Gunfire breaks out in Roslindale in police operation

Gunfire broke out in Roslindale just before 5 p.m. as State Police conducted a gun trafficking operation, a spokesman said.

Court throws out lawsuit challenging charter school cap

The ruling is not expected to have any effect on a ballot question in November that seeks to accelerate the opening of charter schools across the state.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/04/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_GU49Z.jpg Trump will live tweet VP debate, and Clinton?s camp is thrilled

Donald Trump tweeted earlier in the afternoon that he would be ??live tweeting the VP debate tonight starting at 830pm est!??

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/04/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_G17FE-2367-kaK--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Bill Weld says he will focus fire on Donald Trump

While Weld said he supports running mate Gary Johnson, he said he is interested in blocking Trump from winning.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/04/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/johnson150-447.jpg Gary Johnson defends himself after ?Aleppo moment?

The Libertarian candidate suggested that knowledge of world affairs would only make it more likely for a leader to get involved in a foreign conflict.

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The remark came after Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte of N.H. said Monday that Donald Trump is a role model for kids, then reversed herself.

Investigators estimate a train was traveling two to three times the 10 mph speed limit when it slammed into a New Jersey rail terminal last week.

Train was likely speeding up to three times limit before crash

Investigators estimate a train was traveling two to three times the 10 mph speed limit when it slammed into a New Jersey terminal.

Catholic bishops say they?re against legal marijuana

The state?s four Roman Catholic bishops, including Cardinal Sean O?Malley, urged voters to reject a ballot question that would legalize marijuana for recreational use.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/governors_14-001[1].jpg 20 state workers stripped of government-issued cars

Governor Charlie Baker has pulled back about 20 state-issued cars from state workers after a review of the use of the vehicles.

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Putting family first helped this female entrepreneur to the top

Marilois Snowman didn?t want to sacrifice success for stability in media and advertising, so she created a company and culture to call her own.

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People wade across a flooded street while Hurricane Matthew passes through Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 4, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

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Matthew hits Haiti, heads toward US East Coast

Hurricane Matthew killed at least nine people in the Caribbean, and authorities in Florida and farther up the East Coast told residents to prepare.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lutzen.jpg Shipwreck from 1939 uncovered off Orleans

The Lutzen was a British freighter that crashed and was abandoned in the sand while carrying frozen blueberries.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/161004_STRIKE_011-6034.jpg As deadline nears, Harvard dining hall workers ready to strike

The workers announced last week they would strike indefinitely starting Oct. 5 if a deal was not reached before then.

Perspective | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/main1009perspective.jpg A mansplaining stranger told me I was a bad mom

I said I didn?t like being a stay-at-home-mother. He said ?I should report you to DSS.?

Boston, MA - 09/18/2016 - A group of runners that race against MBTA Green line trains along Commonwealth Avenue, talk as they stretch before the start of their race againsg the train in Boston, MA, September 18, 2016. The runners ran along the train's route on Commonwealth Avenue from the Boston College stop to the Blandford Street stop with the fastest time beating the train to the station by 6 minutes and 15 seconds. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

10 Boston subway rides you should really consider skipping

Sometimes the subway stops are so close together you might as well walk.

Chef Jason Santos, owner of Abby Lane and Back Bay Harry?s, sealing his engagement to Thuy Le with a kiss.

Mike Diskin

Names

Chef Jason Santos pops the question

The blue-haired owner of Abby Lane concocted an elaborate ruse to lure his girlfriend to the gazebo at Post Office Square.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/04/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Instagram_05names02_liv.jpg Julian Edelman?s ex Ella Rose has baby shower

The Swedish model, who filed a paternity suit against the Pats receiver, had a baby shower thrown for her in LA.

LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 2: Wide receiver Terrelle Pryor #11 of the Cleveland Browns carries the ball past defensive back Su'a Cravens #36 of the Washington Redskins in the first quarter at FedExField on October 2, 2016 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

The Browns may be winless but they don?t look like pushovers

The young team has built leads, and they probably should have beaten the Ravens and Dolphins.

Scott Cross, a victim of sexual abuse by former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, testified before members of the Illinois Senate.

Victim says Dennis Hastert is ?a monster? protected by child abuse law

A man who said the former US House speaker sexually abused him decades ago told Illinois lawmakers that Hastert was ??a monster.??

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/04/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Facebook_05names01_liv.jpg Words of encouragement from one GOAT to another

Tom Brady says no one is more clutch than David Ortiz.

Globe investigations

The desperate and the dead

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight9090-11856.jpg The broken covenant

Behind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight-9497.jpg Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight?

?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Big Picture

Globe photos of the month, September 2016

A look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month.