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House speaker chaos stuns lawmakers, frays relationships, and roils Washington

Tempers are red hot in Washington and across-the-political-aisle relationships — endangered but crucial in times of crisis — have all but collapsed.

With McCarthy ouster, Congress is entering uncharted territory, experts say

Congress in chaos

WATCH: In a historic move, Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Speaker of the House. Washington Bureau Chief Jackie Kucinich explains Congress' uncharted territory.

Steve Scalise, No. 2 House Republican, and Jim Jordan join race to succeed McCarthy as speaker

With Democrats holding together, McCarthy was doomed

Who are the 8 Republicans who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy?

Gavel to gravel: Readers react as House speaker is booted from perch

Healey signs $1 billion tax package into law. Here’s what it means for your wallet.

It’s been more than two decades since the last significant tax cut, when voters — not legislators — approved a measure to slice the state’s income tax to 5 percent.

Chesto Means Business: Will $1 billion tax bill make Mass. more competitive? Don’t count on it.

‘Multiple’ people shot in Holyoke after apparent altercation, police say

Multiple victims were taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds, State Police said. A preliminary investigation suggests that at least one victim was on a bus passing through the neighborhood.

‘This is only a test’: Nationwide emergency alert system tested today
The government tested its emergency alert system Wednesday, sending messages to all cell phones, as well as televisions and radios.

Teenager indicted on first-degree murder charges in August 2022 killing of sister-in-law, her two kids in Northfield, N.H.
Eric Sweeney will now be prosecuted as an adult for allegedly killing three relatives, including a toddler and a 4-year-old, in the victims’ Northfield, N.H., home last year.

In historic pick, Boston University names Dr. Melissa Gilliam to be next president
Dr. Gilliam will be the first woman and first Black person to lead Boston's largest university.

These four Mass. residents were awarded MacArthur ‘genius’ grants

Among those who received 2023 “genius” grants from the MacArthur Foundation were a local biologist, ecologist, computer scientist, and interdisciplinary scholar, along with two other fellows who have educational ties to Massachusetts.

These are the 2023 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellows

Trump’s lead holds in poll and Haley overtakes DeSantis for second place among N.H. voters

Explore the results of the Suffolk/Globe/USA TODAY poll of New Hampshire Republican votersAnalysis: N.H. poll finds voters at inflection point as primary moves ahead

‘It is going to be more challenging this year.’ CDC director addresses vaccination hiccups on visit to Boston

Dramatic showdown in Braintree kills housing project

WATCH: A proposed housing complex in Braintree dies after intense community debate. Reporter Andrew Brinker explains the controversy.

A developer proposed nearly 500 apartments on South Shore Plaza. Then residents killed it.

A plan for what would have been Braintree’s largest apartment project ran into a buzz saw of neighborhood opposition.

Editorial | The Boston suburbs’ cynical ploy to keep poor families out: Use seniors as a shield

Patriots trading for cornerback J.C. Jackson in New England reunion
The former All-Pro corner is returning to Foxborough after a difficult stint with the Chargers.

The Bill Belichick-Mac Jones combination isn't producing any magic on the gridiron.

christopher l. gasper

The Belichick system doesn’t seem to work without top-notch quarterback play

The latest demoralizing loss has folks legitimately questioning whether the Patriots have the right men for the job at coach and quarterback.

MIT professor Moungi Bawendi, Nobel Prize co-recipient in chemistry, overcame a tough start at Harvard
Moungi Bawendi, the newest Nobel Prize recipient from MIT, is a chemistry professor whose work has made television screens brighter and the treatment and diagnosis of liver disease more effective.

MIT professor among three scientists awarded Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on tiny quantum dots

A fall day in Boston saw warm weather and blue skies above pedestrians on A Street.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Warm temperatures, sunny skies precede another wet weekend

A set of sunny, warm days might be the region's last glimpse of 80 degrees for the year, and a tropical storm brewing in the Caribbean threatens to bring rain and humidity to the weekend.

BC freshman forward Ryan Leonard is already a first-round NHL draft pick — by the Capitals at No. 8 this year.

2023-24 college hockey preview

Men’s college hockey preview: BU, BC, and other local teams are littered with future NHL players

There have been 61 first-round picks from NCAA schools over the last eight NHL drafts, and local programs are feeding that pipeline.

Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation."

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Patrick Stewart memoir recalls ‘Next Generation’ dust-up

Stewart had a rocky beginning with his castmates, even storming off the set at one point in the show’s first season, irked by what he viewed as a lack of professionalism, according to excerpts in The Hollywood Reporter from his new autobiography.

N.H. lottery takes bite at Massachusetts in ‘tax shark’ ad

You’ve heard of card sharks, pool sharks, even left shark. Now meet the “no-good Massachusetts tax shark."

With the grandstand since demolished and the once-beloved replica of the State House burned down by arsonists, all that remains of the Brockton Fair’s former splendor are the boarded-up stables and beer stands.

A greyhound racing magnate needed to sell the old Brockton Fairgrounds. The city made an offer.

After several failed attempts at a revival, the family who has controlled the Brockton Fairgrounds since the 1950s, the Carneys, put the 66 acres up for sale.

Opinion

Former president Donald Trump on the third day of his civil fraud trial in New York on Oct. 4. On Tuesday, Judge Arthur Engoron imposed a gag order on Trump after the former president used his social media platform to lash out at a courthouse clerk.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Judges should meet Trump’s contempt with contempt orders

A contempt order against Trump will swiftly be held up by him and his supporters as proof of this false narrative. So what? It would be worse if judges let him get away with it.

EDITORIAL

Giving Haiti a fighting chance

JEFF JACOBY

The real reason an ‘America First’ mindset dominates the Republican base

IDEAS | Mary Ziegler

In the conservative crackdown on sex, ‘parental rights’ could be a smokescreen

IDEAS | ANNE ZINK

Syphilis, the ‘Great Pretender,’ is back

Hispanic Heritage Month

Jose Masso stands next to "The Embrace" monument on Boston Common. His name is one of 69 inscribed on the 1965 Freedom Plaza that encircles the sculpture.

On the air and off, Jose Masso has been heard

Host of WBUR's “¡Con Salsa!” for nearly 50 years, Masso's impact in Boston — as an educator, mentor, and cultural liaison — goes well beyond broadcasting.

Four girls at an athletic field in Roxbury, at a recreational sporting event sponsored by La Alianza Hispana.

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Dr. Pablo Rodriguez, a long-time public health advocate and Latino radio host who has launched Rhode Island’s first Spanish-language health website, nuestrasalud.com.

During Hispanic Heritage Month, doctor says R.I. can do better: ‘Taco Tuesday is not progress. It is appeasement.’

Owner Edner Ttrente Et Un at Viva Mi Arepa, a Venezuelan restaurant in West Roxbury.

DEVRA FIRST

10 restaurants that capture the spirit of Hispanic Heritage Month

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After judge’s rebuke, Donald Trump returns to court for third day for fraud lawsuit trial

On Wednesday, an accountant who prepared former president Donald Trump’s financial statements for years was to continue testifying as a witness for the state.

Home of the Week: Epoxy floor seals the deal. Seekonk contemporary defies tradition.
Young house on nearly a half acre comes with three bedrooms, 3.5 baths, and a prep kitchen.

Capitol rioter who attacked Reuters cameraman and police officer gets more than 4 years in prison

An Illinois man who attacked a police officer and a Reuters cameraman during the US Capitol riot has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.

Three people injured in crash on I-495 in Chelmsford that forced closure of highway

Interstate 495 in Chelmsford northbound is open again after crews cleared the scene of a major crash that required the use of a medical helicopter to transport an injured person to a hospital, State Police said Wednesday.

Haverhill man sought by police in two states after carjacking spree in Salem, N.H.

A Haverhill man is wanted by police in Massachusetts and New Hampshire for allegedly attempting several carjackings on Tuesday, officials said.

Thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers go on strike over wages and staff shortages

Picketing has begun at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care go on strike in five states and the District of Columbia.

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At 15, he’s made Ron DeSantis squirm, drawn national attention, and started a presidential podcast. Meet Quinn Mitchell.

An exchange with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in June circulated widely online and elevated Quinn Mitchell, already a familiar face on the Granite State campaign trail for the past four years, to a national platform.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Baltimore’s school building program could offer model to close gaps in Massachusetts
With state assistance, Baltimore has built or renovated 29 schools in a decade, while Boston and other urban districts in Massachusetts have struggled to get their share of state aid.

Billionaires are responsible for large amounts of climate pollution from Hanscom, a new report finds
About half the flights were probably for recreational or luxury purposes, based on their resort destinations and weekend flight dates, the authors said.

Are environmental toxins causing the rise in early-onset cancers? You asked, we researched.
There’s no question that we are exposed to chemicals — many of them known carcinogens — that are found in air, water, and food.

Culture & Lifestyle

Jazz Along the Charles to honor Boston’s legacy of women composers and musicians

Marshall W. Mabry IV in "Fat Ham" at the Huntington Theatre.

‘Fat Ham,’ at the Huntington, updates ‘Hamlet’

Seu Jorge goes back to bossa nova with Antônio Carlos Jobim’s grandson

AWR Music's "A New World: intimate music from 'Final Fantasy'" concert program was performed at Jordan Hall under the direction of Eric Roth at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall on Sept. 29, 2023.

‘A New World’ doesn’t make the most compelling case for ‘Final Fantasy’ music

Special Projects

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

In this April 1978 file photo, San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk, left, and Mayor George Moscone are shown in the mayor's office during the signing of the city's gay rights bill.

RENÉE GRAHAM

In two decades-old assassinations, a prediction of today’s white domestic terrorism

EDITORIAL

Abuse at residential schools for autistic children calls out for accountability, transparency

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. wrote in a 1922 decision that Major League Baseball doesn't constitute “interstate commerce.” It's on that basis that the sport is largely exempt from antitrust laws.

IDEAS | Sandeep Vaheesan

It’s past time to throw out baseball’s antitrust exemption

Alicia Morales de Díaz visited the home of her sister, Reina Carolina Morales Rojas, in the Cantarrana zone in Santa Ana, El Salvador, on Aug. 10, 2023. Morales Rojas went missing in Massachusetts on Nov. 26, 2022.

MARCELA GARCÍA

A heartbreaking visit to the hometown of a missing Boston woman

“The Glass Castle” © 2005 by Jeannette Walls, published by Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

BANNED BOOKS

Banned Books Week: ‘The Glass Castle’ by Jeannette Walls

"This city is special," the author writes, "and Boston, so restrained in emotion, deserves to hear this more often."

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

‘Multiple’ people shot in Holyoke after apparent altercation, police say

Multiple victims were taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds, State Police said. A preliminary investigation suggests that at least one victim was on a bus passing through the neighborhood.

Healey makes first judicial nominations as governor, tapping commercial litigator and defense attorney

Governor Maura Healey tapped Adam L. Sisitsky, a Framingham resident and securities attorney at Mintz, and Tracy E. Duncan, a Springfield-based defense attorney, for two openings on the Superior Court.

Four Mass. residents awarded MacArthur ‘genius’ grants

Foxborough High School to phase out Native American logo

The school will continue to use its “Warriors” nickname but will stop using its logo, which shows a Native American man in profile, on new items.

Sports

The US women's gymnastics team, led by Simone Biles (second from left), celebrates its gold medal victory at the gymnastics world championships on Wednesday night in Antwerp, Belgium.

Women's Gymnastics World Championships

Simone Biles leads US women to record seventh straight team title at gymnastics world championships

The American team of Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely and Leanne Wong combined for a total of 167.729 points to edge Brazil and France.

Andre Strong Bear Heart of the Nipmuc Indian Tribe attended a rally outside the Massachusetts State House on July 16, 2020. The United American Indians of New England led a coalition that called for lawmakers to pass legislation to change the state flag and seal and ban the use of Native American sports mascots by public schools.

Foxborough High School to phase out Native American logo

The school will continue to use its “Warriors” nickname but will stop using its logo, which shows a Native American man in profile, on new items.

Northeastern's Megan Carter (left) emphasizes an attention to detail and communication to the team's younger players.

women's college hockey notebook

National-team experience makes Megan Carter an ideal leader for Northeastern women’s hockey

The graduate-student defender draws on her time with the Canadian team to set the pace for the Huskies.

bruins

Matthew Poitras’s bid to make the Bruins at 19 rings a bell with Milan Lucic

HS GIRLS' SOCCER: TOP 20

EMass girls’ soccer: Bishop Feehan is still the 1 in Globe’s Top 20 poll

world cup

2030 World Cup set to be hosted by Spain-Portugal-Morocco with 3 South American countries added

Business

Kaiser Permanente health care workers begin strike

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers began a three-day strike Wednesday, a job action that could cause delays for patients — especially in California — in getting medical appointments, lab results and prescriptions.

Sanofi to pay Teva as much as $1.5 billion for bowel drug

Sanofi agreed to pay Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. as much as $1.5 billion to help develop and sell a medicine for inflammatory bowel disease, its second deal to gain a new experimental treatment this week.

Steve Scalise, No. 2 House Republican, and Jim Jordan join race to succeed McCarthy as speaker

A developer proposed nearly 500 apartments on South Shore Plaza. Then residents killed it.

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MISS CONDUCT

My co-workers' jokes about suicide leave me rattled

Jazz Along the Charles, set for October 7, will feature 100 Boston-based musicians.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 2 - Oct. 15

A social studies classroom at Kingswood Regional High School in Wolfeboro.

The Education Issue

The 'anti-woke' legislation making N.H. teachers nervous

The Education Issue

House speaker chaos stuns lawmakers, frays relationships, and roils Washington

Steve Scalise, No. 2 House Republican, and Jim Jordan join race to succeed McCarthy as speaker

With Democrats holding together, McCarthy was doomed

Who are the 8 Republicans who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy?

Gavel to gravel: Readers react as House speaker is booted from perch

Healey signs $1 billion tax package into law. Here’s what it means for your wallet.

‘Multiple’ people shot in Holyoke after apparent altercation, police say

‘This is only a test’: Nationwide emergency alert system tested todayThe government tested its emergency alert system Wednesday, sending messages to all cell phones, as well as televisions and radios.

Teenager indicted on first-degree murder charges in August 2022 killing of sister-in-law, her two kids in Northfield, N.H.Eric Sweeney will now be prosecuted as an adult for allegedly killing three relatives, including a toddler and a 4-year-old, in the victims’ Northfield, N.H., home last year.

In historic pick, Boston University names Dr. Melissa Gilliam to be next presidentDr. Gilliam will be the first woman and first Black person to lead Boston's largest university.

These four Mass. residents were awarded MacArthur ‘genius’ grants

Trump’s lead holds in poll and Haley overtakes DeSantis for second place among N.H. voters

‘It is going to be more challenging this year.’ CDC director addresses vaccination hiccups on visit to Boston

A developer proposed nearly 500 apartments on South Shore Plaza. Then residents killed it.

Patriots trading for cornerback J.C. Jackson in New England reunionThe former All-Pro corner is returning to Foxborough after a difficult stint with the Chargers.

The Belichick system doesn’t seem to work without top-notch quarterback play

MIT professor Moungi Bawendi, Nobel Prize co-recipient in chemistry, overcame a tough start at HarvardMoungi Bawendi, the newest Nobel Prize recipient from MIT, is a chemistry professor whose work has made television screens brighter and the treatment and diagnosis of liver disease more effective.

Warm temperatures, sunny skies precede another wet weekend

Men’s college hockey preview: BU, BC, and other local teams are littered with future NHL players

Patrick Stewart memoir recalls ‘Next Generation’ dust-up

N.H. lottery takes bite at Massachusetts in ‘tax shark’ ad

A greyhound racing magnate needed to sell the old Brockton Fairgrounds. The city made an offer.

Judges should meet Trump’s contempt with contempt orders

Giving Haiti a fighting chance

The real reason an ‘America First’ mindset dominates the Republican base

In the conservative crackdown on sex, ‘parental rights’ could be a smokescreen

Syphilis, the ‘Great Pretender,’ is back

On the air and off, Jose Masso has been heard

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

During Hispanic Heritage Month, doctor says R.I. can do better: ‘Taco Tuesday is not progress. It is appeasement.’

10 restaurants that capture the spirit of Hispanic Heritage Month

More recent News

After judge’s rebuke, Donald Trump returns to court for third day for fraud lawsuit trial

Home of the Week: Epoxy floor seals the deal. Seekonk contemporary defies tradition.Young house on nearly a half acre comes with three bedrooms, 3.5 baths, and a prep kitchen.

Capitol rioter who attacked Reuters cameraman and police officer gets more than 4 years in prison

Three people injured in crash on I-495 in Chelmsford that forced closure of highway

Haverhill man sought by police in two states after carjacking spree in Salem, N.H.

Thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers go on strike over wages and staff shortages

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At 15, he’s made Ron DeSantis squirm, drawn national attention, and started a presidential podcast. Meet Quinn Mitchell.

THE GREAT DIVIDEBaltimore’s school building program could offer model to close gaps in MassachusettsWith state assistance, Baltimore has built or renovated 29 schools in a decade, while Boston and other urban districts in Massachusetts have struggled to get their share of state aid.

Billionaires are responsible for large amounts of climate pollution from Hanscom, a new report findsAbout half the flights were probably for recreational or luxury purposes, based on their resort destinations and weekend flight dates, the authors said.

Are environmental toxins causing the rise in early-onset cancers? You asked, we researched.There’s no question that we are exposed to chemicals — many of them known carcinogens — that are found in air, water, and food.

Culture & Lifestyle

Jazz Along the Charles to honor Boston’s legacy of women composers and musicians

‘Fat Ham,’ at the Huntington, updates ‘Hamlet’

Seu Jorge goes back to bossa nova with Antônio Carlos Jobim’s grandson

‘A New World’ doesn’t make the most compelling case for ‘Final Fantasy’ music

Special Projects

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

How the missing become the uncounted

Two Weeks in America

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

In two decades-old assassinations, a prediction of today’s white domestic terrorism

Abuse at residential schools for autistic children calls out for accountability, transparency

It’s past time to throw out baseball’s antitrust exemption

A heartbreaking visit to the hometown of a missing Boston woman

Banned Books Week: ‘The Glass Castle’ by Jeannette Walls

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

‘Multiple’ people shot in Holyoke after apparent altercation, police say

Healey makes first judicial nominations as governor, tapping commercial litigator and defense attorney

Four Mass. residents awarded MacArthur ‘genius’ grants

Foxborough High School to phase out Native American logo

Sports

Simone Biles leads US women to record seventh straight team title at gymnastics world championships

Foxborough High School to phase out Native American logo

National-team experience makes Megan Carter an ideal leader for Northeastern women’s hockey

Matthew Poitras’s bid to make the Bruins at 19 rings a bell with Milan Lucic

EMass girls’ soccer: Bishop Feehan is still the 1 in Globe’s Top 20 poll

2030 World Cup set to be hosted by Spain-Portugal-Morocco with 3 South American countries added

Business

Kaiser Permanente health care workers begin strike

Sanofi to pay Teva as much as $1.5 billion for bowel drug

Steve Scalise, No. 2 House Republican, and Jim Jordan join race to succeed McCarthy as speaker

A developer proposed nearly 500 apartments on South Shore Plaza. Then residents killed it.

My co-workers' jokes about suicide leave me rattled

‘This is only a test’: Nationwide emergency alert system tested today
The government tested its emergency alert system Wednesday, sending messages to all cell phones, as well as televisions and radios.

Teenager indicted on first-degree murder charges in August 2022 killing of sister-in-law, her two kids in Northfield, N.H.
Eric Sweeney will now be prosecuted as an adult for allegedly killing three relatives, including a toddler and a 4-year-old, in the victims’ Northfield, N.H., home last year.

In historic pick, Boston University names Dr. Melissa Gilliam to be next president
Dr. Gilliam will be the first woman and first Black person to lead Boston's largest university.

Patriots trading for cornerback J.C. Jackson in New England reunion
The former All-Pro corner is returning to Foxborough after a difficult stint with the Chargers.

MIT professor Moungi Bawendi, Nobel Prize co-recipient in chemistry, overcame a tough start at Harvard
Moungi Bawendi, the newest Nobel Prize recipient from MIT, is a chemistry professor whose work has made television screens brighter and the treatment and diagnosis of liver disease more effective.

Home of the Week: Epoxy floor seals the deal. Seekonk contemporary defies tradition.
Young house on nearly a half acre comes with three bedrooms, 3.5 baths, and a prep kitchen.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Baltimore’s school building program could offer model to close gaps in Massachusetts
With state assistance, Baltimore has built or renovated 29 schools in a decade, while Boston and other urban districts in Massachusetts have struggled to get their share of state aid.

Billionaires are responsible for large amounts of climate pollution from Hanscom, a new report finds
About half the flights were probably for recreational or luxury purposes, based on their resort destinations and weekend flight dates, the authors said.

Are environmental toxins causing the rise in early-onset cancers? You asked, we researched.
There’s no question that we are exposed to chemicals — many of them known carcinogens — that are found in air, water, and food.