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Former John Kerry campaign adviser arrested on Nantucket on fugitive from justice warrant
Daniel Burrell was arrested on a warrant issued out of Las Vegas, where he allegedly wrote a bad check to a casino for $1.5 million, according to court records and reports.

Man accused in apparent assassination attempt wrote note indicating he intended to kill Trump, prosecutors say

The man allegedly kept in his car a handwritten list of dates and venues where Donald Trump was to appear.

Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 270
The Israeli military said it struck hundreds of targets in Lebanon in one of the most intense barrages in nearly a year of fighting against Hezbollah.

Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an ‘open-ended battle’ with Israel US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah

Hampden County sheriff charged with OUI

Nick Cocchi was reportedly arrested outside the MGM Casino in Springfield on Saturday.
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Is that all? Mortgage rates have dropped to nearly 6 percent and may not go much lower.

“Any further decline in mortgage rates will be minimal,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors.
Around New England

A new phenomenon is alarming Maine officials: Criminal enterprises growing black market marijuana

Illegal marijuana growing operations have been found in multiple states across the country in recent years. And officials believe Maine is the latest hot spot.

Ryan Reynolds surprises 8-year-old cancer patient at Mass General

The “Deadpool & Wolverine” star also had the young fan FaceTime with his co-star Hugh Jackman.

One man killed, second person seriously injured in Seaport when car crashes into building

Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month
shirley leung

An exodus of Black CEOs is underway in Boston. Why?

At least 10 Black leaders from health care to higher education have departed this year. Many were fairly new to their roles and were celebrated as trailblazers.

Marvin Gilmore fought in WWII, founded a bank, and owns dispensaries. At 100, he’s got more planned.
The World War II veteran, longtime entrepreneur, and music enthusiast celebrated his 100th birthday on Monday.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

NFL Week 3 in Review: Sam Darnold, Justin Fields, and Malik Willis get their redemption

Circumstances — the quality of coaching and the teammates around them — are more important than natural talent when determining which players succeed or fail, and three quarterbacks are proving it this season.
2024 election

Why didn’t the Teamsters endorse Harris or Trump? President Sean O’Brien sheds light on the decision.
In an interview, O'Brien said the union's failure to endorse a presidential candidate reflects a failure of the Democratic leadership to remain in touch with its working-class roots.

Donald Trump says, if he loses, 2024 run will be his last Follow live campaign updates
GLOBE MAGAZINE

Tired? Here’s what science tells us about getting a better night’s sleep.

Experts shed light on the mysteries of shut-eye — and why you may not be getting enough of it.
Starting Point

The parents aren’t alright

US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory about the stress that raising children can cause parents.
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eBay employees harassed them over their reporting. Now the company wants their sources.

Lawyers for eBay are seeking to force Ina and David Steiner to disclose some confidential sources if they want to include harm from the loss of their sources in their lawsuit against eBay.

Noah Kahan gets a taste for being a Ben & Jerry’s flavor

The exclusive flavor generated buzz and money for (the lactose intolerant) Kahan’s charity for two days in Vermont. Now the internet is crying for more.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

A mix of clouds and sunshine today. Look for our next chance of showers midweek.

The thickest clouds are expected along the coastline with the possibility for a little drizzle.
Cape Cod sees nearly a foot of rain from 3-day storm system

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign’s last stretch

Harris supported the Green New Deal. Now, she’s promoting domestic oil drilling.

Trump’s goal of mass deportations fell short. But he has new plans for a second term.

Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race

Hispanic Heritage Month

Boston’s Hispanic Heritage Month breakfast had awards, jokes, and a head of fabulous hair

Sol y Canto celebrates 30 years as Boston’s ambassadors of Latin folk with a party and new album

El mito del voto latino

El cáncer es la primera causa de muerte entre los latinos. No tiene por qué serlo.

Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

Why no one is defending Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

From Bill Cosby to Donald Trump, powerful men accused of sexual assault often have many supporters. Not in this case.
EDITORIAL

Smaller trucks? Yes, please.

Matthew Levitt

Israel sends Hezbollah twin messages

IDEAS | STEPHEN O'CONNOR

A week at the beach, all the way back in August
LETTERS

Taking a close look at Harvard’s new leadership
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.

More recent News

Birmingham, Alabama, officials plead for information on mass shooting and offer reward money

Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people and injured more than a dozen others, announcing rewards of up to $100,000.
Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 17 in nightlife district in Birmingham, Ala.

YOUR TV GPS
This week’s TV: Zachary Quinto is a quirky, genius doctor on NBC’s ‘Brilliant Minds’
Plus: Happy golden anniversary to the long-running late-night comedy staple “Saturday Night Live.”

In battle of retailers and grocers, BJ’s Wholesale Club eyes expansion far beyond New England
The Massachusetts-born discount chain, facing off against the larger Costco and Sam’s Club, has ambitions of spanning the entire United States.

N.H. college offers new free tuition program

Saint Anselm College in Goffstown announced a new program allowing qualifying students to attend without paying tuition.

Elderly woman hit in crosswalk by hit-and-run driver in Jamaica Plain
The woman suffered a broken left leg, police said.

Olivia Munn and John Mulaney announce birth of their second child
“Méi June Mulaney came into the world September 14, 2024, the year of the dragon,” Munn wrote in an Instagram post, which included a picture of her sitting on Mulaney’s lap and holding their baby.

Recommended reads

Modern Design

How a Victorian-era town house was modernized for a family of five

A South End couple wanted to adapt the their house for how they and their three kids live while preserving original details.

Today is the first day of fall, heralding all-around cooler weather — and, yes, shorter days
Our days are now transitioning to those brisk autumn chills in the air.

For months at a time, Mass. failed to notify motorists whose vision impairments disqualified them from driving
Months passed during which the state could not ensure people diagnosed with legal blindness stayed off the roads.

The tide is ‘wicked high.’ It’s a glimpse into Boston’s future if climate change continues to worsen.
The high tide on Friday afternoon was about 2 feet higher than Boston’s typical high tide.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘My story is a New England story’: Foxborough’s JoJo opens up about the music industry and addiction in new memoir

Free events and deals this week: Allston Village Street Fair returns, Black student film festival, and fire throwing

Kelsey Grammer on 40 years of ‘Frasier’ and why it was ‘his destiny’ to return to Boston

Find heart-racing romance on these high-intensity dates in Greater Boston

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

MARCELA GARCÍA

How The Haitian Times is fact-checking Trump’s Springfield claims
Renée Loth

Getting growth right in Fort Point
Katherine Gergen Barnett

A prescription for those leaving prison
Patrick Conway

Diplomas behind bars provide opportunities for rethinking incarceration
IDEAS | CLAUDIA KALB

Is how we age a choice?

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Hampden County sheriff charged with OUI

Nick Cocchi was reportedly arrested outside the MGM Casino in Springfield on Saturday.

Former John Kerry campaign adviser arrested on Nantucket on fugitive from justice warrant

Daniel Burrell was arrested on a warrant issued out of Las Vegas, where he allegedly wrote a bad check to a casino for $1.5 million, according to court records and reports.
FOOD

Chef Sherry Pocknett, Branch Line in Watertown team up on Indigenous Peoples’ Day dinner

A member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Pocknett brings the foods of her heritage to life through the dishes she cooks at her restaurant, Sly Fox Den Too, in Charlestown, R.I.
Live updates

Harris raises $27m in New York fund-raiser; Trump campaigns in Pennsylvania

We’re gathering the latest news, updates, and analysis on the 2024 presidential race.

Sports

CHARLOTTE 4, REVOLUTION 0

Patrick Agyemang’s goal, two assists power Charlotte as Revolution continue late-season meltdown

Again frustrated by a denied penalty on a potential handball, the Revolution received five yellow cards and lost by four goals for the third time in the last 12 matches.
STUDENT PHOTOJOURNALISM PROGRAM

Student photojournalists keep in time with high school sports throughout Massachusetts

The high school sports scene includes a lot more than games played between the lines, as student photojournalists from across Massachusetts show in this week's photo gallery.
FRANK DELL'APA | ON SOCCER

Charting the downfall of the Revolution, from Bruce Arena’s abrupt ouster to an ugly loss in Charlotte

Signs of the team self-destructing appeared a year ago, after the ouster of Arena, something that has never been fully explained.
Christopher L. Gasper

Post-concussion, Tua Tagovailoa is the only one who can protect himself
Celtics

Jayson Tatum debuts new championship tattoo as he returns to Celtics’ facility ahead of training camp
NHL

NHL honors Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau with tribute video and moment of silence

Business

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Is that all? Mortgage rates have dropped to nearly 6 percent and may not go much lower.

“Any further decline in mortgage rates will be minimal,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors.

Ryan Reynolds surprises 8-year-old cancer patient at Mass General

The “Deadpool & Wolverine” star also had the young fan FaceTime with his co-star Hugh Jackman.

eBay employees harassed them over their reporting. Now the company wants their sources.
shirley leung

An exodus of Black CEOs is underway in Boston. Why?
magazine
Modern Design

How a Victorian-era town house was modernized for a family of five
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She seems like an excellent human’
PERSPECTIVE

The secret to getting kids off smartphones might be right in our neighborhoods
CONNECTIONS

Growing up mixed race, a question I often heard about my dad was ‘Do you know this man?’

metro

New Hampshire lawmakers OK’d a constitutional amendment on a bipartisan basis. Will voters kill it?

Ryan Reynolds surprises 8-year-old cancer patient at Mass General

Could a sleek, waterfront headquarters near Brown and RISD keep Hasbro in Rhode Island?

sports

Game 157: Red Sox at Blue Jays lineups, notes, and wild-card standings

‘We’ve got to bring Larry to the people’: Meet the Celtics staffers in charge of the NBA trophy’s wild, joyous summer

EMass football: A Malden marvel, freshman Jayden Mcguffie headlines Players of the Week

business

Why didn’t the Teamsters endorse Harris or Trump? President Sean O’Brien sheds light on the decision.

In battle of retailers and grocers, BJ’s Wholesale Club eyes expansion far beyond New England

Steward’s leaving the state, but folks in Norwood want their local hospital to return

politics

US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah

Man accused in apparent assassination attempt wrote note indicating he intended to kill Trump, prosecutors say

Harris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign’s last stretch

Nation

Birmingham, Alabama, officials plead for information on mass shooting and offer reward money

Harris raises $27 million in New York fundraiser, promises economic speech this week

What to know about the threats in Springfield, Ohio, after false claims about Haitian immigrants

World

Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 270

Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an ‘open-ended battle’ with Israel

Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing

opinion

Waning religion challenges theological schools

Israel sends Hezbollah twin messages

Post-affirmative action, colleges grapple with the numbers

lifestyle

Kate, the Princess of Wales, makes first public appearance after cancer treatment

Olivia Munn and John Mulaney announce birth of their second child

‘My story is a New England story’: Foxborough’s JoJo opens up about the music industry and addiction in new memoir

food & dining

Noah Kahan gets a taste for being a Ben & Jerry’s flavor

Chef Sherry Pocknett, Branch Line in Watertown team up on Indigenous Peoples’ Day dinner

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

travel

A room with a (highway) view. What it’s like to stay at the new citizenM hotel over the Mass. Pike.

Go full beast mode. Here are a few ways to tour the animal kingdom while keeping all your fingers.

Fall happenings at mountain resorts, new small-ship cruises, and shoes made for exploring

Arts

Why will one of Boston Common’s most visited monuments be veiled for four days in September?

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

MASS Design’s traveling gun violence memorial is now on view in Boston. It’s asking you to imagine the lives of victims.

Books

‘My story is a New England story’: Foxborough’s JoJo opens up about the music industry and addiction in new memoir

Sally Rooney is back, but will her many loyal fans love her new book?

Wickersham’s ‘Shipwreck,’ literary awards, and a winning chapbook

Movies

Ryan Reynolds surprises 8-year-old cancer patient at Mass General

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

James Earl Jones spoke to America’s past and symbolized America’s pastime

Television

A certain Sheen of reality

Olivia Munn and John Mulaney announce birth of their second child

This week’s TV: Zachary Quinto is a quirky, genius doctor on NBC’s ‘Brilliant Minds’

music

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

Sol y Canto celebrates 30 years as Boston’s ambassadors of Latin folk with a party and new album

Ahead of their show at the Paradise, Kneecap talks about their movie, rise, and resistance

Theater/Dance

In Massachusetts and Haiti, Jean Appolon uses dance to dream and to heal

History’s horror invades a family’s home in ‘Leopoldstadt’

Cast your votes from your seat in the mock election performance ‘Fight Night’

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

Mercury Morris, part of Dolphins’ two Super Bowl wins and their perfect season, dies at 77

Daniel J. Evans, Washington state governor turned senator, dies at 98

Kathryn Crosby, actress and guardian of husband Bing’s legacy, dies at 90