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As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel forms unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack
The Israeli government is under intense public pressure to topple Hamas after its militants stormed through a border fence Saturday and massacred hundreds of Israelis in their homes, on the streets and at an outdoor music festival.

Campus disputes over Israeli-Palestinian conflict turn uglier

‘This touches everybody’: As war rages, local rabbis focus on safety and solidarity

‘It’s just too much’: Lexington woman mourns husband, brother-in-law, friend killed in Hamas attacks on Israel

Biden calls Hamas attacks the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust as US death toll ticks up

Scalise is the GOP’s pick to be the House speaker but he faces an uncertain path. What happens next?

Now that House Republicans have chosen Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker, the race is on to secure the 217 votes he will need on the House floor to win the gavel and officially take the place of the ousted Kevin McCarthy.

What to know about Steve Scalise, nominee for House speaker

YVONNE ABRAHAM

The new head of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO ascends at a golden moment for unions
A Gallup poll shows a whopping 71 percent of Americans approve of unions.

Startup fundraising in Mass. drops to 2020 levels

Startups in the state raised $4 billion across 163 deals — the lowest amount of money in a quarter in three years, and the fewest number of deals in a quarter since 2016.

Turtleboy blogger arrested on witness intimidation charges in connection with Karen Read case, officials say

The controversial blogger behind the Turtleboy website pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon in Stoughton District Court and was released on personal recognizance.

Caroline Ellison, saying Sam Bankman-Fried corrupted her values, found relief when truth came out

After several hours on the witness stand, the Newton native got choked up as she described the final days of FTX and Alameda, saying that the early November period before the businesses filed for bankruptcy “was overall the worst week of my life.”

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Another weekend, another chance of storminess
The weather will trend sunnier for Thursday and Friday before we have to focus our attention on the next potential storm for the weekend.

$1.73 billion Powerball jackpot goes to lucky lottery player in California

Olympic champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton remains in intensive care as donations pour in

Vehicles made their way through a flooded Lancaster Street during heavy rain in Leominster on Sept. 11.

As climate risks mount, state unveils new plan to adapt

Massachusetts has invested much political and financial capital in trying to stave off the worst impacts of climate change. On Wednesday, it invested in some insurance, acknowledging our new reality — storms are stronger and getting stronger, and the seas have begun to rise and will rise much more.

Matan Josephy, 18, of Newton, left, and Sara Karp, 16, of Acton, right, testified in support of integrating climate justice education into public school curriculum in front of the Joint Committee on Education at the State House on Wednesday.

Youth climate activists testify on Beacon Hill in support of climate justice education in public school curriculums

The legislature's Joint Committee on Education held a hearing Wednesday on a bill proposed by youth climate activists that would incorporate a climate justice curriculum across several subjects in all elementary and secondary schools.

Bruins 3, Blackhawks 1

Bruins open their 100th season by beating Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks
David Pastrnak scored twice for Boston.

Bruins celebrated their past, then went about trying to erase recent history with an opening victory over Blackhawks

As the Bruins honor their 100th season, the 99th is the one they want to turn the page on.

Globe Magazine

Older people rarely want hearing aids. A dementia study could change that.
If left untreated, hearing loss can be linked to a higher risk of cognitive decline in older adults. But there’s encouraging news.

Karen and Gale on Oahu, 1963.

My mother’s descent into dementia, in her own words

My mother, a famous animal trainer, wrote to capture her scientific observations. Then she began observing her own fragmenting mind.

Lori Burke reacted after being crowned Mrs. Essex County during the 52nd annual pageant at the Topsfield Fair.

The Mrs. Essex County pageant is old-fashioned, by design

The pageant for married women, which has been at the Topsfield Fair for 52 years, is not about beauty, it’s about being a homemaker.

Jack Cutmore-Scott (left) as Freddy Crane and Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane in "Frasier."

TELEVISION REVIEW

The new ‘Frasier’ is a tiresome update of a tired series

It’s a common problem among revivals — the shows left TV because they were creatively spent, and yet here they are again, hoping we’ll miss the characters enough to watch.

Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, on Berkeley Street in the South End.

City planning $4 million, plus tax breaks, to jumpstart planned Franklin Cummings Tech campus in Roxbury

The $75 million project depends on the sale of the existing South End campus, which has been held up by permitting delays and rising interest rates.

Opinion

A child in Gaza looked at the destroyed buildings in the aftermath of a bombing by Israel on Oct. 8.

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

The cycle of violence starts with the Israeli occupation

Hamas’s attack was as shocking as it was tragic. But it doesn’t justify what Israel is doing.

After Hamas attack, universities have a role to play

Should Markey have been booed for calling for ‘de-escalation’ of violence in Israel-Hamas war?

Katherine Clark

To my House GOP colleagues: Choose bipartisanship, not extremism, with next speaker

IDEAS | KEVIN LEWIS

Social Studies: Tracking the Fox News effect; a sad truth about Jan. 6; mindfulness in police

Hispanic Heritage Month

Jose Massó stands next to "The Embrace" monument on Boston Common. His name is one of 69 inscribed on the 1965 Freedom Plaza that encircles the sculpture.

On the air and off, José Massó has been heard

Four girls at an athletic field in Roxbury, at a recreational sporting event sponsored by La Alianza Hispana.

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Dr. Pablo Rodriguez, a long-time public health advocate and Latino radio host who has launched Rhode Island’s first Spanish-language health website, nuestrasalud.com.

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

Owner Edner Ttrente Et Un at Viva Mi Arepa, a Venezuelan restaurant in West Roxbury.

10 restaurants that capture the spirit of Hispanic Heritage Month

More recent News

‘I was very uncomfortable’: Dozens of women file class action suit against ex-Brigham doctor accused of sexual abuse
The lawsuit casts a wide net among defendants, laying blame not just on Dr. Derrick Todd but on those who employed him or under whose auspices he practiced.

What’s behind cases of physician sexual abuse

Lynn commuter rail service slated for December return
Since last fall, something strange has happened every time a commuter rail train approached Lynn’s main station. It just kept going.

Former Patriots player Sergio Brown charged with killing mother in Illinois
Police in Maywood, Ill., said Brown was taken into custody in San Diego upon his return from Mexico. His mother's body was found last month near a creek close to the home they shared.

Boston police seek public’s help to locate missing Hyde Park teen
Tamarra Wilkins-Smith, a student at Jeremiah E. Burke High School, was captured on video at the Attleboro commuter rail station on Sept. 24, Boston police said Wednesday.

Former Greentown Labs CEO takes helm at Mass. Clean Energy Center
Emily Reichert will lead the quasi-public agency, which delivers millions of dollars in clean-energy sector subsidies each year on behalf of the state.

celtics 112, 76ers 101

Dalano Banton’s benching, Mazzulla’s push for pace, and other takeaways from the Celtics’ win over the 76ers
Payton Pritchard led seven double-digit scorers for Boston with 17 points.

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Recommended reads

A voter headed into the voting booth in 2016 in Chichester, N.H.

A blue state, but Massachusetts’ electorate has become something else: the cradle of independents

The number of unenrolled voters is surging and they now account for 61 percent of the state’s 4.7 million voters. That, by one analysis, is the highest share of independent voters in any state.

Cold Case Files

Shooting victim’s body was found in 1975 buried in shallow grave in Burlington
The body is listed on the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System website, a database for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed people.

Cold Case Files: A new series in The Boston Globe

Globe Magazine

A fraught question for the children of Alzheimer’s: Is it coming for us?
Genes may play a smaller role than we think, but it’s hard to forget what happened to our mom.

During Amazon Prime sales, you can get a 55-inch TV for $249. But is that really good for consumers?
The company’s big discounts benefit shoppers — even though Amazon’s overall behavior has drawn regulatory scrutiny.

Culture & Lifestyle

Paul English, Boston businessman and philanthropist, has cofounded BannedBooksUSA.org, which sends banned titles to readers in affected areas.

In Boston, a new pipeline of banned books to benefit readers in Florida

Nick Cave performs at the Boch Center Wang Theatre Tuesday night.

A (mostly) solo Nick Cave reinterprets his vast songbook at the Wang

From "Bir'em."

Boston Palestine Film Festival cancels in-person screenings, will offer only virtual programming this year

“Nonchaloir (Repose)” by John Singer Sargent, 1911, Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Curt H. Reisinger.

In John Singer Sargent’s portraits, worlds of wealth and privilege

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

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, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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

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

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

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

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The cancellation this summer of a large housing development in Braintree, which would have added about 500 units of apartments near South Shore Plaza, was a setback for the state’s ambitious efforts to solve the regional housing crisis.

Why is the state still letting places like Braintree kill the housing we desperately need?

The fur on her ears is thick with devotion.

My very old, very good dog

Israeli soldiers took positions in Sderot, Israel, on Oct. 7.

After Hamas attack, Israel will protect its people and its future

A statue of Christopher Columbus in Providence was vandalized in 2019. It later was moved to a park in Johnston, R.I.

I used to defend Columbus as ‘magnificent.’ I don’t anymore.

Jaiy Dickson of Boston carried a rainbow flag as she marched during the Gay Pride Parade in Boston on June 8, 2013.

Beyond Pride: A future museum to celebrate LGBTQ Boston

A dog named Ducky demonstrated FluentPet's communication buttons during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the CES tech show in January.

IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?

Metro

At Newton forum on antisemitism, a pledge for solidarity with Israel

“We are here tonight to deepen our understanding of each other and our connections with each other,” Mayor Ruthanne Fuller told the more than 200 who had assembled. “We are here together to speak out against antisemitism and hate, violence and terrorism.

Missing 96-year-old woman from South End, found safe

Yung Jee was found safe shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday, about 12 hours after she was last seen in the South End, Boston police said.

Campus disputes over Israeli-Palestinian conflict turn uglier

Tensions escalated on Wednesday as an out-of-state group drove trucks through Harvard Square with images of students, and Tufts denounced a statement from one of its own student groups.

Maimonides School in Brookline shows support for soldiers in Israel; two graduates to serve in military

When Maimonides School administrators learned that two local alumni were being called up to serve in the Israeli military’s fight against Hamas, the whole school community quickly mobilized to show their support.

Sports

DIAMONDBACKS 4, DODGERS 2

Diamondbacks complete surprising sweep of Dodgers in NLDS behind four-homer inning

Geraldo Perdomo, Ketel Marte, Christian Walker, and Gabriel Montero hit solo home runs in the fourth inning. Mookie Betts (0 for 11 in the series) and the Los Angeles offense had no answers against Arizona in the series.

The Snow family dropped the ceremonial puck for the Calgary Flames Wednesday in tribute to the late Chris Snow.

Family of the late Chris Snow drops ceremonial puck at Calgary Flames season opener

Snow, who died at 42 after a courageous battle with ALS, was an assistant general manager for the Flames.

A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces reacts after she scored a basket and drew a foul against Jonquel Jones (35) of the New York Liberty as Betnijah Laney (44) and Breanna Stewart (30) of the Liberty look on Wednesday in Game 2 of the 2023 WNBA finals.

aces 104, liberty 76

A’ja Wilson powers Las Vegas Aces to being one victory away from repeating as WNBA champions

The Liberty will attempt to do what no WNBA team has ever done: rally from an 0-2 deficit in the Finals. Game 3 is in New York Sunday.

Nets coach says team from Israel wants to play exhibition game Thursday despite war at home

ASTROS 3, TWINS 2

Astros secure seventh straight ALCS appearance by delivering knockout blow to Twins in Game 4

Bruins celebrated their past, then went about trying to erase recent history with an opening victory over Blackhawks

Business

US inflation may have risen only modestly last month as Fed officials signal no rate hike is likely

Inflation in the United States likely eased again last month, though the decline might have slowed since summer, a reminder that the outsize price pressures of the past two years will take more time to cool.

More Americans support striking auto workers than car companies, new poll shows

As the auto workers strike approaches the one-month mark, more Americans sympathize with the striking workers than with the three big car companies that employ them.

Startup fundraising in Mass. drops to 2020 levels

Eastern Bank closing branches

magazine

Older people rarely want hearing aids. A dementia study could change that.

The writer’s father took this picture of his wife, seven kids, and a baby sitter.

A fraught question for the children of Alzheimer’s: Is it coming for us?

I knew in my gut he was cheating. But I needed proof.

Italian Sweet-and-Sour Pork Chops

Three recipes that keep pork chops tender and juicy

metro

Brigham and Women's Hospital.

‘I was very uncomfortable’: Dozens of women file class action suit against ex-Brigham doctor accused of sexual abuse

Boston police seek public’s help to locate missing Hyde Park teen

‘This touches everybody’: As war rages, local rabbis focus on safety and solidarity

sports

David Pastrnak beat Blackhawks goalie Arvid Soderblom to give the Bruins a 2-1 lead in the second period.

Bruins open their 100th season by beating Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks

Top-ranked Newton North girls’ volleyball rallies from first-set setback to score ‘gritty win’ over Westborough

Dalano Banton’s benching, Mazzulla’s push for pace, and other takeaways from the Celtics’ win over the 76ers

business

Brigham and Women's Hospital.

‘I was very uncomfortable’: Dozens of women file class action suit against ex-Brigham doctor accused of sexual abuse

Wholesale inflation in US rises 2.2% in September, biggest year-over-year gain since April

Caroline Ellison, saying Sam Bankman-Fried corrupted her values, found relief when truth came out

politics

Representative Steve Scalise speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting of House Republicans during which he was nominated as their candidate for Speaker of the House, on Capitol Hill, Oct. 11, in Washington.

Nominated to be House speaker, Steve Scalise is left searching for Republican votes to win the gavel

The US is moving quickly to boost Israel’s military. A look at what assistance it is providing.

Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming House speaker might require a brawl

Nation

Powerball’s terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes becoming ever larger as they repeatedly roll over when no one wins. And wins in recent months have been few and far between.

$1.73 billion Powerball jackpot goes to lucky lottery player in California

Inside the East vs. West rap rivalry that led to the murders of Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. in 1990s

Who witnessed Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing in Las Vegas? Here’s what we know.

World

A man walks down a destroyed street in the Salahaddin in Rafah, southern Gaza strip following Israeli strikes on Hamas targets, Jan. 17, 2009.

What was Hamas thinking? For over three decades, it has had the same brutal idea of victory.

Gaza is tiny and watched closely by Israel. But rescuing hostages there would be a daunting task.

As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel forms unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack

opinion

Then-vice president Mike Pence handed the electoral certificate from the state of Arizona to Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, as he presided over a joint session of Congress as it convened to count the Electoral College votes cast in the November 2020 presidential election, following an attack on the US Capitol by Donald Trump supporters, in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2021.

On 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Massacre, we must honor key actors

Hamas’s attack is Israel’s Pearl Harbor

Can we ever really know our parents?

lifestyle

Mixed media artist Tyler Gaca is known as Ghosthoney on social media, where he has 3 million followers on TikTok.

Artist and poet Tyler Gaca on capturing the surreal, whimsical, and ghostly in the everyday

We blocked each other

I live close to my ex

food & dining

The Butterie, a one-piece butter dish invented by Los Angeles entrepreneur Joelle Mertzel.

She’s spreading the word about butter

A sweet new offering: wood-fired maple sugar from Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom

Yellow peas are transformed into gluten-free pastas

travel

View Boston in the Prudential Center offers 360-degree views of the city skyline and series of new murals, including a colorful geometric mural by Boston artists Ryan and Rachel Adams, “Serendipitous, 2023” (pictured here), with a central heart image in Ryan’s signature “gem” style surrounded by Rachel’s quilt motif depicting iconic local landmarks such as the Zakim Bridge, Citgo Sign, and Charles River.

Artsy views from Boston to Brattleboro, plus the bottom line on comfortable seating

Author Caroline Kepnes on pillowcases, peppermint patties, and the passenger from hell

Passport wait times are getting shorter

Arts

A full installation view of "Polly Apfelbaum: The World’s a Mess; It’s in My Kiss."

Polly Apfelbaum won’t be walled in

A monster mash meets supercharged memes in Cristóbal Cea’s ‘No Monsters, No Paradise’

In John Singer Sargent’s portraits, worlds of wealth and privilege

Books

Jennifer De Leon will deliver the keynote address at the Concord Festival of Authors.

The poetry of storm in Portland author’s new collection; literary festival in Concord opens on Friday; Blue Hill festival features art, authors, and foliage

In Boston, a new pipeline of banned books to benefit readers in Florida

Salman Rushdie to release memoir about being stabbed onstage last year

Movies

From "Bir'em."

Boston Palestine Film Festival cancels in-person screenings, will offer only virtual programming this year

R.I. film producer found guilty in $100,000 scam to remake ‘Tales from the Crypt’

‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ will be a blockbuster — and might shake up the movie business

Television

Jack Cutmore-Scott (left) as Freddy Crane and Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane in "Frasier."

The new ‘Frasier’ is a tiresome update of a tired series

R.I. film producer found guilty in $100,000 scam to remake ‘Tales from the Crypt’

In ‘Only Murders’ and elsewhere, Jackie Hoffman kills it

music

Nanci Griffith, shown early in her career. The Texas-born singer-songwriter died in August 2021.

A tribute album to Nanci Griffith, begun when she was alive, comes to fruition at last

‘Landscape enthusiast’ Ben Cosgrove has composed music for the likes of NASA and Acadia National Park

A (mostly) solo Nick Cave reinterprets his vast songbook at the Wang

Theater/Dance

Russell Howard comes to the Shubert Theatre Oct. 18.

British comic Russell Howard brings his mix of wonder and silliness to the Shubert stage

Husband-and-wife duo Daredevil Chicken are wedded to comedy

Boston Ballet packs a lot into ‘Fall Experience’

Health

From left: Marc B. Parlange, President of the University of Rhode Island, Dr. Michael Wagner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Care New England, Laurie White, John Fernandez, President and CEO at Lifespan and Dr. Mukesh K. Jain, the Senior Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences at Brown University were featured speakers at the 2023 Fall Economic Outlook Luncheon hosted by the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce at the Rhode Island Convention Center, on Sept. 26, 2023.

R.I. life sciences agency inches closer to becoming reality

Latest COVID vaccine rollout facing canceled appointments, pricey insurance bills

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

Obituaries

Mr. Van Ellis (left) and Lessie Benningfield Randle rode in a carriage at a remembrance walk during centennial commemorations of the Tulsa Race Massacre, May 28, 2021.

Hughes Van Ellis, Tulsa massacre survivor, dies at 102

Florence Fisher, advocate for opening adoption records, dies at 95

Frank Chin, Chinatown activist who built community’s political power, dies