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Florida residents clean up and figure out what’s next after Milton

At least eight people were dead, but many expressed relief that Milton wasn't worse. The hurricane spared densely populated Tampa a direct hit, and the lethal storm surge that scientists feared never materialized.
Tech Lab: With towers destroyed, Hurricane Milton is a real-time test for satellite cell service A ‘reverse surge’ impacted Tampa Bay during Milton. Here’s how that happens.

See the worst of Hurricane Milton’s aftermath

The storm pounded the Gulf Coast of Florida with ferocious winds and rain, and whipping up a barrage of tornadoes.
The most destructive hurricanes to strike Florida

The northern lights put on a vibrant show across New England Thursday night. See photos of the brilliant displays.

An impressive showing of the aurora borealis danced across New England Thursday night in an intense solar storm.
2024 Election

Live updates
Obama critiques Trump at Harris’s rally; Vance hosts town hall in North Carolina
“You’re thinking about sitting out or supporting somebody who has a history of denigrating you, because you think that’s a sign of strength, because that’s what being a man is? Putting women down? That’s not acceptable,” Obama said.

Conservative ‘election integrity’ group wants to publish Mass. voter data online. They’re suing the state to get it. Nearly 40 percent of Mass. residents feel financially worse off now than a year ago, Globe/Suffolk poll finds

Trump insults Detroit while campaigning in the city

Trump’s remarks came as he addressed the Detroit Economic Club in a speech appealing to the auto industry, a key segment of the population in battleground Michigan’s largest city.

MFA receives $25 million gift to expand modern art program

Donated by the Wyss Foundation, the gift will fund two new staff positions and renovations to create four new galleries.

For the first time in a long time, Boston’s office market looks like it might be on the mend

The share of people coming back to the office is the highest it has been in four years, though it’s still nowhere near 2019 levels.

12 rescued from Colorado gold mine tourist site where elevator mishap killed 1 person

The 12 adults who were trapped were about 1,000 feet below ground, but they had access to water and the atmosphere was considered good.

Former Tufts doctor, fired for refusing COVID vaccine, sues hospital for $6 million

Tufts said the health of its patients and staff was its top priority.

Prosecutors say they will introduce DNA evidence in case against ex-officer charged with murder of Sandra Birchmore
Prosecutors will introduce “expert testimony regarding DNA testing" in the case, according to court records.

Ethel Kennedy, matriarch of family political dynasty, dies at 96

Hers was a life seared by excruciating losses, including the deaths of her husband and two of her sons.
‘There will never be another Ethel.’ Relatives, politicians, luminaries mourn death of Ethel Kennedy

Photos: Ethel Kennedy and family through the years

Meet the Kennedy family members in the public eye

With major work still undone, Mass. House leader suggests lawmakers ‘reevaluate’ their decades-old calendar

Under its rules, the Massachusetts Legislature ended formal sessions for the year nearly two months ago. But a slew of complex bills have yet to emerge from private negotiations.

Somerville man charged for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Museum of Science bathroom
Bruins 6, Canadiens 4

Bruins bounce back from loss to Panthers by defeating rival Canadiens in home opener

The Bruins are back in action Saturday afternoon against the visiting Kings.
Dan Shaughnessy: Bruins are back home, and so are Cup hopes for yet another season
FASHION

Breast plates, football padding, coquette fashion: Young designers take the spotlight at Boston Fashion Week event

At M Fine Arts Galerie Wednesday night, experimentation and personal stories were on display.

Jennifer Lopez talks to Nikki Glaser about love, loss, and being single: ‘I’m not looking for anybody’

After a painful summer, JLo opens up in the new issue of Interview magazine.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump have housing plans. Economists have doubts.

Harris has offered a string of economic proposals. Here’s a closer look at what’s in them.

Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump’s no-tax pledges and what they might cost

Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy
Opinion
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

How whales grieve, why dogs eat their owners, and other tales of death in the animal kingdom

Philosopher Susana Monsó explores whether animals experience grief.
Thomas Reed

A new audience for Taylor Swift: Rural Republican parents
ENDORSEMENT

Psychedelic drugs have great therapeutic promise. But Question 4 goes too far.
Evan Horowitz

How Boston backed itself into its budget mess
JOAN VENNOCHI

Why did the Patriots and the Krafts do nothing about Peppers?

Hispanic Heritage Month

‘Music always came back to me,’ says Latin soul singer Yelena (La Rosa) Rodriguez
She’ll perform at CultureFest at Belleforge Arts Center in Medfield this Sunday

‘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.

More recent News

TD Bank to pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement
The Justice Department said the bank's failure to prevent money laundering made it “convenient” for criminals.

Why Charlestown is planning a wild 250-day countdown to the Battle of Bunker Hill’s 250th anniversary
Charlestown is embarking on an eight month mission to teach its neighborhood about the Revolutionary War.

N.H. lawmakers override two of Governor Chris Sununu’s vetoes
The legislation restricts the use of certain fertilizers and modifies New Hampshire’s administrative rulemaking process.

Tewksbury man indicted in fatal June shooting of his 15-year-old Lowell girlfriend
Trevor Bady, 21, was arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn on Wednesday, prosecutors said.

At least 2 killed and dozens injured after leak at a Texas oil refinery

Nearly three dozen other people were either transported to hospitals or treated at the scene, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.

Massachusetts cannabis regulators fine companies for record-keeping, pesticide violations
The violations against Ascend Wellness and Curaleaf add to a growing list of enforcement actions the state regulatory body has issued this year.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team

An Alabama real estate firm enabled Steward’s growth and helped hide its shaky finances. It was a house of cards.

The Boston Globe Spotlight Team has spent months investigating this unusual partnership to lay bare another critical piece of the Steward saga.
Unlimited shrimp or unaffordable rent? How Red Lobster’s bankruptcy sheds light on Steward Health Care’s woes.

DEVRA FIRST | CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
With Barbara Lynch closures, the end of an era — but not in the way you might think
Endings are a natural part of the restaurant life cycle. These symbolize a sea change.

Why Polaroid was more than slightly ahead of its time
A show at Harvard Business School looks at how the company was an engine for change in society and art as well technology.

Will Charlie Baker run for office again? NCAA president says he won’t ‘rule anything out.’
Former governor Charlie Baker said at an event in Boston that "we live in really challenging times, and it’s important [for] really good people to step up.”

Culture & Lifestyle

‘Super/Man’: How Christopher Reeve and his family found their Fortress of Solitude in the Berkshires

‘The sexy, confident look is great, but make it scary.’ Inside The Blair B*tch Project

Love of ‘millennial pink’ led to this couple’s elegant Newport wedding

Cousin Stizz is making sure hip-hop has a future in 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

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Donald Trump, role model
EDITORIAL

End Massachusetts’ outlier status on child custody disputes
JEFF JACOBY

For US Jews, the postwar years were a golden age. It ended on Oct. 7.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Hurricane Helene’s other devastating aftermath — a flood of Trump lies
EDITORIAL

A paper strip that can save lives
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Florida residents clean up and figure out what’s next after Milton

At least eight people were dead, but many expressed relief that Milton wasn't worse. The hurricane spared densely populated Tampa a direct hit, and the lethal storm surge that scientists feared never materialized.

Before president’s resignation, signs of financial trouble at Brandeis

Now, in the midst of widespread financial trouble in higher education and declining enrollment at Brandeis in particular, the Waltham school finds itself in an intensifying budget crunch.

Meet the Kennedy family members in the public eye

The Globe has compiled a list of Kennedy family members who have worked in politics, journalism, and other industries that placed them in the public eye.

Although Milton has moved on, at least 8 are dead and millions remain in the dark

Arriving just two weeks after the misery wrought by Hurricane Helene, the system also knocked out power to more than 3 million customers, flooded barrier islands, tore the roof off a baseball stadium, and toppled a construction crane.

Sports

49ers 36, Seahawks 24

Brock Purdy tosses three touchdowns and 49ers squash Seahawks to move atop NFC West

Deebo Samuel had a 76-yard catch-and-run TD and finished with three catches for 102 yards for the defending NFC champions (3-3), who moved into a tie with Seattle (3-3) for first place in the NFC West.
Bruins 6, Canadiens 4

Bruins bounce back from loss to Panthers by defeating rival Canadiens in home opener

The Bruins are back in action Saturday afternoon against the visiting Kings.
Bruins notebook

Bruins coach Jim Montgomery makes lineup adjustments for home opener against Canadiens

On defense, Parker Wotherspoon got the nod over Mason Lohrei. Wotherspoon played on the third pairing with Andrew Peeke.
NHL

No. 1 pick and former Boston University star Macklin Celebrini scores in his hyped debut for the Sharks
LYNX 95, LIBERTY 93 (OT)

Minnesota Lynx stun New York Liberty in overtime to take Game 1 of WNBA Finals
YANKEES 3, ROYALS 1

Gerrit Cole pitches the Yankees past the Royals and into their record 19th American League Championship Series

Business

Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s ‘Cybercab,’ plans to bring autonomous driving tech to other models in 2025

Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi at a Hollywood studio Thursday night, though fans of the electric vehicle maker will have to wait until at least 2026 before they are available.

Relatives of passengers who died in Boeing Max crashes will face off in court with the company

Relatives of passengers who died in Boeing Max crashes will tell a judge to throw out a plea agreement that they say is a sweetheart deal for Boeing.

For the first time in a long time, Boston’s office market looks like it might be on the mend
MLB

Want to buy a baseball team? Pohlad family considering selling Twins after 40 years of ownership.
magazine
Education Issue

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

What I learned warming the bench for my high school water polo team

Your Week Ahead

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

I gave a Mass. judge a gift. The Supreme Court could learn from his response.

metro

Tewksbury man indicted in fatal June shooting of his 15-year-old Lowell girlfriend

The northern lights are making another comeback and tonight the brilliant show extends quite far

Somerville man charged for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Museum of Science bathroom

sports

Lynx stun Liberty in overtime to win Game 1 of the WNBA Finals

David Fry comes through in a pinch and the Guardians tame Tigers, forcing a Game 5

Want to buy a baseball team? Pohlad family considering selling Twins after 40 years of ownership.

business

FTX lieutenant Ryan Salame rails ahead of jail term

Donald Trump offers tax breaks to US citizens overseas but no specifics

With towers destroyed, Hurricane Milton is a real-time test for satellite cell service

politics

Obama critiques Trump at Harris’s rally; Vance hosts town hall in North Carolina

US House control teeters on the unlikely battleground of heavily Democratic California

The drownings of two Navy SEALs were preventable, military investigation finds

Nation

12 rescued from Colorado gold mine tourist site where elevator mishap killed 1 person

Florida residents clean up and figure out what’s next after Milton

A man charged in the killing of a Georgia nursing student faces hearing as trial looms

World

Blinken tells ASEAN the US is worried about China’s ‘dangerous’ actions in disputed sea

At least 22 killed in airstrikes in central Beirut, with Israel also firing on UN peacekeepers

At least 22 people killed in Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut. A strike on Gaza school kills 27

opinion

End Massachusetts’ outlier status on child custody disputes

For US Jews, the postwar years were a golden age. It ended on Oct. 7.

Donald Trump, role model

lifestyle

A Kerouac mural debuts in Lowell this weekend, near a church that was ‘a center of life’

Jennifer Lopez talks to Nikki Glaser about love, loss, and being single: ‘I’m not looking for anybody’

Is it time to leave the abuse?

food & dining

A new L.A. Burdick will soon sweeten Coolidge Corner

With Barbara Lynch closures, the end of an era — but not in the way you might think

Chef Barbara Lynch closing all her restaurants

travel

A Victorian manor in Rockport is revived, plus boutique digs in downtown Denver

Photographer Barry Schneier on Boston’s music scene, JetBlue’s app, and how to pack the right way

I have proof I didn’t damage my rental, so why do I have to pay?

Arts

Breast plates, football padding, coquette fashion: Young designers take the spotlight at Boston Fashion Week event

At the MFA, ‘Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore’ revels in rhyme not reason

A Kerouac mural debuts in Lowell this weekend, near a church that was ‘a center of life’

Books

Han Kang is awarded Nobel Prize in literature

Local bestsellers for the week ended Oct. 6

Author Jason Reynolds creates his own Judy Blume book moment with young adult novel ‘Twenty-Four Seconds From Now’

Movies

‘Pet grief’ is very real. Director Yen Tan and Margaret Cho, in a rare non-comedic role, made a movie about it.

It’s a family thing at this year’s New York Film Festival

Jennifer Lopez talks to Nikki Glaser about love, loss, and being single: ‘I’m not looking for anybody’

Television

In ‘Disclaimer,’ whose point of view is it, anyway?

Netflix’s ‘Starting Five’ shadows elite NBA players, Jayson Tatum among them, and their families through the 2023-24 season

When the big screen relies on the small one

music

Jennifer Lopez talks to Nikki Glaser about love, loss, and being single: ‘I’m not looking for anybody’

Melissa Ferrick is figuring out everything she needs

Cousin Stizz is making sure hip-hop has a future in Boston

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

Ethel Kennedy, matriarch of family political dynasty, dies at 96

Pat Fischer, undersized NFL defensive back, dies at 84

Luis Tiant, inimitable ace of the 1975 AL champion Red Sox, dies at 83