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Brigham and Women's Hospital said it first suspended Dr. Derrick Todd, then later terminated him.

Doctor faces allegations of inappropriate pelvic and breast exams

Brigham and Women’s Hospital said it began an investigation of Dr. Derrick Todd, a rheumatologist. He left the hospital in July and has since agreed to stop practicing medicine.

Thirty-five years ago, Karen Allen fell in love with the Berkshires. Today, it’s her creative haven.
Starring now in Shakespeare & Company's "Lunar Eclipse" in Lenox, the actress also teaches, directs, knits, and owns a store.

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More than half of Mass. third-graders can’t read proficiently. The state is failing its neediest learners.

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet here, in the birthplace of public education, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

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Students at Donovan Elementary improve their reading skills by using phonemic awareness exercises

Kids at Donovan Elementary learn to read using phonemic awareness exercises. (Randy Vazquez/ Globe Staff) ( Randy Vazquez )

The pair of office buildings at 33-41 West St. recently sold for just a quarter of what they fetched seven years ago.

From $16 million to $4.1 million: What a downtown office building sale signals about Boston’s real estate market

The sale could be a warning of the possible distress facing much of the city’s older office stock.

Federal officials question Mass. oversight of special education

The review comes after parents, teachers, and advocacy groups accused the state of not fulfilling its supervisory role.

Donald Trump may visit the Capitol to address Republicans as they pick a new speaker, AP sources say

One ally of the former president, Texas Representative Troy Nehls, said Thursday night that Trump would not come to the Capitol and instead would endorse Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, the pugnacious House Judiciary Committee chairman and longtime Trump defender.

Analysis: Stop saying no Republican can effectively serve as House speaker. There are two obvious paths.

Lesley University is laying off faculty members amid budget crunch

The changes are driven by the school's effort "to operate as one university with a sharp focus on our strengths and the needs of the marketplace,” university president Janet Steinmayer said.

Judicial inquest clears Cambridge police officer in fatal shooting of 20-year-old college student
The shooting of a 20-year-old Sayed Arif Faisal by a Cambridge police officer in January was “justified and does not constitute a criminal act,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced Thursday.

Amid lawsuit, state treasurer sets November hearing for suspended cannabis regulator

Shannon O'Brien, who was suspended from her role as the state's top cannabis regulator, said Thursday she is dropping her request for preliminary injunction after the state treasurer's office agreed to grant her a hearing on Nov. 7.

Bodies of two divers in their 70s who drowned recovered at beach in Rockport

The victims were identified as Alan De Oliveira Leao, 75, of Pepperell and Richard Brady, 78, of Hampton, N.H., law enforcement officials said Thursday night.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the crowd at the Stephen A. Ogden Jr. Memorial Lecture of International Affairs at the Pizzitola Sports Center at Brown University in Providence, R.I.

At Brown University, New Zealand’s Ardern details how she handled gun control and the pandemic

Ardern, who resigned in January, also offers advice from Drake and an update on a species of flightless parrots.

Paul Pierce pumped up the TD Garden crowd before Game 7 of the Eastern finals against the Heat last May.

Paul Pierce shows up at Celtics practice, and he intends to be a presence around the team this year

The Hall of Famer recalled when legends like Bill Russell and John Havlicek visited with his teams. "I think it kind of continues the brotherhood," said Pierce.

Chris Freeman, left, executive director of The Parlor Room, a local nonprofit music venue that is purchasing longtime Northampton music venue Iron Horse Music Hall, talks with Parlor Room staffers (from left) sound engineer Jared Libby, development and marketing director Em Ayres, staffer Kathleen Page, and Clara Stokes, the talent coordinator who is also a senior at Smith College.

Nonprofit buying Iron Horse Music Hall — once the beating heart of Northampton’s live-music scene

The Parlor Room is set to purchase the club, a deal that could usher in a new chapter for the city’s musical life.

Opinion

Former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador Nikki Haley spoke during the second Republican presidential primary debate at the Reagan Presidential Library in California on Sept. 27.

GOP presidential campaign in New Hampshire shows signs of life

Nikki Haley has overtaken Ron DeSantis in the race for second place in the Republican presidential nomination.

No good news about how the media covers Black people and their communities

Democrats won’t miss Kevin McCarthy. Probably.

IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?

Banned Books Week: ‘Between the World and Me’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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

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.

10 restaurants that capture the spirit of Hispanic Heritage Month

More recent News

State launches new respiratory illness dashboard to track COVID-19, flu, and RSV
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health launched Thursday several trend-tracking dashboards to monitor cases of COVID, the flu, and RSV in the state.

St. Mary’s Lynn sets $2 million fundraising record, honors philanthropist Peter Lynch, Connell family
Peter Lynch, the legendary Fidelity money manager, received the William F. Connell Award for his long support of Catholic education. The Connell family received the Cardinal Cushing Award at a reception that raised a record $2 million for the school.

Two men charged with murder in death of pregnant woman’s baby in Holyoke
A woman struck by a stray bullet while she was riding a public bus Wednesday was eight months pregnant, a prosecutor said in court.

Dick Butkus, legendary Chicago Bears middle linebacker, has died
The ferocious defender is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and his No. 51 jersey is retired by the Bears.

Trump ‘temporarily’ drops lawsuit against former lawyer-turned-witness Michael Cohen
Former president Donald Trump has dropped his $500 million lawsuit against Michael Cohen, his former lawyer and fixer who is now a key witness in a criminal case against him.

House unveils revised gun control bill, plans to move forward without Senate consensus
The original bill was filed in June, sparking loud pushback from gun groups and a protest from Senate Democrats, who fought with the House over which committee should hold a public hearing on the bill.

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A new report identified these 20 top frequent flyers out of Hanscom Field, accounting for 10 percent of all private jet activity at the airport, and 14 percent of its private jet emissions.

Billionaires are responsible for large amounts of climate pollution from Hanscom, a new report finds

Humanoid robots may finally be coming to the business world — starting in warehouses
Until now, the cost and technical challenges of building humanlike robots have precluded their use in business. But a new wave of robot makers say they’ve created humanoid machines that are ready to get to work.

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Mystery solved: Cambridge officials reveal identity of Fresh Pond’s so-called ‘Loch Fresh Monster’
Some visitors to Fresh Pond in Cambridge claim to have spotted a mysterious creature out in the water, which they’ve dubbed the “Loch Fresh Monster.” But Cambridge officials say they can explain what it is.

Culture & Lifestyle

It’s Banned Books Week. Now what?

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’

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

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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

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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

Representative Kevin McCarthy spoke in the Rayburn Room at the Capitol after he was ousted as speaker of the House, in Washington, Oct. 3, 2023.

Democrats won’t miss Kevin McCarthy. Probably.

A dog named Ducky demonstrated FluentPet's communication buttons during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the CES tech show in January.

IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?

President Biden welcomed Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House Sept. 21.

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

An Alberta, Canada, Department of Public Health venereal disease poster from 1925.

IDEAS | ANNE ZINK

Syphilis, the ‘Great Pretender,’ is back

Residents fled their homes to escape clashes between armed gangs in the Carrefour-Feuilles district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Aug. 15.

Giving Haiti a fighting chance

A dog named Ducky demonstrated FluentPet's communication buttons during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the CES tech show in January.

IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?

Metro

St. Mary’s Lynn sets $2 million fundraising record, honors philanthropist Peter Lynch, Connell family

Peter Lynch, the legendary Fidelity money manager, received the William F. Connell Award for his long support of Catholic education. The Connell family received the Cardinal Cushing Award at a reception that raised a record $2 million for the school.

Lesley University is laying off faculty members amid budget crunch

The changes are driven by the school's effort "to operate as one university with a sharp focus on our strengths and the needs of the marketplace,” university president Janet Steinmayer said.

At Brown University, New Zealand’s Ardern details how she handled gun control and the pandemic

Ardern, who resigned in January, also offers advice from Drake and an update on a species of flightless parrots.

Judicial inquest clears Cambridge police officer in fatal shooting of 20-year-old college student

The shooting of a 20-year-old Sayed Arif Faisal by a Cambridge police officer in January was “justified and does not constitute a criminal act,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced Thursday.

Sports

Justin Fields matched his career high for passing touchdowns in a game by throwing four Thursday against the Bears.

Justin Fields, DJ Moore overwhelm Commanders, help mourning Bears snap 14-game losing streak

The quarterback-wide receiver duo was too much for Washington, which drew boos from a sellout home crowd.

The Rangers' Jimmy Vesey, by way of Charlestown and North Reading, drops the gloves against Weymouth native Charlie Coyle during their preseason game Thursday.

Matthew Poitras has ‘earned the right to stick around for a while,’ says Bruins coach Jim Montgomery

The 19-year-old center ended the preseason with the team lead in goals and points after netting the winner over the Rangers on Thursday.

Norwood quarterback Matty Mahoney (left) celebrates his fourth-quarter touchdown with airborne teammate Brian Dearborn, which pulled the Mustangs within 24-19 in Thursday night's thrilling 25-24 victory over visiting Holliston.

HS football | Norwood 25, Holliston 24

Matty Mahoney (4 TDs), Norwood stage a heroic comeback in a Tri-Valley League thriller over Holliston

The senior quarterback led the Mustangs to a thrilling 25-24 victory over visiting Holliston, running for 221 yards, and scoring four touchdowns, including the winning 5-yard keeper with 22 seconds remaining

Bob Melvin confirms he’ll be back as Padres manager in 2024

Dick Butkus, legendary Chicago Bears middle linebacker, has died

The Patriots are looking to J.C. Jackson and others to help out shorthanded defense

Business

Economic spotlight turns to US jobs data as markets are roiled by high rates and uncertainties

Job growth in the United States has remained resilient for the past 2 1/2 years even after high inflation flared and the Federal Reserve jacked up interest rates at the fastest pace in four decades.

Trump’s penthouse value estimate boosted by millions due to his fame, execs testify in fraud trial

Another $100 million hike in the estimate was based on a single email from a real estate broker, who hadn’t commissioned an appraisal, didn’t inspect the triplex, and was told it was three times its actual size.

Jobless claims stay low in latest report

Biden memo directs US agencies to restore ‘healthy and abundant’ salmon runs in the Northwest

magazine

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

Mass. schools are among the best. Except for financial literacy.

metro

Brigham and Women's Hospital said it first suspended Dr. Derrick Todd, then later terminated him.

Doctor faces allegations of inappropriate pelvic and breast exams

Multimillion dollar voluntary payment deals with Providence universities approved by City Council

Bodies of two divers in their 70s who drowned recovered at beach in Rockport

sports

Danton Heinen (43) is a known quantity to Bruins coach Jim Montgomery, and chances are the forward ends up in AHL Providence if he doesn't make the Boston roster.

Is Danton Heinen’s roster spot with the Bruins safe after being left out of the final preseason game?

Mets GM Billy Eppler, superseded by David Stearns, quits to offer new boss ‘clean slate’

Is this the week the Patriots finally get off to a fast start?

business

On Thursday, in one of the deadliest attacks on Ukrainian civilians since Russia began its war, a Russian missile struck a village in Hroza, Ukraine, killing at least 51 people. Mourners were left waiting to hear the fate of a loved one in the aftermath of the attack.

Russian strike on village kills 51, Ukrainian officials say, as Zelensky seeks more Western support

China’s EV threat: a carmaker that loses $35,000 a car

Mortgage rates reach highs last seen in 2000

politics

Former president Donald Trump.

Donald Trump may visit the Capitol to address Republicans as they pick a new speaker, AP sources say

Opposition to Ukraine aid becomes a litmus test for the right

President Biden praises Dianne Feinstein as defender of American values at San Francisco memorial

Nation

Under Colorado law, green burials are legal but state code requires that any body not buried within 24 hours must be properly refrigerated.

Colorado funeral home with ‘green’ burials under investigation after improperly stored bodies found

Michigan judge to decide whether to drop charges against 2 accused in false elector scheme

Trump ‘temporarily’ drops lawsuit against former lawyer-turned-witness Michael Cohen

World

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen arrives at the Europe Summit in Granada, Spain, on Oct. 5.

EU summit to look at changes the bloc needs to make to welcome Ukraine, others as new members

Flash floods kill at least 31 in northeastern India and leave nearly 100 missing

Drone attack kills 80 and wounds 240 at a packed Syrian military graduation ceremony, official says

opinion

Residents fled their homes to escape clashes between armed gangs in the Carrefour-Feuilles district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Aug. 15.

Giving Haiti a fighting chance

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

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

lifestyle

Turns out, there’s an age gap

Monday is Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Boston. Here’s how to celebrate it.

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food & dining

A lychee martini at Hanami Sushi Bar and Grill in Belmont.

At Belmont’s new Hanami, a sprawling menu of sushi and small plates

Eastern Standard to reopen next week in new location

Fall food guide: 12 often overlooked best places to eat and drink in Rhode Island this fall

travel

People wait in line outside the Los Angeles Passport Agency at the Federal Building in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.

Passport wait times are getting shorter

Artsy views from Boston to Brattleboro, plus the bottom line on comfortable seating

Author Caroline Kepnes on pillowcases, peppermint patties, and the passenger from hell

Arts

Isaac Scott, "Rua Do Poço Dos Negros," 2023.

Preserving Portuguese history and culture in ‘Mouros’

In Renaissance Italy, women artists quietly persisted

When seeing is believing meets believing as seeing

Books

James Frankie Thomas is the author of 'Idlewild,' a coming-of-age new novel set at a Quaker school.

James Frankie Thomas writes a queer ‘elegy to a bygone era of the internet’ in ‘Idlewild’

Watertown Zine Fest celebrates marginalized voices through DIY publishing; new poetry anthology commemorates demolition of Salem power plant; Brattleboro Literary Festival opens on Friday

Author readings around Boston Oct. 8-14

Movies

Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre and Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in "Maestro."

Bradley Cooper plays Bernstein, Almodóvar unveils a queer cowboy movie, and more from the New York Film Festival

‘The Exorcist: Believer’: No sympathy for the devil

‘Joan Baez I Am a Noise’ is a ‘visual memoir’ of a monumental voice in music

Television

Lolly Adefope, left, and Aidy Bryant in "Shrill."

On TV, duos are dynamic

‘Tiger King’ animal trainer ‘Doc’ Antle gets suspended sentence for wildlife trafficking in Virginia

Patrick Stewart memoir recalls ‘Next Generation’ dust-up

music

Chris Freeman, left, executive director of The Parlor Room, a local nonprofit music venue that is purchasing longtime Northampton music venue Iron Horse Music Hall, talks with Parlor Room staffers (from left) sound engineer Jared Libby, development and marketing director Em Ayres, staffer Kathleen Page, and Clara Stokes, the talent coordinator who is also a senior at Smith College.

Nonprofit buying Iron Horse Music Hall — once the beating heart of Northampton’s live-music scene

Former Globe rock writers Steve Morse and Jim Sullivan inducted into N.E. Music Hall of Fame

‘I’ve always wanted to bring people together,’ says Handel and Haydn Society’s new director

Theater/Dance

Eddie Shields and Helen Hy-Yuen Swanson in "Angels in America, Part 2," at Central Square Theater.

Again taking wing over Cambridge

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

Spiro Veloudos, larger-than-life force in Boston theater, dies at 71

Health

A CVS pharmacist administers vaccinations for COVID-19 and seasonal flu to Angie Chandler at a store in Orlando, Fla. on Friday, Sept. 15.

Latest COVID vaccine rollout facing canceled appointments, pricey insurance bills

In its first year, calls to 988 Lifeline increase 50 percent in Rhode Island

Dana-Farber deal highlights a surprising trend: New cancer centers are in vogue

Obituaries

Dick Butkus (51) of the Chicago Bears zeroed in on Willie Crenshaw (33) of the St. Louis Cardinals during a game in 1969.

Dick Butkus, legendary Chicago Bears middle linebacker, has died

Joe Christopher, an original Met who was Amazin’ in ’64, dies at 88

James Jorden, creator of an essential opera blog, dies at 69