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$0 in federal income tax, $0 to charity: What GOP Senate candidate John Deaton’s tax returns reveal

The personal injury attorney and crypto advocate running against Elizabeth Warren this year has a net worth of at least $18 million and owns real estate in five states.

Feds charge NYC Mayor Eric Adams with selling his influence to foreign nationals. He says he won’t resign.

Adams faces conspiracy, wire fraud, and bribery charges in a five-count indictment that describes a decade-long trail of crimes.
Read the full indictment

Nearly 80 years ago, a Boston mayor faced charges similar to Eric Adams

Facing criminal contempt allegation, Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre blasts Senate

A spokesperson said the health executive is disappointed that lawmakers decided “to continue their violations of Dr. de la Torre’s constitutional rights."
Ralph de la Torre could get prison time after flouting subpoena, Senate vote

As controversy swirls around grueling lacrosse workout at Tufts, many questions remain

The university is commissioning an outside investigation into the Sept. 16 training session, which left 12 players with a serious medical condition.

Jeffries, Pressley denounce Clay Higgins for post attacking Haitian immigrants: ‘Egregious, vile, & blatantly racist’

The Louisiana representative took to X to spread false claims that Haitian immigrants were “eating pets,” further escalating his attack with racist tropes by calling Haiti “the nastiest country in the Western hemisphere.”

Rudy Giuliani disbarred in DC after pushing Trump’s false 2020 election claims
Giuliani was one of the most vocal defenders of Trump in 2020, pushing unsubstantiated claims of large-scale voter fraud in the election the Republican lost to President Biden.

Dave Epstein

Parts of New England move to moderate drought status

Rain is on the way today along with shower activity sometime next week.

Activists chained themselves to the Mass. State House to protest lack of climate action. But does anyone care?

Alleged leader of high-end Cambridge brothel ring expected to plead guilty to federal charges Friday

Helene strengthens into ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward Florida. Follow live updates.

Helene threatening an “unsurvivable” storm surge in parts of Florida and damaging winds, rains, and flash floods hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern US, forecasters said.
Watch: Hurricane Helene bears down on Florida Powerhouse Helene’s potential impact on New England and other key factors to watch
Live Updates

Hurricane tracker: Follow Helene's path as it intensifies

Tropical storm force winds began battering Florida as Hurricane Helene prepared to make landfall, with forecasters warning that the enormous storm could create a “nightmare” surge along the coast.
Odie Henderson review | ★★★★

‘The Wild Robot’ is a wild good time at the movies

Lupita Nyong’o is superb as ROZZUM unit 7134 — Roz for short — the robot who nurtures a runt gosling named Brightbill (Kit Connor) on a remote planet.

‘SNL’ kicks off season 50 this weekend. Two Globe writers look back at the show’s best — and worst — music moments.
As the show begins its 50th season, the Globe’s Mark Shanahan and Odie Henderson step into the nostalgia listening booth and each share their top 10 picks, plus five unforgettable flops.

Tell us your picks for best and worst music moments
2024 election

Harris makes scandal-plagued Republican the star of her campaign to win North Carolina
There’s an unlikely star in Kamala Harris’s fight to make history in North Carolina: Mark Robinson, the state’s scandal-plagued candidate for governor.

Harris blasts proposals for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia during Zelensky meeting Melania Trump calls her husband’s survival of assassination attempts ‘miracles’

Why do parts of Massachusetts have more vibrant leaves than New Hampshire?

It’s not a race, but foliage season typically progresses from north to south. Here’s what one UNH expert said about why some areas may be bucking that trend.

WNBA, Sun star Alyssa Thomas decry racist comments during playoff game with Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever

Thomas declared after the Sun eliminated Clark from the playoffs that she had “never experienced the racial comments [like] from the Indiana Fever fan base.”

HBO marks ‘The Last of Us’ Day with first look teaser trailer for season two

The first teaser trailer for season two has arrived, including a first look at series newcomers Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Wright, and Kaitlyn Dever.

In Cambridge, advocates demand change where bicyclist was struck by driver. He was ‘sweet and kind,’ wife says.

John Corcoran died after the crash Monday on Memorial Drive. For years, advocates have pleaded with officials to fix that dangerous stretch. Now his family and the community want action.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy

Trump calls for 100 percent tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan

On immigration, Kamala Harris and Democrats walk a delicate — and harder — line

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

The MTA beckons voters with false claims on Question 2

Passage of Question 2 would eliminate the MCAS graduation requirement, not replace it.
Alex Beam

Is Costco the center of the universe?
CARINE HAJJAR

The struggle of the Massachusetts Republican
IDEAS | Tejumola Adegoke

Why I can’t get a stubborn patient out of my mind
RENÉE GRAHAM

What has Janet Jackson done for us lately? She’s spreading lies about Kamala Harris.

Globe Summit

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Healey pledges support to speed clean energy permitting

Hispanic Heritage Month

Does 'the Latino vote' even exist?
WATCH: Reporter Esmy Jimenez said, "I don’t think it even exists." She makes her case to political reporter James Pindell.

‘This is your festival’: CineFest Latino Boston returns for its second year
The lineup includes work by filmmakers from Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, El Salvador, Colombia, Uruguay, and the US.

Harvard’s student mariachi ensemble to perform at the White House on Tuesday
Mariachi Véritas de Harvard will bring traditional mariachi music to the ¡Adelante! Summit in Washington.

More recent News

MISS CONDUCT
Is it now standard to pay a service fee, kitchen fee, and 20 percent server tip when eating out?
Miss Conduct helps decipher post-pandemic restaurant math.

Repair vehicles are slipping off the tracks. Regulators warn MBTA to protect workers doing late-night fixes.

Federal officials stressed that the T must ensure work to fix its tracks is performed safely — or risk consequences.

Jayson Tatum says Larry Bird is the greatest Celtic ever: ‘That’s the guy I’m chasing’
Tatum discussed his desire to etch his name in Celtics history this week.

Longtime anchor Hoda Kotb announces exit from NBC’s ‘Today’ show
A fixture at the network for more than 26 years, Kotb announced her upcoming departure during Thursday’s episode of the show.

western kentucky at BC | Saturday, noon (ACC)
Thomas Castellanos and BC’s secret weapon? Everett’s Jonathan DiBiaso.
A former standout at Everett High and a tireless worker, DiBiaso has been a student of the game for basically his entire life.

Hearing on Trump assassination attempts says Pennsylvania failure was with Secret Service
The panel has spent the last two months analyzing the security failures that allowed a gunman to scale a roof and open fire at the former president during a July 13 campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

Recommended reads

As voters ponder ballot question to end MCAS graduation testing requirement, failure rates rise dramatically

Both proponents and opponents are seizing upon the MCAS failure rates and spinning it to their advantage as they attempt to win over voters at the polls.
Database: Take a look at how each school and district performed on the 2024 MCAS tests

Around New England with Kevin Cullen
A fatal family shooting puts a small Vermont town back under the microscope
People in the small town of Pawlet, near the New York border, are longing for the peace and quiet that defined the area for generations.

‘We can love all of the United States without lying about it,’ says Harvard professor Sarah Lewis
Her new book, "The Unseen Truth," argues that once we saw whiteness as fiction but chose to let it harden into "fact."

TARA SULLIVAN
Sprinter Gabby Thomas has newfound fame after her Olympic star turn, and she’s running with it
The most decorated track athlete of the Paris Games returned home as the new face of her sport. Now she's competing in a lucrative event in New York.

Culture & Lifestyle

Noah Kahan, Elin Hilderbrand, and Cousin Stizz share their favorite New England spots in ‘hyperlocal’ Apple Maps guides

When this family learned 3 of their 4 kids would gradually go blind, they took a series of trips around the world — and filmed it

Ta-Nehisi Coates ponders inequality and injustice in ‘The Message’

Vermont’s Shelburne Museum reveals architecture team and designs for new center for Native American art

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

One reason the rent is too damn high
JEFF JACOBY

In the Calvin Coolidge fan club with Michael Dukakis
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Time for the US to admit defeat in Syria
SCOT LEHIGH

The overarching concern in 2024 must be democracy
RENÉE GRAHAM

Trump has vowed revenge against his GOP ‘enemies.’ But some are endorsing Harris anyway.
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Live updates

Helene strengthens into ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward Florida. Follow live updates.

Helene threatening an “unsurvivable” storm surge in parts of Florida and damaging winds, rains, and flash floods hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern US, forecasters said.

‘Catastrophic and unsurvivable’: Helene, now Category 4 hurricane, bears down on Florida

Helene is expected to be a major hurricane when it makes landfall on Florida’s northwestern coast Thursday evening.
NH COURTS

Man who killed 2 Dartmouth professors as a teen is challenging his sentence

Robert Tulloch was 17 when he killed the professors as part of a conspiracy he and his best friend concocted to rob and kill people before fleeing to Australia.

MBTA honors ferry crew and medical professionals who saved passenger’s life after her heart stopped

Dr Paul Cangiano, an optometrist at Vision North, knelt next to Karen Nesbitt, who had collapsed and gone unconscious. With help from nurse Laurie Trezza, ferry Captain John Foley and deckhands Neil Guerra Bardales, Noah Stec and Benjamin McKenna, Nesbitt’s life was saved.

Sports

patriots notebook

Loss of Ja’Whaun Bentley leaves a big hole, but Patriots are confident they can adjust

With both Bentley and Christian Barmore out, the defensive unit has a lot of slack to pick up.
red sox

Nick Pivetta’s start Friday night will be emotional — because it could be his last with the Red Sox

The righty has considered it an honor to pitch in Fenway Park, and he has emerged as a mainstay on the staff over the last four years.
globe summit

Globe Summit panel explores soccer’s burgeoning popularity in Massachusetts

With an expansion NWSL team coming to Boston and World Cup games to Foxborough in 2026, local interest is kicking into high gear.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL

EMass girls’ volleyball Top 20: Brookline shows its bounce at No. 7 in Globe rankings
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL

EMass girls’ volleyball: With a spike in play, Acton-Boxborough’s Chloe Heitman headlines Players of the Week
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL

EMass girls’ volleyball Top 20: Brookline shows its bounce at No. 7 in Globe rankings

Business

Voting technology firm, conservative outlet reach settlement in 2020 election defamation case

Smartmatic has claimed that Newsmax program hosts and guests made false and defamatory statements in November and December 2020 implying that Smartmatic participated in rigging the results.

Ports seek order to force dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports

The US Maritime Alliance says it filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that the International Longshoremen’s Association is not bargaining in good faith.

Southwest Airlines stock soars after it lays out overhaul

New data finds sharper economic rebound from pandemic
magazine
LOVE LETTERS

My boyfriend lied about texting another woman
GLOBE MAGAZINE

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

Why smart people fall for conspiracy theories

Fall recipes that show apple’s sweet and savory sides, including a cake and upscale grilled cheese

metro

Fear of mosquito bites dims Friday night football under the lights

Alleged leader of high-end Cambridge brothel ring expected to plead guilty to federal charges Friday

Nearly 80 years ago, a Boston mayor faced charges similar to Eric Adams

sports

As controversy swirls around grueling lacrosse workout at Tufts, many questions remain

ESPN continues cost-cutting by laying off NBA writer and podcaster Zach Lowe

After turning down $50 million in endorsements, Jaylen Brown launches new sneaker, performance brand

business

Healey pledges support to speed clean energy permitting

Hoaxer behind Biden robocalls in N.H. slapped with $6 million FCC fine

Facing criminal contempt allegation, Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre blasts Senate

politics

Harris will campaign on Arizona’s border with Mexico in attempted show of strength on immigration

Rudy Giuliani disbarred in DC after pushing Trump’s false 2020 election claims

Hearing on Trump assassination attempts says Pennsylvania failure was with Secret Service

Nation

Feds charge NYC Mayor Eric Adams with selling his influence to foreign nationals. He says he won’t resign.

Mass. reports 2,151 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Who is Eric Adams: New York’s baffling, boundless mayor

World

Hong Kong editors sentenced in landmark case

Sudan military offensive sparks new fighting in Khartoum as cholera outbreak worsens

Israel’s Netanyahu appears to downplay hopes for a cease-fire as deadly strikes continue in Lebanon

opinion

The struggle of the Massachusetts Republican

One reason the rent is too damn high

Time for the US to admit defeat in Syria

lifestyle

I’d like to get back together with my ex-wife

After turning down $50 million in endorsements, Jaylen Brown launches new sneaker, performance brand

How do I learn to trust again?

food & dining

Noah Kahan, Elin Hilderbrand, and Cousin Stizz share their favorite New England spots in ‘hyperlocal’ Apple Maps guides

Wellesley’s Pho Station offers just four very good Vietnamese soups

The Dubliner team will open McGonagle’s in Dorchester; Nouvelle Maison brings wine and cheese to Winchester

travel

Noah Kahan, Elin Hilderbrand, and Cousin Stizz share their favorite New England spots in ‘hyperlocal’ Apple Maps guides

Guy Braunstein on being lost in Manhattan at 9, his worst vacation, and Charlie Chaplin

Postcard from the edge: This is Acadia without the crowds

Arts

Of candidates and the camera

Vermont’s Shelburne Museum reveals architecture team and designs for new center for Native American art

‘We can love all of the United States without lying about it,’ says Harvard professor Sarah Lewis

Books

Ta-Nehisi Coates ponders inequality and injustice in ‘The Message’

Boston’s Rick Riordan on his brand new Percy Jackson book, plus casting news for the Disney+ series

Searching for my father’s story, finding a tantalizing grandfather

Movies

When this family learned 3 of their 4 kids would gradually go blind, they took a series of trips around the world — and filmed it

‘The Wild Robot’ is a wild good time at the movies

‘Will & Harper’: SNL alum Will Ferrell and Harper Steele take a road trip to remember

Television

Ellen DeGeneres is back — twice, in fact

HBO marks ‘The Last of Us’ Day with first look teaser trailer for season two

Longtime anchor Hoda Kotb announces exit from NBC’s ‘Today’ show

music

Noah Kahan, Elin Hilderbrand, and Cousin Stizz share their favorite New England spots in ‘hyperlocal’ Apple Maps guides

Cat Glover, who danced, sang with Prince, dies at 62

‘SNL’ kicks off season 50 this weekend. Two Globe writers look back at the show’s best — and worst — music moments.

Theater/Dance

‘Mamma Mia!’ still merits the exclamation mark

Chris Gethard and Eddie Pepitone ‘carry the flag of rebellion’ as their new comedy tour comes to town

‘Urinetown: The Musical’ inspires delight and, yes, determination

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

Cat Glover, who danced, sang with Prince, dies at 62

Richard Dyer, who wrote a symphony of classical music reviews for the Globe, dies at 82

Caterina Valente, international singing star, dies at 93