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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.

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

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

Mayor James Michael Curley shook the paw of Thor, a 4-year-old Great Dane, as he campaigned unsuccessfully for reelection in 1949 after serving five months in federal prison in 1947.

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

$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.

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.”

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.

Dave Epstein

Parts of New England move to moderate drought status

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

Cambridge bikers saddened, but unsurprised by cyclist’s death

Many politicians and advocates are criticizing the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the state agency that manages Memorial Drive.

Fear of mosquito bites dims Friday night football under the lights

At least 11 killed in Israeli strike that hit a school in northern Gaza

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

Dark Island, a small coastal community, is surrounded by rising tidewaters ahead of Hurricane HeleneÕs landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.

Live updates

Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. Follow live updates.

Helene is 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 Here’s how Helene became a monstrous outlier of a storm Powerhouse Helene’s potential impact on New England and other key factors to watch

Live Updates

11:57 p.m.
One person dies in Florida while driving on Interstate 4, governor says
11:30 p.m.
Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida

Hurricane tracker: Follow Helene's path as it intensifies

Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warned that the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge and bring dangerous winds and rain across much of the southeastern US.

From back center: Roz (Lupita N’yongo), and Brightbill (Kit Connor) in "The Wild Robot."

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

In Arizona, abortion policy and politics are intertwined — and the stakes couldn’t be higher
“It gives them a reason to show up,” Chuck Coughlin, a longtime GOP operative and pollster in Arizona, said of the state’s abortion ballot measure.

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

MBTA General Manager Phillip took the MBTA 111 bus from Chelsea to work with other officials last August.

‘You cannot fund the T on the backs of riders’: MBTA general manager says he’ll push cost cuts, track repairs

The MBTA is facing a looming budget crisis that will take hundreds of millions of dollars to avert.

MBTA honors ferry crew and medical professionals who saved passenger’s life

Looking down into the woods as the leaves change near Barnstead, N.H., in early October 2020.

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.

Noah Kahan is one of several notable locals featured in the “hyperlocal” guides by Apple Maps, with the “Stick Season” singer sharing his favorite spots in the Green Mountain State and beyond.

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

Siri, where are the best places to celebrate stick season in New England?

Edna Kiplagat, shown at the 2021 Boston Marathon, was named the winner of the Beach to Beacon 10K road race after the Aug. 3 winner, fellow Kenyan Faith Chepkoech, was disqualified after failing a drug test.

Kenyan runner Faith Chepkoech disqualified from Beach to Beacon 10K, handed three-year ban for doping

Two-time Boston Marathon winner Edna Kiplagat, who finished third on Patriots Day this past April, was elevated to winner of August's road race in Maine and awarded the $10,000 in prize money.

Guard Baylor Scheierman, the Celtics' first-round draft pick out of Creighton, meets the media at the Boston Celtics Auerbach Center.

With Sam Hauser as his mentor, Celtics rookie sharpshooter Baylor Scheierman aims to impress

The 6-foot-6 guard made 39 percent of his 3-pointers over five total seasons with South Dakota State and Creighton, a reason why he has a three-year guaranteed NBA contract.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

The recorded temperature on a thermostat at the Furnace Creek Visitors Center, after 10 p.m. on July 7, in Death Valley National Park, Calif.

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

Former president Donald Trump speaks about the tax code and manufacturing at the Johnny Mercer Theatre Civic Center, Tuesday, in Savannah, Ga.

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

Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday night.

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

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, on Aug. 7, and Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump on July 31.

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

Opinion

Max Page, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, spoke at a rally for a fair teachers contract outside of the Weymouth Town Hall, March 2, 2023.

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

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

Safety board says pedals pilots use to steer Boeing Max jets on runways can get stuck
The FAA said United is the only US airline affected by the recommendations, and it believes the parts susceptible to jamming are no longer in use.

Judge rules no testing of DNA sample from man charged with raping 15-year-old at Rockland migrant shelter until defense expert motion decided

A Plymouth Superior Court judge this week ruled that authorities can’t collect a DNA sample from a man accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at Rockland hotel operating as a shelter for migrants until a motion to have a defense expert present during the swabbing is decided, legal filings show.

Future of Wu’s property tax proposal remains unclear after meeting with state senators, stakeholders

A meeting at the State House with Mayor Wu, state Senate President Karen Spilka, the Boston delegation to the state Senate, and business group leaders on Thursday did not produce a compromise that the Senate would move forward for passage.

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.

Thousands expected to support cancer research in annual Jimmy Fund Walk on Oct. 6
“We are eager to get out on the course and see all our outstanding walkers and teams come together to defy cancer," Jimmy Fund Vice President Suzanne Fountain said.

Activists chained themselves to the Mass. State House to protest lack of climate action. But does anyone care?
Extinction Rebellion, a group that often organizes civil disobedience protests, is trying to jolt the climate movement and policy makers into action.

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 new documentary "Blink" tells their story.

Activists chained themselves to the Mass. State House to protest lack of climate action. But does anyone care?
Extinction Rebellion, a group that often organizes civil disobedience protests, is trying to jolt the climate movement and policy makers into action.

FTA sent MBTA warning over its number of repair vehicle derailments. But agency says it has actually gotten safer.
Federal officials stressed that the T must ensure work to fix its tracks is performed safely — or risk consequences.

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

Mia, Léo, Colin, and Laurent Pelletier pose on top of their camper van in front of a double rainbow while in Mongolia.

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 latest book is "The Message."

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

Rendering of the east entry, Perry Center for Native American Art at Shelburne Museum.

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

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

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

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A "For Rent" sign outside an apartment building in the East Village neighborhood of New York in 2022.

EDITORIAL

One reason the rent is too damn high

Calvin Coolidge, who once said his hobby was “holding office,” won more elections to local and state office than any president before or since.

JEFF JACOBY

In the Calvin Coolidge fan club with Michael Dukakis

US forces patrolled oil fields near Syria's northeastern border with Turkey on Sept. 3.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Time for the US to admit defeat in Syria

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump spoke during a news conference held at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., on Sept. 13.

SCOT LEHIGH

The overarching concern in 2024 must be democracy

Former Georgia lieutenant governor Geoff Duncan raised his fist after speaking on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, on Aug. 21.

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 makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. Follow live updates.

Helene is 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.

Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane

Helene prompted hurricane and flash flood warnings extending far beyond the coast up into northern Georgia and western North Carolina.

THINGS TO DO

401 Fun: The best things to do in R.I. Sept. 27-Oct. 4

This week: Fun on the farm, line-dancing, apples, pumpkins, wheat and hops, and more!

Here’s how Helene became a monstrous outlier of a storm

Deadly and destructive storm surges are just one consequence of massive hurricanes like Helene.

Sports

The Yankees, with Aaron Judge of course the big man in the middle, celebrate after clinching the AL East title with a 10-1 win over the Orioles Thursday night in New York.

YANKEES 10, ORIOLES 1

Yankees wrap up AL East with big win over Orioles, with Aaron Judge hitting 58th homer

The slugger went deep for the fifth straight game to help host New York wrap up its second AL East title in three years.

Kenzie Posadas (16), who arrived in July from Long Grove, Illinois, leads Newton South in kills.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK

These out-of-town newcomers greeted with open arms by Newton South girls’ volleyball team

Beatriz Gonçalves arrived from Portland, Ore., and joined Kenzie Posadas, who arrived in July from Long Grove, Ill., and senior Bea Paulocq, who moved last year from Setúbal, Portugal.

Celtics

With Sam Hauser as his mentor, Celtics rookie sharpshooter Baylor Scheierman aims to impress

The 6-foot-6 guard made 39 percent of his 3-pointers over five total seasons with South Dakota State and Creighton, a reason why he has a three-year guaranteed NBA contract.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

With 3-4 base defenses, Milford vs. Natick football matchup will be defined by playmaking linebackers

Rangers 5, Bruins 2

Bruins lose to Rangers in exhibition slog in New York

MLB

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will go to trial in sexual abuse case

Business

Google expert at antitrust trial says government underestimates competition for online ad dollars

Federal regulators who say Google holds an illegal monopoly over the technology that matches online advertisers to publishers are vastly underestimating the competition the tech giant faces, an expert hired by Google testified Thursday.

Safety board says pedals pilots use to steer Boeing Max jets on runways can get stuck

The FAA said United is the only US airline affected by the recommendations, and it believes the parts susceptible to jamming are no longer in use.

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

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

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

Bricks for the Blind is hosting a blindfolded Lego-building competition in Cambridge

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

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

sports

Kenyan runner Faith Chepkoech disqualified from Beach to Beacon 10K, handed three-year ban for doping

David Pastrnak and Nikita Zadorov make preseason debuts as Bruins face Rangers in New York

Brayan Bello made some progress but fell short of being a top-of-the-rotation Red Sox starter

business

Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan, speaking during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Dallas on Thursday, said its initiative is “the most transformational plan” in the airline’s history.

Southwest Airlines stock soars after it lays out overhaul

New data finds sharper economic rebound from pandemic

Healey pledges support to speed clean energy permitting

politics

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands after speaking to the press before a private meeting on Sept. 26, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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

How to watch Tuesday’s vice presidential debate between Walz and Vance

Appeals court seems open to altering Trump’s ‘troubling’ civil fraud penalty

Nation

New York Mayor Eric Adams, confronted with detailed graft charges, says he won’t quit

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.

World

Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in the southern village of Kfar Rouman, seen from Marjayoun, south Lebanon, on Sept. 25.

Lebanon fears Gaza-like carnage as Israel ramps up airstrikes across the country

At least 11 killed in Israeli strike that hit a school in northern Gaza

Israel’s displaced want to go home. But will attacks on Hezbollah offer that path?

opinion

John Deaton, Republican candidate for US Senate, earlier this month.

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 in her comedy special "Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval."

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

Lifespan signed a purchase agreement to take over Morton Hospital in Taunton.

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

Ms. Glover joined Prince in the opening song of a concert in Hamburg, West Germany, in 1988.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Parts of New England move to moderate drought status

Cambridge bikers saddened, but unsurprised by cyclist’s death

Fear of mosquito bites dims Friday night football under the lights

At least 11 killed in Israeli strike that hit a school in northern Gaza

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

Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. Follow live updates.

Hurricane tracker: Follow Helene's path as it intensifies

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

In Arizona, abortion policy and politics are intertwined — and the stakes couldn’t be higher “It gives them a reason to show up,” Chuck Coughlin, a longtime GOP operative and pollster in Arizona, said of the state’s abortion ballot measure.

‘You cannot fund the T on the backs of riders’: MBTA general manager says he’ll push cost cuts, track repairs

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

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

Kenyan runner Faith Chepkoech disqualified from Beach to Beacon 10K, handed three-year ban for doping

With Sam Hauser as his mentor, Celtics rookie sharpshooter Baylor Scheierman aims to impress

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.

The MTA beckons voters with false claims on Question 2

Is Costco the center of the universe?

The struggle of the Massachusetts Republican

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

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

Globe Summit

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

Safety board says pedals pilots use to steer Boeing Max jets on runways can get stuck The FAA said United is the only US airline affected by the recommendations, and it believes the parts susceptible to jamming are no longer in use.

Judge rules no testing of DNA sample from man charged with raping 15-year-old at Rockland migrant shelter until defense expert motion decided

Future of Wu’s property tax proposal remains unclear after meeting with state senators, stakeholders

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.

Thousands expected to support cancer research in annual Jimmy Fund Walk on Oct. 6 “We are eager to get out on the course and see all our outstanding walkers and teams come together to defy cancer," Jimmy Fund Vice President Suzanne Fountain said.

Activists chained themselves to the Mass. State House to protest lack of climate action. But does anyone care? Extinction Rebellion, a group that often organizes civil disobedience protests, is trying to jolt the climate movement and policy makers into action.

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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

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Special Projects

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

One reason the rent is too damn high

In the Calvin Coolidge fan club with Michael Dukakis

Time for the US to admit defeat in Syria

The overarching concern in 2024 must be democracy

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

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. Follow live updates.

Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane

401 Fun: The best things to do in R.I. Sept. 27-Oct. 4

Here’s how Helene became a monstrous outlier of a storm

Sports

Yankees wrap up AL East with big win over Orioles, with Aaron Judge hitting 58th homer

These out-of-town newcomers greeted with open arms by Newton South girls’ volleyball team

With Sam Hauser as his mentor, Celtics rookie sharpshooter Baylor Scheierman aims to impress

With 3-4 base defenses, Milford vs. Natick football matchup will be defined by playmaking linebackers

Bruins lose to Rangers in exhibition slog in New York

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will go to trial in sexual abuse case

Business

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.

In Arizona, abortion policy and politics are intertwined — and the stakes couldn’t be higher
“It gives them a reason to show up,” Chuck Coughlin, a longtime GOP operative and pollster in Arizona, said of the state’s abortion ballot measure.

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.

Safety board says pedals pilots use to steer Boeing Max jets on runways can get stuck
The FAA said United is the only US airline affected by the recommendations, and it believes the parts susceptible to jamming are no longer in use.

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.

Thousands expected to support cancer research in annual Jimmy Fund Walk on Oct. 6
“We are eager to get out on the course and see all our outstanding walkers and teams come together to defy cancer," Jimmy Fund Vice President Suzanne Fountain said.

Activists chained themselves to the Mass. State House to protest lack of climate action. But does anyone care?
Extinction Rebellion, a group that often organizes civil disobedience protests, is trying to jolt the climate movement and policy makers into action.

Activists chained themselves to the Mass. State House to protest lack of climate action. But does anyone care?
Extinction Rebellion, a group that often organizes civil disobedience protests, is trying to jolt the climate movement and policy makers into action.

FTA sent MBTA warning over its number of repair vehicle derailments. But agency says it has actually gotten safer.
Federal officials stressed that the T must ensure work to fix its tracks is performed safely — or risk consequences.

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