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‘Multiple casualties’ in Lewiston, Maine, shootings, authorities say in late-night presser

Lewiston police identified Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin, as a “person of interest” who should be considered “armed and dangerous,” according to a statement issued by the department.

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People try to connect with loved ones after mass shooting that killed at least 16 people in Maine.

People waited to hear news about loved ones at a reunification center following a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. ( Randy Vazquez )

Live Updates

‘Tick tock’: Now that the House has a speaker, Congress has a big to-do list and not much time to act

Lawmakers face a federal government shutdown deadline on Nov. 17 and a White House call for more than $160 billion for immediate national security and domestic priorities.

Mike Johnson is the new House speaker, but the ally of Donald Trump faces same GOP challenges ahead

Who is Mike Johnson? New House speaker is a strong Trump ally and a quiet force among Republicans.

Advocates call for answers over Boston police internal affairs investigation
Police reform advocates on Wednesday called on Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox to be more forthcoming about his handling of an internal affairs investigation of a police captain.

Details revealed from unsealed court docs in Lindsay Clancy case
Newly unsealed court documents this week provided a stark look at the physical and electronic evidence in the case against Lindsay Clancy, the 33-year-old Duxbury woman charged with murdering her three small children in January.

Judge rules against BC swimmers and divers seeking anonymity in hazing case

“The plaintiffs have failed to offer any evidence that their conditions or harms will worsen as a result of the disclosure of their names,” said the judge.

Boston City Council approves resolution to rename Faneuil Hall
The body voted 10-3 in favor of renaming the popular tourist destination.

Autoworkers reach a deal with Ford, a breakthrough toward ending strikes against Detroit automakers

The United Auto Workers union said Wednesday it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford that could be a breakthrough toward ending the nearly 6-week-old strikes against Detroit automakers.

An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from southern Israel towards the Gaza Strip, in a position near the Israel-Gaza border, on Oct. 25.

Israeli troops carry out hourslong ground raid into Gaza ahead of expected wider incursion

The raid came after the UN warned it is on the verge of running out of fuel in the Gaza Strip, forcing it to sharply curtail relief efforts in the territory, which has also been under a complete siege since Hamas' bloody rampage across southern Israel ignited the war earlier this month.

Hundreds rally for Palestinians at demonstration in Copley Square
Hundreds rallied in support of Palestinians in Copley Square Wednesday evening, marking the second time since Sunday that demonstrators gathered in the heart of downtown Boston.

Students at several Mass. colleges staging protests against Israel’s attacks on Gaza

‘All it takes is one airstrike to miss its target’: Medway family in Gaza fears anticipated ground invasion
Abood Okal, in an audio message recorded Wednesday morning and shared with the Globe, was worried for his family’s safety amid word of a larger offensive by Israel’s armed forces. They and other Americans are still waiting to leave Gaza.

Gary Washburn | CELTICS 108, KNICKS 104

It’s just one game, but it’s already obvious Kristaps Porzingis can make a difference for the Celtics
Porzingis’s first game as a Celtic, a season-opening win over the Knicks, was wildly successful.

Kristaps Porzingis makes historic debut as Celtics down Knicks in season opener

Boston City Council passes ordinance making it easier for police to clear tents at Mass. and Cass
The Boston City Council on Wednesday voted to make it easier for police to clear tent encampments from streets and sidewalks, the city’s latest effort to address dangerous conditions and a humanitarian crisis near Mass. and Cass.

Mary Logue, 90, surrounded by her four of her six grandkids — Brendan (top left), Amanda (top right), Catherine (bottom left), James (bottom right) — on the front stoop of the Dartmouth Street house.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

One house, one family, and the fading dream of homeownership

Within 100 years, a Watertown family has watched the seams of the American Dream coming apart — one stitch, one generation at a time.

Tell us your family’s Greater Boston homeownership story

Explore the project

The Diamondbacks squeezed into the playoffs as the final NL wild card with just 84 wins.

Your guide to the 2023 World Series, featuring an improbable Rangers-Diamondbacks matchup

For just the third time, two wild-card teams will meet in the World Series, which begins Friday in Arlington, Texas.

The Downtown Crossing area of Boston.

A $2 million effort to ‘level up’ Downtown Boston

The initiative aims to recalibrate downtown, and the the business improvement district’s work within it, to a post-pandemic reality.

Bill Burr in a scene from "Old Dads."

Bill Burr’s controversial movie ‘Old Dads’ opens at No. 1 on Netflix’s charts

The Canton comic’s directorial debut is drawing ire from critics but praise from fans.

Opinion

The Appeals Court ruled earlier this month that warrantless cellphone app recordings by a Boston police officer were “unlawful interceptions” that would be “excluded from evidence.”

State, Boston police caught using high-tech surveillance gadgetry without a warrant

The days of old style “bugs” and body wires may be gone, but a civil liberties nightmare lives on.

IDEAS | JOY BUOLAMWINI

How I accidentally became a fierce critic of AI

IDEAS | JASON PACK

Qatar is the key to peace in postwar Gaza

Other Trump lawyers flipped. John Eastman won’t, his attorney says.

What do single mothers really need? Hint: It isn’t marriage.

More recent News

Murder warrant issued for Gardner man wanted in wife’s slaying; search for suspect in woods suspended
The search for Aaron Pennington, wanted on a murder warrant in the killing of his wife, was suspended late Wednesday afternoon. It will not resume Thursday unless investigators find new information, State Police said.

Trump is fined $10,000 over a comment he made outside court in his New York civil fraud trial
The fine came after former president Donald Trump was called to the witness stand to explain his comment outside the courtroom about “a person who’s very partisan sitting alongside” the judge in the case, Judge Arthur Engoron.

TELEVISION

Tom Bergeron details ‘betrayal’ that led to ‘Dancing with the Stars’ departure
In a new podcast, the Haverhill native opens up about his exit from the show.

Providence officer acquitted of assault given ‘last chance’ after falling asleep on job
Officer Jeann Lugo’s six-month agreement would allow the city to circumvent the controversial Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights if he gets in trouble again.

Are Toucher and Rich on 98.5 The Sports Hub breaking up?
Co-host Fred Toucher recently signed a multiyear contract extension but longtime co-host Rich Shertenlieb has not.

N.H. Democrats plan write-in effort to give Biden a primary win, with his name not appearing on the ballot
New Hampshire Democrats involved in the write-in effort said they would launch the grassroots campaign in the next few days.

Recommended reads

Somerville artist Andrew Carr worked in his studio to carve the death’s head piece on a replica of one of two historic gravestones that went missing in a Salem cemetery in 2010.

Stone-carved graves are going extinct. A Somerville artist is bringing them back to life.

A Salem-born artist is working to bring two stolen Salem gravestones back from the dead by carving replicas by hand, and hoping to revive a New England art form in the process.

Institute of Contemporary Art director Jill Medvedow to retire
The museum’s longtime leader will step down at the end of 2024.

Biogen, Eli Lilly present new clinical data in race to field Alzheimer’s treatments
Cambridge-based Biogen is vying with the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly for leadership in the emerging multibillion-dollar market for Alzheimer’s therapies.

Globe Magazine

One family scammed the lottery for $20 million. Then their luck ran out.
A Watertown father and sons cashed more than 14,000 winning tickets, but something just didn’t add up. Inside the largest lottery scheme in Massachusetts history.

Culture & Lifestyle

David C. Howse, executive director of ArtsEmerson and vice president of Emerson College’s Office of the Arts, is leaving the school to become president of the California College of the Arts.

David C. Howse is leaving ArtsEmerson for presidency of California college

Bill Burr in a scene from "Old Dads."

Bill Burr’s controversial movie ‘Old Dads’ opens at No. 1 on Netflix’s charts

Institute of Contemporary Art Boston director Jill Medvedow in front of United States' pavilion at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice in April 2022.

Institute of Contemporary Art director Jill Medvedow to retire

Cartoonist and author Roz Chast and her new book, “I Must Be Dreaming.”

Roz Chast draws on eggs with melted wax

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

Creating things in the OctoStudio app from the MIT Media Lab involves graphical coding blocks.

IDEAS | MITCHEL RESNICK

Transforming screen time: Kids can use smartphones to enhance their creativity

Muslim community members mourned Wadea Al-Fayoume at his grave in La Grange Park, Ill., Oct. 16, 2023. A Palestinian American woman seriously injured in a suspected hate crime that left her 6-year-old son dead in a suburb of Chicago is asking the public to “pray for peace” as she recuperates from her injuries.

Passionate debate over the Israel-Hamas war is fine. Violence is not.

A police officer stood next to a victim of Russian missile strikes on a mail depot in the village of Korotych, Kharkiv region, on Oct. 21. The strikes killed at least six people.

IDEAS | Boštjan Videmšek

‘If we stop fighting, we, Ukrainians, will be gone.’

Say it again, Supremes: Forced union dues in government are illegal

This aerial view shows demonstrators unfurling a giant banner against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a rally against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul plan near Azrieli Mall in Tel Aviv on Sept. 23, 2023.

Israel must maintain its democracy despite war with Hamas

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

Inside the movement to legalize magic mushrooms in Massachusetts

A growing number of recreational users of psilocybin mushrooms in New England are attempting to turn their passion for the fungi into a broader movement, while campaigning for local measures that would legalize the use and cultivation of the plants.

Ghost stories — and unearthly encounters — feed curious guests at this Chepachet, R.I., tavern

Locals refer to it with an old name — the Stagecoach Tavern — but Tavern on Main’s kitschy decor and rebellious past makes it the perfect place for dinner and spirits.

RI REPORT + RI PBS

Podcast: Folk singer Chance Emerson on building his music career in New England

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, folk-rock singer and songwriter Chance Emerson talks about Providence’s music scene, his latest album, and juggling fame and college.

United Way of Massachusetts Bay to give $56 million to 124 Mass. nonprofits

Through its newly adopted framework, the nonprofit is providing more than $56 millioncq to 124cq local organizations in 12cq cities through 2030

Sports

At the end of the season, Red Sox president Sam Kennedy said, “If you want to run a baseball organization, this is where you want to be,” but many experienced executives disagreed.

Christopher L. Gasper

The Red Sox needed someone with more experience than Chaim Bloom, and in Craig Breslow they ended up with someone with less

Boston is a brutal place for on-the-job training. The learning curve can be as steep as the Monster Seats.

The Diamondbacks squeezed into the playoffs as the final NL wild card with just 84 wins.

Your guide to the 2023 World Series, featuring an improbable Rangers-Diamondbacks matchup

For just the third time, two wild-card teams will meet in the World Series, which begins Friday in Arlington, Texas.

Kristaps Porzingis shot a 3-pointer over Knicks center Mitchell Robinson in the first quarter Wednesday.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

It’s just one game, but it’s already obvious Kristaps Porzingis can make a difference for the Celtics

Porzingis’s first game as a Celtic, a season-opening win over the Knicks, was wildly successful.

CELTICS 108, KNICKS 104

Kristaps Porzingis makes historic debut, comes up big late as Celtics down Knicks in season opener

Max Scherzer has cut on thumb but expects to able to pitch for Rangers in World Series

Rangers’ Nate Eovaldi, Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen slated to start Game 1 of World Series

Business

RI REPORT + RI PBS

Podcast: Folk singer Chance Emerson on building his music career in New England

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, folk-rock singer and songwriter Chance Emerson talks about Providence’s music scene, his latest album, and juggling fame and college.

Strong US economic growth for last quarter likely reflected consumers’ resistance to Fed rate hikes

The government is expected to report stellar growth for the US economy during the July-September quarter, highlighting the durability of consumer and business spending despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool the expansion with high interest rates.

Autoworkers reach a deal with Ford, a breakthrough toward ending strikes against Detroit automakers

Trump is fined $10,000 over a comment he made outside court in his New York civil fraud trial

magazine

I am enjoying my current flings, but wonder about a real relationship

Abby Chin and Mike Gorman

Mike Gorman, the legendary voice of the Celtics. And my dear friend.

Smashed Potatoes With Chili-Lemon Vinaigrette

Skip the mashing and try smashing for a standout potato side dish

Join the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston for a program Tuesday.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 23 - Oct. 29

metro

Republican Gerry W. Leonard Jr. in his 1983 North Kingstown High School yearbook, left, and Democrat Gabe Amo in his 2005 Moses Brown School yearbook.

Portraits of the R.I. congressional candidates as young men

Authorities identify person of interest in Lewiston, Maine, shootings. Follow live updates.

At least 16 killed in shootings in Lewiston, Maine. ‘Person of Interest’ identified, police say.

sports

The Diamondbacks and Rangers will meet in the World Series beginning Friday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas..

Diamondbacks fought through tough times, on and off the field, to make it to World Series

Former NFL player Sergio Brown, charged with killing his mother, has been denied release

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy in concussion protocol

business

JetBlue announced this week that it will begin flights to Dublin in March and Paris from Logan Airport in April.

JetBlue to fly from Boston to Dublin and Paris

Strongest US economic growth since 2021 puts Fed in tough spot

A $2 million effort to ‘level up’ Downtown Boston

politics

The US has been disappointed with China over its support for Russia in the war against Ukraine and its relative silence on the Middle East.

As world roils, US and China seek to ease strained ties and prepare for possible Biden-Xi summit

Mike Johnson is the new House speaker, but the ally of Donald Trump faces same GOP challenges ahead

New US House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one

Nation

An NYPD patrol car is parked outside a synagogue on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, on Oct. 7.

An increase in harassment against Jewish and Muslim Americans has been reported since Hamas attacks

Biden, shifting tone, stresses need for Palestinian state after war

Trump ordered to pay $10,000 in new punishment for breaking gag order

World

An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from southern Israel towards the Gaza Strip, in a position near the Israel-Gaza border, on Oct. 25.

Israeli troops carry out hourslong ground raid into Gaza ahead of expected wider incursion

American man indicted on murder charges over an attack on 2 US tourists near a German castle

Australian police charge 7 with laundering hundreds of millions for Chinese crime syndicate

opinion

This aerial view shows demonstrators unfurling a giant banner against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a rally against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul plan near Azrieli Mall in Tel Aviv on Sept. 23, 2023.

Israel must maintain its democracy despite war with Hamas

Say it again, Supremes: Forced union dues in government are illegal

‘If we stop fighting, we, Ukrainians, will be gone.’

lifestyle

For frights and delights this Halloween, look no further than Salem. Pictured, a reveler on Halloween in Salem 2021.

Your ultimate guide to Halloween Week in Salem: from tricks to treats

I think I want a postnuptial agreement

These founders couldn’t find Boston nightlife for queer people of color — so they created their own

food & dining

Starting Wednesday and running through Sunday, the Hyde Park brewery's "ContigoFest" will feature salsa dancing, live performances from local musicians, and the launch of a new members-only beer series.

Hyde Park’s Roundhead Brewing is turning 1 and ready to party

In Rhode Island, a hunt is on to understand the decline of the state’s iconic quahog clam

Mothership plans to touch down near Alewife; pastrami comes to the Fenway

travel

Jetblue said Wednesday it will operate daily flights from Boston to Dublin from March through September and from Boston to Paris in April.

JetBlue announces new routes from Boston to Dublin and Paris

Mayor says West Maui to reopen to tourism on Nov. 1 after fire and workers are ready to return

In New England, ‘human trafficking is definitely a problem,’ says head of federal initiative combating it

Arts

Institute of Contemporary Art Boston director Jill Medvedow in front of United States' pavilion at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice in April 2022.

Institute of Contemporary Art director Jill Medvedow to retire

The joys of juxtaposition

At the Museum of Printing, ‘We’re trying to save the past for the future’

Books

Children read books at a Scholastic Book Fair. Scholastic has come under fire recently for segregating certain books in an effort to navigate book-banning legislation.

Scholastic apologizes, will discontinue its separate diversity catalog after facing criticism

Hilary Mantel’s wit and critical eye live on ‘A Memoir of My Former Self,’ a new posthumous collection of nonfiction

The awe of horror; or how I learned to stop worrying and love the rep

Movies

Mr. Roundtree, in 2019.

Richard Roundtree, star of ‘Shaft,’ dies at 81

A tribute to cinema’s bad mother-shut-your-mouth

‘Anatomy of a Fall’: a murder mystery that casts shadows of doubt

Television

Lily Gladstone (second from left, with, from left, JaNae Collins, Cara Jade Myers, and Jillian Dion) may well be in Oscar voters’ sights for her work in "Killers of the Flower Moon."

Seeing Lily Gladstone beyond ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

Tom Bergeron details ‘betrayal’ that led to ‘Dancing with the Stars’ departure

In season 3, ‘Upload’ errors include unnecessary twists, turns

music

Chance Emerson is a Brown University senior and independent musician.

Podcast: Folk singer Chance Emerson on building his music career in New England

All signs point to Reneé Rapp being just fine with Boston

Andris Nelsons reflects on recorded Shostakovich symphonies and their meaning in this moment

Theater/Dance

Davron S. Monroe as Sweeney Todd, with Tim Lawton, Ethan DePuy, and Alexander Lyons.

An unflinching ‘Sweeney Todd’ at Moonbox

David C. Howse is leaving ArtsEmerson for presidency of California college

On TikTok, a Jamaica Plain mom dances through life

Health

Signs posted in the windows of Rhode Island Hospital in Providence serve as a send-off to the military medical team that helped the hospital through some of the pandemic’s darkest days. (Bill Murphy/Lifespan)

Lifespan, largest hospital owner in R.I., could change name in expanded partnership with Brown University

CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors

Neil Steinberg, former CEO of Rhode Island Foundation, to chair R.I.’s new life sciences agency

Obituaries

Mr. Roundtree, in 2019.

Richard Roundtree, star of ‘Shaft,’ dies at 81

‘Shaft’ star Richard Roundtree, considered the ‘first Black action’ movie hero, has died at 81

Lee Berk, ‘visionary’ president who expanded Berklee’s range as a music college, dies at 81