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Suspect in deadly N.H. psychiatric hospital shooting is identified by officials Saturday
Authorities on Saturday identified the 33-year-old man they said opened fire and gunned down a security guard inside a state psychiatric hospital lobby Friday afternoon before being killed by a state trooper.

Security officer dead after shooting at New Hampshire psychiatric hospital; suspect also killed Photos from the scene

Milan Lucic to take ‘indefinite leave’ from Bruins after incident, team says
Lucic has been on long-term injured reserve since October.

The plants tell the story: Massachusetts’ coldest days not nearly so cold
The latest proof of warming winters comes in an update this week of the US Department of Agriculture’s plant hardiness map — a guide for would-be planters wondering how much cold their plants need to withstand.

Shooter sat outside Providence mosque for half hour before attack, imam said

“We are Muslims here trying to live our lives. We are part of the community in America, all trying to live our lives,” Imam Abdul-Latif Sackor said. Providence police are adding security at all mosques in the city.

SpaceX launches its giant new rocket but a pair of explosions ends the second test flight

The rocketship reached space following liftoff from South Texas, but communication suddenly was lost. SpaceX officials said it appears the ship’s self-destruct system blew it up over the Gulf of Mexico.

Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home, Carter Center says

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and singer Cassie settle lawsuit alleging abuse 1 day after she sued the powerful music producer

Kaitlin Armstrong sentenced to 90 years in prison for killing Vermont pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson

Driver will not face criminal charges in death of 5-year-old girl in Andover

Green Line extension will shut down — again — in December for repairs

The Amesbury miracle: How a dying mill town went through a vibrant renewal

The small city on the Merrimack River has transformed into a locals-centered, pedestrian-friendly downtown with bustling restaurants, artist studios, a record store, cafes, florists, a hardware store, salons, and four breweries.

She puts ‘kidnapped’ fliers up again and again, knowing they’ll be torn down
The posters have become flash points of the culture wars erupting on city streets and cellphone screens.

Israeli army takes journalists on controlled visit to Gaza hospital Advertisers flee Elon Musk’s X as outcry grows over his endorsement of antisemitic post Milton Select Board delays vote on flying Palestinian flag

Shifa Hospital patients, staff and displaced leave the compound as Israel strikes targets in south

The best pies to make for Thanksgiving dessert
If you’re just starting to think about what you’ll make for Thanksgiving dessert, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite Globe pie recipes here for inspiration.

CELTICS 108, RAPTORS 105

Kristaps Porzingis’s late buckets, Derrick White’s big 3 lift Celtics to 5th straight win

Porzingis settled the Celtics with a pair of baskets in the final minute, and then Derrick White drained a 3-pointer with 26.8 seconds left, sending Boston to a 108-105 win in Toronto.
Chad Finn: Some thoughts on the Celtics, taken one at a time

5 of the most scathing allegations against George Santos in the House ethics report

Some of the allegations detailed in the report include that Santos was “frequently in debt,” his campaign staff viewed him as a “fabulist,” and that he used campaign funds to pay for Botox and OnlyFans.
Ethics chairman launches new bid to expel George Santos after withering report on his conduct
MIAA TOURNAMENT

It’s high school state championship weekend in Massachusetts. Keep track of who has been crowned.

In a 24-hour span, the MIAA will crown 19 champions between boys' and girls' soccer, field hockey, and volleyball. Find out who claimed the hardware.
The MIAA football semifinals are underway. See the full schedule of games and results.
Tara Sullivan

Women’s professional sports are booming in Boston, and it’s about time

At the intersection of rising interest and greater investment, female athletes and their fans are reaping new rewards.

He was critically injured in the Maine shootings. Now recovering, a father recounts his story of survival.

After two and a half weeks and four surgeries, Ben Dyer was discharged on Monday from the hospital. Now recovering at home, he said that while the tragedy in many ways has broken his life in two, it has not broken him.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Holding nursing homes accountable, while paying them fairly

In a bill passed unanimously by the Massachusetts House of Representatives, oversight is paired with money to enhance workforce
Altaf Saadi

Physicians should not be censored from discussing the medical devastation in Gaza
Elizabeth Gaufberg and Cami Tussie

Israeli women and girls were raped during Hamas attack. Where’s the outcry?
MARCELA GARCÍA

Are immigrants welcome here or not?
SCOT LEHIGH

Antisemitism on campuses should concern us all
Beyond the Gilded Gate

What kind of town does Brookline want to be?

Brookline broadcasts an ethos of inclusivity, but it has become a preserve for the privileged. This is no accident, but the fruit of decades of exclusionary actions. Now, the town faces a state mandate to allow more multifamily housing, offering a litmus test of suburbs’ willingness to help reckon with the regional housing crisis.

Explore the project

More recent News

Lawsuit filed against Salem Hospital over possible exposure to HIV and hepatitis
The hospital has offered to test 450 patients after it discovered inadequate infection control during infusions.

Woman killed in multi-vehicle crash on Mass. Pike in Grafton

Claudia Lukas, 22, of Longmeadow, was killed after a truck that was involved in crash fell onto her car Wednesday night, State Police said Friday.

Boston Fed president Susan Collins remains upbeat on the economy
Susan M. Collins said Friday that she hopeful inflation can be tamed without triggering a painful recession.

Colorado judge finds Trump engaged in insurrection, but rejects constitutional ballot challenge

The judge rejected an effort to keep Trump off the state’s primary ballot because it’s unclear whether a Civil War-era Constitutional amendment applies to the presidency
Trump returns to Iowa for another rally and needles the state’s governor for endorsing DeSantis

STAGE REVIEW
An all-in ensemble elevates Lyric Stage’s madcap ‘The Game’s Afoot’
While Ken Ludwig's farcical whodunit is not his best work, director Fred Sullivan Jr. brings out the best in this talented cast.

LOVE LETTERS
Her work trip was bad for us
I thought I’d be arm candy. Instead, I was ignored.

Recommended reads

PERSPECTIVE

What we lost when we lost the Brockton Fair

It’s been canceled for good, leaving residents to ponder about what it meant to the city — and to families like mine.

Three months after council approval, a retired Boston firefighter’s pension boost still waiting for Wu
Three months after the Boston City Council passed a home rule petition for a boosted pension for Al Curry, a Black firefighter who said he was subjected to a racist attack in the 1980s, Mayor Wu has yet to sign off on the proposal.

BOZTON
‘Cheap here doesn’t really mean cheap’: How one Gen Z Bostonian is coping with the ever-rising cost of rent
The second episode of the BoZton video series explores how Boston’s soaring rents hurt young people as they try to find their footing.

More than a rock and the Mayflower, downtown Plymouth aims high
With Plymouth’s population growing by about 1,000 residents a year, business owners, developers, and town officials are increasing their focus on the sprawling community’s historic downtown.

Culture & Lifestyle

A warm and welcoming Thanksgiving feast, Grandma-style

Black women authors seek to inspire young readers and writers at Dorchester event on Saturday

Our favorite love stories for snuggle season

Special Projects

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE GRAHAM

A ‘crisis’ in masculinity? Look no further than the fussin’ and fightin’ Republicans
IDEAS | MICHAEL SERAZIO

This is a genuine article. The same can’t be said about much of what passes for authentic today.

Shira Schoenberg

Dean Tran doesn’t deserve the public trust
LETTERS

Mass. right-to-shelter law collides with harsh reality
Hiba Husseini

A pathway to a two-state solution for Palestinians and Israelis
IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

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

Metro

bruins

Milan Lucic to take ‘indefinite leave’ from Bruins after incident, team says

Lucic has been on long-term injured reserve since October.

Suspect in deadly N.H. psychiatric hospital shooting is identified by officials Saturday

Authorities on Saturday identified the 33-year-old man they said opened fire and gunned down a security guard inside a state psychiatric hospital lobby Friday afternoon before being killed by a state trooper.

Security officer dead after shooting at New Hampshire psychiatric hospital; suspect also killed

Bradley Haas, 63, of Franklin, was killed in the line of duty by a person who opened fire in the lobby of New Hampshire Hospital, a state mental health facility, Friday afternoon, authorities said.
RI CRIME

Shooter sat outside Providence mosque for half hour before attack, imam said

“We are Muslims here trying to live our lives. We are part of the community in America, all trying to live our lives,” Imam Abdul-Latif Sackor said. Providence police are adding security at all mosques in the city.

Sports

bruins

Milan Lucic to take ‘indefinite leave’ from Bruins after incident, team says

Lucic has been on long-term injured reserve since October.
canadiens at bruins | 7 p.m. (NESN)

Canadiens at Bruins: A familiar foe visits TD Garden

Jeremy Swayman will be in the net for the Bruins as they look to avenge last week's loss.
Alex Speier | Sunday baseball notes

There will still be big demand for the short elite starting pitchers available in free agency

Size and height bias used to be prevalent when it came to evaluating and projecting starting pitchers.
Chad Finn | Sports Media

Drew Carter appears to be a keeper on Celtics broadcasts, and other sports media thoughts
Tara Sullivan

Women’s professional sports are booming in Boston, and it’s about time
Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

Word on the street is that street hockey is making a comeback

Business

SpaceX launches its giant new rocket but a pair of explosions ends the second test flight

The rocketship reached space following liftoff from South Texas, but communication suddenly was lost. SpaceX officials said it appears the ship’s self-destruct system blew it up over the Gulf of Mexico.

ChatGPT-maker Open AI ousts co-founder and CEO Sam Altman

ChatGPT-maker Open AI said Friday it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board of directors.

White House condemns Elon Musk for spreading ‘antisemitic and racist hate’

Advertisers flee Elon Musk’s X as outcry grows over his endorsement of antisemitic post

magazine
Holiday Style

You really shouldn’t have. Gifts these writers won’t forget.
Holiday Style

At the holidays, my mom always critiqued my clothes. Now that she’s gone, I miss it.

CONNECTIONS

What my mother was trying to protect in a fortress of Christmas cookies
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We both went to school in the Bronx’

metro

The Amesbury miracle: How a dying mill town went through a vibrant renewal

Warm temperatures will give way to a cold and rainy Saturday

‘I’m grateful to these kids for making me a mom’: Families celebrate National Adoption Day in Boston

sports

The MIAA football semifinals are underway. See the full schedule of games and results here.

Ferrari sweeps qualifying for Las Vegas Grand Prix, but penalty to Sainz drops him to 12th

Jaylen Brown says new in-season tourney floor led to groin injury

business

Boston Fed president Susan Collins remains upbeat on the economy

National Grid is raising rates to cover power-line maintenance, expansion costs

R.I. attorney general sues Prospect Medical Holdings, says his concern for its hospitals is ‘greater than it has ever been’

politics

Speaker Johnson says he’ll make 44,000 hours of Jan. 6 footage available to the general public

Rosalynn Carter in hospice care at home

5 of the most scathing allegations against George Santos in the House ethics report

Nation

Trump returns to Iowa for another rally and needles the state’s governor for endorsing DeSantis

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and singer Cassie settle lawsuit alleging abuse 1 day after she sued the powerful music producer

Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home, Carter Center says

World

Shifa Hospital patients, staff and displaced leave the compound as Israel strikes targets in south

First plane of wounded Palestinian children from Israel-Hamas war arrives in the United Arab Emirates

Israel warns it will expand ground offensive beyond northern Gaza

opinion

A pathway to a two-state solution for Palestinians and Israelis

‘Sticky’ places are urban planning lifelines

Antisemitism on campuses should concern us all

lifestyle

Her work trip was bad for us

How young should kids start dating, using social media, and breaking away from their parents?

Dating my ex again

food & dining

The best pies to make for Thanksgiving dessert

ButcherBox, the meat delivery service, expands its customer base — to pets

Not lovin’ it: McDonalds snubs Boston, New England with McRib return

travel

Wild about trolls? See the movie — or even better, Norway

La Réserve Eden au Lac Zurich blends old and new, ‘like rock and roll dancing with the Queen of England’

Elvis still steals the spotlight and holds the crown, but Memphis’s musical royalty reaches far beyond the gates of Graceland

Arts

In a stunningly honest exhibition, Harvard Art Museums put their links to China’s opium trade on display

Safety, surveillance, and being seen — Joanna Tam examines it all in ‘Visibility Studies’

Some clean, well-lighted places at the Griffin

Books

Author readings around Boston through Nov. 25

When you want a recipient to feel truly understood, choose the perfect book

Framingham poet wins prize for a memoir about the body; a new book illuminates what it means to be a twin, and a human; Mass Poetry’s annual fundraiser to be held on Monday

Movies

‘Thanksgiving’: How Eli Roth made the most Massachusetts horror movie ever

Wes Anderson will curate new film club Galerie

Watch: ‘Ted’ turns back the clock in teaser for Framingham-set prequel series

Television

Cary Grant limited series coming to BritBox

Watch: ‘Ted’ turns back the clock in teaser for Framingham-set prequel series

Jeffrey Donovan departs ‘Law & Order’ after two seasons

music

Boston Symphony Orchestra honors Ligeti’s birthday — minus the orchestra

Not just Marky Mark: Boston’s hip-hop scene spans MC Spice and Ed O.G. and Da Bulldogs

In the early days of hip-hop, Boston made its own history

Theater/Dance

An all-in ensemble elevates Lyric Stage’s madcap ‘The Game’s Afoot’

The two Asian moms who inspired Lloyd Suh’s ‘The Heart Sellers’

In Boston, a comedy boom fills the biggest rooms

Health

R.I. attorney general sues Prospect Medical Holdings, says his concern for its hospitals is ‘greater than it has ever been’

‘I never realized what people go through’: Doctor and former hospital CEO with Stage 4 cancer calls for greater empathy in medicine

Prospect Medical Holdings has underfunded two R.I. hospitals and affected operations, state says

Obituaries

Sally Darr, formidable chef of ‘80s-era French bistro, dies at 100

Roger Kastel, ‘Jaws’ poster artist, dies at 92

A.S. Byatt, scholar who found literary fame with fiction, dies at 87