 when she disappeared after a shift at a Natick restaurant. What happened?

Ridinger was 17 when she disappeared in September 1977. She was living in Framingham and working at a restaurant in Natick.
More from the Globe's Cold Case Files

MASS Design’s traveling gun violence memorial is now on view in Boston. It’s asking you to imagine the lives of victims.
“I hope people take away peace, love, and understanding,” said Linda Smith, a Roslindale mother who lost her son to gun violence in 2022.

Money, Power, Inequality
Boston’s Black, Latino, Asian families are making more money, but income gaps remain, census data show
White households have seen the most long-term income growth in Boston.

For months at a time, Mass. failed to notify motorists whose vision impairments disqualified them from driving
Months passed during which the state could not ensure people diagnosed with legal blindness stayed off the roads.

Culture & Lifestyle

If you were a billionaire, would you want to be on TV, too?

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Pretty hurts: Demi Moore returns to her horror-genre roots in ‘The Substance’

Boston native selected for Issa Rae + Snapchat’s creator program

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

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 | MATTIA FERRARESI

As schools consider whether to ban smartphones, some nightclubs are already there

WILL AUSTIN

Why cellphones don’t belong in Massachusetts classrooms

MARCELA GARCÍA

To Latinx or not to Latinx

ALAN WIRZBICKI

Reading the T leaves on late-night service

Rich Barlow

Massachusetts should abolish religious exemptions for vaccinations

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

PODCAST

Institute looks for progress on family leave, baby bonds, millionaire’s tax

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, the Economic Progress Institute’s Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies talks about being “the people’s lobbyists” and previews priorities for the coming R.I. legislative session.
NH CRIME

N.H. youth detention center abuse: What a mistrial means for the other criminal cases in the pipeline

As other trials are set to begin, legal experts say many of the same issues from the first trial could pose a problem in those cases.
RI BUSINESS

The Fed just cut rates. Here is what it means for Rhode Island

The US central bank slashed borrowing costs for the first time in four years, which experts said could help stabilize the state’s labor market.

What’s that giant thing that’s been leaping out of the water all over the North Shore?

The sturgeon, a massive, dinosaur-like, rare fish, has suddenly been spotted all over the North Shore this summer, in numbers no one can recall.

Sports

patriots mailbag

Patriots mailbag: Questions about Cole Strange, Joe Milton, and the rookie receivers

Also, why is Robert Kraft having such a difficult time getting elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
red sox 2, rays 1

Trevor Story shows Red Sox what they’ve been missing; Tanner Houck sharp in return against Rays.

Houck, who was skipped in the rotation twice because of fatigue, made his first start since Sept. 4. and pitched well over four innings and 60 pitches.
DODGERS 8, MARLINS 4

Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani steals 49th base, moves one steal and two home runs from first 50-50 season in MLB history

Ohtani singled to lead off the game then swiped second. He flew out to left, struck out, lined out to right, and struck out in his next four plate appearances.
REVOLUTION 2, MONTREAL 2

Revolution let halftime lead — and some of their playoff hopes — slip away, wind up drawing with FC Montreal

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Tyler O’Neill has had a comeback season, and he’d like to come back to the Red Sox

red sox notebook

Patience pays off for Red Sox, with reliever Justin Slaten in command since return from injury

Business

Lawmakers press Mass. landlords over whether they used software to inflate rents

Federal lawmakers want to know how landlords used software made by RealPage, which gathers competitively sensitive leasing data.

Lawyer for American charged in Japan’s trial of ex-Nissan exec Ghosn appeals for ‘justice’

The six-year-old criminal case of Greg Kelly, an American ensnared in the scandal of Nissan’s former boss Carlos Ghosn has turned a page in a Japanese court, with the judge promising a verdict in February.

A news site that covers Haitian-Americans is facing harassment over its post-debate coverage of Ohio

The Federal Reserve makes a large rate cut and forecasts more to come

magazine
PERSPECTIVE

The secret to getting kids off smartphones might be right in our neighborhoods

MISS CONDUCT

My stepchildren ignore their father. Can I help?

Cooking

Snacks and sides made with fall carrots, beets, and kale at peak perfection

My Boston History | The Power of Now

Amplify LatinX honors 100 Hispanic and Latino leaders across Mass.

metro

Trump campaigns in New York and Harris speaks at Hispanic leadership conference

Refugees in New Hampshire turn to farming for an income and a taste of home

Vermont caps emergency motel housing for homeless, forcing many to leave this month

sports

WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin play in 2026

Packers quarterback Jordan Love returns to practice, but team quiet on when he’ll be ready to play

The Bruins appear to have built a deeper team, but how far will it get them?

business

Millions in Department of Defense funds to be distributed

WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin play in 2026

Boston City Council to examine termination process for city appointees after ex-Zoning Commission chair’s replacement

politics

Jimmy Carter receives Holbrooke award from Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation

Voters view Harris more favorably as she settles into role atop Democratic ticket, new poll shows

Harris hopes to turn Ukraine war into winning issue in battle with Trump for Polish American votes

Nation

Mission specialist for Titan sub owner to testify before Coast Guard

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will stay in jail after bail is denied for a second time

Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sex crime charge in New York

World

Is Israel preparing for a war with Hezbollah?

Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnia site in Medjugorje where Madonna reportedly appeared

Norway reports first cases of bluetongue disease in livestock since 2009

opinion

The blessings, and curses, of memory

Is how we age a choice?

Readers tell us about one mistake they do not regret

lifestyle

Cheated on … again

Free events in Boston this week: A playground for grown-ups, Latin Music & Dance fest returns to Eastie, and more

Dating someone with a chronic medical condition

food & dining

His first dessert was a flop, but now circus performer T Lawrence-Simon has a new flex with pastry pop-up

Turkey legs, things on sticks, cream puffs. Two reporters try to eat it all at the Big E.

Recipe: Turn the popular pairing of sausage and broccoli rabe into a topping for a large flatbread

travel

Four Newport hotels ranked best in the world, according to Michelin Guide

A late-summer, slow sojourn in southern Vermont

Jason Bowen on playing a prince, finding fun on vacation, and weighing his luggage

Arts

MASS Design’s traveling gun violence memorial is now on view in Boston. It’s asking you to imagine the lives of victims.

The room where it happened: Gardner Museum to renovate room that housed works stolen in 1990

The Griffin Museum of Photography takes a look at AI and visual reality

Books

Marianne Leone’s latest is a memoir of loss, grief, and joy

In ‘The Barn,’ Wright Thompson fixes his gaze, and ours, on the place Emmett Till was murdered

Richard Powers invites readers to join him in a lush ‘Playground’

Movies

After buying theater, West Newton Cinema Foundation moves into second phase of fund-raising campaign

Megan Park’s ‘My Old Ass’ is a coming-of-age tale on ’shrooms

At the ICA, a shape-shifting film about a shape-shifting artist

Television

Look who can dance! Worcester’s Stephen Nedoroscik, aka ‘pommel horse guy,’ wows on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

If you were a billionaire, would you want to be on TV, too?

Recap of ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ episodes 1 & 2: Prelude to a crime

music

Orchestrating a lasting bond: Boston-Leipzig connection transcends language

JD Souther, who penned ‘Heartache Tonight’ and other Eagles hits, dies at 78

‘The Rat Reunion’ celebrates 50th anniversary of The Rathskeller

Theater/Dance

‘Laughs in Spanish,’ at SpeakEasy Stage, offers more than just laughs

Michaela DePrince died one day before her mother, family says

At ART, a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ that’s both moving and in motion

Health

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

What happens when AI picks your medical coverage

Obituaries

Cathy Merrick, advocate for Canada’s Indigenous people, dies at 63

Dusko Doder, journalist with scoop on Soviet leader death, dies at 87

JD Souther, who penned ‘Heartache Tonight’ and other Eagles hits, dies at 78