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Five injured in Dorchester shooting, including child who suffered critical wounds, police say

Officers found two juvenile and three adult victims suffering gunshot wounds, police said. One juvenile victim’s injuries were described as life-threatening.

Plagued with delays, BPS bathroom renovations are creating friction with the state and disruptions for students

The delays have morphed into one of the biggest flashpoints between the state and Boston Public Schools over the pace of district improvement efforts.

MBTA was slow to repair or replace standpipe systems used to put out fires

In written statements, the T acknowledged “deficiencies in our standpipe inspection program” and vowed to improve.

Regular bouts of deadly heat are coming sooner than expected
As Massachusetts swelters in a wave of oppressive heat, new findings show that with even moderate increases in the average global temperature, hundreds of millions of people around the world could be regularly exposed to heat that exceeds the limit of humans’ ability to survive.

Thousands in Maine, Nova Scotia remain without power following weekend storm
Across much of Maine on Sunday, and parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, utility and tree crews worked to restore power to thousands of customers who lost it in Saturday’s stormy weather.

See where power is out in Mass. and elsewhere

United Auto Workers justifies wage demands by pointing to CEO pay raises. So how high were they?

CEO pay has ballooned for decades, while wages for ordinary workers have lagged. But did the Big Three chief executives really get 40% pay increases? Not exactly.
Analysis: The battle over electric vehicles is central to the United Auto Workers strike

World War I-era plane crashes during museum event in Stow
The pilot, the lone occupant of the aircraft, did not report any injuries and had removed himself from the plane by the time first responders arrived.

Who was Peter Faneuil? A Bostonian, merchant, philanthropist — and slave trader.
Most Bostonians know little about the man for whom Faneuil Hall is named, who enriched himself by trafficking in human beings. Should knowing that history change the way the city remembers him?

Share your thoughts on Peter Faneuil: Merchant prince, philanthropist, slave trader

Peter Faneuil was an active trafficker who financed voyages from Boston to West Africa to purchase hundreds of slaves. And he kept at least five slaves to serve his own household.
Watch | Boston Globe Today: How and why we compiled the history of Peter Faneuil

Could a wave ‘speed bump’ protect coastal communities from storm surge?

Alex Berkowitz's company, Coastal Protection Solutions, is working to build Wavebreakers, structures floating offshore that decrease the height and velocity of destructive waves.
Alex Speier | Minor Details

Was Chaim Bloom’s reshaping of the Red Sox farm system a success?

The Sox' prospect list — and its player development strategy — looks radically different from the beginning of Bloom's tenure.
Rafael Devers’s game-tying homer isn’t enough as Red Sox are walked off by Blue Jays again, swept on the road

Brigham and Women’s doctor works to broaden global access to neurosurgery

Leading experts in brain surgery convened in Boston to discuss bridging international gaps in care.
Opinion
IDEAS | CRAIG FEHRMAN

Girls gone wild — Harriet Tubman, Louisa May Alcott, and the freedoms they found outdoors

Harvard historian Tiya Miles on how some of American history’s most remarkable young women forged their truest selves beyond the confines of home.
JEFF JACOBY

Biden boasts that he has cut the deficit — even as the deficit streaks upward
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts’ 351 health departments means inefficiency — and unfairness
RENÉE GRAHAM

Basketball style that dazzles on — and off — the court
LETTERS

Negotiating, or defending, our way through the ‘security dilemma’

Experience Globe Summit September 19-21
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Hispanic Heritage Month

Latinx Heritage Month kicks off with fiesta on City Hall Plaza

Nine ways to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

My night at Havana Club, the heart of salsa and bachata dancing in Cambridge
IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

More recent News

In Worcester, political vandalism marks tense election season

But local politics are increasingly a forum for debate on national issues such as immigration and identity politics.

Charlestown man charged with brass knuckles attack outside Seaport cocktail lounge after victim bought woman a drink

On May 19, Boston police spoke to a man at a local hospital who said that two days earlier, while at a bar inside the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport, he and a friend had bought a drink for a woman sitting at the bar and were then allegedly confronted by a roughly 6-foot-tall blond man, officials said.

Plane strikes pickup truck while being towed into hangar at Logan Airport

The Airbus A319 made contact with the truck, which also belongs to American Airlines, around 9:45 p.m., while the plane was being backed into a cargo hangar for overnight parking, officials said.

Julian Bussgang, entrepreneur who wrote about escaping Poland as a boy during Holocaust, dies at 98
"I have been one of the lucky ones. I survived," Dr. Bussgang wrote in a memoir, in which he included a list of relatives who were killed in the Holocaust.

Bruins unveil three new jerseys for their 2023-24 centennial season
The Bruins’ new home and away sweaters will be worn as part of 100th anniversary celebrations this season, while the vintage alternate is expected to be worn for select Original Six matchups.

LOVE LETTERS
Is it too soon to have another child?
I’m barely divorced.

Recommended reads

Beth Teitell | Commentary

The real grandparents of Washington, D.C.: The reality show no one wants

As Biden, McConnell, and other politicians are blasted as "too old," is ageism splashing back on civilians?

Embattled N.H. sheriff misrepresented his education, exaggerated his work history
The top law enforcement officer in Strafford County, N.H., Mark Brave, told voters he had earned a master’s degree in forensic psychology — but a Globe investigation found that was among multiple inaccuracies on his resume.

Sweet news for cranberry growers as India slashes tariffs on the Mass.-grown fruit
The cuts are expected to boost exports to the South Asian country, which is a growing market for the tart red berry.

On tony Martha’s Vineyard, a center of Black political power grows
Despite the island's association in popular culture with white elites, its rich Black history, especially in and around Oak Bluffs, has made it a growing center of Black political power.

Culture & Lifestyle

Test yourself to see how well you know your New England campus novels

In the Huntington’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ antisemitism hits home, again

In a documentary of her life, singer Carol Sloane receives her overdue applause

I tracked my reading with the obsessiveness of a pro athlete. It did not go well.

Special Projects

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Hyannis airport plan hits turbulence

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Does Mass. give religious people a fair shot at adoption?
MARCELA GARCÍA

The scourge of Mexican drug cartels
LETTERS

‘What did you learn in school today?’ (asking for a political stakeholder)
Addison Graham

Utah after Mitt Romney
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Thousands in Maine, Nova Scotia remain without power following weekend storm

Across much of Maine on Sunday, and parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, utility and tree crews worked to restore power to thousands of customers who lost it in Saturday’s stormy weather.
Hispanic Heritage Month

Latinx Heritage Month kicks off with fiesta on City Hall Plaza

The city's Fiesta en La Plaza series features events poetry to salsa, from now until Oct. 14.

Julian Bussgang, entrepreneur who wrote about escaping Poland as a boy during Holocaust, dies at 98

"I have been one of the lucky ones. I survived," Dr. Bussgang wrote in a memoir, in which he included a list of relatives who were killed in the Holocaust.

Plagued with delays, BPS bathroom renovations are creating friction with the state and disruptions for students

The delays have morphed into one of the biggest flashpoints between the state and Boston Public Schools over the pace of district improvement efforts.

Sports

patriots

Local firefighters resuscitate fan who suffered cardiac arrest at Gillette Stadium

Mark McCullough and Anthony Colella saw police running in the atrium and followed along, hoping they could help — and they did.
live updates

Dolphins 24, Patriots 17: New England drops to 0-2 for first time since 2001

The Patriots' defense and special teams created some promising moments, but Mac Jones and the offense couldn't capitalize.
Dan Shaughnessy

Strangely, we were denied another whacky finish in this Patriots-Dolphins rivalry

The Patriots looked as if they could drive for the tying TD, but came up inches short on an impromptu lateral.
Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

They’re the same old punchless Patriots, and other takeaways from 24-17 loss to Dolphins
MLB NOTEBOOK

Jason Delay’s response to big hit in Pirates’ win over Yankees? ‘Shout out to the bigger bases.’
ORIOLES 5, RAYS 4

Orioles celebrate postseason berth with walkoff win over Rays, who also got in before game was decided

Business

Tens of thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding end to warming-causing fossil fuels

Protesters aimed their wrath directly at President Biden, urging him to stop approving new oil and gas projects, phase out current ones, and declare a climate emergency with larger executive powers.

United Auto Workers justifies wage demands by pointing to CEO pay raises. So how high were they?

CEO pay has ballooned for decades, while wages for ordinary workers have lagged. But did the Big Three chief executives really get 40% pay increases? Not exactly.

Could a wave ‘speed bump’ protect coastal communities from storm surge?

One Congress, Boston’s newest skyscraper, makes its debut
magazine
Hispanic Heritage Month

Honoring 100 change-making leaders across Massachusetts
My Boston History

Searching for a taste of home in and around the city

Marcela García

What does it mean to lose special places where Latinos gather in Boston?
CONNECTIONS

My dad never forgot Rosh Hashana at Camp Myles Standish in 1944

metro

MBTA was slow to repair or replace standpipe systems used to put out fires

World War I-era plane crashes during museum event in Stow

On one of Vermont’s most idyllic roads, fed-up locals say no more to the leaf peepers

sports

Raiders’ Josh Jacobs moving backward after holdout, literally

It’s too late for this season, but Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers is coming alive at the plate

Was Chaim Bloom’s reshaping of the Red Sox farm system a success?

business

First two cargo ships arrive in Ukrainian port after Russia’s exit from grain deal

The battle over electric vehicles is central to the United Auto Workers strike

Sweet news for cranberry growers as India slashes tariffs on the Mass.-grown fruit

politics

Donald Trump’s GOP rivals try to attract social conservatives in Iowa at an event he skipped

A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They’re still waiting for new maps.

McCarthy to push Pentagon measure in effort to break GOP spending impasse

Nation

Trial of 3 Washington officers charged with murder, manslaughter in death of Black man set to begin

Judge to hold hearing on ex-DOJ official’s request to move Georgia election case to federal court

Trump refuses to say in a TV interview how he watched the Jan. 6 attack unfold at the US Capitol

World

Clinton Global Initiative will launch network to provide new humanitarian aid to Ukrainians

Taiwan says 103 Chinese warplanes flew toward the island in a new daily high in recent times

UN committee votes to list ruins near ancient Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine

opinion

The scourge of Mexican drug cartels

Searching for Black Muslims

Massachusetts tax relief can’t wait

lifestyle

Is it too soon to have another child?

She was my first date after a long marriage

A parent’s coping guide for back-to-school teen anxiety

food & dining

Sweet news for cranberry growers as India slashes tariffs on the Mass.-grown fruit

Restaurants in R.I., Maine, still struggle to find workers

Citing sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along?

travel

Falling for Woodbury, ‘the most charming small town in Connecticut’

These maps show when foliage will peak in New England — and across the country

Where to find foliage trackers for each New England state

Arts

At this Harvard exhibition, the maps are real but the places on them aren’t

Harvard museum director stepping down

At Abakus Projects, a show that asks: How compatible are efficiency and humanity?

Books

A lament for a vanishing paradise, through the 300-year history of one plot of land

Test yourself to see how well you know your New England campus novels

Local bestsellers for the week ended Sept. 10

Movies

After seeing 20-plus films in six days, our critic shares some final highlights from this year’s TIFF

Drew Barrymore stalking suspect trespasses at fashion show looking for Emma Watson, police say

‘Scrapper’: A tender tale about a kid with serious mettle

Television

Trump refuses to say in a TV interview how he watched the Jan. 6 attack unfold at the US Capitol

Drew Barrymore and ‘The Talk’ postpone their daytime talk shows until after the Hollywood strikes

Milli Vanilli documentary revisits a sad scandal

music

Sammy Rae & The Friends spread love and care to each other and their fans

Charles Gayle, saxophonist of fire and brimstone, dies at 84

‘Madama Butterfly’ is a poignant American tragedy at Boston Lyric Opera

Theater/Dance

In the Huntington’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ antisemitism hits home, again

In ART’s ‘Half-God of Rainfall,’ a storm is brewing

In ‘POTUS,’ the West Wing is nothing like ‘The West Wing’

Health

Dana-Farber deal highlights a surprising trend: New cancer centers are in vogue

Your health insurance costs are likely going up in R.I. next year. Here’s by how much.

CVS, Walgreens illegally marketed ‘unapproved’ eye drops, FDA says

Obituaries

Julian Bussgang, entrepreneur who wrote about escaping Poland as a boy during Holocaust, dies at 98

Charles Gayle, saxophonist of fire and brimstone, dies at 84

Lauch Faircloth dies at 95; GOP senator targeted D.C. home rule in crisis