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Lewiston Shootings

Maine authorities could have moved to seize gunman’s firearms before shootings, experts say
Local police appeared to have enough information about the Lewiston gunman to take him into custody and pursue a weapons restriction weeks before the mass killing.

See our complete coverage of the Maine shootings

‘The biggest gap in health care’: For patients who are involuntarily committed, a steep drop-off follows

New records show police scrambling to protect Lewiston gunman’s ex-girlfriend and others

Police had enough information to pursue ‘yellow flag’ weapons restriction for Lewiston gunman, law’s author says

Mourners gather in Auburn for candlelight vigil in honor of lives lost in mass shooting

Biden often delivers a familiar public message after tragedies, but in private he consoles with a personalized touch

Harvard, Yale warned by top law firms about campus antisemitism

Antisemitic incidents including assaults, harassment, and vandalism soared 400 percent across the US since Oct. 7, with 54 incidents reported on campuses, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

Lowell man sought in death of woman whose body was found in Logan Airport garage. Authorities say he fled to Kenya.

Authorities believe Kevin Kangethe boarded a flight to Kenya, and they are working with authorities there to locate him. Kangethe allegedly knew Margaret Mbitu, the victim, who was reported missing on Monday.

Mayor Wu declares peaceful dismantling of Mass. and Cass a model for tackling homelessness

More than 100 people have moved out of the crime-ridden encampments since Monday.

Man opened fire after seeing former girlfriend in Salem State student’s car, prosecutors say
Missael Pena Canela of Salem is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Salem District Court on a murder charge stemming from the shooting of 18-year-old Salem State student Carl-Hens Beliard early Wednesday, officials said.

Hawley, Mayorkas get into heated exchange over DHS employee’s posts: ‘Your question is despicable’
Tensions flared at a Capitol Hill hearing Tuesday when a Republican senator pressed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about antisemitic comments posted on social media by an employee amid the Israel-Hamas war.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers

Three family members dead in house fire in northern Maine; child survives

Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, on Nov. 2.

Israel’s encirclement of Gaza City tightens as top US diplomat arrives to push for humanitarian aid

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Israel to press for more humanitarian aid to be allowed into besieged Gaza.

House approves nearly $14.5 billion in military aid for Israel. Biden vows to veto the GOP approach. Abood Okal and his family escaped Gaza. This is their story.

From left, Sharaf Shafai, Yasmeen Shafai, who are the children of Hani Shafai of Rapid City, S.D., posed for a photo with their aunt and uncle, Massachusetts residents Sanaa Shafai and Hazem Shafai of Plymouth. In front of Sanaa are the Plymouth couple’s two daughters, Yomna Shafai and Seera Shafai.

‘They were expected to leave the children behind’: Plymouth couple stay in Gaza after their children were not allowed to leave with them

“Nobody is going to just leave a 2-year-old, a 10-year-old, and a 13-year-old behind,” said the brother of the children's father. “These kids were born in the US, they’re citizens just like everyone else, to say ‘leave them behind’ is just inhumane.”

dan shaughnessy

It’s getting tough to watch Bill Belichick go through this, and other thoughts
I’m beginning to worry that Bill has stayed too long. And I’m thinking that Red Auerbach had it right when he retired from the bench at 48.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

A guide to navigating holiday travel with less stress and a minimum of catastrophes
Take it from someone who spends a lot of time on planes: Smiling, breathing, and putting things into perspective actually works. And a little preparation can go a long way.

This week's daters: Tharun and Ria.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was not on time. My Uber took a wrong turn.’

Will these musical daters recover from a late start?

Celtics reserves, forward Sam Hauser (left) and Payton Pritchard, had much to celebrate in the fourth quarter in Boston's win against the Indiana Pacers Wednesday night.

Joe Mazzulla turns his attention to the Celtics bench and it pays off

The coach had a reserves-only film session after the backups' lackluster performance against the Wizards. The bench responded by playing spectacularly against the Pacers.

Forward Jake DeBrusk beats Maple Leafs goalie Ilya Samsonov with a rising shot over his blocker to give the Bruins the lead in Thursday night's shootout at TD Garden.

BRUINS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2 (SO)

Bruins put skill on display in a shootout victory over Maple Leafs

Jake DeBrusk and Charlie Coyle scored shootout goals as the Bruins extended the best start in franchise history.

Opinion

Caution tape near the location in Lisbon, Maine, where officials found the body of the gunman in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Oct. 27.

How Maine can start fixing its gun laws

Last week’s Lewiston bloodbath is fast becoming a national case study in how one state’s porous system of firearms regulation made it far too easy for a gunman to kill 18 people.

Vivek Ramaswamy is not ready for prime primary time

Mike Dukakis, an exemplar of civic engagement

This time, it’s Lewiston: When police departments obscure the truth, public trust falters

Inclusion is not simply special ed — it benefits all students

The Prudential Building, left, and One Dalton in the setting sun.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

Reckoning with Boston’s towers of wealth

Luxury high-rises are sprouting across the skyline. Why is Boston, amid a grave housing crisis, so much better at building homes for the wealthy than those in need?

Explore the project

More recent News

Peter Abraham I On baseball

Why Craig Breslow is confident he can hold on to a job with the Red Sox that many others have lost
“If you enter this position trying to hedge, trying to understand what it would look like to fail, you’re taking the wrong approach,” he said.

Healey weighing limits on how long homeless families can stay in emergency shelters, as system strained by migrant influx
If adopted, these limits on length of stay would come on top of new restrictions put in place by Healey on the total number of families allowed in the shelter system to 7,500 families — a number it’s expected to reach within days, if not sooner.

Springfield mayoral candidate denies allegations that his campaign team paid people for votes
Springfield City Councilor Justin Hurst on Thursday adamantly denied allegations that his mayoral campaign paid for votes and accused incumbent Mayor Domenic J. Sarno’s administration of trying to discredit him days before the election.

Judge hears arguments in legal battle involving one of R.I.’s richest families

Lawyers exchange charges of “self-dealing” and “personal animus” in a pair of lawsuits involving the wealth left behind by Malcolm G. “Kim” Chace III, who served on the Berkshire Hathaway board.

Kickin’ it with Mark Wahlberg
The actor opens up about his sneakerhead obsession and venturing into the shoe business.

Lines out the door for New York slices in Harvard Square, thanks to Joe’s Pizza
Come for a real New York slice, served until 3 a.m.

Recommended reads

Nikki Haley greeted attendees in a campaign stop at the South Carolina State House this week.

They like her. They want to vote for her. But even Nikki Haley’s fans doubt she can beat Trump.

The former South Carolina governor's campaign is on the rise in the polls, but she still lags far behind former president Donald Trump, and time is running short.

LOVE LETTERS

My boyfriend slept with my mom (before we met)
Should I confront my mom?

This band plans to drown out the Men’s March against abortion with a ruckus
The Boston Clown Music Parade is a group of activist-musicians who wreak annual havoc on the Men’s March Against Abortion, drowning out its protests with haphazard, circus-themed brass and percussion.

Lola Dating app will launch in Boston. It’s designed for people who want to show up on dates — for real.
Kayak.com co-founder Paul English and partner Rachel Cohen created Lola for people who actually want to meet in real life. Sign-ups start now.

Culture & Lifestyle

Dawn M. Simmons, director of Boston Lyric Opera's upcoming production of Rossini's "La Cenerentola" (Cinderella) at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre.

BLO’s ‘La Cenerentola’ tells a different kind of Cinderella story — set in Boston

Kai Quinlan, who recently worked as a location manager on Alexander Payne's new movie, "The Holdovers," in the Somerville Theatre.

How do you travel back to 1970s Massachusetts in the movies? Location, location, location.

From left: Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Paul Giamatti in "The Holdovers."

‘The Holdovers’ is Payne’s paean to all the lonely people

Orlando Baxter plays Comics Come Home Saturday night.

Orlando Baxter doesn’t have to come home for Comics Come Home — he’s already here

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

Workers cleared the tents on Atkinson Street in an area known as Mass. and Cass on Oct. 31.

The tents at Mass. and Cass needed to come down. Now what?

Film depictions of Leonard Bernstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Mollie Burkhart are among the many recent examples of historical fiction in our culture. The publishing industry is also a big driver of this trend, as English professor Alexander Manshel explores in a new book called “Writing Backwards.”

IDEAS | CRAIG FEHRMAN

We’re drowning in historical fiction

Why have so many of Americans lost interest in the news?

Why most Americans are tuning out the news

President Joe Biden during a meeting with European officials on Oct. 20.

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

Biden’s real reelection problem isn’t his age. It’s his waning popularity.

Four-year-olds at Mattahunt Elementary School in Mattapan learn in both English and Haitian Creole on Nov. 18, 2022.

Miren Uriarte and Rosann Tung

Why we resigned from the Boston School Committee’s English Learners Task Force

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

4 pop-up restaurants worth checking out in Rhode Island in November 2023

A traveling espresso bar, hot wieners and wine, oysters, cheese and more.

‘The biggest gap in health care’: For patients who are involuntarily committed, a steep drop-off follows

People who meet the high bar for involuntary commitment are offered intensive treatment. But once a patient leaves, there are few checks in place to make sure they are getting whatever additional help they need.

Biden is bound for Maine to mourn with a community reeling from a shooting that left 18 people dead

President Biden is heading to Lewiston, Maine to mourn with the community after 18 people were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in state history.

Annual 5k race raises more than $1.5 million in memory of Northeastern’s Ryan Shaw

Ryan Shaw, who died from bacterial meningitis in 2016 after his freshman year at Northeastern, will be remembered Saturday at the 7th annual memorial 5k race in Brighton.

Sports

Bill Belichick's team rests at the bottom of the AFC at 2-6.

dan shaughnessy

It’s getting tough to watch Bill Belichick go through this, and other thoughts

I’m beginning to worry that Bill has stayed too long. And I’m thinking that Red Auerbach had it right when he retired from the bench at 48.

Quarterback Kenny Pickett (8) and wide receiver Diontae Johnson connected for a 3-yard touchdown pass with 4:02 remaining.

NFL: Steelers 20, Titans 16

Kenny Pickett directs a late touchdown drive as the Steelers slip past the Titans

The Steelers (5-3) bounced back from a dismal loss to Jacksonville on Sunday.

Treylon Burks was carted off the field but the Titans said Burks had full movement of all his extremities, according to the broadcast on Amazon TV.

Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks carted off field after landing hard late in fourth quarter vs. Steelers

Burks tried to make a leaping fourth-down grab down the left sideline but landed hard out of bounds and appeared to be unconscious.

World Series averaged 9.11 million viewers, making it the least-watched Fall Classic in TV history

BRUINS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2 (SO)

Bruins put skill on display in a shootout victory over Maple Leafs

MIAA FIELD HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

Two-time defending Division 1 champion Andover field hockey gets tourney started with impressive shutout

Business

4 pop-up restaurants worth checking out in Rhode Island in November 2023

A traveling espresso bar, hot wieners and wine, oysters, cheese and more.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers

After the monthlong trial, jurors rejected Bankman-Fried’s claim during four days on the witness stand in Manhattan federal court that he never committed fraud or meant to cheat customers before FTX, once the world’s second-largest crypto exchange, collapsed into bankruptcy a year ago.

‘The biggest gap in health care’: For patients who are involuntarily committed, a steep drop-off follows

Biden administration awards $653 million in grants for 41 projects to upgrade ports

magazine

Carla Brodley at the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex at Northeastern University in October.

Women & Power 2023

Where are the women in tech and AI?

We’ve earned these wrinkles. We don’t need to hide them.

Do nieces and nephews age out of Christmas gifts?

Cauliflower shawarma

Cauliflower is a good vegetarian option for shawarma and other dishes

metro

A plane took off from Boston Logan International Airport.

Lowell man sought in death of woman whose body was found in Logan Airport garage. Authorities say he fled to Kenya.

Maine authorities could have moved to seize gunman’s firearms before shootings, experts say

In TV debate, Amo and Leonard differ on assault weapons ban, ‘Bidenomics’

sports

Chloe Heitman (No. 4, right) jumps for joy after Acton-Boxborough defeated Methuen in three straight sets to advance to the second round of the Division 1 girls' volleyball tournament.

Chloe Heitman, No. 14 Acton-Boxborough make statement in Division 1 girls’ volleyball win over No. 19 Methuen

Craig Breslow promises Red Sox are ‘going to be competitive next year’

Move to Boston organization pays early dividends for Parker Wotherspoon

business

President Biden meets with Dominican Republic's President Luis Abinader in the Oval Office of the White House, Nov. 2, in Washington.

Biden will host Americas summit that focuses on supply chains, migration and new investment

Poll shows most US adults think AI will add to election misinformation in 2024

US jobs report for October could show solid hiring as Fed watches for signs of inflation pressures

politics

Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

Christie banks on New Hampshire as he makes the case that only he can stop Trump: ‘I am the cavalry.’

House approves nearly $14.5 billion in military aid for Israel. Biden vows to veto the GOP approach.

Biden says 74 US dual nationals have left Gaza Strip as he dispatches Blinken to Mideast

Nation

A portrait of Anne Frank is part of a replica of the home in Amsterdam where she hid, as part of the new pavilion opening at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, on Oct. 31.

Grim yet hopeful addition to National WWII Museum addresses the conflict’s world-shaping legacy

Closing arguments scheduled Friday in trial of police officer charged in Elijah McClain’s death

The FBI is investigating a Texas sheriff’s office, a woman interviewed by agents says

World

At least three people were missing Friday in Tuscany, and one person was reported missing in the mountains of Veneto, north of Venice. Other regions were on high-alert and authorities warned that the storm was heading toward southern Italy.

Storm Ciarán kills 5 people as it brings record rainfall to Italy, taking European death toll to 12

Israel’s encirclement of Gaza City tightens as top US diplomat arrives to push for humanitarian aid

Pressure rises on Israel to pause fighting and ease siege as battles intensify near Gaza City

opinion

People rallied outside of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston on Oct. 18 in support of six Jewish protesters who were stopped inside the hallway while trying to get to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s office, where they had planned to stage a sit-in.

Putting ‘genocide’ on signs protesting war is reckless and offensive

To meet climate goals, it’s all about making the transition

What do you mean by ‘right to shelter,’ Governor Healey?

lifestyle

Paul English (right), a co-founder of Kayak.com, is launching a dating app, Lola Dating, with his partner, Rachel Cohen. It's designed for people who want to have actual dates IRL.

Lola Dating app will launch in Boston. It’s designed for people who want to show up on dates — for real.

My boyfriend slept with my mom (before we met)

Millions more smokers should be screened for lung cancer, group says

food & dining

Small batch coffee roaster No Vacancy Coffee Co. is a traveling espresso bar and cocktail caterer founded by Tom Amaral and Colby Machado, who started the business in their garage in Newport, R.I. in 2022.

4 pop-up restaurants worth checking out in Rhode Island in November 2023

Lines out the door for New York slices in Harvard Square, thanks to Joe’s Pizza

Sea Hag floats into Harvard Square with Yorkshire pudding and live music; Belmont’s Trinktisch pours its last pint

travel

Some pointers from Christopher Muther ahead of the holiday travel season: Don't wrap gifts and put them in your carry-on. You can bring live lobsters through TSA screening points. (But do you really need to?) Make sure you hit the road during off-peak hours. And above all, try your best to keep your cool.

A guide to navigating holiday travel with less stress and a minimum of catastrophes

It’s Warren Miller film time, plus a doughnut tour and an app to turn your phone into a rescue locator

Paul Daigneault, SpeakEasy’s founder, on traveling with friends, trail mix, and the national parks

Arts

University of Massachusetts Amherst students Micah Schmerling and Jade Shum inspect an artwork at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston.

In Collecting 101, UMass Amherst students learn inner workings of museum acquisition

The Boston Tea Party turns 250

Crystalle Lacouture centers loss and care at Praise Shadows Art Gallery

Books

Sandy Winterbottom, author of “The Two-Headed Whale."

Sandy Winterbottom follows a 20th-century whaling boom and its lasting effects

Harvard’s Tracy K. Smith has never felt more skeptical of freedom — or more free

For dyslexic readers, a boon in Dyslexie font

Movies

Jeffrey Mackenzie Jordan (left) and Colman Domingo in "Rustin."

Colman Domingo soars in ‘Rustin,’ a civil rights story you haven’t seen before

How do you travel back to 1970s Massachusetts in the movies? Location, location, location.

Move over, Wordle: Movie Grid, a new daily trivia game, has users flexing their film knowledge

Television

Robert Durst as seen in "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst." Durst died of cardiac arrest in prison in California in 2022.

Sequel adds to true-crime boom ‘The Jinx’ helped bring about

Disney to acquire the remainder of Hulu from Comcast for roughly $8.6 billion

B.J. Novak’s pet project a boon to ‘Lessons in Chemistry’

music

Missy Elliott, from left, George Michael, and Willie Nelson, who will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Friday.

Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, and Chaka Khan ready for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

In his music and in his soul, Brent Cobb is never far from ‘home sweet home’

Yuri Temirkanov, world-renowned conductor, dies at 84

Theater/Dance

Orlando Baxter plays Comics Come Home Saturday night.

Orlando Baxter doesn’t have to come home for Comics Come Home — he’s already here

On her ‘Woo Woo’ podcast, Rachel Dratch’s guests give her the creeps

‘Frozen’ has the power to enchant, despite some slush

Health

A person walks into a CVS Health store on Aug. 1, 2023, in Miami, Fla.

Pharmacy workers at CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid start 3-day walkout

Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk, FDA says

Lifespan, largest hospital owner in R.I., could change name in expanded partnership with Brown University

Obituaries

Mr. Temirkanov, conducting the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at the Strathmore music center in North Bethesda, Md., in 2005.

Yuri Temirkanov, world-renowned conductor, dies at 84

Dwight Twilley, rootsy power-pop hit-maker, dies at 72

Ady Barkan, health care activist, dies at 39