The Boston Globe

scorecardresearch

Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza ahead of expected ground offensive

See live updates about the fighting in Gaza and Israel

LIVE UPDATES

8:17 p.m.
Biden thinks Hamas attack linked to efforts on Israel-Saudi relations
8:00 p.m.
Iran-backed militias in Iraq warn US forces to leave or face more attacks
7:25 p.m.
The father of freed American teenage hostage says she’s doing well after her release
6:57 p.m.
Egypt official says aid trucks entered Rafah crossing but haven’t passed into Gaza strip

Palestinians inspected a building damaged during a raid by Israeli troops at the Nur Shams refugee camp near the northern city of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank on Oct. 20, 2023.

With Mideast conflict escalating, local Ukrainians fear gaze has shifted from their country’s struggle
Some Boston-area Ukrainians worry that Americans without personal ties to the country “are starting to forget what is happening.”

At Boston hospitals, controversy erupts over what should be said about the Israel-Hamas war

Mayor Wu speaks at prayer for Palestinians and for peace in Boston, says she is ‘deeply saddened’

About 100 people were evacuated from a train on the Green Line Extension on Friday.

Green Line Extension shut for four hours over new problem

The extraordinary scene came a day after general manager Phillip Eng revealed widespread track problems on the newest part of the T’s subway system.

Green line tracks at Ball Square station Medford on Friday.

Timeline of the MBTA Green Line extension’s starts and stops

Key moments in the fraught, decades-long effort to extend the Green Line to Medford and to Union Square in Somerville.

T chief says Green Line extension is so defective that key part will need to be fixed

Gabe Kapler interviews for Red Sox position, but Kim Ng is not interested in the job
Kapler, who played for the Red Sox from 2003-06, has managed the Phillies and Giants the last six years, but also has front-office experience.

Everett officials are pushing a deal that would enable a long-planned soccer stadium to be built on the banks of the Mystic near Encore Casino.

Everett set to try again to win state approval for Revolution stadium

Lawmakers are nearing a deal that would enable a long-planned soccer stadium to be built on the banks of the Mystic near Encore Casino.

At the Museum of Printing, ‘We’re trying to save the past for the future’
This gem in Haverhill has the world’s largest collection of typographic technology and ephemera.

5 new museum acquisitions — and the stories they tell

Attendees dance at a Frolic — formerly known as Men of Melanin Magic — event. The Boston nightlife group hosts vetted and curated events for queer people of color and their allies.

These founders couldn’t find Boston nightlife for queer people of color — so they created their own

From boozy brunch drag shows to an annual five-day trip to Provincetown, Frolic knows how to throw a bash.

In Jim Jordan’s failure, House hard-liners get a taste of their own medicine

His tactics have long caused grumbling among his more moderate and rule-following peers.

‘Passions are very, very high’: House speaker battle shatters trust between Republican factions

Representative Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, spoke at the Capitol on Thursday.

Here’s how Friday unfolded

Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website

Trump allowed a disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud case was allowed to linger on his campaign website after the judge ordered it deleted

Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss in Georgia

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Trustees of Reservations seeks $14.4 million to buy Millborn Farm in Sherborn and Millis

The 180-acre property could be connected through navigable water to other Trustees reservations.

On 10th anniversary of Danvers teacher’s killing, a call for kindness

On Sunday, Colleen Ritzer’s loved ones are asking people to perform random acts of kindness in her name.

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Rajon Rondo joins list of former Celtics to spend time at practice with current team and coaches

In addition to Rondo, Paul Pierce, Sam Vincent, and Leon Powe have visited training camp.

Haydn Gwynne, UK stage and screen star, dies at 66 after cancer diagnosis

Red Sox give Giants permission to discuss their manager opening with Jason Varitek

Beleaguered coach Bill Belichick seems to have no answers as this season continues to spiral down the drain.

dan shaughnessy

The Patriots are on to 2024, with Bill Belichick the Lion in Winter, and other thoughts

Our 23-year joyride is over, and now the Patriots have to be thinking about the future.

With Dante Scarnecchia and Mike Vrabel being honored by Patriots, many old tales are told

Arizona's Joe Mantiply got the call to start Game 4 of the NLCS, even if it would only be for a short time.

Playoff game with 16 pitchers and Craig Kimbrel implosion leaves heads spinning

Zack Wheeler, who is scheduled to start Game 5 for the Phillies on Saturday, doesn’t like how the game is trending. He would like to see more expected of starters, not less.

Kristina Wagner (left) and Sophia Vitas won a bronze medal in women's doubles at this year's World Rowing Championships in Belgrade.

head of the charles

For Weston rower Kristina Wagner, Head of the Charles has become a high-stakes event

The Olympic hopeful will face a stacked field in the championship singles with the regatta offering prize money for the first time.

Your guide to the 2023 Head of the Charles Regatta Forecast: It looks like a rainy, windy Head of the Charles weekend

Opinion

A security team watches President Biden's motorcade drive to the airport after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Oct. 18 in Tel Aviv.

Three things Washington got wrong before the Hamas attack on Israel

What is now known about the attack debunks widely accepted arguments among Washington’s policy establishment.

The lessons Lincoln can teach us for 2024

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why dog breed bans are misguided and harmful

A child was reportedly killed for being Muslim. We should be horrified, but not surprised.

IDEAS | SUSIE LINFIELD

9/11, apartheid, and other metaphors that make people misunderstand Israel and Palestine

Milton

Spotlight Report

Greater Boston has a housing crisis, but doesn't act like it

In towns like Milton, soaring home prices are a barrier to a new generation of buyers and a clear threat to future prosperity. It is a fact of life here, but it doesn’t have to be.

How will the state’s historic rezoning mandate affect your community? Graphics: Why it’s so hard to afford housing in Boston

Explore the project

More recent News

‘Greatest day of my life’: Southbridge man and his late father to be inducted into Candlepin Hall of Fame
Steve Renaud and his late father, Harry, will be among a dozen bowlers of “competitive ability” to be inducted Saturday into the Candlepin Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Windham, N.H.

Allegations of an inappropriate text, toxic work environment directed at Boston City Hall Cabinet chief
The city of Boston paid $40,000 in severance to a former employee who had accused Brianna Millor of fostering a toxic work environment and threatened to sue for discrimination and retaliation, according to city records.

HS FOOTBALL: RANDOLPH 35, BRIGHTON 26

Randolph’s Nathanyel Gomes Correia rumbles over and through Brighton
Blue Devils junior ran for 218 yards and five touchdowns to dispatch the Bengals in a nonleague affair.

ALCS: Astros 5, Rangers 4

Jose Altuve’s dramatic ninth-inning home run delivers 5-4 victory for Astros in Game 5 of ALCS
The Astros will now have two shots to return to the World Series, starting Sunday night in Houston.

Inmates on hunger strike at maximum security prison, call on AG Campbell to investigate alleged assault by correctional officers
The allegations of excessive use of force date back to June, when inmates were transferred to Souza from a solitary confinement unit at another state prison that was shut down in response to a lawsuit filed last year.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘My favorite part was when he revealed his deepest fear . . . is chickens’
Will this date between a fisherman and an artist be something to crow about?

Recommended reads

Honoree Fleming and her husband, Ron Powers.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

‘She never let life defeat her’: Retired academic dean slain on Vt. trail remembered by family

Honoree Fleming, a 77-year-old retired scientist and academic, was shot to death while walking on a rail trail in sleepy Castleton, Vt.

Your guide to the 2023 Head of the Charles Regatta: schedule, where to watch, top stories, and more
More than 50 races will take place from Friday through Sunday in the 58th edition of the rowing extravaganza.

How a big underground tank in Bedford could help boost state’s ‘bluetech’ economy
Nonprofit defense contractor MITRE is set to open a massive underwater testing facility — more than 20 miles from the sea.

innovation economy

MIT alums develop electric boat that aims to be the Tesla of the seas
Navier has solved one the biggest challenges for an electric motor installed on a traditionally designed boat: plowing through a huge amount of resistance from the water.

Culture & Lifestyle

Ricky Martin, pictured performing during a Trilogy Tour stop in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Martin, Pitbull, and Enrique Iglesias bring the tour to TD Garden Oct. 21.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from "Killers of the Flower Moon."

Lily Gladstone eclipses all in Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

Mitt Romney in 2002, when he was elected governor of Massachusetts.

6 takeaways from McKay Coppins’s new Mitt Romney biography ‘Romney: A Reckoning’

Clockwise (from top left): A samovar; a medicine ball belonging to writer Sholem Asch; an early-20th-century photograph of a man wearing a costume celebrating Yiddish newspapers; a yarmulke, inkwell, and bowls; and a scrapbook of William Gropper's cartoons for the "Morgen Frayhayt" Yiddish newspaper are all on display at "Yiddish: A Global Culture," the new permanent exhibition at Amherst's Yiddish Book Center.

At Amherst’s Yiddish Book Center, a new exhibition speaks volumes about Yiddish as ‘a global culture’

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.

FROM OUR PARTNERS

product by Studio/B. What is this?This content was produced by Boston Globe Media's Studio/B in collaboration with the advertiser. The news and editorial departments of the Boston Globe had no role in its production or display.

product by BG BRANDLAB. What is this?This content was produced by Boston Globe Media's Studio/B in collaboration with the advertiser. The news and editorial departments of the Boston Globe had no role in its production or display.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A group of volunteers reacted to learning that some newly arrived migrant families seeking shelter in local hotels had not yet been fed, at a United Methodist church in Woburn, Aug. 31.

Massachusetts shouldn’t walk away from its right-to-shelter law

Two workers discussed plans for the third Boston Harbor tunnel on the East Boston side of the tunnel in 1994. The third Harbor tunnel was the first phase of the Big Dig.

Is Boston even capable of building big public works projects?

Family and friends of those taken hostage by Hamas held a protest outside the Kirya military base on Oct. 18 in Tel Aviv.

Shira Schoenberg

Bring home the hostages held by Hamas

Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio listened as the House held its second round of voting for a new speaker at the US Capitol on Oct. 18.

Jim Jordan faces long odds in his fight to become speaker

The apple, grape, and tart cherry collections at the US Department of Agriculture's Plant Genetic Resources Unit in Geneva, N.Y.

IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

Apples of the future take root in the nation’s strategic fruit repository

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

Green Line Extension shut for four hours over new problem

The extraordinary scene came a day after general manager Phillip Eng revealed widespread track problems on the newest part of the T’s subway system.

On 10th anniversary of Danvers teacher’s killing, a call for kindness

On Sunday, Colleen Ritzer’s loved ones are asking people to perform random acts of kindness in her name.

‘Greatest day of my life’: Southbridge man and his late father to be inducted into Candlepin Hall of Fame

Steve Renaud and his late father, Harry, will be among a dozen bowlers of “competitive ability” to be inducted Saturday into the Candlepin Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Windham, N.H.

Inmates on hunger strike at maximum security prison, call on AG Campbell to investigate alleged assault by correctional officers

The allegations of excessive use of force date back to June, when inmates were transferred to Souza from a solitary confinement unit at another state prison that was shut down in response to a lawsuit filed last year.

Sports

Arizona's Joe Mantiply got the call to start Game 4 of the NLCS, even if it would only be for a short time.

Playoff game with 16 pitchers and Craig Kimbrel implosion leaves heads spinning

Zack Wheeler, who is scheduled to start Game 5 for the Phillies on Saturday, doesn’t like how the game is trending. He would like to see more expected of starters, not less.

Arizona's Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (left) awaits Alek Thomas, who had just hit a game-tying two-run home run in the eighth inning off Philadelphia's Craig Kimbrel (foreground).

NLCS: Diamondbacks 6, Phillies 5

Diamondbacks get to Craig Kimbrel, rally to 6-5 victory to tie NLCS

The former Red Sox closer allowed a game-tying homer in the eighth, then put the eventual winning run on base.

King Philip High football coach Brian Lee addresses his Warriors after their 23-14 win over Milford High in Wrentham.

HS FOOTBALL: KING PHILIP 23, MILFORD 14

Fourth-ranked King Philip picks off pivotal Hockomock League showdown against No. 5 Milford

Brandon Nicastro (2 interceptions) had a 40-yard pick-six, Hayden Schmitz added another interception, and Drew Laplante churned out 140 yards rushing for the Warriors (7-0).

HS FOOTBALL: FOXBOROUGH 35, CANTON 0

Opportunistic, and defensive-minded, Foxborough presents coach Jack Martinelli with his 300th career win in shutout of Canton

ALCS: Astros 5, Rangers 4

Jose Altuve’s dramatic ninth-inning home run delivers 5-4 victory for Astros in Game 5 of ALCS

HS FOOTBALL: RANDOLPH 35, BRIGHTON 26

Randolph’s Nathanyel Gomes Correia rumbles over and through Brighton

Business

Everett set to try again to win state approval for Revolution stadium

Lawmakers are nearing a deal that would enable a long-planned soccer stadium to be built on the banks of the Mystic near Encore Casino.

A new relief fund for N.H. farmers who have been harmed by extreme weather this year

The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire is accepting applications through Nov. 5

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Trustees of Reservations seeks $14.4 million to buy Millborn Farm in Sherborn and Millis

CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors

magazine

Layering in contemporary elements such as modern lighting and moody blue-black cabinetry emphasizes the contrast between new and old. “This feels like New England, but in a different way,” says interior designer Sarah Cole. She had Stanhope Framers reframe the owners’ paintings to include gold edging that works with the room’s other details, including the Arteriors bar stools.

Your Home | Kitchens & Baths

Deep, moody colors turn a traditional kitchen into New England modern

This week's daters: Travis and Nola.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘He revealed his deepest fear . . . is chickens’

I returned home from a carefree summer traveling to learn my mom had cancer

Can a Gen Z-er function without a smartphone? We made a co-worker find out.

metro

A 15-acre plot of land in the heart of Brewster is owned by Stephen Brown (pictured walking on a trail), who intends to sell it by the end of the year. That deal could determine whether the funky space endures or is transformed into housing or new commercial ventures.

On the Cape, a push to save undeveloped property known for offbeat vibe

2022 Providence police shooting at heavily armed man was justified, attorney general says

Massachusetts has ‘put some real juice’ behind Cape bridges project, Biden adviser says

sports

Jason Varitek spent 15 years as the Red Sox' catcher, then the past 11 years between the front office and coaching staff.

Red Sox give Giants permission to discuss their manager opening with Jason Varitek

Rajon Rondo joins list of former Celtics to spend time at practice with current team and coaches

Beau Hossler beats gusting winds in Japan to lead the Zozo Championship by 1 after second round

business

Nonprofit defense contractor MITRE is set to open a massive underwater testing facility in Bedford — 20 miles from the sea.

How a big underground tank in Bedford could help boost state’s ‘bluetech’ economy

Massachusetts saw modest job losses in September

Meet the new millionaires tax: A proposed fee on home sales over $1 million

politics

Palestinians inspected a building damaged during a raid by Israeli troops at the Nur Shams refugee camp near the northern city of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank on Oct. 20, 2023.

Hamas frees 2 American hostages, even as Israel airstrikes continue in southern Gaza. Follow live updates.

Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website

With Mideast conflict escalating, local Ukrainians fear gaze has shifted from their country’s struggle

Nation

So-called toddler milks are unregulated and unnecessary, a major pediatricians group says

Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss in Georgia

Families hold out hope for hostages after a mother and daughter are released

World

The Antonovskiy bridge, destroyed by Russian forces as they retreated to positions on the east bank of the Dnieper River in Kherson, Ukraine, on Nov. 16, 2022. Ukrainian forces have in October 2023 stepped up assaults across the Dnieper near the city of Kherson, prompting speculation that Kyiv might be planning a more ambitious effort to open a new front in the push to retake territory from Russia.

With raids across Dnieper River, Ukraine may be seeking new front in war

A thaw between US and Venezuela ahead of a key vote

Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released

opinion

Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio listened as the House held its second round of voting for a new speaker at the US Capitol on Oct. 18.

Jim Jordan faces long odds in his fight to become speaker

Bring home the hostages held by Hamas

After much hype, self-driving cars could transform cities, says Motional CTO

lifestyle

Attendees dance at a Frolic — formerly known as Men of Melanin Magic — event. The Boston nightlife group hosts vetted and curated events for queer people of color and their allies.

These founders couldn’t find Boston nightlife for queer people of color — so they created their own

Giving a ‘Masked Hero’ a new spin

Am I not enough drama?

food & dining

Charbroiled steak au poivre and creamed spinach with roasted garlic and white wine at DW French.

Douglass Williams opens DW French in the Fenway; Snowport returns to the Seaport

At Medford’s El Tacuba, a packed bar and excellent stuffed plantains

In Back Bay, Hue wants to throw the party we all deserve

travel

The grave of Peleg Walker, who was killed at the Ram Tail Factory in the early 1800s in Foster, Rhode Island.

10 of the spookiest places in Rhode Island with a peculiar past

I finally climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. Here’s what you need to know if you hope to do it, too.

An argument for lengthier vacations

Arts

Clockwise (from top left): A samovar; a medicine ball belonging to writer Sholem Asch; an early-20th-century photograph of a man wearing a costume celebrating Yiddish newspapers; a yarmulke, inkwell, and bowls; and a scrapbook of William Gropper's cartoons for the "Morgen Frayhayt" Yiddish newspaper are all on display at "Yiddish: A Global Culture," the new permanent exhibition at Amherst's Yiddish Book Center.

At Amherst’s Yiddish Book Center, a new exhibition speaks volumes about Yiddish as ‘a global culture’

The fine art of remaking a collection

Alumni show fetes 150 years of Mass College of Art and Design — and those who dare to be different

Books

Roxane Gay (”Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People’s Business”) will discuss her essay collection at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Cambridge Rindge & Latin School at an event hosted by Porter Square Books.

Author readings around Boston Oct. 22-28

At Amherst’s Yiddish Book Center, a new exhibition speaks volumes about Yiddish as ‘a global culture’

Local bestsellers for the week ended Oct. 15

Movies

Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from "Killers of the Flower Moon."

Lily Gladstone eclipses all in Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

‘Journalistic eye’ guides GlobeDocs Film Festival, now in its ninth year

How Tim Burton’s Christmas ‘Nightmare’ channeled a generation’s angst into a holiday classic

Television

Suranne Jones (pictured in "Vigil") plays one of two estranged sisters in the imported British drama "MaryLand."

Two strong reasons to look forward to ‘MaryLand’ on ‘Masterpiece’

It shouldn’t matter to us if TV castmates are pals in real life, and yet . . .

How the pandemic spawned ‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case’

music

A graduate of BU’s School of Theology, Bill Banfield established the Africana Studies department at Berklee College of Music.

White House bestows honor on musician, composer, and educator Bill Banfield

Rising star Danielle Ponder went to law school in Boston. But she’s given up the courtroom for the concert stage.

With ‘Garden of Eden,’ Boston’s Bad Rabbits once again have some spring in their step

Theater/Dance

Leslie Odom Jr. in "Purlie Victorious."

To theaters, laughing matters

‘Frozen’ stars have warm feelings about Anna and Elsa

It’s been a special year for nine comedians with local roots

Health

A a CVS branch on in Pasadena, Calif.

CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors

Neil Steinberg, former CEO of Rhode Island Foundation, to chair R.I.’s new life sciences agency

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

Obituaries

The novelist and screenwriter Vincent Patrick in an undated handout photo.

Vincent Patrick, chronicler of hustlers and mobsters, dies at 88

Kenneth Force, marching band leader of distinction, dies at 83

Haydn Gwynne, UK stage and screen star, dies at 66 after cancer diagnosis