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Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean gets 18 years in prison, tying for longest sentence in Jan. 6 attack

A one-time leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol, tying the record for the longest sentence in the attack.

State asks UMass Memorial to delay closure of Leominster hospital’s maternity unit

The funds were recently "frozen" when a staffer responded to a phishing email sent by scammers posing as a school district vendor, city officials said.

COVID-19 levels are on the rise again in Mass. Here’s what to know.
As summer slides into fall and children around the state return to school, the uptick in COVID-19 that began in July is continuing, with hospitalizations now at a five-month high.

In daring, daylong rescue, crews reach stranded hikers on Mount Katahdin in Maine

First responders who joined the daring rescue of six hikers on Mount Katahdin in Maine last weekend had to contend with 30 m.ph. winds and plummeting temperatures during an operation that lasted 21 hours, according to a nonprofit rescue group that helped bring the trapped hikers to safety.

Jack Teixeira, Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top secret information, loses appeal of detention order

In a 16-page ruling, US District Judge Indira Talwani refused to overturn an order requiring Teixeria to remain in jail while awaiting trial on espionage charges.

White 14-year-old called Black teenager racial slur then tried to drown him, Cape district attorney says

The indictment stems from a July 19 incident involving two white and one Black male juveniles at Goose Pond in Chatham, the DA said.

Former Beverly pizza shop owner gets prison time for defrauding COVID-19 relief program to buy alpaca farm

Vivek Ramaswamy spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in May.

As Vivek Ramaswamy takes center stage, so do his views on racism

Doubting the lasting effects of racism in America has been at the core of Ramaswamy’s pitch since his 2021 book decrying “wokeism” made him a conservative media darling.

Boston, MA - 9/01/2023: 02movingday Students moving on Sept. 1 showed the Globe the objects they kept with them that remind them of home.

‘I’ll always keep it’: A look at the objects that remind roaming college students of home

From a Kirby toy to sea glass and a inspirational skateboard deck, five college students moving into new apartments showed us the objects they brought along to remind them of home.

Some Medford students hacked CharlieCards. Then they told the MBTA how they did it.
Four high schoolers found a way to boost the cash value of any CharlieCard without paying a dime, using either a homemade electronic “vending machine” or a custom app running on a standard Android smartphone.

A giant stuffie part of Rhode Island's new tourism campaign. The stuffed clams will head to airports all over the country.

Giant ‘stuffies’ are part of a new R.I. tourism campaign. Locals aren’t the biggest fans.

“Cooler and warmer was better than this,” wrote one Rhode Islander on social media. “I can’t believe we’re literally distributing that disturbing thing.”

The story behind that profanity-laced pizza review video in Davis Square
Dragon Pizza in Somerville's Davis Square wanted no part of Dave Portnoy's “One Bite Pizza Reviews," and the owner made his feelings known.

Tom Brady (second from left) is often considered the greatest quarterback in NFL history alongside Joe Montana (third from left)

Joe Montana doesn’t believe that Tom Brady is the best quarterback in NFL history

Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana — largely considered the greatest QB in history before Brady’s ascension — tabbed another signal caller as the best football has seen. Can you guess who?

Pilgrim's Inn, in a 1793 building, sits on a rise in the village of Deer Isle.

This Maine inn ranked 4th-best bed and breakfast in the US, according to USA Today

Looking to get away at a bed and breakfast in New England? This Maine inn was ranked among the top 10 in the country for its “charm and heartfelt hospitality” by USA Today readers.

Lucy Liu and Jonny Lee Miller as Watson and Holmes in "Elementary."

MATTHEW GILBERT

If you like ‘Suits,’ then try these shows on for size

“Suits” has been a hit on Netflix with viewers hankering for shows tinged with escapism and warmth. Here are a half-dozen comparable shows that might scratch the same itch.

Opinion

Xolo Maridueña stars as a Mexican American superhero in the movie "Blue Beetle."

MARCELA GARCÍA

‘Blue Beetle’s’ Latino superpower

Although it has its share of Hispanic stereotypes, “Blue Beetle” also contains a meaningful layer that will resonate with some Latinos.

Enrique Pepén for City Council in District 5

We can’t miss you if you won’t go away

IDEAS | Jacqueline Grennon Brooks

Saying goodbye to ideas that no longer work

An epidemic of American gun violence viewed from abroad

News you can use

The Old Farmer’s Almanac is forecasting a snowy winter in New England
The forecast for a snowy winter is similar to the prediction offered by its rival publication, Farmers’ Almanac, which is also forecasting lots of wintry precipitation and snowstorms.

The Sumner Tunnel has finally reopened. Here’s what you need to know.
After a two-month closure that shut down a main route from Logan International Airport for critical repairs, the Sumner Tunnel reopened Friday.

Fun things to do Labor Day weekend in and around Boston
Classic suggestions for soaking up the last bits of summer in style.

More recent News

Lawrence schools trying to recover $2.7 million ‘frozen’ by online phishing scheme, officials say

The Lawrence Public Schools are working to recover $2.7 million in funds that were recently "frozen" when a staffer responded to a phishing email sent by scammers posing as a school district vendor, city officials said.

Already reeling, Brockton School Committee finds new $14 million deficit, as superintendent goes on extended medical leave

Mayor Robert Sullivan announced the Brockton School Committee recently uncovered an additional $14 million deficit in the fiscal year 2023 budget, an extraordinary revelation just days before the school year begins.

BC High renaming its original campus building in light of founder’s ties to slavery

BC High’s Board of Trustees voted in April 2022 to rededicate the building and also teach “the totality” of McElroy’s story, “recognizing both his great works and his faults,” which will be embedded in the school curriculum.

ANALYSIS | James Pindell

Why efforts to bar Trump from ballots using the 14th Amendment may backfire

The latest political question isn’t whether Donald Trump will win states like Michigan or New Hampshire in the 2024 general election, but whether he will be on the ballot in those states at all.

Ta’Kiya Young’s family urges officer’s arrest after video shows him killing the pregnant Black woman
Ta'Kiya Young, a 21-year-old from Columbus, was pronounced dead shortly after the Aug. 24 shooting outside a grocery store in the suburb of Blendon Township. Her unborn daughter did not survive.

Three factors at play in Tuesday’s R.I. congressional primary
The race to replace David Cicilline has involved questions of race and gender, progressive support, and one controversy after another.

Recommended reads

Trash is strewn in front of 5 Ashford Street on Aug. 31.

🎄🗑 A very merry Allston Christmas to all who celebrate

It’s an annual tradition of questionable hygiene, but one that is beloved by the city’s thrifty youngsters.

In Roxbury, historic duplex offers chance to amplify Boston’s slavery ties
Anyone unfamiliar with the history of 42-44 Shirley may grimace at the aging structure, but historians see the dilapidated house as a prime candidate for community investment.

Squint and you’ll see Quint: Ian Shaw channels his dad in the ‘Jaws’-inspired ‘The Shark Is Broken’
In the play he wrote based on a real-life episode during the filming of “Jaws,” Shaw portrays his father, actor Robert Shaw, who was unforgettable as the film’s grizzled shark hunter.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

A wish list for newly minted parents of teens
Here’s what I wish for me — and for all of us who are watching our little kids turn into bigger ones.

Culture & Lifestyle

A look at design through a feminist lens; a children’s tale by the booksellers at I AM Books; Salem Literary Festival opens this week

Jake Gyllenhaal (pictured) and Greta Caruso (”The Secret Society of Aunts & Uncles”) discuss their children’s book with illustrator Dan Santat virtually via Brookline Booksmith on Sept. 7.

Author readings around Boston Sept. 3-9

Lucy Liu and Jonny Lee Miller as Watson and Holmes in "Elementary."

If you like ‘Suits,’ then try these shows on for size

A crowd greets Little Amal on a visit to Staten Island.

Why is this 12-foot-tall puppet coming to Boston?

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

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

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

E.M. Forster's 1909 novella “The Machine Stops” envisions a future in which humanity has become comfortably ensconced underground and connected by holographic instant messaging systems.

IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY

In 1909, E.M. Forster foresaw the real threat from AI

Construction workers gather at a new home site at sunrise to beat daytime high temperatures on June 27 in Queen Creek, Ariz.

What you can do about climate change. Readers have suggestions.

The Boston City Council at a meeting in 2021.

Council allegations highlight need for anti-bullying rules

Barbie inhabits the bright, whimsical Barbieland before departing for the real world in "Barbie."

Carlo Ratti and Michael Baick

What do Barbie Land and Los Alamos have in common?

A screen showed former vice president Mike Pence and Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor, sparring over abortion policy during the first Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee on Aug. 23.

A troubling reality for the GOP: No middle ground on abortion

"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

State asks UMass Memorial to delay closure of Leominster hospital’s maternity unit

The hospital system has 10 days to respond to the state.

In daring, daylong rescue, crews reach stranded hikers on Mount Katahdin in Maine

First responders who joined the daring rescue of six hikers on Mount Katahdin in Maine last weekend had to contend with 30 m.ph. winds and plummeting temperatures during an operation that lasted 21 hours, according to a nonprofit rescue group that helped bring the trapped hikers to safety.

EEE found in Mass. for first time since 2020, just ahead of Labor Day weekend

Mosquito samples collected Wednesday in Douglas and Southbridge in Worcester County were confirmed to contain EEE by the State Public Health Laboratory, officials said Friday as the long weekend began.

Three factors at play in Tuesday’s R.I. congressional primary

The race to replace David Cicilline has involved questions of race and gender, progressive support, and one controversy after another.

Sports

Chuck Adamopoulos couldn't give up the game entirely when he retired as Central Catholic's football coach after 26 years.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Central Catholic football still benefitting from the knowledge of longtime coach Chuck Adamopoulos

Despite retiring following the 2022 season, he watched from the press box and utilized some of his extensive experience to help prepare the Raiders in a scrimmage against Mansfield.

(From left) Lysander Duffield, Kailas Ciatto, Ben Kasen and Pablo Tejador put in the mileage during a recent practice at Larz Anderson Park,. They will return to head up Brookline's defense of its Division 1 state title.

HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY NOTEBOOK

Brookline boys’ cross-country aims not only for a repeat Division 1 title but a bow on the national stage

"With this group, [nationals] is really something that’s attainable for us,” said Brookline boys' cross-country coach Mike Glennon, making the comparison to his 2007 state championship team.

Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki needed a wild card to get into the US Open after 3.5 years away from the game.

Caroline Wozniacki’s return from a 3-year retirement rolls on with win over American Jennifer Brady at the US Open

On the men's side, Americans Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, and Ben Shelton advanced to the round of 16, where Paul and Shelton will square off.

No additional time needed to make a call: Pitch clock to remain the same for postseason

Red Sox at Royals | 8:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 135: Red Sox at Royals lineups and notes

Bizarre 2022 makes Patriots’ future hard to figure, but here are some likely scenarios

Business

S&P 500 loses its sole black female CEO with Walgreens departure

The drugstore chain said Friday that Rosalind Brewer departed by mutual agreement, and the move took effect Thursday.

This Boston company is rethinking the way digital tickets are sold

True Tickets is helping event organizers keep better track of the identity of their ticket buyers and prevent scammers from selling fraudulent tickets.

RI FOOD & DINING

Giant ‘stuffies’ are part of a new R.I. tourism campaign. Locals aren’t the biggest fans.

Student loan payments are due again. Here are 5 things to know.

magazine

The New England Revolution’s B-team, known as Revolution II, during a game.

He's the youngest soccer player ever signed by the Revolution

How do you get people to leash their dogs in places where it’s required?

Smugglers dumped drugs off the coast. Struggling Maine fishermen saw a jackpot.

He was caught trying to scam a COVID fund. Then he vanished.

metro

The BLT Pizza is pictured at Dragon Pizza in Davis Square.

The story behind that profanity-laced pizza review video in Davis Square

Giant ‘stuffies’ are part of a new R.I. tourism campaign. Locals aren’t the biggest fans.

Jack Teixeira, Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top secret information, loses appeal of detention order

sports

Svi Mykhailiuk finished out the 2022-23 season with the Hornets.

Meet Svi Mykhailiuk, the latest addition to the Celtics’ roster and a sharpshooter from beyond the arc

Spain legal panel opens case against suspended soccer chief over World Cup kiss

Danielle Marmer, former Bruins staffer and Quinnipiac standout, named general manager of Boston’s new women’s hockey team

business

Lawsuits accuse Burger King, others of ads that misrepresent their foods

A cooler job market is just what we need

Some Medford students hacked CharlieCards. Then they told the MBTA how they did it.

politics

Proud Boys members including Zachary Rehl, left, Ethan Nordean, center, and Joseph Biggs, walk toward the US Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.

Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean gets 18 years in prison, tying for longest sentence in Jan. 6 attack

As Vivek Ramaswamy takes center stage, so do his views on racism

Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean gets 18 years in prison, tying for longest sentence in Jan. 6 attack

Nation

Members of the Lahaina Canoe Club held hands in prayer on Friday. Hawaii Governor Josh Green said his administration opened investigations into people who have allegedly made unsolicited offers for property in the burned Maui town of Lahaina.

Hawaii investigates unsolicited land offers as the state tries to keep Lahaina in local hands

Ta’Kiya Young’s family urges officer’s arrest after video shows him killing the pregnant Black woman

Biden wants an extra $4 billion for disaster relief, bringing the total request to $16 billion

World

A view of a torn campaign billboard of ousted Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba in Libreville, on Friday. Gabon's new strongman General Brice Oligui Nguema blasted corruption among state contractors in an address.

Gabon opposition leader alleges the ousted president’s family arranged the coup to retain power

India’s opposition parties team up to challenge Modi’s Hindu nationalist party in 2024 elections

Death toll from Johannesburg fire rises to 76 as city turns to tough job of identifying victims

opinion

Thumbnail for Breastfeeding While Black.

Breastfeeding While Black and Thriving

What you can do about climate change. Readers have suggestions.

Council allegations highlight need for anti-bullying rules

lifestyle

Resa Blatman's "Small Bat Portrait 1," 2008, from "Bats!," an upcoming multi-sensory exhibit at Peabody Essex Museum.

PEM turns cultural perceptions of bats upside down

His mother expects him to help with her farm property

A wish list for newly minted parents of teens

food & dining

From left: three roasted duck tacos, from dry rubbed, slow-roasted duck thighs, with tamarind glaze and cilantro; shaved sesame ribeye steak with kimchi; cauliflower with piquillo romesco sauce; and braised pork belly in a sweet chili glaze with pickled red onions.

Beach culture is on the menu at Brookline’s new bartaco location

Somerville’s Cantina La Mexicana is closing; Blue Ribbon Brasserie prepares for a fall opening

‘Our love letter to Mexico’: New restaurant on Providence’s Federal Hill pays homage to traditional cuisine

travel

A giant stuffie part of Rhode Island's new tourism campaign. The stuffed clams will head to airports all over the country.

Giant ‘stuffies’ are part of a new R.I. tourism campaign. Locals aren’t the biggest fans.

This Maine inn ranked 4th-best bed and breakfast in the US, according to USA Today

King Richard’s Faire, Italian heritage tours, and a spacious travel bag

Arts

Alexis Rockman, "Oceanus," 2022. Oil and cold wax on Dibond on aluminum substrate.

At Mystic Seaport Museum, Alexis Rockman’s massive ‘Oceanus’ is a monument to the sea

Cartoonist Barbara Shermund makes a comeback

At Peabody Essex Museum, Gio Swaby’s virtuosic portraits of Black women in thread and fabric

Books

Butcher or baronet?

Author readings around Boston Sept. 3-9

Did Orwell’s wife write herself out of history?

Movies

From left: Scott Johnson and Steve Johnson (with the camcorder) from "Never Let Him Go." The image is reflecting off the glass of the John Hancock Tower.

True-crime docuseries ‘Never Let Him Go’ chronicles Cambridge man’s quest for justice

Summer movies postmortem: Our critic on 4-star favorites, forgettable flops, and films he wished he’d reviewed

Taylor Swift is bringing The Eras Tour movie to theaters

Television

Tom Selleck in "Blue Bloods."

‘Blue Bloods’ mines the past to ride out the present

If you like ‘Suits,’ then try these shows on for size

A couple of picks from the AMC series popping up on Max

music

(L to R) Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, A.J. McLean, Howie Dorough, and Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys at the 28th Annual American Music Awards on Jan. 8, 2001, in Los Angeles, CA, where they won the award for Favorite Rock Band. Singer Nick Carter is facing two civil lawsuits in Nevada alleging two separate sexual assaults dating back to the early 2000s.

Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys facing civil lawsuits in Vegas alleging sexual assault decades ago

After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reform has been slow across the US

Zelda soundtrack as legendary as the game itself

Theater/Dance

Ian Shaw bears a striking resemblance to his late father, Robert Shaw (pictured on the magazine cover).

Squint and you’ll see Quint: Ian Shaw channels his dad in the ‘Jaws’-inspired ‘The Shark Is Broken’

In the Huntington’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ antisemitism strikes at a Jewish family’s idea of home

Why is this 12-foot-tall puppet coming to Boston?

Health

Research nurse Sarah French checks on Rodolfo Almeida of Providence at The Miriam Hospital's new Stephen and Diana Lewinstein Center for Innovative Cancer Research, a clinical area where patients receive investigational cancer treatments.

Changing the landscape of cancer care in R.I.: Lifespan, Brown to seek NCI designation

To better understand alcohol addiction, new research is turning to fruit flies

Stanford president to resign after investigation finds he failed to ‘decisively and forthrightly’ correct research

Obituaries

Gil Brandt was the player personnel director for the Dallas Cowboys for 29 years.

Gil Brandt, one of the builders of the Dallas Cowboys into ‘America’s Team,’ dies at 91

Tina Howe, playwright best known for ‘Coastal Disturbances,’ dies at 85

Nicholas Hitchon, 65, who aged 7 years at a time in the ‘Up’ documentaries