Boston officer shot in South End; injuries not life-threatening

The officer was taken to a local hospital with a gunshot wound described as not life-threatening, police said. A suspect is in custody.

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Combat won out over caution. White House aides and congressional allies worked all week to keep President Donald Trump from unloading on the woman who has accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Kavanaugh accuser agrees to testify Thursday

Christine Blasey Ford will testify in an open hearing on Thursday at 10 a.m. about what she says was a sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at a party decades ago.

Demonstrators were placed under arrest outside Senator Chuck Grassley?s Capitol Hill office on Thursday.

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Women?s rights activists infuriated by Kavanaugh?s defenders

If the public decides you should not be held accountable for what you did as a drunken 17-year-old, some wondered, what message does that send today?s 17-year-olds?

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Gas infrastructure in Mass.: A recipe for disaster?

The lines that wend through the state, beneath city streets, and into people?s homes are overseen by a patchwork of bureaucracies and a regulatory system that largely trusts utility companies to police themselves.

South Lawrence, MA - September 22, 2018: SPC Matthew Gallen of the Massachusetts Army National Guardhelps distribute hot plates units to residents on Springfield Street in South Lawrence, MA on September 22, 2018. Members of the Massachusetts National Guard began distributing thousands of hot plates to Merrimack Valley residents late Saturday morning, part of a massive relief effort launched following the devastating series of gas explosions and fires rocked the area more than a week ago and left thousands without gas service. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter:

More relief efforts are headed for Merrimack Valley

Monday will see the launch of a massive gas pipeline replacement project and the distribution of thousands of space heaters.

Man shot in Jamaica Plain Saturday night dies

The man, who was not identified, is believed to be in his 20s and was shot in the area of 140 South St. No arrests had been made as of Sunday afternoon.

19-year-old woman dies in single-car crash in Andover

Katie Ramirez of Bradford was driving northbound on I-495 near Exit 41 when her 2013 Honda Accord veered off the left side of the roadway.

A screen capture of the SunSetter Retractable Awnings commercial, which has been airing nationally every spring and summer for 14 years.

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NESTOR RAMOS

The sun may never set on this low-key, unforgettable ad

It did not involve Clydesdales or polar bears or Michael Jordan. It?s an ad for retractable awnings. And it has been seen hundreds of millions of times.

Authorities identify man struck and killed while jogging in Westford

A man who died after being struck by an SUV while jogging in Westford Friday has been identified as Ulhas Kudva, 45, of Westford.

Ideas | David Scharfenberg

Computers can solve your problem. You may not like the answer

What happened when Boston?s schools tried for equity with an algorithm?

Rob Gronkowski was nearly traded to the Detroit Lions in the offseason, ESPN?s Adam Schefter reported Sunday.

Rob Gronkowski was reportedly almost traded to the Detroit Lions

Gronkowski resisted the trade because he didn?t want to play anywhere except in New England with Tom Brady.

11/23/14: Foxborough, MA: Following last week's ground attack victory, the Patriots took to the air today, here quarterback Tom Brady fires a first half pass. The New England Patriots hosted the Detroit Lions in a regular season NFL game at Gillette Stadium. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports topic:Patriots-Lions (1)

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Patriots? keys to victory against the Lions

The Patriots go up against former defensive coordinator Matt Patricia on in prime time.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora?s tenure as a player in Boston and the role he played on the team paved the way for his current position with the club.

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ALEX SPEIER

Alex Cora?s chaotic entry to Red Sox reshaped his career

When Cora was acquired in 2005, he entered a clubhouse in a state of unrest. He then became a catalyst for change.

ADAM HIMMELSBACH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/23/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/24hommes.JPG When Gordon Hayward was ready for one-on-one, this Division II player got the call

Forward Daulton Hommes became the first player to have consistent one-on-one battles against Hayward, helping the former All-Star prepare for his resurgence.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiDrama33.jpg The world, the stage, the way ahead

Lost and alone, Deb made a decision to reclaim the only home she?d ever had, whatever the risk.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Copy%20of%20ChrisChristo-Pool_07chapman_02_met.jpg Aging sex offenders regularly cleared to leave prison

The release of criminals who were once deemed sexually dangerous is not unusual, according to state Department of Correction data.

Charlie Redd (left) and Keenan Langlois serve up pizza and kabobs in Somerville?s Davis Square.

quick bite

Fired up about Dragon Pizza in Somerville?s Davis Square

The restaurant received high praise from Globe food writer Kara Baskin: ?This is the tastiest pizza I?ve ever eaten in this town.?

Concord, MA - 9/11/2018 - Jan Turnquist, Executive Director, Louisa May AlcottÕs Orchard House in Concord, MA next to a portrait of Louisa May Alcott done by George Healy, a famous portrait painter. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: West Regional, Reporter: Nancy West, Topic: 23wealcott, LOID:8.4.3124863628.

?Little Women? is turning 150. Here?s where the story began

Fans still flock to Orchard House, the Concord home where Louisa May Alcott wrote her novel.

Aracelis Mercado has accumulated a duck collection that dominates her desk area. She works for Massachusetts Teachers Association president Merrie Najimy.

WORK SPACE

No place for stress in this office

Massachusetts Teachers Association president Merrie Najimy brings a sense of calm to her job.

Connections | Magazine

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My father?s clothes were the least remarkable thing about him. After he died, wearing them gave me comfort.

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/17/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/Meredith_New_Logo-4394.jpg I?ve got a huge crush on my husband?s friend

We?re happily married with kids, but this flirtation has been going on for five years.

Fall Fashion | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/17/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/main0923fashion.jpg ?80s glam meets Western details in this season?s lively looks

Attention-grabbing colors and whimsical colors and textures bring a sense of fun to these fall ensembles, photographed at a New Hampshire fair.

Opinion & Ideas

Ideas | David Jenemann

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/20/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/AdobeStock_37668819.jpeg The mitts that make us

As the playoffs approach, it?s worth paying a little attention to the mitts and gloves that make so much drama on the diamond possible.

Special reports

Stranger in the house

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Globe_arrival_BAT.jpg The US has a huge need for home health care, and many from Ghana do the hard work

The need for home care is soaring, and much of it is done by immigrants willing to take on this hard and low-paying work.

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Lawrence resident Altagracia Castellanos thanked Specialist Genesis Martinez after receiving a hot plate.

Lawrence residents appreciate the help, but remain concerned

About 7,000 hot plates are being handed out to Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover after gas explosions and fires. And space heaters will be provided to residents, but the weather will get much colder before repairs are complete.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/21/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/GettyImages-106156169-1024x576.jpg Puppies are making people sick ? and it?s people?s fault

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that have infected more than 100 people have been linked to pet store puppies.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg Until next year, my sweetheart

In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Real Estate

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/millennials$medium.jpg Despite debt, millennials are the biggest home-buying generation. How?

Slightly more than a third of all home purchases were made by millennials over the past year.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever

A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

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Big picture

A drama unfolds in Peabody

Deb was still new to this high school in Peabody, and had found her way to the vaunted theater program, establishing a foothold in a realm that felt magical.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.