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Black-owned businesses saw a surge of support after George Floyd’s murder. Since then? Not so much.

The waning support, Black entrepreneurs and advocates say, hinders one of the most important ways ordinary people can help combat the Boston area’s stark racial wealth gap.

‘It makes me feel like nobody cares:’ Boston residents share how USPS mail delays affect daily life
For some Bostonians, particularly seniors, inconsistent mail service has resulted in weeks-long delays in receiving important documents, bills, and medications.

Greg Landry, former Detroit Lions and UMass quarterback, dead at 77

Jared Ravizza, charged in South Shore stabbing spree, again ordered held without bail

Ravizza pleaded not guilty to three felonies: assault to murder and two counts of assault and battery with a deadly weapon, as well as a misdemeanor charge of lewd, wanton, and lascivious conduct, court records show.

Brown University’s endowment reaches $7.2b, setting a new institutional record
Brown’s leadership announced Friday that its investments had generated a more than 11 percent return during the current fiscal year, bringing its endowment to an all-time high.

SJC sets date to hear Karen Read’s request to dismiss charges
The state’s highest court is scheduled to hear arguments in Karen Read’s high-profile murder case on Nov. 6, records show.

‘Are they trying to raise shepherds or warriors?’: Advocates call for deeper review of State Police academy

 Amid scrutiny, new State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble sworn in

California man charged with threatening businesses in Cambridge and Somerville

Conn. man charged with murder for allegedly beating 6-year-old to death with baseball bat

‘The news says inflation is going down, but nobody sees it’: Long lines for food reveal a desperate need in R.I.
Hundreds of people line up in Pawtucket, R.I., twice a month to receive basic necessities from the Elisha Project, a sign of troubling times not reflected in unemployment rates or campaign speeches.

US adds a robust 254,000 jobs in sign of still-sturdy labor market

‘Everyone kind of feels a bit helpless’: After Oct. 7, locals describe a year of anguish

Many in New England affected by the Israel-Hamas war have experienced deep emotions: helplessness, hopelessness, depression, stress. There is, they said, a malaise they can’t shake.
Pro-Palestinian rally planned Sunday on Boston Common
2024 election

In Michigan, Harris doesn’t get planned firefighters endorsement amid shifting labor loyalties
Harris directly went after her opponent, saying Trump “has been a union-buster his entire career” who would launch a “full on attack” against organized labor.

A battleground state’s child care crisis leaves voters skeptical of political promises Trump slams Liz Cheney after her joint appearance with Harris, calling her a ‘low IQ War Hawk’

Trump returning to site of Pennsylvania assassination attempt for huge rally with Vance and Musk

Former president Donald Trump plans to return Saturday to the site where a gunman tried to assassinate him in July, setting aside what are now near-constant worries for his physical safety in order to fulfill a promise — "really an obligation," he said recently — to the people of Butler, Pa.
Harris is heading to North Carolina to survey Helene’s aftermath one day after Trump visited Follow live updates from the campaign trail

These are the wealthiest Mass. residents, according to the 2024 Forbes 400 list

Who tops the list? A few names you might recognize.

Healey saves Nibi the beaver from eviction
Governor Maura Healey issued Nibi a permit allowing the 2-year-old beaver who captured the hearts of people across the country to stay at the rehabilitation where she’s lived most of her life.

Harvard students used Meta’s smart glasses and AI to get private info from people’s photos. What can you do about it?

The tool could potentially allow law enforcement agents, cyber criminals, or just a guy at the bar to obtain anybody’s vital information in just over a minute.
'SNL' at 50

8 unforgettable Boston skits and moments from ‘Saturday Night Live’

From Casey Affleck’s Dunkin’ spoof to Kenan Thompson’s David Ortiz impression, check out these iconic "SNL" sketches that paid tribute to the Hub.
11 New England cast members who brought the laughs on ‘Saturday Night Live’
HS FOOTBALL: WEYMOUTH 28, MILTON 21

Milton rallies late, but Weymouth holds on for key Bay State Herget triumph

 Friday’s high school football scores More high school sports news

Here are the best chances to catch the Northern Lights in New England this weekend

“We are in the grips of solar maximum" and auroras are intensifying.
Dave Epstein: Predicting where the aurora will cast its glow can be tricky for forecasters
LOVE LETTERS

I wonder if I should be with my ex

Because my current partner makes me miserable.

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
IDEAS

The Election Issue: Harris, Trump, and what comes next

Six writers explore our political crossroads — and what the 2024 race may lead to.
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

The end of our political deadlock
IDEAS | JEFF HOWE

A rare challenge to the machine in our one-party state
MARCELA GARCÍA

The price tag of mass deportations? $315 billion
H. R. McMaster

Donald Trump and the war with ourselves

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

These New England homes are in the running to be HGTV’s ‘Scariest House in America’
Two homes in Massachusetts and Rhode Island will be featured on HGTV's "Scariest House in America" on Friday.

Salem expects a record 1.2 million visitors for Halloween festivities

N.H. resident who contracted EEE in August later died, officials say
It was the second death caused by the mosquito-borne virus this year in New Hampshire.

Map: Is your town at risk of EEE? What you need to know about EEE in New England

Boston Medical Center is charting its post-Steward future — with two new hospitals in tow
Now comes the hard part: making sure the troubled hospitals it rescued — St. Elizabeth’s in Brighton and Good Samaritan in Brockton — will actually survive.

More coverage of the Steward Health Care crisis

concert review
Sabrina Carpenter is all grown up. Not all of her fans are.
A very adult Sabrina Carpenter show at TD Garden proved a bit of a mismatch with some of her younger fans.

Three men expected to plead guilty in fatal South End shooting

Jason Amazan, 19, of Dorchester; Adornous Hazelwood, 22, of Brockton; and Desmond Hallett-Woodley, 21, of Boston, are scheduled to appear in Suffolk Superior Court on Monday to enter guilty pleas, prosecutors said.

Amid lab space glut, a big lease at last
The Davis Companies’ big bet on Watertown Square is paying off with the region’s largest lease deal for newly built lab space so far this year.

Recommended reads

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

How eliminating the tipped minimum wage could hurt Massachusetts restaurants — and its workers

The ballot proposal could lead to stagnant wages and job cuts.

dan shaughnessy
Instead of an endless rebuild, the future should be now for the Red Sox, and other thoughts
Under management's middle-market approach, ticket prices keep going up but the level of play stays the same.

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.

Fiction
The Mistress and the Key: Chapter One
An exclusive excerpt from Ben Mezrich's forthcoming novel, a sequel to the 2020 novella serialized in the Globe

Culture & Lifestyle

Peabody native Alex Serino to play Albus Potter in ‘Cursed Child’ on Broadway

$5 ferry ride, new ‘Friends’ trivia, and a Cambridge dance party: This week’s free, cheap things to do in Boston

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

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

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

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.
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts State Police training stuck in a time warp
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Black-owned businesses saw a surge of support after George Floyd’s murder. Since then? Not so much.

The waning support, Black entrepreneurs and advocates say, hinders one of the most important ways ordinary people can help combat the Boston area’s stark racial wealth gap.

‘Everyone kind of feels a bit helpless’: After Oct. 7, locals describe a year of anguish

Many in New England affected by the Israel-Hamas war have experienced deep emotions: helplessness, hopelessness, depression, stress. There is, they said, a malaise they can’t shake.

Leslie strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic but isn’t threatening land

The storm was located Saturday about 725 miles west-southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.

Topsfield Fair announces winners of 40th Annual New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off

Steve Connolly of Sharon won the weigh-off with his mighty 2,211-pound pumpkin.

Sports

FOOTBALL

Greg Landry, former Detroit Lions and UMass quarterback, dead at 77

The Lions announced Landry’s death on social media Friday. No cause of death was given.
Julian Benbow | On Basketball

Sun must figure out how to stay alive in WNBA playoffs by taking away open looks from Lynx

For the second straight game, the Sun let the Lynx get whatever they wanted.
FRIDAY'S HS FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

After a late turnover, credit an opportunistic, resilient defense for securing Xaverian’s victory over Central Catholic

The second-ranked Hawks made one last defensive stand in the fourth quarter, a Dave Chiavegatocq interception the clincher with 1:05 to play.
ACES 95, LIBERTY 81

Las Vegas Aces stave off elimination behind Jackie Young’s 24 points
HS FOOTBALL: WEYMOUTH 28, MILTON 21

Milton rallies late, but Weymouth holds on for key Bay State Herget triumph
HARVARD 28, NEW HAMPSHIRE 23

Swampscott’s Xaviah Bascon breaks out in Harvard’s upset of No. 16 New Hampshire

Business

Black-owned businesses saw a surge of support after George Floyd’s murder. Since then? Not so much.

The waning support, Black entrepreneurs and advocates say, hinders one of the most important ways ordinary people can help combat the Boston area’s stark racial wealth gap.

These are the wealthiest Mass. residents, according to the 2024 Forbes 400 list

Who tops the list? A few names you might recognize.

Sanofi, GSK, CSL tapped to expand US bird flu vaccine supply

Amid lab space glut, a big lease at last
magazine
Education Issue

Should schools be able to keep students’ secrets from parents? Depends who you ask.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I walked her to where she was parked and asked, “Handshake or hug?”’
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

metro

Mass. reports 2 more West Nile virus cases in humans, raising total to 15

Healey saves Nibi the beaver from eviction

Pro-Palestinian rally planned Sunday on Boston Common

sports

St. Mary’s defense answers challenge, stymies Cathedral to take Catholic Central win

Napheesa Collier scores 26 to help Lynx push Sun to brink of WNBA playoff elimination

Methuen explodes for 30 unanswered points to hand No. 18 Andover first loss

business

Jobs report, strike resolution offer Harris lift on economy

Healey administration taps Kirk Taylor as new CEO for Mass. Life Sciences Center

Harvard students used Meta’s smart glasses and AI to get private info from people’s photos. What can you do about it?

politics

Harris is heading to North Carolina to survey Helene’s aftermath one day after Trump visited

In Michigan, Harris doesn’t get planned firefighters endorsement amid shifting labor loyalties

Biden says he doesn’t know whether Israel is holding up peace deal to influence 2024 US election

Nation

Trump returning to site of Pennsylvania assassination attempt for huge rally with Vance and Musk

Leslie strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic but isn’t threatening land

Ex- Virginia cop who killed shoplifting suspect acquitted of manslaughter, guilty on firearm charge

World

Rescue teams search for missing after floods, landslides kill at least 16 in Bosnia

Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria

Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years

opinion

Parents’ protest of transgender teen stirs painful memories

8 writers graded VP debate. Over 200 online readers commented.

We can work for Palestinian freedom and against antisemitism

lifestyle

New ‘The Rabbis Go South’ podcast follows civil rights solidarity demonstrated in 1964 Florida

$5 ferry ride, new ‘Friends’ trivia, and a Cambridge dance party: This week’s free, cheap things to do in Boston

I wonder if I should be with my ex

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

The 2025 cruise season is almost here. So what’s new out there?

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

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

The Mistress and the Key: Chapter Two

The Mistress and the Key: Chapter One

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

Movies

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 7-20

‘White Bird’ fails to take flight

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

Television

‘Bad Monkey,’ pretty good miniseries

These New England homes are in the running to be HGTV’s ‘Scariest House in America’

11 New England cast members who brought the laughs on ‘Saturday Night Live’

music

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 7-20

Sabrina Carpenter is all grown up. Not all of her fans are.

Garth Brooks accused of rape in lawsuit from hair-and-makeup artist

Theater/Dance

Peabody native Alex Serino to play Albus Potter in ‘Cursed Child’ on Broadway

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

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

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