The senator wants Medicare for all. But for the next week, he must take his enthusiasm for the Affordable Care Act out of retirement.
Senator McCain to vote ?no? on health care bill Senator John McCain said that he could not ?in good conscience vote for the Graham-Cassidy proposal.?
GROUND GAME
Susan Collins weighs the biggest decision of her career. No, not about health care As the clock ticks down in Washington, all eyes are on the Maine senator. But it?s another decision Collins is wrestling with that could be the biggest of her career.
Federal government notifies 21 states of election hacking Although in most cases the systems were not breached.
Wagner Alcocer
Orion Krause, the Oberlin College graduate accused of killing four people two weeks ago in Groton, allegedly told a nurse that he used heroin.
What?s new from the police reports in the Groton quadruple-murder case Here?s what we learned from the newly released police reports in the Orion Krause case.
William F. Scaccia Jr. fatally shot his son, Anthony J. Scaccia, Thursday and then shot himself, according to police.
At least 6 dead in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria, officials say Maria also pummeled parts of the US Virgin Islands, lashed Turks and Caicos Friday morning, and took aim at the Bahamas.
David Epstein
Why do hurricanes form in the first place, and why are some years so much more active than others?
The Massachusetts Nurses Association is planning its third labor strike of the year.
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Fall TV Preview
From a ?Will & Grace? update to a Margaret Atwood adaptation, these new shows have promise.
Move over, Duck Boats. Here comes the ?Puff Bus?? The Denver-based company Loopr wants to bring its so-called ?Puff Bus? ? a transportation service and mobile cannabis lounge ? to Boston.
Someone returned a book to the Attleboro library ? almost 80 years late The last patron who borrowed the Attleboro Public Library?s copy of ?A Young Lady at Home? must have had a pretty crowded schedule.
Bicyclist says she didn?t pull over for Arlington police as a protest Karen Cady-Pereira said at the time she viewed her disobedience as a form of protest ? but she didn?t expect the situation to escalate so quickly.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
Long ties bind two Boston leaders to the battered Caribbean Two men from Boston, special men with different but special gifts, are doing what they can to shine some light on a land that long ago found a place in their hearts.
Portraying the former Patriot convicted of murder as a victim, the league says, is ?misguided.?
CAPITAL SOURCE
Jimmy Tingle launches bid for lieutenant governor Comedian Jimmy Tingle has formed a committee to run for lieutenant governor as a Democrat.
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Talking Points
The fight over the millionaires tax ballot question is shaping up to be a big money showdown, with business groups on one side and organized labor on the other.
Graphic: Why consider changing the Mass. time zone? A state commission?s proposal to adopt Atlantic Standard Time would mean big changes for residents.
Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ?He had a fun shirt on and an impeccable side part? His friends read Cupid every week and pick teams on Facebook. Will they stand by him as he braves a date himself?
Logan Airport scores low on customer satisfaction A study from J.D. Power ranked Logan Airport as below average among the nation?s airports.
This week in weed Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts and catch up on national pot headlines every Saturday.
JOAN VENNOCHI
The sheriff from Trumpachusetts If you?re looking to challenge Massachusetts? reputation as a bastion of liberalism, this jail is a good place to start.
Fall Arts preview
A guide to the best of what to see and do in Boston A complete guide to movies, music, books, arts, theater, and family events in the Greater Boston area this season.
Have an investigative news tip? Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].
SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP
Whistle-blowers at N.H. VA hospital are tip of iceberg In 2016, VA employees filed nearly 2,000 complaints with the Office of Special Counsel ? more than the next four most-complained-about departments combined.
To advance precision medicine, NIH turns to long-mistreated communities The agency hopes to recruit more than a half-million people from communities that are wary of clinical research.
Tom Brady will have two of his top receivers on the field when the Patriots face the Texans Sunday.
Cambridge City Councilor Nadeem A. Mazen is the state?s highest-profile Muslim elected official.
Award-winning garden writer Carol Stocker tells you want to do in the garden this week and suggests shade-tolerant ground covers.
Alaska?s Lisa Murkowski is key to a last-ditch effort to fulfill Republicans? years-long ambition of repealing Obamacare.
Search This Week's Specials
Many tires were harmed in the making of this film.
Pope Francis on Thursday acknowledged the Catholic Church was ?a bit late? in realizing the damage done by priests who rape and molest children, and said that the decades-long practice of moving pedophiles around rather than sanctioning them was to blame.
London?s transport authority said Uber was not ?fit and proper to hold a private hire operator license.?
Kimmel isn?t just complaining about the health care bill and making jokes about the politicians who support it. He?s crossed over into advocacy.
The veteran British director talks about life, filmmaking, and casting Eddie Izzard in ?Victoria and Abdul.?
The inn has purchased more than 31,000 pounds of produce, worth upward of $118,000, from CBI Farm this year, and Chef Anthony Cole has achieved something unexpected with the bounty: He has made the inn a place where vegetables may be the star culinary attraction.
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The Big Picture
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico City on the 32nd anniversary of the city?s biggest quake that killed thousands.
