State Street to cut 600 jobs, including 170 in Boston

New hires will bring the net loss of jobs in Boston to 56 as the Boston-based financial giant embarks on a multiyear plan to save costs.

People preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Patricia broke down their souvenir shop in the Pacific resort city Puerto Vallarta. (Cesar Rodriguez/Associated Press)

AP

Mexico braces for hemisphere?s strongest hurricane ever

Forecasters said the Category 5 storm could make a ?potentially catastrophic landfall? in southwestern Mexico Friday.

Catholic school principal sues for $1 million over departure

Alison Kelly claims the Boston Archdiocese forced her to resign even though she immediately reported a parent?s complaints about a janitor.

Teen arrested in fatal stabbing near Jackson Square Station

A 16-year-old Dorchester boy was arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old Hyde Park boy Thursday afternoon.

Preliminary plans for buildings on the sites WS Development acquired are highlighted in the Seaport Square master plan.

WS Development.

Is this $359m land deal the last piece of Seaport puzzle?

?This is the hottest neighborhood in town,? said one developer. ?It?s an extraordinary opportunity.?

Boston Police investigated the scene of a fatal shooting on Telford Street in Brighton.

Scott Eisen for The Boston Globe

Police probe fatal Brighton shooting

A 30-year-old man was shot and killed on Telford Street in Brighton Thursday night.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/23/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/Par8309153-1032.jpg 42 killed, mainly retirees, in French bus-truck collision

At least 42 people were killed Friday when a bus and truck collided on a country road in wine country in southwest France.

Jeff Schwartz and Mandy on an outing to the Esplanade this month. After his devastating accident, Schwartz  rescued a dog and his own way of living.

Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff

In a blissful life upended, gift of man?s best friend endures

After losing his leg and beloved mini-labradoodle in a devastating accident, Jeff Schwartz rescued a dog ? and his own way of living.

Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler was killed in Iraq.

US soldier killed in Iraq raid was Oklahoma native

Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler, a native of Roland, Okla., was killed Thursday in a raid against ISIS in Iraq, US officials said.

Several hours into Thursday?s seemingly never-ending Benghazi hearing with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Rep. Adam Smith, a Democrat from Washington, made what was perhaps the pithiest and best description of the day?s proceedings, ?what we?ve learned here is nothing.?

Lincoln Chafee.

Lincoln Chafee drops out of presidential race

Chafee, the struggling Democratic presidential candidate, dropped out of the race early Friday.

Illustrations by Tonia Cowan/Globe Staff

Women & Power

2015 top 100 women-led businesses in Massachusetts

The Globe Magazine and The Commonwealth Institute partnered to honor those organizations with the most impressive records of innovation and workplace diversity, as well as revenue and employee numbers.

oftware engineers Laxman Kandlakunta (left) and Sharna Bahrani (both cq) discuss work at the Wayfair Lab. Wayfair, an online furnishings retailer, runs Wayfair Labs, a sort of on the job training initiative for recent college grads who have potential as programmers.

Scott Kirsner | BetaBoston

War for tech talent in Boston escalates

You don?t know quite what it means to be wanted, desired ? practically stalked ? if you are not a techie in Boston right now.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/massmap-8874--90x90.jpg A town-by-town look at the opioid epidemic?s toll in Mass.

Some communities have been hit particularly hard by the epidemic.

Aubrey Peeples (left) and Juliette Lewis in ?Jem and the Holograms.?

Movie Review

?Jem? is no gem, but ?80s fans may dig it

Jon Chu works hard not only to legitimize 30-somethings? halcyon recollections of the ?80s cartoon, but also to make the material relevant to a new generation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_dinocaged6_met-001.jpg Cranky fugitive cockatoo captured in Brookline

Dino, an irascible cockatoo who spent the summer terrorizing Robert F. Kennedy?s childhood home, is finally back in his cage.

Opinion & Ideas

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/23/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Joan_Vennochi_150px-1400.jpg Walsh repeats an Olympic mistake

Yet again, the mayor has agreed to host a major sporting event without talking to the neighbors first.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/23/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/492531472-5180[1]--90x90.jpg O?Malley?s one last shot to make big impression

If Martin O?Malley wants to stay in the Democratic race, he?ll need to give the speech of his life Saturday in Iowa.

The Big Picture

Pale light hangs in a pine forest during a rainy autumn morning on Oct. 15, near Fuerstenwalde, eastern Germany.

Patrick Pleul/AFP/Getty Images

Autumnal hues around the world

Before bleak scenes and colder temperatures arrive, foliage and glowing sunsets enliven landscapes across the globe.

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/maeda_20phonebooths-downpage_biz1.jpg The phone booth makes a comeback

Superman?s go-to changing room is making a comeback in open offices, providing needed privacy in workspaces designed for collaboration.

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/21/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/2015-10-21T120859Z_966186651_GF20000026188_RTRMADP_3_POPE-VATICAN[1]-982--90x90.jpg Vatican denies report that Pope Francis has brain tumor

The Vatican said the pope is in good health and that his head is ??absolutely perfect.??