Teamsters face charges over ?Top Chef? harassment

The federal extortion charges against members of Local 25 were related to the alleged intimidation of ?Top Chef? staff in 2014.

The tracks were flooded at the Natick station along the Framingham/Worcester line of the commuter rail.

Joanne Rathe/Globe Staff

Flooding expected as heavy rains move across region

The region is entering a period of wet weather that will persist into the weekend.

Tropical Storm Joaquin was barreling into the Bahama Islands on Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour.

Weather Underground via AP

Hurricane Joaquin could head toward East Coast this weekend

Regardless of an exact track, moisture associated with Joaquin will almost certainly deliver dangerous amounts of rain.

Senate approves spending bill with House expected to follow

The bill would prevent a repeat of the partial federal shutdown of two years ago and finance the government through Dec. 11.

Crux | Analysis

What it means that Pope Francis met Kim Davis

The encounter was a broad gesture of support by the pope for conscientious objection from gay marriage law.

Appeals court tosses plan for NCAA to pay college athletes

The NCAA is ?not above antitrust laws,? but compensation for the cost of attendance is sufficient for athletes, the court ruled.

Russia launches first airstrikes in Syria

The airstrikes in support of Bashar Assad mark Russia?s first use of force in the Middle East in more than three decades.

Dina Rudick/Globe Staff

Magazine | The Education Issue

Lemonade stand? These teens have bigger ambitions

While still in school, these young entrepreneurs are trying to have an impact on the world around them.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/24/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Zumwalt10a.jpg Is this Maine-built destroyer a symbol of Pentagon waste?

The $22 billion Zumwalt program is seen by numerous critics as a prime example of budget bloat, delays, and misplaced priorities.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/30/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/kimmelfishermen-4374--90x90.jpg ?Boston Fish Guys? make a splash on ?Jimmy Kimmel Live!?

Michael Bergin and Jason Foster recorded the now-viral, obscenity-laced reaction to encountering a sunfish in Boston Harbor.

SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Scot_Lehigh_150px-1373.jpg Perspective, please, on Hillary Clinton?s e-mails

When a purported scandal pops up, it?s always good to ask: What, really, is scandalous here?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/30/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/davis_train3_met.jpg Amtrak to start charging passengers for excessive luggage

The days of packing as much as you want, and bringing as many bags as you want, with no additional cost, are about to end.

I.V. Doc

Have a tough hangover? IV remedy is coming to Boston

The I.V. Doc, which treats clients in New York City, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, is set to launch here at the end of October.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/FIDELITYABIGAILJOHNSON[1].jpg Six Mass. billionaires on Forbes 400 list

In Massachusetts, the circle of the 400 richest stayed the same size, but welcomed one new entrant: auto magnate Herb Chambers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/30/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/1996-08-21-CLINTON-HEALTH-IN-70932.jpg New Kennedy tape shows frustration with Clintons, health bid

In a 2008 oral history interview, the late senator was still upset about the Clintons? handling of a failed health care reform effort

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/150927_KDB_ILLUMINUS_0007.jpg HUBweek organizers hope to focus on local flair

The festival intended to showcase local science, art, and technology will be about Boston and all the area has to offer.

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/30/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/grip150-4876.jpg With stretchy fingers, Baxter the robot gets a grip

A team from the MIT robotics lab built bendable fingers that can wrap themselves around a variety of objects.

Opinion & Ideas

Brandon Ambrosino

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/b16955bade3f40f9893cee0bc6094a43-486ac626ed7841708ca839bf5d4bd1df-0.jpg Matt Damon is right

Actors know that the way a casting director perceives them will affect their careers.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/25LedeArt2.jpg Next challenge for Sanders is building on his support

Bernie Sanders needs to turn enthusiasm into a developed political operation.

The Big Picture

Craig Ruttle/AFP/Getty Images

Pope Francis? mission to the US

The trip by the world leader of the Roman Catholic Church included a White House visit.

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/30/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/students150-4874.jpg Boston startup?s benefit program aimed at student loan relief

Gradifi is hoping to entice employers into helping workers pay down their college loans.

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/28/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/Par8287187.jpg Pope calls sex abuse cover-up by some bishops ?very ugly?

Francis said that the problem is not just that the abuse happened, but that bishops have covered it up.