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Port union agrees to suspend strike until Jan. 15

The International Longshoremen’s Association agreed Thursday to suspend a strike that closed down major ports on the East and Gulf coasts. The move followed an improved wage offer from port employers.

Hospitals scramble for IV fluids as Hurricane Helene triggers latest drug shortage

Flooding damaged the plant in the Blue Ridge Mountains town of Marion that produces 60 percent of the country’s IV supply.

As search for Helene’s victims drags into second week, sheriff says rescuers ‘will not rest’

Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating

Jurors deliberated for about six hours before coming back with the mixed verdict for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith.

Los Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers’ 1996 murder conviction
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon said during a news conference that attorneys for Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez have asked a court to vacate their conviction.

Massachusetts education board violated Open Meeting Law, attorney general says
The attorney general’s office ordered the state board to immediately comply with the law and warned that similar violations in the future may be considered evidence of intent to violate it.

Man sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility for Pembroke crash that killed girl, 13

“This is a multigenerational tragedy,” said Kenneth Zisserson, whose daughter, Claire, was killed in the crash.

Boston needs billions to protect itself from sea level rise. Can the city find the money?
Its 47-mile-long coastline is vulnerable to coastal flooding during storms.

Witness recounts harrowing confrontation on highway where gunman killed himself after fleeing fatal shooting scene

Boy who died at Stoughton basketball club identified as Brockton sixth grader

Dam good news: Governor Maura Healey pardons Nibi the Beaver

Nibi the Beaver has a forever home at the Newhouse Wildlife Rescue in Chelmsford, and a new role as an educational mascot, the governor's office said Thursday.
2024 election

Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney at the GOP’s birthplace while Trump rallies in Michigan
Cheney was the top Republican on the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, earning Trump’s disdain and effectively exiling herself from her own party.

Follow live election updates Harassment during the 2020 election was so bad many Mass. clerks quit. 2024 is shaping up to be just as bad.

Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights and a woman’s ‘individual freedom’

Her support for abortion rights stands in opposition to her husband’s position, not to mention the anti-abortion views of key parts of the Republican party base.

Terry Francona reportedly hired as Reds manager

Francona has a 1,950-1,672 record over 23 seasons as a major league manager, putting him 13th on the list of winningest managers in baseball history.

Aurora Watch
The Northern Lights will shine across New England starting tonight. Here are the best times to view them.
A second flare on Thursday, the most powerful in seven years, could mean even more aurora sightings.

A Providence townhouse sold for $2 million – a record high sale for a condo on the East Side

The sale is the highest sales price ever recorded for a condo on the East Side, and the second highest ever recorded for a condo citywide.

Growers head to Topsfield Fair for 40th Annual New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off

Around 20 entries are expected for Friday's competition, which kicks off the Topsfield Fair.
QUICK BITE

Tenoch brings tortas, tacos, and (soon) margaritas to Harvard Square’s Garage

The original Tenoch opened on Medford’s Riverside Avenue in 2012. This version has a slightly different menu, including pork sausage and pig belly tacos.

Patrice Bergeron says he would consider being part of an NHL team in his native Quebec City

A prospective owner of a Quebec City NHL club likely would be eager to bring Bergeron aboard as the face of the franchise — be it as team president or other key front office position.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump are tested by the Mideast, Helene, and the port strike in the campaign’s final weeks

Where Trump and Harris stand on immigration and border security

Marijuana, the death penalty, and fracking: Harris’s changing positions on key issues

Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

Donald Trump is a latter-day Neville Chamberlain

Voters can see Trump’s penchant for appeasement in his approach to Ukraine.
IDEAS | Jason Blakely

My political beliefs are entirely rational. Yours are obviously nuts.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Remembering the ‘Good Times’ of John Amos — television’s first Black father
EDITORIAL

A strong Israeli defense against Iran benefits US interests
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Vance tried to sane-wash Trump’s autocracy. Walz didn’t let him.

Hispanic Heritage Month

‘It doesn’t matter what you wear, because you look good’: In Boston, Dominican-owned salons and barbershops are plenty
Dominican-owned salons and barbershops, which cut all kinds of hair, have become popular stops for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

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.

More recent News

Logan Airport is climbing in customer satisfaction ratings. It still has a ways to go.
J.D. Power, an analytics firm, found that Logan ranked 10th out of 20 mega airports, which serve more than 32 million passengers per year.

Toddler safe, father arrested in R.I., after kidnapping son from Canton daycare

Nathan DoRosario is facing charges of custodial kidnapping over state lines, trespassing, and violation of a retraining order, Canton Police Chief Helena Rafferty said in an email.

Brockton High School student arrested after allegedly wielding a gun near campus, officials say
School administrators were notified Wednesday afternoon that a student had shown a firearm in a walking area of Campanelli Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Get ready to go Bananas, as baseball’s favorite oddballs from Savannah are returning to Fenway Park next summer
After selling out Fenway for one game last June, the wild and wacky Savannah Bananas announced Thursday they will return for two games July 5-6.

North Atlantic right whale found washed up on Vineyard died from ‘chronic entanglement,’ federal officials say
The juvenile North Atlantic right whale washed up on Martha’s Vineyard in January with fishing gear caught in its tail.

Former Dartmouth police officer to serve up to 15 years for child rape

Shawn Souza was convicted Wednesday of two counts of aggravated rape of a child, one count of rape of a child by force, and one count of indecent assault and battery of a person 14 or older.

Recommended reads

no stupid questions

Boston has inspired a whole bunch of pop culture. Here’s a reading, watching, and listening guide.

On the silver screen and in the pages of a hardcover, the spirit of bygone Boston shines through — immortalizing it for younger or newer residents who weren’t around to witness it themselves.

Shirley Leung
As it prepares to dole out 225 new liquor licenses, Boston is setting some new rules
The city aims to prevent a first-come, first-served bonanza that favored white and well-connected applicants a decade ago.

For some Jewish Bostonians, Rosh Hashana’s proximity to one-year mark of Oct. 7 attack casts shadow over the holiday
Since the Oct. 7 attack, antisemitic incidents have risen across the country and pro-Palestinian protests have gripped college campuses. For many, the political turmoil has taken its toll.

Black musician attacked by Patriot Front in Boston: ‘I thought I was going to die’
Surveillance video turned over to Charles Murrell’s lawyers by Boston police showed Murrell being shoved into a light pole by Patriot Front members.

Culture & Lifestyle

Remembering John Amos

Look, don’t touch? Not at Ashburnham’s Frederick Historical Piano Collection.

For subjects and viewers, ‘Blink’ is a story to remember

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: The joke’s on you

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

Massachusetts State Police training stuck in a time warp
JOAN VENNOCHI

In the VP debate, Vance proved to be the bigger liar
GLOBE OPINION

‘In the end, the winner was Vance’: 8 writers weigh in on the VP debate
EDITORIAL

What Boston can learn from other cities that closed schools
JEFF JACOBY

Antisemitism and the power of the big lie
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

As search for Helene’s victims drags into second week, sheriff says rescuers ‘will not rest’

With at least 215 killed, Helene is already the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland US since Katrina in 2005, and dozens or possibly hundreds of people are still unaccounted for.

Growers head to Topsfield Fair for 40th Annual New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off

Around 20 entries are expected for Friday's competition, which kicks off the Topsfield Fair.

Hospitals scramble for IV fluids as Hurricane Helene triggers latest drug shortage

Flooding damaged the plant in the Blue Ridge Mountains town of Marion that produces 60 percent of the country’s IV supply.

Dam good news: Governor Maura Healey pardons Nibi the Beaver

Nibi the Beaver has a forever home at the Newhouse Wildlife Rescue in Chelmsford, and a new role as an educational mascot, the governor's office said Thursday.

Sports

FALCONS 36, BUCS 30

Kirk Cousins airs it out, leading Falcons to dramatic overtime win over Bucs

Cousins threw for a career-high 509 yards and four touchdowns, the last of them a 45-yard scoring pass to KhaDarel Hodge in OT.
BASEBALL

Get ready to go Bananas, as baseball’s favorite oddballs from Savannah are returning to Fenway Park next summer

After selling out Fenway for one game last June, the wild and wacky Savannah Bananas announced Thursday they will return for two games July 5-6.
MLB

Watch Lexington’s Sal Frelick show off his power for the Brewers in the National League Wild Card round

Frelick followed Jake Bauers’s go-ahead, pinch-hit home run by hammering a 408-foot shot to right field on the first pitch he saw from reliever Jose Butto.
MLB

Terry Francona reportedly hired as Reds manager
METS 4, BREWERS 2

Pete Alonso delivers in the ninth inning as Mets’ storybook season rolls into NL Division Series
Kings 4, Bruins 1

Bruins fall flat in exhibition loss to the Kings

Business

Jobs report is likely to show another month of modest but steady hiring gains

The US labor market is still reliably cranking out jobs each month, enough to give Americans the confidence and paychecks to keep spending and sustaining the economy.

Port union agrees to suspend strike until Jan. 15

The International Longshoremen’s Association agreed Thursday to suspend a strike that closed down major ports on the East and Gulf coasts. The move followed an improved wage offer from port employers.
talking points

Federal grant boosts power grid and renewable energy project in northern Maine

Senators urge Justice Department to hold Boeing executives accountable for safety violations
magazine
Education Issue

‘Please, stop doing this.’ Why we need to finally ban phones from schools.
MISS CONDUCT

My aunt brings nothing but demands to our family’s holiday gatherings
Cooking

It’s soup season. New ways to serve favorites including French onion soup.
LOVE LETTERS

My partner doesn’t want kids. Can I change her mind?

metro

Massachusetts education board violated Open Meeting Law, attorney general says

Kirk reaches Category 4 strength in Atlantic as a tropical system in Caribbean is set to douse Florida

A Providence townhouse sold for $2 million – a record high sale for a condo on the East Side

sports

Together, Nyrah Joseph and and Billerica girls’ volleyball have made the leap into a contender

The Masters will be held as scheduled at Augusta despite Hurricane Helene damage, chairman says

Wellesley’s Michael Thorbjornsen goes 9-under to open Sanderson Farms Championship but trails David Skinns by three strokes

business

Biden’s student loan cancellation is put on hold again

Logan Airport is climbing in customer satisfaction ratings. It still has a ways to go.

More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low

politics

Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney in Wisconsin while Trump rallies in Michigan

Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss

Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney at the GOP’s birthplace while Trump rallies in Michigan

Nation

Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating

Los Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers’ 1996 murder conviction

Lahaina inferno emerged from smoldering remnants of quelled fire

World

A year later, Israeli survivors reflect on the lingering toll of Oct. 7

Israel extends evacuation warnings in Lebanon, signaling a wider offensive

After successes, Israel’s military is in a ‘long game’ with no clear outcome

opinion

He got a thank-you from Joe Castiglione. He could believe it.

Keep bus routes in mind in plans to close, consolidate Boston schools

Newspaper survival strategy: lean on student journalists

lifestyle

She watches TV during intimate moments

Jaylen Brown, Ilona Maher, and more New England stars make 2024 Time100 Next list

‘The Giver’ author Lois Lowry on intergenerational bonds in uncertain times

food & dining

Tenoch brings tortas, tacos, and (soon) margaritas to Harvard Square’s Garage

CanalSide Food + Drink sets a date; Chalawan says goodbye

In appreciation of Tupperware: It burps, it stores, it deserves our respect

travel

Logan Airport is climbing in customer satisfaction ratings. It still has a ways to go.

Titanic exhibition comes to Boston, and a special Theater District tour

Berkshires public art shines in golden autumn light

Arts

Tomashi Jackson speaks truth to painful history in ‘Across the Universe’ at Tufts Art Galleries

‘Help other artists, and then other artists will help you, too,’ says Joanna Tam

Of candidates and the camera

Books

A poet explores animal energies, Bow & Arrow Press lands in a new home, and local award news

Author readings around Boston through Oct. 12

Tracing the mystery of a missing cousin, finding compassion for her ancestors

Movies

‘White Bird’ fails to take flight

For subjects and viewers, ‘Blink’ is a story to remember

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: The joke’s on you

Television

Remembering John Amos

HBO’s ‘The Franchise’ is mild when it should be wild

On ‘SNL,’ no gaffes, political, comedic, or otherwise, for Gaffigan

music

Guess who’s coming to Lynn – and who isn’t

Neko Case is always striving for more range

Look, don’t touch? Not at Ashburnham’s Frederick Historical Piano Collection.

Theater/Dance

‘Nassim’ challenges an actor to perform a play they haven’t read before

Four characters in search of the present in ‘Now. Here. This.’

American Repertory Theater and Boston Playwrights’ Theatre announce performances

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

Ella Leffland, novelist drawn to portraying outsiders, dies at 92

Larry Laughlin, longtime AP bureau chief for northern New England, dies at 75

John Amos, patriarch on ‘Good Times’ and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster ‘Roots,’ dies at 84