The Boston Globe

Mass. legislative leaders agree on $3.8b spending bill that omits tax relief measures

With $3 billion tax refunds going out to taxpayers under a separate law, legislators chose to include only “one-time investments” in the agreement that emerged Wednesday.

Boston’s 2030 climate goal is out of reach, a new report finds
Boston is so far behind on climate progress that cutting greenhouse emissions in half by the critical milepost of 2030 is already out of reach, a new assessment has found, and reaching the goal of net zero emissions by 2050 will require a decades-long, all-in effort.

After contentious process, Boston City Council approves new political maps

The vote caps a chaotic months-long process that saw dramatic shifts in leadership, accusations of Open Meeting Law violations, a number of controversial amendments, demands to delay the vote, deep racial tensions, a last-minute lawsuit, and, in one particularly shocking moment, an invocation of age-old tensions between Catholics and Protestants.

After mayor’s veto, Boston City Council backs away from $125,000 salary for councilors

Biden warns of threats to democracy in US ahead of midterms, saying ‘this is no ordinary year’

President Biden on Wednesday night denounced Republicans who refuse to accept the results of next week’s midterm elections as “un-American,” warning that the country’s democratic traditions are on the line in the first national balloting since the attack of Jan. 6, 2021.

‘Massachusetts isn’t in play’ this midterm cycle. So why is Kamala Harris in Boston?

Maura Healey at the Massachusetts Get Out The Vote Rally at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College on Nov. 2, 2022.

Maura Healey wants to be governor. She bristles at the suggestion that she always did.

The situation is, in many ways, exactly what many Democrats envisioned for her, but Healey insists running for governor was not on her radar until fairly recently.

On track to be the first Gen Zer in Congress, a Florida Democrat hopes to boost his party’s future while remembering his family’s past
Maxwell Alejandro Frost is hoping to teach his fellow Democrats in Congress an important thing: the art of messaging.

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Christian Vázquez was part of another iconic October moment, and the Astros’ Game 4 no-hitter has them back in the fight
Vázquez guided four pitchers through the second no-hitter in Fall Classic history, and Houston has life again.

Marcus Smart (right) had hoped that Ime Udoka would be his coach again someday.

‘It makes no sense’: Marcus Smart surprised about how suddenly Ime Udoka could return to coaching

The Celtics guard thought Udoka would someday return to the Celtics bench rather than be hired by a rival only two months into his suspension.

For the second time in five nights, Celtics lose to Cavaliers in overtime

Pedestrians walk in front of the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband, Paul Pelosi, in San Francisco, on Nov. 2.

Immigration officials confirm alleged Pelosi attacker was in the US illegally

The man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer is a Canadian citizen who was in the United States illegally and is facing possible deportation after his criminal cases are resolved, the Department of Homeland Security said late Wednesday.

Capitol Police cameras caught break-in at Pelosi home, but no one was watching

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson

The governor’s mystifying support for the sheriff

What the heck is Baker doing supporting a political low-life like Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson?

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson criticized for ‘racist and antisemitic’ campaign advertisement

Best TV Shows bracket

"All in the Family" (left) and "Seinfeld" will face each other in the final round of the Globe's bracket for best TV series of the last 50 years.

And then there were two: It’s ‘All in the Family’ vs. ‘Seinfeld’ in the Best TV finals

"The Sopranos" was eliminated in a tight contest versus the Bunkers, while "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" lost to its sitcom opposite, "Seinfeld."

Vote in the finals of our Best TV Shows bracket Here’s how you voted in Rounds 1-5 What’s the best TV show of the last 50 years? You decide.

Opinion

There is some disconnect between John Kerry’s passion to address climate change and his passion for flying around the world to talk to world leaders about it.

At stake for John Kerry at COP27: Climate and his legacy

What Kerry can ultimately accomplish as special climate envoy matters to a legacy that has faced challenges.

IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD

The extremist in New Hampshire who might flip the Senate

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

In Rhode Island, a moderate Republican looks for a path

Taking the political pulse of purple New Hampshire

An interactive guide to the Boston Globe’s 2022 endorsements

The route for The Emancipator's Election Road Trip 2022.

The Emancipator

The Great Election Road Trip

Join us in a tour across the country highlighting activists, issues, and races ahead of next week’s midterm elections.

High Med. Low

Select a county:

Special reports

A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death

Dr. Yvon Baribeau set a record for malpractice settlements, and many colleagues tried desperately to stop him. But hospital executives let him go on and on.

Photo illustration

Part 2: A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts 2022

The Women’s Edge and Globe Magazine celebrate the state’s leading companies and nonprofits run by women.

See the full Women & Power issue from Globe Magazine

Celebrating 150 years of The Boston Globe

We’re marking the Globe’s 150th year with a look back through 15 decades of coverage. Explore 150 of the most significant front pages, revisit classic sports moments, try a crossword from 1917, and more.

globe 150 magazine cover

Play this Boston Globe crossword puzzle from 1917 150 years, 150 front pages

More recent stories

How social media helped L.L. Bean tote bags become a thing
“I was just the first person to be loud about it online,” says social media influencer Gracie Wiener.

Book Excerpt

For Bruins fans, there were plenty of reasons to take a trip down to Hartford
In addition to good seats generally being available when the Bruins played the Whalers in Connecticut, the regional rivals had some spirited battles.

Authorities seek info on man they believe married ‘Lady of the Dunes’ months before her death

Authorities are seeking information on Guy Rockwell Muldavin, who they say married Ruth Marie Terry just months before her body was found in the dunes of Race Point in Provincetown.

Juvenile seriously injured in hit-and-run crash in Acton

A juvenile, believed to be about 13-years-old, was seriously injured after being struck by a car while crossing Great Road Wednesday around 6:15 p.m., police said in a statement. They were flown by medical helicopter to a Boston-area hospital for treatment of undisclosed injuries.

Woman killed in Brockton driveway; suspect in critical condition at hospital, DA says

The woman, identified as 48-year-old Veronica Goncalves, was found in her driveway and had suffered “obvious trauma to the head,” officials said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect arrested, Joao Correia, 56, was in custody at a hospital, officials said late Wednesday night.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

After years of debate, it feels like a detente on the future of the Hynes Convention Center

The apparent ceasefire comes after three years in which the Back Bay Association fought against the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority’s efforts to close the Hynes and focus on a BCEC expansion.

Recommended reads

Matthew Dickey explored Roxbury in search of interesting buildings or architecture. Dickey has made a name for himself online as the "Streetscape Curator," a popular Instagram account where he photographs — and sometimes paints — the old Boston homes he finds on daily bike rides around different neighborhoods.

One man’s quest to photograph, paint, and preserve Boston’s historic buildings

Matthew Dickey acts as an ambassador for the lesser-known abodes tucked into Boston’s historic neighborhoods.

KEVIN CULLEN

Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court’s newest member, schools Clarence Thomas, its longest-serving member
In recusing herself from the Harvard admissions case, the newest member of the Supreme Court offered an object lesson in judicial ethics to someone who should know better.

Geoff Diehl is kind of running for governor. Has a haphazard campaign strategy hurt his chances?
Embracing Donald Trump in a state that loathes the former president was never going to be the easiest path to victory. But Geoff Diehl has further diminished his chances, many observers argue, with a head-scratching and haphazard campaign strategy.

2022 voter guide: Massachusetts general election

Larry Edelman | The 2-minute drill

Federal Reserve lifts rates again, says more will be needed to tame inflation
But Fed chair Jerome Powell added that future rate hikes might be smaller.

video

Culture & Lifestyle

Butter boards designed by Sally Pasley Vargas.

We turned our noses up at the butter board trend taking over social media. Then we tried them.

Artist Anukriti poses for a portrait with “In place of monuments,” left, and “Mother Militant,” in their exhibition "A Temple for Timeless Beasts" at Mills Gallery at Boston Center for the Arts.

Anukriti questions who gets to be godly in ‘A Temple for Timeless Beasts’

Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna and Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic in "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story."

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic tells his life’s story . . . sort of

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift announces ‘The Eras Tour’ with two stops at Gillette in May

Special Projects

Back to Boston

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

FROM OUR PARTNERS

product by Studio/B. What is this?This content was produced by Boston Globe Media's Studio/B in collaboration with the advertiser. The news and editorial departments of the Boston Globe had no role in its production or display.

product by BG BRANDLAB. What is this?This content was produced by Boston Globe Media's Studio/B in collaboration with the advertiser. The news and editorial departments of the Boston Globe had no role in its production or display.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

If Question 1 passes, and promises are kept, we should expect to see combined spending on education and transportation shoot up by up to $2 billion almost overnight.

Yes on Question 1

US Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia votes on the first day of early voting in Atlanta on Oct. 17.

‘Jim Crow 2.0′ was the lie of the year

Kari Lake, the Republican nominee for governor of Arizona, listened as Virginia’s Governor Glenn Youngkin spoke at a campaign rally in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 19.

The ‘civility’ party could use some humanity

From left to right, China's President Xi Jinping, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro at the BRICS summit in Brasilia, Brazil, on Nov. 14, 2019.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The economic dominance of the US and Europe gets more challengers

Activists rallied outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Monday, as the justices heard oral arguments in the affirmative action cases involving Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The end of affirmative action is just the beginning for this Supreme Court

IDEAS | JON ROBERTS AND MATT BIVENS

Who will care for our sickest children? Pediatric hospitals are turning some of them away.

Metro

Governor McKee deals with cards, RICAS scores, and criticism

On Rhode Island Report podcast, Governor McKee talks about the card game he plays with his mother and responds to issues raised during the gubernatorial campaign.

Maura Healey wants to be governor. She bristles at the suggestion that she always did.

The situation is, in many ways, exactly what many Democrats envisioned for her, but Healey insists running for governor was not on her radar until fairly recently.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

In Rhode Island, a moderate Republican looks for a path

Does Allan Fung herald the return of New England Republicanism — or is he destined to be a lonely voice?

After contentious process, Boston City Council approves new political maps

The vote caps a chaotic months-long process that saw dramatic shifts in leadership, accusations of Open Meeting Law violations, a number of controversial amendments, demands to delay the vote, deep racial tensions, a last-minute lawsuit, and, in one particularly shocking moment, an invocation of age-old tensions between Catholics and Protestants.

Sports

Bruins defenseman Ray Bourque tangled with Hartford's Dean Evason in a 1990 game.

For Bruins fans, there were plenty of reasons to take a trip down to Hartford

In addition to good seats generally being available when the Bruins played the Whalers in Connecticut, the regional rivals had some spirited battles.

Christian Vázquez caught the final out of the Astros' combined no-hitter in Game 4, finished off by Ryan Pressly (left).

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Christian Vázquez was part of another iconic October moment, and the Astros’ Game 4 no-hitter has them back in the fight

Vázquez guided four pitchers through the second no-hitter in Fall Classic history, and Houston has life again.

Cristian Javier turned in a brilliant start, throwing six no-hit innings and striking out nine without a walk.

World Series Game 4 | Astros 5, Phillies 0

Astros finish off combined no-hitter of Phillies in Game 4, led by six innings from Cristian Javier

Houston held Philadelphia without a hit, a big response after a drubbing in Game 3.

Astros’ Cristian Javier pulled from Game 4 after tossing six no-hit innings

Watch: Jayson Tatum delivers thunderous dunk over Cleveland’s Jarrett Allen to send game to OT

Cavaliers 114, Celtics 113 (OT)

For the second time in five nights, Celtics lose to Cavaliers in overtime

Business

With no word on visas, Canada’s CBC closes China bureau

Canada’s public broadcaster CBC says it is closing its China bureau after the Chinese government ignored requests to base a reporter in Beijing.

Will artificial intelligence help build better protein drugs? This scientist quit his job to prove it can.

The $18.2 million AI Proteins has raised in seed funding will help the startup refine its protein-creation technology and further progress on a dozen experimental therapies it’s already developing.

CBS, Moonves must pay $30.5 million for insider trading

Boston’s QuEra Computing opens

magazine

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts 2022

Barbara Clarke began investing in women-owned companies in 2013.

Women & Power 2022

‘Write the damn check’: How female funders can help women entrepreneurs grow

Election campaign badge button with the word "Her" written on it

Women & Power 2022

Despite its progressive reputation, Massachusetts has lagged in women’s representation

MIT student Elizabeth E. Brennan (left) and Boston University student Victoria Gonzalez-Canalle work on signs for the Sept. 14 Stand Up and Be Counted rally held at MIT, which Gonzalez-Canalle helped organize.

Women & Power 2022

‘FemTech’ and a moonshot for menstruation science

metro

Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Ronald Mariano at a bill-signing ceremony last year.

Mass. legislative leaders agree on $3.8b spending bill that omits tax relief measures

‘Massachusetts isn’t in play’ this midterm cycle. So why is Kamala Harris in Boston?

Authorities seek info on man they believe married ‘Lady of the Dunes’ months before her death

sports

Franklin's Rachel Taylor (left) celebrates her block at the net with teammates Sasha Tracey (center) and Taylor Lacerda (right) in a first-round sweep of Beverly in the MIAA Division 1 volleyball tournament.

Franklin has fun but maintains focus in first-round sweep of Beverly in MIAA Division 1 tournament

Kyrie Irving takes responsibility for tweet, will donate $500,000

With competitiveness and composure, Sydney Comeau has NDA-Hingham girls’ soccer positioned for a run in Division 2

business

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.

Federal Reserve lifts rates again, says more will be needed to tame inflation

After years of debate, it feels like a detente on the future of the Hynes Convention Center

China closes zone around iPhone factory after virus cases

politics

President Biden speaks about threats to democracy ahead of next week's midterm elections, on Nov. 2.

In campaign swing, Biden focuses on incumbent Democrats

Hassan, Bolduc meet for final debate in key US Senate race

Biden warns of threats to democracy in US ahead of midterms, saying ‘this is no ordinary year’

Nation

Pedestrians walk in front of the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband, Paul Pelosi, in San Francisco, on Nov. 2.

Immigration officials confirm alleged Pelosi attacker was in the US illegally

Powerball prize up to $1.5 billion, 3rd-largest ever in US

Trump settles lawsuit filed by protesters over 2015 scuffle

World

Lead negotiator for Ethiopia’s government, Redwan Hussein, left, shakes hands with lead Tigray negotiator Getachew Reda, as Kenya's former president, Uhuru Kenyatta looks on, after the peace talks in Pretoria, South Africa, on Nov. 2.

Official confirms detailed Ethiopia peace deal is final

North Korea keeps up missile barrage with suspected ICBM

Israel counts last votes as Netanyahu’s majority firms up

opinion

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California hugged Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer Michael Fanone as they arrived for a bill signing that awards Congressional gold medals to law enforcement officers who protected members of Congress during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Aug. 5, 2021 in Washington.

Voters must reject any candidate seeking power by turning us against each other

Envisioning college admissions without affirmative action

Consider what, besides art, climate protesters are flinging soup at

lifestyle

Social media influencer Gracie Wiener got the attention of L.L. Bean with her posts of ironic Boat and Tote bags and now has a collaboration with the company.

How social media helped L.L. Bean tote bags become a thing

Heidi Klum worms her way into the spotlight, and the Internet can’t stop squirming

Ana in Paris

food & dining

Savory Kale and Two-Cheese Scones

Recipes: Fresh breads and scones for breakfast

Five stars for Mahaniyom for giving us the Thai food we deserve

Recipe: Like falafel, but not fried, these white bean and quinoa balls are perfect in pita

travel

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. office in San Francisco.

Hertz demands $658 one year after rear-end crash with rental

Fireplace suites, crafts in Vermont, and guest rooms you can swim up to

Tom Paxton on keeping your cool, the Arizona desert, and all the guilty pleasures

Arts

Jemila MacEwan, "The Wake," 2019. Performance art film; one photo print; paper mache sculpture.

Jemila MacEwan’s ‘Human Meteorite’ surveys a scarred planet

Anukriti questions who gets to be godly in ‘A Temple for Timeless Beasts’

Interested in exploring original Salem witch trials manuscripts? A new project makes it easier.

Books

Kieran Setiya’s new book is "Life is Hard."

What’s the difference between philosophy and self-help?

Yes, soup for you! ‘Seinfeld: The Official Cookbook’ serves up references and recipes

Gerald Stern, poet of wistfulness, anger, and humor, dies at 97

Movies

Millie Bobby Brown in "Enola Holmes 2."

Sherlock Holmes has a sister? Yes, and her name’s Enola

‘Armageddon Time’ looks through the lens of whiteness

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic tells his life’s story . . . sort of

Television

Heidi Klum, left, and husband Tom Kaulitz attend Klum's 21st annual Halloween party at Sake No Hana at Moxy Lower East Side on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in New York.

Heidi Klum worms her way into the spotlight, and the Internet can’t stop squirming

Hulu’s ‘Reboot’ is solid and sly

And then there were two: It’s ‘All in the Family’ vs. ‘Seinfeld’ in the Best TV finals

music

Chris Anzalone is the new owner of Stereo Jack's, which has moved from its longtime location on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge to Ball Square in Somerville.

Jack has left the building, but Stereo Jack’s goes on

Taylor Swift announces ‘The Eras Tour’ with two stops at Gillette in May

Philippe Jaroussky and Artaserse share camaraderie in opera seria

Theater/Dance

Leah Hohauser in Actors' Shakespeare Project's "Let the Right One In."

In a chilling ‘Let the Right One In,’ there will be blood

BoSoma and City Ballet of Boston dance ‘Side by Side’

‘Kinky Boots’ has a hitch in its stride at North Shore Music Theatre

globe local

”Atlantic Coastline," a painting by Marianne Buckley Curran, is part of a show by the Hull Artists association called “Our Captivating South Shore” on display in the Hingham Public Library.

Local actors, musicians back on stage this fall

Pumpkin seeds, an open lab, and an orchestral debut

Costs soar for city’s new public safety building

Obituaries

Tom and Judy Coughlin walked down Main Street in Waterloo, N.Y., in 2008 during a parade to honor the coach of the Super Bowl-winning team. Both lived in Waterloo at that time.

Judy Coughlin, wife of former NFL coach Tom Coughlin, dies at 77 after battle with brain disorder

Daniel Smith, 90, dies; thought to be the last child of an enslaved person in US

Julie Powell, food writer known for ‘Julie & Julia,’ dies at 49