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Charlene Casey convicted in crash that killed 2-year-old in South Boston

A Suffolk Superior Court jury found Charlene Casey guilty for the chain motor vehicle crash that killed 2-year-old Colin McGrath in South Boston four years ago.

Jury says Alex Jones owes $965 million in damages over Sandy Hook lies
The verdict is the second big judgment against the Infowars host over his relentless promotion of the lie that the 2012 massacre never happened.

The epic story of a Sandy Hook family fighting Alex Jones and the rise of conspiracy theories

Boy, 14, slain in Roxbury identified by Boston police
Boston police on Wednesday identified the 14-year-old boy who was killed in a double shooting Monday afternoon in Roxbury.

As development booms in Allston-Brighton, city to vote on plan for Western Avenue
New zoning for the corridor would be the first neighborhood zoning plan approved under the Wu administration.

Trump must sit for deposition in defamation lawsuit, Judge says

Former president Donald Trump will have to sit for a deposition next week in a defamation lawsuit filed by a writer who says he raped her in the mid-1990s, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Some Mass. Democrats seek to cap tax refunds slated to start going out next month

A group of progressive lawmakers is pushing legislation to limit what taxpayers could receive under a round of automatic state tax refunds slated to start going out next month, arguing the disparity between what the state’s top earners and some of its poorest could receive is “unconscionable.”

The three Massachusetts professors who were awarded the $800,000 grants: Melanie Matchett Wood (left), a Harvard University mathematician, Danna Freedman (center), an MIT inorganic chemist, and Loretta J. Ross (right), a prominent reproductive and human rights activist who teaches at Smith College.

Three Mass. residents among 25 winners of this year’s MacArthur ‘genius’ grants

Three Massachusetts professors received coveted “genius” grants this year from the MacArthur Foundation, which awards six-figure stipends annually to luminaries in the arts, academia, and other fields to support their work.

Who are the 2022 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellows?

Jean McGuire, 91, fought off attacker who stabbed her multiple times at Franklin Park
The 91-year-old former Boston School Committee member and longtime leader of the Metco program is recovering Wednesday after being attacked and stabbed multiple times while walking her dog in Franklin Park on Tuesday night.

Gubernatorial candidates Geoff Diehl and Maura Healey set to debate for first time
The one-hour debate, hosted by NBC10 Boston, Telemundo Boston, and NECN, will be broadcast and livestreamed at 7 p.m.

DINING OUT | DEVRA FIRST

Sarma, the universal favorite, earns the Globe’s first five-star restaurant review
In Somerville, small plates bridge cultures and unite diners in rare agreement. The restaurant has maintained a rare level of consistency, and everything about it is familiar yet refreshing.

The House committee on the Jan. 6 insurrection held its first panel in June.

Three things to know ahead of what could be the Jan. 6 committee’s final public hearing

Here’s what you need to know about when the Jan. 6 hearing is taking place, what to expect as it unfolds, and what’s next for the committee.

House committee will present new evidence to show Trump was warned of violence on Jan. 6 With time running out, Jan. 6 committee seeks to preserve its work

Governor Charlie Baker recommended pardons that would clear criminal records for four people convicted between 1971 and 1990.

Gov. Baker proposes pardons for four men, clearing their criminal records

Governor Charlie Baker recommended pardons Wednesday that would clear the records of four men convicted of crimes between 1971 and 1990, a rarity in a state with a longstanding reluctance to grant clemency.

The Boston Common Master Plan provides a road map for possible upgrades to the park over the next decade.

A new master plan could help transform Boston Common into a ‘better version’ of itself

The 362-page blueprint, which city officials and nonprofit leaders released Wednesday, calls for both ambitious new projects and more subtle improvements over the next decade.

Here’s how Boston Common could look in 10 years

Opinion

President John F. Kennedy, right, confers with his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, at the White House during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The most important lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Let’s hope Putin and Biden both understand how not to give way to passions.

‘One shooting is one too many in our community.’ It is.

Prince Albert II

The climate crisis in the polar regions doesn’t stay in the polar regions

IDEAS | JONATHAN SCHLEFER

I don’t believe American democracy is in mortal danger

Changing the narrative about sports injuries and ‘toughness’

The Big Picture | Lora-Ellen McKinney

My first abortion occurred at age 11. Then there were the others.
Lora-Ellen McKinney has never been pregnant. With an extremely rare genetic connective tissue disorder, her life was saved by abortion care.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

Spotlight investigation

Part 1

A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death
Dr. Yvon Baribeau set a record for malpractice settlements, and many colleagues tried desperately to stop him. But hospital executives let him go on and on.

Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau Video: What the Spotlight Team’s investigation discovered about Dr. Baribeau N.H. hospital promises review after revelations about doctor with 21 malpractice settlements

Dr. Yvon Baribeau

A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line

Alarmed doctors at Manchester's Catholic Medical Center tried to get a troubled colleague barred from surgery. But hospital leaders resisted. Then came the "summer of death."

More recent stories

TD Garden to host World Figure Skating Championships in 2025
It marks the second time the event will be held in Boston, which also hosted in 2016.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Tracing TV ties in ‘Catherine Called Birdy’
There are two members of the cast who will be of note to many viewers, in addition to writer-director Lena Dunham.

2,000 watermelons spill from overturned tractor-trailer onto Fall River highway
The truck crashed on Route 79 south, just before North Main Street, at about 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, causing some of the watermelon cargo on board to spill over to the northbound side of the highway, State Police said.

Rhode Island rolls out statewide plan for body-worn cameras on nearly all uniformed officers
With police chiefs, Senator Jack Reed and Congressman David Cicilline, State Police Colonel Darnell Weaver, and NAACP leader Jim Vincent, Attorney General Peter Neronha announces $16m in grants

PERSPECTIVE

My heart pounded when I contacted a girl I’d bullied over 50 years ago
Turns out leaning into regrets can actually help you lead a healthier and happier life.

Kraft family donates $50 million to MGH to further health equity
The gift, which the hospital said is the largest one it has received that supports community health and health equity initiatives, will support a permanent Robert K. Kraft Endowed Chair in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to be held by the medical director of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center at MGH.

Recommended reads

While you’re at Lil's, check out the Vinyl Vault, a vintage record store located in the former bank vault.

ART, TRAVEL & FOOD

Just over the border in Kittery, Maine, a neighborhood that has it all

The Foreside has art, music, food, and shops — and an uncommon spirit of compassion and collaboration that’s helped the community thrive during the worst of the pandemic.

$20m from just six buildings: Study tallies take from stalled tax on high-end real estate in Boston.
A left-leaning think tank evaluated the ramifications of the real estate transfer tax, a proposal that would tack a 2 percent fee on residential and commercial property sales above $2 million in Boston.

Healey sounds a little bit like the Republican she’s vying to succeed
In both policy and pitch, Attorney General Maura Healey has for months cited, echoed, and outright praised Charlie Baker, the lame-duck Republican governor at whom her party has for years lobbed arrows.

R.I. couple helps rescue babies from burning nursery in Barcelona
Doran Smith and David Squillante of Bristol, R.I., were on their honeymoon when they came upon a fire in progress. They helped roll cribs with kids in them across the street to safety.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Steve Lacy, whose "Bad Habit" is currently the No. 1 song on the Billboard charts, performed at Roadrunner Monday night.

Chart-topper Steve Lacy is a big hit at Roadrunner

James Ricardo Milord, shown at a recent rehearsal, plays Herald Loomis in the Huntington's production of August Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone."

August Wilson’s ‘Joe Turner’ brings the Huntington back to the beginning

An image in "Accidentally Wes Anderson Postcards" from Instagram user @heath_travels

Accidentally Wes Anderson has some postcards for you

Tess Lukey is the new associate curator of Native American art for The Trustees of Reservations.

Tess Lukey appointed first curator of Native American art for The Trustees of Reservations

Special Projects

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Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The only antidote for my slow writing is my ever-looming deadline.

A slow writer’s lament

Workers exited a building at the SME Steel Contractors facility in West Jordan, Utah, in February 2021.

America needs a New Economic Patriotism plan

Georgia GOP Senate nominee Herschel Walker addressed reporters following a campaign stop at on Thursday in Wadley, Ga. Walker's appearance was his first following reports that a woman who said Walker paid for her 2009 abortion is actually mother of one of his children, undercutting Walker's claims that he didn't know who she was.

Despite multiple scandals, Herschel Walker could still win

Health aide Angela Martin helps former Detroit Red Wings star Vladimir Konstantinov into his wheelchair, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in West Bloomfield, Mich. Konstantinov is in danger of losing the 24/7 care he has had for two-plus decades. The disabled former NHL defenseman is a casualty of changes to Michigan's auto insurance law that curbed or cut what hospitals, residential care facilities and home providers can charge car insurers for care. Konstantinov suffered a severe brain stem injury from an accident in a limousine with an impaired driver after a Stanley Cup celebration nearly 25 years ago.

Home health care is a critical support for strained families and an aging society. It’s time we treated it that way.

A couple sat outside tents at the State House in June in support of a bill that would allow undocumented people in Massachusetts to get driver's licenses.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why is Question 4 so confusing?

A Democratic nominee for Congress, Joseph Alfonso, knocks on doors around downtown Plainwell, Mich.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

‘What the hell are we doing?’: Democrats are letting beatable election-denying Republicans cruise to reelection

Metro

What does it mean when a business is B Corp certified, and how many are in New England?

The designation is given to businesses that meet high standards of performance, accountability, and transparency.

Jean McGuire, 91, fought off attacker who stabbed her multiple times at Franklin Park

The 91-year-old former Boston School Committee member and longtime leader of the Metco program is recovering Wednesday after being attacked and stabbed multiple times while walking her dog in Franklin Park on Tuesday night.

Rhode Island rolls out statewide plan for body-worn cameras on nearly all uniformed officers

With police chiefs, Senator Jack Reed and Congressman David Cicilline, State Police Colonel Darnell Weaver, and NAACP leader Jim Vincent, Attorney General Peter Neronha announces $16m in grants

Kraft family donates $50 million to MGH to further health equity

The gift, which the hospital said is the largest one it has received that supports community health and health equity initiatives, will support a permanent Robert K. Kraft Endowed Chair in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to be held by the medical director of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center at MGH.

Sports

The Seahawks will accommodate the Mariners Sunday, if necessary.

Seahawks will move kickoff if it conflicts with Mariners in the ALDS on Sunday

If there is a Game 4 between the Astros and Mariners, the Seahawks and Cardinals will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. local time in Seattle.

Draymond Green avoided a suspension for punching Jordan Poole during practice.

Warriors’ Draymond Green fined but not suspended, set to rejoin team

Green had been away from the team after punching teammate Jordan Poole during a practice altercation.

Davante Adams had three receptions for 124 yards and a touchdown in Monday night's loss to the Chiefs.

Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams charged with misdemeanor assault for shoving photographer

Police called it an “intentional, overt act” that caused whiplash, a headache, and a possible minor concussion to the photographer.

GIRLS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK

Defending a Division 1 title comes with pressure for Natick girls’ soccer, but the young Redhawks are still flying

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to return to practice in limited capacity

TD Garden to host World Figure Skating Championships in 2025

Business

Moderna surges as Merck ramps up collaboration on cancer vaccine

Moderna will receive $250 million from Merck in exchange for joint development and future commercialization of the vaccine that’s currently in mid-stage clinical trials, according to a statement from the companies.

What does it mean when a business is B Corp certified, and how many are in New England?

The designation is given to businesses that meet high standards of performance, accountability, and transparency.

Bezos family donates $710m to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Customers chafe as rewards programs are pared back

magazine

My heart pounded when I contacted a girl I’d bullied over 50 years ago

A woman I was dating is dealing with family issues and said she’d like to reconnect later

Spicy Korean-Style Fish Stew

Recipes: Three stews to warm you as the weather gets cooler

Head to Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester to see a reenactment of medieval martial arts.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Oct. 3-16

metro

The Massachusetts State House one evening this summer.

Some Mass. Democrats seek to cap tax refunds slated to start going out next month

Gubernatorial candidates Geoff Diehl and Maura Healey set to debate for first time

Gov. Baker proposes pardons for four men, clearing their criminal records

sports

Bo Ruggiero, who has won 500-plus games in a coaching career that started at Medfield High in 1967, is adamant that the start of the basketball season should not be pushed back because of the football playoffs.

MIAA basketball committee calls a timeout on proposal for extending football season

Mac Jones is showing better mobility in practice as Patriots prepare for Browns

Bailey Zappe is giving the Patriots what they need: time for Mac Jones to heal

business

This photo shows a vial of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, Bivalent, at AltaMed Medical clinic in Los Angeles, California, on October 6, 2022.

Moderna stock jumps as Merck extends partnership on cancer vaccine

LabCentral opens its biggest site yet in the heart of Kendall Square

Once Boston’s biggest electric-vehicle company, XL Fleet nears end of the road

politics

President Biden spoke at the Volvo Group Powertrain Operations in Hagerstown, Md., Friday. The White House laid out a national security strategy Wednesday aimed at checking an ascendant China and a more assertive Russia even as it stressed that domestic investments are key to helping the United States compete in the critical decade ahead.

Biden’s national security strategy focuses on China, Russia, and democracy at home

Three things to know ahead of what could be the Jan. 6 committee’s final public hearing

Biden goes West on 3-state tour as midterm elections near

Nation

Infowars founder Alex Jones.

Jury says Alex Jones owes $965 million in damages over Sandy Hook lies

Biden raises criticism of Supreme Court

Violent threats against Jan. 6 witnesses spread on fringe sites

World

Two gas pipelines from Russia enter Europe in Lubmin, Germany, a town on the country's northern coast.

Putin says Russia could increase gas supplies to Europe

Iran sees ‘major’ internet disruption amid renewed protests

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses external power

opinion

John Rose, marking his 83d birthday, was at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Conn., doing something he's loved all his life: flying his kites.

Off went the kite, like a message in a bottle

Janet Mills has shown Maine what a serious governor can do

In the alchemy of Brownness, taking up space should not be a radical act

lifestyle

Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell in "Spirited."

Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell dance through the streets of Boston in ‘Spirited’ trailer

Puttshack Boston, an indoor mini golf spot, opens in the Seaport next week

Blake Shelton announces departure from ‘The Voice’ after 23 seasons

food & dining

Outdoor dining at Little Whale Oyster Bar in Back Bay.

Little Whale Oyster Bar takes over for Grand Tour

Iggy’s Bread will open a croissant-only cafe in Huron Village; a mini-golf restaurant comes to the Seaport

Recipes: Three stews to warm you as the weather gets cooler

travel

While you’re at Lil's, check out the Vinyl Vault, a vintage record store located in the former bank vault.

Just over the border in Kittery, Maine, a neighborhood that has it all

When the Krishna River rises

Explore the world by bike, get a bird’s-eye view of the Rockies, and bring along a stuffed pal

Arts

Pop artist Andy Warhol.

Andy Warhol’s Prince image brings question of what is unique art to Supreme Court

Photos: Syria digs up ‘rare’ Roman mosaic in former rebel stronghold

At Brown, ‘Marking Time’ provides window into prison industrial complex

Books

An image in "Accidentally Wes Anderson Postcards" from Instagram user @heath_travels

Accidentally Wes Anderson has some postcards for you

Existing on the edge of extinction

Sandra Cisneros on reading books to become a better writer

Movies

Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell in "Spirited."

Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell dance through the streets of Boston in ‘Spirited’ trailer

In ‘Triangle of Sadness,’ it’s anchors aweigh

Boston Palestine Film Festival returns for 16th year to ‘spark conversation’

Television

Andrew Scott and Bella Ramsey in "Catherine Called Birdy."

Tracing TV ties in ‘Catherine Called Birdy’

Reboot mania back with a vengeance

This week’s TV: A new CNN lineup, ‘Shantaram’ arrives, and the story of Tegan and Sara

music

Martin Pearlman, Boston Baroque music director.

Boston Baroque founder reflects on musical milestones on 50th anniversary

Chart-topper Steve Lacy is a big hit at Roadrunner

LA trio Automatic have ‘Excess’ on their minds

Theater/Dance

KAIROS Dance Theater rehearses Paula Josa-Jones's "HUSK/VESSEL."

Choreographed by Paula Josa-Jones, KAIROS Dance Theater’s ‘HUSK/VESSEL’ explores the coverings that contain us

August Wilson’s ‘Joe Turner’ brings the Huntington back to the beginning

A ‘Traveling Peculiarium’ brings some old-fashioned fun to the Seaport

globe local

Northland is seeking Newton zoning board approval for a development near its already-approved project at the corner of Oak and Needham streets in Newton Upper Falls. The newer proposal would create 410 units on a 7-acre site with access from Charlemont and Christina streets.

In Newton, city inches closer to Chapter 40B’s ‘safe harbor’ as more developments proposed

Fall vaccination clinics for flu, COVID-19 available to residents

Crazy about cranberries? Two-day festival highlights the seasonal fruit

Obituaries

Angela Lansbury posed for a portrait during press day for "Blithe Spirit" in Los Angeles in 2014.

Angela Lansbury, star of ‘Gypsy’ on stage and ‘Murder, She Wrote’ on screen, has died

TV and film actor Eileen Ryan, Sean Penn’s mother, dies

Dr. Beryl Benacerraf, groundbreaking ultrasound researcher and physician, dies at 73