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The DEA said it arrested 171 ‘high ranking’ Sinaloa Cartel members. A Spotlight investigation found that’s not true.

A Globe investigation found that the federal agency misrepresented the stature of its targets, claiming cartel ties at a time when the Trump administration is taking lethal military action against such groups.

How the Spotlight Team reported this story

Reporters contacted dozens of law enforcement agencies, sifted through court records, filed public-records requests, and conducted scores of interviews.
When the floods come

If Massachusetts can’t fix floody Morrissey Boulevard, how will it keep all our roads and rails dry?
The Dorchester parkway, one of Boston’s starkest examples of climate impacts, is inundated multiple times a year.

Explore the full project

Hurricane Melissa nears the Bahamas after pummeling Jamaica, then Cuba. Follow live updates.

Dozens are dead with Melissa causing widespread destruction, knocking out power, and forcing residents from their homes in inundated towns.
Phony AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa flood social media sites

These maps detail Hurricane Melissa’s track, catastrophic impacts

Photos: Hurricane Melissa churns across Jamaica

Melissa’s remnants to turn a rainy weather-maker into a drenching Halloween Eve storm for parts of Mass.

Trump scores golden gifts but no investment dollars during South Korea visit

President Trump wanted South Korea to invest $350 billion in the American economy. So far, he’s settling for a gold medal and a crown.
Younger Americans less concerned than older adults about political violence and free speech threatsFollow live updates on the Trump administration

Shutdown makes air travel system ‘less safe,’ air traffic controllers say

While insisting flying was still safe, the transportation secretary warned of more air travel delays and escalating consequences once controllers started to miss their paychecks.
Here’s why the shutdown has put food stamps at risk, and what you can do to help

Government shutdown will cost the economy up to $14 billion, budget office says

Melissa’s remnants to turn a rainy weather-maker into a drenching Halloween Eve storm for parts of Mass.

BETH TEITELL
A Boston fitness instructor is getting rich off the finance bros he mocks
What started as a bit about obnoxious rich-guy behavior is now a brand machine — part satire, part hustle, all profit.

The Harvard Plan podcast
Season Two

The Harvard Plan Episode 1: And so it begins...

It's been a heck of a year in academia. This podcast miniseries, in partnership with WNYC's On The Media, examines the moral calculus universities face in dealings with the Trump administration.
The Harvard Plan podcast

Western Mass. Healey aide arrested; police say cocaine was sent to Springfield state office

The aide faces cocaine trafficking and gun charges after police said they seized eight kilograms of cocaine that were slated to be delivered over the weekend to a state building in Springfield.

Former Lawrence police officer indicted by federal grand jury for allegedly assaulting detainee, lying about it in report
An indictment handed up Tuesday said Mangan on March 10, 2023, allegedly “assaulted arrestee Victim 1,” which “resulted in bodily injury to Victim 1.”

Citing Sandra Birchmore case, new proposal seeks to address staged suicides

State Senator Rebecca Rausch said estimates indicate there are 800 to 1,200 staged suicides in the US annually.

Who is driving Kennedy’s 2024 campaign bus around the country, including going to Burning Man?
The bus — actually a used converted RV — was purchased in Florida in 2023 for roughly $191,000.

Israel’s military says cease-fire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104

The strikes — the deadliest since the cease-fire was enacted on Oct. 10 — marked the most serious challenge to the tenuous truce to date.

Encore casino is helping transform Everett into a housing hot spot

Industrial Everett wasn’t exactly a development hot spot before 2014, when the Massachusetts Gaming Commission cleared the way for Wynn Resorts’ Encore Boston Harbor.

After 47 years, hunt for person who killed Catherine Millican in N.H. woods resumes with search
The body of Catherine “Cathy” Millican was discovered on Route 11 in what is now the Esther Currier Wildlife Management Area on Oct. 25, 1978.

Chris Evans and Alba Baptista welcome first baby, according to reports
According to multiple reports, the couple welcomed their first child on Friday in Evans's home state of Massachusetts.

Market Basket melee: Sisters arrested in alleged assault at West Bridgewater store

The women were arraigned Monday in Brockton District Court on assault and battery and shoplifting charges and released on personal recognizance, records show.

Takeaways from Mayor’s State of the Schools speech Tuesday night

In Boston’s first ever “State of the Schools” address Tuesday, Wu spelled out progress the district has made, but she didn’t focus on some key challenges.
Wu uses ‘State of the Schools’ speech as call to make Boston Public Schools the best in nation

Paris prosecutor says 2 suspects in the Louvre heist ‘partially’ admit their participation

Nvidia tops $5 trillion in total value as Wall Street waits for a Fed announcement

Six arrested in ‘suspicious death’ of woman in Central Falls, R.I.

What to know as the annual sign-up window for health insurance arrives

Government shutdown
Workers furloughed: 594,048
Failed Senate votes: 13
House status: Not in session
Senate status: In session
Tell us: Are you affected?
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Note: Furlough estimates based on plans issued by agencies.

Lindsey Vonn’s comeback, a speedskating phenom, and other story lines to watch 100 days out from the Milan Olympics

The 2026 Games will be the farthest-flung in history. In an effort to minimize environmental impact, organizers opted to use established venues.

John Legend once worked in Boston making PowerPoint slides. Now he’s back as one of music’s most powerful balladeers.

Ahead of his show at MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Legend talked about busking at Faneuil Hall, his first job in Boston, and his hard-earned status as an EGOT winner.
LOVE LETTERS

Is my new love using me for vegan cooking lessons?

In 16 years of the Love Letters column, this plant-based romance problem is a first.
Opinion
IDEAS | MADELINE LAMBERT

America doesn’t know what do to with mental illnesses like mine

Even after committing to treatment, I was left stranded.
IDEAS | Greg Mercer

The lobsters are moving north

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Trump says America’s economy will die without his tariffs. He’s crying wolf.

EDITORIAL

Cities and towns need a fiscal boost sooner, not later

JEFF JACOBY

So many column ideas, so little time

More recent News

US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China, AP finds

As President Trump and Xi Jinping prepare for a long-heralded meeting, the sale of US technology to China is among the thorniest issues the US faces.
BOOK REVIEW

Margaret Atwood didn’t want to write a memoir. Thank goodness she did it anyway.

Atwood's "Book of Lives" has to be the most spectacular, hilarious, and generous autobiography of the last quarter century — or ever.

Man arrested in connection with assault near Fenway Park that left victim with brain injury

A Quincy man is accused of striking a 22-year-old in the face on Landsdowne Street in September, causing multiple fractures and a brain bleed.

Death toll in massive police raid on drug gang in Rio rises 119, Brazilian police say

The previous toll given by authorities was 60 suspected gang members and four policemen.

Sudan’s paramilitary killed hundreds including hospital patients in Darfur, residents say

Mini Minawi, the governor of Darfur, shared a video online, which purported to show RSF fighters inside the Saudi Maternity Hospital.

3 monkeys still on the loose after truck overturns on Mississippi highway

The truck was carrying Rhesus monkeys, which typically weigh about 16 pounds and are among the most medically studied animals on the planet.

Recommended reads

Water is coming for the Seaport; the whole city will be poorer for it.

Buildings in the Seaport fund one-tenth of Boston’s property-tax base. Flood waters and sea level rise will soon put that at risk.
Interactive map: Do you live in a flood zone?

DEVRA FIRST
The weirdest Halloween candy of 2025, ranked
Fun or frightening? We tasted our way through some of the latest offerings.

Shirley Leung
Massachusetts could soon send its first Asian American to Washington. And no, it’s not Michelle Wu.
Dan Koh and Tram Nguyen seek to break another barrier in politics and succeed Seth Moulton in his North Shore seat.

Farm to ... closet? In New England, a growing movement to put local wool to use.
For farmers, selling wool and yarn can provide an additional source of income to help keep their farms afloat.

Culture & Lifestyle

Femgore sinks its teeth into horror norms

From Día de los Muertos to Samhain, these shows offer a closer look at autumnal traditions from around the world

Mother and son, talking past each other, in Bryan Washington’s ‘Palaver’

A brilliant day in the life of Symphony Hall with BSO and H+H

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 | ABDALLAH FAYYAD

What if we are misremembering the civil rights movement?

Carine Hajjar

Graham Platner’s controversial past tests Democrats’ tolerance for imperfection

EDITORIAL

Asking Phil Eng to do two jobs is a bad idea

Caitlin Shetterly

Dead raccoons and dry wells: the alarming toll of Maine’s drought

JEFF JACOBY

The 12-foot skeleton next door

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

RI CRIME

Six arrested in ‘suspicious death’ of woman in Central Falls, R.I.

The body of Erica Bader was found in Pawtucket, according to authorities.

Prunella Scales, Sybil on ‘Fawlty Towers,’ dies at 93

The actress was the unflappable foil to John Cleese as her hotheaded husband, Basil, on one of Britain's most famous sitcoms, “Fawlty Towers.”

Citing Sandra Birchmore case, new proposal seeks to address staged suicides

State Senator Rebecca Rausch said estimates indicate there are 800 to 1,200 staged suicides in the US annually.

Takeaways from Mayor’s State of the Schools speech Tuesday night

In Boston’s first ever “State of the Schools” address Tuesday, Wu spelled out progress the district has made, but she didn’t focus on some key challenges.

Sports

Cavaliers at Celtics | 7 p.m. (ESPN, NBCSB)

Game 5: Cavaliers at Celtics preview, injury report, notes

The Celtics will be looking for a second consecutive win when they take on Cleveland at TD Garden.
Peter Abraham | On Baseball

The Blue Jays showed what they are made of in Game 4, and now the World Series is all tied up

A day after losing an 18-inning marathon, Toronto rebounded with an all-out effort to claim a hard-earned victory in Los Angeles.
Blue Jays 6, Dodgers 2

Vladimir Guerrero homers off Shohei Ohtani, Blue Jays even World Series with win over Dodgers in Game 4

Addison Barger had two hits and drove in a run for the AL champion Blue Jays, who coolly rebounded from their late-night defeat in Game 3.

Why Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl? For Wellesley professor who teaches class on him, it ‘makes total sense.’

MLB

New Orioles manager Craig Albernaz built career of ‘passion’ on foundation laid in Massachusetts

Olympics

Lindsey Vonn’s comeback, a speedskating phenom, and other story lines to watch 100 days out from the Milan Olympics

Business

Government shutdown will cost the economy up to $14 billion, budget office says

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the longer the government stays closed, the more costly the pause will be.

Nvidia tops $5 trillion in total value as Wall Street waits for a Fed announcement

The pressure is on to deliver growth because that’s one way they can quiet criticism that their stock prices have shot too high in recent months.

What to know as the annual sign-up window for health insurance arrives

US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China, AP finds

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PERSPECTIVE

America doesn’t need Trump’s $40 million statue collection. We already have one that the states paid for.

LOVE LETTERS

Is my new love using me for vegan cooking lessons?

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 27 - Nov. 2

MISS CONDUCT Classics

Flight faux pas: Is it rude to wake up the person sleeping in the aisle seat when you have to get up?

metro

These maps detail Hurricane Melissa’s track, catastrophic impacts

Former Lawrence police officer indicted by federal grand jury for allegedly assaulting detainee, lying about it in report

Wu uses ‘State of the Schools’ speech as call to make Boston Public Schools the best in nation

sports

With favorable conditions and a quarterback at the top of his game, the forecast is good for Patriots

Eastern Mass. field hockey: Players of the Week for Oct. 20-26

Globe Top 20 field hockey poll: A few tweaks as the tournament arrives

business

A Boston fitness instructor is getting rich off the finance bros he mocks

Missing government data not likely to sway Federal Reserve from rate-cut path

Senate votes to block tariffs on Brazil. It shows some pushback to Trump trade policy.

politics

‘Window shopping’ opens for federal Affordable Care Act marketplace. Follow live updates.

Government shutdown will cost the economy up to $14 billion, budget office says

Shutdown makes air travel system ‘less safe,’ air traffic controllers say

Nation

3 monkeys still on the loose after truck overturns on Mississippi highway

What Zohran Mamdani learned as an Africana studies major at Bowdoin

Two men face sentencing in plot to kill Iranian American journalist

World

Hurricane Melissa nears the Bahamas after pummeling Jamaica, then Cuba. Follow live updates.

Death toll in massive police raid on drug gang in Rio rises 119, Brazilian police say

Israel’s military says cease-fire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104

opinion

Newton candidate expands on stance on teacher strikes

The 12-foot skeleton next door

Asking Phil Eng to do two jobs is a bad idea

lifestyle

Phony AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa flood social media sites

Chris Evans and Alba Baptista welcome first baby, according to reports

A Boston fitness instructor is getting rich off the finance bros he mocks

food & dining

The weirdest Halloween candy of 2025, ranked

What’s it like to live at an actual chocolate factory? Pretty sweet.

Here’s why the shutdown has put food stamps at risk, and what you can do to help

travel

‘It’s got to be an inside job’: jewelry thieves weigh in on Louvre heist

Jake Tapper on travel, Jimmy Kimmel, and his latest book, ‘Race Against Terror’

FedEx charges $1,237 to ship luggage that it couldn’t deliver

Arts

At the BPL, ‘Revolution!’ lives up to its exclamation mark

‘It’s got to be an inside job’: jewelry thieves weigh in on Louvre heist

Museums could have caved under Trump’s cultural broadsides. Instead, they are rising to the moment.

Books

The best local book events this week

Margaret Atwood didn’t want to write a memoir. Thank goodness she did it anyway.

Femgore sinks its teeth into horror norms

Movies

Fasten your seatbelts: ‘All About Eve’ turns 75

‘Nouvelle Vague’ is an entertaining ride through the joys of filmmaking

Screenwriter Akela Cooper knows the best horror films are about love

Television

Prunella Scales, Sybil on ‘Fawlty Towers,’ dies at 93

Ruth Wilson and Emma Thompson are a dynamic duo in ‘Down Cemetery Road’

‘All in the Family’? ‘Seinfeld’? Ranking the top 10 network sitcoms of all time

music

John Legend once worked in Boston making PowerPoint slides. Now he’s back as one of music’s most powerful balladeers.

Why Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl? For Wellesley professor who teaches class on him, it ‘makes total sense.’

From Día de los Muertos to Samhain, these shows offer a closer look at autumnal traditions from around the world

Theater/Dance

‘Lizard Boy’ is split between its heartfelt romance and superhero intensity

Comedian Gary Gulman tests out a more professorial look in ‘Grandiloquent’

Dance studio turns to community to help pay off back rent, but long-term financial pressure remains

Health

What to know as the annual sign-up window for health insurance arrives

Which is better, one long walk or many short ones?

A new wave of fitness-conscious people are using glucose monitors for eye-opening insights about health

Obituaries

Prunella Scales, Sybil on ‘Fawlty Towers,’ dies at 93

Judge Leslie Harris, legendary Juvenile Court jurist, dies at 77

Jack DeJohnette, acclaimed jazz drummer who worked with Miles Davis, dies at 83