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Averting government shutdown, Congress approves temporary funding through the holidays

Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final approval Wednesday night to a temporary government funding package that pushes a confrontation over the federal budget into the new year.

Harvard professors condemn university stance on free speech in open letter

An open letter from professors to Harvard president Claudine Gay urged the university “affirm its commitment to the freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression."

President of MIT announces effort to combat hate on campus amid tumult over Israel-Hamas war

Israeli forces raid Gaza’s largest hospital, where hundreds of patients are stranded by fighting

Biden and Xi agree to curb illicit fentanyl and restart military dialogue
President Biden and China’s Xi Jinping vowed to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcased modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications. But there were still deep differences on economic competition and global security threats.

SJC justice rules Karen Read can access small portion of cellphone records she sought

Karen Read is awaiting trial on murder charges in the death of her boyfriend, a Boston police officer.

Roger Kastel, illustrator of iconic Jaws movie poster, dies in Worcester County at age 92

Woman who allegedly posed as teenage Boston high school student indicted by grand jury on nine charges

Horse loose on a flight to Belgium forces cargo jet back to New York; pilot dumps 20 tons of fuel off of Martha’s Vineyard

Migrant families in Massachusetts sit in limbo while politicians debate shelter solutions

Families living in a Woburn hotel offer a window into the life of migrants in Massachusetts, who are caught in the middle.
AG Campbell awards $780k in grants to fund immigrant legal service programs

Seasonal surge in RSV has begun in Massachusetts, and a drug to treat it is limited
Supplies of monoclonal antibodies that protect infants will remain tight through this season.

Tracking COVID, RSV, and the flu in Massachusetts

MCCA and its board are at odds over Southie development project
Convention Center staff and board are split over awarding development rights on key site in South Boston.

Gary Washburn | CELTICS 117, 76ERS 107

In his 17th season, Al Horford takes pride in showing he can still be a major factor for Celtics

Horford has filled any role required during his second stint with the Celtics. In Wednesday's win in Philadelphia he had five blocked shots and added four 3-pointers.
Al Horford a big help as shorthanded Celtics get over hump against 76ers

New Hampshire schedules presidential primary for January, flouting DNC’s 2024 calendar

New Hampshire Secretary of State David M. Scanlan formally announced the election date, with a splashy press event Wednesday afternoon in the Hall of Flags at the State House.
RED SOX

Tom Werner, Sam Kennedy weigh in on Red Sox’ start to offseason at MLB Owners Meetings

Topics included top free agent Shohei Ohtani, new chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, the team's spending, and more.

In Connecticut, fans are flocking to see the neon-colored turkeys

Gozzi’s Turkey Farm is brightening up the season with its colorful birds.
kara miller | the big idea

Why are ‘geeky’ companies winning? It’s about culture, not tech.

MIT researcher Andrew McAfee's new book, "The Geek Way," argues that young companies have outcompeted traditional corporate America by eschewing bureaucracy, red tape, and boot-licking.
Patriots

What do the Patriots have planned for their time off during the bye week?

The four days off — following a 2-8 start — represent an opportunity to unplug and hit the reset button.
Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

Why aren’t the clients of brothel ring being named?

The women hired for sex haven’t been charged or named because they are considered victims of sex trafficking. But it doesn’t justify protecting the clients.
EDITORIAL

How to get absent students back in the classroom
RACHELLE G. COHEN

State shouldn’t house migrant families in the Hynes
SCOT LEHIGH

Donald Trump goes full fascist in his rhetoric

LETTERS

Biden vs. Trump — how on earth could this be a tossup?
Beyond the Gilded Gate

What kind of town does Brookline want to be?

Brookline broadcasts an ethos of inclusivity, but it has become a preserve for the privileged. This is no accident, but the fruit of decades of exclusionary actions. Now, the town faces a state mandate to allow more multifamily housing, offering a litmus test of suburbs’ willingness to help reckon with the regional housing crisis.

Explore the project

More recent News

Joe Manchin says he is ‘absolutely’ considering a run for president
The comments are the strongest signal Manchin has sent that he could mount an independent presidential run.

Fenway Sports Group heads a consortium trying to become a partner in the PGA Tour
“We’ve always thought golf is a growth sport,” said Tom Werner, chairman of FSG, which also is invested in the new indoor golf venture.

Credit card skimmers found in Market Basket stores in Mass. and N.H.

Skimmers, devices used to steal credit or debit card information, were found in Reading, Somerville, and Concord, N.H., law enforcement officials said Wednesday.

Feds penalize state agency for the blind more than $1 million due to former commissioner’s missteps
The lost federal grant money is the latest evidence of financial mismanagement under the commission's prior administration.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Expect warm temperatures on Thursday and Friday, and rain on Saturday
Thursday will see sunny skies and temperatures approaching 60 degrees, with possible warmer conditions on Friday. Rain is in the forecast on Saturday, ahead of chillier air on Sunday.

California man ordered held until trial in brothel case
A federal judge has ordered that a California man remain in custody until trial for his alleged role in a brothel network in Massachusetts and Virginia that authorities say catered to a high-end clientele.

Recommended reads

The ‘bump factor’ returns to Kendall Square

Random meetings in the compact hub help to fuel the local biotech cluster — at least on Tuesdays through Thursdays.

Families in Maine mass shootings explore lawsuits against Army, other agencies
If filed, the claims would be at least the fifth time in recent years that shooting victims have used the courts to hold the federal government accountable.

Architecture Review
Logan’s new Terminal E has much to recommend, starting with its jazzy red exterior
Approximately $50 million of the terminal’s cost came from the Biden administration’s infrastructure bill passed in 2021, Massport’s Luciana Burdi said. Did the taxpayers get their money’s worth?

Brookline overwhelmingly accepts plan to rezone its major commercial corridor to allow multifamily housing
The vote is expected to put the town in compliance with the state’s historic law requiring communities served by mass transit to rezone to help alleviate the region’s housing crisis.

Culture & Lifestyle

The ‘90s had some awesome/atrocious music. Discuss.

Once an exile, always an exile: Liz Phair’s trip back to ‘Guyville’

‘Hunger Games’ prequel traces the rise of Panem president Coriolanus Snow

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

Jennifer Nassour

GOP should dump Trump and rally around Nikki Haley
IDEAS | CHARLES E. KRAUS

A bibliophile’s dilemma: downsizing
EDITORIAL

If family members can be paid caregivers, why not spouses?
Shira Schoenberg

Is there a future for Jewish progressivism after Oct. 7?
JEFF JACOBY

Please pull the plug on the White House daily press briefings
IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

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

Metro

AG Campbell awards $780k in grants to fund immigrant legal service programs

Nonprofits in every county will receive the funding under the Immigrant Legal Services Grant Program, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's office said Wednesday.

In Connecticut, fans are flocking to see the neon-colored turkeys

Gozzi’s Turkey Farm is brightening up the season with its colorful birds.

Harvard professors condemn university stance on free speech in open letter

An open letter from professors to Harvard president Claudine Gay urged the university “affirm its commitment to the freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression."
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Expect warm temperatures on Thursday and Friday, and rain on Saturday

Thursday will see sunny skies and temperatures approaching 60 degrees, with possible warmer conditions on Friday. Rain is in the forecast on Saturday, ahead of chillier air on Sunday.

Sports

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

In his 17th season, Al Horford takes pride in showing he can still be a major factor for Celtics

Horford has filled any role required during his second stint with the Celtics. In Wednesday's win in Philadelphia he had five blocked shots and added four 3-pointers.
MIAA girls' soccer semifinals

Sophia Foley leads Hanover in emotional Division 3 semifinal triumph in 2 OT over Dover-Sherborn

Foley, a UMass Amherst commit, sent the third-seeded Hawks (21-0-1) back to the Division 3 title game with her winner in a 2-1 double-overtime semifinal thriller over second-seeded Raiders (17-4-1).
MIAA GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINALS

Devon Burke finishes off Newton North's semifinal sweep of Needham, setting up Division 1 girls’ volleyball final vs. Barnstable

The defending champion Tigers will take on a Barnstable program that has 18 state titles, but is seeking its first since 2016. In Division 2, unbeaten Canton earns its title shot vs. Westborough.
MIAA boys' soccer semifinals

Andrew Valley backstops Wakefield boys’ soccer to thrilling Division 2 semifinal win over Hopkinton
CELTICS 117, 76ERS 107

Al Horford a big help as shorthanded Celtics get over hump against 76ers for fourth straight victory
NFL

Quarterback Josh Allen blames himself for Bills firing offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey

Business

Autoworkers to wrap up voting on contract with General Motors Thursday in a race too close to call

About 46,000 United Auto Workers at General Motors on Thursday are expected to wrap up voting on a tentative contract agreement in a close race that will decide the fate of the deal that ended a six-week strike.

Fresh off meeting with China’s Xi, Biden is turning his attention to Asia-Pacific economies

President Biden will address a group of CEOs grappling with the risks to their businesses from world crises.

Averting government shutdown, Congress approves temporary funding through the holidays
TALKING POINTS

Wholesale prices fell last month
magazine
PERSPECTIVE

What we lost when we lost the Brockton Fair
MISS CONDUCT

Do I have to get back in line at the pharmacy after waiting 15-20 minutes?

COOKING

Stick with tradition for cooking the turkey but get creative with sides
LOVE LETTERS

A friend wants to have a baby with me. I’m considering it.

metro

Tanker rolls over, thousands of gallons of fuel spill in multi-car crash on Route 3 in Billerica; section of highway closed

SJC justice rules Karen Read can access small portion of cellphone records she sought

How immigrants drive New Hampshire’s economy

sports

Injured Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk closing on return to the lineup

Walpole field hockey tops Franklin to earn third straight trip to Division 1 state final vs. Andover

Kristaps Porzingis and Jaylen Brown out of Celtics’ lineup for showdown with 76ers

business

MCCA and its board are at odds over Southie development project

Emboldened by success in other red states, effort launched to protect abortion rights in Nebraska

FCC adopts rules to eliminate ‘digital discrimination’ for communities with poor internet access

politics

Biden and Xi agree to curb illicit fentanyl and restart military dialogue

Trump lawyers seek mistrial in civil fraud case

Senate looks to speed ahead on temporary funding to avert government shutdown through the holidays

Nation

Averting government shutdown, Congress approves temporary funding through the holidays

Nevada’s attorney general is investigating fake electors in 2020 for Trump, AP source says

Police make arrests after protest outside Democratic HQ calling for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war

World

Israel searches for traces of Hamas in raid of key Gaza hospital packed with patients

A car struck a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo. Police reportedly arrested the driver.

UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza

opinion

GOP should dump Trump and rally around Nikki Haley

BMC’s prescription for better health? A job.

Breast cancer prevention message should be aimed at men and women

lifestyle

Patrick Dempsey steps up to bat at softball fundraiser for Lewiston victims

Do you live with a decorative-pillow tyrant? Are you one yourself? Read on.

Sohla El-Waylly prioritized accessibility and technique for her ‘fun school’ debut cookbook

food & dining

Recipe: This pull-apart bread has all the traditional Thanksgiving stuffing seasonings with zero pots and pans

Recipe: Keep Thanksgiving simple with a crispy-skinned roast turkey with paprika butter

Recipe: An old-fashioned, practical recipe for scalloped potatoes might still be the best

travel

Logan’s new Terminal E has much to recommend, starting with its jazzy red exterior

Sharp drop in airfares cheers inflation-weary travelers

12-year-old Salem girl has cornered the tourist market

Arts

Safety, surveillance, and being seen — Joanna Tam examines it all in ‘Visibility Studies’

Some clean, well-lighted places at the Griffin

At the Museum of Fine Arts, an abstract artist’s ‘painting in the round’

Books

Karen Lord, sci-fi writer, prefers her fiction with a dose of reality

‘El Barrio & Beyond’ provokes questions about representation in the world of children’s book art

In his graphic memoir ‘Worm,’ Edel Rodriguez evokes the turmoil and tenderness of life in 1970s Cuba — and details a harrowing escape

Movies

Spider-Man spinoff ‘Madame Web,’ filmed in Boston, releases first trailer

‘Trolls Band Together’: Not quite ready to say ‘baby bye bye bye’

Will there be a ‘Thanksgiving 2′? Eli Roth talks sequel plans

Television

Evil has been unleashed in the Midwest. It must be a new season of ‘Fargo.’

Jon Hamm to go from voice of ‘American Hostage’ to its star

Matt LeBlanc, Jennifer Aniston, and ‘Friends’ cast pay tribute to Matthew Perry

music

Geddy Lee was in no rush to look back on his ‘Effin’ Life,’ but here he is

Once an exile, always an exile: Liz Phair’s trip back to ‘Guyville’

Third times a charm: Kenny Chesney adds another Gillette Stadium show to 2024 tour

Theater/Dance

In Boston, a comedy boom fills the biggest rooms

Fact, fiction, and forging an identity in ArtsEmerson’s ‘The Real James Bond … Was Dominican’

In ‘The Band’s Visit,’ there’s harmony in human connection

Health

‘I never realized what people go through’: Doctor and former hospital CEO with Stage 4 cancer calls for greater empathy in medicine

Prospect Medical Holdings has underfunded two R.I. hospitals and affected operations, state says

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

Obituaries

Terry Taylor, trailblazing Associated Press sports editor, dies at age 71

Gambling pioneer Steve Norton, who ran first US casino outside Nevada, dies at age 89

Kevin Wynn, choreographer of complex movement, dies at 67