The Boston Globe

A future for the Katahdin woods of Maine

Cathy Johnson checked out the view of Mount Katahdin and Katahdin Lake from the top of Barnard Mountain. — Greta Rybus for the Boston Globe

Residents in Maine have responded with a bit of caution to the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument created last week.

N.H. appeal opens painful debate about a victim?s past

The case is drawing national attention for the questions it poses about how to balance a set of powerful rights.

In this Boston court, chains are a familiar sound

Advocates for immigrants say the pervasive use of shackles is demeaning to detainees who face charges of civil infractions, not crimes.

Budget squeeze rooted in health care costs for poor

Why does Massachusetts constantly careen from one state budget gap to another?

Globe Spotlight Team report

State leaders, needing to close a budget shortfall, shut down Westborough State Hospital two years earlier than planned. Relics from its heyday remain on the abandoned campus. — Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

Spotlight | The desperate and the dead

The broken covenant

Behind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.

Adrian Walker

Paul LePage isn?t quirky. He?s a disgrace.

If you think any of his behavior suggests the Maine governor is a racist, you?d better be prepared for serious blowback.

Lunenburg crash kills 18-year-old football player

Friends and family mourned Sunday after a fatal car crash forever altered the lives of three best friends.

Duck boat strikes overpass on Storrow Drive, damaging roof

No injuries were reported in the incident, according to the Boston Fire Department.

Ashby murder-suicide victims identified as divorced couple

A divorced couple found dead outside an Ashby home on Friday have been identified as Rebecca and John Griffin.

Man on bike killed by commuter rail train in Somerville

The crossing gates were fully functioning and had been dropped in preparation for the train?s approach, police said.

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Kanye West performs onstage during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) — Jason Kempin/Getty Images

Watch Kanye West ramble onstage at MTV VMAs

The rapper touched on subjects from music to his beef with Taylor Swift to violence in his hometown Chicago.

Mass. presses other states in region to cut emissions

Massachusetts is pressing its counterparts in the region?s cap-and-trade program.

Wellesley residents gather to reject racism

The event came after a local family says it was targeted in racist Facebook messages.

Jane Thompson, award-winning designer and urban planner, dies at 89

Thompson collaborated with her husband on Faneuil Hall Marketplace and the Design Research store in Cambridge.

Opinion | Dr. Vivek H. Murthy

Turning the tide on opioid addiction

The opioid epidemic can only be solved if all of us step up to do our part. So what can we do?

Ride service Bridj plans package deliveries, with robots helping

If Matthew George has his way, a robot might deliver your groceries, maybe as soon as this year.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

How much of the Brady-Garoppolo soap opera is real?

We?re working on a mystery without any clues. It?s armchair psychology on armchair quarterbacking.

New England Patriots' Jimmy Garoppolo (10) looks to pass under pressure from Carolina Panthers' Charles Johnson (95) during the second half of a preseason NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Aug. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone) — Bob Leverone/AP

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Patriots got a more realistic test from Panthers

The offense faced a stiffer challenge in the third exhibition game, and the defense showed creativity and versatility.

ROYALS 10, RED SOX 4

Red Sox routed by Royals in series finale

The Red Sox allowed eight runs in the sixth inning.

Drought?s effects mount as dry weather continues

The results of the drought are being felt throughout the region, including by wildlife and plants.

Campaign 2016

Wednesday speech could clarify Donald Trump?s immigration policy

The move comes after speculation that Trump might be softening his promise to deport 11 million people living in the US illegally.

@Large

What?s ?alt-? about the alt-right?

The ?alt-right? is making a name for itself in the mainstream. But what's in a name?

The kinder, gentler Trump

In 1992, Trump?s presidential itch remained unscratched.

The unexpected price of reporting abuse: retaliation

The Globe found 15 instances of retaliation at New England private schools against students or employees who raised concerns about sexual abuse by staffers.

Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight?

?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Ghosts from a failed system

Westborough State Hospital was built in the 1800s on hope and compassion. But with little scientific knowledge of mental illness, institutions like these became wretched warehouses.

Life sciences

STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.

Globe must-reads

Participants rode in a convertible through midtown Manhattan in the Go Topless Pride Parade on Sunday.

Women in US plan to go topless today in push for equality

Novemeber 03, 1987 Prostitutes in Combat Zone. photo by Stan Grossfeld prostitution_video 07combatzone

$Republicans are looking beyond November and seeking to mend a party fractured by nominee Donald Trump, who chucked the party playbook on how to expand its electoral base. Above: Trump campaigned Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.$