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Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker in historic vote

Eight Republicans joined the Democrats to seal McCarthy’s historic fate. The final tally was 216 to 210 in favor of his removal. His Republican detractors cited his move to avert a government shutdown. But Democrats, led in part by Revere Representative Katherine Clark as their whip, cited his missteps and untrustworthiness as their justification.
Interim speaker Patrick McHenry is a trusted McCarthy lieutenant There is no clear replacement for McCarthy as speaker

Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. No one knows for sure what comes next.
Opinion | Scot Lehigh

Right-wingers plunge House into chaos with ouster of Kevin McCarthy as speaker

Judge issues limited gag order in Trump case after disparaging post about court clerk

Judge Arthur Engoron issued the order, which applies to all parties in the case and pertains only to verbal attacks on court staff. It came after Trump recirculated a disparaging social media post about Engoron’s principal law clerk.

Medfield man, 19, indicted in Dennis boat crash that killed 17-year-old Sherborn girl

A 19-year-old Medfield man is charged with operating a boat while under the influence during a July crash in Dennis that killed a 17-year-old Sherborn girl, authorities said Tuesday.

Rising COVID rates push private school in Lawrence to switch to remote learning

An Episcopal middle school for girls in Lawrence has moved students back online temporarily in response to rising COVID-19 infection rates, officials said Tuesday.

Butler sworn in to replace late California Sen. Feinstein, third Black female senator in US history
Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler was sworn in as the newest member of the Senate on Tuesday, replacing California Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Roche Bros. agrees to pay $40,000, change security policies at downtown Boston store following racial profiling complaints

The Roche Bros. supermarket chain has agreed to pay the penalty and make changes to its security protocols at its store in Downtown Crossing, legal filings show.

Dog reported shot to death during walk in Winchester town forest, police say

Controversial Springfield police officer Greg Bigda charged with drunken driving, suspended without pay

Billionaires are responsible for large amounts of climate pollution from Hanscom, a new report finds

 Are environmental toxins causing the rise in early-onset cancers? You asked, we researched.
dan shaughnessy

Unpacking 50 years worth of memories from covering the sports scene

The first byline appeared on Oct. 4, 1973, and some moments stay with you more than others through more than 9,000 stories.

At 15, he’s made Ron DeSantis squirm, drawn national attention, and started a presidential podcast. Meet Quinn Mitchell.

An exchange with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in June circulated widely online and elevated Quinn Mitchell, already a familiar face on the Granite State campaign trail for the past four years, to a national platform.
innovation beat

Should you still feel guilty for taking an Uber?

Mark MacGann, the Uber whistleblower who leaked 124,000 internal company files to journalists last year, remains a critic of the ride-hailing company.
Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

In two-decades-old assassinations, a prediction of today’s white domestic terrorism

Few may recall Dan White’s name. But his heinous acts are a template for the current far-right violent extremism roiling American politics.
EDITORIAL

Abuse at residential schools for autistic children calls out for accountability, transparency
IDEAS | Sandeep Vaheesan

It’s past time to throw out baseball’s antitrust exemption
MARCELA GARCÍA

A heartbreaking visit to the hometown of a missing Boston woman
BANNED BOOKS

Banned Books Week: ‘The Glass Castle’ by Jeannette Walls
Hispanic Heritage Month

On the air and off, Jose Masso has been heard

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

During Hispanic Heritage Month, doctor says R.I. can do better: ‘Taco Tuesday is not progress. It is appeasement.’

DEVRA FIRST

10 restaurants that capture the spirit of Hispanic Heritage Month

More recent News

‘Survivor’ winner Richard Hatch representing himself in federal court in R.I.

Legal experts say the Newport resident faces a disadvantage in serving as his own lawyer.

Prosecutors say Logan Clegg ‘was the only person responsible’ for the slaying of a retired couple in Concord, N.H., defense says he is wrongly accused

Clegg has pleaded not guilty to two counts of second degree murder and other charges.

A bus crash near Italian city of Venice kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists

A bus carrying foreign tourists including Ukrainians crashed near Venice when it fell from an elevated street Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 18 others, authorities said.

In Boston City Council District 6, Wu endorses Weber

Tuesday’s announcement marks the fourth council endorsement Wu has made this election season.

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges filed after his plea deal collapsed

The president’s son is facing charges that he lied about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun that he kept for about 11 days.

Nine-year-old who vanished from New York state park found safe; fingerprint on ransom note linked case to suspect, police say

A 9-year-old girl who vanished during a family camping trip in upstate New York has been found safe following a two day search.

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THE GREAT DIVIDE

Baltimore’s school building program could offer model to close gaps in Massachusetts

With state assistance, Baltimore has built or renovated 29 schools in a decade, while Boston and other urban districts in Massachusetts have struggled to get their share of state aid.
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As I See It | Stan Grossfeld
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“As I See It,” a new weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers. Grossfeld relates a story we can all relate to - Boston traffic.

A battle rages in Maine over an election that some say could change the course of climate action
“This is a definitive fight of 2023 as far as climate,” said Candice Fortin, US campaigns manager for the climate activism group 350.org.

Boston takes its case for more liquor licenses to Beacon Hill
The city is aiming to add 250 licenses over five years — a 25 percent expansion — dedicated to neighborhoods where sit-down restaurants and bars are sparse.

Culture & Lifestyle

Lakers legend Magic Johnson pans ‘Winning Time’

Friends of rocker Justine Covault offer a fitting farewell

SZA sets sail across familiar waters with an ever-loyal crew

‘A New World’ doesn’t make the most compelling case for ‘Final Fantasy’ music

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

Patients in hallways, long waits for beds: Hospital bottlenecks reach crisis levels
RENÉE GRAHAM

The complicity that enables sexual predators
IDEAS | ALISSA VALLES

‘1984’ was meant as a critique of the USSR, but it really fits Putin’s Russia
ELIMINATE MCAS

State needs to end MCAS as a graduation requirement

KEEP MCAS

Pandemic learning losses show MCAS is needed now more than ever
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

John Gordon, artist who helped design Packers’ distinctive ‘G’ team logo, dies at age 83

John Gordon, an artist who as a young art student helped design the Green Bay Packers’ distinctive “G” team logo, has died at age 83.

Record breaking temperatures recorded Tuesday in northern New England

Concord, N.H., and Augusta and Portland, Maine, all posted high temperatures in the 80s on Tuesday, beating records set decades ago.
RI POLITICS

Washington Trust bank agrees to diversify board and leadership team

R.I. General Treasurer and Washington Trust Bank CEO announce 10 actions in the wake of redlining allegations and an agreement with federal prosecutors.

Prosecutors say Logan Clegg ‘was the only person responsible’ for the slaying of a retired couple in Concord, N.H., defense says he is wrongly accused

Prosecutors told jurors that Clegg shot Stephen and Djeswende Reid multiple times after encountering them randomly on a quiet trail in April 2022.

Sports

John Gordon, artist who helped design Packers’ distinctive ‘G’ team logo, dies at age 83

John Gordon, an artist who as a young art student helped design the Green Bay Packers’ distinctive “G” team logo, has died at age 83.
BASEBALL

Days lost to injury up across MLB, with Red Sox seventh-hardest hit in 2023

The 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers lost the most days of players on the injured list this season at 2,465, but six teams among the eight with the fewest lost days reached the playoffs.
RANGERS 4, RAYS 0

Rangers push sloppy Rays to brink, as four errors key in playoff-opening victory

Tampa Bay, wearing throwback Devil Rays jerseys, lost its sixth straight postseason game since winning its 2021 Division Series opener against the Red Sox. They have one run in their last three playoff defeats, hitting .133.
NFL notebook

Russ Francis’s plane lost power before crash, according to federal investigator
HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY NOTEBOOK

Fifteen years removed from its inaugural season, Central Catholic has emerged as a force in field hockey
Gymnastics

Stoughton’s Fred Richard helps US capture bronze medal in men’s team event at world gymnastics championships

Business

Jury selection to begin in trial of fallen cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried

Once a billionaire, the 31-year-old crypto mogul faces the possibility of a long prison term if convicted at a trial that is expected to last up to six weeks.

Interim speaker Patrick McHenry is a trusted McCarthy lieutenant

Patrick McHenry, 47, the congenial chairman of the House Financial Services Committee who is known for his penchant for bow ties and policy acumen, will preside over deliberations on a new speaker.

J&J gets $223m N.J. talc verdict tossed by appeals court
RI POLITICS

Washington Trust bank agrees to diversify board and leadership team
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MISS CONDUCT

My co-workers' jokes about suicide leave me rattled

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 2 - Oct. 15
The Education Issue

The 'anti-woke' legislation making N.H. teachers nervous
The Education Issue

Mass. schools are among the best. Except for financial literacy.

metro

Roche Bros. agrees to pay $40,000, change security policies at downtown Boston store following racial profiling complaints

Controversial Springfield police officer Gregg Bigda charged with drunken driving, suspended without pay

MBTA extends fall service on 3 ferry lines

sports

Report: Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon will have surgery on torn biceps

Celtics associate head coach Charles Lee knows first-hand what Jrue Holiday can do for a team

Tom Brady was reportedly paid $55 million by Sam Bankman-Fried for FTX advertising

business

Job openings rose in August, shaking markets

The Supreme Court seems likely to side with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Judge issues limited gag order in Trump case after disparaging post about court clerk

politics

No one knows for sure what happens next, now that Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House

Biden says that all 10 drugs targeted for the first Medicare price negotiations will participate

Supreme Court skeptical of argument that could hobble consumer watchdog

Nation

Jury hears last words of deceased Black man at trial of Washington officers accused in his death

Young people left in limbo as battle over transgender care shifts to court

Judge issues limited gag order in Trump case after disparaging post about court clerk

World

A foreign armed force to fight gangs makes many in Haiti celebrate, while others worry

A bus crash near Italian city of Venice kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists

Shooting at major Bangkok shopping mall kills 2 people, and a teen suspect is arrested

opinion

Patients in hallways, long waits for beds: Hospital bottlenecks reach crisis levels

‘1984’ was meant as a critique of the USSR, but it really fits Putin’s Russia

Pandemic learning losses show MCAS is needed now more than ever

lifestyle

She wants you to know the real ‘Jeopardy Amy’

She gave my husband a hug goodbye

New documentary celebrates 100-inning charity baseball game for ALS research

food & dining

A taquería heritage, imported from Mexico

Fire Dept. Coffee debuts ready-to-drink Nitro Cold Brew line

Three cheers for good kitchen shears

travel

Condé Nast Traveler readers picked their favorite hotels, airports, and resorts. Here’s how New England fared.

Didn’t make it to Tanglewood this summer? A fall stroll sounds just as good.

Two Berkshires motor inns have been reinvented as chic hotels, but are they worth the chic price?

Arts

In Renaissance Italy, women artists quietly persisted

When seeing is believing meets believing as seeing

A date with rare books and historical records at the Boston Public Library

Books

Matthew Desmond finds that Dickens cuts closer to the truth of how poverty really works than nonfiction

Hummingbird Books ships challenged titles to readers in South Carolina

Novelist Rhonda DeChambeau persisted for many years. Finally, recognition.

Movies

Selma Blair helps White House salute landmark disability legislation

Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour is over. But it’s coming to movie theaters soon.

Hollywood writers have won the AI battle. What about the rest of us?

Television

‘Survivor’ winner Richard Hatch representing himself in federal court in R.I.

‘Only Murders in the Building’ renewed for another season

Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff

music

Antônio Carlos Jobim’s grandson Daniel goes back to bossa nova with Seu Jorge

Whenever the Rolling Stones were in town, photographer Ted Gartland was there, too

Taylor Swift watches Travis Kelce’s Chiefs take on the Jets at MetLife Stadium

Theater/Dance

‘Fat Ham,’ at the Huntington, updates ‘Hamlet’

Spiro Veloudos, larger-than-life force in Boston theater, dies at 71

‘The Full Monty’ takes a while to show what it’s got

Health

Latest COVID vaccine rollout facing canceled appointments, pricey insurance bills

In its first year, calls to 988 Lifeline increase 50 percent in Rhode Island

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

Obituaries

John Gordon, artist who helped design Packers’ distinctive ‘G’ team logo, dies at age 83

Spiro Veloudos, larger-than-life force in Boston theater, dies at 71

Russell Sherman, luminous pianist and longtime New England Conservatory teacher, dies at 93