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Two dozen Harvard faculty suspended from library after pro-Palestine protest

About 25 faculty members were notified by email that they are suspended from entering the Widener library for two weeks, The Harvard Crimson reported Thursday.

Ex-commander of Boston Police evidence warehouse sentenced to federal prison in OT scandal

Retired Capt. Richard Evans of Hanover was sentenced Thursday to one year, plus one day, in federal prison, prosecutors said.

Ten MBTA employees on leave amid criminal investigation at Cabot Yard in South Boston, T general manager says

The investigation centers on allegations the employees were working on non-MBTA vehicles while on company time.

Biden tries again at student loan cancellation, this time for those with financial hardships

The Biden administration is moving ahead with a new path to student loan cancellation for Americans who face steep medical bills, child care costs, and other types of financial hardship that prevent them from repaying their loans.

Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton
A SpaceX capsule carrying the crew parachuted before dawn into the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida coast after undocking from the International Space Station mid-week.

Somerville cop awarded $800k in damages in termination suit against former mayor, police chief

Officer Dante DiFronzo was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for his outspoken criticism of alleged corruption in the department, a federal jury found Wednesday.

Records detail how R.I. teacher accused of raping former student allegedly had yearslong ‘relationship’ with her

Joseph Gannon, 50, of Warwick, was arrested last month after the one-time student came forward to police.

Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won’t come quickly

Israeli strikes kill 38 people in Gaza’s Khan Younis and 3 journalists in southern Lebanon

Lewiston: One year later

‘It’s hard without you’: In Lewiston, a year shaped by absence

For so many in Lewiston, Maine’s worst mass shooting remains a fresh wound, the upcoming anniversary a reminder that they were attacked by one of their own.

A year after Maine’s worst mass shooting, what happened to gun reform?
IDEAS | LEWIS ROBINSON

They lived together. They died together. One year after Lewiston, those left behind recall a steadfast friendship.

‘Don’t assume you are safe’: Data breaches spike in Massachusetts, following national trend

More and more data is being stored online, and hackers are becoming more sophisticated.
What to do when your personal data is hacked

Around New England with Kevin Cullen
Amid lawsuits over alleged abuse, a Roman Catholic diocese in Vt. files for bankruptcy. Victims say it’s a ploy.
“We always knew they were morally bankrupt,” a victim of abuse said. “This just shows how bankrupt they really are.”

2024 ELECTION

Progressives warn Harris must change her closing message as the election looms
Progressive Democrats are warning Kamala Harris that she risks losing the support of a small, but significant portion of her political base unless she changes her campaign’s closing message — and its messengers — immediately.

Obama, Springsteen boost Harris as she warns of ‘brutally serious’ consequences if Trump wins

Trump says China’s leader will bully Harris ‘like a baby’ as his allies try to infantilize her

The former president, who has escalated his already dark and inflammatory rhetoric in the race’s final stretch, spoke at a rally later Thursday in Tempe, Arizona, where he criticized Harris's handling of immigration.

Traveling with neurodiverse kids can be complicated. One airline offered a trial run to ease the stress.

The simulated flight experience, hosted by Breeze Airways at Rhode Island T.F. Green Airport, helps families of kids with autism find hope and confidence — and helps train staff on how best to help.

B.Good closes several Boston-area locations as owner reassesses brand

Two of the former locations are being turned into Anna’s Taqueria restaurants.
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

In their first road win, the Celtics glimpsed in the Wizards one of the NBA’s have-nots

After a sluggish start, the Celtics relied on their championship pedigree to put away the Wizards.
After a slow start, Celtics get back to business by routing Wizards
Harris Vs. Trump on Key Issues

Trump flirts with the ultimate tax cut: No taxes at all

Harris plans new ad on economy to counter Trump’s edge on issue

Housing on the ballot: Harris, Trump push different plans for tackling housing affordability crisis

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

Halloween means spooks, scares ... and cool cover shows

These are the most popular Halloween costumes in Boston, according to Google ‘Frightgeist’

Five musical Halloween treats for all ages

From ‘Us’ to ‘Them!’: This is not your average Halloween movie watch list

Opinion
IDEAS | KEITH O'BRIEN

This is the World Series baseball needs right now

Dodgers vs. Yankees, with several of the game’s biggest stars: This is the sport’s best shot at hooking a new generation of fans.
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts Legislature operates in the dark. Is anyone shocked?
RENÉE GRAHAM

What it takes for men to recognize the reality of sexual assault — other men as victims
Joan Wickersham

What does ‘consequential’ really mean?
Alex Beam

The ghosts of the NFL

More recent News

Get a sneak peek of the MBTA’s new Green Line trolley at City Hall Plaza
A full-scale mockup of the new Green Line trolley will be accessible Tuesday and Wednesday and MBTA staff will be on hand to gather feedback.

Stars 5, Bruins 2
Bruins parade to the penalty box, allow three power-play goals in loss to Stars
The Bruins are back in action Saturday night when they host the Maple Leafs.

Fire at Franklin church was arson; $10k reward offered for info that leads to suspects, officials say
The fire that broke out at St. Mary's Church about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday is being investigated as arson, officials said. No injuries were reported.

12-foot shark seen swimming off Chatham, researchers say: ‘Sharktober is on!’
White shark activity off the coast of Massachusetts tends to begin in May and peaks during the months of August, September and October, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.

Two Boston hospitals did not violate law when they tracked website use, SJC rules

“Unbeknownst to patients, they implanted tracking code to assist third parties to record the patients’ private medical concerns, padding Facebook’s and Google’s bottom lines,” Justice Dalila A. Wendlandt wrote in a dissent.

Adults 65 and older should get second round of this year’s COVID-19 shot, CDC says

The agency also recommended that people 50 and older get the pneumococcal vaccine.

Recommended reads

North Toward Hope

Migrants are moving into a Western Mass. town, and straining its schools. Now the welcome mat is fraying.

The newcomers in West Springfield are part of a larger migration story taking place around the state.

EDUCATION
Is using AI cheating? In many schools, teachers are left to figure it out on their own.
In the two years since the public launch of ChatGPT, state education departments across New England have been slow to issue clear guidance to K-12 school districts, leaving many to grapple with AI on their own.

After a seven-year campaign, Boston is getting an Indian consulate
Currently, Indian-Americans across New England have to travel to the New York consulate office in Manhattan to get consular services.

Red Sox
We asked for your memories of the 2004 Red Sox. Here are five of our favorites.
The moments of that October are etched into the memories of Red Sox Nation forever.

Culture & Lifestyle

James Carville has strong opinions about when to travel, too

Moo-ve over Moo Deng: Meet Boston’s family of pygmy hippos

She said ‘don’t look,’ but he couldn’t look away

Malcolm Gladwell returns to ‘The Tipping Point’ 25 years later

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

ENDORSEMENT

Raise the minimum wage for tipped workers: Vote ‘yes’ on 5
SCOT LEHIGH

Thank you, General John Kelly, for speaking the truth about Trump
IDEAS | Julian K. Braxton & Brad Faulhaber

Our students in Boston and Montana speak to one another and learn how to disagree
JOAN VENNOCHI

The legacy of retiring Arc head Leo Sarkissian: He sees people with disabilities for what they can do
IDEAS | LEWIS ROBINSON

They lived together. They died together. One year after Lewiston, those left behind recall a steadfast friendship.
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

‘It’s hard without you’: In Lewiston, a year shaped by absence

For so many in Lewiston, Maine’s worst mass shooting remains a fresh wound, the upcoming anniversary a reminder that they were attacked by one of their own.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

Temperatures trending cooler as we head into the weekend

It’ll feel more and more like a typical fall the deeper into the weekend we go as one pocket of high pressure replaces another.

Two dozen Harvard faculty suspended from library after pro-Palestine protest

About 25 faculty members were notified by email that they are suspended from entering the Widener library for two weeks, The Harvard Crimson reported Thursday.

Somerville cop awarded $800k in damages in termination suit against former mayor, police chief

Officer Dante DiFronzo was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for his outspoken criticism of alleged corruption in the department, a federal jury found Wednesday.

Sports

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

In their first road win, the Celtics glimpsed in the Wizards one of the NBA’s have-nots

After a sluggish start, the Celtics relied on their championship pedigree to put away the Wizards.
RAMS 30, VIKINGS 20

With top WRs back from injury, Matthew Stafford throws four TD passes as Rams stun Vikings

Cooper Kupp caught a TD pass and Puka Nacua had 106 yards receiving in their return, as host Los Angeles handed Minnesota its second defeat.
US WOMEN 3, ICELAND 1

Alyssa Thompson scores first goal for US women in friendly win over Iceland

The 19-year-old Thompson made her third start for the US, while Jaedyn Shaw and Sophia Smith also scored for Emma Hayes's squad.
HS FOOTBALL | STONEHAM 42, BURLINGTON 21

Sean Kilty gets down and dirty for Stoneham in Middlesex League win over Burlington
Thursday's HS football roundup

Underclassmen rally Medway in dramatic Tri-Valley League win over Norton
Stars 5, Bruins 2

Bruins parade to the penalty box, allow three power-play goals in loss to Stars

Business

What to do when your personal data is hacked

These steps can protect your financial and digital accounts from the worst impacts of a data breach.

‘Don’t assume you are safe’: Data breaches spike in Massachusetts, following national trend

More and more data is being stored online, and hackers are becoming more sophisticated.

Allies hope a Trump win changes the system for mortgages. Some warn it will make them pricier.

Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch head to be arraigned on sex trafficking and prostitution charges
magazine
Globe Magazine

People in their 30s and 40s are facing an unprecedented wave of memory problems
LOVE LETTERS

We’re not together now, so I banned him from the place we met
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 21-27
Cooking

Make a one-bowl chocolate Bundt cake for an adult Halloween treat

metro

Ex-commander of Boston Police evidence warehouse sentenced to federal prison in OT scandal

Ten MBTA employees on leave amid criminal investigation at Cabot Yard in South Boston, T general manager says

Fire at Franklin church was arson; $10k reward offered for info that leads to suspects, officials say

sports

After a slow start, Celtics get back to business by routing Wizards

Payton Pritchard buries another long-distance 3-pointer, but it comes just after the third-quarter horn

South Florida men's basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim dies at 43

business

AI-generated child sexual abuse images are spreading. Law enforcement is racing to stop them.

In a suburban Miami shopping center, Kmart’s last ‘Blue Light Specials’ flicker

Owner, operator of ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse to pay $100 million in settlement with US

politics

Harris campaigns with Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen; Trump stumps out West

Harris, Beyoncé team up for a Texas rally on abortion rights — hoping battleground states hear them

Biden tries again at student loan cancellation, this time for those with financial hardships

Nation

Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton

Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won’t come quickly

District attorney will ask court to resentence Menendez brothers

World

International court prosecutor who charged Netanyahu faces sexual misconduct accusation

Israeli strikes kill 38 people in Gaza’s Khan Younis and 3 journalists in southern Lebanon

Mideast peace talks to resume, but no sign yet that Hamas will take part

opinion

The legacy of retiring Arc head Leo Sarkissian: He sees people with disabilities for what they can do

Two conflicting views on ballot bid to legalize psychedelics

Governor Healey, we’re waiting for action on trooper’s death

lifestyle

These are the most popular Halloween costumes in Boston, according to Google ‘Frightgeist’

She’s a bad texter

Zach Bryan leaves Brianna LaPaglia ‘blindsided’ after a public breakup

food & dining

B.Good closes several Boston-area locations as owner reassesses brand

A new Irish pub comes to the Back Bay; James Beard winner Tony Messina returns to Boston

Denny’s to close 150 restaurants by the end of 2025

travel

Traveling with neurodiverse kids can be complicated. One airline offered a trial run to ease the stress.

James Carville has strong opinions about when to travel, too

Guest says Berkshires hotel overcharged her by $2,500, then ghosted her. How can she get her money back?

Arts

‘Science isn’t all about certainty,’ says MIT Museum director. ‘It’s about the pleasure of finding things out.’

‘I knew someday I’d have a museum’: How Barbara Burgo fulfilled her destiny and connected Cape Cod to Cape Verde

In Fall River, a museum with working-class roots opens a concourse to the global art world

Books

The Derek Walcott Prize, a poet laureate for Salem, and the Cape Cod Book Festival

Greg Epstein wants you to be skeptical about tech’s heavenly promises

Malcolm Gladwell returns to ‘The Tipping Point’ 25 years later

Movies

‘Anora’ is a darker, screwball take on princess-based fairy tales

From ‘Us’ to ‘Them!’: This is not your average Halloween movie watch list

Tom Hardy’s double act can’t save ‘Venom: The Last Dance’

Television

Billy Crystal shines in a rare dramatic role, but ‘Before’ is far too muddled

John Mulaney and Netflix, together again

Why CNN’s John King will be thinking of Boston on Election Night as he works the ‘Magic Wall’

music

Halloween means spooks, scares ... and cool cover shows

Five musical Halloween treats for all ages

30 years later, you can revisit ‘Fumbling Towards Ecstasy’ with Sarah McLachlan

Theater/Dance

Some 54 dancers to take the stage for largest work Boston Ballet has presented

‘Sojourners,’ at the Huntington, kicks off Mfoniso Udofia’s Ufot Family Cycle

A new stage show tries to imagine the end of incarceration

Health

About 30% of women are reinfected with a UTI within a year. This R.I. professor is looking for a way to change that.

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’

Obituaries

Thelma Mothershed Wair, Little Rock Nine student, dies at 83

Bruce Ames, 95, dies; biochemist discovered test for toxic chemicals

Sammy Basso, advocate for progeria research who had a strong connection to the Boston medical community, is dead at 28