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In Cambridge, inequality is rampant. But now, pre-k is free.
Several hundred families — rich, poor, and in between — will get for free education that can otherwise cost more than $30,000 per child this year.

Newton rocked by violence at pro-Israel rally as demonstrator pleads not guilty to shooting
A Framingham man faces charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Israel strikes Gaza as an American activist killed by Israeli fire is buried

Pro-Palestinian protest at MIT renews call for peace in Gaza, divestment from Israel

State Police recruit dies after boxing training exercise, agency confirms

Enrique Delgado-Garcia became unresponsive “during a defensive tactics training exercise,” at the State Police Academy in New Braintree on Thursday. His death was confirmed Friday by State Police.

In Sandra Birchmore case, questions emerge about why outside investigators weren’t brought in from the start
The case has reignited questions over whether State Police detectives assigned to district attorneys’ offices should investigate local police-involved incidents.

Brockton superintendent resigns in fallout from district budget crisis

In a recent report, investigators faulted Mike Thomas for making “critical decisions unilaterally and without any consideration of the budgetary impacts of those decisions.”

CEO of Point32Health, state’s second-largest health insurer, is leaving the company

Charles River Labs to cut over 600 jobs

The Wilmington-based biotech research firm is seeing drug industry clients pull back on spending.

Driver charged with killing NHL’s Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level

The driver told police he had five or six beers that day and admitted to consuming alcohol while driving, according to the criminal complaint.
Starting Point

Revisiting busing in Boston

We look at Boston's traumatic busing effort to desegregate schools 50 years ago, featuring a conversation with one of the Black parents who sued the School Committee for equal treatment.

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Election 2024

They were cold on Trump, but then these GOP governors got in line

Several high-profile Trump holdouts have set aside their reservations in a show of how reluctant segments of the GOP appear to be coming home to the former president.

Pope slams Harris and Trump on anti-life stances, urges Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’

“Both are against life, be it the one who kicks out migrants, or be it the one who kills babies,″ Francis said.
Donald Trump sticks to his favorite jabs at rally in Las Vegas Trump refuses to criticize Laura Loomer amid concerns from allies about her influence Follow live updates on the 2024 presidential election

‘There’s nothing perfect in this world of growing apples.’ Extreme weather could complicate future harvests.

It’s difficult for farmers to protect against the extreme weather events most damaging to apples. But with careful research, a few key changes are possible.

‘A worse year than average’: As cases of EEE in New England climb, here’s how to stay safe
The mosquito-borne disease is rare, but still kills around 30 percent of those infected.

Mass. confirms 11th human case of West Nile virus, raises EEE risk level in Concord R.I. is now at ‘high risk’ for EEE and other mosquito-borne illnesses, officials say
YANKEES 5, RED SOX 4

Just when the Red Sox offense showed some signs of life, Aaron Judge delivered a devastating blow to their playoff hopes

“It’s up there with some of them,” said Sox manager Alex Cora on where this loss ranks in terms of crushing defeats.
Peter Abraham: Highly combustible Red Sox bullpen denies Richard Fitts first MLB win
DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Which franchise would you rather be right now, the Yankees or Red Sox? Let’s break it down.

It’s clear the first-place Yankees are the better team in 2024. But this is about more than that. It’s about sheer totality. And the future.
Dan Shaughnessy: Bob Kraft seems to be hurting his own cause with the Hall of Fame, and other thoughts
Fall Arts Guide

90 fun things to do in and around Boston this fall

From theater and dance performances to comedy shows and concerts, see what’s on the calendar around the Hub this fall.
See the complete Fall Arts Guide

20 new and returning TV shows

Fall forward with these 39 movies
Busing at 50
Listen to the full episode

‘You tried to break us, and you didn’t’: One family relives busing in new audio documentary

Earline Pruitt, and her daughter Denise, describe the start of school desegregation in this Globe audio documentary.
Your memories of Boston's busing era Perspective: The busing crisis divided Boston. But playgrounds brought kids like me together.
beat writer's notebook

What we know about the impending Celtics sale, and other nuggets on the team

The process hasn’t revved up yet because banks are still combing through the assets and liabilities to paint a full picture for prospective buyers.

Closed Steward hospitals leave ambulance services scrambling to cover gaps

Patients and medical responders alike are now reckoning with longer transport times after Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer closed their doors.
More coverage of the Steward Health Care crisis
colleges

Watch the Harvard women’s soccer goal that was ‘SportsCenter’s’ top play Thursday

Rose, a senior from Ontario, scored her first goal of the season from an exceedingly difficult angle.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump have housing plans. Economists have doubts.

Trump’s struggle to deliver a clear message on abortion at the debate leaves him vulnerable on a key issue

Trump is putting mass deportations at the heart of his campaign. Some Republicans are worried.

Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump’s economic attacks
Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

The best memes debunking Trump’s pet-eating claim

Naturally, the internet had thoughts about Trump's incendiary comments about Haitian migrants eating pets. Here are some of the best memes and viral social media posts.
SCOT LEHIGH

JD Vance fogs up the school safety debate

EDITORIAL

Was Shannon O’Brien really guilty of ‘gross misconduct’?
PODCAST | SAY MORE

50 years ago, busing rocked East Boston. Two best friends remember how it drove their neighborhood apart.

LETTERS

Don’t come here looking for kind words on Donald Trump

More recent News

Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears

Iran says it has sent a research satellite into orbit with a rocket built by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

Mother of two Black daughters allege racial bias among students, staff in Millbury public schools

The complaint alleges that the children have endured months of racist taunts and threats from classmates.

That’s a lot of coffee and corn oil: Police say R.I. man stole $17k worth of products from BJ’s store

The Providence man allegedly left with dog food energy drinks, and other products over four visits to the store last month, authorities said.

Stuck-in-space astronauts reflect on being left behind and adjusting to life in orbit
Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it’s been tough dealing with their Boeing ride leaving without them and the prospect of spending several extra months in orbit.

Biden administration ratchets up tariffs on Chinese goods
The Biden administration on Friday announced measures that will add tariffs to Chinese products worth tens of billions of dollars, a move intended to protect U.S. factories and project a tough-on-China approach before the presidential election.

Ryan Johnston named Bruins’ radio play-by-play announcer, replacing Judd Sirott
Johnston, the play-by-play fill-in on the station since 2010 and a 98.5 voice since 2009, gets his shot to call games full time.

Justin Timberlake pleads guilty to impaired driving in New York
During the proceedings, Timberlake remained standing throughout and gave a statement in which he expressed remorse for his actions.

Harmony Montgomery’s mother files wrongful death lawsuit against N.H.

Crystal Sorey filed the lawsuit on her daughter’s behalf on Friday, months after the girl’s father was convicted of murdering her in a case that has sparked public outrage

Photos: Northern Lights illuminate the night sky in New England
Many night owls shared their striking images of the aurora borealis on social media, capturing the dancing display of colorful hues.

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CONNECTIONS

My grandmother taught me many things. How to cook, however, was not one of them.

I feel like a failure when I try to cook my abuela’s food. It also brings her back to me.

PARENTING UNFILTERED
So your kid was cut from the team. What now?
All positive spins about resilience aside, it really burns. We talked to some local athletes who still feel the sting.

‘I’m still here’: Before Alzheimer’s, he prided himself on his intellect. Can a new treatment curb his decline?
Tony Downs is one of the first patients in the country to take Leqembi, a newly approved drug. He and his wife are hoping it will help slow his downhill path.

DEVRA FIRST
Brews, bites, and big screens: Here’s what’s on tap at the Great American Beer Hall in Medford
Find craft beer, crab pizza, jumbo screens, and live music at the new 17,000-square-foot venue.

Culture & Lifestyle

City Hall Plaza welcomes another free ‘Fiesta’ for Latinx Heritage Month

A fan’s guide to the Big E: What you need to know about this year’s fair

For Mary D. Watkins, activist Fannie Lou Hamer’s story is operatic

After more than seven years, Meghan Trainor is back on tour — and loving every minute of it

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Give us late-night trains, but not yet
RENÉE GRAHAM

James Earl Jones was more than just a singular voice
IDEAS | JACK SHAFER

The anti-mainstream media election
GLOBE OPINION

‘All he had to do was not look crazy’: 6 writers weigh in on the Harris-Trump debate
Alex Beam

What’s the next big thing?
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

In Cambridge, inequality is rampant. But now, pre-k is free.

Several hundred families — rich, poor, and in between — will get for free education that can otherwise cost more than $30,000 per child this year.

Jurors help detain a man trying to flee Maine courthouse

A man convicted of assaulting a child tried to flee a courthouse in Skowhegan but two jurors and a detective quickly foiled the escape attempt.

State Police recruit dies after boxing training exercise, agency confirms

Enrique Delgado-Garcia became unresponsive “during a defensive tactics training exercise,” at the State Police Academy in New Braintree on Thursday. His death was confirmed Friday by State Police.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

Summer keeps hanging on: Weekend will boast warm, sunny days

Here's also a closer look at how the weekend forecast breaks down.

Sports

SUN 88, MERCURY 69

Brionna Jones scores 20 as Sun scorch Mercury with 22-0 run

Connecticut took the lead midway through the first quarter and stayed in front the rest of the way, thanks to a dominant third quarter, as the visitors powered to their third straight victory.
YANKEES 5, RED SOX 4

Just when the Red Sox offense showed some signs of life, Aaron Judge delivered a devastating blow to their playoff hopes

“It’s up there with some of them,” said Sox manager Alex Cora on where this loss ranks in terms of crushing defeats.
PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Highly combustible Red Sox bullpen denies Richard Fitts first MLB win

The Red Sox bullpen has become that uninvited guest who shows up at the party, eats all the food, and falls asleep on your couch.
HS FOOTBALL | Marshfield 31, METHUEN 23

Jake Brilliant rallies Marshfield with his second-half brilliance in a nonleague win over Methuen
TIGERS 1, ORIOLES 0

Tigers one out from combined no-hitter, but Baltimore’s Henderson busts it with ninth-inning triple
DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Which franchise would you rather be right now, the Yankees or Red Sox? Let’s break it down.

Business

Charles River Labs to cut over 600 jobs

The Wilmington-based biotech research firm is seeing drug industry clients pull back on spending.

Boar’s Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Boar’s Head said an internal investigation at its Jarratt, Virginia, plant found that the contamination was the result of a specific production process.

Two local biotechs go public, raising $540 million total

CEO of Point32Health, state’s second-largest health insurer, is leaving the company
magazine
My Boston History | The Power of Now

Amplify LatinX honors 100 Hispanic and Latino leaders across Mass.
My Boston History | The Power of Now

Cancer is the number one cause of death among Latinos. It doesn’t have to be.

CONNECTIONS

My grandmother taught me many things. How to cook, however, was not one of them.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We didn’t have loads in common, but the conversation was flowing regardless’

metro

Pro-Palestinian protest at MIT renews call for peace in Gaza, divestment from Israel

Mass. confirms 11th human case of West Nile virus, raises EEE risk level in Concord

Marisol O’Brien’s short life may have lasting impact

sports

Stephen Rocamboli rolls for No. 5 Needham in Bay State Conference road win at Natick

At 11th hour, Red Sox push back Tanner Houck with shoulder fatigue and start Richard Fitts vs. Yankees on Friday night

Nelly Korda leads Americans to record-setting 6-2 lead on Day 1 of Solheim Cup

business

CVS pharmacists now prescribing birth control in Mass.

Boston buildings were bathed in blue light this 9/11 to show solidarity with NYC

Closed Steward hospitals leave ambulance services scrambling to cover gaps

politics

Follow live updates on the 2024 presidential election

They were cold on Trump, but then these GOP governors got in line

Biden administration ratchets up tariffs on Chinese goods

Nation

Israel strikes Gaza as an American activist killed by Israeli fire is buried

Donald Trump sticks to his favorite jabs at rally in Las Vegas

Hawaii wildfire victims made it just blocks before becoming trapped by flames, report says

World

Zelensky said his victory plan will lead to ‘reliable peace’ in Ukraine

US accuses Russian TV network of conducting covert intelligence acts

Russia expels 6 UK diplomats as tensions mount over missiles

opinion

Fatal Apollo 1 mission should be part of our shared memory

A conversation with Letters editor Matthew Bernstein

JD Vance fogs up the school safety debate

lifestyle

Free events in Boston this week: A playground for grown-ups, Latin Music & Dance fest returns to Eastie, and more

Dating someone with a chronic medical condition

So your kid was cut from the team. What now?

food & dining

Jahunger brings hand-pulled noodles, spicy lamb, and other Uyghur specialties to Cambridge

A Southern supper parlor comes to the Porter Square Hotel; Mr. H brings Shanghainese specialties to the Seaport

Brews, bites, and big screens: Here’s what’s on tap at the Great American Beer Hall in Medford

travel

A late-summer, slow sojourn in southern Vermont

When reserving an extra seat on United, don’t forget to do this

Jason Bowen on playing a prince, finding fun on vacation, and weighing his luggage

Arts

At the Gardner this fall, Manet and family

In Salem, a new exhibit summons the spirits at Peabody Essex Museum

Mayor Michelle Wu says city working to extend free Sunday museum program to all school-aged children in 2025

Books

Provincetown Book Fest, a new novel of Maine, and celebrating trees in verse

Arlie Russell Hochschild’s ‘Stolen Pride’ mines white rural shame

Amanda Becker’s profile of America after the fall of Roe

Movies

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 16-22

Fall forward with these 39 movies

Local theaters are serving up cinematic scares for the season

Television

Humanitas Prizes go to ‘Hacks,’ ‘Fellow Travelers,’ and ‘Black Cake’

20 new and returning TV shows to watch as the leaves turn this fall

Kathy Bates in the courtroom

music

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 16-22

After more than seven years, Meghan Trainor is back on tour — and loving every minute of it

For Mary D. Watkins, activist Fannie Lou Hamer’s story is operatic

Theater/Dance

At ART, a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ that’s both moving and in motion

In ‘Leopoldstadt,’ Tom Stoppard gets personal

Two new productions that poke fun at old stereotypes

Health

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

What happens when AI picks your medical coverage

Obituaries

Former NHL enforcer Stephen Peat dies 2 weeks after being hit by a car while crossing street

Hall of Famer Joe Schmidt, who helped Detroit Lions win two NFL titles, dies at 92

Frankie Beverly, exuberant singer-songwriter for Maze, dies at 77