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White House says ‘substantial’ firings of federal workers have begun amid shutdown. Follow live updates.

The White House budget office said that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues.
National Guard stands down in Illinois while troops patrol in Memphis with local police R.I. judge blocks Trump’s restrictions on HHS, HUD grants

Healey blasts plans to withhold back pay from federal workers during government shutdown

Healey praised the nearly 2,000 TSA agents and air traffic controllers at Logan for working through the shutdown without pay.
HHS employees to be fired as part of mass White House job cuts

MIT becomes first school to reject proposed ‘compact’ with Trump administration

MIT president Sally Kornbluth said the university’s practices already “meet or exceed” the federal government’s list of demands.
Read MIT president Sally Kornbluth's response to Trump's ‘compact’ proposal

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.

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.

Take a look at an architect’s renderings of a ‘more modern’ Kowloon

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.
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 FINE PRINT

A couple was booted from a Boston concert after they couldn’t prove they were of legal drinking age. They are 64 and 70.

The couple from England went to The Stage at Suffolk Downs hoping to see The Pogues, a Celtic punk band, but didn't bring physical IDs.

Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves 19 people missing and feared dead, sheriff says

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said it was one of the most devastating scenes he’s ever seen.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

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

Coastal New England could see heavy rain, flooding, and up to 60-mph gusty winds, with the greatest storm impact arriving Sunday night into Monday morning.

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.

Maps: When, and how hard, the nor’easter could hit

‘An absolute nightmare’: Dedham man suffers brain injury after assault near Fenway Park, his mom 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.

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.

Civic leaders speak out in wake of attack on gay couple in Mattapan

“What happened in Mattapan has no place in our city,” said City Councilor Henry Santana.

Prominent civic leaders criticize District 7 candidate Said Ahmed over ‘misleading’ Instagram post

At least three men included in a picture District 7 candidate Said Ahmed posted on Instagram recently said Ahmed's caption "misleadingly" and incorrectly implied they'd endorsed him in his political campaign.

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy reportedly buys waterfront compound in Florida Keys
The property had been listed for $31.2 million in June 2025, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Man convicted of raping teen at Rockland hotel used as shelter sentenced to 10-12 years in prison

Paul Pierce says he was just ‘old’ and ‘tired’ after being arrested on suspicion of DUI in California

Dan Shaughnessy

The Patriots aren’t there quite yet, but they sure have the coaching part figured out with Mike Vrabel, and other thoughts

Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez listed questionable for Sunday’s game

‘One of the worst in years,’: toxic bacteria outbreak poses new challenge prior to the Head of the Charles

As rowers prepare for the iconic Head of the Charles regatta, it's not just other boats they're dodging on the water — it's toxic blooms of cyanobacteria, too.

After two decades, former Barnes & Noble building finally gets a new tenant: Uniqlo

Uniqlo signs lease to fill long empty former Barnes & Noble in Downtown Crossing.
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
IDEAS | ALYSIA ABBOTT

The side of my father that I needed strangers to reveal

I wrote the book "Fairyland" to preserve memories of my father. It took a movie made by other people to make me realize what I had forgotten.
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’

Jill Abramson

Why Hegseth’s new press policy was bound to fail

LETTERS

The photo she’d like to show RFK Jr.

More recent News

Thousands of Palestinians return to what remains of their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes effect
The deal has raised hopes for ending the Israel-Hamas war, with all the remaining hostages taken set to be released within days.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize
The former opposition presidential candidate in Venezuela was lauded for being a “key, unifying figure in a political opposition that was once deeply divided."

UnitedHealth to buy Boston-area medical group in sign Optum’s still growing
The deal shows UnitedHealth continues to expand its reach in primary care and physician groups even as that part of its business has struggled.

‘Several’ Smithfield, R.I. high school football players barred from season over hazing, ‘antisemitic behavior’

“These actions stand in direct opposition to our district’s values and to the culture of respect, teamwork, and inclusion we expect from every student and program,” administrators wrote in a letter to families.

Two powerful quakes strike off southern Philippines, killing at least 7 people

The second one had a preliminary 6.8 magnitude and also sparked a local tsunami warning by authorities.

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

Fall foliage maps: Here’s where in New England the colors are best right now

Peak color is spreading widely across Northern New England and spilling into Massachusetts this week.

600 kids go missing from state care a year. These are the lost children of Massachusetts.
When kids run from care, the stakes couldn't be higher. Many become victims of sex trafficking.

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

Healey blasts plans to withhold back pay from federal workers during government shutdown

Healey praised the nearly 2,000 TSA agents and air traffic controllers at Logan for working through the shutdown without pay.

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

The property had been listed for $31.2 million in June 2025, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

Weekend forecast: Saturday looks sunny and warmer. Nor’easter showers move in Sunday.

Afternoon highs will rebound slightly compared to Thursday, with Boston settling into the low 60s.

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

Ruth Weiss, a South African journalist forged by the Nazi persecution she experienced as a child in Germany, who covered the malignant flowering of apartheid in the early 1960s and later wrote about the brutal white regime in Rhodesia before being expelled from the country, died Sept. 5 at a hospital in Aalborg, Denmark. She was 101.

Sports

Dan Shaughnessy

The Patriots aren’t there quite yet, but they sure have the coaching part figured out with Mike Vrabel, and other thoughts

Five games into this new regime, it’s pretty clear that Bob Kraft made a great move when he admitted Jerod Mayo was a mistake and switched to Vrabel.
College football

Three keys for Boston College as it faces Clemson in must-win showdown

The showdown is set for Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Alumni Stadium.
Patriots Notebook

Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez questionable to play against Saints

Vrabel also said that edge defenders Anfernee Jennings and Keion White are out for Sunday’s game, as well as safety Jaylinn Hawkins and running back Antonio Gibson.
baseball

Savannah Bananas, the viral baseball phenomenon, will play two games at Gillette Stadium in 2026

Paul Pierce says he was just ‘old’ and ‘tired’ after being arrested on suspicion of DUI in California

Patriots

‘It’s a lot harder than it looks’: Patriots players are turning to Pilates for pliability and recovery

Business

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

The aggressive move by President Trump’s budget office goes far beyond what usually happens in a government shutdown, and escalates an already politically toxic dynamic.

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

The property had been listed for $31.2 million in June 2025, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Trump suggests canceling Xi meeting and threatens more tariffs after China restricts key exports

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

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

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

Civic leaders speak out in wake of attack on gay couple in Mattapan

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

sports

What Boston College’s opening-weekend loss portends for the rest of the men’s college hockey season

The Patriots passed a big test against the Bills. Their next? Not playing down to a lesser team in the Saints.

It’s hard to get excited about the Saints, and therein lies the challenge for Mike Vrabel and the Patriots

business

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

We’re looking for New England’s fastest-growing companies

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

politics

White House says ‘substantial’ firings of federal workers have begun amid shutdown. Follow live updates.

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

Healey blasts plans to withhold back pay from federal workers during government shutdown

Nation

National Guard stands down in Illinois while troops patrol in Memphis with local police

Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves 19 people missing and feared dead, sheriff says

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ask families to join fight against predatory social media policies

World

A professional lookalike of Mexico’s president grows in popularity

Peru wakes up to 7th president in less than a decade

Thousands of Palestinians return to what remains of their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes effect

opinion

Why Hegseth’s new press policy was bound to fail

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

The era of antisocial dating

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

A marathon gives them 26.2 great reasons to see the world

Allston gets opulent. The Atlas Hotel promises ‘elevated comfort’ with a view.

Passengers stranded by a flight delay might not get their refund

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

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

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

In the documentary, ‘John Candy: I Like Me,’ the tributes are well-deserved

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

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’

Rapper, rock star, rebel: Rico Nasty is all of the above

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

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

UnitedHealth to buy Boston-area medical group in sign Optum’s still growing

Obituaries

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

Joan Bennett Kennedy, who advocated for others while facing her own struggles, dies at 89

John B. Gurdon, 92, dies; Nobelist paved way for cloning of animals