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Donald Trump is ‘required to answer for his actions,’ panel says

Jan. 6 panel votes to subpoena Trump for testimony on Capitol attack
The vote seeking Trump’s testimony came as the panel was producing vivid new details and evidence of Trump’s state of mind as he refused to concede his loss to Joe Biden.

Takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing: Ahead of election, warnings on democracy

James Pindell | Analysis

The Jan. 6 committee has voted to subpoena Trump. What happens now?

The former president basically has three options now. Let's unpack what they are.

Jan. 6 panel plays new footage of congressional leaders pleading for help during Capitol attack

Supreme Court rejects Trump plea to step into legal fight over FBI search of Florida estate

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former president Donald Trump’s plea to step into the legal fight over the FBI search of his Florida estate.

Trump aide was seen on security footage moving boxes at Mar-a-Lago NY seeks court oversight after Trump Organization’s concerning moves

Larry Edelman | The 2-minute drill

Harvard, the richest university, is a little less rich after a tough year in the markets
The investment losses at the largest endowment in higher education could have been a lot worse given the beating financial markets took during the academic fiscal year.

Officials in Vt. have arrested man labeled ‘person of interest’ in killings of couple in Concord, N.H.

Logan L. Clegg was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant for violating probation in Utah, but his arrest was triggered by detectives from Concord N.H., who learned Clegg was scheduled to leave from JFK Airport for Germany on a one-way ticket on Friday.

Jean McGuire still in hospital after Franklin Park stabbing but expected to make a full recovery, nephew says
Jean McGuire remains in the hospital but is expected to make a full recovery, according to her nephew.

Healey claims Geoff Diehl wants to ‘take away minimum wage.’ Come again?

Woburn cop placed on leave while police probe allegations he attended, helped plan deadly 2017 Charlottesville rally

7,865 confirmed cases and 60 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Leaders of Massachusetts business groups are increasingly sounding the alarm about the state's economic competitiveness.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Is Massachusetts losing its competitive edge? Business groups say they’re worried.

Business groups warn housing costs, the rise of remote work, and tax policy could harm the Massachusetts economy.

Healthy Aging

Forget Wordle. Here are 5 secrets to living better, longer.
An increased health span can benefit not only you, but your loved ones as well. Here are five ways that you can live a healthier, longer life.

I picked up the guitar later in life. Here’s what I learned about its effects on the brain. Five famous figures who found success later in life

Dave Epstein | Forecast

Mid-autumn storminess arrives in New England
A slightly muggy feeling is going to continue through the morning hours Friday, preceding further rain and gusty winds.

Maps: Heavy rain, winds expected overnight as forecasters warn of possible flooding, outages

A pedestrian uses an umbrella to protect herself from the early morning rain on State Street in Boston, MA on October 05, 2022.

Thanks to climate change, when it rains, it pours, study confirms

As heavy rains and wind pound Massachusetts and forecasters warn of potential flooding, power outages, and downed trees, new research affirms something many have long suspected: Ordinary rain storms are getting more intense in the eastern United States.

Gisele Bundchen in a 2015 file photo.

Gisele Bundchen raises eyebrows with Instagram comment

Is the supermodel's latest social media activity a subtle jab at Tom Brady?

A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk hovered over their rescue swimmer during a rescue Sunday, approximately 25 miles offshore from Empire, Louisiana, on Oct. 9, 2022. Two of the three boaters sustained injuries to their hands due to a shark attack.

Boaters rescued in Gulf of Mexico while ‘fending off sharks’ recount struggle to survive at sea

An average day fishing out on the water turned into a harrowing tale of survival for three men over the weekend, after their boat sank in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast.

“When we take a plane, the air is very dry ... and sometimes we drink less,” said Alain Veilleux, a researcher and assistant professor at Université Laval who specializes in metabolism and intestinal microbiota. Not drinking enough water makes it harder to go.

TRAVEL | MEREDITH GOLDSTEIN

Can’t poop when you go on vacation? Here’s why.

We asked an expert to explain what’s happening — and not happening — and what we can do about it.

Quebec City’s got an excrement exhibition, and there’s a lot to digest

Opinion

Chairman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi spoke as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol held a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 13, as vice chair Liz Cheney of Wyoming looked on.

The Jan. 6 panel throws a gauntlet at Trump’s feet

But the real question is: Will Americans hold the former president accountable?

Bina Venkataraman

The unexpected beauty of studying Neanderthals

IDEAS | THOMAS E. RICKS

An insight from the civil rights movement: How to hold meetings

Assault on American democracy

IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD

How the language of social justice is used to protect the status quo

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

Rescuers, OSHA respond to incident at Everett scrap yard

An OSHA spokesman confirmed the Everett Fire Department notified the agency of an incident Thursday at 431 2nd St. in Everett, the location of Scrap It, a metal recycling plant.

Eight-year-old boy reported missing in Back Bay found safe, Boston police say

“We have located the child and the car,” Sergeant Detective John Boyle said shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday. “It is not a kidnapping.”

Parkland school shooter to get life sentence, not death penalty, for murdering 17 people
The Florida school shooter who murdered 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 will be sentenced to life without parole, after the jury said Thursday that it could not unanimously agree that he should be executed.

Where the Celtics roster stands days before the season opener
Forward Noah Vonleh, a Haverhill native, is best positioned to secure one of the final two open spots, and the team is waiving guard Brodric Thomas.

KARA BASKIN

Tiffani Faison will open Tenderoni’s in the Fenway, replacing Tiger Mama
It arrives in November, serving pizza and lasagna.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

THE FINE PRINT

Something you should know before your next trip to the auto body repair shop
What many consumers don’t know is that most insurance companies impose a cap on how much they will pay an auto body shop for labor.

Recommended reads

Jean McGuire, pictured in 2016, was the head of the Metco program for many years.

A Boston giant, still standing.

“When you hurt Jean McGuire, you hurt a lot of people in this community.”

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.

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.

Photos: New England in Autumn
Globe staff photographers captured the splendor of the changing leaves in Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Tenderoni's pizzas.

Tiffani Faison will open Tenderoni’s in the Fenway, replacing Tiger Mama

Cate Blanchett in "Tár."

‘TÁR’: Cate Blanchett delivers powerhouse performance as world-renowned conductor with dark past — and present

Maria Hendricks (pictured in rehearsal) plays Dr. Van Helsing in "Dracula (a feminist revenge fantasy, really)" at Umbrella Black Box, Umbrella Arts Center, Concord, through Oct. 23.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

The Glitter Boys DJ a set at the Sinclair.

The Glitter Boys keep disco alive on Fridays at the Sinclair

Special Projects

Back to Boston

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

Mass. state auditor debate heavy on accusations, light on plans for being auditor

At various points, each candidate accused the other of being “desperate,” Democrat Diana DiZoglio accused Republican Anthony Amore of sexism, Amore accused DiZoglio of lying, DiZoglio pulled out a printed screenshot of what she said was one of Amore’s old tweets, and Amore said DiZoglio’s claims were a sign of weakness. You get the idea.

In Roxbury, a new engagement center for the homeless

Thursday marked the opening of a new engagement center for the homeless at Whittier Street Community Health Center on Tremont Street in Roxbury, just across from Boston police headquarters.

Eight-year-old boy reported missing in Back Bay found safe, Boston police say

“We have located the child and the car,” Sergeant Detective John Boyle said shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday. “It is not a kidnapping.”

7,865 confirmed cases and 60 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

Sports

Brendan Steele, runner-up at last year's Zozo, shot to the top of the leaderboard Thursday.

Brendan Steele finishes with four straight birdies to lead PGA’s Zozo Championship in Japan

Steele shot a 6-under-par 64 Thursday to take the first-round lead by a shot.

Phil Mickelson believes he is on the winning side, LIV, of an evolving professional golf landscape.

Phil Mickelson claims LIV is on the rise and the PGA Tour is trending downward

Mickelson said the PGA Tour will never have all the best players in the world, as has been the case for the past 20-30 years.

Noah Vonleh (front) is best positioned to land a spot on the Celtics' 15-man roster.

Where the Celtics roster stands days before the season opener

Forward Noah Vonleh, a Haverhill native, is best positioned to secure one of the final two open spots, and the team is waiving guard Brodric Thomas.

Men's college hockey notebook

This is a big weekend for Hockey East men’s teams with nonleague matchups

After missing the playoffs, Revolution coach Bruce Arena vows there will be roster changes

Gisele Bundchen raises eyebrows with Instagram comment

Business

Stocks mount biggest comeback in years; S&P 500 jumps 2.6 percent

The gain was a stunning reversal for the index as it had earlier been down as much as 2.4 percent, touching its lowest level in nearly two years.

US applications for jobless aid rise last week

Jobless claims for the week ending Oct. 8 rose by 9,000 to 228,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Delta posts $695 million 3rd-quarter profit, expects big holiday rush

6 of 12 unions yet to approve deals with freight railroads

magazine

Forget Wordle. Here are 5 secrets to living better, longer.

I picked up the guitar later in life. Here’s what I learned about its effects on the brain.

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

Spicy Korean-Style Fish Stew

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

metro

Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., left, and Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., right, listen. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jan. 6 panel plays new footage of congressional leaders pleading for help during Capitol attack

Healey claims Geoff Diehl wants to ‘take away minimum wage.’ Come again?

Best things to do in R.I. this week: Oct. 14-21

sports

Alex Carucci (5) rushed for eight touchdowns as a junior at North Reading, including this keeper in the Division 5 Super Bowl against Swampscott at Gillette Stadium.

Reunited, Alex Carucci and Craig Rubino have North Reading on the offensive for Cape Ann clash vs. fellow unbeaten Amesbury

Tom Brady is an owner — of a Major League Pickleball team

The Patriots’ Isaiah Wynn has struggled to acclimate at right tackle. The result? The most penalties in the NFL.

business

The campus of Brown University.

Brown University’s endowment drops slightly amid shaky global market

Something you should know before your next trip to the auto body repair shop

Social Security boosts cost-of-living increase 8.7 percent for tens of millions of Americans

politics

The Supreme Court.

Supreme Court rejects Trump plea to step into legal fight over FBI search of Florida estate

The Jan. 6 committee has voted to subpoena Trump. What happens now?

Jan. 6 panel votes to subpoena Trump for testimony on Capitol attack

Nation

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference on Sept. 21, 2022, in New York.

NY seeks court oversight after Trump Organization’s concerning moves

Documents reveal nonprofit’s plan to downplay abortion in the midterms

Supreme Court rejects Trump request to intervene in documents case

World

This photo from the Iraqi parliament shows Abdul Latif Rashid in Baghdad, on Oct 13, 2022. In electing him as the country's new president on Thursday, Iraqi lawmakers defied threats of further violence following a barrage of rocket attacks earlier in the day and taking a key step toward ending a crippling political vacuum.

Iraqi parliament elects new president as rockets target Green Zone

Ukraine’s Kyiv area hit by Iranian-made kamikaze drones

NATO holds nuclear talks amid war tensions, Putin threats

opinion

Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo posed with a replica of a Neanderthal skeleton at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany,, Oct. 3. Pääbo was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries on human evolution.

The unexpected beauty of studying Neanderthals

The incredible shrinking (yet ascending) Herschel Walker campaign

Safer with a gun? The data, and the tragedies, say otherwise

lifestyle

Gisele Bundchen in a 2015 file photo.

Gisele Bundchen raises eyebrows with Instagram comment

Maybe I should just settle

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

food & dining

Tenderoni's pizzas.

Tiffani Faison will open Tenderoni’s in the Fenway, replacing Tiger Mama

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

travel

Kimpton Marlowe Hotel has partnered with Link, The Smart Pet Wearable with real-time GPS tracking capability that you can use during your stay.

A pet package in Cambridge, Halloween events, and a super-luxe Galapagos sail

The Peloponnese peninsula is Greece’s best-kept secret

American Airlines cancels flight and charges an extra $1,147

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

Mountains of the damned

On making — and keeping — reading a daily habit

New stories by a modern master

Movies

Cate Blanchett in "Tár."

‘TÁR’: Cate Blanchett delivers powerhouse performance as world-renowned conductor with dark past — and present

Director Mat Whitecross explores the sonic side of Bond in ‘The Sound of 007′

‘Stars at Noon’: They’re young, they’re in love, and they’re in trouble in Nicaragua

Television

Lesley Manville in "Magpie Murders" on "Masterpiece."

In ‘Magpie Murders,’ double plots double the mystery

Craving holiday Peanuts this year? You’ll have to stream.

Tracing TV ties in ‘Catherine Called Birdy’

music

Mr. Laboe, in his Palm Springs, Calif., studio in 2020, helped reshape radio in his 75 years in the business.

Art Laboe dies at 97; DJ served as conduit among generations, ethnic groups

Boston Baroque founder reflects on musical milestones on 50th anniversary

Chart-topper Steve Lacy is a big hit at Roadrunner

Theater/Dance

Seating and accessibility were updated in the newly refurbished Huntington Avenue Theatre. Changes to the country's first not-for-profit theater are extensive, including its exterior and lobby.

Look inside the Huntington Theatre’s brand new $55 million renovation

How Nina became Edna: Andrew Levitt’s improbable leap from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ to ‘Hairspray’

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

globe local

Sonny Lane, left, with Suffolk teammate Charlie Parlagreco, a catcher out of Winthrop High.

Suffolk University baseball standout, Ellis (Sonny) Lane was inspired to become a role model

Cranberry bogs, a film festival, and a 400th anniversary celebration

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

Obituaries

Mr. Laboe, in his Palm Springs, Calif., studio in 2020, helped reshape radio in his 75 years in the business.

Art Laboe dies at 97; DJ served as conduit among generations, ethnic groups

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